Interiors by Design: Conclusions and contents

Anna Alma-Tadema (1867–1943), Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema's Library in Townshend House, London (1884), watercolor and gouache, pen and ink, graphite on white paper, dimensions not known, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY. Wikimedia Commons.

This is an overview and table of contents for the series Interiors by Design, showing paintings of the new genre of interiors. Like so many others, this first developed during the Dutch Golden Age, but was then neglected until it was revived in the nineteenth century.

Introduction

History and specialists

These articles look at stages in its development, and a few artists who specialised in painting interiors in an unusual way.

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Gerard ter Borch (1617–1681), The Letter (c 1660-62), oil on canvas, 79 x 68 cm, The Royal Collection, London. Wikimedia Commons.

The Dutch Golden Age

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Matthäus Kern (1801–1852), A Study Interior at St. Polten (1837), brush and watercolor on white wove paper, dimensions not known, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY. Wikimedia Commons.

Revival
Nordic flair

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Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916), A Room in the Artist’s Home in Strandgade, Copenhagen, with the Artist’s Wife (1901), oil on canvas, 46.5 x 52 cm, Statens Museum for Kunst (Den Kongelige Malerisamling), Copenhagen, Denmark. Wikimedia Commons.

The silence of Vilhelm Hammershøi

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Félix Vallotton (1865–1925), Interior with Woman in Red (1903), oil on canvas, 92.5 x 70.5 cm, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. Wikimedia Commons.

FĂ©lix Vallotton’s disturbing domestics
Interiors by Design: Pierre Bonnard 1, general
Interiors by Design: Pierre Bonnard 2, bathroom

Rooms

These articles show depictions of the interiors of domestic and other rooms.

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Anna Alma-Tadema (1867–1943), The Drawing Room, Townshend House (1885), watercolor, pen and Indian ink over pencil on cardboard, 27.2 × 18.7 cm, Royal Academy of Arts, London. Wikimedia Commons.

Drawing Rooms
Bedrooms

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Paul Signac (1863-1935), La salle à manger (Breakfast, The Dining Room) (Op 152) (1886-87), oil on canvas, 89 x 116 cm, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, The Netherlands. Image by anagoria, via Wikimedia Commons.

Dining Room
Music rooms

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Fritz von Uhde (1848–1911), The Nursery (1889), oil on canvas, 110.7 x 138.5 cm, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany. Wikimedia Commons.

Nursery and Children’s Areas
Kitchens
Scullery and utility room

Studios, history and light

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FrĂ©dĂ©ric Bazille (1841–1870), Bazille’s Studio (The Studio on the Rue La Condamine) (1869-70), oil on canvas, 98 x 128.5 cm, MusĂ©e d’Orsay, Paris. Wikimedia Commons.

The artist’s studio
Gallery
Workshops
Church
Barns and cowsheds

Édouard Manet (1832–1883), A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882), oil on canvas, 96 x 130 cm, The Courtauld Gallery, London. Wikimedia Commons.

Bars, pubs and cafés
British Music Halls

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Jean Geoffroy (1853-1924), Visiting Day at the Hospital (1889), oil on canvas, 120 x 95 cm, MusĂ©e d’Orsay, Paris. Wikimedia Commons.

Hospital wards
Poverty

Furniture and decor

These examine specific items of furniture and elements of the decor of interiors.

Stairs
Carpets

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Laurits Andersen Ring (1854–1933), The Artist’s Wife and Children (1904), oil on canvas, 83 x 102.5 cm, Statsministeriet, Copenhagen, Denmark. Wikimedia Commons.

Fireplace
Clocks
Wallpaper

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Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema (1852–1909), The Bible Lesson (date not known), oil on canvas, 64.8 × 50.8 cm, Private collection. Wikimedia Commons.

Tiles
Cupboards and dressers

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William McGregor Paxton (1869–1941), The New Necklace (1910), oil on canvas, 91.8 x 73.0 cm, The Museum of Fine Arts Boston (Zoe Oliver Sherman Collection), Boston, MA. Image courtesy of The Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

Writing desks
Dressing table

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Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret (1852–1929), Bouderie (Sulking, Gustave Courtois in his Studio) (1880), oil on canvas, 48.3 × 63.5 cm, location not known. Wikimedia Commons.

Screens
Potted plants