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Serene abstract work featuring overlapping shapes on a neutral background. Some shapes are outlined and filled in with dots of the same color. At top left, a circle radiating purple dots contains an almond-shaped eye. Near bottom right is a small bright-red circle with a tiny arrow beside it.

Sunset, 1930

Paul Klee

A work made of oil on canvas.

The Landing Place, 1788

Hubert Robert

A work made of miniature room, mixed media.

E-14: English Drawing Room of the Victorian Period, 1840-70, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A work made of oil on silk.

Pray for These Little Ones (Perforce They Live Together), 1973–74

Ivan Albright

Woman composed of geometric shapes, clothed in yellow, reclines holding a book.

Reclining Woman, 1922

Fernand Léger

A work made of color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book.

Minashi-gai, shio-gai, katatsu-gai, miso-gai, chijimi-gai, and chigusa-gai, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)", 1789

Kitagawa Utamaro

A work made of color woodblock print; double-page illustration from book.

Sudare-gai, hana-gai, sakura-gai, mumeno-gai, nadeshiko-gai, and kinuta-gai, from the illustrated book "Gifts from the Ebb Tide (Shiohi no tsuto)", 1789

Kitagawa Utamaro

A work made of oil on canvas.

Renganeschi's Saturday Night, 1912

John Sloan

A full-body figure of a human carved in what looks to be light-colored stone. The figure wears an ancient Egyptian style headdress, its arms are crossed holding symbolic instruments, and the body is covered with carved symbols.

Ushabti (Funerary Figurine) of Horudja, Late Period, Dynasty 30 (380–343 BCE)

Ancient Egyptian

A work made of silver.

Tetradrachm (Coin) Depicting the Goddess Athena, about 163 BCE

Ancient Greek

Pastel drawing of a nude woman sitting on a draped chair and looking directly at the viewer.

Rising in the Morning (Le Lever), 1920

Suzanne Valadon

Black ink print of a woman leaning on the side of a ship. She wears draped clothing and looks out, the sails' ropes behind her.

The Major's Daughter, 1862

Joseph Swain

A work made of silver.

Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Hadrian, 134-138

Ancient Roman

A work made of oil on canvas.

The Circus Rider, c. 1927

Marc Chagall

Varyingly shaded geometric shapes compose the fractured image of a seated figure in a double-breasted jacket.

Portrait of Picasso, 1947

Juan Gris

A work made of oil on panel.

Abraham's Sacrifice of Isaac, 1654–56

David Teniers the Younger

A work made of oil on canvas.

Memories of the Past, 1927

Ivan Albright

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Handle Spout Vessel Depicting Seated Figure Drinking from Cup, 1200–1450

Chimú

A work made of oil on canvas.

A Family Meal, 1890s (?)

Evert Pieters

A work made of the reflecting pool, 1977-79, 6:58 min.; moonblood, 1977-79, 12:48 min.; silent life, 1979, 13:14 min.; ancient of days, 1979-81, 12:21 min.; vegetable memory, 1978-80, 15:13 min. color video, sound (projection); 62 min. loop.

The Reflecting Pool: Collected Works, 1977–80

Bill Viola

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