Category Archives: Realism & Brushwork

John Singer Sargent

“Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth”

John Singer Sargent | "Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth"
(American, 1856–1925) oil on canvas, 1889

Posted in Actors, Impressionism/Expressionism, Portraits & Women, Realism & Brushwork, Victorian

Sir John Everett Millais

“Ophelia”

Sir John Everett Millais  | "Ophelia"
(English, 1829–1896) oil on canvas, c.1851

Posted in Pre-Raphaelites, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art, Victorian

Henrietta Rae

“Ophelia”

Henrietta Rae | "Ophelia"
(English, 1830–1896) oil on canvas, 1890

Posted in Pre-Raphaelites, Realism & Brushwork, Victorian

Eugène Delacroix

“Hamlet and His Mother”

Eugène Delacroix | "Hamlet and His Mother"
(French, 1798-1863) oil on canvas, c.1850′s

Posted in Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art

Gustav Klimt

“Emilie Flöge”

Gustav Klimt | "Emilie Flöge"
(Austrian, 1862-1918) oil on canvas, 1902

Posted in Art Nouveau, Impressionism/Expressionism, Portraits & Women, Realism & Brushwork, Symbolism

Gustav Klimt

“Seated Young Girl ”

Gustav Klimt | "Seated Young Girl"
(Austrian, 1862-1918) oil on wood, 1894

Posted in Portraits & Women, Realism & Brushwork

George Bellows

“New York”

George Bellows | "New York"
(American, 1882–1925) oil on canvas, 1911

Posted in Ashcan School, Landscapes, New York City, Realism & Brushwork

Edward Hopper

“Chop Suey”

Edward Hopper | "Chop Suey"
(American, 1882-1967) oil on canvas, 1929

Posted in Ashcan School, New York City, Realism & Brushwork

Edward Hopper

“From Williamsburg Bridge”

Edward Hopper | "From Williamsburg Bridge"
(American, 1882-1967) oil on canvas, 1928

Posted in Ashcan School, Landscapes, New York City, Realism & Brushwork

John Sloan

“Sixth Avenue Elevated at Third Street”

John Sloan | "Sixth Avenue Elevated at Third Street"
(American, 1871–1951) oil on canvas, 1928

Posted in Ashcan School, New York City, Realism & Brushwork

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

“Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette”

Pierre-Auguste Renoir | "Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette"
(French, 1841-1919) oil on canvas, 1894

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Landscapes, Paris, Realism & Brushwork

Edward Hopper

“Nighthawks”

Edward Hopper | "Nighthawks"
(American, 1882-1967) oil on canvas, 1942

Posted in Ashcan School, New York City, Realism & Brushwork

Edward Hopper

“Automat”

Edward Hopper | "Automat"
(American, 1882-1967) oil on canvas, 1927

Posted in Ashcan School, New York City, Realism & Brushwork

Thomas Cole

“Autumn Twilight View of Copway Peak” (Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire)

Thomas Cole | "Autumn Twilight View of Copway Peak" (Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire)
(English/American, 1801-1848) oil on wood panel, 1834

Posted in Hudson River School, Landscapes, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art

George Inness

“Morning, Catskill Valley” (The Red Oaks)

George Inness | "Morning, Catskill Valley" (The Red Oaks)
(American, 1825-1894) oil on canvas, 1894

Posted in Hudson River School, Landscapes, Realism & Brushwork

Mary Cassatt

“Autumn” (Lydia Cassatt)

Mary Cassatt | "Autumn" (Lydia Cassatt)
(American, 1844-1926) oil on canvas, 1878

Posted in Impressionism/Expressionism, Portraits & Women, Realism & Brushwork

Jean-François Millet

“Haystacks: Autumn”

Jean-François Millet | "Haystacks: Autumn"
(French, 1814–1875) oil on canvas, ca.1874

Posted in Landscapes, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art

Jean-Charles Cazin

“Solitude”

Jean-Charles Cazin | "Solitude"
(French, 1841-1901) oil on canvas, c.1889

Posted in Landscape Fantastique, Landscapes, Realism & Brushwork, Realism & French Academy*, Tonalism

Franz Ludwig Catel

“Virgil’s Tomb, Naples”

Franz Ludwig Catel | "Virgil's Tomb, Naples"
(German, 1778–1856) oil on paper, laid on canvas, ca. 1818-20

Posted in Italy, Landscape Fantastique, Landscapes, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art

John William Waterhouse

“Penelope and The Suitors”

John William Waterhouse | "Penelope and The Suitors"
(English, 1849-1917) oil on canvas, 1912

Posted in Homer's "The Odyssey", Impressionism/Expressionism, Pre-Raphaelites, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art