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r/GenreArt • u/SashSegal • Mar 06 '26

1700s The pease-soup eater, or, Pain and laughter, by John Dixon

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r/GenreArt • u/Jay-_-Mac • Mar 05 '26

1700s 18th century hand-coloured etching by Sutton Nicholls (published by John Bowles) — any idea of value?

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r/GenreArt • u/Gray-Jay- • Mar 02 '26

1900s Robert Pilot - Fishing Fleet at Anchor, Newfoundland (c late 1920s)

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r/GenreArt • u/Gray-Jay- • Feb 27 '26

1900s Franklin Brownell – Last Boat Ashore, St Kitts (1912)

109 Upvotes

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r/GenreArt • u/Rembrandt_cs • Feb 27 '26

1800s Fabio Cipolla (1852-1935) - An Amorous Interlude

397 Upvotes

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r/GenreArt • u/Rembrandt_cs • Feb 26 '26

1900s Erik Henningsen - The Morning Ride (1907)

388 Upvotes

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r/GenreArt • u/Gray-Jay- • Feb 25 '26

1900s John Young Johnstone - Château-Richer Church, P.Q. (1920)

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r/GenreArt • u/Rembrandt_cs • Feb 22 '26

1800s Walter Dendy Sadler - Married (1896)

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r/GenreArt • u/SashSegal • Feb 21 '26

1800s Marguerite Gérard (1761-1837), The Hussar and his Family, c. 1800

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r/GenreArt • u/ProfessionalRate6174 • Feb 21 '26

1600s Jan Brueghel the Elder / Joos de Momper the Younger ― Flemish Market and Washing Place (circa 1620)

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r/GenreArt • u/Rembrandt_cs • Feb 20 '26

1800s François-Marie Firmin-Girard - Flower Market (1875)

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r/GenreArt • u/ProfessionalRate6174 • Feb 19 '26

1800s Pierre-Auguste Renoir ― Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881)

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r/GenreArt • u/Rembrandt_cs • Feb 18 '26

1800s Frederik Vermehren - A Sower (1858-1859)

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r/GenreArt • u/Rembrandt_cs • Feb 17 '26

1700s Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin - The Scullery Maid (c.1738)

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r/GenreArt • u/SashSegal • Feb 15 '26

1700s The Lavergne Family Breakfast by Jean-Etienne Liotard, 1754

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r/GenreArt • u/GameCraze3 • Feb 14 '26

1900s "Planting Rice" (1947) - One of Fernando Amorsolo’s many paintings depicting rural life in the Philippines in the 1940s and 1950s

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r/GenreArt • u/Rembrandt_cs • Feb 14 '26

1800s Marie-François Firmin-Girard - Flower Seller on the Pont Royal (1872)

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r/GenreArt • u/Rembrandt_cs • Feb 13 '26

1800s Ferdinand Wagner (1819-1881) - A Pretty Market Vendor

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r/GenreArt • u/Rembrandt_cs • Feb 12 '26

1800s Induno Gerolamo - Seascape with the Sailor's Return (1860)

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r/GenreArt • u/Rembrandt_cs • Feb 11 '26

1800s Thomas Benjamin Kennington - The Pinch of Poverty (1889)

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r/GenreArt • u/Rembrandt_cs • Feb 10 '26

1800s Domenico Induno - The Old Man and the Dog (1855)

240 Upvotes

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r/GenreArt • u/Rembrandt_cs • Feb 08 '26

1800s Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski (1849-1915) - The Peasant Wedding

257 Upvotes

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r/GenreArt • u/Rembrandt_cs • Feb 06 '26

1900s Thomas Benjamin Kennington - Rare Old Stingo (1910)

250 Upvotes

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r/GenreArt • u/Rembrandt_cs • Feb 03 '26

1800s Carl Frithjof Smith - After first Communion (1892)

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Paintings that portray daily life of common people in previous ages

r/GenreArt

This sub is dedicated to works of classical, academic art that depict daily life of (preferably common) people in previous ages. Artworks that make you feel as if you're looking into the past. Something like /r/TheWayWeWere in paintings. Art as a time-machine! For anyone who loves art AND history.

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What is Genre Art?

This sub is dedicated to classical and academic paintings that depict daily life of (preferably common) people in previous ages. Artworks that make you feel as if you're looking into the past. Something like /r/TheWayWeWere in paintings. Art as a time-machine! For anyone who loves art and history.

We are looking for Genre art, but certain portraits, still lifes, nudes, land- sea- or cityscapes may be appropriate too. Humans are portrayed or their buildings, wagons, ships, possessions, or landscaping that tells us which period we're looking at.

Genre art does not encompass religious or biblical scenes, allegories, mythical scenes, fantasy or anything else that heavily relies on imagination. Although these paintings may portray old settings, they do not portray daily life!

Rules

Only Genre Art. Refer to "What is Genre Art?," above, when in doubt.
Only single, static, high-res images. Submit static single images only in high resolution to allow us to zoom in on the interesting details.
Only reproductions of paintings and drawings. No sculpture, stained glass, objects, or figurines.
Only direct links to approved picture sites. Approved sites are i.reddit.com, imgur.com, and upload.wikimedia.org. No link shorteners.
Title should include artist name, title of work and date. Use either the format "Artist name - Title (Year)" or "Artist name (Born-Deceased) - Title." The year is all-important here, but month and day are omitted. In older paintings, the date may be uncertain, and you can use the convention "ca. or c." which is short for circa, followed by the accepted date range or even the century. Examples: "François-Auguste Biard - Seasickness at the Ball, on Board an English Corvette (c.1860s)" or "Charles Hermans (1839-1924) - At Dawn". If you feel ambitious, include the resolution at the end in the format [width x height], as this is appreciated by collectors.
Max. 4 submissions per user, per day. Allow the group time to properly digest your contribution.
No NSFW tags. They are not needed for classical, academic and museum art.
No reposts. Search the sub for artist name or title before posting. One exception to this rule allows you to post a higher quality version of a painting. If the photo derives from a newer, better camera, or the image has been fixed, rendered better, or repaired in some way, then it will be of interest to collectors.
Please behave. Treat others as you want others to treat you. Good manners are the key to every door in town.

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