Joseph Decker Hand Numbered Limited Edition Print on Paper :"Green Plums, c.1885"
Title: Green Plums, c.1885
Dimensions (W x H ): Paper Size: 28 x 24 in | Image Size: 24 x 20 in
Edition | Medium: Each print is hand numbered, accompanied by a certificate signed by the Master Printer and is numbered to match the print. The editions are limited to 1880 copies. |
This Gouttelette print on paper is published with light-fast inks to BS1006 Standard onto acid-free calcium carbonate buffered stock, mould-made from 100% cotton and sourced from environmentally conscious paper suppliers. This product is exclusive to Rosenstiels.
About the Art: Superior Edition
About the Artist:
Joseph Decker (1853-1924) was a German-born American painter who specialized in still-life, his subjects were most often edibles such as fruits and nuts, rather than man-made objects. Admired primarily for still life, he also painted genre scenes, landscapes, and occasional portraits.
Decker was born in Württemberg, Germany, and emigrated with his family to America in 1867. He was first apprenticed to a Brooklyn house painter, then worked as a sign painter. In the late 1870s he began to take evening drawing classes at the National Academy of Design and by the end of that decade was exhibiting portraits and landscapes at the Brooklyn Art Association. In 1879, Decker travelled to Munich where he embarked on a year’s study. Upon his return to the United States, Decker exhibited his work at various shows. The following decade was a transformation for the artist, where he stopped exhibiting his work and had an increased interest in landscapes. His style in all subjects showed a dramatic evolution from a crisp and linear method to a softer, more atmospheric approach. Decker ceased exhibiting his work in the 1890s and apparently did not paint for more than a decade before his death. Decker died in the charity ward of a Brooklyn hospital in 1924.
