Most Famous

The Most Famous Artworks of Ashcan School

The 60 most celebrated works of the Ashcan School movement, ranked by renown across 73 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. Stag at Sharkey's
    Stag at Sharkey's George Bellows · 1909
  2. Jean with Blue Book and Apple
    Jean with Blue Book and Apple George Bellows · 1916
  3. Central Park, Winter
    Central Park, Winter William James Glackens · 1905
  4. Shooting the Rapids, Saguenay River
    Shooting the Rapids, Saguenay River Winslow Homer · 1908
  5. The Masquerade Dress
    The Masquerade Dress Robert Henri · 1911
  6. Repairing the Bridge
    Repairing the Bridge Robert Spencer · 1913
  7. New York Street Scene
    New York Street Scene Glenn O. Coleman · 1929
  8. Street Group
    Street Group Jerome Myers · 1923
  9. A North River Recreation Pier
    A North River Recreation Pier Jerome Myers · 1905
  10. Mary Fanton Roberts
    Mary Fanton Roberts Robert Henri · 1917
  11. Boy with Baseball
    Boy with Baseball George Luks · 1925
  12. The Red Tablecloth
    The Red Tablecloth Samuel Halpert · 1915
  13. Granite
    Granite Sol Wilson · 1939
  14. Julie Hudson
    Julie Hudson George Bellows · 1914
  15. Fishermen
    Fishermen George Luks · 1920
  16. The Visit
    The Visit William James Glackens · 1900
  17. Tennis at Newport
    Tennis at Newport George Bellows · 1919
  18. Padre
    Padre George Bellows · 1917
  19. The Old Duchess
    The Old Duchess George Luks · 1905
  20. The Fire Boss
    The Fire Boss George Luks · 1925
  21. Landscape
    Landscape Morton Livingston Schamberg · 1912
  22. Boy with Violin
    Boy with Violin George Luks · 1922
  23. East River
    East River Samuel Halpert · 1913
  24. The Spanish Gypsy
    The Spanish Gypsy Robert Henri · 1912
  25. Interior
    Interior Samuel Halpert · 1917
  26. New York
    New York George Bellows · 1911
  27. The Germans Arrive
    The Germans Arrive George Bellows · 1918
  28. Holiday on the Hudson
    Holiday on the Hudson George Luks · 1912
  29. Railroad Crossing, The Berkshires
    Railroad Crossing, The Berkshires George Luks · 1925
  30. Himself
    Himself Robert Henri · 1913
  31. McSorley's Bar
    McSorley's Bar John Sloan · 1912
  32. A Day in June
    A Day in June George Bellows · 1913
  33. Renganeschi's Saturday Night
    Renganeschi's Saturday Night John Sloan · 1912
  34. At Mouquin's
    At Mouquin's William James Glackens · 1905
  35. The Village Houses
    The Village Houses George Bellows · 1920
  36. Shoe Shop
    Shoe Shop Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones · 1911
  37. Herself
    Herself Robert Henri · 1913
  38. Down the Hill
    Down the Hill Niles Spencer · 1924
  39. The Red Table
    The Red Table Niles Spencer · 1927
  40. Longhi on Broadway
    Longhi on Broadway Charles Demuth · 1928
  41. Pedro
    Pedro George Luks · 1920
  42. Automobile Tires
    Automobile Tires Guy Pène du Bois · 1915
  43. Keith's Union Square
    Keith's Union Square Everett Shinn · 1902
  44. Sifting Shadows
    Sifting Shadows Bolton Brown · 1914
  45. The Sand Cart
    The Sand Cart George Bellows · 1917
  46. Children Rollerskating
    Children Rollerskating William James Glackens · 1912
  47. Rock Reef, Maine
    Rock Reef, Maine George Bellows · 1913
  48. Early Sunday Morning
    Early Sunday Morning Edward Hopper · 1930
  49. His only pair
    His only pair Frederick Bauhof · 1912
  50. Old Barn at Sheepshead Bay
    Old Barn at Sheepshead Bay Oscar Florianus Bluemner · 1911
  51. In the Corner
    In the Corner George Luks · 1920
  52. The Studio
    The Studio George Bellows · 1919
  53. Bleecker Street, Saturday Night
    Bleecker Street, Saturday Night John Sloan · 1918
  54. Billboards
    Billboards David Milne · 1912
  55. Autumn, Crotona Park, Bronx
    Autumn, Crotona Park, Bronx Abraham A. Manievich · 1922
  56. The Old House
    The Old House Jerome Myers · 1911
  57. The White Tenement
    The White Tenement Robert Spencer · 1913
  58. Still Life
    Still Life Preston Dickinson · 1924
  59. The Rathskeller
    The Rathskeller John Sloan · 1901
  60. Nakdonggang Grandfather
    Nakdonggang Grandfather Yi Ch'ang · 1981