Contemporary art Collection

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Cover for L'Estampe originale, Album I, publiee par les Journal des Artistes 1893 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French
Cover for L'Estampe originale, Album I, publiee par les Journal des Artistes 1893 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French Print albums were a popular means for dealers

Study, North Conway, New Hampshire, 1851. David Johnson (American, 1827-1908). Oil on canvas; framed: 63. 8 x 74
Study, North Conway, New Hampshire, 1851. David Johnson (American, 1827-1908). Oil on canvas; framed: 63.8 x 74.3 x 7 cm (25 1/8 x 29 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 43.2 x 53.3 cm (17 x 21 in.); former

Jacques Benigne Bossuet, Bishop of Meaux 1770 Jean-Claude-Francois-Joseph Rosset Jacques Benigne Bossuet, the distinguished French Jesuit orator, theologian, bishop

Genius of Mirth 1842; carved 1843 Thomas Crawford American During a visit to Crawford's Rome studio in 1842
Genius of Mirth 1842; carved 1843 Thomas Crawford American During a visit to Crawford's Rome studio in 1842, the New Yorker Henry Hicks gave him an order for a sculpture

Border Designs for the Mortlake Acts of the Apostles Tapestries ca. 1626-1636 Franz Cleyn These two large watercolors represent the design for the right and left side of the border of a tapestry

Mastiff ca. mid-2nd millennium B. C. Kassite Dogs were regularly represented in the arts of Mesopotamia from earliest
Mastiff ca. mid-2nd millennium B.C. Kassite Dogs were regularly represented in the arts of Mesopotamia from earliest times, and were particularly popular in the later second millennium B.C

Side chair 1879-82 Herter Brothers This is one of several side chairs known to survive from the dining room Christian Herter designed for William H

"Happy Thought" (for Punch, December 16, 1876) 1876 Charles Samuel Keene British Keene's image of three policemen marching a hand-cuffed man through the rain was published in Punch

The Actor Sawamura S?j?r? III as the Kumano Pilgrim Jissaku, actually Taira no Shigemori 1785 (Tenmei 5), 11th month Katsukawa Shunsh?????

Interior scene ca. 1520-25 Netherlandish, probably Brussels In an intriguing conceit, a portrait, as if painted on a framed panel, is displayed within this woven scene

The Judgment of Paris ca. 1528 Lucas Cranach the Elder German Cranach became a celebrated court painter for the electors of Saxony in Wittenberg

Backgammon Players 1625-1635 Flanders. Adam de Coster was a prominent painter of illuminated night scenes in Antwerp around 1630

Friar Pedro Shoots El Maragato as His Horse Runs Off 1801-1811 Spain. When the dreaded bandit El Maragato was seized in 1806 by the humble monk Pedro de Zaldivia

Finette Made 1859 United States. Actors, singers, chorus girls, and dancers were popular subjects for artists of the period

Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers 1865 France. Throughout his career, ... douard Manet managed to shock
Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers 1865 France. Throughout his career, ...douard Manet managed to shock and confound the public with his bold technique and unorthodox approach to subject matter

Revolutionary Calavera 1905-1915 Mexico. JosE Guadalupe Posada was the most prolific and influential broadside illustrator working in late-19th- and early-20th-century Mexico

Venus and Adonis ( ) with the Duck Hunt Made 1590-1610 Flanders. Based on the 10th book of Ovidis Metamorphoses, this scene may depict the goddess Venus

A Falconer with Two Ladies and a Foot Soldier Made 1490-1510 Bruges. Two fashionably dressed women, a man in falconeris garb, another man in the less ornate costume of a foot soldier

M. Al Soult / Popular Gallery of Female Contemporaries
M.Al Soult / Popular Gallery of Female Contemporaries

Scarab Decorated with Scroll ca. 1981-1850 B. C. Middle Kingdom Scrolls and spirals -whether single or interlocking
Scarab Decorated with Scroll ca. 1981-1850 B.C. Middle Kingdom Scrolls and spirals -whether single or interlocking, or in combination with hieroglyphs or floral motifs- already decorate the earliest

Copy in Reverse Design Orientation: Based on the Group of Reclining Figures at Left in Domenico Beccafumi's Scene of Moses Striking the Rock in the Pavement of Siena Cathedral October 15

"A Tight Fit" 1872 Charles Samuel Keene British A tipsy man who has buttoned his jacket crookedly is puzzled by his reflection in a long mirror

Divan (Collected Works) of Jami ca. 1480 Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami This manuscript is signed by a member of the renowned al'Khwarazmi family of calligraphers

Side chair ca. 1870 After a design by Christopher Dresser British, Scottish This ebonized chair with gilt, incised decoration reflects the changes in furniture ornamentation

