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Rose Van Lear
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Prodigal Son, about 1939-1941
Thomas Hart Benton
Oil and tempera on panel
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The New Testament parable of the Prodigal Son describes a headstrong young man who goes out into the world to seek his fortune and falls into vice. When he returns home broken and battered, he is welcomed by his father. The narrative teaches the limitless possibilities of forgiveness. Benton reimagined the story's conclusion, possibly based on his own experience returning to his native Missouri during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. This work, completed in the final years of his teaching career, presents a contemporary Prodigal Son whose house and property suffered greatly in his absence. #art #painting
January 17, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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Garden at Sainte-Adresse, 1867
Claude Monet
Oil on canvas
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Monet spent the summer of 1867 with his family at Sainte-Adresse, a seaside resort near Le Havre. It was there that he painted this buoyant, sunlit scene of contemporary leisure, enlisting his father (shown seated in a panama hat) and other relatives as models. By adopting an elevated viewpoint and painting the terrace, sea, and sky as three distinct bands of high-keyed color, Monet emphasized the flat surface of the canvas. His approach-daring for its time-reflects his admiration for Japanese prints. Twelve years after it was made, Monet exhibited the picture at the fourth Impressionist exhibition of 1879 as Jardin à Sainte-Adresse. #art #painting
January 17, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Rebecca and the Wounded Ivanhoe, 1823
Eugène Delacroix
Oil on canvas
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This was Delacroix's first treatment of a subject drawn from Sir Walter Scott's popular novels of medieval chivalry. The eponymous hero of Ivanhoe (1819), straining to leave his sickbed, listens to the terrified Rebecca as she describes a battle raging outside the window. Rather than show the battle itself, Delacroix sought to stimulate the viewer's imagination by evoking violence through the gestures of the characters reacting to it. The fastidious execution of Rebecca's extended hand stands in contrast to the jumble of strokes immediately surrounding it and to its left, which suggest the frenzy she witnesses. #art #painting
January 16, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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Merry-Go-Round, 1902-1906
Maurice Prendergast
Oil on canvas
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This bright, joyful scene of children playing on a carousel is one of only four paintings that Prendergast dedicated to this theme. He developed his stylistic blending of naturalism and decorative abstraction while visiting Europe in the 1890s. He took inspiration from the flat, ornamental aesthetic of the Nabis in France and the colorful designs of stained-glass windows in Italy. Despite these international influences, Prendergast's subjects were drawn from New York and Boston, where he lived most of his life. This scene may represent a carousel that was located along Paul Revere Beach Boulevard (originally Railroad Avenue) just north of Boston. #art #painting
January 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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The Brooklyn Bridge: Variation on an Old Theme, 1939
Joseph Stella
Oil on canvas
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For Joseph Stella and many of his contemporaries, the Brooklyn Bridge became an icon of modern industry the moment it was completed in 1883. Stella first depicted it in 1918 and returned to it throughout his career. He saw the bridge in religious terms, as a "shrine containing all the efforts of the new civilization of America." Fittingly, he painted the bridge's soaring cables and pointed Gothic arches in a palette of blues, reds, and blacks that allude to light filtering through a stained glass window. #art #painting
January 16, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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Whistling Boy, c. 1870s
Frank Duveneck
Oil on Masonite
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Lighthearted urchins like this were profitable stock-in-trade for Frank Duveneck, who went to Munich at age twenty-two to study at the Royal Academy. The broad brushwork and unblended dark colors of this portrait reveal Duveneck's admiration for old-master painting techniques, which he adapted to depictions of urban street life. #art #painting
January 16, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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Portrait of an Old Man (Johann Harms), 1916
Egon Schiele
Oil with wax on canvas
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Egon Schiele developed his own unique style in both drawing and painting, marked by nervous linework and vigorous execution that conveys a palpable sense of angst. In 1915, he married his neighbor Edith Harms and entered a period of domestic intimacy. Around the same time, he began to garner greater artistic success and turned toward increasingly naturalistic portraiture, as seen in this likeness of his father-in-law, Johann Harms. Rather than produce an idealized representation, Schiele evidenced Harms's age and weariness. The artist often exaggerated body parts, and here elongated his sitter's frame, accentuating Harms's thin wrists and his large, expressive hands. Schiele employed a subdued palette and situated the figure against a neutral backdrop, allowing the dark ground to set off and harmonize with the soft tonalities of Harms's clothing and the raw hues of his weathered skin. This image's quiet dignity and somber monumentality express Schiele's deference toward Harms. #art #painting
January 14, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Self Defense, 1854
George Henry Yewell
Oil on canvas
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In Self Defense, a boy prepares a snow-ball, likely in response to one just launched at him. Yet the painting is not just of child's play. In the background are advertisements for a notorious lottery scheme, a lowbrow musical rabble rouser, and an announcement for a performance of Uncle Tom's Cabin, the first staging of the play based on Harriet Beecher Stowe's controversial book. As the boy defends himself against a faceless aggressor, Yewell hints that his viewers must brace themselves in an age of predatory schemers and rising political tension. #art #painting
January 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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Morning in the Village after Snowstorm, 1912
Kazimir Malevich
Oil on canvas
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Kazimir Malevich b. 1878, near Kiev, Ukraine, Russian Empire (now Kyiv, Ukraine) d. 1935, Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg) Morning in the Village after Snowstorm (Utro posle viugi v derevne) 1912 Oil on canvas Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York #art #painting
January 14, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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View Near Rutland, Vermont, 1837
Asher Brown Durand
Oil on canvas
