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  • Tree and Rocks

    Tree and Rocks

    Walter Shirlaw (American, Paisley, Scotland 1838–1909 Madrid)

    Accession Number: 67.28.4

  • "The Round Dance" or "Rays of Sunlight"

    "The Round Dance" or "Rays of Sunlight"

    Anne-François-Louis Janmot (French, Lyon 1814–1892 Lyon)

    Date: 1835–55
    Accession Number: 1998.362

  • Echo of the Concours Galland (Echo du Concours Galland)

    Echo of the Concours Galland (Echo du Concours Galland)

    O. Deleiderrier (Swiss (?), 19th century)

    Date: 19th century
    Accession Number: 69.524.4

  • Shekimah

    Shekimah

    Erik J. H. Hoberg (American, 1904–1971)

    Date: 20th century
    Accession Number: 61.577.17

  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Cy Twombly (American, Lexington, Virginia 1928–2011 Rome)

    Date: 1970
    Accession Number: 1980.315

  • BAUHAUS ARCHIVE

    BAUHAUS ARCHIVE

    Margarete Willers (German, Oldenburg 1883–1977 Essen)

    Date: 1920s
    Accession Number: 1985.198.108

  • Gateway II

    Gateway II

    Eva Elisabeth Holmstrom (Swedish, born 1953)

    Date: 1988
    Accession Number: 1988.202

  • Visitation

    Visitation

    Randall Schmit (American, born Newark, New Jersey 1955)

    Date: 1988
    Accession Number: 1988.314

  • "It is the roots of who I am that remains - suppression notwithstanding"

    "It is the roots of who I am that remains - suppression notwithstanding"

    Juan Sanchez (American, born Brooklyn, New York 1954)

    Date: 1987–88
    Accession Number: 1988.69a-d

  • The Rock with Spiderweb Hair

    The Rock with Spiderweb Hair

    Gerome Kamrowski (American, 1914–2004)

    Date: 1943
    Accession Number: 1990.13.2

  • Young Woman Reading (Ines)

    Young Woman Reading (Ines)

    Umberto Boccioni (Italian, Reggio 1882–1916 Sorte)

    Date: 1909–10
    Accession Number: 1990.38.11

  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Seymour Lipton (American, New York 1903–1986 Locust Valley, New York)

    Date: 1961
    Accession Number: 1991.434.13

  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Seymour Lipton (American, New York 1903–1986 Locust Valley, New York)

    Date: 1963
    Accession Number: 1991.434.14

  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Seymour Lipton (American, New York 1903–1986 Locust Valley, New York)

    Date: 1968
    Accession Number: 1991.434.15

  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Seymour Lipton (American, New York 1903–1986 Locust Valley, New York)

    Date: 1980
    Accession Number: 1991.434.16

  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Seymour Lipton (American, New York 1903–1986 Locust Valley, New York)

    Date: 1980
    Accession Number: 1991.434.17

  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Seymour Lipton (American, New York 1903–1986 Locust Valley, New York)

    Date: 1981
    Accession Number: 1991.434.18

  • Self-Portrait

    Self-Portrait

    Jim Dine (American, born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1935)

    Date: ca. 1959
    Accession Number: 1992.113.3

  • Untitled 6/13/96

    Untitled 6/13/96

    Carroll Dunham (American, born New Haven, Connecticut, 1949)

    Date: 1996
    Accession Number: 1997.204

  • Symphony in Creation in Eight Movements

    Symphony in Creation in Eight Movements

    Abraham Walkowitz (American (born Russia), Tyumen 1878–1965 Brooklyn, New York)

    Date: ca. 1914-16
    Accession Number: 49.70.168

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  • Tree and Rocks
    Tree and Rocks

    Walter Shirlaw (American, Paisley, Scotland 1838–1909 Madrid)

    Accession Number: 67.28.4

  • "The Round Dance" or "Rays of Sunlight"
    "The Round Dance" or "Rays of Sunlight"

    Anne-François-Louis Janmot (French, Lyon 1814–1892 Lyon)

    Date: 1835–55
    Accession Number: 1998.362

  • Echo of the Concours Galland (Echo du Concours Galland)
    Echo of the Concours Galland (Echo du Concours Galland)

    O. Deleiderrier (Swiss (?), 19th century)

    Date: 19th century
    Accession Number: 69.524.4

  • Shekimah
    Shekimah

    Erik J. H. Hoberg (American, 1904–1971)

    Date: 20th century
    Accession Number: 61.577.17

  • Untitled
    Untitled

    Cy Twombly (American, Lexington, Virginia 1928–2011 Rome)

    Date: 1970
    Accession Number: 1980.315

  • BAUHAUS ARCHIVE
    BAUHAUS ARCHIVE

    Margarete Willers (German, Oldenburg 1883–1977 Essen)

    Date: 1920s
    Accession Number: 1985.198.108

  • Gateway II
    Gateway II

    Eva Elisabeth Holmstrom (Swedish, born 1953)

    Date: 1988
    Accession Number: 1988.202

  • Visitation
    Visitation

    Randall Schmit (American, born Newark, New Jersey 1955)

    Date: 1988
    Accession Number: 1988.314

  • "It is the roots of who I am that remains - suppression notwithstanding"
    "It is the roots of who I am that remains - suppression notwithstanding"

    Juan Sanchez (American, born Brooklyn, New York 1954)

    Date: 1987–88
    Accession Number: 1988.69a-d

  • The Rock with Spiderweb Hair
    The Rock with Spiderweb Hair

    Gerome Kamrowski (American, 1914–2004)

    Date: 1943
    Accession Number: 1990.13.2

  • Young Woman Reading (Ines)
    Young Woman Reading (Ines)

    Umberto Boccioni (Italian, Reggio 1882–1916 Sorte)

    Date: 1909–10
    Accession Number: 1990.38.11

  • Untitled
    Untitled

    Seymour Lipton (American, New York 1903–1986 Locust Valley, New York)

    Date: 1961
    Accession Number: 1991.434.13

  • Untitled
    Untitled

    Seymour Lipton (American, New York 1903–1986 Locust Valley, New York)

    Date: 1963
    Accession Number: 1991.434.14

  • Untitled
    Untitled

    Seymour Lipton (American, New York 1903–1986 Locust Valley, New York)

    Date: 1968
    Accession Number: 1991.434.15

  • Untitled
    Untitled

    Seymour Lipton (American, New York 1903–1986 Locust Valley, New York)

    Date: 1980
    Accession Number: 1991.434.16

  • Untitled
    Untitled

    Seymour Lipton (American, New York 1903–1986 Locust Valley, New York)

    Date: 1980
    Accession Number: 1991.434.17

  • Untitled
    Untitled

    Seymour Lipton (American, New York 1903–1986 Locust Valley, New York)

    Date: 1981
    Accession Number: 1991.434.18

  • Self-Portrait
    Self-Portrait

    Jim Dine (American, born Cincinnati, Ohio, 1935)

    Date: ca. 1959
    Accession Number: 1992.113.3

  • Untitled 6/13/96
    Untitled 6/13/96

    Carroll Dunham (American, born New Haven, Connecticut, 1949)

    Date: 1996
    Accession Number: 1997.204

  • Symphony in Creation in Eight Movements
    Symphony in Creation in Eight Movements

    Abraham Walkowitz (American (born Russia), Tyumen 1878–1965 Brooklyn, New York)

    Date: ca. 1914-16
    Accession Number: 49.70.168

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