title: Banquet in Silence (Marsden Hartley)
text: # Banquet in Silence (Marsden Hartley)
  
  "Banquet in Silence" is a 1930s painting by Marsden Hartley. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  
  ## Early history and creation
  
  The painting was created in 1935–1936 and is composed of oil paint on canvas board.
  
  ## Later history and display
  
  The artwork was given by Marsden Hartley to Georgia O'Keeffe who then donated it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  
  ## Description
  
  The work depicts a banquet plate with fish and unidentified fruit on it.
  
  