Exhibition

New York Art Worlds, 1870–1890

December 12th, 2022 - July 21st, 2024

Now on view at The Met Fifth Avenue, Gallery 773

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The Hat with the Blue Ribbons, Edwin Austin Abbey, Watercolor on cardboard, American — The Hat with the Blue Ribbons
Edwin Austin Abbey (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1852–1911 London)

The Bruce Child, Cecilia Beaux, Enamel on porcelain, American — The Bruce Child
Cecilia Beaux (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1855–1942 Gloucester, Massachusetts)
1880

Chickadee and Thistle, Fidelia Bridges, Watercolor and gouache on paper, American — Chickadee and Thistle
Fidelia Bridges ((American, Salem, Massachusetts 1834-1923 Canaan, Connecticut))
1875

Eleanor Hardy Bunker, Dennis Miller Bunker, Oil on canvas, American — Eleanor Hardy Bunker
Dennis Miller Bunker (1861–1890)
1890

Alice Gerson in Prospect Park, William Merritt Chase, Oil on panel, American — Alice Gerson in Prospect Park
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 — The House Beautiful, Essays on Beds and Tables, Stools and Candlesticks
Various Artists
1878

Paint box with nude study, Helena de Kay, Oil on wood, American — Paint box with nude study
Helena de Kay (1846–1916)
ca. 1871

The Gross Clinic, Thomas Eakins, India ink and watercolor on cardboard, American — The Gross Clinic
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 — The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog
Thomas Eakins (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
ca. 1884–89

The Studio, Winslow Homer, Oil on canvas, American — The Studio
Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine)
1867

Shepherd and Shepherdess, Winslow Homer, Glazed earthenware, overglaze enamel decoration, American — Shepherd and Shepherdess
Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine)
1878

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám : the astronomer-poet of Persia, Omar Khayyám — Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám : the astronomer-poet of Persia
Various Artists
1884

Wild Roses and Irises, John La Farge, Gouache and watercolor on white wove paper, American — Wild Roses and Irises
John La Farge (American, New York 1835–1910 Providence, Rhode Island)
1887

Firescreen, John La Farge, Leaded opalescent glass, brass, American — Firescreen
John La Farge (American, New York 1835–1910 Providence, Rhode Island)
1884

Autumn Scattering Leaves, John La Farge, Watercolor and gouache on paper, American — Autumn Scattering Leaves
John La Farge (American, New York 1835–1910 Providence, Rhode Island)
ca. 1900

Women's Art Class, Louis Lang, Oil on canvas, American — Women's Art Class
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 — Auction Sale in Clinton Hall, New York, 1876
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 — The Lady of Shalott stained glass window
Various Artists
ca. 1890–1915

A Cosey Corner, Frank Millet, Oil on canvas, American — A Cosey Corner
Frank Millet (1846–1912)
1884

Winslow Homer, William Rudolph O'Donovan, Bronze, American — Winslow Homer
William Rudolph O'Donovan (1844–1920)
1876, cast 1923

Bouquet of Roses, Charles Ethan Porter, Enamel on porcelain, American — Bouquet of Roses
Charles Ethan Porter (1847–1923)
ca. 1880

The Elevated, Edith Mitchill Prellwitz, Oil on canvas, American — The Elevated
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 — Lake Squam from Red Hill
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 — Wildflowers
Ellen Robbins (1828–1905)
1875

The Bridge, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Oil on gilt leather, American — The Bridge
Albert Pinkham Ryder (American, New Bedford, Massachusetts 1847–1917 Elmhurst, New York)
ca. 1880

Francis Davis Millet, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Bronze, American — Francis Davis Millet
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1879

Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer (Mariana Griswold), Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Bronze, American — Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer (Mariana Griswold)
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1888, cast 1890

Charles F. McKim, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Bronze, American — Charles F. McKim
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 — Charles F. McKim, Stanford White, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1878

Rodman de Kay Gilder, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Bronze, American — Rodman de Kay Gilder
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 — Richard Watson Gilder, Helena de Kay Gilder, and Rodman de Kay Gilder
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 — William Henry II and Cornelius Vanderbilt III
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
1882

Thistle textile, Tiffany & Wheeler, Silk and metal threads, damask, woven, American — Thistle textile
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 — Design for Lyceum Theatre, New York
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 — Squash Window with Pebbles
Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
1885–90

A book of the Tile club, Tile Club — A book of the Tile club
Various Artists
1886

Book of American figure painters, Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer — Book of American figure painters
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 — The Cup of Love
Elihu Vedder (American, New York 1836–1923 Rome)
1887

Study for Louis Prang Christmas Card design
Elihu Vedder (American, New York 1836–1923 Rome)
1881

Right Hand of Abraham Lincoln, Leonard Wells Volk, Bronze, American — Right Hand of Abraham Lincoln
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 — Life Mask of Abraham Lincoln
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 — Entrance Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art when in Fourteenth Street
Frank Waller (American, New York 1842–1923 Morristown, New Jersey)
ca. 1881

J. Alden Weir, Olin Levi Warner, Bronze, American — J. Alden Weir
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 — Fairy in Irises
Dora Wheeler (1856–1940)
1888

Lady in Gray, James McNeill Whistler, Watercolor and gouache on dark brown wove paper, American — Lady in Gray
James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London)
ca. 1883

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December 12th, 2022 - July 21st, 2024

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