Exhibition

New York Art Worlds, 1870–1890

December 12th, 2022 - July 21st, 2024
Free with Museum admission
The Hat with the Blue Ribbons, Edwin Austin Abbey, Watercolor on cardboard, American
Edwin Austin Abbey (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1852–1911 London)
The Bruce Child, Cecilia Beaux, Enamel on porcelain, American
Cecilia Beaux (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1855–1942 Gloucester, Massachusetts)
1880
Chickadee and Thistle, Fidelia Bridges, Watercolor and gouache on paper, American
Fidelia Bridges ((American, Salem, Massachusetts 1834-1923 Canaan, Connecticut))
1875
Eleanor Hardy Bunker, Dennis Miller Bunker, Oil on canvas, American
Dennis Miller Bunker (1861–1890)
1890
Alice Gerson in Prospect Park, William Merritt Chase, 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, Illustrations: color lithography and wood engraving
Various Artists
1878
Paint box with nude study, Helena de Kay, Oil on wood, American
Helena de Kay (1846–1916)
ca. 1871
The Gross Clinic, Thomas Eakins, India ink and watercolor on cardboard, American
Thomas Eakins (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
1875–76
The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog, Thomas Eakins, Oil on canvas, American
Thomas Eakins (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
ca. 1884–89
The Studio, Winslow Homer, Oil on canvas, American
Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine)
1867
Shepherd and Shepherdess, Winslow Homer, 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
Various Artists
1884
Wild Roses and Irises, John La Farge, Gouache and watercolor on white wove paper, American
John La Farge (American, New York 1835–1910 Providence, Rhode Island)
1887
Firescreen, John La Farge, Leaded opalescent glass, brass, American
John La Farge (American, New York 1835–1910 Providence, Rhode Island)
1884
Autumn Scattering Leaves, John La Farge, Watercolor and gouache on paper, American
John La Farge (American, New York 1835–1910 Providence, Rhode Island)
ca. 1900
Women's Art Class, Louis Lang, 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, Oil on canvas
Ignacio de León y Escosura (Spanish, Oviedo 1834–1901 Toledo)
1876
The Lady of Shalott stained glass window, Matthys Maris, Stained glass, American or English
Various Artists
ca. 1890–1915
A Cosey Corner, Frank Millet, Oil on canvas, American
Frank Millet (1846–1912)
1884
Winslow Homer, William Rudolph O'Donovan, Bronze, American
William Rudolph O'Donovan (1844–1920)
1876, cast 1923
Bouquet of Roses, Charles Ethan Porter, Enamel on porcelain, American
Charles Ethan Porter (1847–1923)
ca. 1880
The Elevated, Edith Mitchill Prellwitz, Oil on canvas, American
Edith Mitchill Prellwitz (American, 1865–1944)
1888–89
Lake Squam from Red Hill, William Trost Richards, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on light gray-green wove paper, American
William Trost Richards (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1833–1905 Newport, Rhode Island)
1874
Wildflowers, Ellen Robbins, Watercolor, graphite, and gum arabic on off-white wove paper, American
Ellen Robbins (1828–1905)
1875
The Bridge, Albert Pinkham Ryder, 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, Bronze, American
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1879
Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer (Mariana Griswold), Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Bronze, American
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1888, cast 1890
Charles F. McKim, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 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, Bronze, American
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1878
Rodman de Kay Gilder, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 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, 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, Bronze, American
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1882
Thistle textile, Tiffany & Wheeler, Silk and metal threads, damask, woven, American
Designed by Tiffany & Wheeler (1879–1881)
Probably manufactured by Cheney Brothers (American, 1838–1955)
ca. 1881
Design for Lyceum Theatre, New York, Louis C. Tiffany, Watercolor, pen and gold-colored bronze metallic ink, brown and black India ink, and graphite on tan-colored wove paper, American
Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
Tiffany Glass Company (1885–92)
ca. 1885
Squash Window with Pebbles, Louis C. Tiffany, Glass, beach-worn quartz, lead came, American
Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
1885–90
A book of the Tile club, Tile Club
Various Artists
1886
Book of American figure painters, Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer
Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer (American, New York 1851–1934 New York)
J. B. Lippincott Company (Philadelphia)
1886
The Cup of Love, Elihu Vedder, Oil on wood, American
Elihu Vedder (American, New York 1836–1923 Rome)
1887
Elihu Vedder (American, New York 1836–1923 Rome)
1881
Right Hand of Abraham Lincoln, Leonard Wells Volk, Bronze, American
Leonard Wells Volk (1828–1895)
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1860; cast 1886
Life Mask of Abraham Lincoln, Leonard Wells Volk, Bronze, American
Leonard Wells Volk (1828–1895)
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1860, cast 1886
Entrance Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art when in Fourteenth Street, Frank Waller, Oil on wood, American
Frank Waller (American, New York 1842–1923 Morristown, New Jersey)
ca. 1881
J. Alden Weir, Olin Levi Warner, Bronze, American
Olin Levi Warner (American, West Suffield, Connecticut 1844–1896 New York)
1880, cast 1897–98
Fairy in Irises, Dora Wheeler, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white thick wood pulp wove card, American
Dora Wheeler (1856–1940)
1888
Lady in Gray, James McNeill Whistler, Watercolor and gouache on dark brown wove paper, American
James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London)
ca. 1883

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