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Daily Life Collection (#3)

"Capturing the Essence of Daily Life: From Hogarth's Gin Lane to Rivera's Day of the Dead" Step into a world where art intertwines with reality

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Viaduct across the Sankey Valley, 1831 (colour aquatints, partly hand-coloured)

Viaduct across the Sankey Valley, 1831 (colour aquatints, partly hand-coloured)
1198423 Viaduct across the Sankey Valley, 1831 (colour aquatints, partly hand-coloured) by Bury, Thomas Talbot (1811-77) (after); 26.5x66 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Background imageDaily Life Collection: GALICIA. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. Province of A Coruna

GALICIA. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. Province of A Coruna
Galicia. Santiago de Compostela. Province of Coruna. Partial view of the city with the Cathedral in the background. The Spanish and American Illustration. Engraving by Otero (1870)

Background imageDaily Life Collection: VIRGINIA: PEELING APPLES. John Nicholson peeling apples, at a house in Shenandoah National Park

VIRGINIA: PEELING APPLES. John Nicholson peeling apples, at a house in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, October 1935

Background imageDaily Life Collection: ROW HOUSES, 1938. Women and children in front of a row of low-income houses in Ambridge

ROW HOUSES, 1938. Women and children in front of a row of low-income houses in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Arthur Rothstein, July 1938

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Boulevard Montmartre, Afternoon Sun, 1897 (oil on canvas)

Boulevard Montmartre, Afternoon Sun, 1897 (oil on canvas)
XOS1274000 Boulevard Montmartre, Afternoon Sun, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); 73x92 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; French, out of copyright

Background imageDaily Life Collection: NEW YORK: MULBERRY BEND. A clam seller on Mulberry Bend in New York City. Photograph

NEW YORK: MULBERRY BEND. A clam seller on Mulberry Bend in New York City. Photograph, c1900

Background imageDaily Life Collection: FLORENCE: FOOTBALL GAME. A game of football in the Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy

FLORENCE: FOOTBALL GAME. A game of football in the Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy. Painting, 16th century, by Stradano

Background imageDaily Life Collection: American advertisement, c1900, for Flexible Flyer sleds

American advertisement, c1900, for Flexible Flyer sleds
FLEXIBLE FLYER, 1900. American advertisement, c1900, for Flexible Flyer sleds

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Street scene (top) / Public bath (bottom). Sketch from Katsushika Hokusais Manga, c1836

Street scene (top) / Public bath (bottom). Sketch from Katsushika Hokusais Manga, c1836
HOKUSAI: SKETCH, 1836. Street scene (top)/Public bath (bottom). Sketch from Katsushika Hokusais Manga, c1836

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Pen and ink drawing, 1899, by Charles Dana Gibson

Pen and ink drawing, 1899, by Charles Dana Gibson
GIBSON: THE MOTHER, 1899. Pen and ink drawing, 1899, by Charles Dana Gibson

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Photograph, 1948, by Berenice Abbott

Photograph, 1948, by Berenice Abbott
NEW YORK: RESTAURANT, 1948. Photograph, 1948, by Berenice Abbott

Background imageDaily Life Collection: (1732-1799). First President of the United States. Washington

(1732-1799). First President of the United States. Washington and Friends After a Days Hunt in Virginia
GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799). First President of the United States. Washington and Friends After a Days Hunt in Virginia. Lithograph by Charles Tholey, 1868

Background imageDaily Life Collection: NATIVE AMERICAN BARBECUE. Florida Native Americans curing fish and game on a barbecue

NATIVE AMERICAN BARBECUE. Florida Native Americans curing fish and game on a barbecue. Colored engraving, 1591, by Theodor de Bry after a now lost drawing by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues

Background imageDaily Life Collection: COUNTRY STORE, 1872. Interior of a country store. A general store in North Carolina during

COUNTRY STORE, 1872. Interior of a country store. A general store in North Carolina during Reconstruction. Wood engraving, American, 1872

Background imageDaily Life Collection: BRUEGEL: ST. GEORGEs DAY. Line engraving, c1600, by H. Cook after a drawing by Peter Bruegel

BRUEGEL: ST. GEORGEs DAY. Line engraving, c1600, by H. Cook after a drawing by Peter Bruegel the Elder

Background imageDaily Life Collection: DORÉ: LONDON, 1872. Houndsditch. Wood engraving after Gustave Dor

DORÉ: LONDON, 1872. Houndsditch. Wood engraving after Gustave Dor

Background imageDaily Life Collection: MOVIE THEATRE, 1920. The Strand, in Times Square, New York City, 1920

MOVIE THEATRE, 1920. The Strand, in Times Square, New York City, 1920

Background imageDaily Life Collection: RENOIR: BATHER ON A ROCK. Oil on canvas, 1892, by P. A. Renoir

