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

Overview Exhibition 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
Pieter Baltens
mid-16th century

Morris Dancers, Daniel Hopfer German, Etching; fourth state of four — Morris Dancers
Daniel Hopfer
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"
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
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
Hidalgo Arnéra
1959

Dancers, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Linocut — Dancers
Lill Tschudi
1937

Jitterbug, Lou Barlow American, Wood engraving — Jitterbug
Lou Barlow
Louis Breslow
1939

Nuove inventioni di balli

Multiple artists/makers

1604

An Easy Introduction to Dancing: or, the Movements in the Minuet full explained.

George Bickham, Jr.

Thomas Cooper

1738

Dessins sur les danses d'Isadora Duncan...

André-Dunoyer de Segonzac

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 on yellow prepared paper — 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)

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"
Joseph Mallord William Turner
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

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