American Impressionism and Realism: The Painting of Modern Life, 1885-1915

American Impressionism and Realism: The Painting of Modern Life, 1885–1915

Weinberg, H. Barbara, Doreen Bolger, and David Park Curry

1994

384 pages

357 illustrations

9.5 x 11.5 in

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Table of contents

About the authors

Directors' Foreword
Philippe de Montebello and Jan Keene Muhlert

Sponsor's Statement
Michael S. Egan, Alamo Rent A Car

Acknowledgments
H. Barbara Weinberg, Doreen Bolger, and David Park Curry

Catalogue
H. Barbara Weinberg, Doreen Bolger, and David Park Curry

Introduction

Passionate Spectators
The Studio

The Country

Modern Painters in Landscape
The Country Retreat and the Suburban Resort

The City

The Urban Scene
Urban Leisure

The Home

Notes
The Painters: Biographies
Selected Bibliography
Works in the Exhibition
Lenders to the Exhibition
Index
Photograph Credits

Met Art in Publication

The Way They Live, Thomas Anshutz American, Oil on canvas, American — The Way They Live
Thomas Anshutz
1879

The Flatiron, Edward J. Steichen American, born Luxembourg, Gum bichromate over platinum print — The Flatiron
Edward J. Steichen
1904, printed 1905

Winter - Fifth Avenue, Alfred Stieglitz American, Photogravure — Winter - Fifth Avenue
Alfred Stieglitz
1893, printed 1905

Boating, Edouard Manet French, Oil on canvas — Boating
Edouard Manet
1874

The Factory Village, Julian Alden Weir American, Oil on canvas, American — The Factory Village
Julian Alden Weir
1897

The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull), Thomas Eakins American, Oil on canvas, American — The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)
Thomas Eakins
1871

Northeaster, Winslow Homer American, Oil on canvas, American — Northeaster
Winslow Homer
1895; reworked by 1901

James Abbott McNeill Whistler, William Merritt Chase American, Oil on canvas, American — James Abbott McNeill Whistler
William Merritt Chase
1885

In the Studio, Alfred Stevens Belgian, Oil on canvas — In the Studio
Alfred Stevens
1888

A Bird's-Eye View, Theodore Robinson American, Oil on canvas, American — A Bird's-Eye View
Theodore Robinson
1889

The Red Bridge, Julian Alden Weir American, Oil on canvas, American — The Red Bridge
Julian Alden Weir
1895

At the Seaside, William Merritt Chase American, Oil on canvas, American — At the Seaside
William Merritt Chase
ca. 1892

Eagle Head, Manchester, Massachusetts (High Tide), Winslow Homer American, Oil on canvas, American — Eagle Head, Manchester, Massachusetts (High Tide)
Winslow Homer
1870

For the Little One, William Merritt Chase American, Oil on canvas, American — For the Little One
William Merritt Chase
ca. 1896

The Church at Gloucester, Childe Hassam American, Oil on canvas, American — The Church at Gloucester
Childe Hassam
1918

Central Park in Winter, Currier & Ives American, Hand-colored lithograph — Central Park in Winter
Currier & Ives
1868–94

Central Park, Winter, William James Glackens American, Oil on canvas, American — Central Park, Winter
William James Glackens
ca. 1905

Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: Mothers and children in the park, Maurice Brazil Prendergast American, Recto: watercolor over pencil, bordered in pencil and watercolor — Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: Mothers and children in the park
Maurice Brazil Prendergast
1895–97

Sunday at the Church of Saint-Philippe-du-Roule, Paris, Jean Béraud French, Oil on canvas — Sunday at the Church of Saint-Philippe-du-Roule, Paris
Jean Béraud
1877

Winter in Union Square, Childe Hassam American, Oil on canvas, American — Winter in Union Square
Childe Hassam
1889–90

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Weinberg, H. Barbara, Doreen Bolger, and David Park Curry. 1994. American Impressionism and Realism: The Painting of Modern Life, 1885-1915. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art : Distributed by H.N. Abrams.