RENOIR: BATHER ON A ROCK. Oil on canvas, 1892, by P. A. Renoir
RENOIR: BATHER ON A ROCK. Oil on canvas, 1892, by P.A. Renoir

Background imageDaily Life Collection: CEZANNE: BATHERS, 1892-94. Oil on canvas by Paul Cezanne, 1892-94

CEZANNE: BATHERS, 1892-94. Oil on canvas by Paul Cezanne, 1892-94

Background imageDaily Life Collection: ALGERIA: STREET SCENE, c1899. Street of the Red Sea in Algiers. Photochrome postcard, c1899

ALGERIA: STREET SCENE, c1899. Street of the Red Sea in Algiers. Photochrome postcard, c1899

Background imageDaily Life Collection: SILENT FILM STILL: DANCING. Moby Dick starring John Barrymore

SILENT FILM STILL: DANCING. Moby Dick starring John Barrymore

Background imageDaily Life Collection: NY: BROOKLYN BRIDGE, 1899. On the pedestrian promenade of the Brooklyn Bridge

NY: BROOKLYN BRIDGE, 1899. On the pedestrian promenade of the Brooklyn Bridge. Photograph, from a stereograph view, c1899

Background imageDaily Life Collection: STELLA DALLAS, 1925. Belle Bennett and Jean Hersholt in a scene from the film

STELLA DALLAS, 1925. Belle Bennett and Jean Hersholt in a scene from the film

Background imageDaily Life Collection: NATI2A-00174

NATI2A-00174
Pueblo farmer plowing the soil near Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDaily Life Collection: NATI2A-00076

NATI2A-00076
Digger Indians returning from a hunt with rabbits and birds, Sierra Nevada Mountains, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDaily Life Collection: GEUR2A-00139

GEUR2A-00139
Young Dutch woman gathering cabbages in a basket, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Columbia River fishing camp of Native Americans

Columbia River fishing camp of Native Americans
Native American fishing camp by the Columbia River, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Hanoi Vietnam, Cyclo in Old Hanoi

Hanoi Vietnam, Cyclo in Old Hanoi

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Paul Cezanne Man with a Pipe, 1892-96

Paul Cezanne Man with a Pipe, 1892-96
3524392 Paul Cezanne Man with a Pipe, 1892-96 by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); (add.info.: Paul Cezanne Man with a Pipe, 1892-96)

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Flower Seller; Vendedora de flores, c. 1934 (oil on canvas)

Flower Seller; Vendedora de flores, c. 1934 (oil on canvas)
1769657 Flower Seller; Vendedora de flores, c.1934 (oil on canvas) by Ramos Martinez, Alfredo (1871-1946); 81.3x71.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flower Seller; Vendedora de flores)

Background imageDaily Life Collection: San Samuele, Venice (w / c)

San Samuele, Venice (w / c)
7076663 San Samuele, Venice (w/c) by Campo, Federico del (1878-1912); 25.5x18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Campo, Federico del (1878-1912))

Background imageDaily Life Collection: An Encounter on the Road, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)

An Encounter on the Road, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
5895234 An Encounter on the Road, c.1900 (oil on canvas) by Walbourn, Ernest (1872-1927); 61x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Walbourn, Ernest (1872-1927))

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Month of January: snowy landscape with aristocrats and hunters. c. 1535 (fresco)

Month of January: snowy landscape with aristocrats and hunters. c. 1535 (fresco)
LRI4684865 Month of January: snowy landscape with aristocrats and hunters. c.1535 (fresco) by Maestro Venceslao (fl.1390-1400); Castello del Buonconsilio, Torre dell Aquila

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Teatime (pencil and watercolour heightened with white on card)

Teatime (pencil and watercolour heightened with white on card)
1765030 Teatime (pencil and watercolour heightened with white on card) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Teatime. Myles Birket Foster (1825-1899)

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Holsten gate at Lubeck, engraved by John Godfrey (1817-89) (colour engraving)

Holsten gate at Lubeck, engraved by John Godfrey (1817-89) (colour engraving)
REV326585 Holsten gate at Lubeck, engraved by John Godfrey (1817-89) (colour engraving) by Werner, Carl Friedrich Heinrich (1808-94) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageDaily Life Collection: View from the artists bedroom, c. 1930 (oil on canvas) (for detail see 244507)

View from the artists bedroom, c. 1930 (oil on canvas) (for detail see 244507)
LIS244506 View from the artists bedroom, c.1930 (oil on canvas) (for detail see 244507) by Shakespeare, Percy (1906-43); 52x62 cm; Private Collection; eLiss Fine Art; English, out of copyright

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Twickenham Church looking downstream, 1800-30 (oil on canvas)

Twickenham Church looking downstream, 1800-30 (oil on canvas)
3089798 Twickenham Church looking downstream, 1800-30 (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); 29x39 cm; Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Interior of a Serbian peasant house in the vicinity of Belgrade in 1859

