Flying Fruit

c. 1936

Emien Etting

Associated Names
Emlen Etting

Artist, American, 1905 - 1993

This print shows a stylized blue vase holding various rounded fruits, including what appears to be an apple, a peach, and a lime. There are also two dark green leaf-like shapes. Above the vase, two fruits are floating, one that looks like a lemon and one that is round and tan. The blue vase has a wavy rim and a narrow base. The background is pale blue.
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This print shows a stylized blue vase holding various rounded fruits, including what appears to be an apple, a peach, and a lime. There are also two dark green leaf-like shapes. Above the vase, two fruits are floating, one that looks like a lemon and one that is round and tan. The blue vase has a wavy rim and a narrow base. The background is pale blue.

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Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

in pencil: lower left, 37/45; lower right, Etting

Wikidata ID

Q76550480

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