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A work made of oil on canvas.

The Alameda, 1928

Emil Armin

A self-portrait oil painting of American artist Archibald John Motley, Jr. He wears a white shirt, a black tie with a diamond horseshoe pin, and a brown jacket; in his left hand he holds a palette, upon which are splotches of paint arranged according to the order of the color wheel; in his right hand he holds a long, slender paintbrush. Motley’s eyes are directed towards the viewer, he has a small mustache, and his light brown skin is contrasted by the black background.

Self-Portrait, c. 1920

Archibald John Motley Jr.

A work made of painted wood.

America Dawn, 1959/67

Louise Nevelson

A work made of oil and collage on canvas.

Untitled, 1964

Mark Tobey

A work made of oil on canvas.

By-Products Plants, 1923–26

Joseph Stella

A work made of chromogenic print.

Shanghai, 2000

Andreas Gursky

A work made of acrylic, magna, oil, enamel on three panels.

China Boy, 1980

Nicholas Africano

A work made of oil on canvas.

Cagnes, 1910

André Derain

A work made of bronze.

Head, 1934

Alberto Giacometti

A work made of box construction.

Untitled (For Tamara Toumanova), c. 1940

Joseph Cornell

A work made of emulsion, oil, and wax on canvas.

Swing Music (Louis Armstrong), 1938

Arthur Dove

A work made of oil on canvas.

The Eventuality of Destiny, 1927

Giorgio de Chirico

A work made of oil on canvas.

Twentieth Century Ruin, 1932

Alexander Brook

A work made of copper.

34 Blows, 1971

Joel Shapiro

Painting of a woman and an older white man holding a pitchfork, both seen from the waist up. They stand side by side with stern expressions, in front of a white house with a peaked roof.

American Gothic, 1930

Grant Wood

A work made of oil on canvas.

Macy's Jet Set, 1978

Karl Wirsum

A work made of box construction.

Untitled (Hôtel de l'Etoile), 1954

Joseph Cornell

A work made of four 16mm color films, silent, transferred to digital video (projection); 42 min. 30 sec. loop.

Art Make-Up, 1967/68

Bruce Nauman

A work made of enamel on aluminum.

Type B, 1986

Christopher Wool

A work made of oil on canvas.

Untitled (Psychological Morphology), 1939

Matta

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