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A work made of oil on cardboard.

Nude with Cats, 1901

Pablo Picasso

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Colette at her Window in the Palais Royal, September 1941/45

Pierre Jahan

Black print on cream paper with lightly sketched figures. At left is a corseted woman in profile, and at right, a man in coat and top hat. They stand close together, face to face.

Old Man and Young Girl, 1899

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Lima #141, 1979

Aaron Siskind

Black-and-white view down a steeply sloping street lined by pedestrians and crumbling buildings. Thick smoke billows in the distance.

The Burning City, San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, April 1906, printed 1956

Arnold Genthe

Orange, yellow, and white flowers in a brown vase on a round table, with a blue-green floral tablecloth and mottled, brownish background. Each perceived main color is made up of strokes of bright, vibrant colors—reds, blues, pinks, and purples—lending dimension to the scene.

Chrysanthemums, 1881–82

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A work made of gelatin silver print.

Paul Robeson (H&S), 1941

Yousuf Karsh

A work made of color woodblock print.

Lake Kinzaki, Shinshu (Shinshu Kinzakiko), 1941

Kawase Hasui

A work made of gelatin silver print.

We Will Not Become What We Mean to You, 1983

Barbara Kruger

A tall, spindly human figure in rough bronze with an elongated torso and arms and dramatically long, thin, kneeless legs appears to be walking mid-stride, both feet on the ground but quite far apart

Walking Man II, 1960

Alberto Giacometti

Vivid, lush view of rolling waves in purple, white, blue, and green against a bright blue sky with a watercolor-like blending of blues and purples. Sea and sky nearly become one.

Seascape, 1879

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Surrounded by lush, bright foliage, man and a young girl at close range lean against a fence near a lake. The man is smoking, and both wear straw hats.

Near the Lake, 1879–80

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Painting of the Virgin Mary ascending to heaven amongst multitude of angels.

The Assumption of the Virgin, 1577–79

Domenico Theotokópoulos, called El Greco

A work made of pen and black ink, with graphite and smudging, and red colored pencil on ivory graph paper.

Grey Felt, Aluminum, 1967

Barry Le Va

A work made of wool, cotton, and linen, plain weave of discontinuous wefts with supplementary brocading wefts.

Homage to Louis Sullivan (Study), 1986

Helena Hernmarck

A work made of cotton, plain weave; screen printed.

Karuselli (Carousel) (Furnishing Fabric), 1973

Katsuji Wakisaka

Miniature room featuring walls decorated with a tropical landscape, a spiral staircase, a crystal chandelier, and two rugs.

A31: Tennessee Entrance Hall, 1835, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Miniature room featuring wide-plank hardwood floors, round hooked rugs, simple wooden furnishings, and a wood-burning stove. The window frames and door frames are painted green, while the walls are a light butter yellow.

A18: Shaker Living Room, c. 1800, c. 1940

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Painting of a performance inside a circus ring. A man wearing a suit holds a whip in his hand and looks towards a woman with red hair riding a gray horse and wearing a green dress. Audience members wearing suits and top hats watch from red and white benches on the side.

Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando), 1887/88

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

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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