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The American Scene: 1910 - 1960

March 14 – April 30, 2024

figure in a landscape

Milton Avery (1885-1965)

Child in Water, circa 1938

oil on canvas board

23 1/4 x 17 1/4 in.

landscape

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Study for ‘Pool in the Woods,’ circa 1944
oil en grisaille on masonite
10 x 8 ¼ in.

landscape

George Biddle (1885-1973)

Cuban Farm, 1925

oil on canvas

16 x 36 1/8 in.

Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938), Harlem River, 1911

Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938)

Harlem River, 1911

watercolor on paper

4 7/8 x 7 3/8 inches

cityscape with figures

Aaron Bohrod (1907-1992)

The Short Cut, circa 1950

oil on Masonite

18 x 24 in.

Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967)   , August Morn, 1933-49 

Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967)  

August Morn, 1933-49 

watercolor, charcoal, and pencil on pieced paper

25 x 34 inches 

 

landscape

Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967)

Booming White Clouds, 1916

watercolor and pencil on paper

14 x 20 in.

seated figure

William R. Christopher (1924 - 1973)

Happy Jenny, 1956
oil on canvas
50 ½ x 35 ¼ in.

figures in an interior

William R. Christopher (1924 - 1973)

La De Da, 1953
oil on canvas
29 ½ in. (painted diameter), 33 x 33 in.

circus

William R. Christopher (1924 - 1973)

Side Show, 1953
tempera on Masonite
28 ⅛ x 39 ⅛ in.

winter landscape

John Fulton Folinsbee (1892-1972)

Winter Towpath, New Hope, circa 1930

oil on canvas

16 1/8 x 20 ¼ in.

landscape

Karl Fortess (1907 - 1993)

This Was the Place, 1946

oil on canvas

28 x 40 in.

landscape with buildings and mountains

Abraham Leon Kroll (1884-1974)
Landscape, 1927

oil on canvas

26 ¼ x 32 in.

winter landscape

Ernest Lawson (1873-1939)

Hillside, Winter, circa 1910

oil on canvas

18 ¼ x 22 ¼ in.

Ernest Lawson (1873-1939), Wild Turkeys, Colorado, circa 1927-1929

Ernest Lawson (1873-1939)

Wild Turkeys, Colorado, circa 1927-1929

oil on canvas

16 x 20 inches

figure in a landscape

Doris Emrick Lee (1904-1983)

The Widow, 1935

oil on canvas

25 x 30 1/8 in.

landscape in winter

Edward Middleton Manigault (1887-1922)
A Canadian Town, 1911
oil on canvas
20 ¼ x 24 ⅛ in.

beach scene

Herman Maril (1908-1986)
Boat, Sand, and Water, 1952
oil on canvas
16 ⅛ x 25 ⅛ in.
 

horse and barn

Herman Maril (1908-1986)
Horse, circa 1930s
gouache on paper
12 x 8 in.
 

bridge

Herman Maril (1908-1986)
Viaduct, 1929
oil on canvas board
10 x 8 in.
 

figures in an interior

Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)

Eldorado: The Sorrow and Futility of Man Before the Beauty of Woman, 1946

mixed media on paper

22 x 29 ⅝ in.

figures in an interior

Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)  

Modeling Furs on Union Square, 1940

mixed media on illustration board 

26 7/8 x 48 3/8 in. 

figures in an interior

Reginald Marsh (1898-1954)  

Taxi Dance Hall, 1947 

watercolor and ink on paper laid down on board 

26 ¾ x 41 in.

figures in a city

Kenneth Hayes Miller (1876 – 1952)

Washington Square, circa 1935

oil on canvas

13 x 18 in.

nocturne

Dale Nichols (1904-1995)

The Cradle, 1951

oil on masonite

16 5/8 x 24 1/2 in.

winter landscape

Dale Nichols (1904-1995)

Farm in Winter, 1966

oil on canvas

30 x 40 in.

Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927), Beach Scene #4, circa 1920

Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)

Beach Scene #4, circa 1920

oil on board

12 x 16 inches

figures and boats

Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896-1969)

Minnie, Cape Porpoise, Maine, 1934

watercolor and pencil on paper

19 ¾ x 26 in.

Ben Shahn (1898-1969), Senate Hearing, Lafollette and Thomas, 1937

Ben Shahn (1898-1969)

Senate Hearing, Lafollette and Thomas, 1937

watercolor and gouache on board

16 ¾ x 29 ½ inches