Portrait de Cass Gilbert

The 68 Most Famous Cass Gilbert Paintings, a Gallery Selection

Mis à jour en octobre 2026 · classé selon notre score de popularité (recherches, visites et commandes pour chaque œuvre) · 68 œuvres de Cass Gilbert dans notre catalogue

In short

Of all the originals Cass Gilbert left, the most famous is Old House at Segovia, Spain (1920), in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.. Close behind it come Latin Quarter, Paris (1880) and Porta San Paulo, Rome (1880). Our catalog holds 68 works by Cass Gilbert; the gallery has kept the 68 the world admires most, each shown with its date, its museum and its story.

1859 – 1934, Zanesville Realism Plus d'œuvres : Smithsonian American Art Museum
Old House at Segovia, Spain (1920) de Cass Gilbert1. Old House at Segovia, Spain 1920 Latin Quarter, Paris (1880) de Cass Gilbert2. Latin Quarter, Paris 1880 Porta San Paulo, Rome (1880) de Cass Gilbert3. Porta San Paulo, Rome 1880

Cass Gilbert's top 10 paintings: the gallery's choice

The Cass Gilbert selection continues, 11 to 68

11The Zwinger Towers, Dresden (1898) de Cass GilbertThe Zwinger Towers, Dresden1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 12Tower, San Francisco Romano, Rome (1898) de Cass GilbertTower, San Francisco Romano, Rome1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 13Courtyard, Capucine Monastery, Amalfi (1898) de Cass GilbertCourtyard, Capucine Monastery, Amalfi1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 14Temple of Neptune, Paestum (1898) de Cass GilbertTemple of Neptune, Paestum1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 15Cathedral Tower, Pistoia, Italy (1898) de Cass GilbertCathedral Tower, Pistoia, Italy1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 16St. Martin's Church, Utrecht, Holland (1898) de Cass GilbertSt. Martin's Church, Utrecht, Holland1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 17Church Tower, Italy (1898) de Cass GilbertChurch Tower, Italy1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 18Tower of the Cathedral of Utrecht, Holland (1898) de Cass GilbertTower of the Cathedral of Utrecht, Holland1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 19Sailboats (Venice) (1898) de Cass GilbertSailboats (Venice)1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 20A Market Day (Church of St. Jacques, Ghent, Belgium) (1897) de Cass GilbertA Market Day (Church of St. Jacques, Ghent, Belgium)1897 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 21Tower at Enkhuisen, Holland (1897) de Cass GilbertTower at Enkhuisen, Holland1897 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 22Church of St. Francis, Assisi (1898) de Cass GilbertChurch of St. Francis, Assisi1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 23On the Beach below the Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France (1898) de Cass GilbertOn the Beach below the Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 24Preliminary study for an Armory Building for Shattuck School, Faribault, Minnesota (1894) de Cass GilbertPreliminary study for an Armory Building for Shattuck School, Faribault, Minnesota1894 25The Lagoon, Venice (1898) de Cass GilbertThe Lagoon, Venice1898 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 26Mt. Pico, Azores Islands (1905) de Cass GilbertMt. Pico, Azores Islands1905 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 27Cathedral at Monreale, Sicily (1902) de Cass GilbertCathedral at Monreale, Sicily1902 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 28Windsor Castle, England (1905) de Cass GilbertWindsor Castle, England1905 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 29Wells Cathedral, England (1905) de Cass GilbertWells Cathedral, England1905 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 30Mt. Vesuvius from the Bay of Naples (1905) de Cass GilbertMt. Vesuvius from the Bay of Naples1905 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 31Battle Abbey (1931) de Cass GilbertBattle Abbey1931 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 32North Transept, Winchester Cathedral, England (1910) de Cass GilbertNorth Transept, Winchester Cathedral, England1910 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 33Mont Saint Michel, France (1906) de Cass GilbertMont Saint Michel, France1906 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 34Battlements of Carcassonne, France (1913) de Cass GilbertBattlements of Carcassonne, France1913 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 35The Tower, Cathedral of Torcello (1916) de Cass GilbertThe Tower, Cathedral of Torcello1916 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 36Laon Cathedral, France (1913) de Cass GilbertLaon Cathedral, France1913 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 37Durham Cathedral, England (1913) de Cass GilbertDurham Cathedral, England1913 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 38Bell Tower, St. Mark's Square, Venice (1912) de Cass GilbertBell Tower, St. Mark's Square, Venice1912 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 39Winchester, England (1921) de Cass GilbertWinchester, England1921 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 40Church at Segovia, Spain (1920) de Cass GilbertChurch at Segovia, Spain1920 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 41Carcassonne (1926) de Cass GilbertCarcassonne1926 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 42Cathedral Tower, Siena (1927) de Cass GilbertCathedral Tower, Siena1927 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 43Pont Valentre, Cahors (1926) de Cass GilbertPont Valentre, Cahors1926 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 44Church Tower, Marldon (1924) de Cass GilbertChurch Tower, Marldon1924 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 45Chateau de l'Houblouniere (1924) de Cass GilbertChateau de l'Houblouniere1924 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 46Bridge at Moret, France (1928) de Cass GilbertBridge at Moret, France1928 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 47On the Canal, Bruges (1928) de Cass GilbertOn the Canal, Bruges1928 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 48Pont du Gard, France (1926) de Cass GilbertPont du Gard, France1926 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 49Compton Castle, Devonshire, England (1928) de Cass GilbertCompton Castle, Devonshire, England1928 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 50The Smaller Courtyard, Hotel Guilleaume le Conquerant, Dives, France (1924) de Cass GilbertThe Smaller Courtyard, Hotel Guilleaume le Conquerant, Dives, France1924 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 51(Temple) (1927) de Cass Gilbert(Temple)1927 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 52Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris (1933) de Cass GilbertCathedral of Notre Dame, Paris1933 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 53Santa Maria Della Salute, Venice (1933) de Cass GilbertSanta Maria Della Salute, Venice1933 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 54Old House in Rouen (1932) de Cass GilbertOld House in Rouen1932 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 55Cathedral Cloister at Le Puy (1929) de Cass GilbertCathedral Cloister at Le Puy1929 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 56A Road in Dorset (1931) de Cass GilbertA Road in Dorset1931 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 57Bell Tower, Italy (1933) de Cass GilbertBell Tower, Italy1933 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 58Bell Tower, Hotel San Dominico (Old Monastery, Taormina, Sicily) (1933) de Cass GilbertBell Tower, Hotel San Dominico (Old Monastery, Taormina, Sicily)1933 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 59Venice (1933) de Cass GilbertVenice1933 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 60Arch of Titus, Rome (1933) de Cass GilbertArch of Titus, Rome1933 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 61Arches of Palace of Nero (1933) de Cass GilbertArches of Palace of Nero1933 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 62Towers from the City Wall, Nuremberg (1897) de Cass GilbertTowers from the City Wall, Nuremberg1897 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 63Antwerp Cathedral (1899) de Cass GilbertAntwerp Cathedral1899 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 64A Road in Dorset (1931) de Cass GilbertA Road in Dorset1931 65Latin Quarter, Paris (1880) de Cass GilbertLatin Quarter, Paris1880 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 66Doorway in Anla( ) de Cass GilbertDoorway in Anla( )Smithsonian American Art Museum 67Aqueduct de Cass GilbertAqueductSmithsonian American Art Museum 68(Design for Fountain, Ridgefield, Connecticut) de Cass Gilbert(Design for Fountain, Ridgefield, Connecticut)

