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Card Rack with a Jack of Hearts
John F. Peto
A masterfully executed 19th-century trompe l'oeil painting featuring a curated collection of everyday objects tucked behind leather straps.
Old Time Card Rack
John F. Peto
1900 · Oil Paint, Canvas
A captivating trompe-l'oeil still life featuring antique ephemera and a portrait of Abraham Lincoln on a weathered dark background.
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Where it works
A weightier piece with steady character with softened warm notes — brings a composed sense of weight.
- Often works in
- Study · Library · Office
- Placement
- Works well in taller wall spaces with room around it
- Walls
- Best where a lighter wall gives it room to show
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Soft yellow, Rich brown
About the piece
Created in 1900, John F. Peto’s 'Old Time Card Rack' is a sophisticated example of American trompe-l'oeil painting. The work creates a striking illusion of depth, depicting letters, a worn blue book, and an oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln pinned to a dark, textured surface, inviting reflection on history and memory through the objects of everyday life.
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