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A Rose

1907
oil on canvas
58 x 43 7/8 in. (147.3 x 111.4 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

notes
to a flower are common themes in late-nineteenth-century American painting. They reflect the contemporary definition of a woman's proper sphere: the realm of leisure, beauty, and the aesthetic, harmonious domestic environment. "A Rose" reflects Anshutz's simultaneous appreciation of Eakins's academic rigor and psychological probing and John Singer...
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Boy Reading: Ned Anshutz

ca. 1900
oil on canvas
38 1/16 x 27 1/16 in. (96.7 x 68.8 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

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Checker Players

ca. 1895
oil on canvas
16 1/8 x 20 1/8 in. (40.8 x 51.0 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

notes
Two boys sit engrossed in a game of checkers, each focusing intently on his next move. The dark, featureless interior draws our attention to the players' rigid poses. The lack of movement, somber tones, and carefully balanced composition create a serious image around a familiar game, something that is usually viewed as carefree and fun.
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Factory--Study For "Ironworkers, Noontime"

1880
Oil on paperboard
8 1/2 X 12 7/8 IN. (21.4 X 32.7 cm)

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution

Washington, D.C.

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House and Tree (The Artist's House)

after 1895
Oil on laminated paperboard
7 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. (20 x 26.4 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

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Man in Boat

1894
Watercolor over graphite on cream, moderately thick, slightly textured woven paper
8 13/16 x 12 15/16 in. (22.4 x 32.9 cm) Frame: 16 3/8 x 21 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (41.6 x 54 x 3.8 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

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Portrait of Margaret Perot

ca. 1908
oil on canvas
64 1/8 X 40 IN. (162.7 X 101.5 cm)

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution

Washington, D.C.

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Rooftops, St. Cloud

watercolor over graphite
overall: 25.6 x 19.2 cm (10 1/16 x 7 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C.

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Study for Steamboat on the Ohio

c. 1896
oil on cardboard
H: 8 x W: 15 inches (H: 20 x W: 38 cm)

Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art

Pittsburgh, PA

notes
This oil sketch is a preliminary study for Steamboat on the Ohio. Thomas Anshutz developed the composition in a series of photographs, pastel studies, and this oil version, which resolves the spatial relationships between the shorelines, boats, and swimmers. However, in the final painting, he altered the positions of several figures and painted the...
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The Ironworkers' Noontime

1880
oil on canvas
17 x 23 7/8 in. (43.2 x 60.6 cm)

M. H. de Young Memorial Museum

San Francisco, CA

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