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A abstract painting in which numerous planes of brown and gray, along with highlights of black and white, compose the figure of a man. The most recognizable features are a pair of clasped hands and the wave of his dark hair.

Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, autumn 1910

Pablo Picasso

A lone wheat stack, in shadow, rests on a field with traces of snow, the snow taking on reflected shades of pink, yellow, orange, and blue from the unseen setting sun. A line of pale yellow illuminates the horizon above the hills beyond.

Stack of Wheat (Thaw, Sunset), 1890–91

Claude Monet

A work made of oil and graphite on fiber board.

...And the Home of the Brave, 1931

Charles Demuth

A work made of oil on panel.

Landscape, c. 1850

Théodore Rousseau

A work made of watercolor and graphite pencil on tan wove paper.

Baltimore Oriole Paint, n.d.

Joseph Yoakum

A work made of acrylic on illustration board.

Elgin State Hospital, Elgin, Illinois, Presentation Painting, 1962

Bertrand Goldberg

Painting of a lively wedding reception with a man in red kneeling in front of a table. The wedding party is dressed in pale pink clothes and seated.

The Wedding at Cana, c. 1686

Giuseppe Maria Crespi

A work made of oil on canvas.

Beggar with Oysters (Philosopher), 1865–67

Édouard Manet

A work made of oil on canvas.

Lady Reading the Letters of Heloise and Abelard, c. 1780

Bernard d'Agescy

A herondz silhouette sits amongst the brush in a golden hued forest.

The Home of the Heron, 1893

George Inness

A work made of oil on canvas.

Odalisque, 1874

Jules Joseph Lefebvre

Three light-skinned, dark-haired ballerinas, painted in muted tones, wear off-the-shoulder yellow leotards and tutus as they huddle near each other. One adjusts her costume, while one holds her hands clasped above her head. At left is a painted screen with four pairs of feet visible underneath.

Yellow Dancers (In the Wings), 1874–76

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

Small painting of woman in pink and black sitting on park bench.

A City Park, c. 1887

William Merritt Chase

A young, smiling boy in a ruffled collar, hat, and cumberbun rides outdoors on a brown ram, a small whip held aloft in his hand.

Boy on a Ram, 1786–87

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

A work made of oil on canvas.

Boats on the Beach at Étretat, 1885

Claude Monet

A work made of oil on canvas.

The Bathers, 1899-1904

Paul Cezanne

A work made of oil on canvas, mounted on pressboard.

Terrace and Observation Deck at the Moulin de Blute-Fin, Montmartre, Early 1887

Vincent van Gogh

Cubist style painting of seated woman, with brown, blue, green shapes.

Portrait of Marevna, c. 1915

Diego Rivera

A work made of oil on canvas.

The Plate of Apples, c. 1877

Paul Cezanne

Outdoors, distinct groupings of adult men and women, some with halos, gather near a building. The front-facing wall of the building is not depicted, allowing for a view inside, where a woman sits in bed with two women nearby and two other women dress a baby. A bearded man sits near the bed.

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist, 1490/95

Bartolomeo di Giovanni

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