1998.132.17 Oskar Kokoschka, The Dream
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Dense lines in irregular patterns convey a sense of movement contained beneath the surface of the image.
1976.66 Anders Leonard Zorn, Elin
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Though stretched out in the traditional pose of the reclining female nude, or odalisque, the woman's raised eyebrows, wide eyes, and
1942.48 Henri Théodore Fantin-Latour, Venus and Cupid (Venus et L'Amour)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Bathed in soft light, Venus stretches out in a seductive pose, gently touching her hair and looking down demurely.
1969.28 Alexander Archipenko, Standing Figure
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
By placing a hole where the head should be, incising two lines to represent hair, and using concave shapes to suggest the convex, Al
1963.102.FA Auguste Rodin, Danaid
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The sinuous body of the Danaid curves over the rock onto which she has thrown herself in despair. Water flows from the jar resting beside her. The Danaid is one of fifty daughters of King Danaus of Argos condemned for eternity to fill leaky vessels with water in punishment for killing their husbands.
1990.125 James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Venus
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This is an engaging example of James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s influential etching practice.
1984.181 James Abbott McNeill Whistler, River Nocturne
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
James McNeill Whistler drew his River Nocturne on the brown paper he favored for pastels.
1942.27 Ernest Haskell, General Sherman
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
General Sherman
1950.74 Bolton Coit Brown, Zena Mill
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Bolton Coit Brown uses lines of varying thickness and value to produce the effect of dappled sunlight in thi
1942.96 Raphael Soyer, Backstage
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Raphael Soyer captures both the excitement and the boredom of life on the other side of the theater curtain. Soyer’s twin, Moses, and their younger brother Isaac, were all artists active in New York City for much of the 20th century.