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Title

Machines and El Patterns

Artist

Ida Abelman

Artist Life Dates

1910-2002

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

1943.1

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

genres

how we live

modern and contemporary art

movement

objects

organizations

telephone poles

Title

Bords du Ruisseau à Rossillon (Ain) (Banks of the Stream at Rossillon [Ain])

Artist

Adolphe Appian

Artist Life Dates

1818/19-1898

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1867

Accession Number

1997/1.274

Medium and Support

etching on cream wove paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

geography

mammals

movement

people and occupations

the natural world

Title

The Elements: Leaf transformed into a torso

Artist

Hans Arp

Artist Life Dates

1886-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1887-1962

Accession Number

1962/2.32

Medium and Support

color woodcut on paper

Secondary Keywords

genres

leaves

modern and contemporary art

movement

Title

Little Torso No. 5 (Torse)

Artist

Hans Arp

Physical Description

A small polished bronze sculpture of a biomorphic form rising gracefully from a small base. Where it contacts the base, the form stands on two leg-like structures. The form rises from there, narrows, then opens up into a wider, more oblong shape at the top.

Artist Life Dates

1886-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1930; cast 1957

Accession Number

1983/1.399

Medium and Support

polished bronze

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biological components

biological concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

forms of expression

genres

inorganic material

life

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

movement

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

scientific concepts

the human body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Sail-Maker VI (Voilier VI), from'Mirror of the Poet (Miroir du poète)'

Artist

Hans Arp

Artist Life Dates

1886-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1957

Accession Number

1983/1.330

Medium and Support

color woodcut on paper

Secondary Keywords

genres

modern and contemporary art

movement

Title

Pre-Adamic Fruit (Fruit préadamite)

Artist

Hans Arp

Physical Description

A small, biomorphically abstract sculpture of bronze grows from a wooden base. Bulbous at the bottom, the shape stretches and narrows in the middle and then expands into a larger shape from which two rounded points rise.

Artist Life Dates

1886-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1938

Accession Number

1948/2.26

Medium and Support

bronze with wood base

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biological concepts

concepts in the arts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

forms of expression

genres

inorganic material

life

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

movement

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

plants

scientific concepts

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Placed According the the Laws of Chance, from Dreams and Projects. Book in portfolio form. English, French and German text with 28 Original Woodcuts.

Artist

Hans Arp

Artist Life Dates

1886-1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1952

Accession Number

1953/1.24

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

Secondary Keywords

genres

modern and contemporary art

movement

Title

Flower Still Life

Artist

Kurt Badt

Artist Life Dates

1890 - 1973

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

2002/2.117

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

genres

movement

Title

Haman

Artist

Leonard Baskin

Artist Life Dates

1922-2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

1971/2.118

Medium and Support

ink and graphite on paper

Secondary Keywords

faces

genres

modern and contemporary art

movement

Title

Dostoevsky II

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1884-1950

Accession Number

1985/1.104

Medium and Support

drypoint on laid off-white paper

Secondary Keywords

modern and contemporary art

movement

people and occupations

Title

Figures; 'Gesellschaft'

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1915

Accession Number

1951/2.63

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Secondary Keywords

modern and contemporary art

movement

Title

Portrait of Zeretelli II

Artist

Max Beckmann

Physical Description

Print featuring the head of a Caucasian man with short dark hair. Text written along a diagonal in lower right.

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1923

Accession Number

1949/1.185

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

european

european styles and periods

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Reclining Nude

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1922

Accession Number

1951/2.40

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Secondary Keywords

figures

modern and contemporary art

movement

people and occupations

Title

Pleasure-seekers

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1912

Accession Number

1951/2.64

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Secondary Keywords

man

man on horseback

modern and contemporary art

movement

people and occupations

Title

Maison close

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1912

Accession Number

1951/2.65

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Secondary Keywords

figures

modern and contemporary art

movement

people and occupations

Title

The Negro. No.6 from the Series of Ten Prints, 'Der Jahrmarkt'

