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Print of two children seated across from one another in a wooden seat, swinging high above the heads of onlookers.

The Boat Swing, 1924

Eileen Alice Soper

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

The Rock, 1944–48

Peter Blume

Rectangular, mostly brown textile made up of many small fabric squares of the same pattern, featuring flora and fauna in green, blue, and cream.

Kesa, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century

Blue and brown Cubist painting of Picasso with painterdz palette.

Portrait of Pablo Picasso, January–February 1912

Juan Gris

Portrait of an older woman holding a mirror and makeup pad, sitting in a dark dressing room in a pink slip and a blue and red skirt. Her flesh is mottled and pasty white, its contours in dark shadows that make it appear almost bruised. She gazes to the left forlornly.

Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida, 1929–30

Ivan Albright

Black-and-white photograph of identical light-skinned, dark-haired girls. They stand shoulder-to-shoulder facing the viewer, wearing identical black dresses with white collars, white tights, and white headbands. The girl on the right smiles with closed lips, while the other does not.

Identical Twins, Roselle, N.J., 1966

Diane Arbus

A work made of photo-etching.

Emerging Image: Portrait of the Artist, December, 1965

Keith Smith

Bronze bust with a dark patina featuring a bearded man with curly hair, the patina on his nose worn to a lighter shade.

Bust of Heraclitus, Late 19th century reproduction

Ancient Greek

A work made of woodcut in black ink on japanese wood veneer paper, laid down on ivory laid paper with letterpress in black ink.

Horse Radish Grinder, from Yiddish Motifs, 1926

Todros Geller

A work made of woodcut on paper.

Ideal Pastoral Life, n.d.

Edward Calvert

A work made of etching and engraving on ivory laid paper.

Head of an Old Woman (so-called portrait of Visscher's mother), c. 1649-58

Cornelis Visscher

Abstract painting with heavy white, gray, and brown paint applied in thick brushstrokes, suggesting wings emerging from a dark background.

The Annunciation, 1957/59

Jay DeFeo

Roughly painted face of a woman with a thick neck, short black hair, prominent nostrils, and a strung necklace.

Head of a Woman with a Blue Necklace, 1932

Paul Kleinschmidt

Marble sculpture of a partially clothed young woman on clouds looking to her left, her hand raised to her forehead.

The Lost Pleiade, 1874–75

Randolph Rogers

Sleeveless vest, photographed in black and white, featuring a leaf motif and a decorated panel down the front.

Chasuble with Orphrey Bands, 17th century

Monochromatic drawing of a nude female figure bent over her legs, hair hanging, softly shaded in brown ink.

Female Nude Bending Toward the Left, n.d.

Georg Kolbe

A work made of engraving in black on paper.

The Triumph of Bacchus, n.d.

Giulio Bonasone

An orange-red ceramic vessel in the shape of an abstract figure with wide-set eyes and short arms, a handle at back.

Single Spout Vessel with Molded Abstract Figure, 1000–1476

Lambayeque

Painting of a scene in a dimly-lit, cavernous room with a bassinet and small table. A shaft of light falls on four figures: a light-skinned woman in a white head covering, a baby on her lap, a male figure at her side, and a small dog at their feet. The couple feeds the fussing baby from a bowl, smiling.

A Mother Feeding her Child (The Happy Mother), 1707

Willem van Mieris

Black-and-white photograph of a fan made of finely carved pieces, featuring nude figures and cherubs among foliage.

Fan, 1775/1800

Benjamin West

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