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go to Franz Ackermann, Condominium, 1994–2002 page
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Franz Ackermann, Condominium, 1994–2002

Jodi Kovach, May 2007

go to Josef Albers, Homage to the Square: Aurora, 1951-55 page
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Josef Albers, Homage to the Square: Aurora, 1951-55

Michael Murawski, April 2007

go to John Baldessari, Two Compositions (Formal / Informal; Interior / Exterior), 1990 page
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John Baldessari, Two Compositions (Formal / Informal; Interior / Exterior), 1990

Catharina Manchanda, September 2007

go to Thomas Ball, Freedom's Memorial, 1875 page
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Thomas Ball, Freedom's Memorial, 1875

Katherine Harnish, April 2015

go to Yto Barrada, Tunnel—Disused Survey Site for a Morocco–Spain Connection and Landslip, Cromlech de Mzora, 2001–2002 page
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Yto Barrada, Tunnel—Disused Survey Site for a Morocco–Spain Connection and Landslip, Cromlech de Mzora, 2001–2002

April 2014

go to Romare Bearden, Black Venus, 1968 page
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Romare Bearden, Black Venus, 1968

Meredith Malone, February 2007

go to Max Beckmann, Les Artistes mit Gemüse (Artists with Vegetable), 1943 page
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Max Beckmann, Les Artistes mit Gemüse (Artists with Vegetable), 1943

Sabine Eckmann, July 2007

go to Max Beckmann, Weather-vane from the series Day and Dream, 1946 page
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Max Beckmann, Weather-vane from the series Day and Dream, 1946

Sydney Norton, April 2010

go to George Wesley Bellows, Portrait of Geraldine Lee, No. 1, 1914 page
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George Wesley Bellows, Portrait of Geraldine Lee, No. 1, 1914

Michael Murawski, May 2008

go to Eugene Berman, The Good Samaritan (Le bon Samaritain), 1930 page
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Eugene Berman, The Good Samaritan (Le bon Samaritain), 1930

Keith Holz, March 2013

go to Christian Boltanski, Padre Mariano, 1994 page
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Christian Boltanski, Padre Mariano, 1994

Rebecca DeRoo, January 2009

go to Cosima von Bonin, Rockstars (Character Appropriation), 2003 page
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Cosima von Bonin, Rockstars (Character Appropriation), 2003

Jodi Kovach, March 2007

go to Georges Braque, Nature morte et verre (Still Life with Glass), 1930 page
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Georges Braque, Nature morte et verre (Still Life with Glass), 1930

Karen K. Butler, March 2009

go to Alberto Burri, Gran Ferro M1, 1958, and Gran Ferro M3, 1959 page
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Alberto Burri, Gran Ferro M1, 1958, and Gran Ferro M3, 1959

Karen K. Butler, September 2010

go to Alexander Calder, Five Rudders, 1964 page
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Alexander Calder, Five Rudders, 1964

Meredith Malone, August 2008

go to Frederic Edwin Church, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, 1883 page
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Frederic Edwin Church, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, 1883

Matthew Bailey, April 2011

go to Thomas Cole, Aqueduct near Rome, 1832 page
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Thomas Cole, Aqueduct near Rome, 1832

William L. Coleman, February 2016

go to Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Le chemin des vieux, Luzancy, Seine-et-Marne, 1871–72 page
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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Le chemin des vieux, Luzancy, Seine-et-Marne, 1871–72

Noelle Paulson Bradley, November 2007

go to Honoré Daumier, Europe, 1867 page
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Honoré Daumier, Europe, 1867

Maxime Valsamas, March 2016

go to Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña, Wood Interior, 1867 page
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Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña, Wood Interior, 1867

Rachel Keith, July 2008

go to Jean Dubuffet, Tête barbue, 1959, and Poches aux yeux, 1959 page
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Jean Dubuffet, Tête barbue, 1959, and Poches aux yeux, 1959

Karen K. Butler, December 2009

go to Albrecht Dürer, Melencolia I, 1514 page
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Albrecht Dürer, Melencolia I, 1514

Ryan Gregg, September 2011

go to Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Professor W. D. Marks, 1886 page
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Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Professor W. D. Marks, 1886

Emilie Boone, October 2007

go to Nicole Eisenman, Tea Party, 2012 page
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Nicole Eisenman, Tea Party, 2012

Kelly Shindler, November 2015

go to Olafur Eliasson, Your Imploded View, 2001 page
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Olafur Eliasson, Your Imploded View, 2001

Meredith Malone, December 2007

go to Max Ernst, L’oeil du silence (The Eye of Silence), 1943-44 page
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Max Ernst, L’oeil du silence (The Eye of Silence), 1943-44

Sabine Eckmann, March 2008

go to Andrea Fraser, Little Frank and His Carp, 2001 page
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Andrea Fraser, Little Frank and His Carp, 2001

Meredith Malone, June 2007

go to Paul Gauguin, Te Atua (The Gods), 1899 page
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Paul Gauguin, Te Atua (The Gods), 1899

Elizabeth Childs, September 2016

go to Isa Genzken, Bill II, 2001, and Little Crazy Column, 2002 page
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Isa Genzken, Bill II, 2001, and Little Crazy Column, 2002

Svea Bräunert, September 2016

go to Sanford Robinson Gifford, Rheinstein, Early October in the White Mountains, and Venetian Sails: A Study, 1872–1874 page
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Sanford Robinson Gifford, Rheinstein, Early October in the White Mountains, and Venetian Sails: A Study, 1872–1874

