Interesting 19th Century American Paintings

First a few paintings depicting African-Americans in the 19th century:

• A Plantation Burial by John Antrobus (circa 1860). More details here.

• A German Immigrant Inquiring His Way by  Charles Felix Blauvelt (1855). More details here

• Slaves Waiting for a Sale, Richmond, Virginia by Eyre Crown, 1861

An analysis here

• The Power of Music (or Music Hath Charms) by William Sidney Mount (1847)

An analysis

• The Banjo Player by William Sidney Mount (1856) Analysis here

•   Old Kentucky Home (Negro Life at the South), 1859 by Eastman Johnson.Details

• The Gulf Stream by Winslow Homer (1899) -Details here.

Then some paintings evoking the Wild West:

• My Bunkie by Charles Schreyvogel (1899). The soldier is saving one of his bunkmates who has lost his mount.

• Barter for a Bride by John  Mix Stanley  (1854-1860)
  

Details here.


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Charles Felix Blauvelt