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Blurry rectangles of yellow, gray, and black float against background of orange.

Number 19, 1949

Mark Rothko

Painting of a dark gray skyscraper in the glaring sun. The bright sun reflects off of the tall, looming building, which is painted from the perspective of a passerby looking up at the building. The light blurs out the top of the building, and dots of yellow light appear lower down and on nearby buildings.

The Shelton with Sunspots, N.Y., 1926

Georgia O'Keeffe

A work made of oil on canvas.

A Face from Georgia, 1970–74

Ivan Albright

A work made of terracotta, red-figure.

Kylix (Drinking Cup), about 460 BCE

Penthesilea Painter

Abstract painting in predominant shades of blue, green, and black, featuring diagonal bands of color and undulating lines.

Blue and Green Music, 1919–21

Georgia O'Keeffe

A work made of gelatin silver print.

A Family One Evening In A Nudist Camp, Pennsylvania, 1965

Diane Arbus

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Woman under Six Lights, 1950/55

Ralph M. Hattersley

Black-and-white photograph of a light-skinned woman's face in profile, looking down, her dark hair in loose curls.

Flavia Flavin, 1945

Johan Hagemeyer

Vertical textile panel featuring a floral pattern with leaves in yellow, orange, pink, white, and green on a black background.

Panel, Early 18th century

Miniature room with two tall windows framing a small Cubist painting and a fireplace, two golden scuptures set before the windows. At right, a small red couch is flanked by two Lucite chairs. At left, an open glass door is flanked by oak chaises with red cushions. A plush cream rug fills the space.

A37: California Hallway, c. 1940, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Abstract painting composed of a central tangle of vibrant colors—purple, pink, orange, green, red—on a mostly gray background, subtly divided into rectangular areas.

City Landscape, 1955

Joan Mitchell

A rectangular painting featuring color blocks in shades of purple, white, and red against a cream background. The purple rectangle at top is a loosely blended mix of pink and blue. The white block is almost yellow, though its outer edges are quite white. The red block at bottom pulses with varying shades.

Untitled (Purple, White, and Red), 1953

Mark Rothko

A white glass bottle with a narrow neck decorated with reliefs of columns and vases or pitchers.

Bottle, 1st century

Ancient Roman

Fine black lines create five transparent domes in the middle and and background with visible scaffolding, rooftops in the foreground.

Venetian Domes, 1955

Rudy Pozzatti

Painting of several light-skinned people gathered around a table in front of a gilded mirror, playing instruments. At left, seated next to a woman in an off-the-shoulder gown, a man in a plumed hat plays a lute. At center right, another man plays a cello, while a dog and cat eat from a dish underfoot.

The Family Concert, 1666

Jan Steen

Cubist painting of woman, bright yellow, green, purple colors.

The Red Armchair, December 16, 1931

Pablo Picasso

Detail of a textile with an intricate red and white floral border and a central pattern composed of floral motifs and birds.

Coverlet, 1855

Miniature room with cream-colored walls with inset columns on the side walls and two columns at the back framing a dark wooden bookshelf. A large crystal chandelier hangs from a curved ceiling patterned with geometric designs in relief. A beige floral rug fills the floor, upon which a yellow couch and other upholstered wood furniture are unevenly spaced. On the right wall is an ornate fireplace with a mantle framing a painting of a landscape.

E-9: English Drawing Room of the Georgian period, 1770-1800, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Miniature dining room with mint-green walls and two large windows on the back wall, between which hangs a portrait of a Revolutionary-era man flanked by two vases. A formal wooden table with two chairs sits in the room's center, a fireplace with a mirror on the mantle and two tall stools at left.

A10: Massachusetts Dining Room, 1795, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A tunic with broad arms and a floral and paisley design throughout.

Dalmatic with Apparel and Orphrey Band, 17th century

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