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George Caleb Bingham

36 works

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Two men in a canoe on a misty river, one paddling and one reclining, with a black cat at the bow under a pale sky.

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri

1845

Painting of cattle resting in a wooded meadow beneath tall trees, with a distant hill and cloudy sky.

Landscape with Cattle

1846

Painting of a speaker in a white coat addressing a rural crowd under a large oak tree, with a wooden house and hills behind.

Stump Speaking

1853

Men on a riverside dock celebrate: one dances waving a red cloth while a fiddler plays, and a steamboat sails on the river.

Jolly Flatboatmen in Port

1857

Oil portrait of a woman in a pale lace bonnet, white lace collar and black dress against a dark background.

Mrs. Henry Lewis (Elizabeth Morton Woodson)

1838

Crowd of men in hats gathers in a sunlit town street beneath an American flag while two seated men examine papers.

The Verdict of the People

1854

Five men play cards on a wooden river raft while another poles at the rear, with cliffs and hills in the hazy distance.

Raftsmen Playing Cards

1847

Half-length portrait of a young man with shoulder-length dark hair in a dark jacket, white shirt and bow tie.

The Student (Dr. Oscar Fitzland Potter)

1848

Painting of a young woman in a white dress asleep in a chair, an open book in her lap, beside a red curtain.

The Dull Story

1843

Painting of a woman and sleeping child with two feathered men in a dim forest camp at night.

Captured by Indians

1848

Half-length portrait of a dark-haired man in a black coat and white collar, seated in a red chair against a dark background.

Self Portrait

1834

Painting of men on a wood-laden flatboat on a river at sunset, with rocky bluffs and pink clouds behind them.

The Wood-Boat

1850

Painting of a crowded outdoor election scene with men in hats talking on a porch and street, a dog, and trees under a sunlit

The County Election

1852

Two travelers rest at night by a tree, one asleep on the ground and one seated with head bowed, with a horse nearby.

The Belated Wayfarers

1856

Landscape painting of a calm mountain lake at dusk, with a fisherman by a large tree and sunlit peaks beyond.

A View of a Lake in the Mountains

1856

Painting of two men in a canoe on a misty river at dawn, with a black cat at the bow and wooded shoreline behind.

Pelzhändler auf dem Missouri

1845

Painting of a man in a straw hat fishing from a mossy riverbank beside a large tree, in warm brown tones.

Mississippi Fisherman

c. 1850

Oil portrait of a man with dark curly hair in a dark jacket, white shirt and black cravat against a dim background.

General Richard Gentry

1837

Half-length portrait of a man with dark hair in a black coat and bow tie against a brown background.

George Caleb Bingham Self-Portrait

1840

Oil portrait of an elderly bald man with white side whiskers in a dark suit and black bow tie, seated before a red chair.

John Quincy Adams

1840

Men on a wooden flatboat on a river, one dancing with arms raised while a fiddler plays, wooded shores behind.

The Jolly Flatboatmen

1846

Man in red cap and yellow shirt smoking a pipe, seated on barrels beside a shed at dusk.

Mississippi Boatman

1850

Painting of a thatched cottage with figures at the doorway, a large tree on the left, and a bare tree and fence in the foregr

Cottage Scenery

1845

Painting of a man in a red cap smoking a pipe, seated on barrels at dusk beside a wooden shed.

Mississippi Boatman

1850

Oil painting of a thatched cottage with figures at its doorway, large trees, a wooden fence, and a distant landscape under a

Cottage Scenery

1845

Men dance and play fiddle on a wooden flatboat drifting on a calm river at dusk, with wooded hills behind.

The Jolly Flatboatmen

1846

Three men on a wooden flatboat on a river, one poling, with wooded banks and a distant steamboat under a hazy sky.

Boatmen on the Missouri

1846

Four men talk in a rustic wooden room beside a stove, with an election poster on the wall, in a 19th-century genre painting.

Country Politician

1849

Four men talk on a stone porch by a brick building at dusk, with a dog and horse nearby, in a 1852 painting by Bingham.

Canvassing for a Vote

1852

Oil portrait of a man with tousled hair in a dark coat and white shirt, holding a wooden board against a brown background.

Self-portrait

1877

Oil portrait of an elderly bald man with white side whiskers in a black coat against a dark background, 1850.

John Quincy Adams

1850

Men on a flatboat on a river with a distant steamboat and wooded banks under a hazy sky.

Lighter Relieving a Steamboat Aground

1847