Eastman Johnson

(American, 1824–1906)

Room Paintings holds 25 paintings by Eastman Johnson, from the National Gallery of Art, The Met, the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. They date from 1856 to 1886. We file all of them under Realism. The most common subjects are children, interiors and men. 23 of them suit a room in our lists, most often the living room and bedroom.

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The 25 paintings

Dozens of figures in a brown field filled with discarded corn silks form two rows and sit across from each other husking corn, a farm in the background.

Eastman Johnson Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket, 1876 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Franklin H. Delano, Eastman Johnson, c. 1881, oil on board

Eastman Johnson Portrait of Franklin H. Delano, c. 1881 Cleveland Museum of Art

Winding Yarn (Interior of a Nantucket Kitchen), Eastman Johnson, 1872, oil on board

Eastman Johnson Winding Yarn (Interior of a Nantucket Kitchen), 1872 Cleveland Museum of Art

Bayside, New Rochelle, New York, Eastman Johnson, 1886, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson Bayside, New Rochelle, New York, 1886 The Met

Near Squam Lake, New Hampshire, Eastman Johnson, 1856, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson Near Squam Lake, New Hampshire, 1856 The Met

On the Unadilla, New York, Eastman Johnson, 1884, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson On the Unadilla, New York, 1884 The Met

A Fisherman, Eastman Johnson, 1865, brown inks on tan-color sized canvas

Eastman Johnson A Fisherman, 1865 The Met

Sanford Robinson Gifford, Eastman Johnson, 1880, oil on academy board

Eastman Johnson Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1880 The Met

Three Pears and an Apple, Eastman Johnson, 1857, oil on board

Eastman Johnson Three Pears and an Apple, 1857 National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a woman reaching to pick a water lily from a pond. She is crouching atop a fallen log, leaning over to submerge her right hand in the water.

Eastman Johnson Gathering Lilies, 1865 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a young boy sitting on a wooden rocking chair next to a dark metal stove. He is leaning forward with one arm extended towards the stove door, which is partially open, revealing bright orange light.

Eastman Johnson The Early Scholar, c. 1865 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a woman standing outdoors, facing the left. She has pale skin, and her face is in shadow, obscured by a wide-brimmed flat white hat with a red stripe around the edge, tied with a black bow behind her head.

Eastman Johnson Lambs, Nantucket, 1874 National Gallery of Art

Boy Fishing, Eastman Johnson, 1860s, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson Boy Fishing, 1860s Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Genio C. Scott, Eastman Johnson, 1859, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson Portrait of Genio C. Scott, 1859 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Funding Bill, Eastman Johnson, 1881, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson The Funding Bill, 1881 The Met

The Hatch Family, Eastman Johnson, 1870–71, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson The Hatch Family, 1870–71 The Met

Christmas-Time, The Blodgett Family, Eastman Johnson, 1864, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson Christmas-Time, The Blodgett Family, 1864 The Met

Corn Husking at Nantucket, Eastman Johnson, ca. 1875, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson Corn Husking at Nantucket, ca. 1875 The Met

The New Bonnet, Eastman Johnson, 1876, oil on academy board

Eastman Johnson The New Bonnet, 1876 The Met

This painting shows a young girl sitting in a wooden chair, facing the right. She has pale skin, rosy cheeks, a slightly upturned nose, and long, brown hair put up behind her head. She is wearing a pale green dress and black shoes.

Eastman Johnson The Pets, 1856 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts three individuals in a room. An elderly man is seated on a wooden chair, reading a newspaper, with a child standing beside him. The man has balding gray hair, round spectacles, and is dressed in a black suit.

Eastman Johnson The Brown Family, 1869 National Gallery of Art

The painting shows an enormous tree with a hollowed base where two people, potentially young boys, are taking shelter. The boys sit together in the hollow base of the tree, one appearing to read a piece of paper.

Eastman Johnson The Truants, c. 1870 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a woman standing in front of a wooden dresser with a mirror, her back to us. We can see her face reflected in the mirror. She is gazing at her reflection with both of her hands lifted towards her slightly tilted face.

Eastman Johnson The Toilet, 1873 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a snowy forest scene with a path running through tall, leafless trees.

Eastman Johnson On Their Way to Camp, 1873 National Gallery of Art

Harriet Hubbard Ayer, Eastman Johnson, 1881, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson Harriet Hubbard Ayer, 1881 National Gallery of Art