The subjects that held Cass Gilbert's eye

The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.

Architectural detail 2 œuvres

Portal of Church of Nervy St. Sepulchre (facsimile copy of a drawing by E. Viollet Le Duc in Hotel De Cluny) (1880), Cass Gilbert #9 Portal of Church of Nervy St. Sepulchre (facsimile copy of a drawing by E. Viollet Le Duc in Hotel De Cluny) 1880 · Smithsonian American Art Museum Tower at Enkhuisen, Holland (1897), Cass Gilbert #21 Tower at Enkhuisen, Holland 1897 · Smithsonian American Art Museum

Religious art 2 œuvres

Durham Cathedral, England (1913), Cass Gilbert #37 Durham Cathedral, England 1913 · Smithsonian American Art Museum Portal of Church of Nervy St. Sepulchre (facsimile copy of a drawing by E. Viollet Le Duc in Hotel De Cluny) (1880), Cass Gilbert #9 Portal of Church of Nervy St. Sepulchre (facsimile copy of a drawing by E. Viollet Le Duc in Hotel De Cluny) 1880 · Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gothic architecture 2 œuvres

North Transept, Winchester Cathedral, England (1910), Cass Gilbert #32 North Transept, Winchester Cathedral, England 1910 · Smithsonian American Art Museum Durham Cathedral, England (1913), Cass Gilbert #37 Durham Cathedral, England 1913 · Smithsonian American Art Museum

The museums that keep Cass Gilbert's originals

Le musée qui détient le plus grand nombre de peintures de cette page.

Musée Ville Œuvres de Cass Gilbert Peintures de cette liste
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. 65 Old House at Segovia, Spain, Latin Quarter, Paris, Porta San Paulo, Rome

Cass Gilbert decade by decade: the original that defines each

Œuvres par décennie

Pick a decade to see the original that defines it.

