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The 19th century

Works made in the 19th century, anywhere in the world.

731 works · hang 1309 ·

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

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Section 1, north wall

  1. Basket of Fruit, c. 1830
    Basket of FruitUnrecorded American maker, c. 1830Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  2. Evening Snow at Asuka Hill, from the series Eight Views of the Environs of Edo, by Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837–38
    Evening Snow at Asuka Hill, from the series Eight Views of the Environs of EdoUtagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837–38Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. The image displays curved and angular lines creating an abstract composition hinting at humanoid shapes and possible vegetation or trees. The lines suggest motion and activity, with shapes resembling drums and sticks scattered around. The overall impression is of a gathering or event, with figures depicted standing or moving, along with lines indicating movement or sound waves from musical instruments.
    End of the March [recto]Winslow Homer, 1862Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  4. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Sawmill, Outskirts of ParisHenri Rousseau, c. 1893/95Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 1, south wall

  1. Impressionist painting of seated man, girl with brown, black hues.
    Henri Degas and His Niece Lucie Degas (The Artist's Uncle and Cousin)Edgar Degas, 1875–76Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. John Quincy Adams Ward, by Henry Augustus Loop, 1863
    John Quincy Adams WardHenry Augustus Loop, 1863Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Hindu Merchants, by Edwin Lord Weeks, ca. 1885
    Hindu MerchantsEdwin Lord Weeks, ca. 1885Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
  4. Claire Campbell, by Édouard Manet, 1876
    Claire CampbellÉdouard Manet, 1876Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, south wall

  1. Approaching Thunder Storm, by Martin Johnson Heade, 1859
    Approaching Thunder StormMartin Johnson Heade, 1859Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Albert Bierstadt
    Gathering StormAlbert Bierstadt, (c. 1857-1858)Courtesy of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Untitled (forest scene with bridge, cows in stream in foreground), by Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1897
    Untitled (forest scene with bridge, cows in stream in foreground)Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1897Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
  4. ITALIAN FARMHOUSE
    Italian FarmhouseFrederic Edwin Church, September 1868 - April 1869Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Section 2, north wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Inside the ColosseumFranz Ludwig Catel, c. 1823Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Two Poplars in the Alpilles near Saint-Rémy, by Vincent van Gogh, 1889
    Two Poplars in the Alpilles near Saint-RémyVincent van Gogh, 1889Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 3, north wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The FestivalSir John Edward Poynter, 1875Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Painting of four women with blue shawls walking near red fence.
    Arlésiennes (Mistral)Paul Gauguin, 1888Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago