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Realism

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

41 works · hang 4028 ·

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

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First room, north wall

  1. Oil painting
    An Orange Note: Sweet ShopJames McNeill Whistler, 1883 or 1884Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  2. The Music Lesson, by John George Brown, 1870
    The Music LessonJohn George Brown, 1870Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. 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
  4. The New Bonnet, by Francis William Edmonds, 1858
    The New BonnetFrancis William Edmonds, 1858Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. Wild Roses and Irises, by John La Farge, 1887
    Wild Roses and IrisesJohn La Farge, 1887Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. 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
  3. Approaching Thunder Storm, by Martin Johnson Heade, 1859
    Approaching Thunder StormMartin Johnson Heade, 1859Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Second room, south wall

  1. Talking It Over, by Enoch Wood Perry, 1872
    Talking It OverEnoch Wood Perry, 1872Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. The Pleiades, by Elihu Vedder, 1885
    The PleiadesElihu Vedder, 1885Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Thomas Anshutz
    Factory--Study for "Ironworkers, Noontime"/Verso: Still Life with OrangeThomas Anshutz, (1880)Courtesy of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution

Second room, north wall

  1. At the Seaside, by William Merritt Chase, ca. 1892
    At the SeasideWilliam Merritt Chase, ca. 1892Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New Jersey, by George Inness, ca. 1891
    Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New JerseyGeorge Inness, ca. 1891Courtesy 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

Third room, north wall

  1. John Quincy Adams Ward, by Henry Augustus Loop, 1863
    John Quincy Adams WardHenry Augustus Loop, 1863Courtesy 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 Contest for the Bouquet: The Family of Robert Gordon in Their New York Dining-Room, by Seymour Joseph Guy, 1866
    The Contest for the Bouquet: The Family of Robert Gordon in Their New York Dining-RoomSeymour Joseph Guy, 1866Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art