Floor plan

Style galleriesRealism

Realism

Inside the Bar, by Winslow Homer, 1883
The Pleiades, by Elihu Vedder, 1885
The Contest for the Bouquet: The Family of Robert Gordon in Their New York Dining-Room, by Seymour Joseph Guy, 1866
Approaching Thunder Storm, by Martin Johnson Heade, 1859
Still Life—Violin and Music, by William Michael Harnett, 1888
Talking It Over, by Enoch Wood Perry, 1872

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Ordinary people and working lives, painted as they were, from the 1840s on.

First room, north wall

  1. Inside the Bar, by Winslow Homer, 1883
    Inside the BarWinslow Homer, 1883Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. The Pleiades, by Elihu Vedder, 1885
    The PleiadesElihu Vedder, 1885Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. The Contest for the Bouquet: The Family of Robert Gordon in Their New York Dining-Room, by Seymour Joseph Guy, 1866
    The Contest for the Bouquet: The Family of Robert Gordon in Their New York Dining-RoomSeymour Joseph Guy, 1866Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. Approaching Thunder Storm, by Martin Johnson Heade, 1859
    Approaching Thunder StormMartin Johnson Heade, 1859Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Still Life—Violin and Music, by William Michael Harnett, 1888
    Still Life—Violin and MusicWilliam Michael Harnett, 1888Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. Talking It Over, by Enoch Wood Perry, 1872
    Talking It OverEnoch Wood Perry, 1872Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Second room, south wall

  1. At the Seaside, by William Merritt Chase, ca. 1892
    At the SeasideWilliam Merritt Chase, ca. 1892Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Louis Eilshemius
    Spanish LadyLouis M. Eilshemius, 1889Courtesy of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution
  3. Newburyport Meadows, by Martin Johnson Heade, ca. 1876–81
    Newburyport MeadowsMartin Johnson Heade, ca. 1876–81Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  4. Oil painting
    Harmony in Green and Rose: The Music RoomJames McNeill Whistler, 1860-1861Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution

Second room, north wall

  1. The Yellow Room, by James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883–84
    The Yellow RoomJames McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883–84Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. ROOKWOOD POTTERY
    Rookwood PotteryGeorge Gibson, 1886Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
  3. Oil painting
    An Orange Note: Sweet ShopJames McNeill Whistler, 1883 or 1884Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
  4. The Dancing Lesson, by Thomas Eakins, 1878
    The Dancing LessonThomas Eakins, 1878Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Third room, north wall

  1. Sunrise, by George Inness, 1887
    SunriseGeorge Inness, 1887Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. Garden View, Brooklyn, by Fidelia Bridges, ca. 1867
    Garden View, BrooklynFidelia Bridges, ca. 1867Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art