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Time and Eternity by John Haberle ca.1890 New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | Haberle, John | Time and Eternity is an exquisitely painted and extremely detailed trompe-l'oeil still life designed to trick the eye into thinking that these are real, not painted, objects. The illusion is aided by the shallow spatial format and by the absolute clarity and precision with which the objects are painted. The extreme detail and realism made... | |
Wasatch Mts. Wind River Country, Wyoming by Albert Bierstadt 1861. New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | Bierstadt, Albert | ||
Seal Rocks, Farallon Islands by Albert Bierstadt ca.1872-1877. New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | Bierstadt, Albert | Description: A wave crashes against a rock formation on which rest many seals. In the foreground a seal swims in the water and holds a fish in his mouth. A sea gull flies by and two other seals are in the water. | |
Woman in Purple and Green by Thomas Wilmer Dewing 1905. New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | Dewing, Thomas Wilmer | Description: Three-quarter-length portrait of a woman seated with her hands clasped in her lap. She wears a green velvet skirt with purple waist and a long-sleeved blouse with rolled collar which reveals the shoulders and low bodice. | |
West Rock, New Haven (East Rock, near Whitneyville) by Frederic Edwin Church 1849. New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | Church, Frederic Edwin | Description: Landscape with stream in foreground, figures loading hay onto a cart at center, and the West Rock bluff in the center distance. | |
Indian Encampment by Ralph Albert Blakelock ca. 1885-1890. New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | Blakelock, Ralph Albert | Description: Five tepees, figures, and horses are on the bank of a body of water which reflects the glow of the setting sun. | |
The Hunter by Ralph Albert Blakelock Oil. New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | Blakelock, Ralph Albert | ||
Moorish Prince by Elizabeth Nourse 1897 New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | Nourse, Elizabeth | rican, who rests one hand firmly on his hip and holds a cigarette in the other. He wears a white turban around his dark head and several layers of colorful clothing wrapped loosely around his body. Blue, green, and yellow fabrics add color accents to his essentially monochromatic robe, and a vivid red waistband contributes an especially bright note... | |
Melons And Pears by Margaretta Angelica Peale 1830 New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | Peale, Margaretta Angelica | ||
Mrs. Charles Ridgely Carroll by Sarah Miriam Peale ca. 1822 New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | Peale, Sarah Miriam | ||
Fruit And Wine Glass by Severin Roesen circa 1860-1865 New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | Roesen, Severin | ||
This Little Pig Went To Market by Lilly Martin Spencer 1857 New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | Spencer, Lilly Martin | Description: A mother holds a child on her lap and touches his toes. They sit beside a curtained cradle. The mother wears a green dressing gown with elaborately designed borders and a white lace nightgown. Her green slippers rest on a red foot cushion. | |
Portrait Of Sir Richard Arkwright by Mather Brown 1790 New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | Brown, Mather | This portrait depicts the British textile manufacturer and inventor Sir Richard Arkwright (1732-1792). Though he began his career as a Lancashire barber and wigmaker, Arkwright was knighted in 1786 and, at his death, was among the wealthiest commoners in the kingdom. Arkwright rose from his humble origins through his development of the spinning jenny... | |
Terragona by John Singer Sargent c. 1908 New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | Sargent, John Singer | ||
The Boating Party by George Wellington Waters ca. 1870s New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | Waters, George Wellington | ||
Miss Cara Burch (1878-1961) by John Singer Sargent 1888 New Britain Museum of American Art New Britain, CT | Sargent, John Singer |
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