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A serene lakeside scene with softly glowing sunset hues. Mountains rise in the background, while figures on shore and in the water create a tranquil mood.
Exhibition

Allegory and Abstraction: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints

OverviewExhibition Objects
He Disappeared into Complete Silence, Louise Bourgeois American, Engraving and drypoint with letterpress in a linen portfolio cover
He Disappeared into Complete Silence
Louise Bourgeois
1947
Jazz, Henri Matisse French, Pochoir
Jazz
Multiple artists/makers
1947
The Dance of the World, Pieter Baltens Netherlandish, Engraving; second state of two
The Dance of the World
Attributed to Pieter Baltens
mid-16th century
Morris Dancers, Daniel Hopfer German, Etching; fourth state of four
Morris Dancers
Daniel Hopfer
After Anonymous, Italian, 15th to 16th century
late 15th–early 16th century
Ornamental Engraving with Morris Dancers, Israhel van Meckenem German, Engraving; second state of two
Ornamental Engraving with Morris Dancers
Israhel van Meckenem
A Veiled Woman with Two Musicians, plate 3 from "The Masquerades", Jacques de Gheyn II Netherlandish, Engraving; first state of three
A Veiled Woman with Two Musicians, plate 3 from "The Masquerades"
Workshop of Jacques de Gheyn II
After Jacques de Gheyn II
1595–96
The Peasant Wedding Dance, Pieter van der Heyden Netherlandish, Engraving; first state of three
The Peasant Wedding Dance
Multiple artists/makers
after 1570
Village Girl Dancing, Abraham Bosse French, Etching
Village Girl Dancing
Abraham Bosse
Publisher Jean I Leblond
1626–28
Study of a Female Dancer, Otto Greiner German, Black chalk and gouache
Study of a Female Dancer
Otto Greiner
late 19th–early 20th century
A Nymph dancing with a tambourine, George Romney British, Graphite and brown wash (recto); graphite (verso)
A Nymph dancing with a tambourine
George Romney
ca. 1776
The Indian Dancing Girl of Tanjore, Paul-Albert Besnard French, Etching with dry point and aquatint; first state of four
The Indian Dancing Girl of Tanjore
Paul-Albert Besnard
1914
Caudieux at the Petit Casino (from Le Café Concert), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, Crayon and spatter lithograph with scraper printed in black on wove paper; only state
Caudieux at the Petit Casino (from Le Café Concert)
Multiple artists/makers
1893
Dancers, Carlos Orozco Romero Mexican, Lithograph with color wash and body color applied by hand
Dancers
Carlos Orozco Romero
1931
Corps de Ballet, Cyril E. Power British, Linocut
Corps de Ballet
Cyril E. Power
ca. 1932
Bacchanal with Seated Woman Holding a Baby, Pablo Picasso Spanish, Linoleum cut
Bacchanal with Seated Woman Holding a Baby
Pablo Picasso
Printer Printed by Hidalgo Arnéra
1959
Dancers, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Linocut
Dancers
Lill Tschudi
1937
Jitterbug, Lou Barlow American, Wood engraving
Jitterbug
Lou Barlow
Formerly known as Louis Breslow
1939
Nuove inventioni di balli, Cesare di Negri Italian, Etching
Nuove inventioni di balli
Multiple artists/makers
1604
An Easy Introduction to Dancing: or, the Movements in the Minuet Fully Explained, George Bickham, Jr. British, Illustrations: etching
An Easy Introduction to Dancing: or, the Movements in the Minuet Fully Explained
Designed and etched by George Bickham, Jr.
Publisher Thomas Cooper
1738
Dessins sur les danses d'Isadora Duncan..., André-Dunoyer de Segonzac French
Dessins sur les danses d'Isadora Duncan...
Illustrator André-Dunoyer de Segonzac
Publisher Published by La Belle Edition
1911
Souvenir Serge de Diaghileff's Ballet Russe, Léon Bakst Russian, born present day Belarus
Souvenir Serge de Diaghileff's Ballet Russe
Multiple artists/makers
20th century
An Allegory, Adam Gutmann German, Pen and black ink, gray, brownish-green and pink washes
An Allegory
Adam Gutmann
1598
An Allegory of Fortune with Two River Gods, Hans Jakob Ebelmann German, Pen and black ink and gray and blue wash over black chalk
An Allegory of Fortune with Two River Gods
Hans Jakob Ebelmann
1624
Allegory of Art, Peter Schmidt von Lichtenberg German, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, heightened with white
Allegory of Art
Peter Schmidt von Lichtenberg
1609
Allegory of the Transience of Life, Christian Richter German, Pen and ink, brush and brown, blue and pink wash, heightened with white gouache
Allegory of the Transience of Life
Christian Richter
1618
Allegory of Art, Joachim Lüchteke German, Pen and black ink, brush and coloured washes, heightened with white, over red chalk
Allegory of Art
Joachim Lüchteke
1595
Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, Northumberland, Thomas Girtin British, Watercolor and bodycolor (gouache)
Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, Northumberland
Thomas Girtin
1796–97
The Waterworks at Marli, and St. German en Laye seen in the distance (La Machine de Marli, avec une vue eloignée de St. German en Laye), Thomas Girtin British, Soft-ground etching and aquatint
The Waterworks at Marli, and St. German en Laye seen in the distance (La Machine de Marli, avec une vue eloignée de St. German en Laye)
Multiple artists/makers
1803
The Lake of Zug, Joseph Mallord William Turner British, Watercolor and bodycolor (gouache) with reductive techniques over graphite
The Lake of Zug
Joseph Mallord William Turner
1843
Basle, part I, plate 5 from "Liber Studiorum", Joseph Mallord William Turner British, Etching and mezzotint; first state of six (Finberg)
Basle, part I, plate 5 from "Liber Studiorum"
Multiple artists/makers
June 11, 1807
Lake of Thun, Swiss, part III, plate 15 from "Liber Studiorum", Joseph Mallord William Turner British, Etching, drypoint and mezzotint; first state of three
Lake of Thun, Swiss, part III, plate 15 from "Liber Studiorum"
Designed and etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner
Engraver Engraved and published by Charles Turner
June 10, 1808
The Young Artists' Companion; or, Drawing-Book of Studies and Landscape Embellishments : comprising a great variety of the most picturesque objects required in the various compositions of landscape scenery, arranged as progressive lessons, David Cox British, Illustrations: soft ground etching, aquatint, some hand-coloring
The Young Artists' Companion; or, Drawing-Book of Studies and Landscape Embellishments : comprising a great variety of the most picturesque objects required in the various compositions of landscape scenery, arranged as progressive lessons
Multiple artists/makers
1825
Study of clouds (recto). Study of an elder bush by a fence (verso), David Cox British, Watercolor (recto); watercolor and graphite (verso)
Study of clouds (recto). Study of an elder bush by a fence (verso)
David Cox
1820–45