Chronological Epoch

19th Century (1800–1899)

60 Masterpieces Cataloged from this Period

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, 1830/33

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Two Sisters (On the Terrace)

Two Sisters (On the Terrace)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919), 1881

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

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

Frederic Remington (American, 1861–1909), 1890

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Distant View of Niagara Falls

Distant View of Niagara Falls

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

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, 1830/33

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Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg)

Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg)

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

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Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

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

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View of Cotopaxi

View of Cotopaxi

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

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Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer)

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer)

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

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Early Morning, Tarpon Springs

Early Morning, Tarpon Springs

George Inness (American, 1825–1894), 1892

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The Home of the Heron

The Home of the Heron

George Inness (American, 1825–1894), 1893

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Madame Cezanne in a Yellow Chair

Madame Cezanne in a Yellow Chair

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

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Ballet at the Paris Opéra

Ballet at the Paris Opéra

Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917, 1877

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At the Moulin Rouge

At the Moulin Rouge

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901), 1892–95

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

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

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903), 1893

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Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water

Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water

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

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Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish

Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish

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

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Fish (Still Life)

Fish (Still Life)

Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883), 1864

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Croquet Scene

Croquet Scene

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910), 1866

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The Bedroom

The Bedroom

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

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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884

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

The Herring Net

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910), 1885

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Paris Street; Rainy Day

Paris Street; Rainy Day

Gustave Caillebotte (French, 1848–1894), 1877

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Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra

Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra

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

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The Captive Slave (Ira Aldridge)

The Captive Slave (Ira Aldridge)

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

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Arlésiennes (Mistral)

Arlésiennes (Mistral)

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903), 1888

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After the Hurricane, Bahamas

After the Hurricane, Bahamas

Winslow Homer American, 1836-1910, 1899

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Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare

Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), 1877

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Beata Beatrix

Beata Beatrix

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

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Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers

Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers

Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883), 1865

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Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando)

Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901), 1887–88

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

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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The Girl by the Window

The Girl by the Window

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944), 1893

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Male Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)

Male Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)

Kongo: Vili Republic of the Congo Central Africa, Probably early to mid-19th century

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Mountain Brook

Mountain Brook

Albert Bierstadt (American, born Solingen, Prussia, now Germany, 1830–1902), 1863

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Two Sisters (On the Terrace)

Two Sisters (On the Terrace)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919), 1881

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The Beach at Sainte-Adresse

The Beach at Sainte-Adresse

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), 1867

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Woman Reading

Woman Reading

Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883), 1880–82

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Henri Degas and His Niece Lucie Degas (The Artist's Uncle and Cousin)

Henri Degas and His Niece Lucie Degas (The Artist's Uncle and Cousin)

Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917), 1875–76

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The Millinery Shop

The Millinery Shop

Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917), 1879-86

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Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

Samuel J. Miller American, 1822–1888, 1847-52

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The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam

The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam

Carl Blechen (German, 1798–1840), 1834

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Still Life—Strawberries, Nuts, &c.

Still Life—Strawberries, Nuts, &c.

Raphaelle Peale (American, 1774–1825), 1822

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Woman at Her Toilette

Woman at Her Toilette

Berthe Morisot (French, 1841–1895), 1875–80

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The Child's Bath

The Child's Bath

Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926), 1893

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Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret

Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780-1867), 1823–26

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In the Sea

In the Sea

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss, 1827–1901), 1883

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Landscape: Window Overlooking the Woods

Landscape: Window Overlooking the Woods

Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868-1940), 1899

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Magnolias on Light Blue Velvet Cloth

Magnolias on Light Blue Velvet Cloth

Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904), 1885–95

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View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, New York, After a Storm

View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, New York, After a Storm

Thomas Cole (American, born England,1801–1848), 1838

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Mount Starr King, Yosemite

Mount Starr King, Yosemite

Albert Bierstadt (American, born Prussia [now Germany], 1830–1902), 1866

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Vale of Kashmir

Vale of Kashmir

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821–1872), 1867

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Portrait of Lisa Colt Curtis

Portrait of Lisa Colt Curtis

John Singer Sargent (American, born Italy, 1856–1925), 1898

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The Young Eastern Woman

The Young Eastern Woman

Friedrich Amerling (Austrian, 1803–1887), 1838

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The Power of Music

The Power of Music

William Sidney Mount (American, 1807–1868), 1847

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The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake

The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake

Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916), 1873

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Ruin by the Sea

Ruin by the Sea

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss, 1827–1901), 1881

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In the Waves (Dans les Vagues)

In the Waves (Dans les Vagues)

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903), 1889

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Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead

Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead

John Constable (British, 1776–1837), 1828

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Twilight in the Wilderness

Twilight in the Wilderness

Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900), 1860

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