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The Beach (A Praia)

The Beach (A Praia)

Beatriz Milhazes  (Brazilian, born Rio de Janeiro 1960)

Date: 1997
Medium: Acrylic, metallic paint, and metal leaf on canvas
Dimensions: 102 x 33 7/8in. (259.1 x 86cm)
105 1/4 x 37 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (267.3 x 94.6 x 7 cm) (Frame)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Professor and Mrs. Zevi Scharfstein, by exchange, 1998
Accession Number: 1998.80

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Silk 'Kashan' Carpet

Silk 'Kashan' Carpet

Date: 16th century
Accession Number: 58.46

Sabine Houdon (1787–1836)

Sabine Houdon (1787–1836)

Jean Antoine Houdon (French, Versailles 1741–1828 Paris)

Date: 1788
Accession Number: 50.145.66

Helmet Mask

Helmet Mask

Date: before 1880
Accession Number: 1978.412.560

[Landscape with Clouds]

[Landscape with Clouds]

Roger Fenton (British, 1819–1869)

Date: probably 1856
Accession Number: 1997.382.35

Chadri

Chadri

Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1972.253

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