1850s
- 1859 in art - Birth of Georges-Pierre Seurat
- 1858 in art -
- 1857 in art - Birth of Eugène Atget
- 1856 in art - Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres completes Mme. Moitessier
- 1855 in art - Gustave Courbet exhibits his paintings including the monumental The Artist's Studio in a tent alongside the official Paris Salon, creating both public outrage and artistic admiration.
- 1854 in art -
- 1853 in art - Birth of Vincent van Gogh, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres completes Princesse de Broglie
- 1852 in art - Death of John Vanderlyn, John Everett Millais completes Ophelia
- 1851 in art - Death of J. M. W. Turner
- 1850 in art - Jean-François Millet completes The Sower
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