
Old World Portraits
Pat Lyon at the Forge
John Neagle
An iconic 19th-century portrait celebrating the dignity of labor, featuring a blacksmith at his anvil in a warm, atmospheric forge.
Scholarly, moody, and old-world works with gravity.
Moody palettes, old-world formality, and scholarly subjects give this style its literary charm and quiet intensity.

Old World Portraits
John Neagle
An iconic 19th-century portrait celebrating the dignity of labor, featuring a blacksmith at his anvil in a warm, atmospheric forge.

Moody Landscapes
Domenico Ferri
A captivating 19th-century nocturnal scene of Paris, featuring the glowing windows and lively atmosphere of the Boulevard des Italiens.

Figure Studies
Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin
A dramatic and soulful oil study of a man in profile, captured with bold, expressive impasto brushwork.

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

Old World Portraits
János Valentiny
An evocative mid-19th-century portrait of a man with a steady gaze, set against a dramatic, atmospheric mountain landscape.

Old World Portraits
László Mednyánszky
A somber and atmospheric portrait of a young officer by Hungarian master László Mednyánszky.

Traditional Still Lifes
Georges Jeannin
A dramatic and lush 1882 floral still life by Georges Jeannin, featuring a classical bronze bust draped in rich red velvet.

Moody Landscapes
Gustave Courbet
A moody, atmospheric landscape by Gustave Courbet featuring a shadowed cavern and dense foliage.

Architectural Interiors
Alice Mallaivre
A poignant and atmospheric interior scene capturing the dramatic play of light within the damaged Saint-Gervais Church in 1918.

Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Guido Reni
A dramatic Baroque masterpiece depicting the young Saint John the Baptist in a contemplative wilderness setting.

Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Woutherus Mol
A dramatic 19th-century portrayal of Christ in the 'Ecce Homo' tradition, characterized by masterful chiaroscuro.

Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Augustin Théodule Ribot
A striking Realist study of a reclining figure, rendered with intense chiaroscuro and emotional weight.
Showing 1909–1920 of 1958