Floor plan

East wing: The Nineteenth CenturyPost-Impressionism

Post-Impressionism

Corridor in the Asylum, by Vincent van Gogh, September 1889
A work made of graphite on cream laid paper (pieced).
Road in Etten, by Vincent van Gogh, 1881
Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte", by Georges Seurat, 1884
A work made of oil on canvas.
Aman-Jean (Portrait of Edmond François Aman-Jean), by Georges Seurat, 1882–83
Orpheus, by Odilon Redon, c. 1903–10
Painting in short strokes of pale blue, green, white, yellow, and pink, of a fisherman in one of two small boats on a river, a tree-lined bank and a bridge in the background.

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Artists who kept Impressionism's colour but pushed towards structure, symbol and feeling.

Section 1, north wall

  1. Corridor in the Asylum, by Vincent van Gogh, September 1889
    Corridor in the AsylumVincent van Gogh, September 1889Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. A work made of graphite on cream laid paper (pieced).
    Bather With Outstretched Arms (recto); Study of a Tree (verso)Paul Cézanne, 1874/77Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Road in Etten, by Vincent van Gogh, 1881
    Road in EttenVincent van Gogh, 1881Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte", by Georges Seurat, 1884
    Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte"Georges Seurat, 1884Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Section 1, south wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The Vase of TulipsPaul Cézanne, c. 1890Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Aman-Jean (Portrait of Edmond François Aman-Jean), by Georges Seurat, 1882–83
    Aman-Jean (Portrait of Edmond François Aman-Jean)Georges Seurat, 1882–83Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Orpheus, by Odilon Redon, c. 1903–10
    OrpheusOdilon Redon, c. 1903–10Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. Painting in short strokes of pale blue, green, white, yellow, and pink, of a fisherman in one of two small boats on a river, a tree-lined bank and a bridge in the background.
    Fishing in Spring, the Pont de Clichy (Asnières)Vincent van Gogh, 1887Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 2, south wall

  1. Brünnhilde in Twilight of the Gods, by Odilon Redon, 1894
    Brünnhilde in Twilight of the GodsOdilon Redon, 1894Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Still-Life with a Watermelon and Pomegranates, by Paul Cézanne, 1900–1906
    Still-Life with a Watermelon and PomegranatesPaul Cézanne, 1900–1906Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. The Card Players, by Paul Cézanne, 1890–92
    The Card PlayersPaul Cézanne, 1890–92Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Symbolic Head, by Odilon Redon, c. 1890
    Symbolic HeadOdilon Redon, c. 1890Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 2, north wall

  1. Painting of a basket of green and red-yellow apples spilling over into a white cloth placed on a wooden table, with a dark green bottle and a plate of pale biscuits behind.
    The Basket of ApplesPaul Cézanne, c. 1893Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Mount Sainte-Victoire, by Paul Cézanne, c. 1904
    Mount Sainte-VictoirePaul Cézanne, c. 1904Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Section 3, north wall

  1. Painting, heavy in tones of blue-green and burnt orange, depicting a bar scene at night. The men wear top hats and many are bearded; the women are dressed in voluminous gowns and decorative hats. Five people converse in the center of the composition and a woman with a green face dominates the right foreground.
    At the Moulin RougeHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1892–95Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler), by Vincent van Gogh, 1887
    Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler)Vincent van Gogh, 1887Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art