Alto saxophone in E-flat ca. 1855 Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax Belgian, active France When the saxophone was patented in 1846, the wind family lacked a robust lower voice

The Flower Girl 1846 Charles Cromwell Ingham American, born Ireland "The Flower Girl"; is a highly unusual subject for Ingham, an artist who rarely strayed from portraiture

Combination Flintlock Pistol and Concealed Dagger ca. 1690 Probably by Matteo Cecchi, called Acquafresca This dagger-pistol, remarkable for its delicately chiseled and engraved steel mounts

Glen Lun. The Rustic Bridge 1870s Francis Bedford British Bedford was one of the most successful commercial landscape photographers of his era

Reeds and Geese dated 11th month, 1343 Tesshū Tokusai Japanese This pair of hanging scrolls (with 1977)
Reeds and Geese dated 11th month, 1343 Tesshū Tokusai Japanese This pair of hanging scrolls (with 1977.172), though separated recently as is apparent from their different mountings

Matsukaze Murasame ca. 1675-80 Hishikawa Moronobu Japanese This print and its text present a wittily updated version of the two brine gatherers tragic love for Yukihira, who was in exile at Suma

Kayoi Komachi, from the series "Seven Elegant Episodes of the Poet Komachi" (Fūryū nanakomachi kayoi) ca. 1795 Chōbunsai Eishi Japanese The subject of "Kayoi Komachi

Portrait of a Man ca. 1600 Attributed to Riza-yi Abbasi Despite the absence of a signature, this portrait of a man pulling a shawl around his shoulders bears many of the stylistic hallmarks of

Female Figure 12th-10th century B. C. Tlatilco This solid, hand-modeled ceramic figurine is tan in color
Female Figure 12th-10th century B.C. Tlatilco This solid, hand-modeled ceramic figurine is tan in color and painted with a red pigment

[Officer of the 92nd Gordon Highlanders Reading to the Troops, Edinburgh Castle] April 9, 1846 Hill and Adamson British, Scottish On occasion Hill and Adamson ventured into full-blown genre

Percussion Target Rifle ca. 1855-60 Julius Grudchos American Target shooting with the crossbow was a well-organized sport in Germanic countries by the late Middle Ages

The Grandmother Tree, near Middletown, Long Island 1858 William Rickarby Miller American, born England The English emigre Miller was one of the most prolific watercolorists in America prior to

Little Girl with Flowers (Amelia Palmer) ca. 1830 Charles Cromwell Ingham American, born Ireland When exhibited at the National Academy of Design in 1830

La Broderie a l'aiguille ca. 1855 (?) Felix Bracquemond French This early work is somewhat unusual in both subject
La Broderie a l'aiguille ca. 1855 (?) Felix Bracquemond French This early work is somewhat unusual in both subject and style for Bracquemond, now better known for his enigmatic bird studies

"The Spy Zambur Brings Mahiya to the City of Tawariq", Folio from a Hamzanama (Book of Hamza) ca. 1570 Attributed to Kesav Das The Hamzanama tells the fantastic story of Hamza

Beautiful Woman 18th century Kaigetsudō Dohan Japanese Kaigetsudō's vision of female beauty, though well received
Beautiful Woman 18th century Kaigetsudō Dohan Japanese Kaigetsudō's vision of female beauty, though well received, was quite bold compared to that of his contemporaries

Triptych with the Coronation of the Virgin 1325-50 German The stylistic character of this carving is consistent with contemporary Cologne representations of the Virgin and Child in other media

Pierrot Laughing 1855 Nadar French We owe the contemporary image of Pierrot to the famous mime Jean-Gaspard Baptiste Duburau

Pair of three-light sconces (bras de lumiere) ca. 1775 French, Paris These wall lights are shaped with great naturalism to resemble lily stalks tied together with a large bow

Wooded Landscape with a River, Castle, and Town Beyond 1611 Denijs van Alsloot Flemish The appeal of this elaborate landscape lies in its harmoniously balanced compositional structure

"So Considerate" 1870-1891 Charles Samuel Keene British The caption below this drawing, intended to accompany a related wood-engraving in a popular periodical, sheds light on the image

Allegory of the Months February and March 1579-1635 Joos de Momper the Younger Netherlandish This colorful landscape by Joos de Momper is an allegory of the months February and March

Mirror third quarter 17th century British Stylized representations of the king and queen were popular in embroidery after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660

Female Figure 12th-9th century B. C. Tlatilco This solid, hand-modeled ceramic figurine is made of reddish tan clay
Female Figure 12th-9th century B.C. Tlatilco This solid, hand-modeled ceramic figurine is made of reddish tan clay and painted with a red pigment

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