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Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; 10 1/8 x 14 15/16 in.; ca. 1830–32
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 JP1847
Egypt, Middle Kingdom
Faience, ca. 1961–1878 BCE
Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1917 17.9.1
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
Oil on canvas, 28 7/8 x 36 3/4 in., 1889
Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 1993 1993.132
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)
Oil on canvas, 36 1/2 x 29 in., 1899
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 29.100.113
Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872–1944)
Oil on canvas, 19 1/2 x 19 1/2 in., 1921
Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, 1998 1999.363.57
French and South Netherlandish
Wool warp with wool, silk, silver, and gilt wefts; 1495–1505
Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1937 37.80.6
Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)
Oil on canvas, 26 x 21 7/8 in., 1881
The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002 2003.20.10
British
Canvas worked with silk thread; tent, Gobelin, and couching stitches; first half 17th century
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964 64.101.1305
Mesopotamia, Babylon (modern Hillah)
Ceramic, glaze; ca. 604–562 BCE
Fletcher Fund, 1931 31.13.2
Painting attributed to Bichitr (Indian, active ca. 1610–60)
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, 18 1/8 x 12 5/8 in., ca. 1640
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1996 1996.98a
Painting by Habiballah of Sava (Iranian, active ca. 1590–1610)
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; 11 7/8 x 8 in.; ca. 1601–6
Purchase, Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art, The Edward Joseph Gallagher III Memorial Collection, Edward J. Gallagher Jr. Bequest, and Richard S. Perkins and Margaret Mushekian Gifts, 1992 1992.51
Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862–1918)
Oil on canvas, 59 x 43 1/2 in., 1912–13
Gift of André and Clara Mertens, in memory of her mother, Jenny Pulitzer Steiner, 1964 64.148
Indonesia (Java)
Bronze, ca. 14th century
Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987 1987.142.259
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784)
Soft-paste porcelain, 1753–58
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Garbat, 1961 61.107.432
Iran, said to be from Ziwiye
Glazed ceramic, ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1951 51.29.1
Iran, said to be from Ziwiye
Glazed ceramic, ca. 8th–7th century BCE
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1955 55.121.2
Proto-Elamite, Southwestern Iran
Silver, ca. 3100–2900 BCE
Rogers Fund, 1947 47.100.89
Assyrian; Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Gypsum alabaster, ca. 883–859 BCE
Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1932 32.143.2
Assyrian; Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Gypsum alabaster, ca. 883–859 BCE
Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1931 31.72.2
Assyrian; Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu)
Gypsum alabaster, ca. 883–859 BCE
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 17.190.2081
From Egypt, Old Kingdom
Granite, ca. 2458–2446 BCE
Rogers Fund, 1910 10.175.137
Charles K. Wilkinson (American, 1897–1986)
Tempera on Paper; 11 5/16 x 12 1/2 in.; 1920–21, original ca. 1479–1458 BCE
Rogers Fund, 1930 30.4.99
Charles K. Wilkinson (American, 1897–1986)
Tempera on paper; 18 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.; 1922, original 1479–1425 BCE
Rogers Fund, 1930 30.4.53
From Egypt, Early Dynastic Period
Granite, ca. 2880 BCE
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1960; Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1975 60.144
Antoine-Emile Bourdelle (French, 1861–1929)
Gilt bronze, 1909
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Millett, 1924 24.232
Probably by Jean-Pierre Defrance (French, 1694–1768)
Limestone, ca. 1750–60
Purchase, Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1964 64.93.3
Probably by Jean-Pierre Defrance (French, 1694–1768)
Limestone, ca. 1750–60
Purchase, Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1964 64.93.2
Made in Iran
Wood (teak), carved; dated [8]70 AH/1466 CE
Rogers Fund, 1935 35.127a, b
Made in India
Red sandstone; pierced, carved; second half 16th century
Rogers Fund, 1993 1993.67.2
Egypt, New Kingdom
Granite, paint, ca. 1479–1458 BCE
Rogers Fund, 1931 31.3.166
Egypt, New Kingdom
Indurated Limestone, ca. 1336–1327 BCE
Rogers Fund, 1950 50.6
Egypt, Ptolemaic Period
Leaded bronze, 332–30 BCE
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1956 56.16.1
Egypt, Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II Period
Pottery, ca. 3700–3450 BCE
Rogers Fund, 1910 10.176.113
Egypt, Third Intermediate Period
Wood, gesso, paint, varnish; ca. 1000–945 BCE
Rogers Fund, 1925 25.3.182a, b
Egypt, Late Period
Faience, 360–343 BCE
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926 26.7.996
Egypt, Third Intermediate Period
Faience, ca. 945–664 BCE
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926 26.7.971
Egypt, Late Period, Saite Period
Faience, 664–525 BCE
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926 26.7.874
Egypt, New Kingdom
Pottery, white cream slip, paint; ca. 1390–1352 BCE
Rogers Fund, 1911 11.215.460
Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
Ivory (elephant), ca. 1390–1352 BCE
Rogers Fund, 1940 40.2.1
Rosa Bonheur (French, 1822–1899)
Oil on canvas, 14 1/2 x 18 in., ca. 1856
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, 1887 87.15.77
Wallerant Vaillant (Flemish, 1623–1677)
Oil on canvas, 29 3/4 x 25 in.
