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John George Brown

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Elderly bearded man with glasses sits in a rustic workshop beside a sleeping dog, surrounded by tools and wood shavings.

A Builder of Boats

c. 1904

Young man and woman playing clarinet and flute in a red-walled parlor beside a gilded harp.

The Music Lesson

1870

Oil portrait of a young woman in a white dress holding red roses, standing before green drapery, by John George Brown, 1881.

Meditation

1881

Woman in striped blouse and apron sits in a chair in a kitchen, finger to her chin, looking upward thoughtfully.

Meditation

ca. 1900-1910

Three elderly bearded men seated in a rustic barn interior with hanging harness and a lantern on the wall.

To Decide the Question

1897

Dockworkers rest on a wharf beside cotton bales, smoking pipes, with a steamboat and sailing ships behind them.

The Longshoremen's Noon

1879

Seated man in a gray work jacket and hat smoking a pipe, leaning against a brick wall, painted in warm browns.

A Longshoreman

n.d.

Painting of a smiling boy in overalls and worn boots sitting on a shoeshine box beside brushes, against a pale paneled wall.

Lazy Bones

1890

Painting of a sleeping boy in suspenders seated on a box beside shoeshine tools against dark green panels.

Tuckered Out - The Shoeshine Boy

1888

Woman in striped dress and straw hat reading a book while seated on a rock by the sea under a cloudy sky.

Reading on the Rocks, Grand Manan

1877

Seven men in a wooden rowing boat pulling oars across choppy grey sea under a cloudy sky.

Pull for the Shore

1882

Painting of a river lined by autumn-covered cliffs, with paddle steamers and sailboats on calm water under cloudy skies.

On the Hudson

1867

Painting of street children gathered around a lamp post, a seated woman with a baby, and a rooster on a brick stoop.

The Bully of the Neighbourhood

1866

Four children selling flowers at a wooden table beside an iron fence, one girl in a red bonnet arranging bouquets.

Tough Customers

1881

Portrait of William Brand

Painting of a boy aiming a rifle beside a large tree while a girl watches, with rolling green hills behind them.

A Sure Shot

1875

Men in winter coats play curling on an icy pond while a child rides a sled at left and onlookers gather.

Curling;--a Scottish Game, at Central Park

1862

Dockworkers resting and talking on a pier among cotton bales, with a steamboat and sailing ships in the harbor behind.

The Longshoremen's Noon

1879

Elderly bearded man seated in a rustic workshop with a sleeping dog, tools on the walls, and wood shavings on the floor.

Boat Builder

1904

Four children balance on a fallen log crossing a forest stream in autumn, with golden trees and rocks around them.

The Country Gallants

1876

Two boys sit by a paneled wall; one holds a jack-in-the-box while the other holds a brown dog, with shoe polish on the floor.

A Surprise Party

1888

Painting of a barefoot boy in a checked shirt and feathered hat fishing from a rocky pond bank among trees.

Waiting for a Bite, Central Park

1886

Painting of a bearded man smoking a pipe while seated outside a stone hut and canvas tent in sunlight.

The Prospector

1879

Painting of street boys selling flowers to a young girl in a pink dress beside a dark doorway and brick pillar.

Street Gallantry

1880

Oil portrait of a young woman in a blue hat and black dress leaning on a balustrade, holding a blue parasol.

Waiting for Her Suitor

1871

Painting of children dancing and playing in a sunlit woodland picnic with adults resting under large trees.

Picnic Party in the Woods

1872

Oil painting of an elderly couple in an interior, the woman peeling apples while the man gestures beside her.

The Deacon's Visit

1881

Five children eat apples on a wooden bench under an apple tree, with barrels, a basket of fruit, and a rooster nearby.

The Cider Mill

1880

Three men in hats clean fish at a wooden table beside a bucket, with shingled buildings and a shoreline behind them.

Cleaning Fish

1877

Full-length portrait of a barefoot boy in a top hat and oversized coat, holding a cane, against a dark red background.

Boy with Cane

1880

Men in a rowing boat pull hard through rough green waves toward a rocky shore under a cloudy sky.

Pull for the Shore

1878

Two girls in white dresses with blue sashes beside a forest brook, with a squirrel on a branch above.

By the Forest Brook

1875

Painting of a smiling boy in a straw hat leaning on a stone wall beside a pail of berries, with hills behind.

The Berry Boy

1877

Etching of a boy in a cap seated on a stool, playing a flute against a plain wall.

Boy Playing a Flute

c. 1860

Wood engraving of a boy offering a treat to another boy with eyes closed on a city street with barrels and a gas lamp.

Open Your Mouth and Shut Your Eyes (from "Harper's Weekly")

May 16, 1874