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1948/1.50

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Secondary Keywords

men

modern and contemporary art

movement

people and occupations

Title

The Beach (Strand)

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1922

Accession Number

1948/2.30

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Secondary Keywords

modern and contemporary art

movement

Title

Der Traum Vom Krieg, plate X, from 'Day and Dreams'

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1946

Accession Number

1983/2.235

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

mammals

modern and contemporary art

movement

objects

people and occupations

swords

the human body

the natural world

tools

transportation

upper body

vehicles

weaponry

Title

Begin the Beguine

Artist

Max Beckmann

Physical Description

Interior composition with male and female dancers positioned at center with seated female at lower left, standing male on crutches at right and a group of birds in the leftmost background.

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1946

Accession Number

1948/1.103

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

amputation

animals

animals and creatures

arts

arts and related disciplines

buildings and the land

disciplines

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

european

european styles and periods

genres

humanities

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

performing arts

performing arts buildings

performing arts structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

tools and equipment

Title

Drinking Song (?), from "Stadtnacht,

Plate 1 (Trinklied - aus der Mappe "Stadtnacht" Blatt 1)"

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1920

Accession Number

1985/2.106

Medium and Support

lithograph on off-white laid paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

modern and contemporary art

movement

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

seating furniture

single seating furniture

the natural world

Title

Baptism of Christ

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1911

Accession Number

1957/2.32

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

audiences

bible

figures

modern and contemporary art

movement

new testament

people and occupations

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Self-Portrait with Fishing Pole

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1949

Accession Number

1950/1.159

Medium and Support

pen, ink and graphite on white paper

Secondary Keywords

fishing

modern and contemporary art

movement

Title

Self-Portrait

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1922

Accession Number

1956/1.26

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

Secondary Keywords

faces

figures

genres

modern and contemporary art

movement

people and occupations

portraits

Title

Umarmung (The Embrace)

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1922

Accession Number

1970/2.182

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

modern and contemporary art

movement

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

seating furniture

single seating furniture

Title

The Big Bridge

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1922

Accession Number

1948/1.20

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

modern and contemporary art

movement

Title

Self-Portrait with Housegable

Artist

Max Beckmann

Physical Description

Bust-length self-portrait with housegable visible at left.

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1948/2.21

Medium and Support

drypoint on wove paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

european

european styles and periods

gables and gable components

man

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

portraits

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

Title

Hunger. No. 4 from the Series of Ten Prints, 'Die Hölle' (Hell).

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1919

Accession Number

1949/1.184

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

dishes

genres

modern and contemporary art

movement

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Chimney sweep. No. 10 from the Series of Ten Prints, 'Berlin 1922'

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1922

Accession Number

1951/2.67

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

chimneys

modern and contemporary art

movement

Title

Still Life with Toys and Shell

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934

Accession Number

1949/1.183

Medium and Support

watercolor on pink paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

clothing

horns

modern and contemporary art

movement

objects

objects we use

toys

Title

Two Men Swinging Hoes and Two Women Planting Potatoes

Artist

Max Beckmann

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1915

Accession Number

1996/1.60

Medium and Support

Pen and black ink on cream colored wove paper

Secondary Keywords

men

modern and contemporary art

movement

objects

people and occupations

Title

Fair (Fête foraine), 1934-35, Plate XII, from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934-1935; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.12

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

Secondary Keywords

genres

movement

objects

Title

Odalisque, Plate III, from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934-1935; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.3

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

breasts

figures

genres

movement

music

objects

people and occupations

Title

Mandolin Woman (Femme-mandoline), Plate IV, from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Physical Description

A highly abstracted photographic composition in which the viewer catches glimpses of a female nude seen in the stomach at center and the keyhole glimpse of a breast to the viewer's right; the overall composition is dark with patterned, textured overlapping fabrics

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934-1935; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.4

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

Secondary Keywords

plucked

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

breasts

chordophones

concepts in the arts

european

european styles and periods

figures

figures (representations)

forms of expression

genres

lutelike chordophones

lutelike chordophones with short neck

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

photographs

photographs by processing or presentation technique

photographs by technique

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Amphora Woman (Femme-amphore), from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934-1935; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.5

