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A work made of oil on canvas.

Mrs. George Swinton (Elizabeth Ebsworth), 1897

John Singer Sargent

A work made of oil on canvas.

Portrait II, 1965

Philip Guston

A cool-toned oil painting of a merry-go-round. Several figures ride horses on the merry-go-round, and the central figure, a black-skinned youth, rides a lion. In the background on the right, a group of people stand in front of a structure that has a sign with the words “Fire Eater” on its roof. The colors blur together, creating a soft and atmospheric scene.

Coney Island, 1932

Joseph Delaney

A work made of oil on canvas.

After Khorkom, 1940–42

Arshile Gorky

Vibrant colored painting of beachscape with figures, structure, and ox pulled cart.

Painting with Troika, January 18, 1911

Vasily Kandinsky

A work made of oil on canvas.

After Rain, Chicago, 1911

Frank Charles Peyraud

A work made of wood, glass, paper, metal, and shell.

Soap Bubble Set, 1940 (reworked 1953)

Joseph Cornell

A work made of oil on canvas.

The White Horse, 1929

Herman Menzel

A work made of oil on canvas.

Abstract Painting, 1960-65, 1960/65

Ad Reinhardt

Painting of a cabin set below a dark blue sky and fluffy white clouds. Behind it is a field of many small white dots. In front, a dark-skinned woman sits and a dark-skinned child plays among roaming chickens and dogs in a fenced-in yard.

Cabin in the Cotton, c. 1931–37

Horace Pippin

A work made of bronze.

Dancer and Gazelles, 1916

Paul Manship

A work made of two color videos, sound, two monitors on two pedestals; tape i (male): 60 min. loop; tape ii (female): 52 min. loop.

Good Boy Bad Boy, 1985

Bruce Nauman

A work made of cotton and wool, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Ramure (Branches or Antlers), 1950s

Jean (Hans) Arp

A work made of oil on canvas.

Still Life in Interior, 1920–22

Preston Dickinson

A work made of oil on canvas.

Reclining Nude, 1929

Max Beckmann

A work made of oil on canvas.

Amorosa Tropicalia, 1983

Richard Maris Loving

A work made of steel.

Afrophoenix No. 1, 1963

Melvin Edwards

A work made of oil and metallic paint on canvas, mounted on panel.

Silver Tanks, 1929

Arthur Dove

A work made of oil on linen.

In Lovely Blueness No. 2, 1955/56

Sam Francis

A work made of oil on canvas.

Café Express, 1975

Richard Estes

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