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Title

Figure and Still Life

Artist

Jankel Adler

Physical Description

An abstract figure with anthropomorphic qualities stands to the left, with a wing-like object sweeping across the middle of the painting and into the right side, which holds a still life component. The color scheme is predominently cool with warm accents throughout both the figure and the still life.

Artist Life Dates

1895 - 1949

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1948

Accession Number

1954/2.37

Medium and Support

oil on board

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rank 10.62099

Primary Keywords

abstract

cubist

still lifes

Title

Fox

Artist

Georges Braque

Physical Description

This early Cubist print has numerous abstract lines reminiscent of letters and objects. The word "fox" appears to the right, with various textures accompanying it.

Artist Life Dates

1882-1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1911; edition 1912

Accession Number

1949/1.169

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on Arches paper

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rank 10.62099

Primary Keywords

abstract

cubist

modernist

Title

Reclining Nude

Artist

Georges Braque

Physical Description

Abstract recining female nude clearly influenced by the breaking down of form found in Braque's cubist work. Black ink is crosshatched to give depth and texture to the body and fabrics.

Artist Life Dates

1882-1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1882-1948

Accession Number

1948/1.51

Medium and Support

etching on paper

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rank 10.50423

Primary Keywords

abstract

cubist

modernism

nudes

Title

Sur le Flat-Iron

Artist

Albert Gleizes

Physical Description

Ink and gouache drawing in black, gray and white on tan paper with tall vertical structure at center of composition rendered in a series of quick vertical and diagonal lines.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1953

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1916

Accession Number

2000/2.172

Medium and Support

graphite, ink, gouache, and white heightening on tannish-gray wove paper

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rank 10.50423

Primary Keywords

abstraction

building

cubist

gouaches

Title

Dancer (Danseuse)

Artist

Gino Severini

Physical Description

An explosion of colorful forms suggests the human form in dynamic movement. Yellows and reds predominate in shapes that draw the eye toward the viewer's upper right where three roughy triangular yellow shapes suggest a head and upraised arms.

Artist Life Dates

1883 - 1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

1967/2.43

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

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rank 10.16883

Primary Keywords

abstract

abstraction

color lithographs

cubist

dancers

futurist

Title

Teapot, on gray background (Théière sur fond gris)

Artist

Georges Braque

Physical Description

Lithograph print on white paper. In the center, a very bulbous teapot, with a large conical mouth and protruding spout, is depicted in crude outline and filled in with patchy dark brown. To the right is a banana and the outline of an apple. A gray background fills the space around the objects and trails off into the white paper at the edges.

Artist Life Dates

1882-1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1947

Accession Number

1968/1.77

Medium and Support

color lithograph on Arches paper

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rank 9.25947

Primary Keywords

abstract

abstract impressionist

color lithographs

cubist

fruit

still lifes

teapots

Title

Gray Teapot (Théière grise)

Artist

Georges Braque

Physical Description

A squat teapot with an upturned spout, executed in gray and white that suggests silverware, sits left of center on a darker gray tray. To the right of the teapot is a lemon in bright yellow. The objects are surounded by black, and there is a dark gray frame of color around the entire print.

Artist Life Dates

1882-1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1947

Accession Number

1968/1.78

Medium and Support

color lithograph on Arches paper

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rank 9.25947

Primary Keywords

abstract

abstract impressionist

color lithographs

cubist

fruit

still lifes

teapots

Title

Two Girls Reading (Deux Enfants Lisant)

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Physical Description

Two girls, depicted in bold geometric shapes and block colors, reading a book together. The figure seated at viewer's right, slightly taller, is green and wearing yellow. The figure at viewer's left has a face of blue and white and is clothed in red resting her clasped hands upon an open book.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1973

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

March 28, 1934

Accession Number

1994/1.67

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 9.25262

Primary Keywords

abstraction

cubist

oil painting

oil paintings

reading

women

Title

The Bullfight (Courses de taureaux)

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Physical Description

A bull in the center charges to the left toward a horse rearing up with a bullfighter on its back. The bullfighter leans forward to plunge a spear into the bull's shoulder area. Flags and spectator stands lie in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1973

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934

Accession Number

1994/1.70

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 9.24487

Primary Keywords

abstraction

bullrings

bulls

cubist

equestrians

horses

oil painting

oil paintings

Title

Seated Harlequin (L'Arlequin assis)

Artist

Juan Gris

Physical Description

A massive harlequin figure, depicted in purples, greens, and yellow, sits in a chair at center, wearing a hat. A plate sits on the left armrest of the chair. The central composition of the seated harlequin is contained within a circular framework.

Artist Life Dates

1887-1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1923

Accession Number

1994/1.71

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

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rank 9.21542

Primary Keywords

cubist

figures (representations)

oil painting

oil paintings

performing artists

seated

sitting

Title

Still Life

Artist

Ben Nicholson

Physical Description

An angular bottle executed in two tones of white stands tall just to the (viewer's) right of center. To its left is a stack of gray drinking cups. Irregular blocks of various sizes and colors make up the rest of the field.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1982

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1945

Accession Number

1951/2.25

Medium and Support

oil on board

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rank 9.17542

Primary Keywords

abstract

abstraction

bottle

cubist

cups

flasks (bottles)

oil painting

oil paintings

still lifes

Title

Portrait of Françoise (Buste de Femme)

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Physical Description

Bust portrait of woman. Her hair is brown, shoulder length, and curls at the bottom. Her high-collared blouse has off-white and light blue vertical stripes. She looks directly at the viewer

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1973

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

February 28, 1949

Accession Number

1994/1.68

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 9.17542

Primary Keywords

abstraction

bust-length

cubist

oil painting

oil paintings

portraits

wives

woman

women

Title

Still Life with Apples (Nature Morte aux Pommes)

Artist

Maurice de Vlaminck

Physical Description

A bowl containing apples rests in the center, flanked by two conical drinking cups.

Artist Life Dates

1876-1958

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1984/1.288

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 9.12778

Primary Keywords

apple

apples

bowl

cubist

cups

fruit bowls

oil painting

oil paintings

still lifes

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