Exhibition

New York Art Worlds, 1870–1890

December 12th, 2022 - July 21st, 2024
Free with Museum admission
The Bruce Child, Cecilia Beaux  American, Enamel on porcelain, American
Cecilia Beaux (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1855–1942 Gloucester, Massachusetts)
1880
Eleanor Hardy Bunker, Dennis Miller Bunker  American, Oil on canvas, American
Dennis Miller Bunker (1861–1890)
1890
Alice Gerson in Prospect Park, William Merritt Chase  American, Oil on panel, American
William Merritt Chase (American, Williamsburg, Indiana 1849–1916 New York)
1886
The House Beautiful, Essays on Beds and Tables, Stools and Candlesticks, Clarence Cook  American, Illustrations: color lithographs and wood engravings
Various Artists
1878
Paint box with nude study, Helena de Kay, Oil on wood, American
Helena de Kay (1846–1916)
ca. 1871
The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog, Thomas Eakins  American, Oil on canvas, American
Thomas Eakins (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
ca. 1884–89
The Studio, Winslow Homer  American, Oil on canvas, American
Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine)
1867
Shepherd and Shepherdess, Winslow Homer  American, Glazed earthenware, overglaze enamel decoration, American
Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine)
1878
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám : the astronomer-poet of Persia, Omar Khayyám  Iranian
Various Artists
1884
Firescreen, John La Farge  American, Leaded opalescent glass, brass, American
John La Farge (American, New York 1835–1910 Providence, Rhode Island)
1884
Women's Art Class, Louis Lang  American, Oil on canvas, American
Louis Lang (American, Bad Waldsee, Germany 1814–1893 New York)
ca. 1868
Auction Sale in Clinton Hall, New York, 1876, Ignacio de León y Escosura  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Ignacio de León y Escosura (Spanish, Oviedo 1834–1901 Toledo)
1876
The Lady of Shalott stained glass window, Matthys Maris  Dutch, Stained glass, American or English
Various Artists
ca. 1890–1915
A Cosey Corner, Frank Millet  American, Oil on canvas, American
Frank Millet (1846–1912)
1884
Winslow Homer, William Rudolph O'Donovan  American, Bronze, American
William Rudolph O'Donovan (1844–1920)
1876, cast 1923
Bouquet of Roses, Charles Ethan Porter  American, Enamel on porcelain, American
Charles Ethan Porter (1847–1923)
ca. 1880
The Elevated, Edith Mitchill Prellwitz  American, Oil on canvas, American
Edith Mitchill Prellwitz (American, 1865–1944)
1888–89
The Bridge, Albert Pinkham Ryder  American, Oil on gilt leather, American
Albert Pinkham Ryder (American, New Bedford, Massachusetts 1847–1917 Elmhurst, New York)
ca. 1880
Francis Davis Millet, Augustus Saint-Gaudens  American, Bronze, American
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1879
Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer (Mariana Griswold), Augustus Saint-Gaudens  American, Bronze, American
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1888, cast 1890
Charles F. McKim, Augustus Saint-Gaudens  American, Bronze, American
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1878
Charles F. McKim, Stanford White, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Augustus Saint-Gaudens  American, Bronze, American
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1878
Rodman de Kay Gilder, Augustus Saint-Gaudens  American, Bronze, American
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1879, cast probably 1880
Richard Watson Gilder, Helena de Kay Gilder, and Rodman de Kay Gilder, Augustus Saint-Gaudens  American, Plaster, American
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
modeled 1879, cast ca. 1883–84
William Henry II and Cornelius Vanderbilt III, Augustus Saint-Gaudens  American, Bronze, American
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1882
Squash Window with Pebbles, Louis C. Tiffany  American, Glass, beach-worn quartz, lead came, American
Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
1885–90
Lake Squam and the Sandwich Mountains, William Trost Richards  American, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on light gray wove paper, American
William Trost Richards (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1833–1905 Newport, Rhode Island)
1872
A book of the Tile club, Tile Club
Various Artists
1886
Water-lily textile, Associated Artists  American, Silk, woven and printed, American
Associated Artists (1883–1907)
Manufactured by Cheney Brothers (American, 1838–1955)
1883–1900
Book of American figure painters, Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer  American
Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer (American, New York 1851–1934 New York)
J. B. Lippincott Company (Philadelphia)
1886
Nocturne, John La Farge  American, Watercolor, gouache, and charcoal on off-white wove paper
 adhered to wove paper, American
John La Farge (American, New York 1835–1910 Providence, Rhode Island)
ca. 1885
The Cup of Love, Elihu Vedder  American, Oil on wood, American
Elihu Vedder (American, New York 1836–1923 Rome)
1887
Young Woman with a Black Skirt, John Singer Sargent  American, Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, American
John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London)
early 1880s
Elihu Vedder (American, New York 1836–1923 Rome)
1881
Entrance of the Serving Maid, Edwin Austin Abbey  American, Black ink and graphite on off-white wove paper card, American
Edwin Austin Abbey (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1852–1911 London)
Right Hand of Abraham Lincoln, Leonard Wells Volk  American, Bronze, American
Leonard Wells Volk (1828–1895)
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1860; cast 1886
Anna Dwight Weir Reading a Letter, Julian Alden Weir  American, Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on white wove paper, American
Julian Alden Weir (American, West Point, New York 1852–1919 New York)
ca. 1890
Life Mask of Abraham Lincoln, Leonard Wells Volk  American, Bronze, American
Leonard Wells Volk (1828–1895)
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1860, cast 1886
A Bacchante, John La Farge  American, Gouache, watercolor, and graphite on off-white wove paper, American
John La Farge (American, New York 1835–1910 Providence, Rhode Island)
1897
Entrance Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art when in Fourteenth Street, Frank Waller  American, Oil on wood, American
Frank Waller (American, New York 1842–1923 Morristown, New Jersey)
ca. 1881
Design for an interior, Louis C. Tiffany  American, Watercolor, colored inks, and graphite on off-white wove paper mounted overall to an artist board, American
Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892–1902)
1892–1902
J. Alden Weir, Olin Levi Warner  American, Bronze, American
Olin Levi Warner (American, West Suffield, Connecticut 1844–1896 New York)
1880, cast 1897–98
The Pathetic Song, Thomas Eakins  American, Watercolor on off-white wove paper, American
Thomas Eakins (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
1881
Bird's Nest in Cattails, Fidelia Bridges  American, Watercolor and gouache on light brown wove paper, American
Fidelia Bridges (American, Salem, Massachusetts 1834-1923 Canaan, Connecticut)
ca. 1875
Song of the Siren, John La Farge  American, Watercolor and gouache on paper, American
John La Farge (American, New York 1835–1910 Providence, Rhode Island)
ca. 1883–84

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Dates
December 12th, 2022 - July 21st, 2024
Free with Museum admission