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New Acquisitions in Context: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints

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A Woman getting up (Intimite, Le Lever), Marie-Louis-Pierre Vidal French, Watercolor over graphite — A Woman getting up (Intimite, Le Lever)
Marie-Louis-Pierre Vidal
1907

The Mattress Workers (Les Matelassieres), Edgar Chahine French, Etching and Drypoint (2nd state of two) — The Mattress Workers (Les Matelassieres)
Edgar Chahine
1908

Wrestlers: Double Down with Head to the Ground (Double Prise de Tete a Terre), Edgar Chahine French, Soft-ground etching (Vernis Mou); fourth state of four — Wrestlers: Double Down with Head to the Ground (Double Prise de Tete a Terre)
Edgar Chahine
1904

Polo at Bagatelle (Bagatelle Le Polo), Marie-Louis-Pierre Vidal French, Watercolor over graphite — Polo at Bagatelle (Bagatelle Le Polo)
Marie-Louis-Pierre Vidal
1906

Dinner at Palace Hotel (Palace Hotel Le Diner), Marie-Louis-Pierre Vidal French, Watercolor over graphite — Dinner at Palace Hotel (Palace Hotel Le Diner)
Marie-Louis-Pierre Vidal
1908

The French Fries (Les Frites), Edgar Chahine French, Etching and drypoint (2nd state of two) — The French Fries (Les Frites)
Edgar Chahine
1908

Morphine Addicts, Paul-Albert Besnard French, Etching, only state — Morphine Addicts
Paul-Albert Besnard
1887

A Visit to the department store (Viste aux grands magasins), Marie-Louis-Pierre Vidal French, Watercolor over graphite — A Visit to the department store (Viste aux grands magasins)
Marie-Louis-Pierre Vidal
1907

Ouvriers Sortant de L'Usine, Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen French, born Switzerland, Lithograph; single state — Ouvriers Sortant de L'Usine
Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
1903

The Poor Bench in Saint-Germain-des-près, Léon-Augustin Lhermitte French, Charcoal — The Poor Bench in Saint-Germain-des-près
Léon-Augustin Lhermitte
1867

A Gentleman goes to his club (Monsieur va au cercle), Marie-Louis-Pierre Vidal French, Watercolor over graphite — A Gentleman goes to his club (Monsieur va au cercle)
Marie-Louis-Pierre Vidal
1907

Presentation Drawing of a late Baroque Altar inside a Church, Anonymous, Central European, 18th century Central European, Pen and black and brown ink, brush and gray wash, watercolor, and metallic pigment — Presentation Drawing of a late Baroque Altar inside a Church
Anonymous, Central European, 18th century
ca. 1720–30

Design for an Altarpiece with a Figure of St. Sebastian, Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer German, Pen and gray ink, and watercolor. Broad framing line in pen and black ink. — Design for an Altarpiece with a Figure of St. Sebastian
Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer
1741

Design for the Transeptal Altars in the Klosterkirche Zwiefalten, Johann Michael Feichtmayr German, Pen and gray ink, gray and gray-blue wash, and graphite. Framing lines in pen and black ink. — Design for the Transeptal Altars in the Klosterkirche Zwiefalten
Johann Michael Feichtmayr
ca. 1740–50

Design for a Pulpit, Michael Furtner the Elder German, Pen and ink, brush and wash — Design for a Pulpit
Michael Furtner the Elder
Michael Furtner the Younger
1690–1720

Elevation and Floorplan of a Neoclassical Confessional, Anonymous, Central European, 18th century Central European, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash — Elevation and Floorplan of a Neoclassical Confessional
Anonymous, Central European, 18th century
ca. 1760–80

The Prophets David and Daniel, Peter Paul Rubens Flemish, Red chalk, brush and red and pink wash, bodycolor, heightened with white — The Prophets David and Daniel
Peter Paul Rubens
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
ca. 1601–2

A Sibyl Holding a Scroll (Study for the Cimmerian Sibyl), Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) Italian, Pen and dark brown ink — A Sibyl Holding a Scroll (Study for the Cimmerian Sibyl)
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
1638

