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  • The Masquerade Dress

    The Masquerade Dress

    Robert Henri (American, Cincinnati, Ohio 1865–1929 New York)

    Date: 1911
    Accession Number: 58.157

  • The Horse Fair

    The Horse Fair

    Rosa Bonheur (French, Bordeaux 1822–1899 Thomery)

    Date: 1852–55
    Accession Number: 87.25

  • A Rose

    A Rose

    Thomas Anshutz (American, Newport, Kentucky 1851–1912 Fort Washington, Pennsylvania)

    Date: 1907
    Accession Number: 1993.324

  • Young Woman with a Water Pitcher

    Young Woman with a Water Pitcher

    Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, Delft 1632–1675 Delft)

    Date: ca. 1662
    Accession Number: 89.15.21

  • Dancers, Pink and Green

    Dancers, Pink and Green

    Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)

    Date: ca. 1890
    Accession Number: 29.100.42

  • Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and His Wife (Marie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)

    Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and His Wife (Marie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)

    Jacques-Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels)

    Date: 1788
    Accession Number: 1977.10

  • Young Sailor II

    Young Sailor II

    Henri Matisse (French, Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869–1954 Nice)

    Date: 1906
    Accession Number: 1999.363.41

  • Ruin at Daphne

    Ruin at Daphne

    Edwin Dickinson (American, Seneca Falls, New York 1891–1978 Orleans, Massachusetts)

    Date: 1943–53
    Accession Number: 55.13.1

  • [843 Postcards of Street Scenes Collected by Walker Evans]

    [843 Postcards of Street Scenes Collected by Walker Evans]

    Date: 1900s–1960s
    Accession Number: 1994.264.107.1–.843

  • Portrait of a Scholar

    Portrait of a Scholar

    Chae Yongsin (Korean, 1850–1941)

    Date: 1924
    Accession Number: 2012.329

  • Birds and Flowers

    Birds and Flowers

    Unidentified Artist

    Date: late 19th–early 20th century
    Accession Number: 1993.255

  • Portrait of James NcNeill Whistler

    Portrait of James NcNeill Whistler

    Charles Abel Corwin (American, Newburgh, New York 1857–1938 Chicago, Illinois)

    Date: 1880
    Accession Number: 60.611.134

  • Toreador cape

    Toreador cape

    Santiago Pelaya

    Date: 1954
    Accession Number: 2009.300.212

  • Playsuit

    Playsuit

    Bonnie Cashin (American, 1915–2000)

    Date: 1947
    Accession Number: 2009.300.2383a–c

  • Suit

    Suit

    Saks Fifth Avenue (American, founded 1924)

    Date: ca. 1945
    Accession Number: 2009.300.803a–d

  • Sailor suit

    Sailor suit

    Date: 1909–10
    Accession Number: 2009.300.995a–d

  • Dress

    Dress

    Bonnie Cashin (American, 1915–2000)

    Date: 1942
    Accession Number: 2009.300.772

  • Muff

    Muff

    Date: 1910–15
    Accession Number: 2009.300.1963

  • Parasol

    Parasol

    Date: 1900–1905
    Accession Number: 2009.300.3220

  • Ariadne

    Ariadne

    Giorgio de Chirico (Italian (born Greece), Vólos 1888–1978 Rome)

    Date: 1913
    Accession Number: 1996.403.10

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  • The Masquerade Dress
    The Masquerade Dress

    Robert Henri (American, Cincinnati, Ohio 1865–1929 New York)

    Date: 1911
    Accession Number: 58.157

  • The Horse Fair
    The Horse Fair

    Rosa Bonheur (French, Bordeaux 1822–1899 Thomery)

    Date: 1852–55
    Accession Number: 87.25

  • A Rose
    A Rose

    Thomas Anshutz (American, Newport, Kentucky 1851–1912 Fort Washington, Pennsylvania)

    Date: 1907
    Accession Number: 1993.324

  • Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
    Young Woman with a Water Pitcher

    Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, Delft 1632–1675 Delft)

    Date: ca. 1662
    Accession Number: 89.15.21

  • Dancers, Pink and Green
    Dancers, Pink and Green

    Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)

    Date: ca. 1890
    Accession Number: 29.100.42

  • Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and His Wife (Marie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)
    Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and His Wife (Marie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)

    Jacques-Louis David (French, Paris 1748–1825 Brussels)

    Date: 1788
    Accession Number: 1977.10

  • Young Sailor II
    Young Sailor II

    Henri Matisse (French, Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869–1954 Nice)

    Date: 1906
    Accession Number: 1999.363.41

  • Ruin at Daphne
    Ruin at Daphne

    Edwin Dickinson (American, Seneca Falls, New York 1891–1978 Orleans, Massachusetts)

    Date: 1943–53
    Accession Number: 55.13.1

  • [843 Postcards of Street Scenes Collected by Walker Evans]
    [843 Postcards of Street Scenes Collected by Walker Evans]

    Date: 1900s–1960s
    Accession Number: 1994.264.107.1–.843

  • Portrait of a Scholar
    Portrait of a Scholar

    Chae Yongsin (Korean, 1850–1941)

    Date: 1924
    Accession Number: 2012.329

  • Birds and Flowers
    Birds and Flowers

    Unidentified Artist

    Date: late 19th–early 20th century
    Accession Number: 1993.255

  • Portrait of James NcNeill Whistler
    Portrait of James NcNeill Whistler

    Charles Abel Corwin (American, Newburgh, New York 1857–1938 Chicago, Illinois)

    Date: 1880
    Accession Number: 60.611.134

  • Toreador cape
    Toreador cape

    Santiago Pelaya

    Date: 1954
    Accession Number: 2009.300.212

  • Playsuit
    Playsuit

    Bonnie Cashin (American, 1915–2000)

    Date: 1947
    Accession Number: 2009.300.2383a–c

  • Suit
    Suit

    Saks Fifth Avenue (American, founded 1924)

    Date: ca. 1945
    Accession Number: 2009.300.803a–d

  • Sailor suit
    Sailor suit

    Date: 1909–10
    Accession Number: 2009.300.995a–d

  • Dress
    Dress

    Bonnie Cashin (American, 1915–2000)

    Date: 1942
    Accession Number: 2009.300.772

  • Muff
    Muff

    Date: 1910–15
    Accession Number: 2009.300.1963

  • Parasol
    Parasol

    Date: 1900–1905
    Accession Number: 2009.300.3220

  • Ariadne
    Ariadne

    Giorgio de Chirico (Italian (born Greece), Vólos 1888–1978 Rome)

    Date: 1913
    Accession Number: 1996.403.10

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