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

Secondary Keywords

amphoric

figures

genres

movement

people and occupations

Title

Girl Undressing (Fille de joie se déshabillant), Plate VI, from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934-1935; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.6

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

Secondary Keywords

breasts

figures

genres

movement

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

Title

Fruit Woman (Femme-fruit), Plate I, from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934-1935; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.1

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

Secondary Keywords

breasts

genres

movement

Title

Offering (Offrande), Plate X, from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934-1935; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.10

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

Secondary Keywords

breasts

figures

genres

movement

people and occupations

Title

Woman in Veils (Femme aux voiles), Plate XI, from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934-1935; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.11

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

Secondary Keywords

figures

genres

movement

people and occupations

Title

Stripped Woman of Seville (Sévillane dénudée), Plate II, from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934-1935; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.2

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

genres

movement

music

objects

people and occupations

religious figures

Title

Mineral Countenance (Visage Minéral), Plate VII, from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934-1935; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.7

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

Secondary Keywords

faces

genres

movement

objects

Title

Temptation of Saint Anthony (Tentation de Saint Antoine), Plate VII, from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.8

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

Secondary Keywords

breasts

figures

genres

movement

objects

people and occupations

Title

Young Girl Dreaming (Jeune fille rêvant), Plate IX, from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Physical Description

A female figure reclines on a divan on her side with her back toward the viewer; Beneath the divan the dark background is lined with a diamond patterning. Behind the figure are textures suggesting pillows or other textiles.

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934-1935; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.9

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

european

european styles and periods

events

figures

figures (representations)

forms of expression

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

personal life events

photographs

photographs by processing or presentation technique

photographs by technique

physical activities

physical activities by general context

sleeping and reclining furniture

sound devices

sound devices by function

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

The Operation

Artist

Harry Brorby

Artist Life Dates

20th century

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1964

Accession Number

1965/2.16

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

modern and contemporary art

movement

people and occupations

Title

The Crocodile Hunters

Artist

Nancy Brorby

Artist Life Dates

20th century

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1964

Accession Number

1965/2.18

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

genres

modern and contemporary art

movement

objects

the natural world

transportation

Title

Head of a Woman

Artist

Paul Cézanne

Artist Life Dates

1839-1906

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1873

Accession Number

1955/1.65

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

faces

figures

movement

people and occupations

Title

School of Gladiators (Scuola di Gladiatori II), from the suite 'Metamorphosis'

Artist

Giorgio de Chirico

Artist Life Dates

Greece, 1888-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1929

Accession Number

1954/1.149

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

automata

entertainers

fighting

figures

modern and contemporary art

movement

people and occupations

Title

The Return of the Prodigal Son (Il ritorno del figlio prodigo I), Plate I from the suite "Metamorphosis"

Artist

Giorgio de Chirico

Artist Life Dates

Greece, 1888-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1929

Accession Number

1948/1.336

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

automata

bible

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for costume

family

figures

how we live

modern and contemporary art

movement

new testament

objects we use

people and occupations

relationships

tools and equipment

Title

The Archeologists IV (Gli Archeologi IV); Plate VI from the suite "Metamorphosis" (Metamorphosis is underlined)

Artist

Giorgio de Chirico

Artist Life Dates

Greece, 1888-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1929

Accession Number

1948/1.54

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

automata

buildings

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for costume

modern and contemporary art

movement

objects

objects we use

tools and equipment

Title

Hebdomeros, from the suite Metamorphosis

Artist

Giorgio de Chirico

Artist Life Dates

Greece, 1888-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1929

Accession Number

1948/1.335

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

figures

modern and contemporary art

movement

people and occupations

Title

Greeks and Amazons

Artist

Warrington Colescott

Artist Life Dates

born 1921

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1964

Accession Number

1965/2.22

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

modern and contemporary art

movement

mythology

people and occupations