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166 works by 36 artists

166 works featuring “City life” by 36 artists, from the 18th to the 20th century, held in 66 museums.

Street Scene in Windy and Rainy Weather, C.W. Eckersberg

Street Scene in Windy and Rainy Weather, 1846.

Gadescene i blæst og regn (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Trafalgar Square, Tom Roberts

Trafalgar Square, 1904.

Trafalgar Square (museum title)

Tom Roberts (Australian), oil on cardboard

Art Gallery of South Australia

Hell Hole, John Sloan

Hell Hole, 1917.

Hell Hole (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching and aquatint

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

Kostverlorenvaart in Amsterdam, Rik Wouters

Kostverlorenvaart in Amsterdam, 1915.

Kostverlorenvaart in Amsterdam (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), ink on paper

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Girl and Beggar, John Sloan

Girl and Beggar, 1910.

Girl and Beggar (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Third Class Carriage, Honoré Daumier

A Third Class Carriage, c. 1865.

A Third Class Carriage (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), oil on cardboard

National Museum Wales, United Kingdom

Fun - One Cent, John Sloan

Fun - One Cent, 1905.

Fun - One Cent (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

The Pont-Neuf, Camille Pissarro

The Pont-Neuf, 1902.

The Pont-Neuf (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Hiroshima Museum of Art, Japan

Fog, Thames Embankment, Tom Roberts

Fog, Thames Embankment, 1884.

Fog, Thames Embankment (museum title)

Tom Roberts (Australian), oil on cardboard

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

The Big Wheel, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

The Big Wheel, 1909.

La grande roue (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Morning Reflection on the Thames in London, Émile Claus

Morning Reflection on the Thames in London, 1918.

Lichtweerkaatsing ’s morgens op de Theems in Londen (museum title)

Émile Claus (Belgian), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

14th Street, The Wigwam (Tammany Hall), John Sloan

14th Street, The Wigwam (Tammany Hall), 1928.

14th Street, The Wigwam (Tammany Hall) (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Overtoom in Amsterdam, Rik Wouters

Overtoom in Amsterdam, 1915.

Overtoom in Amsterdam (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), ink on paper

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Evening train to Hawthorn, Tom Roberts

Evening train to Hawthorn, c. 1889.

Evening train to Hawthorn (museum title)

Tom Roberts (Australian), oil on cedar panel

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

Animated Landscape, Fernand Léger

Animated Landscape, 1924.

Animated Landscape (museum title)

Fernand Léger (French), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Fifth Avenue Critics, John Sloan

Fifth Avenue Critics, 1905.

Fifth Avenue Critics (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

The Market in front of the Theatre in Antwerp, Émile Claus

The Market in front of the Theatre in Antwerp

De markt voor de schouwburg in Antwerpen (museum title)

Émile Claus (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

The Raised Terrace of the Pont-Neuf, Place Henri IV: in Morning Rain, Camille Pissarro

The Raised Terrace of the Pont-Neuf, Place Henri IV: in Morning Rain, 1902.

The Raised Terrace of the Pont-Neuf, Place Henri IV: in… (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Arkansas Arts Center, United States

The Third Class Carriage, Honoré Daumier

The Third Class Carriage, 1864.

The Third Class Carriage (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French)

Walters Art Museum, United States

Quai d'Ivry, Henri Rousseau

Quai d'Ivry, 1907.

Quai d'Ivry (museum title)

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Artizon Museum, Japan

Collins Street, Frederick McCubbin

Collins Street, c. 1915.

Collins Street (museum title)

Frederick McCubbin (Australian), oil on cardboard

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

The Lafayette, John Sloan

The Lafayette, 1927.

The Lafayette (museum title)

John Sloan (American), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Le Louvre et le pont du Carrousel, soleil, Camille Pissarro

Le Louvre et le pont du Carrousel, soleil, 1903.

Le Louvre et le pont du Carrousel, soleil (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Matsuoka Museum of Art, Japan

Night Windows, John Sloan

Night Windows, 1910.

Night Windows (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

Treasure Trove, John Sloan

Treasure Trove, 1907.