Collectors' questions about Cass Gilbert's paintings

Which work is Cass Gilbert most famous for?Reveal the answer

Old House at Segovia, Spain (1920), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.. Latin Quarter, Paris (1880) and Porta San Paulo, Rome (1880) come next.

What age was Cass Gilbert when Old House at Segovia, Spain was made?Reveal the answer

61 years old: Old House at Segovia, Spain dates from 1920, and Cass Gilbert was born in 1859.

What are the ten most famous Cass Gilbert paintings?Reveal the answer

Old House at Segovia, Spain, Latin Quarter, Paris, Porta San Paulo, Rome, St. Peters Church, Cambridge, England, Tower of Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy, Southwest Tower, Amiens Cathedral, Old Church, Tours, France, Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Portal of Church of Nervy St. Sepulchre (facsimile copy of a drawing by E. Viollet Le Duc in Hotel De Cluny) et San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.

How many paintings did Cass Gilbert leave?Reveal the answer

Our catalog holds 68 works by Cass Gilbert, dated from 1880 to 1933.

In which museums do Cass Gilbert's masterpieces hang?Reveal the answer

Mostly in Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, D.C.). The museum table above lists them all.

In which years did Cass Gilbert paint the most famous works?Reveal the answer

In 1890s: 18 of the 68 works on this page were made then, San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice among them.

What are the first and the last famous originals of Cass Gilbert?Reveal the answer

On this page, the earliest is Latin Quarter, Paris (1880) and the latest Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris (1933).

Which subjects did Cass Gilbert choose most often?Reveal the answer

Architectural detail (2), Religious art (2) et Gothic architecture (2), across the 68 works on this page.

To which art movement does Cass Gilbert belong?Reveal the answer

Realism, judging by the originals on this page.

Which Cass Gilbert works hang at the Smithsonian American Art Museum?Reveal the answer

Old House at Segovia, Spain, Latin Quarter, Paris et Porta San Paulo, Rome: the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. holds 65 of the works on this page.

Can I commission a reproduction of a Cass Gilbert painting?Reveal the answer

Yes, as a reproduction: the original stays in its museum, but any painting on this page can be painted by hand for you, made to order one at a time, from the painting's own page.

Cass Gilbert: life and work

L'Architecte de la Grandeur Américaine

Cass Gilbert s'impose comme une figure monumentale dans les annales de l'histoire architecturale américaine, un homme dont la vision a fondamentalement remodelé le paysage esthétique du début du XXe siècle. Né à Troy, dans l'État de New York, ses années de formation furent imprégnées d'une profonde appréciation pour la tradition classique et un savoir-faire méticuleux. Grâce à sa formation académique au Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Gilbert a développé une philosophie qui allait devenir sa marque de fabrique : la synthèse parfaite des principes Beaux-Arts avec les techniques d'ingénierie de pointe d'une nation en plein essor. Puisant son inspiration dans la grandeur des maîtres parisiens tels qu'Auguste Choisel et Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, il a cherché à incarner les idéaux de démocratie, de droit et d'humanisme au cœur même de l'ossature de ses structures.

Un Héritage Gravé dans la Pierre et l'Acier

Son œuvre se caractérisait par une capacité rare à donner la priorité à l'intégiente structurelle tout en privilégiant une expression artistique profonde. Cette dualité lui a permis de devenir un pionnier monumental de la conception des gratte-ciel, notamment avec l'achèvement du Woolworth Building en 1913. Édifice majestueux de calcaire et de terre cuite, ce chef-d'œuvre a redéfini l'esthétique de la silhouette urbaine moderne et a servi de symbole à l'immense puissance économique de New York. Pourtant, le génie de Gilbert ne se limitait pas aux hauteurs de Manhattan ; son engagement envers la dignité civique est tout aussi manifeste dans ses œuvres publiques monumentales, telles que le Capitole du Minnesota et la Bibliothèque publique de Détroit, où il a utilisé l'échelle et l'ornementation pour célébrer la permanence des institutions américaines.

La Main Délicate derrière le Monumental

Si l'histoire le retient pour ses façades de pierre massives et ses tours vertigineuses, il existait en Gilbert un artiste sensible et observateur, capable d'une immense délicatesse. Ses aquarelles et ses dessins au crayon révèlent une facette différente de son âme — une âme accordée au romantisme des scènes historiques et aux jeux subtils de la lumière. Dans des œuvres telles que 'Quartier Latin, Paris' et 'Tour à Enkhuisen, Hollande', on découvre une palette feutrée et une maîtrise de la texture qui capturent l'essence d'une époque révolue. Ces travaux démontrent que sa précision architecturale est née d'une compréhension artistique profonde de l'atmosphère et du détail, prouvant que même le créateur le plus monumental possède un cœur sensible à l'intime et à l'éphémère.

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