Abstract art Collection

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Washerwomen in a Ruined Gallery ca. 1760 Hubert Robert French This dramatic, quasi-abstract wash drawing is Hubert Robert's first idea for a composition known through a canvas in the State Hermitage

A Friendly Call by William Merritt Chase (4990403136)
A Friendly Call by William Merritt Chase ) A Friendly Call; William Merritt Chase, an influential art teacher and one of the leading exponents of American impressionism, captured the genteel

Portrait of Balzac Modeled 1893 France. In 1891 Auguste Rodin was commissioned by a literary society to produce a posthumous monument to the French writer HonorE de Balzac

Embroidery; The Artist's Mother 1882-83 Georges Seurat French This tranquil portrait of the artist's mother
Embroidery; The Artist's Mother 1882-83 Georges Seurat French This tranquil portrait of the artist's mother, Ernestine Faivre, is a tour de force of modeling in Conte crayon

Jerusalem, Ornements arabes 1854 Auguste Salzmann French For Salzmann history was in the details. Though the ravages of time, natural forces, and human conflict erased much of ancient cities

Jar with Vertical Flowing Bands and Vines with Sunflowerlike Blossoms 1700-1750 Puebla. Talavera poblana, a tin-glazed earthenware

Landscape with Two Ruined Castles 1847 France. In addition to being a major presence in nineteenth-century French literature, Victor Hugo holds a unique position in the realm of the visual arts

Annie 1858 James McNeill Whistler American Early in 1858 Whistler went to London from Paris to recuperate from a bad fall and stayed with his sister Deborah and her husband Seymour Haden

Jerusalem, Fragments judaique et romain 1854 Auguste Salzmann French For Salzmann history was in the details. Though the ravages of time, natural forces

Bowl (Ecuelle) with cover 1774 Louis Landes Covered bowls such as this were known in France as ecuelles, and were intended for the serving of hot broth or soup

The artist Jean Duvet in the guise of St. John the Evangelist, sitting at a desk ca. 1546-55 Jean Duvet French Jean Duvet was a French goldsmith, engraver

Bather Drying Herself ca. 1892 Edgar Degas French Edgar Degas greatly admired the female figure. Whereas his depictions of ballerinas focus on the elegant, performative body

Choir screen panel (one of six) ca. 1508-10 Craftsmen supervised by Nicolas Castille These panels constitute an early example of the French use of the ancient candelabra motif, favored in Italy

Study for Obsession modeled ca. 1896, cast before 1912 Auguste Rodin French Among the most telling of the gifts Rodin made to The Met in acknowledgment of the Museum's acquisition of his sculptures

View of the Caelian Hill, Rome, with the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, seen from the Aventine, Rome ca. 1750 Joseph Vernet Vernet was the most admired landscape specialist in eighteenth-century

Vase with reaper ca. 1885 Haviland & Co. American and French The cylindrical shape, rough texture, and agricultural theme were inspired by folk pottery from Normandy

Parure of diadem, brooch and necklace with lapis lazuli and enamel ca. 1830-70 Alexis Falize Drawing with designs for a parure of diadem, brooch, and necklace with lapis lazuli and enamel

Vase soliflore ca. 1889-94 Jean-Joseph Carries French Much of Carries's work reflects the influence of Japanese stoneware

Snuffbox 1734-35 Daniel Govaers (or Gouers) French The use of snuff did not become fashionable in France until after the death in 1715 of Louis XIV, who was known to disapprove of the habit

Plate 1774 Louis Landes Covered bowls such as this were known in France as ecuelles, and were intended for the serving of hot broth or soup

Bonnet ca. 1900 Camille French Paris was the unrivaled center for creative fashion design in the 19th and early 20th century, a fact no less true for millinery than garments

Plaque depicting Bernard Palissy 1846 Sevres Manufactory French This framed porcelain plaque is exceptional not only for the quality of the plaque's painted decoration but also for the complex

The Pink Cloud, c. 1896. Henri-Edmond Cross (French, 1856-1910). Oil on canvas; unframed: 54.6 x 61 cm (21 1/2 x 24 in.). Henri-Edmond Cross adopted the technique of applying pure colors in small

Costume Design 1836-37 Pierre-Numa Bassaget, called Numa French Drawing with a woman dressed with a full-skirted dress with puff sleeves and layered, pleated collar, and featuring floral motifs

French Republic, Freedom - Equality - Fraternity, Prefecture of Police, 2nd Division - 3rd Bureau, Ordinance Relative to the Repression of Animals Abstracts to Abattoirs WAR 1914-1918

Annie 1858 James McNeill Whistler American Early in 1858 Whistler went to London from Paris to recuperate from a bad fall and stayed with his sister Deborah and her husband Seymour Haden

Choir screen panel (one of six) ca. 1508-10 Craftsmen supervised by Nicolas Castille These panels constitute an early example of the French use of the ancient candelabra motif, favored in Italy

Jerusalem, Casque trouve dans le Jourdain, 1 1854 Auguste Salzmann French For Salzmann history was in the details. Though the ravages of time, natural forces

Choir screen panel (one of six) ca. 1508-10 Craftsmen supervised by Nicolas Castille These panels constitute an early example of the French use of the ancient candelabra motif, favored in Italy

Choir screen panel (one of six) ca. 1508-10 Craftsmen supervised by Nicolas Castille These panels constitute an early example of the French use of the ancient candelabra motif, favored in Italy

Jerusalem, Tombeau des rois de Juda, Frise superieure et centrale 1854 Auguste Salzmann French For Salzmann history was in the details

Choir screen panel (one of six) ca. 1508-10 Craftsmen supervised by Nicolas Castille These panels constitute an early example of the French use of the ancient candelabra motif, favored in Italy

Bathers in Brittany, from the Volpini Suite: Dessins lithographiques 1889 Paul Gauguin French On the fairgrounds of the Paris World's Fair of 1889, at Volpini's Cafe des Arts

Portrait of a Young Woman Seated ca. 1760 Thomas Gainsborough British In 1760 Gainsborough moved to Bath, England's leading spa city

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, 1891-1915, French, Relief Design of an Abstract Female Figure, between 1910 and 1915. Brushed black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper

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