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Coney Island, NY
Sid Grossman
1947–48
"Male Jaw-Piece"
Alexander McQueen
spring/summer 1998
Autocide
Nate Lowman
2012
Head of a Bearded Man in Profile to Left, possibly the Portrait of the Poet Giorgio Anselmi (ca. 1459-1528), with Faint Sketch of a Skull-like Head
Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)
1503–40
Mourning Ring
American
1733
The Funeral of Tory-principle: Dutifully Dedicated to the Holy Alliance
John Doyle
April 1827
Adoration of the Lobster
Cecily Brown
2023–24
Egyptian Sculpture and Motifs (from Scrapbook)
John Singer Sargent
ca. 1878
Rosary
German
ca. 1500–1525
Return to Sender
John Waters
2003
"Incubus"
Simon Costin
1987
Adam and Eve, from a series of scenes of the Genesis with scrolling motifs and grotesque figures on black grounds
Etienne Delaune
before 1573
Adam and Eve, from a series of scenes of the Genesis with scrolling motifs and grotesque figures on black grounds
Etienne Delaune
before 1573
Ring
American
1757
Self-Portrait
Salvator Rosa
ca. 1647
Solitary Female Huia
Fiona Pardington
2006 (reprinted 2024)
Vanitas Still Life
Herman Henstenburgh
n.d.
Saint Jerome Praying in a Landscape.
Niccolò dell' Abate
1550–60
Base for a Statuette
North French or South Netherlandish
early 16th century
Portrait of a Carthusian
Petrus Christus
1446