The Shade of the Prophet Samuel Invoked by King Saul and Conjured by the Witch of Endor, Antoine Coypel French, Black and red chalk — The Shade of the Prophet Samuel Invoked by King Saul and Conjured by the Witch of Endor
Antoine Coypel
ca. 1695

Study for the Prophet Jeremiah (recto); Studies of a Horse Seen from Below and of a Man Seated on a Chair, Probably a Self-Portrait and an Off-Print in Brown Ink of a Nude Female Abdomen and Legs (verso), Henry Fuseli Swiss, Pen and brown ink over graphite on paper; verso, pen and brown ink; framing lines in graphite — Study for the Prophet Jeremiah (recto); Studies of a Horse Seen from Below and of a Man Seated on a Chair, Probably a Self-Portrait and an Off-Print in Brown Ink of a Nude Female Abdomen and Legs (verso)
Henry Fuseli
1764–70

The Cumaean Sibyl (after Michelangelo), Jean Robert Ango French, Red chalk — The Cumaean Sibyl (after Michelangelo)
Jean Robert Ango
Michelangelo Buonarroti
1767

Chef des Eunuques (head of the Eunuchs), from the series "Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque..." (Caravan of a Sultan Going to Mecca), Joseph Marie Vien French, Etching — Chef des Eunuques (head of the Eunuchs), from the series "Caravane du Sultan à la Mecque..." (Caravan of a Sultan Going to Mecca)
Joseph Marie Vien
1748

The Sultan, Jean Honoré Fragonard French, Brush and brown wash (possibly bistre) over black chalk underdrawing — The Sultan
Jean Honoré Fragonard
1774

A woman of European descent in Pera, Constantinople receiving visitors, followed by a young girl (Une Dame Franques de Pera à Constantinople recevant visite), Jean Etienne Liotard Swiss, Etching and engraving — A woman of European descent in Pera, Constantinople receiving visitors, followed by a young girl (Une Dame Franques de Pera à Constantinople recevant visite)
Jean Etienne Liotard
Giuseppe Camerata II
1745

Dame Grecque, dans son Apartement, plate 68 from "Recueil de cent estampes représentent differentes nations du Levant", Jean Baptiste Vanmour French, Etching and engraving — Dame Grecque, dans son Apartement, plate 68 from "Recueil de cent estampes représentent differentes nations du Levant"
Multiple artists/makers
1714–15

Dame de Constantinople, plate 5 from "Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy et Gravées par F. Ravenet" (Collection of Various Foreign Figures, Devised by F. Boucher, Painter of the King and Engraved [etched] by F. Ravenet), Simon Francis Ravenet, the elder French, Etching and engraving — Dame de Constantinople, plate 5 from "Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy et Gravées par F. Ravenet" (Collection of Various Foreign Figures, Devised by F. Boucher, Painter of the King and Engraved [etched] by F. Ravenet)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1730–50

Woman of Constantinople, François Boucher French, Red chalk — Woman of Constantinople
François Boucher
ca. 1730–31

A Man Tormented by Jealousy Takes Revenge on Cupid, Bénigne Gagneraux French, Etching and aquatint — A Man Tormented by Jealousy Takes Revenge on Cupid
Bénigne Gagneraux
ca.1790–95

The Constancy of Coriolanus, Jean François Janinet French, Etching and roulette — The Constancy of Coriolanus
Jean François Janinet
Jean Guillaume Moitte
ca. 1778

Tomb with Death Enthroned as a Sphinx, Louis Jean Desprez French, Etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink, ii/ii — Tomb with Death Enthroned as a Sphinx
Louis Jean Desprez
ca. 1779–84

Revolutionary Calendar, Louis Philibert Debucourt French, Etching and aquatint — Revolutionary Calendar
Louis Philibert Debucourt
1793

Designs for Silver, Jean Guillaume Moitte French, Pen and black ink, brush and black and gray wash, with framing lines in pen and black ink. — Designs for Silver
Jean Guillaume Moitte

