Floor plan

Style galleriesRealism

Realism

Plums, by John William Hill, 1870
Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret, by James McNeill Whistler, 1883
Autumn Oaks, by George Inness, ca. 1878
Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New Jersey, by George Inness, ca. 1891
The Veteran in a New Field, by Winslow Homer, 1865
Roses in a Vase, 1880/1900

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Ordinary people and working lives, painted as they were, from the 1840s on.

First room, north wall

  1. Plums, by John William Hill, 1870
    PlumsJohn William Hill, 1870Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret, by James McNeill Whistler, 1883
    Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore DuretJames McNeill Whistler, 1883Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Autumn Oaks, by George Inness, ca. 1878
    Autumn OaksGeorge Inness, ca. 1878Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New Jersey, by George Inness, ca. 1891
    Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New JerseyGeorge Inness, ca. 1891Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. The Veteran in a New Field, by Winslow Homer, 1865
    The Veteran in a New FieldWinslow Homer, 1865Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Roses in a Vase, 1880/1900
    Roses in a VaseUnrecorded French maker, 1880/1900Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

Second room, south wall

  1. Untitled (Cracked Watermelon), by Charles Ethan Porter, ca. 1890
    Untitled (Cracked Watermelon)Charles Ethan Porter, ca. 1890Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Young Husband: First Marketing, by Lilly Martin Spencer, 1854
    Young Husband: First MarketingLilly Martin Spencer, 1854Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull), by Thomas Eakins, 1871
    The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)Thomas Eakins, 1871Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Second room, north wall

  1. The Pleiades, by Elihu Vedder, 1885
    The PleiadesElihu Vedder, 1885Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. The New Bonnet, by Francis William Edmonds, 1858
    The New BonnetFrancis William Edmonds, 1858Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Inside the Bar, by Winslow Homer, 1883
    Inside the BarWinslow Homer, 1883Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Third room, north wall

  1. Watercolor
    Pink Note–Shelling PeasJames McNeill Whistler, 1882-1884Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. The Yellow Room, by James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883–84
    The Yellow RoomJames McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883–84Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Seventh Regiment on Review, Washington Square, New York, by Otto Boetticher, 1851
    Seventh Regiment on Review, Washington Square, New YorkOtto Boetticher, 1851Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Reapers Resting in a Wheat Field, by John Singer Sargent, 1885
    Reapers Resting in a Wheat FieldJohn Singer Sargent, 1885Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art