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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 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

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

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 work made of color lithograph on off-white wove paper.

WPA Art Class Painting, 1940

Eleanor Coen

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

Reliquary Casket, c. 1200

A wide-mouthed drinking cup glazed in black with two handles extending from opposite sides.

Skyphos (Drinking Cup), 410-400 BCE

Ancient Greek

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 ink, graphite, and colored pencil on mylar.

Arts Club of Chicago, 1996

John Vinci

A work made of tin-glazed earthenware.

Large Plate, 1775–1825

Talavera Poblana

A work made of silver gilt over a wooden core; foot: copper gilt.

Altar Cross, c. 1325; foot: 15th century

A work made of collotype, from the portfolio "robert demachy".

Le Pont des Arts, 1879/1914

Robert Demachy

A work made of engraving, with etching, on cream laid paper.

Art of Writing, from Encyclopédie, 1760

A. J. Defehrt

Bowl-shaped terracotta vessel with a foot, glazed in red with black figures encircling its body.

Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects), late 6th century BCE

Ancient Greek

A work made of oil on canvas.

A Holiday, c. 1915

Edward Henry Potthast

A work made of white pine and paint.

Country Preacher, 1860–90

Artist unknown

A work made of wood and paint.

Parrot, 1870–90

Wilhelm Schimmel

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