Julian Alden Weir

(American, 1852–1919)

Room Paintings holds nine paintings by Julian Alden Weir, from The Met, the National Gallery of Art and the Cleveland Museum of Art. They date from 1888 to 1908. We file all of them under Impressionism. The most common subjects are villages, children and forests and trees. All of them suit a room in our lists, most often the living room and guest room.

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Impressionism 9

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The 9 paintings

The Building of the Dam, Julian Alden Weir, 1908, oil on canvas

Julian Alden Weir The Building of the Dam, 1908 Cleveland Museum of Art

Fruit, Julian Alden Weir, ca. 1888, oil on canvas

Julian Alden Weir Fruit, ca. 1888 The Met

The Red Bridge, Julian Alden Weir, 1895, oil on canvas

Julian Alden Weir The Red Bridge, 1895 The Met

The painting shows a bright-green landscape with rolling hills in the distance.

Julian Alden Weir Obweebetuck, c. 1908 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a cluster of trees against a bright sky in shades of pale yellow and pale seafoam green. Closest to us, a green-gray path stretches horizontally next to tall teal and blue grasses.

Julian Alden Weir Moonlight, c. 1905 National Gallery of Art

Idle Hours, Julian Alden Weir, 1888, oil on canvas

Julian Alden Weir Idle Hours, 1888 The Met

Connecticut Village (Going to School), Julian Alden Weir, after 1891, oil on canvas

Julian Alden Weir Connecticut Village (Going to School), after 1891 The Met

The Factory Village, Julian Alden Weir, 1897, oil on canvas

Julian Alden Weir The Factory Village, 1897 The Met

This painting depicts a view from an elevated position. The horizon is in the center of the painting, where the blue sky meets distant green hills.

Julian Alden Weir U.S. Thread Company Mills, Willimantic, Connecticut, c. 1893/1897 National Gallery of Art