Chronological Epoch

19th Century (1800–1899)

80 Masterpieces Cataloged from this Period

The Bronco Buster

Frederic Remington (American, 1861–1909) Cast by Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company (American, 1872–1926), Modeled 1895, cast 1899

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The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush)

Frederic Remington (American, 1861–1909), 1890

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Distant View of Niagara Falls

Thomas Cole (American, born England, 1801–1848), 1830

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Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown: Portrait of Arthur Jerome Eddy

James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903), 1894

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Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket

Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906), 1876

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Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919), 1879

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Interrupted Reading

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875), c. 1870

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Self-Portrait

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890), 1887

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Crouching Woman

Eugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863, 1827

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View of Cotopaxi

Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900), 1857

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Flower Clouds

Odilon Redon French, 1840-1916, c. 1903

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Icebound

John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853–1902), c. 1889

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Vase (Vase étrusque à rouleau)

Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory (1756–present) Model designed by Charles Percier (born France, 1764–1838) Decoration designed by Alexandre-Theodore Brogniart (born France, 1739–1813) Flowers and ornament painted by Gilbert Drouet (active France, 1785–1825) Birds painted by Christophe-Ferdinand Caron (active France, 1792–1815) Sèvres, France, 1813

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Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer)

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), 1890–91

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Early Morning, Tarpon Springs

George Inness (American, 1825–1894), 1892

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The Home of the Heron

George Inness (American, 1825–1894), 1893

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Big River, from the Rancherie, Mendocino, California

Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829-1916, 1863

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Madame Cezanne in a Yellow Chair

Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906), 1888–90

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Ballet at the Paris Opéra

Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917, 1877

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Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana)

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903), 1893

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Tiered Offering Mandala of the Goddess of Wealth (Vasudhara)

Nepal, 19th century

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Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water

James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903), 1872

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Cornelius Allerton

Ammi Phillips (American, 1788–1865), 1821–22

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Fall-Front Desk

Vienna, Austria, c. 1810

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Statue of the Madonna in the Mountains

Caspar David Friedrich German, 1774-1840, 1804

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Maharana Bhim Singh in Procession

India Rajasthan, Mewar, Udaipur, attributed to Ghasi (active c. 1820-36), c. 1820

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Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775–1851), 1837–38

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Isabella Wolff

Sir Thomas Lawrence (English, 1769-1830), 1803–15

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Stoke-by-Nayland

John Constable (English, 1776-1837), 1836

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Fish (Still Life)

Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883), 1864

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Mère Grégoire

Gustave Courbet (French, 1819–1877), 1855, reworked 1857–59

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Croquet Scene

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910), 1866

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Two Plant Specimens

William Henry Fox Talbot English, 1800–1877, 1839

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Portrait of Mary Adeline Williams

Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916), 1899

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Bar-room Scene

William Sidney Mount (American, 1807–1868), 1835

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A City Park

William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916), c. 1887

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The Bedroom

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890), 1889

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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884

Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891), 1884–86, border added 1888–89

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The Herring Net

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910), 1885

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I'timad-ud-Daula's Tomb at Agra

India Agra, c. 1820

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Paris Street; Rainy Day

Gustave Caillebotte (French, 1848–1894), 1877

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Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra

Gustave Moreau (French, 1826-1898), 1875–76

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The Captive Slave (Ira Aldridge)

John Philip Simpson (English, 1782–1847), 1827

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Arlésiennes (Mistral)

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903), 1888

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Head

Fang Gabon Central Africa, Mid–late 19th century

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Sideboard

Designed by Edward William Godwin (English, 1833-1886) Made by William Watt (English, 1834-1885) London, Designed 1867, made c. 1876

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Woman's Robe

Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 1840/60

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Sideboard

Daniel Pabst (American, 1826–1910) Philadelphia, 1868–80

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Chair (Kiti Cha Enzi)

Swahili Lamu, Kenya Eastern and Southern Africa, 19th century

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Ceremonial Hanging (Palepai)

Paminggir people Lampung area, South Sumatra, Indonesia, 19th century

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After the Hurricane, Bahamas

Winslow Homer American, 1836-1910, 1899

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Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), 1877

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Beata Beatrix

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (English, 1828–1882), 1871–72

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Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers

Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883), 1865

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The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L'Estaque

Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906), c. 1885

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Friar Pedro Shoots El Maragato as His Horse Runs Off

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828), c. 1806

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The Sick Child I

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) printed by Auguste Clot (French, 1858-1936), 1896

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Mrs. Herbert Duckworth

Julia Margaret Cameron English, 1815–1879, April 1867

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Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room: Reconstruction at the Art Institute of Chicago

Adler & Sullivan, original architects; American, 1883-1896 Vinci & Kenny, reconstruction architects; American, 1970-1977, 1893/94 (original built) 1972 (original demolished) 1976/77 (reconstructed)

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