Art of The Gilded Age Late 19 th Century American Art

1. Art of The Gilded AgeLate 19th Century American Art American Studies, William Fremd High School Mrs. Olsen, Mr. Palmer Mr. Schaefer Ms. Marsh Mr. McCusker

2. Children were the main subject of most of Homer’s works. Discuss what his purpose was in doing so. • Winslow Homer & Thomas Eakins used Naturalism/Realism as a subject in their paintings. Describe Naturalism and Realism and what these paintings portrayed. • Compare John Singer Sargents’ idea of “W-O-M-A-N” and Mary Cassat’s focus of women.

3. Winslow Homer1836-1910 • Reaction to Civil War • Reaction to Industrialization • Childhood • African-Americans “Soldier Meditating by a Grave”

4. Winslow Homer’s Reaction to the Civil War: Veteran In A New Field

5. Winslow Homer’s Reaction to the Civil War: Prisoners from the Front

6. Winslow Homer’s Reaction to Childhood during Industrialization Snap the Whip

7. Winslow Homer’s Reaction to Childhood during Industrialization The Country School

8. Winslow Homer’s Reaction to Industrialization and Paintings about Childhood: Boat

9. Winslow Homer’s Paintings about African-Americans: The Water-Melon Boys Does this image look familiar?

10. Winslow Homer Paintings about African-Americans: A Sunday Morning in Virginia

11. Other painters of the period expressed similar sentiments about the state of African-Americans. Edward Lamson Henry: Kept In

12. Winslow Homer’s Realism/Naturalism: The Gulf Stream

13. Winslow Homer’s Realism/Naturalism: Fog Warning

14. Winslow Homer’s Realism/Naturalism: Lost on the Grand Banks In 1998, Microsoft’s Bill Gates paid more than $30,000,000 for this painting, the most ever for an American painting. (Doris Homer, one of Winslow Homer’s living relatives said, “It’s not worth it!”)

15. Winslow Homer’s Realism/Naturalism: Right and Left

16. Thomas Eakins1844-1916 Thomas Eakins was fascinated by the human form. He sought to capture it in action and in its purest forms. Baseball Players Practicing

17. Thomas Eakins: The Gross Clinic

18. Thomas Eakins: Detail ofThe Gross Clinic

19. Thomas Eakins: The Agnew Clinic

20. Thomas Eakins:John Biglin in A Single Scull

21. James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903): Study in Grey and Black

22. James Abbott McNeill Whistler: At the Piano

23. Impressionism:A style of painting started in France during the 1860s. Impressionist artists tried to paint candid glimpses of their subjects in everyday life, which showed the effects of sunlight on objects and people at different times and in different weather conditions throughout the day. Mary Cassatt Reine Leaning over Margot’s Shoulder

24. John Singer Sargent1856-1925 Self Portait

25. W. O. M.A. N.

26. John Singer Sargent: Mrs. George Swinton

27. John Singer Sargent: The Acheson Sisters

28. John Singer Sargent: Madame X

29. John Singer Sargent: Lady Agnew of Lochnaw

30. John Singer Sargent: Mrs. Carl Meyer and Her Children

31. John Singer Sargent: The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit

32. John Singer Sargent: Mr. And Mrs. John Phelps Stokes

33. W. O. M.A. N.

34. Mary Cassatt 1844-1926 • The only American to exhibit with the French Impressionists • One of only two women to exhibit with the French Impressionists • Concentrated on the public and private lives of women Breakfast in Bed

35. Mary Cassatt:The Bath

36. Mary Cassatt:At the Opera

37. Mary Cassatt:Lydia in a Loge Wearing a Pearl Necklace

38. Mary Cassatt:Lydia Seated at an Embroidery Table

39. Mary Cassatt:Woman Reading in a Garden

40. Mary Cassatt:Mrs. Duffee Seated on a Striped Sofa

41. Mary Cassatt: The Cup of Tea

42. Mary Cassatt:Alexander J. Cassatt and His Son