Floor plan

Style galleriesRealism

Realism

Variations in Violet and Grey—Market Place, Dieppe, by James McNeill Whistler, 1885
Inside the Bar, by Winslow Homer, 1883
At the Seaside, by William Merritt Chase, ca. 1892
The Yellow Room, by James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883–84
Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor, by Fitz Henry Lane, 1862
Newburyport Meadows, by Martin Johnson Heade, ca. 1876–81
Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau), by John Singer Sargent, 1883–84

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. Variations in Violet and Grey—Market Place, Dieppe, by James McNeill Whistler, 1885
    Variations in Violet and Grey—Market Place, DieppeJames McNeill Whistler, 1885Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Inside the Bar, by Winslow Homer, 1883
    Inside the BarWinslow Homer, 1883Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. At the Seaside, by William Merritt Chase, ca. 1892
    At the SeasideWilliam Merritt Chase, ca. 1892Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. The Yellow Room, by James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883–84
    The Yellow RoomJames McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883–84Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor, by Fitz Henry Lane, 1862
    Stage Fort across Gloucester HarborFitz Henry Lane, 1862Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Newburyport Meadows, by Martin Johnson Heade, ca. 1876–81
    Newburyport MeadowsMartin Johnson Heade, ca. 1876–81Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau), by John Singer Sargent, 1883–84
    Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)John Singer Sargent, 1883–84Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Second room, south wall

  1. Nocturne, by John La Farge, ca. 1885
    NocturneJohn La Farge, ca. 1885Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Oil painting
    An Orange Note: Sweet ShopJames McNeill Whistler, 1883 or 1884Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  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. Approaching Thunder Storm, by Martin Johnson Heade, 1859
    Approaching Thunder StormMartin Johnson Heade, 1859Courtesy 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. Young Husband: First Marketing, by Lilly Martin Spencer, 1854
    Young Husband: First MarketingLilly Martin Spencer, 1854Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Third 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. 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. 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