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A work made of oil on cardboard.

Houses at Murnau, 1909

Vasily Kandinsky

A graphic, grotesque painting of a balding, bug-eyed man with white hair and decaying flesh and open boils in dominant shades of gray and magenta, his clothing tattered and torn. Behind him, a crumbling home is suggested through objects and voids of space rendered in swirls of prismatic colors like those reflected by an oil slick: dark purples, greens, blues.

Picture of Dorian Gray, 1943–44

Ivan Albright

Vibrantly colored landscape painting of houses built on a steep hill surrounded by thin, bent trees and a narrow trail or road. Bright orange, red, pink, green, and yellow illuminate the scene.

Landscape at L'Estaque, 1906

Georges Braque

Rectangular painting of white, framed by a thin, yellow outline and a thicker, black outline.

Brilliant Yellow #9, 1964/65

Jo Baer

A photo of dark room shows one large projection on the wall to the left and on the wall to the right two pedestals with two monitors stacked on top of both. Each screen shows a different view of a red-wigged, red-nosed clown in a striped outfit.

Clown Torture, 1987

Bruce Nauman

A work made of oil on board.

Girl with Cat, 1937

Balthus

A work made of wood, kaolin, and pigment.

Face Mask, Late 19th-early 20th century

Bwa

A work made of graphite and charcoal, heightened with touches of white chalk, on tan tracing paper, squared in charcoal, laid down on cream wood pulp laminate board.

Two Flying Figures with a Lyre (Study for The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses), c. 1883

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

A work made of cyanotype.

Sculptural Frieze by Cavelier, Minerva Surrounded by the Muses of the Arts, c. 1868

Adolphe Terris

A work made of oil on canvas.

Rainy Day, 1906

Frank Weston Benson

Round, red-brown bowl with small cracks its black interior. The outer surface is striated with tight horizontal lines and a diagonal pattern.

Bowl with Textured Surface Decoration in Basketry-Like Pattern, 900–1000

Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi)

Small, dark colored ceramic vessel with a handle and spout at the top. The front of the vessel looks like a face, with two round forms making the eyes, a long, thin form a nose, and an oval form the mouth. Two ear-like shapes protude from the side of the vessel.

Face Jug, c. 1860

Artist unknown

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Untitled (Stamped Carhart’s, High Hat Panel Art Prints, August 15 1938), printed August 15, 1938

Unknown Maker

Blue stained glass windows depicting angels, musicians, trees.

America Windows, 1977

Marc Chagall

A work made of steel and aluminum.

Steel-Aluminum Plain, 1969

Carl André

Painting of artist drawing on easel, green landscape, stone walls surround him.

The Artist Looks at Nature, 1943

Charles Sheeler

A work made of nautilus-shell cup and silver gilt.

Nautilus-Shell Cup, c. 1600/1700 (19th century mounts)

A work made of silver gilt, enamel, and gemstones.

Reliquary Cross with the Arms of the Veltheim Family, c. 1300

Pink and red wax sculpture of a naked person lying on their side in a fetal position.

Blood Pool, 1992

Kiki Smith

A work made of ivory, brass, tempera, and gold leaf.

Casket, 12th century

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