William Harnett
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William Michael Harnett was an American painter known for his trompe-l'œil still lifes of ordinary objects.
The Artist's Letter Rack, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1879
Job Lot Cheap, oil on canvas, 1878. Reynolda House Museum of American Art
William Michael Harnett – The Last Summer Rose
William Michael Harnett - Still Life with the Toledo Blade
Claude Raguet Hirst
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Claude Raguet Hirst was an American painter of still lifes. She was the only woman of her era to gain acclaim using the trompe-l'œil technique.
The Bookworm's Table, c. 1890
Hirst's painting, A Gentleman's Table (c. 1897–1902)