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Social Realism, Patrick Oliphant American, born Australia, Pen and India ink — Social Realism
Patrick Oliphant
1984

Ugolino and His Sons, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Saint-Béat marble, French, Paris — Ugolino and His Sons
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1865–67

Shiva, Sandstone, Vietnam or Southern Cambodia — Shiva
Vietnam or Southern Cambodia
mid- 7th century

The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer, Edgar Degas French, Partially tinted bronze, cotton tarlatan, silk satin, and wood, French, Paris — The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer
Edgar Degas
A. A. Hébrard
1922 (cast), 2018 (tutu)

Buddha Expounding the Dharma, Copper alloy, Sri Lanka (Anuradhapura) — Buddha Expounding the Dharma
Sri Lanka (Anuradhapura)
late 8th century

Bronze griffin attachment, Bronze, amber perhaps, Etruscan — Bronze griffin attachment
Etruscan
ca. 600–575 BCE

Head of a Woman, Marble, Byzantine — Head of a Woman
Byzantine
5th century

Dagger with Hilt in the Form of a Blue Bull (Nilgai), Hilt: Nephrite<br/>Blade: Watered steel — Dagger with Hilt in the Form of a Blue Bull (Nilgai)
ca. 1640

Old Woman Standing with Folded Arms, Auguste Rodin French, Cast plaster, French — Old Woman Standing with Folded Arms
Auguste Rodin
modeled ca. 1885, cast before 1912

Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child, Terracotta, Greek, Attic or Boeotian — Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child
Greek, Attic or Boeotian
last quarter of 4th century BCE

Ewer with a Cock-Shaped Spout, Bronze; cast and pierced — Ewer with a Cock-Shaped Spout
8th–early 9th century

Virgin and Child, Follower of Rogier van der Weyden (Master of the Saint Ursula Legend Group, Netherlandish, active late 15th century), Oil on wood — Virgin and Child
Follower of Rogier van der Weyden (Master of the Saint Ursula Legend Group, Netherlandish, active late 15th century)
ca. 1480–90

Olive Trees, Vincent van Gogh Dutch, Oil on canvas — Olive Trees
Vincent van Gogh
1889

Lotus and Kingfisher, Yu Feian Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on alum paper, China — Lotus and Kingfisher
Yu Feian
dated 1946

Caestus, Charles Henry Niehaus American, Bronze, American — Caestus
Charles Henry Niehaus
Gorham Manufacturing Company
1883–85; cast 1901

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Daniel Chester French American, Bronze, American — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Daniel Chester French
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company
1879; cast 1906–7

Jean-Louis Barrault, Man Ray American, Gelatin silver print — Jean-Louis Barrault
Man Ray
1930–1933

A Peasant Family, Antoine Le Nain French, Oil on copper — A Peasant Family
Antoine Le Nain
ca. 1640–48

The Businessman Max Roesberg, Dresden, Otto Dix German, Oil on canvas — The Businessman Max Roesberg, Dresden
Otto Dix
1922

Maine Coast, Winslow Homer American, Oil on canvas, American — Maine Coast
Winslow Homer
1896

The Woman in the Waves, Gustave Courbet French, Oil on canvas — The Woman in the Waves
Gustave Courbet
1868

Portrait of a Man, Hugo van der Goes Netherlandish, Oil on wood — Portrait of a Man
Hugo van der Goes
ca. 1475

Peace and Plenty, George Inness American, Oil on canvas, American — Peace and Plenty
George Inness
1865

Elie Williams, Charles Willson Peale American, Oil on canvas, American — Elie Williams
Charles Willson Peale
1789

Portrait of Prince Nasir al-Din Mirza, Aqa Buzurg Shirazi Iranian, Watercolor on paper — Portrait of Prince Nasir al-Din Mirza
Aqa Buzurg Shirazi
1840's

The Lamentation, Luis de Morales Spanish, Oil on walnut — The Lamentation
Luis de Morales
ca. 1560

Cauliflower and Pumpkin, Loïs Mailou Jones American, Oil on canvas — Cauliflower and Pumpkin
Loïs Mailou Jones
1938

A Rose, Thomas Anshutz American, Oil on canvas, American — A Rose
Thomas Anshutz
1907

Edison Phonograph, The Acme in Realism. . .trademark Thomas A. Edison

The National Phonograph Company

1911–12

The Thinker: Portrait of Louis N. Kenton, Thomas Eakins American, Oil on canvas, American — The Thinker: Portrait of Louis N. Kenton
Thomas Eakins
1900

Portrait of a Man, Dieric Bouts Netherlandish, Oil on wood — Portrait of a Man
Dieric Bouts
ca. 1470

The Dead Christ with Angels, Edouard Manet French, Oil on canvas — The Dead Christ with Angels
Edouard Manet
1864

The Flagellation, Master of the Berswordt Altar German, Oil, egg(?), and gold on plywood, transferred from wood — The Flagellation
Master of the Berswordt Altar
ca. 1400

Portrait of an Old Man, Hugo van der Goes Netherlandish, Oil on paper, laid down on wood — Portrait of an Old Man
Hugo van der Goes
ca. 1470–75

A Man Seated and Asleep, Giuseppe Abbati Italian, Oil on wood — A Man Seated and Asleep
Giuseppe Abbati
ca. 1865

Sparrows, plum blossoms, and bamboo, Unidentified artist Chinese, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk, China — Sparrows, plum blossoms, and bamboo
Unidentified artist
late 12th century

Couple d'amoureux dans un petit café, quartier Italie, Brassaï French, born Romania (Transylvania), Gelatin silver print — Couple d'amoureux dans un petit café, quartier Italie
Brassaï
ca. 1932, printed mid-1960s

Office Board, John F. Peto American, Oil on canvas, American — Office Board
John F. Peto
1885

The Massacre of the Innocents, François Joseph Navez Belgian, Oil on canvas — The Massacre of the Innocents
François Joseph Navez
1824

Puddlers in Profile

Constantin Meunier

Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat

ca. 1900