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A work made of bronze.

The Serf, 1900–03, cast c. 1908

Henri Matisse

Sharp white lines inscribe a heavy black slab, implying a kind of screenwork person: flat, sharp, a little silly. A soft cloth floats over the figure's "abdomen." On it, two white owls contrast sharply with their soft, luminous featheriness.

Human Figure with Two Birds, 1925/29

Max Ernst

A work made of bronze.

The Reader, 1919

Jacques Lipchitz

Painting of figures construction project amid smoky destruction, middle is pink crater.

The Rock, 1944–48

Peter Blume

A work made of oil on canvas.

Spring Rains, c. 1924

Victor Higgins

A work made of bronze.

Tall Figure, 1947

Alberto Giacometti

A work made of oil on canvas.

The Shoe Shop, c. 1911

Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones

A blue canvas with the word "City" written at the center with the viscous quality of water. The background darkens along a gradient towards the top. The lower right corner is green.

City, 1968

Ed Ruscha

Painting of close-up cross, mountain, red, yellow sky backdrop.

Black Cross, New Mexico, 1929

Georgia O'Keeffe

A work made of flourescent paint and sumi ink on laminated canvas.

Untitled, 1981

Keith Haring

A work made of box construction.

Nouveaux Contes de Fées (New Fairy Tales), 1948

Joseph Cornell

A work made of box construction.

Untitled (Forgotten Game), c. 1949

Joseph Cornell

A work made of oil on canvas.

The Trial, 1953/54

Jack Levine

A work made of oil on canvas.

Mouth (Mund), 1963

Gerhard Richter

A work made of oil on wood.

Configuration, 1952

Jean (Hans) Arp

A work made of glazed and fired ceramic, and iron.

Untitled (Head), 1956

Joan Miró

A work made of baked enamel on aluminum.

Nine-part Modular Cube, 1977

Sol LeWitt

A work made of oil on canvas.

Flesh (Smaller Than Tears Are the Little Blue Flowers), 1928

Ivan Albright

Painting of a small, dark room with grey doors, grey wainscoting, and white walls. A blue bed with four pilllows is against the back wall. A painting hangs on that wall.

The Past and the Present, c. 1945

Gertrude Abercrombie

A work made of rose granite.

Extremity of a Mythical Wineskin, 1952

Jean (Hans) Arp

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