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Elaine de Kooning

Elaine de Kooning

Hedda Sterne  (American, Bucharest 1910–2011 New York, New York)

Date: 1953
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (34.3 x 25.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Van Day Truex Fund, 2009
Accession Number: 2009.39
Rights and Reproduction: © 2010 Artist Rights Society, New York

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Star Ushak Carpet

Star Ushak Carpet

Date: probably 17th century
Accession Number: 22.100.110

Processional Cross

Processional Cross

Date: ca. 1150–75
Accession Number: 17.190.1406

The Repast of the Lion

The Repast of the Lion

Henri Rousseau (le Douanier) (French, Laval 1844–1910 Paris)

Date: ca. 1907
Accession Number: 51.112.5

Artist's Gridded Sketch of Senenmut

Artist's Gridded Sketch of Senenmut

Date: ca. 1473–1458 B.C.
Accession Number: 36.3.252

Armor (Yoroi)

Armor (Yoroi)

Date: early 14th century
Accession Number: 14.100.121b–e

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