Jennifer Padgett, December 2013

go to Hendrick Goltzius, The Great Hercules, 1589 page
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Hendrick Goltzius, The Great Hercules, 1589

Marisa Bass, October 2013

go to Philip Guston, If This Be Not I, 1945 page
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Philip Guston, If This Be Not I, 1945

Lynette Roth, October 2010

go to Marsden Hartley, The Iron Cross, 1915 page
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Marsden Hartley, The Iron Cross, 1915

Michael Murawski, August 2007

go to Hermonax, Nolan Amphora, 475–465 BC page
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Hermonax, Nolan Amphora, 475–465 BC

Grizelda McClelland, September 2008

go to Daniel Hopfer, The Peasant Feast, c. 1533–36 page
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Daniel Hopfer, The Peasant Feast, c. 1533–36

Elizabeth Wyckoff, December 2012

go to Harriet Hosmer, Oenone, 1854–55 page
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Harriet Hosmer, Oenone, 1854–55

Erin Sutherland Minter, June 2008

go to Howard Jones, Solo Two, 1966 page
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Howard Jones, Solo Two, 1966

Meredith Malone, August 2009

go to Joseph Jones, Landscape, 1932 page
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Joseph Jones, Landscape, 1932

Bryna Campbell, February 2008

go to Paul Klee, Zeichensammlung Südlich (Collection of Southern Signs), 1924 page
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Paul Klee, Zeichensammlung Südlich (Collection of Southern Signs), 1924

Sarah McGavran, April 2012

go to Barbara Kruger, Untitled, 1989–90 page
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Barbara Kruger, Untitled, 1989–90

Bradley Bailey, November 2010

go to Franz Seraph von Lenbach, Portrait of Prince Otto von Bismarck, 1884–90 page
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Franz Seraph von Lenbach, Portrait of Prince Otto von Bismarck, 1884–90

James van Dyke, March 2014

go to Lucebert, The Menaced House, 1962 page
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Lucebert, The Menaced House, 1962

Meredith Malone, January 2007

go to Fernand Léger, Les belles cyclistes (The Women Cyclists), 1944 page
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Fernand Léger, Les belles cyclistes (The Women Cyclists), 1944

Meredith Malone, July 2011

go to Fumihiko Maki, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum building, 2006 page
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Fumihiko Maki, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum building, 2006

Eric Mumford, November 2011

go to Henri Matisse, Nature morte aux oranges (II) (Still Life with Oranges [II]), c. 1899 page
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Henri Matisse, Nature morte aux oranges (II) (Still Life with Oranges [II]), c. 1899

John Klein, April 2011

go to Allan McCollum, Pam Beale, 1971 page
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Allan McCollum, Pam Beale, 1971

Meredith Malone, August 2010

go to Ludwig Meidner, Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait), 1912 page
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Ludwig Meidner, Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait), 1912

Anne Popiel, January 2008

go to Robert Motherwell, Interior with Pink Nude, 1951 page
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Robert Motherwell, Interior with Pink Nude, 1951

Karen K. Butler, January 2010

go to Jackson Pollock, Sleeping Effort, 1953 page
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Jackson Pollock, Sleeping Effort, 1953

Angela Miller, March 2012

go to Odilon Redon, Une femme revêtue du soleil (A Woman Clothed in Sunshine), 1899 page
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Odilon Redon, Une femme revêtue du soleil (A Woman Clothed in Sunshine), 1899

Orin Zahra, December 2015

go to Allan Sekula, Volunteer’s Soup (Isla de Ons, 12/19/02), 2002–3 page
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Allan Sekula, Volunteer’s Soup (Isla de Ons, 12/19/02), 2002–3

Svea Bräunert, September 2016

go to Selections from the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae, 16th century page
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Selections from the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae, 16th century

March 2020

go to Lorna Simpson, Counting, 1991 page
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Lorna Simpson, Counting, 1991

Elissa Weichbrodt, February 2009

go to Pierre Soulages, Peinture 200 x 265 cm, 20 mai 1959 (Painting 200 x 265 cm, 20 May 1959), 1959 page
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Pierre Soulages, Peinture 200 x 265 cm, 20 mai 1959 (Painting 200 x 265 cm, 20 May 1959), 1959

Karen K. Butler, May 2009

go to Raphael Soyer, Girl Standing Semi-nude, c. 1940 page
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Raphael Soyer, Girl Standing Semi-nude, c. 1940

Bryna Campbell, December 2008

go to Joseph Stella, Man in Elevated (Train), c. 1916–18 page
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Joseph Stella, Man in Elevated (Train), c. 1916–18

Michael Murawski, November 2008

go to Wolfgang Tillmans, Portrait series, 2001 page
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Wolfgang Tillmans, Portrait series, 2001

Anna Warbelow, September 2009

go to Unknown, Wulfing Repoussé Plaques, c. 1200–1400 page
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Unknown, Wulfing Repoussé Plaques, c. 1200–1400

Matthew Robb, March 2010

go to Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled (Colored People Grid), 2009–10 page
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Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled (Colored People Grid), 2009–10

Allison Unruh, September 2016

go to Willem de Kooning, Saturday Night, 1956 page
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Willem de Kooning, Saturday Night, 1956

John J. Curley, April 2008

go to Rembrandt van Rijn, The Three Crosses, 1660-61 page
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Rembrandt van Rijn, The Three Crosses, 1660-61

Paul Crenshaw, October 2008