Treasure Trove (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Connoisseurs of Prints, John Sloan

Connoisseurs of Prints, 1905.

Connoisseurs of Prints (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Man Monkey, John Sloan

Man Monkey, 1905.

Man Monkey (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

National Gallery of Art, United States

La Poissonnerie à Dieppe, Camille Pissarro

La Poissonnerie à Dieppe, 1902.

La Poissonnerie à Dieppe (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Le Louvre, soleil couchant, 3e série, Camille Pissarro

Le Louvre, soleil couchant, 3e série, 1902.

Le Louvre, soleil couchant, 3e série (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Minnesota Marine Art Museum, United States

The Disks in the City, Fernand Léger

The Disks in the City, 1920.

Les Disques dans la ville (museum title)

Fernand Léger (French), oil on canvas

Musée National d'Art Moderne, France

The City from Greenwich Village, John Sloan

The City from Greenwich Village, 1922.

The City from Greenwich Village (museum title)

John Sloan (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

View from my Balcony, Hansteensgate 2, Harriet Backer

View from my Balcony, Hansteensgate 2, 1915.

Utsikt fra min altan, Hansteensgate 2 (museum title)

Harriet Backer (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

A Woman's Work, John Sloan

A Woman's Work, 1912.

A Woman's Work (museum title)

John Sloan (American), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Going home, Tom Roberts

Going home, c. 1889.

Going home (museum title)

Tom Roberts (Australian), oil on cigar-box lid

National Gallery of Australia

Roofs at Ostend, James Ensor

Roofs at Ostend, 1903.

Roofs at Ostend (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

July 14th in Dieppe, Frits Thaulow

July 14th in Dieppe, c. 1894.

14. juli i Dieppe (museum title)

Frits Thaulow (Norwegian), oil on wood panel

National Museum of Norway

Three Gossips, Honoré Daumier

Three Gossips, 1865–1867.

Three Gossips (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), black crayon and charcoal, on ivory laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Allegro con brio, Bourke Street west, Tom Roberts

Allegro con brio, Bourke Street west, c. 1885–1886.

Allegro con brio, Bourke Street west (museum title)

Tom Roberts (Australian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Australia

Third Class Carriage, Honoré Daumier

Third Class Carriage, 1864.

Third Class Carriage (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), brush and black ink and gray wash, black chalk and black chalk wash, with spattered gray gouache, pen and black ink, on cream wove paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Study for The Disks in the City, Fernand Léger

Study for The Disks in the City, 1920.

Etude pour les disques dans la ville (museum title)

Fernand Léger (French), gouache and graphite on paper

Musée National d'Art Moderne, France

Waterloo Bridge, Sun and Rain. March, Émile Claus

Waterloo Bridge, Sun and Rain. March, 1916.

Waterloo Bridge, soleil et pluie. Mars (museum title)

Émile Claus (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Subway Stairs, John Sloan

Subway Stairs, 1926.

Subway Stairs (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

Seven Views of Landscapes and Figures in Rio de Janeiro, Louis Buvelot

Seven Views of Landscapes and Figures in Rio de Janeiro, 1842.

Zeven voorstellingen van landschappen en figuren in Rio de… (museum title)

Louis Buvelot (Australian), lithograph on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Street in Goslar, Harz, Albert Edelfelt

Street in Goslar, Harz, 1902.

Katu Goslarissa Harzissa (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), zinc plate print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Roofs, Summer Night, John Sloan

Roofs, Summer Night, 1906.

Roofs, Summer Night (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Untitled, Albert Edelfelt

Untitled, 1902.

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Rathskeller, John Sloan

The Rathskeller, 1901.

The Rathskeller (museum title)

John Sloan (American), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Rembrandtplein, Amsterdam, Albert Edelfelt

Rembrandtplein, Amsterdam, 1902.

Rembrandtplein, Amsterdam (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Variety Show, Richard Bergh

Variety Show, 1887.

Variété (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on panel

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

The Third-Class Carriage, Honoré Daumier

The Third-Class Carriage, c. 1862–1864.

The Third-Class Carriage (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States