Design for a Covered Footed Serving Dish, Henri Auguste French, Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash. Framing lines in pen and black ink. — Design for a Covered Footed Serving Dish
Henri Auguste
ca. 1770–1816

Design for a Silver Knife, Fork and Spoon "St. Marcus Pattern", Anonymous, Czech, early 20th century Czech, Ink and gouache on gray paper — Design for a Silver Knife, Fork and Spoon "St. Marcus Pattern"
Anonymous, Czech, early 20th century
early 20th century

Specimens of Tinted Glassware with Decorations in Gold and Blue, Compagnia di Venezia e Murano Italian, Pencil, pen and ink, and watercolor on tissue paper — Specimens of Tinted Glassware with Decorations in Gold and Blue
Compagnia di Venezia e Murano
1866–1880

Specimens of White and Colored Glassware, Compagnia di Venezia e Murano Italian, Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite — Specimens of White and Colored Glassware
Compagnia di Venezia e Murano
1866–1880

Design for a Lidded Crystal and Silver-Plated Water Pitcher or Claret Jug, Elkington & Co. British, Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) on beige paper — Design for a Lidded Crystal and Silver-Plated Water Pitcher or Claret Jug
Elkington & Co.
George Richards Elkington
c. 1890–1910

Design for a Covered Dish in the "Service au Filet" (Fish Net Ware), Maison J. Vieillard et Cie, Bordeaux, Amédée de Caranza French, Graphite, pen and black and brown ink, watercolor, gold paint — Design for a Covered Dish in the "Service au Filet" (Fish Net Ware), Maison J. Vieillard et Cie, Bordeaux
Amédée de Caranza
Maison J. Vieillard et Cie
1875–85

Design for a Table Service with a Compotier, Sauce Boat and a Plate, Hélène Forichon French, Graphite, watercolor, and gold paint on laid paper — Design for a Table Service with a Compotier, Sauce Boat and a Plate
Hélène Forichon
1918

Bleeding Heart Biscuit Jar Design, Hannah Borger Overbeck American, Pen and ink and brush and wash — Bleeding Heart Biscuit Jar Design
Hannah Borger Overbeck
1913

Bleeding Heart Milk Pitcher Design, Hannah Borger Overbeck American, Pen and ink and brush and wash — Bleeding Heart Milk Pitcher Design
Hannah Borger Overbeck
1913

Bleeding Heart Vase Design, Hannah Borger Overbeck American, Pen and ink and brush and wash — Bleeding Heart Vase Design
Hannah Borger Overbeck
1913

Sample Book of Asian-inspired Porcelain Patterns from the Staatliche Porzellan Manufaktur Meißen, Offizin Drugulin, Etched title page and 41 hand-colored etched plates, some heightened with gold — Sample Book of Asian-inspired Porcelain Patterns from the Staatliche Porzellan Manufaktur Meißen
Offizin Drugulin
Meissen Manufactory
ca. 1920

Plate, Meissen Manufactory German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Meissen — Plate
Meissen Manufactory
ca. 1725–30

Plate, Meissen Manufactory German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Meissen — Plate
Meissen Manufactory
ca. 1735

Shimmering Duet (Red Pink), Tunji Adeniyi-Jones British, Monotype — Shimmering Duet (Red Pink)
Tunji Adeniyi-Jones
Two Palms Press
2022

Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard [A Throw of the Dice Will Never Abolish Chance], Marcel Broodthaers Belgian, Artist's book — Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard [A Throw of the Dice Will Never Abolish Chance]
Multiple artists/makers
1969

For Zitkála Šá Series (For Buffy Sainte-Marie), Raven Chacon American, Lithograph — For Zitkála Šá Series (For Buffy Sainte-Marie)
Raven Chacon
2020

For Zitkála Šá Series (For Heidi Senungetuk), Raven Chacon American, Lithograph — For Zitkála Šá Series (For Heidi Senungetuk)
Raven Chacon
2020

