Cosmopolitanism and the Gilded Age
John Leslie Breck (1860–1899)
Garden at Giverny (In Monet's Garden), c. 1887–91
John Leslie Breck was one of the first American artists to work in the French village of Giverny, home to the French master Claude Monet (1840–1926). Initially, he experimented with Monet’s aesthetic principles and later was a leading proponent of American impressionism, before his untimely death at age forty. This painting introduces viewers to a luxuriant garden, probably Monet’s own. Various colorful flowers and feathery foliage crowd the picture frame, engulfing the path that meanders from the foreground. Contrasts between strong shadows and bright colors demonstrate the artist’s interest in recording the transient effects of light. During his years in Giverny (from 1887 to 1891), Breck was privileged to be among the select few admitted to Monet’s inner circle. Confirming the young artist’s position as one of America’s foremost impressionists, this painting is also a tribute to his famous mentor’s swirling brushwork and strong hues.
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Cosmopolitanism and the Gilded Age
Childe Hassam (1859–1935)
Une Averse—rue Bonaparte, 1887
William Merritt Chase (1849–1916)
Morning at Breakwater, Shinnecock, c. 1897
Edmund C. Tarbell (1862–1938)
In the Orchard, 1891
Mary Cassatt (1844–1926)
Summertime, 1894
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
Breton Woman with a Basket, Study for “En route pour la pêche” and “Fishing for Oysters at Cancale”, 1877
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
Breton Girl with a Basket, Study for “En route pour la pêche” and “Fishing for Oysters at Cancale”, 1877
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
Girl on the Beach, Study for “En route pour la pêche” and “Fishing for Oysters at Cancale”, 1877
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
Young Boy on the Beach, Study for “En route pour la pêche” and “Fishing for Oysters at Cancale”, 1877
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903)
The Zattere: Harmony in Blue and Brown, c. 1879
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903)
Note in Red: The Siesta, by 1884
Joseph H. Boston (1860–1954)
From Shore to Shore, 1885
George de Forest Brush (1855–1941)
The Weaver, 1889
Theodore Wendel (1859–1932)
Brook, Giverny, 1887
Irving Ramsey Wiles (1861–1948)
On the Veranda, 1887
Charles Courtney Curran (1861–1942)
Lotus Lilies, 1888
Dennis Miller Bunker (1861–1890)
Brittany Town Morning, Larmor, 1884
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
Dennis Miller Bunker Painting at Calcot, 1888
William Merritt Chase (1849–1916)
Spring Flowers (Peonies), by 1889
Childe Hassam (1859–1935)
Horse Drawn Cabs at Evening, New York, c. 1890
John Leslie Breck (1860–1899)
Garden at Giverny (In Monet's Garden), c. 1887–91
Guy Rose (1867–1925)
Giverny Hillside, c. 1890–91
Childe Hassam (1859–1935)
Horticulture Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893
Theodore Robinson (1852–1896)
Blossoms at Giverny, 1891–92
Lilla Cabot Perry (1848–1933)
Self-Portrait, c. 1889–96
Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937)
Les Invalides, Paris, 1896
John H. Twachtman (1853–1902)
Winter Landscape, c. 1890–1900
Willard Metcalf (1858–1925)
Havana Harbor, 1902
Thomas Eakins (1844–1916)
Portrait of Thomas J. Eagan, 1907
Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851–1938)
Portrait of a Lady Holding a Rose, 1912
Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874–1939)
Lady in a Garden, c. 1912