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The Refusal of Time, William Kentridge South African, Five-channel digital video installation, black-and-white and color, sound, 30 min.; steel megaphones, and a breathing machine (“elephant”)
The Refusal of Time
William Kentridge
2012
Side chair (one of a pair), Josef Danhauser 's K.K. Priv. Möbel-Fabrik, Vienna, Beech and pine wood, cherrywood veneer, ebonized mahogany framing strips; modern silk upholstery, Austrian, Vienna
Side chair (one of a pair)
Circle of Josef Danhauser
ca. 1815–20
Marble-top table, Theophil Hansen Danish, Belgian black marble and semi-precious stones; painted pine, ebonized fruitwood; brass, gilt bronze, Italian, Florence and Austrian, Vienna
Marble-top table
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1855–65
Mechanical table, Jean-François Oeben French, born Germany, Oak veneered with mahogany, kingwood, and tulipwood, with marquetry of mahogany, rosewood, holly, and various other woods; gilt-bronze mounts; imitation Japanese lacquer; replaced silk, French
Mechanical table
Jean-François Oeben
and Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix
ca. 1761–63
Coin cabinet, Charles Percier French, Mahogany (probably Swietenia mahagoni), applied and inlaid silver, French, Paris
Coin cabinet
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1809–19
Female figure from an obu (house of images), Igbo artist, Wood, pigment, Igbo
Female figure from an obu (house of images)
Igbo artist
Late 19th century
Beaker, Georgius Olescher Jr., Silver, partly gilded, Hungarian
Beaker
Georgius Olescher Jr.
ca. 1730–50
Miniature Effigy Vessel, Ceramic, post-fired paint, Paracas
Miniature Effigy Vessel
Paracas
3rd century BCE
Bottle, Falcon, Ceramic, pigment, Paracas
Bottle, Falcon
Paracas
3rd–2nd century BCE
Antonio Canova, Paul Adolphe Rajon French, Etching; proof
Antonio Canova
Etcher Paul Adolphe Rajon
After John Jackson
Sitter Antonio Canova
1873
Jar, Teotihuacan artist(s), Ceramic, Teotihuacan
Jar
Teotihuacan artist(s)
350–550 CE
Bookcase (one of a pair), Niccolo Michetti Italian, Walnut and poplar; iron hinges and locks, metal wire; antique silk and linen brocatelle door curtains (not original), Italian, Rome
Bookcase (one of a pair)
Designer Design attributed to the architect Niccolo Michetti
ca. 1715
Four-Cornered Hat, Camelid fiber, Tiwanaku or Wari
Four-Cornered Hat
Tiwanaku or Wari
500–900 CE
Four-Cornered Hat, Camelid hair, cotton, Wari
Four-Cornered Hat
Wari
7th–9th century
Four-Cornered Hat, Camelid fiber, Wari
Four-Cornered Hat
Wari
500–900 CE
Four-Cornered Hat, Camelid hair, Tiwanaku
Four-Cornered Hat
Tiwanaku
7th–9th century
Four-Cornered Hat, Camelid hair, Tiwanaku
Four-Cornered Hat
Tiwanaku
4th–8th century
Four-Cornered Hat, Camelid hair, Wari
Four-Cornered Hat
Wari
7th–9th century
Eyes, Louise Bourgeois American, Marble
Eyes
Louise Bourgeois
1982
Boho na bwete (face of the ancestor), Mahongwe-Kota artist, Wood, copper alloy sheet, copper alloy sheet-wire filaments, copper-alloy wire, iron and copper-alloy nails, Kota peoples, Mahongwe group
Boho na bwete (face of the ancestor)
Mahongwe-Kota artist
1879–early 20th century
Architectural model, Mezcala artist(s), Greenstone, Mezcala
Architectural model
Mezcala artist(s)
200 BCE–500 CE
Wig cabinet (cabinet de coiffure), Johann Daniel Sommer II German, Oak and walnut veneered with ebony, ebonized wood, and marquetry of pewter, mother of pearl, and tortoiseshell colored red on the reverse; silver; brocaded damask (not original), German, Künzelzau
Wig cabinet (cabinet de coiffure)
Johann Daniel Sommer II
ca. 1685
Watch, F. L. Meybom, Case: gold, blued steel, rock crystal, partly gilded silver, and diamonds; Dial: painted enamel and basse-taille enamel on gold; Movement: gilded brass, partly blued steel, and silver, French, Paris
Watch
Watchmaker: F. L. Meybom
Case attributed to Isaac Bergeron dit d'Argent
ca. 1670–75
Commode à vantaux, David Roentgen German, Oak, pine, walnut, mahogany, and cherry veneered with hornbeam (partially stained), tulipwood, walnut, holly and maple (both partially stained), boxwood, mahogany, and other woods; red brocatelle marble; gilt bronze; iron, steel, and brass, German, Neuwied am Rhein
Commode à vantaux
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1775–79 with later alterations
Architectural model, Mezcala artist(s), Stone, Mezcala
Architectural model
Mezcala artist(s)
300 BCE–300 CE
Architectural model, Mezcala artist(s), Stone, Mezcala
Architectural model
Mezcala artist(s)
300 BCE–300 CE
Border fragment, figures with staves, Camelid hair, Paracas
Border fragment, figures with staves
Paracas
4th–3rd century BCE
Allegory of Virtues and Vices at the Court of Charles V, Hans Daucher German, Honestone (Jurassic limestone), traces of gilding, German, probably Augsburg
Allegory of Virtues and Vices at the Court of Charles V
Hans Daucher
ca. 1522
Architectural model, Mezcala artist(s), Stone, Mezcala
Architectural model
Mezcala artist(s)
200 BCE–500 CE
Celestial globe with clockwork, Gerhard Emmoser German, Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel, Austrian, Vienna
Celestial globe with clockwork
Gerhard Emmoser
1579
Closed Yoke, Volcanic rhyolitic tuff, Veracruz
Closed Yoke
Veracruz
4th–7th century
Idées 2, Plate 4
Georges Darcy
Printer A. Calavas
Publisher Librairie des Arts Décoratifs
ca. 1933
Architectural model, Mezcala artist(s), Greenstone, Mezcala
Architectural model
Mezcala artist(s)
200 BCE–500 CE
Sculptural Element from a Reliquary Ensemble, Obamba-Kota artist, Wood, brass sheets, brass and copper sheet-wire filaments, bone, brass nails, iron nails, Kota peoples, Obamba group
Sculptural Element from a Reliquary Ensemble
Obamba-Kota artist
late 19th–early 20th century
Formes et Couleurs, Planche 18
Designer Designed by Auguste H. Thomas
Publisher Published by Albert Lévy, Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts
ca. 1930 (?)
Four-Cornered Hat, Camelid hair, Wari
Four-Cornered Hat
Wari
7th–9th century
Four-Cornered Hat, Camelid hair, Wari
Four-Cornered Hat
Wari
7th–9th century
Four-Cornered Hat, Camelid hair, Wari
Four-Cornered Hat
Wari
7th–9th century
Four-Cornered Hat, Camelid hair, Wari
Four-Cornered Hat
Wari
7th–9th century
Four-Cornered Hat, Camelid hair, Wari
Four-Cornered Hat
Wari
8th–10th century
Four-Cornered Hat, Camelid hair, Wari
Four-Cornered Hat
Wari
7th–9th century
Four-Cornered Hat, Camelid hair, cotton, Wari
Four-Cornered Hat
Wari
7th–9th century