Purchase, George T. Delacorte Jr. Gift, 1957 57.104
Attributed to Aelbert Cuyp (Dutch, 1620–1691)
Oil on wood, 17 1/4 x 21 1/2 in., 1635–39
Bequest of Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer, in memory of her father, George Griswold, 1934 34.83.1
Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686–1755)
Oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 31 3/4 in., 1753
Purchase, 1871 71.57
William Bell Scott (British, 1811–1890)
Gouache (bodycolor), heightened with gum arabic, 5 3/8 x 5 3/8 in., 1865–90
Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2020 2021.16.5
Giacomo Ceruti (Italian, 1698–1767)
Oil on canvas, 38 x 28 1/2 in., 1740s
Maria DeWitt Jesup Fund, 1930 30.15
Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795–1875)
Oil on canvas, 10 3/4 x 14 in., ca. 1850–65
Gift of Eugene V. Thaw, 2015 2015.438
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
Pastel on wood, 11 7/8 x 16 in., ca. 1885–88
The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 1999, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002 1999.288.3
Horace Vernet (French, 1789–1863)
Oil on canvas, 18 1/8 x 21 1/4 in., 1820
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, 1887 87.15.47
Painting by Khem Karan, attributed to India
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; 16th–17th century
Fletcher Fund, 1925 25.68.4
Théodore Géricault (French, 1791–1824)
Oil on canvas, 17 1/2 x 13 3/4 in., 1820 or later
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman in honor of Mercedes Bass, 2019 2019.141.11
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; 13 27/32 x 9 1/4 in.; 1858
Rogers Fund, 1914 JP58
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Triptych of woodblock-printed books (“nishiki-e”); ink and color on paper; 14 3/4 x 9 7/8 in.; 1843–47
Fletcher Fund, 1929 JP1565
Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770)
Woodblock print (“nishiki-e”) with embossing (“karazuri”); ink and color on paper, 12 3/4 x 8 1/4 in., ca. 1766
Fletcher Fund, 1929 JP1506
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 13 1/16 x 8 11/16 in., 1857
Rogers Fund, 1914 JP60
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Uncut triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 9 1/4 x 14 1/2 in., ca. 1833
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936 JP2495
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Woodblock print (“nishiki-e”), 9 x 11 1/2 in., ca. 1832
The Francis Lathrop Collection, Purchase, Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1911 JP745
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 1/8 x 9 1/16 in., ca. 1857
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918 JP646
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; 14 3/4 x 9 5/8 in.; 1857
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Sherr, 1956 JP3174
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; 13 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.; 1858
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1918 JP642
Utagawa Hiroshige II (Japanese, 1826–1869)
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; 14 1/8 x 9 1/2 in.; 1859
Rogers Fund, 1918 JP236
Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820)
Part of an album of woodblock prints (“surimono”); ink and color on paper, 7 15/16 x 7 1/8 in., 19th century.
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 JP2354
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
Reed pen and brown ink, wax crayon and watercolor, over graphite on wove paper; 12 3/8 x 9 5/16 in.; 1888
Gift of Emanie Philips, 1962 62.151
Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883)
Etching and aquatint; third (final) state; posthumous edition; 13 1/4 x 8 7/8 in.; 1869
Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005 2007.49.508
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
Pastel and charcoal on blue-gray wove paper, 19 1/4 x 12 1/2 in., ca. 1880
The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 2001, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002 2001.202.2
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
Reed pen, quill, and brown ink over graphite on wove paper (laid down on wove paper); 9 9/16 x 12 1/2 in.; 1888
Bequest of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, 1948 48.190.1
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)
Oil on canvas, 23 1/2 x 32 1/2 in., 1876
Bequest of Loula D. Lasker, New York City, 1961 59.206
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
Pastel on light blue laid paper, 23 3/4 x 18 1/4 in., ca. 1884
Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960 61.101.7
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)
Oil on canvas, 16 x 12 1/2 in., 1887
Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967 67.187.70a
Berthe Morisot (French, 1841–1895)
Oil on canvas, 19 3/4 x 23 5/8 in., ca. 1883
Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967 67.187.89
Paul Cézanne (French, 1839–1906)
Oil on canvas, 31 1/2 x 25 1/4 in., 1892–94
The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 1993, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002 1993.400.2
Paul Cézanne (French, 1839–1906)
Oil on canvas, 25 3/4 x 32 1/8 in., 1882–85
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 29.100.64
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