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Terracotta sculpture of a standing woman. Her right arm clutches fabric as a Cupid on her right pulls the fabric at her waist.

The Fear of Love, 1742

Jean-Louis Lemoyne

Sculpture of a naked light-skinned woman with red nail polish and dark hair sitting in a bathtub of soapy water. She holds her breasts with both hands, her mouth open in a look of surprise. The rest of her face and head is not present in the work. A bright blue snorkel protrudes from the water between her legs.

Woman in Tub, 1988

Jeff Koons

A work made of marble.

Sculpture, 1935

Henry Moore

A work made of 148 gelatin silver prints and text panel.

CARVING: A Traditional Sculpture, 1972

Eleanor Antin

A sizable pile of hard candies in blue, red, and yellow wrappers piled up against a white wall and resting on a light-colored wood floor.

"Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), 1991

Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Multicolored neon sign composed of various English words in a circular pattern.

Human Nature/Life Death, 1983

Bruce Nauman

Large mound of rocks intersected radially by long rectangular mirrors.

Chalk-Mirror Displacement, 1969

Robert Smithson

White plaster statue of woman with protruding compartments, each adorned with fur pompom.

Venus de Milo with Drawers, 1936

Salvador Dalí

Dark stone sculpture of Buddha sitting cross-legged, hands in lap, eyes closed.

Buddha Shakyamuni Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), Chola period (c. 855-1279), about 12th century

Three figures made of sheet metal dangle from the ceiling. The metal is painted in splotchy and abstract oranges, yellows, and reds.

Living Sculpture, 1966

Marisa Merz

A bronze lion, deep green and muscular, looks out in the distance from its pedestal in front of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Lion (One of a Pair, South Pedestal), 1893

Edward Kemeys

Dark colored sculpture of womandz head composed of fractured geometric shapes.

Head of a Woman (Fernande), 1909

Pablo Picasso

A work made of plaster.

A Burgher of Calais (Jean d'Aire), Modeled 1889

Auguste Rodin

A work made of wood, mirror, and plexiglas.

Model for Pavilion/Sculpture for Argonne, 1978–81

Dan Graham

A work made of gilded wood and mirror.

Christ and the Lamb, 1988

Jeff Koons

A work made of single-channel video sculpture: thirteen television monitors and aluminum armature; color, silent. number nine of nine unique sculptures in series..

Family of Robot: Baby, 1986

Nam June Paik

A work made of stainless steel and amber plexiglas, 10 units.

Untitled, 1968

Donald Judd

Sculpture in light stone of the head of a bearded man with wavy hair and wide eyes, missing a nose.

Head of an Apostle, c. 1210

French

A life-size sculpture of a fallen tree made of lightly hued cypress wood. The carving is laid on the ground, and takes up almost the entire space of the room.

Hinoki, 2007

Charles Ray

Two life-size sculptures of a pink woman and a white dog. Neither of them have faces, and they are made up of large shell-shaped forms.

Woman with Dog (Frau mit Hund), 2004

Katharina Fritsch

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