2012
oil on panel
6 x 7 7/8 inches
Burchfield Penney Art Center, Purchase and partial gift of Dana E. Tillou Fine Arts Ltd., 2014
Buffalo native John Yerger painted in the trompe l’oeil tradition, paying homage to American masters such as William Harnett (1848-1892), John Frederick Peto (1854-1907), and John Haberle (1856-1933). He attended the Art Institute of Buffalo 1950-53 and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston, MA 1961-62. His highly realistic work has been exhibited in Boston, Santa Fe, Dallas, Litchfield, Connecticut, and in various venues in Western New York.