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Genre Painting Collection (#4)

Genre painting is a captivating art form that allows artists to depict scenes from everyday life, providing us with glimpses into different eras and cultures

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: A SCHUBERTIAN PARTY. Watercolor, 1821, by Leopold Kupelwieser

A SCHUBERTIAN PARTY. Watercolor, 1821, by Leopold Kupelwieser

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: SURIKOV: PRINCE MENSHIKOV. Prince Menshikov at Beriozovo in exile, 1727. Oil on canvas

SURIKOV: PRINCE MENSHIKOV. Prince Menshikov at Beriozovo in exile, 1727. Oil on canvas, 1883, by Vasily Surikov

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: GERMANY: INN, c1720. Dancing at an inn. Miniature from a German album amicorum

GERMANY: INN, c1720. Dancing at an inn. Miniature from a German album amicorum, 1717-28

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: MEXICO: THEATER, 1898. A Theater Scene. Watercolor from the Mexican magazine

MEXICO: THEATER, 1898. A Theater Scene. Watercolor from the Mexican magazine, Comico, 1898

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: ZUCCARELLI: MUSICIANS. Musicians and Children on a Terrace. Oil by Francesco Zuccarelli

ZUCCARELLI: MUSICIANS. Musicians and Children on a Terrace. Oil by Francesco Zuccarelli (1702-1788)

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: COURT BALL, 16th CENTURY. A ball at the court of Henry III of France

COURT BALL, 16th CENTURY. A ball at the court of Henry III of France. The King stands at left with his mother, Catherine of Medicis

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: WILLIAM COLLINS (1788-1847). English painter. Engraving, 1845

WILLIAM COLLINS (1788-1847). English painter. Engraving, 1845

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: WHEELWRIGHTs SHOP, c1860. Oil on canvas by Edwin Tryon Billings, c1860

WHEELWRIGHTs SHOP, c1860. Oil on canvas by Edwin Tryon Billings, c1860

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: SILHOUETTE: DAILY LIFE. Coffee drinking scene

SILHOUETTE: DAILY LIFE. Coffee drinking scene. Silhouette with ink and watercolor by an unknown artist, probably German or French, early 19th century

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: DINNER PARTY, c1820. The Dinner Party. Oil on canvas by American artist Henry Sargent

DINNER PARTY, c1820. The Dinner Party. Oil on canvas by American artist Henry Sargent, c1820

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: BLACKSMITH, 1870. Oil on canvas by John Henry Dolph (1835-1903)

BLACKSMITH, 1870. Oil on canvas by John Henry Dolph (1835-1903)

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: WEALTHY AMERICAN FAMILY. Oil painting, mid-late 19th century

WEALTHY AMERICAN FAMILY. Oil painting, mid-late 19th century

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: ITINERANT PAINTER, c1815. An itinerant painter in an American home. Oil on canvas by C

ITINERANT PAINTER, c1815. An itinerant painter in an American home. Oil on canvas by C.B. King, c1815

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: LE NAIN: PEASANT FAMILY. Louis Le Nain: Peasant Family. Oil on canvas, c1642

LE NAIN: PEASANT FAMILY. Louis Le Nain: Peasant Family. Oil on canvas, c1642

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: ZOFFANY: THE MINUET. The Minuet. Oil on canvas by John Zoffany (1733-1810)

ZOFFANY: THE MINUET. The Minuet. Oil on canvas by John Zoffany (1733-1810)

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: SCHOOLHOUSE, 1861. Interior of a schoolhouse: oil on canvas, 1861, by J. T. Child

SCHOOLHOUSE, 1861. Interior of a schoolhouse: oil on canvas, 1861, by J. T. Child
SCHOOLHOUSE, 1861. Interior of a schoolhouse: oil on canvas, 1861, by J.T. Child

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: ENGLAND: SCHOOLCHILDREN. Leaving school. Painting, 19th century, by F. Paulsen

ENGLAND: SCHOOLCHILDREN. Leaving school. Painting, 19th century, by F. Paulsen

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 1845. Dismissal of school on an October afternoon. Oil on canvas

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 1845. Dismissal of school on an October afternoon. Oil on canvas, 1845, by the American painter Henry Inman

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. American primitive painting, c1800-1820

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. American primitive painting, c1800-1820

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: MEXICO: MOURNING FAMILY. The Agony. A Mexican family tends to a dying mother

MEXICO: MOURNING FAMILY. The Agony. A Mexican family tends to a dying mother. Oil on wood by Jose Maria Estrada, 1852

