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The Bath, 1892Mary Cassatt
Mary Cassatt
The Chess Game, 1907John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent
Arrangement in Gray & Black No. 1: Portrait of the Artist's Mother, 1871James McNeill Whistler "To me it is interesting as a picture if my mother; but what can or ought the public to care about the identity of the portrait?" For Whistler, pure form, shape, and color--their arrangement-- was important.
James McNeill Whistler

"To me it is interesting as a picture if my mother; but what can or ought the public to care about the identity of the portrait?"
For Whistler, pure form, shape, and color--their arrangement-- was important.
Nocturne in Black and Gold: Falling Rocket, 1874James McNeill Whistler "A picture is a picture apart from any story it may be supposed to tell. As music is the poetry of sound, so is a painting the poetry of sight and the subject matter has nothing to do with harmony of sound or of color." At DIA.
James McNeill Whistler

"A picture is a picture apart from any story it may be supposed to tell. As music is the poetry of sound, so is a painting the poetry of sight and the subject matter has nothing to do with harmony of sound or of color." At DIA.
Nocturne, 1878James McNeill Whistler
James McNeill Whistler
Gulf Stream, 1899Winslow Homer Viewer is made witness to a potential disaster: horror in paint. We are uncertain of the outcome.
Winslow Homer

Viewer is made witness to a potential disaster: horror in paint.  We are uncertain of the outcome.
Self-Portrait of the Artist, 1878Mary Cassatt
Mary Cassatt
The Water Garden, 1909Childe Hassam
Childe Hassam
Cotopaxi, 1862Frederick Church Called America's best painter in the mid 1800s, he used extreme light & detailed realism to add drama and grandeur. Nature over man. A parable for Civil War? Will the sun penetrate the smoke? Is that a cross in the water? At DIA.
Frederick Church

Called America's best painter in the mid 1800s, he used extreme light & detailed realism to add drama and grandeur.  Nature over man.
A parable for Civil War? Will the sun penetrate the smoke? Is that a cross in the water?  At DIA.
Expulsion Moon and Firelight, 1848Thomas Cole "If the imagination is shackled, and nothing is described but what we see, seldom will anything truly great be produced in painting. . . . But a departure from nature is not a necessary consequence. . . ."
Thomas Cole

"If the imagination is shackled, and nothing is described but what we see, seldom will anything truly great be produced in painting. . . . But a departure from nature is not a necessary consequence. . . ."
American Lake Scene, 1844Thomas Cole For Cole, painting portraits and figures only revealed corruption of civilizations; the future belonged to those who found true, pure, and unspoiled nature. The spiritual in the actual. "The earth before God breathed on it." At DIA.
Thomas Cole

For Cole, painting portraits and figures only revealed corruption of civilizations; the future belonged to those who found true, pure, and unspoiled nature.  The spiritual in the actual. "The earth before God breathed on it."  At DIA.
Improvisation, 1899Childe Hassam
Childe Hassam
Adirondack Lake, c. 1890Winslow Homer Illustrator for Harper's, Homer's editors sent him to join the Army of the Potomac in the Civil War, expecting him to paint scenes of battle. He had other ideas and began painting quiet days of soldiers and outdoor moments.
Winslow Homer

Illustrator for Harper's, Homer's editors sent him to join the Army of the Potomac in the Civil War, expecting him to paint scenes of battle.  He had other ideas and began painting quiet days of soldiers and outdoor moments.
Defiance: Inviting a Shot Before Petersburg, 1864Winslow Homer A young Union soldier, bored with the nine month trench warfare siege at Richmond, taunts the enemy by standing defiantly before the Confederates. Home was a war correspondent for Harper's. At DIA.
Winslow Homer

A young Union soldier, bored with the nine month trench warfare siege at Richmond, taunts the enemy by standing defiantly before the Confederates.  Home was a war correspondent for Harper's.  At DIA.
Poppy Garden, 1905Willard Metcalf
Willard Metcalf
Mosquito Net, 1912John Singer Sargent A family invention to ward off mosquitoes. Intimate and close, painted at an angle, almost like a snapshot. Informal approach creates intimacy.
John Singer Sargent

A family invention to ward off mosquitoes.  Intimate and close, painted at an angle, almost like a snapshot.  Informal approach creates intimacy.
The Calenders, 1889Henry Siddons Mowbray Based on an Arabian story from "1001 Nights," three princes disguised as Calenders (Sufi beggars) entertain ladies from Baghdad. At DIA.
Henry Siddons Mowbray

Based on an Arabian story from "1001 Nights," three princes disguised as Calenders (Sufi beggars) entertain ladies from Baghdad. At DIA.
Domestic Happiness, 1849Lily Martin Spencer
Lily Martin Spencer
White Veil, 1909Willard Metcalf Pointillism used here. How does such a cold scene feel warm? Note the blues and dotted reds. New Hampshire scene. At DIA.
Willard Metcalf

Pointillism used here. How does such a cold scene feel warm?  Note the blues and dotted reds. New Hampshire scene.  At DIA.
My Daughter Elizabeth, 1915Frank Benson Benson's painting explores young womanhood and outdoor light. Benson would first photograph the image and work from it, but clearly idealized his daughters. At DIA.
Frank Benson

Benson's painting explores young womanhood and outdoor light. Benson would first photograph the image and work from it, but clearly idealized his daughters.  At DIA.
Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, 1845George Caleb Bingham "The ideal in art is but the impressions made upon the mind of the artist by the beautiful in nature." Note how Bingham creates a slow laziness here: paddle, cat, direction of boat. . . . A version at DIA.
George Caleb Bingham

"The ideal in art is but the impressions made upon the mind of the artist by the beautiful in nature." 
Note how Bingham creates a slow laziness here: paddle, cat, direction of boat. . . . A version at DIA.
Madame Paul Poirson, 1885John Singer Sargent A European, Sargent spent his life traveling back and forth between the US and Europe painting famous people. Fame, though, came from the "life" of his paintings, capturing flashes of movement or fresh poses. At DIA.
John Singer Sargent

A European, Sargent spent his life traveling back and forth between the US and Europe painting famous people. Fame, though, came from the "life" of his paintings, capturing flashes of movement or fresh poses. At DIA.
Buffalo Hunter Spitting a Bullet Into a Gun, 1892Frederic Remington When we think of the West, we think of Remington. A participant in expeditions and work parties out West (he fled Yale after two years to become a cowboy), he brought a sense of adventure to the country through his portrayals.
Frederic Remington

When we think of the West, we think of Remington. A participant in expeditions and work parties out West (he fled Yale after two years to become a cowboy), he brought a sense of adventure to the country through his portrayals.
Plums, 1870John William Hill
John William Hill
Whooping Crane, c. 1850John James Audubon
John James Audubon