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A work made of terracotta, red-figure.

Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects), 450-440 BCE

Euaion Painter

A work made of oil on canvas.

Just Dessert, 1891

William Michael Harnett

A work made of porcelain.

Cup, 1750–70

Chinese export porcelain

A work made of etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint and burin on ivory laid paper.

The Moors had settled in Spain, giving up the superstitions of the Koran, adopted this art of hunting, and spear a bull in the open, plate three from The Art of Bullfighting, 1814/16, published 1816

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

A work made of oil on linen.

Untitled, c. 1938–41

Jackson Pollock

A work made of glazed fritware tiles cut and reassembled as a mosaic.

Twelve-Point Star Tile, Timurid dynasty (1370-1507), Late 15th century

Islamic

A work made of oil on board mounted on wood panel.

The Artist in His Studio, 1865–66 and 1895

James McNeill Whistler

A work made of etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint and burin on ivory laid paper.

Another way of hunting on foot, plate two from The Art of Bullfighting, 1814/16, published 1816

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

A work made of gouache, possibly casein, on panel.

Two Nude Women, 1942

Jean Dubuffet

A work made of gray opaque glass with ivory lid.

Melon-Shaped Water Pot, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century

A work made of 16mm anamorphic color film, optical sound; 4 min. loop.

Disappearance at Sea II, 1997

Tacita Dean

A work made of stoneware with yellowish-white glaze.

Amphora with Three Dragon-Shaped Handles, Tang dynasty (618–907), 8th century

A abstract painting in which numerous planes of brown and gray, along with highlights of black and white, compose the figure of a man. The most recognizable features are a pair of clasped hands and the wave of his dark hair.

Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, autumn 1910

Pablo Picasso

A work made of earthenware with molded decoration and three-color (sancai) lead glazes.

Jar with Floral Medallions, Tang dynasty (A.D. 618–907), first half of 8th century

Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Making Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Making Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, 1999

Studio Blue

A work made of stone.

Birdstone, 1500–1000 BCE

Archaic

Horizontal painting in pastel tones of a series of abstract clouds in a gridlike formation like loose bricks, larger at the bottom of the painting and receding away at a horizon line near the top of the painting. Behind them, a blue sky gets progressively lighter. At the horizon line is a loose pink gradient that progresses to white and returns to blue at the very top of the work.

Sky above Clouds IV, 1965

Georgia O'Keeffe

A work made of stoneware painted in underglaze iron brown.

Jar with Dragon Chasing Flaming Pearl, Joseon dynasty(1392–1910), 17th century

Painting of a figure with a face that seems to be bisected at center and mirrored, with a set of green eyes and a set of red eyes below. Though the figure has one head, it has two bodies: a nondescript male torso at left and a female torso with prominent breasts at right. The background is a uniform blue. A spiny yellow vine suggests a neck at left. At right, another suggested neck features cone-like protrusions identical to the nipples on the female torso.

Gemini, 1938

Victor Brauner

A work made of terracotta, red-figure.

Fish Plate, 400-370 BCE

Ancient Greek

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