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Severin Roesen (c 1814/1815–c 1872), Still Life With Fruit, c 1855/1860, American. Oil on canvas. 76.9x63.5 cm. Courtesy of the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh (http://www.ncartmuseum.org); purchased with funds from the North Carolina Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest) in honor of Mr and Mrs Charles Lee Smith, Jr.

Few, if any, knew who he was, where he came from, or where he disappeared to. Like an August meteor he appeared on the American scene in the mid-19th century, blazed a trail across the skies that was brilliant at times, and then before the century was even three quarters over, disappeared into the darkness. Much of what we do know about his origins and his life is legend and hearsay, colored by teller and time. Whether he himself contributed to the legend is not known, although nothing suggests that he objected. But to him . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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