Art for the Study

A sophisticated early 20th-century portrait of American novelist Newton Booth Tarkington, captured with fluid, painterly elegance.

A detailed 19th-century genre painting depicting a group of men in a rustic tavern setting, rich with narrative charm.

A masterfully lit scene capturing the quiet intensity and focused craftsmanship of 19th-century glass blowers.

A refined and expressive oil portrait featuring luminous lighting and confident, impressionistic brushwork.

An evocative late-career portrait by James McNeill Whistler, capturing the thoughtful gaze of his patron Charles Lang Freer.

An evocative Victorian interior scene capturing a quiet moment of storytelling and reflection.

A masterful 19th-century still life capturing a collection of scholarly and musical objects with striking realism.

A striking 19th-century folk art portrait of a seated man in a scholarly library setting.

An elegant and moody double portrait capturing a refined, contemplative moment in a sophisticated turn-of-the-century style.

This 1829 portrait by John Neagle depicts the American architect William Strickland with a dignified expression and tools of his trade.

A powerful and character-filled portrait of a weathered fisherman, capturing a lifetime of experience in bold, expressive brushstrokes.

A dignified and atmospheric portrait of Ulysses S. Grant captured in a classic nineteenth-century painterly style.