Lithograph #13, Piero Dorazio Italian, Lithograph — Lithograph #13
Piero Dorazio
1961

Yellow Span, Helen Frankenthaler American, Sugar-lift aquatint — Yellow Span
Helen Frankenthaler
Universal Limited Art Editions
1968

Phase, Sam Gilliam American, Screenprint — Phase
Sam Gilliam
1974

Lineas, Gego (Gertrud Goldschmidt) Venezuelan, born Germany, Lithograph — Lineas
Gego (Gertrud Goldschmidt)
1966

After Degas, Howard Hodgkin British, Intaglio print with carborundum in colors, with hand coloring — After Degas
Multiple artists/makers
1990

Escrito en Piedra, from "Guariquen: Images and Words Rican/Structured", Juan Sanchez American, Hand-colored lithograph with collage — Escrito en Piedra, from "Guariquen: Images and Words Rican/Structured"
Multiple artists/makers
1987

Recoge Tu Destino, from "Guariquen: Images and Words Rican/Structured", Juan Sanchez American, Hand-colored lithograph and screenprint with collage — Recoge Tu Destino, from "Guariquen: Images and Words Rican/Structured"
Multiple artists/makers
1986

La Lucha Continua, from "Guariquen: Images and Words Rican/Structured", Juan Sanchez American, Hand-colored lithograph and screenprint with collage — La Lucha Continua, from "Guariquen: Images and Words Rican/Structured"
Multiple artists/makers
1986

Para Carmen María Colón, from "Guariquen: Images and Words Rican/Structured", Juan Sanchez American, Hand-colored lithograph with collage — Para Carmen María Colón, from "Guariquen: Images and Words Rican/Structured"
Multiple artists/makers
1986

Un Sueño Libre, from "Guariquen: Images and Words Rican/Structured", Juan Sanchez American, Hand-colored lithograph with collage — Un Sueño Libre, from "Guariquen: Images and Words Rican/Structured"
Multiple artists/makers
1987

Cloth: Label 1, Richard Tuttle American, Etching with aquatint, spitbite, sugarlift, softground, fabric collé — Cloth: Label 1
Multiple artists/makers
2002–05

Yellow Changing, Stanley Whitney American, Color aquatint — Yellow Changing
Stanley Whitney
2011

Untitled, Stanley Whitney American, Single color etching — Untitled
Stanley Whitney
2017

Guariquen: images & words Rican/structed, Juan Sanchez American, Lithograph — Guariquen: images & words Rican/structed
Multiple artists/makers
1986–87

La Femme à Paris, Nos Contemporaires, Octave Uzanne French — La Femme à Paris, Nos Contemporaires
Octave Uzanne
1894

Orange Downpour, Helen Frankenthaler American, Pochoir — Orange Downpour
Helen Frankenthaler
Abrams Original Editions, New York
1970

Cloth: Label 2, Richard Tuttle American, Etching with aquatint, spitbite, sugarlift, softground, fabric collé — Cloth: Label 2
Multiple artists/makers
2002–05

Cloth: Label 3, Richard Tuttle American, Etching with aquatint, spitbite, sugarlift, softground, fabric collé — Cloth: Label 3
Multiple artists/makers
2002–05

La Vie à Montmartre, Georges Montorgueil French — La Vie à Montmartre
Georges Montorgueil
Marie-Louis-Pierre Vidal
1899

Cloth: Label 4, Richard Tuttle American, Etching with aquatint, spitbite, sugarlift, softground, fabric collé — Cloth: Label 4
Multiple artists/makers
2002–05

MAB: (Etching II) 1971 Yellow, 2016, McArthur Binion American, Color aquatint with hardground etching — MAB: (Etching II) 1971 Yellow, 2016
McArthur Binion
2016

A suite of five linocuts individually titled: Juapong, Kpetoe, Tsito, Vane, Kpong, Atta Kwami Ghanaian, Linocut — A suite of five linocuts individually titled: Juapong, Kpetoe, Tsito, Vane, Kpong
Atta Kwami
2006