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Impressionism

Jun 14, 2023 | Collection

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Impressionism

About The Art

The Butler is renowned for its comprehensive assemblage of the luminaries of American art. The trove of paintings by American Impressionists is one of the best-known worldwide. American artists who traveled to France between 1890 and 1920 created their own brand of Impressionism. Starring are works by Mary Cassatt, Cecilia Beaux, Theodore Robinson, and Frederick Frieseke. Perhaps the best-known Impressionist painting in the Unites States, In Flanders Field, painted by Robert Vonnoh, resides in this popular gallery.

LOCATION: Watson Gallery (Impressionism), first floor

Selected Works

a formal portrait of Mrs. Knowles and her 2 children sitting on a bench reading a book. Each family member has dark hair with brown eyes.

Mrs. Knowles and Her Children

John Singer Sargent

A woman in a white dress sitting on a red stool facing away from the painter turns back over her right shoulder towards the painter. Behind her sit several large paintings leaned against the wall and each other in the corner.

Did You Speak to Me?

William Merritt Chase

Several women in white dresses sit in different parts of a large field of red poppies, collecting bouquets.

In Flanders Fields – Where Soldiers Sleep and Poppies Grow

Robert William Vonnoh

A woman with long hair tied back in a sheer scarf and a long off-white colored dress is kneeling on the top of a high hill, with greenery and white flowers surrounding her. Behind her you can see a valley laid out in the distance.

The Mountain Side Seat

Charles Courtney Curran

A snowy path leading off on the left side of the painting lined by skinny trees; on the right side of the painting there is a river and snow in the distance. The trees are sparsely adorned with yellow leaves. Orange and brown leaves collect in damp piles at the bases of the trees. Warm yellow sunlight shines from the right side of the painting.

Laurel Run

Edward Willis Redfield

A young woman with pinned up dark hair is sitting at a table; she is wearing a white dress wrapped in a red shawl. She holds a folded black and gold fan while gazing toward the viewer. The wall in the background is black with gold leaf shapes.

Red and Gold

Frank Weston Benson

A painting of a woman from her right side. She is sitting in a chair, and wearing a full length light blue dress. There is a painting of birds on the wall beside her.

Birds Repose

Alice Ruggles Sohier

A city skyline at sunset obscured by mist in the background with several smaller buildings visible more clearly in the foreground. Several windows in the buildings show their lights on as night approaches.

Manhattan’s Misty Sunset

Childe Hassam

A red haired woman with orange hair wearing a blue dress holds a baby wearing a white and pink dress in her arms.

Agatha and Her Child

Mary Cassatt

A woman stepping into the house from the patio on a sunny day. She has a white parasol over her shoulder and is wearing a long pink and white striped dress.

Good Morning (In the Doorway)

Frederick Carl Frieseke

a painting of a woman in a formal white dress and white high heeled shoes standing with her hands at her sides. She has light brown hair that is long but tied up.

White and Pure Gold

Ernest Ludwig Ipsen

A large group of people sit on a beach in the foreground wearing flowing, colorful clothing with a clear blue sky in the background.

Afternoon Fun

Edward H. Potthast

A house in front of a pond. There is a cherub statue in the pond and 3 maids are relaxing underneath a tree.

In My Garden

Gari Melchers

A snowy landscape and a frozen body of water. The trees in the painting are bare of any leaves.

Winter Sunlight

Charles Rosen

*Please note that the artworks in the permanent collection on display may undergo periodic changes and rotations. We suggest that if you’re traveling to the museum to view a specific piece of artwork, call us ahead of time to confirm it is currently on display (330-743-1107 ext. 1108)