비티스 타카요
1910
Ellen Isham Schutt painted this lush cluster of grapes in 1910 while working for the USDA, and she didn't shy away from reality. Unlike typical still lifes that only show perfect fruit, this botanical illustration captures the Takayo grape variety with scientific honesty, featuring shriveled, spotted, and slightly rotting berries right next to the plump, juicy ones. Created in Lodi, California, this piece was part of a massive government project to document fruit varieties for farmers, helping them identify the best crops to grow. You can even see her signature and the date scribbled in the corner, preserving a specific moment of agricultural history.
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- Watercolor
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