Interior of a Serbian peasant house in the vicinity of Belgrade in 1859
XEE4404846 Interior of a Serbian peasant house in the vicinity of Belgrade in 1859. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Rent Day, engraved by Abraham Raimbach (1784-1868), published 1817 (engraving)

Rent Day, engraved by Abraham Raimbach (1784-1868), published 1817 (engraving)
STC169277 Rent Day, engraved by Abraham Raimbach (1784-1868), published 1817 (engraving) by Wilkie, David (1785-1841) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Modernisation of the street jobs, the knife grinder in his car, illustration

Modernisation of the street jobs, the knife grinder in his car, illustration
XIR346516 Modernisation of the street jobs, the knife grinder in his car, illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 3rd September 1911 (colour litho) by French School

Background imageDaily Life Collection: QUEEN ELIZABETH I, 1575. Queen Elizabeth I at a royal picnic

QUEEN ELIZABETH I, 1575. Queen Elizabeth I at a royal picnic. Woodcut from George Turbervilles Booke of Hunting, 1575

Background imageDaily Life Collection: NEW ORLEANS, 1884. The Levee in New Orleans. Lithograph, 1884, by Currier & Ives

NEW ORLEANS, 1884. The Levee in New Orleans. Lithograph, 1884, by Currier & Ives

Background imageDaily Life Collection: BOSTON: BOWDOIN SQUARE. Bowdoin Square, Boston, Massachusetts. Colored photograph, c1919

BOSTON: BOWDOIN SQUARE. Bowdoin Square, Boston, Massachusetts. Colored photograph, c1919

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Ms. Lat 209 fol. 11r The Professions, from De Sphaera (vellum)

Ms. Lat 209 fol. 11r The Professions, from De Sphaera (vellum)
XIR308310 Ms. Lat 209 fol.11r The Professions, from De Sphaera (vellum) by De Predis, Cristoforo (1440/45-86) (attributed to); Biblioteca Estense, Modena

Background imageDaily Life Collection: New Years Day in Paris: The Little Stalls on the Boulevard, cover of Le

New Years Day in Paris: The Little Stalls on the Boulevard, cover of Le
XIR116170 New Years Day in Paris: The Little Stalls on the Boulevard, cover of Le Petit Journal, 2nd January 1892 (coloured engraving) by Meyer, Henri (1844-99); Private Collection; French

Background imageDaily Life Collection: HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1910. Two young messenger boys using the showers at the Postal Telegraph Co

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1910. Two young messenger boys using the showers at the Postal Telegraph Co. in New York City. Photograph by Lewis Hines in July 1910

Background imageDaily Life Collection: Pen-and-ink drawing by Albert Edward Sterner, 1886

Pen-and-ink drawing by Albert Edward Sterner, 1886
ARCHERY, 1886. Pen-and-ink drawing by Albert Edward Sterner, 1886

Background imageDaily Life Collection: A curling match. Wood engraving, 1843

A curling match. Wood engraving, 1843
CURLING, 1843. A curling match. Wood engraving, 1843




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"Capturing the Essence of Daily Life: From Hogarth's Gin Lane to Rivera's Day of the Dead" Step into a world where art intertwines with reality, offering glimpses into the diverse tapestry of daily life. William Hogarth's iconic engravings, "Gin Lane" and "Beer Street, " transport us to 18th-century London, revealing contrasting scenes of debauchery and sobriety. These powerful images serve as a reminder that our choices shape our existence. Diego Rivera's mural, "Feast of the Day of the Dead, " immerses us in Mexico City's vibrant celebration, honoring departed loved ones. Through colorful imagery and intricate details, Rivera captures both sorrow and joy in this timeless tradition. Edgar Degas' masterpiece, "At the Cafe, " transports us to Parisian streets in 1873. The haunting image of an absinthe drinker invites contemplation on society's vices and escapism through art. Georges Seurat takes us on a leisurely Sunday afternoon stroll along La Grande Jatte Island with his pointillist marvel. In this serene scene filled with picnickers and boaters, we witness ordinary people finding solace amidst nature’s beauty. Pieter Bruegel the Elder paints a winter landscape in his renowned work "Hunters in the Snow. " This Flemish masterpiece reminds us that even amid harsh conditions, life goes on – hunters trudge through snow-covered fields while children play games on frozen ponds. Traveling back centuries earlier brings Marco Polo leaving Venice during the 1300s to mind. His departure symbolizes humanity’s eternal quest for exploration and discovery – seeking new horizons beyond familiar shores. Rivera once again enchants us with his mural depicting pre-Columbian life within Zapotec Civilization. With vivid colors and meticulous detail, he showcases ancient rituals intertwined with everyday activities - reminding us that history shapes our present.