Floor plan

Style galleriesRealism

Realism

Autumn Oaks, by George Inness, ca. 1878
Nocturne, by John La Farge, ca. 1885
Plums, by John William Hill, 1870
The Veteran in a New Field, by Winslow Homer, 1865
Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, by Jules Tavernier, 1878
The Yellow Room, by James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883–84
Untitled (Cracked Watermelon), by Charles Ethan Porter, ca. 1890

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. Autumn Oaks, by George Inness, ca. 1878
    Autumn OaksGeorge Inness, ca. 1878Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Nocturne, by John La Farge, ca. 1885
    NocturneJohn La Farge, ca. 1885Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Plums, by John William Hill, 1870
    PlumsJohn William Hill, 1870Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. The Veteran in a New Field, by Winslow Homer, 1865
    The Veteran in a New FieldWinslow Homer, 1865Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, by Jules Tavernier, 1878
    Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, CaliforniaJules Tavernier, 1878Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  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. Untitled (Cracked Watermelon), by Charles Ethan Porter, ca. 1890
    Untitled (Cracked Watermelon)Charles Ethan Porter, ca. 1890Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Second room, south wall

  1. Garden View, Brooklyn, by Fidelia Bridges, ca. 1867
    Garden View, BrooklynFidelia Bridges, ca. 1867Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. 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
  3. Inside the Bar, by Winslow Homer, 1883
    Inside the BarWinslow Homer, 1883Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Second room, north wall

  1. Still Life—Violin and Music, by William Michael Harnett, 1888
    Still Life—Violin and MusicWilliam Michael Harnett, 1888Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Roses in a Vase, 1880/1900
    Roses in a VaseUnrecorded French maker, 1880/1900Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  3. A VILLAGE SQUARE
    A Village SquareWalter Shirlaw, 1875–80Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
  4. Newburyport Meadows, by Martin Johnson Heade, ca. 1876–81
    Newburyport MeadowsMartin Johnson Heade, ca. 1876–81Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Third room, north wall

  1. ROOKWOOD POTTERY
    Rookwood PotteryGeorge Gibson, 1886Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
  2. Sunrise, by George Inness, 1887
    SunriseGeorge Inness, 1887Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art