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Benjamin West American, 1738-1820, St. Paul Shaking off the Viper, A work made of pen and brown ink with brush and tan wash, on cream laid paper with blue fibers tipped onto cream wove paper.
St. Paul Shaking off the Viper, by Benjamin West
American, 1738-1820
n.d.
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/86477
James Duffield Harding English, 1798-1863, The Tour-sans-Venin, Dauphiné Region, A work made of lithotint on paper.
The Tour-sans-Venin, Dauphiné Region, by James Duffield Harding
English, 1798-1863
n.d.
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/11214
Matta Chilean, 1911-2002, Boxers, A work made of charcoal and white chalk on tan wove paper.
Boxers, by Matta
Chilean, 1911-2002
1955
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/20243
David Lucas (English, 1802-1881) after John Constable (English, 1776-1837), River Stour, Suffolk, A work made of mezzotint on paper.
River Stour, Suffolk, by David Lucas (English, 1802-1881)
after John Constable (English, 1776-1837)
1830, published 1831
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/2122
Georges Vantongerloo Belgian, 1886–1965, Interrelation of Volumes from the Ellipsoid, White sculpture of various sized rectangles stacked and interlocked with one another.
Interrelation of Volumes from the Ellipsoid, by Georges Vantongerloo
Belgian, 1886–1965
1926
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/118746
Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña (French, 1807–1876), Landscape with Figures, Nocturnal landscape painting with lush trees and a large patch of sky with visible brushstrokes. Multiple small, seated figures line the foreground.
Landscape with Figures, by Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña (French, 1807–1876)
c. 1870
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/887
Patrick Faigenbaum French, born 1954, Massimo, A work made of gelatin silver print.
Massimo, by Patrick Faigenbaum
French, born 1954
1986
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/73234
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), Sandvika, Norway, Light-colored snowscape with visible brushstrokes featuring a bridge in front of red and white barns and farmhouses, surrounded by trees.
Sandvika, Norway, by Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)
1895
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/86998
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984, Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, A work made of gelatin silver print, no. 1 from "portfolio three: yosemite valley" (1959).
Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, by Ansel Adams
American, 1902–1984
1927, printed 1959
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/121720
Jacques Lipchitz (Chaim Jacob Lipchitz) French and American, born Lithuania, 1891–1973, Seated Figure, A work made of limestone.
Seated Figure, by Jacques Lipchitz (Chaim Jacob Lipchitz)
French and American, born Lithuania, 1891–1973
1917
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/12101
Trisha Brown American, born 1936, Untitled, A work made of pen and black ink on off-white wove graph paper.
Untitled, by Trisha Brown
American, born 1936
1975
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/229818
Alex Katz American, born 1927, Vincent and Tony, A work made of oil on linen.
Vincent and Tony, by Alex Katz
American, born 1927
1969
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/34145
Basketmaker unknown (Unangan) Attu Island, Alaska, Basket with Raddle-Handled Lid and Basket of Flowers Motif, A work made of grass and silk with dye.
Basket with Raddle-Handled Lid and Basket of Flowers Motif, by Basketmaker unknown (Unangan)
Attu Island, Alaska
Late 19th–early 20th century
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/60047
Karel van der Pluym (Dutch, 1625-1672), An Old Man in a Fur Cap, A work made of oil on cradled panel.
An Old Man in a Fur Cap, by Karel van der Pluym (Dutch, 1625-1672)
c. 1655
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/72190
Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault French, 1791-1824, Various Studies, A work made of graphite with brush and brown ink, on cream laid paper, perimeter mounted on cream wove paper.
Various Studies, by Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault
French, 1791-1824
1818/1819
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/113349
David Hockney English, born 1937, Gonzalez and Shadow, A work made of oil on canvas.
Gonzalez and Shadow, by David Hockney
English, born 1937
1972
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/66174
Norman Lewis American, 1909-1979, Composition in Brown, A work made of watercolor and brush and black ink, with pen and brown and black ink, red chalk, and brown pastel, on cream wove paper.
