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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

Painted portrait of woman in green dress and cloud backdrop.

Mrs. Daniel Hubbard (Mary Greene), c. 1764

John Singleton Copley

A work made of brush and black ink with blue pencil and graphite on frosted mylar.

Untitled, from Hairy Who (color separation), 1968

Art Green

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)

A work made of rosewood and white pine with needlepoint panel.

Fire Screen, c. 1855

Artist unknown

A work made of oil on linen.

Untitled, c. 1938–41

Jackson Pollock

A work made of bronze, from an edition of six.

Large Interior Form, 1953/54

Henry Moore

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 gray opaque glass with ivory lid.

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

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 16mm anamorphic color film, optical sound; 4 min. loop.

Disappearance at Sea II, 1997

Tacita Dean

A work made of linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in back, satin, and stem stitches; french knots; two loom widths joined.

Bedcover in the Arts and Crafts Style, Early 20th century (based on 17th–century English designs)

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

Two Nude Women, 1942

Jean Dubuffet

A work made of typed and signed statement, typed list of characterizations, five chromogenic prints mounted on two panels.

Variable Piece #70 (In Process): 166A, 1975/76

Douglas Huebler

A work made of stoneware with yellowish-white glaze.

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

A work made of terracotta, red-figure.

Fish Plate, 400-370 BCE

Ancient Greek

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

A work made of pen lithograph on tan wove paper.

Plate Six, from Long Live Fashion, Down with Art, 1919, published 1920

Max Ernst

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

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