19th Century - Smithsonian American Art Museum
The museum has one of the finest and largest collections from the last quarter of the nineteenth century, including impressionist and Gilded Age works. In the 1870s, artists Childe Hassam, John Twachtman, Mary Cassatt, and William Merritt Chase often worked outdoors to record gorgeous aspects of light and color, hallmarks of the impressionist ...
19th-century American art in 5 themes - Christie's
Dec 8, 2023 · As American painting developed through the 19th-century many artists, including Winslow Homer and Eastman Johnson — a co-founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which opened in 1872 — moved away from academic painting to find beauty in everyday life and shape a distinctly American field of genre painting.
19th Century American and Western Art - Christie's
Christie’s American Art department is thrilled to present its annual sale of 19th Century American and Western Art during Americana Week on 23 January. This curated auction of American paintings, works on paper and sculpture is led by masterworks of the period such as Albert Bierstadt’s epic California landscape, Rest on the Ride. Works by important artists from Winslow Homer to leading ...
Visual art of the United States - Wikipedia
Most of early American art (from the late 18th century through the early 19th century) consists of history painting and especially portraits. As in Colonial America, many of the painters who specialized in portraits were essentially self-taught; notable among them are Joseph Badger, John Brewster Jr., and William Jennys.
American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century Part I
This is the first of two volumes of the systematic catalogue describing the 19th-century American paintings in the National Gallery of Art. It documents works by some of America’s most famous artists, including Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, Jasper F. Cropsey, John F. Kensett, George Inness, and Childe Hassam.
American Scenes of Everyday Life, 1840–1910 - The …
Many late nineteenth-century American artists recorded the lives of women as devoted mothers, dedicated household managers, participants in genteel feminine rituals, and resolute keepers of culture. A few recounted the experiences of men at work and leisure and celebrated new American heroes.
19th Century American Art | Artsy
Mary Cassatt and John Singer Sargent, both known for their intimate late-19th-century portraits, painted society subjects on both sides of the Atlantic. During the same time, Timothy O’Sullivan developed unique styles of documentary and landscape photography, while socially motivated Jacob Riis trained his lens on New York City tenement life.
MASTERPIECES of the 19th CENTURY - Discover BRILLIANCE!
The 19th century saw a remarkable emergence of talented American artists who left an indelible mark on the art world. Through their unique perspectives and innovative approaches, these artists challenged traditional norms and contributed to the development of various artistic movements.
19th Century American Art - Midwest Museum of American Art
As the Seventeenth Century came to a close and the Eighteenth Century was dawning, a need arose within the colonies of America for artists who could paint signs, carve grave markers, paint carriages and furniture, create fanciful documents, and paint portraits to serve as testimonials to wealth and genealogical records of family members.
Regarding America: 19th-Century Art from the Permanent …
Comprising paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, and sculptures drawn from the Addison’s acclaimed collection of 19th-century American art, this exhibition offers critical insight into this transformative and contradictory century.