Old World Portraits
The Artist's Mother and Sister Reading the Bible
Hans Thoma
A tender and intimate double portrait of two women engaged in quiet study by German painter Hans Thoma.
Mid 19th Century
Realist observation, academic portraiture, and luminous landscapes rooted in everyday life.
This period brings together quieter landscapes, portraiture, and richly observed scenes with a more intimate mood.
Moody Landscapes
Landscape at Nystuen in Filefjell
Johan Christian Dahl
This atmospheric Norwegian landscape study captures the quiet majesty of a mountain lake at dusk.
Moody Landscapes
In the High Mountains
Albert Bierstadt
A moody and atmospheric landscape painting of jagged, snow-capped mountains under a heavy, overcast sky.