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: HOMER: BEAR HUNT, 1892. Bear Hunting, Prospect Park, Essex County, New York

HOMER: BEAR HUNT, 1892. Bear Hunting, Prospect Park, Essex County, New York. Watercolor by Winslow Homer, 1892

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: EAKINS: BIRD HUNTING, 1876. Will Schuster and Blackman Going Shooting for Rail

EAKINS: BIRD HUNTING, 1876. Will Schuster and Blackman Going Shooting for Rail. Oil on canvas by Thomas Eakins, 1876

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: MAYER: INDEPENDENCE, 1858. Independence (Squire Jack Porter)

MAYER: INDEPENDENCE, 1858. Independence (Squire Jack Porter). Oil on board by Frank Blackwell Mayer, 1858

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: WHIST GAME, 19th CENTURY. The Rubber. Woodburytype print after the painting by

WHIST GAME, 19th CENTURY. The Rubber. Woodburytype print after the painting by the Thomas Webster (1800-1886)

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: MEISSONIER: TROIS FUMEURS. Les Trois Fumers (The Three Smokers)

MEISSONIER: TROIS FUMEURS. Les Trois Fumers (The Three Smokers). Oil on canvas by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier (1815-1891)

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: DU BOIS: SHOPS, 1922. Two women window shopping. Oil on panel by Guy Pene Du Bois, 1922

DU BOIS: SHOPS, 1922. Two women window shopping. Oil on panel by Guy Pene Du Bois, 1922

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: SUMMER AFTERNOON on an English River. Painting, c1910, by J. Simont

SUMMER AFTERNOON on an English River. Painting, c1910, by J. Simont

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: BOSTON: MUSEUM, 1879. The Lawrence Room, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

BOSTON: MUSEUM, 1879. The Lawrence Room, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Oil on masonite by Enrico Meneghelli, 1879

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: NEW YORK: HOUSE RAISING. Raising a house on Grand Street (now Eldridge), New York City

NEW YORK: HOUSE RAISING. Raising a house on Grand Street (now Eldridge), New York City. Painting, 1810, by William P. Chappel

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: MEXICO: COWBOYS, 1916. Mexican cowboys rounding up wild ponies. Painting by Ernesto Icaza

MEXICO: COWBOYS, 1916. Mexican cowboys rounding up wild ponies. Painting by Ernesto Icaza, 1916

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: FRONTIERSMAN AND NATIVE AMERICANS. Frontiersman and Indian Woman

FRONTIERSMAN AND NATIVE AMERICANS. Frontiersman and Indian Woman. Oil on canvas by Jules Tavernier, late 19th century

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: TAKING THE CENSUS, 1854. Oil on canvas by Francis William Edmonds, 1854

TAKING THE CENSUS, 1854. Oil on canvas by Francis William Edmonds, 1854

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, 1893. Street scene, Cairo Village, Worlds Columbian Exposition

COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, 1893. Street scene, Cairo Village, Worlds Columbian Exposition, 1893: watercolor, 1893, by Thure de Thulstrup

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: Fountain in Alameda Park, Mexico City. Oil on cardboard, 1833, by Johann Moritz Rugendas

Fountain in Alameda Park, Mexico City. Oil on cardboard, 1833, by Johann Moritz Rugendas
RUGENDAS: PARK, 1833. Fountain in Alameda Park, Mexico City. Oil on cardboard, 1833, by Johann Moritz Rugendas

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: The Wedding. Pen and watercolor by an unknown artist, c1805

The Wedding. Pen and watercolor by an unknown artist, c1805
AMERICAN WEDDING, c1805. The Wedding. Pen and watercolor by an unknown artist, c1805

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: Quilting Party scene in an American home. Oil painting by John Lewis Krimmel, 1813

Quilting Party scene in an American home. Oil painting by John Lewis Krimmel, 1813
QUILTING PARTY, 1813. Quilting Party scene in an American home. Oil painting by John Lewis Krimmel, 1813

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: (1785-1853). American surgeon. With his patient, Alexis St. Martin. Oil on canvas, 1822

(1785-1853). American surgeon. With his patient, Alexis St. Martin. Oil on canvas, 1822
WILLIAM BEAUMONT (1785-1853). American surgeon. With his patient, Alexis St. Martin. Oil on canvas, 1822

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: Politicians at a Country Bar. Oil on canvas by James Goodwyn Clooney, 1844

Politicians at a Country Bar. Oil on canvas by James Goodwyn Clooney, 1844
AMERICAN POLITICIANS, 1844. Politicians at a Country Bar. Oil on canvas by James Goodwyn Clooney, 1844

