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  • Desert

    Desert

    Peter Booth (Australian, born 1940)

    Date: 1985
    Accession Number: 1986.219

  • Homeless

    Homeless

    William Gropper (American, New York 1897–1977 Manhasset, New York)

    Date: 1938
    Accession Number: 39.49

  • The Beach

    The Beach

    Alfred Levitt (American, 1894–2000)

    Date: 1939
    Accession Number: 1985.234.1

  • Samuel Mifflin

    Samuel Mifflin

    Charles Willson Peale (American, Chester, Maryland 1741–1827 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

    Date: 1777–80
    Accession Number: 22.153.1

  • Pompton Plains, New Jersey

    Pompton Plains, New Jersey

    Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, Rossville, New York 1823–1900 Hastings-on-Hudson, New York)

    Date: 1867
    Accession Number: 25.110.22

  • Skating on the Wissahickon

    Skating on the Wissahickon

    Johan Mengels Culverhouse (1820–ca. 1891)

    Date: 1875
    Accession Number: 1974.263

  • Deco Tango

    Deco Tango

    Red Grooms (American, born Nashville, Tennessee, 1937)

    Date: 1962–96
    Accession Number: 1999.229

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

    Paul Marcus (American, born Bronx, New York 1953)

    Date: 1987
    Accession Number: 1988.53a-c

  • St. Bartolomeo II

    St. Bartolomeo II

    James Brown (American, born Los Angeles, California 1951)

    Date: 1983
    Accession Number: 1984.13

  • The Daughter's Return

    The Daughter's Return

    Robert MacCameron (1866–1912)

    Date: 1909
    Accession Number: 10.153

  • Study of Beeches

    Study of Beeches

    John Frederick Kensett (American, Cheshire, Connecticut 1816–1872 New York)

    Date: 1872
    Accession Number: 74.13

  • The Dining Room, Vernonnet

    The Dining Room, Vernonnet

    Pierre Bonnard (French, Fontenay-aux-Roses 1867–1947 Le Cannet)

    Date: 1916
    Accession Number: 1999.363.6

  • House of Fire

    House of Fire

    James Rosenquist (American, born Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1933)

    Date: 1981
    Accession Number: 1982.90.1a-c

  • Master Rees Goring Thomas

    Master Rees Goring Thomas

    Attributed to Ralph Earl (American, Worcester County, Massachusetts 1751–1801 Bolton, Connecticut)

    Date: ca. 1783–84
    Accession Number: 15.30.35

  • Still Life: Fish

    Still Life: Fish

    William Merritt Chase (American, Williamsburg, Indiana 1849–1916 New York)

    Date: by 1908
    Accession Number: 08.139.2

  • Untitled

    Untitled

    Maurice Golubov (American, Vetka, Russia 1905–1987 Peekskill, New York)

    Date: 1936
    Accession Number: 1980.260.1

  • Arques-la-Bataille

    Arques-la-Bataille

    John Henry Twachtman (American, Cincinnati, Ohio 1853–1902 Gloucester, Massachusetts)

    Date: 1885
    Accession Number: 68.52

  • Chinese Seaport

    Chinese Seaport

    Date: 1840
    Accession Number: 56.108.2

  • The Baker's Wagon

    The Baker's Wagon

    William P. Chappel (American, 1800?–1880)

    Date: 1870s
    Accession Number: 54.90.510

  • Dawn—Early Spring

    Dawn—Early Spring

    Dwight William Tryon (1849–1925)

    Date: 1894
    Accession Number: 17.140.4

  • Desert
    Desert

    Peter Booth (Australian, born 1940)

    Date: 1985
    Accession Number: 1986.219

  • Homeless
    Homeless

    William Gropper (American, New York 1897–1977 Manhasset, New York)

    Date: 1938
    Accession Number: 39.49

  • The Beach
    The Beach

    Alfred Levitt (American, 1894–2000)

    Date: 1939
    Accession Number: 1985.234.1

  • Samuel Mifflin
    Samuel Mifflin

    Charles Willson Peale (American, Chester, Maryland 1741–1827 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

    Date: 1777–80
    Accession Number: 22.153.1

  • Pompton Plains, New Jersey
    Pompton Plains, New Jersey

    Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, Rossville, New York 1823–1900 Hastings-on-Hudson, New York)

    Date: 1867
    Accession Number: 25.110.22

  • Skating on the Wissahickon
    Skating on the Wissahickon

    Johan Mengels Culverhouse (1820–ca. 1891)

    Date: 1875
    Accession Number: 1974.263

  • Deco Tango
    Deco Tango

    Red Grooms (American, born Nashville, Tennessee, 1937)

    Date: 1962–96
    Accession Number: 1999.229

  • The Greatest Show on Earth
    The Greatest Show on Earth

    Paul Marcus (American, born Bronx, New York 1953)

    Date: 1987
    Accession Number: 1988.53a-c

  • St. Bartolomeo II
    St. Bartolomeo II

    James Brown (American, born Los Angeles, California 1951)

    Date: 1983
    Accession Number: 1984.13

  • The Daughter's Return
    The Daughter's Return

    Robert MacCameron (1866–1912)

    Date: 1909
    Accession Number: 10.153

  • Study of Beeches
    Study of Beeches

    John Frederick Kensett (American, Cheshire, Connecticut 1816–1872 New York)

    Date: 1872
    Accession Number: 74.13

  • The Dining Room, Vernonnet
    The Dining Room, Vernonnet

    Pierre Bonnard (French, Fontenay-aux-Roses 1867–1947 Le Cannet)

    Date: 1916
    Accession Number: 1999.363.6

  • House of Fire
    House of Fire

    James Rosenquist (American, born Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1933)

    Date: 1981
    Accession Number: 1982.90.1a-c

  • Master Rees Goring Thomas
    Master Rees Goring Thomas

    Attributed to Ralph Earl (American, Worcester County, Massachusetts 1751–1801 Bolton, Connecticut)

    Date: ca. 1783–84
    Accession Number: 15.30.35

  • Still Life: Fish
    Still Life: Fish

    William Merritt Chase (American, Williamsburg, Indiana 1849–1916 New York)

    Date: by 1908
    Accession Number: 08.139.2

  • Untitled
    Untitled

    Maurice Golubov (American, Vetka, Russia 1905–1987 Peekskill, New York)

    Date: 1936
    Accession Number: 1980.260.1

  • Arques-la-Bataille
    Arques-la-Bataille

    John Henry Twachtman (American, Cincinnati, Ohio 1853–1902 Gloucester, Massachusetts)

    Date: 1885
    Accession Number: 68.52

  • Chinese Seaport
    Chinese Seaport

    Date: 1840
    Accession Number: 56.108.2

  • The Baker's Wagon
    The Baker's Wagon

    William P. Chappel (American, 1800?–1880)

    Date: 1870s
    Accession Number: 54.90.510

  • Dawn—Early Spring
    Dawn—Early Spring

    Dwight William Tryon (1849–1925)

    Date: 1894
    Accession Number: 17.140.4

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