Composition in Brown, by Norman Lewis
American, 1909-1979
1953
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/80238
Ivan Albright American, 1897-1983, Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida, A work made of lithograph on cream wove paper.
Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida, by Ivan Albright
American, 1897-1983
1940
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/16718
Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) printed and published by Gemini G.E.L. (American, 20th century) in collaboration with Kenneth Tyler, Stuart Henderson, Charles Ritt, Ron Adams, Tim Isham, and Jeff Wasserman, Haystacks #4, A work made of lithograph printed in red and blue, with screenprinting on white wove paper.
Haystacks #4, by Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997)
printed and published by Gemini G.E.L. (American, 20th century)
in collaboration with Kenneth Tyler, Stuart Henderson, Charles Ritt, Ron Adams, Tim Isham, and Jeff Wasserman
1969
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/117904
Francis Picabia French, 1879–1953, Têtes-paysage, A work made of oil on canvas.
Têtes-paysage, by Francis Picabia
French, 1879–1953
1928
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/26082
South German; Augsburg, Elements of an Armor Garniture for the Field, Joust, and Tourney of a Radziwill Prince of Poland and Lithuania, A work made of steel, gilding, and leather.
Elements of an Armor Garniture for the Field, Joust, and Tourney of a Radziwill Prince of Poland and Lithuania, by South German; Augsburg
1573
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/116166
Emmet Gowin American, born 1941, Tomb Fragments, The Outer Siq, Petra, Jordan, A work made of gelatin silver print.
Tomb Fragments, The Outer Siq, Petra, Jordan, by Emmet Gowin
American, born 1941
1983
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/109490
Saint Barbara, by Jean Bellegambe (French, c. 1470–c. 1535)
c. 1520
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/100347
George Barker American, born Canada, 1844–1894, World's Columbian Exposition, Columbus' Caravel, "The Nina", A work made of albumen silver print, stereo.
World's Columbian Exposition, Columbus' Caravel, "The Nina", by George Barker
American, born Canada, 1844–1894
1887/93
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/152563
Workshop of Andrea Mantegna Italian, 1431-1506, Bacchanal with Silenus, A work made of engraving on laid paper.
Bacchanal with Silenus, by Workshop of Andrea Mantegna
Italian, 1431-1506
1475/80
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/4278
James Merigot French, active in England, 1760-1824 published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795), Title Page, from A select collection of views and ruins in Rome and its vicinity, A work made of hand-colored aquatint on paper.
Title Page, from A select collection of views and ruins in Rome and its vicinity, by James Merigot
French, active in England, 1760-1824
published by James Merigot and Richard Edwards (English, active c. 1795)
1796/98
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/13404
Thomas Patch (English, 1725-1782) or Inigo Jones (English, 1573-1652), Sketches of Male Heads (recto); Two Old Women (verso), A work made of black chalk (recto and verso) on ivory laid paper.
Sketches of Male Heads (recto); Two Old Women (verso), by Thomas Patch (English, 1725-1782)
or Inigo Jones (English, 1573-1652)
n.d.
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/112219
Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011) printed by Steve Poleski published by Tanglewood Press printed by Chiron Press (American, 20th century), Air Frame, from New York Ten, A work made of color screenprint on cream wove paper.
Air Frame, from New York Ten, by Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011)
printed by Steve Poleski
published by Tanglewood Press
printed by Chiron Press (American, 20th century)
1965
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/122558
James Earle Fraser (American, 1876–1953) Cast by Gorham Co. Founders, The End of the Trail, A work made of bronze.
The End of the Trail, by James Earle Fraser (American, 1876–1953)
Cast by Gorham Co. Founders
1918
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111661
Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden (Netherlandish, c. 1399-1464), Virgin and Child, A work made of oil on panel.
Virgin and Child, by Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden (Netherlandish, c. 1399-1464)
c. 1460
More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/16303