Realism
Ordinary people and working lives, painted as they were, from the 1840s on.
Section 1, north wall

Still Life—Violin and MusicWilliam Michael Harnett, 1888Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Inside the BarWinslow Homer, 1883Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)John Singer Sargent, 1883–84Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 1, south wall

Reapers Resting in a Wheat FieldJohn Singer Sargent, 1885Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)Thomas Eakins, 1871Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
The Veteran in a New FieldWinslow Homer, 1865Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 2, south wall

An Orange Note: Sweet ShopJames McNeill Whistler, 1883 or 1884Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Newburyport MeadowsMartin Johnson Heade, ca. 1876–81Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Harmony in Green and Rose: The Music RoomJames McNeill Whistler, 1860-1861Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution 
Pink Note–Shelling PeasJames McNeill Whistler, 1882-1884Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Section 2, north wall

Garden View, BrooklynFidelia Bridges, ca. 1867Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Variations in Violet and Grey—Market Place, DieppeJames McNeill Whistler, 1885Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New JerseyGeorge Inness, ca. 1891Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Section 3, north wall

Washington Crossing the DelawareEmanuel Leutze, 1851Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
Approaching Thunder StormMartin Johnson Heade, 1859Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art 
The PleiadesElihu Vedder, 1885Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art