Interior of a Kitchen

Interior of a Kitchen (1875) by Eliphalet Frazer Andrews, now in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum, depicts an interior setting, placing the artist within the tradition of intimate domestic painting that connects the Dutch Golden Age masters to 19th-century Realism. Eliphalet Frazer Andrews was an American painter and teacher who trained in Europe before returning to Washington, D.C., where he became a prominent figure in the city's art community and taught at the Corcoran School of Art.

Andrews worked with careful academic observation, applying paint methodically in a naturalistic palette that recorded American subjects with documentary honesty. His technique reflects his European training and his interest in capturing the specific qualities of American light and landscape.