Paul Cézanne, A Painter at Work, about 1874-75. Oil paint on panel. Frederic C. Hamilton Collection, bequeathed to the Denver Art Museum. 28.2017.

The 19th Century in European and American Art

Paul Cézanne, A Painter at Work, about 1874-75. Oil paint on panel. Frederic C. Hamilton Collection, bequeathed to the Denver Art Museum. 28.2017.

detail of one of Monet water lily paintings

See more European and American art

Artworks from this gallery are part of our European and American Art Before 1900 collection. Explore more objects from this collection online.

Two figures sitting on a bench in a lush green garden

Berthe Morisot, The Lesson in the Garden (La leçon dans le jardin), 1886. Oil paint on canvas; 23 9/16 x 28 ¾ in. Collection of Frederic C. Hamilton, bequeathed to the Denver Art Museum.

The European and American Art Before 1900 Collection

Artworks from this gallery are part of the Denver Art Museum's European and American Art Before 1900 collection, which includes more than 3,000 artworks and is composed of painting, sculpture, and works on paper, with significant strengths in early Italian Renaissance, 19th century French painting, and British art from 1400 to 1900.

Learn more about the European and American Art Before 1900 department and its curatorial staff below.

Share your visit with #DenverArtMuseum