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: Scenes of cardplaying, wining and dining in a London tavern: English watercolors, early 17th century

Scenes of cardplaying, wining and dining in a London tavern: English watercolors, early 17th century
TAVERN: LONDON, 17th C. Scenes of cardplaying, wining and dining in a London tavern: English watercolors, early 17th century

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: Merrymaking in an Inn. Oil on canvas by Jan Steen, 1674

Merrymaking in an Inn. Oil on canvas by Jan Steen, 1674
STEEN: MERRYMAKING, 1674. Merrymaking in an Inn. Oil on canvas by Jan Steen, 1674

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: Painting by an unidentified artist, c1705

Painting by an unidentified artist, c1705
ENGLAND: COFFEE HOUSE. Painting by an unidentified artist, c1705

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: An Ordinary (i. e. a Tavern) on Sundays at Two O Clock. Engraving, 1787

An Ordinary (i. e. a Tavern) on Sundays at Two O Clock. Engraving, 1787, after the watercolor by Robert Dighton
DINING AT A TAVERN, 1787. An Ordinary (i.e. a Tavern) on Sundays at Two O Clock. Engraving, 1787, after the watercolor by Robert Dighton

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: La Guingette. Oil on canvas by Edouard Manet

La Guingette. Oil on canvas by Edouard Manet
MANET: TAVERN, 1878. La Guingette. Oil on canvas by Edouard Manet

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: Kept In. Oil on canvas by Edward Lamson Henry, 1888

Kept In. Oil on canvas by Edward Lamson Henry, 1888
HENRY: KEPT IN, 1888. Kept In. Oil on canvas by Edward Lamson Henry, 1888

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: John and Abigail Montgomery. Painted by Joseph H. Davis at Strafford, New Hampshire, 1836

John and Abigail Montgomery. Painted by Joseph H. Davis at Strafford, New Hampshire, 1836
DAVIS: MONTGOMERYS, 1836. John and Abigail Montgomery. Painted by Joseph H. Davis at Strafford, New Hampshire, 1836

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: Assumed name of François Marie Arouet, French man of letters

Assumed name of François Marie Arouet, French man of letters. Voltaire getting out of bed at his home at Ferney
VOLTAIRE (1694-1778). Assumed name of François Marie Arouet, French man of letters. Voltaire getting out of bed at his home at Ferney, France. Oil on canvas, late 18th century, by Jean Huber

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: BERAUD: LA SOIREE, c1880. Oil on wood, c1880, by Jean B

BERAUD: LA SOIREE, c1880. Oil on wood, c1880, by Jean B

Background imageGenre Painting Collection: FRENCH KITCHEN. A kitchen in a middle-class household in Paris, France

FRENCH KITCHEN. A kitchen in a middle-class household in Paris, France. Oil on canvas, 1815, by Martin Drolling




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Genre painting is a captivating art form that allows artists to depict scenes from everyday life, providing us with glimpses into different eras and cultures. Edgar Degas' "At the Cafe, or The Absinthe Drinker" portrays a solitary figure lost in contemplation, capturing the essence of 19th-century Parisian cafe culture. Edouard Manet's "Folies-Bergeres: The Bar at Folies-Bergeres" transports us to a bustling bar scene in late 19th-century France, where we can almost hear the lively conversations and clinking glasses. Johannes Vermeer's "Guitar Player" invites us into a serene moment as we witness the skillful strumming of an instrument. Moving across continents and time periods, an unknown artist takes us inside a Mexican kitchen in the mid-19th century, showcasing two women diligently working amidst vibrant colors and traditional attire. Vincent Van Gogh's iconic "Night Cafe" immerses us in his emotional interpretation of a dimly lit establishment filled with haunting figures. John Greenwood's "Sea Captains Carousing in Surinam" captures rowdy sailors reveling on bed ticking canvas, offering insight into maritime culture during colonial America. Wilhelm Gause's watercolor masterpiece depicts Emperor Francis Joseph attending a public ballroom dance at Vienna's Imperial Palace, giving us a glimpse into aristocratic society at the turn of the 20th century. Mary Cassatt's tender portrayal of motherhood comes alive in her oil painting "Mother Sewing, " evoking warmth and intimacy between parent and child. Meanwhile, Beach Crescent and Broughty Castle by an unknown artist showcases picturesque coastal scenery from around 1835. The Clifton Assembly Rooms cloakroom during a ball in Bath provides an intriguing snapshot of British high society gatherings during this era. Winslow Homer’s “Country School” transports viewers back to rural America in 1871, capturing the innocence and simplicity of a bygone era.