OTHER 19th-Century ARTISTS

Edvard MunchNorweigian painter whose loose brushstrokes and disturbing colors became a forerunner to Expressionism… “The Scream”, 1893.

John Singer SargentLate 19th Cent. Portrait artist known for loose, ‘painterly’ brushstrokes, “Madame X”, 1884.

Winslow HomerAmerican painter, famous for his watercolor seascapes, “The Gulf Stream”, 1899.

Thomas EakinsPortrait painter heavily influenced by Velazquez and tenebrism. “The Gross Clinic”, 1875.

Henry O. TannerStudent of Eakins; 1st black American painter to reach international acclaim; Genre scenes where the poor is painted with dignity. “The Banjo Lesson” 1893, “The Thankful Poor”, 1894.

Edvard MunchThe ScreamOil and pastel on cardboard1893.

“The camera cannot compete with the brush and the palette so long as it cannot be used in heaven or hell…"

Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch, The Dance of Life, 1899-1900.

Edvard MunchThe Dead Mother1899-1900.

Edvard Munch, Anxiety, 1894.

John Singer Sargent

Lived from 1856-1925

Most successful portrait painter of his time

Painted almost 900 oil paintings and 2000 watercolors in the bulk of his career

Born to American parents in Florence, Italy; Studied at the Salon in France; eventually moved to London

Self-Portrait, 1907.

Sargent, Madame X, 1884.

Madame X was a socialite and wife of wealthy Pierre Gautreau. Viewers were shocked at the first exhibition of this piece as Sargent painted her right strap falling off the shoulder, considered to be very suggestive at the time.

Sargent, Mr. and Mrs. I.N. Phelps-Stokes, 1897.

Portrait of Sargent in Studio, 1884.

Sargent, Claude Monet at the edge of a Wood, 1887.

Sargent, Daughters of Edward D. Boit, 1882.

John Singer Sargent,

Lady Agnew of Lochnaw

1892-93.

John Singer Sargent, Two Girls Fishing, 1912. (Cincinnati Art Museum)

Winslow Homer

Lived from 1836-1910

American Landscape / Seascape Painter

Started doing illustrations for Harper’s Weekly Magazine, who sent him to the Civil War to frontlines to sketch and paint scenes

Eventually switched to watercolor

Best known for his seascapes while living in Prout’s Neck, Maine

Winslow Homer, Snap The Whip, 1872. Oil on Canvas.

Winslow Homer,

Home Sweet Home

1863.

Oil on Canvas.

Winslow Homer, Dad’s Coming, 1873. Oil on Wood.

Winslow Homer, Girl With Hay Rake, 1878. Watercolor.

Winslow Homer, Incoming Tide: Scarboro Maine, 1893.

Winslow Homer, The Gulf Stream, 1899. Oil on Canvas.

John Singleton Copley, Watson and the Shark, 1778.

James Whistler, At The Piano, 1858-59.

James Whistler, Arrangement in Gray and Black (‘Whistler’s Mother’), 1871.

Thomas EakinsSelf-Portrait1902.

Thomas EakinsThe Gross Clinic

1875.

Thomas Eakins, The Agnew Clinic, 1889.

Thomas EakinsBetween Rounds1898-1899.

Henry O. Tanner

Henry Osawa Tanner was an African-American artist who studied under Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. When Tanner moved to Paris, he was inspired by the works of the Realists and early Impressionists. This loose style is seen in his work.

Henry O. TannerThe Banjo Lesson

1893.

Henry O. Tanner, The Thankful Poor, 1894.