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Abstract painting composed of a central tangle of vibrant colors—purple, pink, orange, green, red—on a mostly gray background, subtly divided into rectangular areas.

City Landscape, 1955

Joan Mitchell

A work made of wood and paint.

Parrot, 1870–90

Wilhelm Schimmel

A work made of the reflecting pool, 1977-79, 6:58 min.; moonblood, 1977-79, 12:48 min.; silent life, 1979, 13:14 min.; ancient of days, 1979-81, 12:21 min.; vegetable memory, 1978-80, 15:13 min. color video, sound (projection); 62 min. loop.

The Reflecting Pool: Collected Works, 1977–80

Bill Viola

A work made of mahogany and white pine, with mahogany, birch, and maple veneers.

Cylinder Desk and Bookcase, 1800–10

Artist unknown

In a stark desert landscape, an older man sits in the foreground, illuminated, with a newspaper. Arranged evenly across the land behind him, smaller than perspective would indicate, are a faded child holding a hula hoop, a man holding a melting piano, a standing woman, and a figure near the horizon.

A Chemist Lifting with Extreme Precaution the Cuticle of a Grand Piano, 1936

Salvador Dalí

Abstract painting with dominant red, yellow, and blue tones. Densely commingled forms, many outlined in black or brown strokes, fill the canvas.

The Key, 1946

Jackson Pollock

A rectangular painting on light, vivid orange features a deeper orange block set atop a yellow block. The colors of each element are only loosely blended and lightly applied, so various tones are visible.

Untitled (Painting), 1953/54

Mark Rothko

A work made of gilt copper, champlevé enamel over wood core.

Reliquary Casket, c. 1200

A work made of painted wood and metal.

America, 1939–45

Frank Memkus

Wood statue of a standing Virgin Mary with a circle of stars around her head, arms crossed over her chest, robes draping off to her right, supported by a baby angel in a star-covered swaddle at the base.

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, 1710/20

Antonio Maragliano

A light-skinned nude woman, center, struggles while a light-skinned nude man, top left, violently pulls white translucent fabric off of her. Dark red and brown textiles, a pillow, dagger, and fallen nude statue complete the scene.

Tarquin and Lucretia, 1578–80

Tintoretto

A work made of tin-glazed earthenware.

Large Plate, 1775–1825

Talavera Poblana

A work made of engraving on cream laid paper.

Art of Writing, from Encyclopédie, 1760

Aubin

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Chicago Landscape #13, 1964

Art Sinsabaugh

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Texture Study, Student Project, Institute of Design, Chicago, Illinois, Late 1940s

Art Sinsabaugh

A work made of gelatin silver prints.

Texture Study, Student Project, Institute of Design, Chicago, Illinois, Late 1940s

Art Sinsabaugh

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Virtual Volume Exercise, Student Project, Institute of Design, Chicago, Illinois, Late 1940s

Art Sinsabaugh

A work made of brush and black ink on mylar, ruled in blue pencil and graphite.

Untitled, from Hairy Who (color separation), 1968

Art Green

A work made of brush and black ink on mylar, ruled in blue pencil and graphite.

Untitled, from Hairy Who (color separation), 1968

Art Green

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Texture Study, Student Project, Institute of Design, Chicago, Illinois, Late 1940s

Art Sinsabaugh

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