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Among the first American painters to dedicate himself to landscape, Asher Brown Durand was best known for his detailed renderings of America's natural bounty. His early work as a watchmaker and engraver accounts for his fine, linear style. This quiet picnic scene boasts a romantic and lyrical spirit: the precisely rendered foliage and expansive vantage point express the beneficence of nature, a common theme among nineteenth-century landscape painters. #art #painting
January 14, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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Abraham Lincoln, ca. 1866
Randolph Rogers
Marble
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After the 1865 assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, many artists received commissions to perpetuate his memory. Rogers drew from various sources for this three-dimensional likeness but added his own neoclassical touches. Although he portrayed Lincoln in contemporary dress, the swag-like fall of his cape suggests antique sculptures of Roman orators and philosophers. #art #sculpture
January 14, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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Five Boys on a Wall, about 1875-1880
Eastman Johnson
Oil on composition board
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This small scene explores the intense effect of sunlight on five youthful sitters. Johnson experimented with rendering outdoor light during his summers on Nantucket Island, just off the Massachusetts coast. As a student in Germany, the Netherlands, and Paris, he had earned the nickname "the American Rembrandt"—a complimentary comparison to the 17th-century Dutch painter. After his return from Europe in 1855, Johnson gained popularity for sentimental images of everyday life such as this one. #art #painting
January 11, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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Mistura sagrada (Sacred Mixture), 2022
Beatriz Milhazes
Acrylic on canvas
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Milhazes has long explored natural forms in her work, drawing inspiration from the Botanical Gardens and the Tijuca Forest in Rio de Janeiro. Her observations of nature transcend physical form, capturing the spiritual essence and beauty of each depicted element. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Milhazes deepened her investigation of circles as symbols of spirituality—a concept she began exploring in 2017. At the same time, she introduced preparatory drawings into her process, utilizing them to plan her compositions before moving to the canvas. Created in quarantine, this work meditates on the fragility of life and humanity's connection to nature. The title alludes to a "sacred mixture" of life, spirituality, and the natural world. Celestial and earthly motifs—sun, stars, leaves, and waves— combine to form a vibrant abstract landscape. Geometric patterns provide structure by balancing repeated elements with contrasting forms. #art #painting
January 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Miss Dorothy Quincy Roosevelt, 1901-1902
John White Alexander
Oil on canvas
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This portrait of Dorothy Roosevelt was executed in 1901-1902, when John White Alexander returned to the United States from his most recent ten-year European stay. The sitter was the first cousin of President Theodore Roosevelt and was soon to marry Langdon Geer. The portrait effortlessly demonstrates all the qualities that put Alexander in demand. The simplicity of the composition—the solitary seated figure accompanied by her dog Shamrock—allows for a focus on Miss Roosevelt, whose grace is emphasized by the sweeping brushwork that defines her tall, elegant figure. Yet the oblique gaze and profile view remove this painting from the straightforward depiction of a particular sitter and position it as a study in reverie. John White Alexander was a truly cosmopolitan painter whose mature career is a synthesis of the major stylistic trends affecting late 19th-century American art. He studied in both Paris and Munich and subsequently became friends with the expatriate American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler, whose influence may be seen in the mysterious, slightly melancholy nature of this portrait. Alexander was also widely acclaimed as a muralist and illustrator. #art #painting
January 11, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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Lise in a White Shawl, about 1872
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Oil on canvas
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Lise in a White Shawl, about 1872 Pierre-Auguste Renoir Oil on canvas #art #painting
January 9, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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The Great Pyramid, Giza, 1830 or later
Adrien Dauzats
Oil on canvas
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Dauzats traveled to Egypt with a French diplomatic mission in 1830 and painted this striking view of the Great Pyramid soon after he returned to Paris. In his written account of the journey (Quinze jours au Sinai, 1839, co-authored with Alexandre Dumas), the artist marveled at the "lizard-like" physical dexterity required to scramble over the ancient monument's massive stone blocks to reach the summit. #art #painting
January 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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Musician Boy, 1968
Bernard Harmon
Oil on Masonite board
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Bernard Harmon's portrait of a young man playing the clarinet is indicative of his loose, expressionistic approach to portraiture. Both an artist and a celebrated educator, Harmon's portraits often feature the very students he loved to inspire, reflecting the strength, uniqueness, and individuality of each subject. Harmon is celebrated for his commitment to promoting the work of emerging African American artists during his lifetime. #art #painting
January 8, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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EBCO NA, 1990-1991
Bill Hutson
Water media on offset lithograph
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At Philadelphia-based printshop, Brandywine Workshop and Archive, Bill Hutson created an offset lithograph entitled EBCO NA (1990). Later he altered some of the non-editioned lithograph prints, responding to cues from the underlying image, he applied acrylic and other mediums to create new iterations of the work. Coupling a staining method with hand-brushed marks, thick, linear accretions of finely blended color evoke depth within the image. #art
January 8, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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Woman in a Harem Courtyard, 1875
Luis Ricardo Falero
Oil on canvas
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Falero specialized in the depiction of female nudes that were frequently posed in imaginary settings inspired by the Islamic world. Infused with Western biases and prejudices, •these types of erotic pictures show largely inaccurate depictions of people and cultures from the Middle East, Asia; and North Africa. Here, a partially clad concubine, or mistress, sits in a harem courtyard atop luxurious textiles, her sole companion a parrot suspended from a golden ring. Falero draws a comparison between these two "exotic" objects: both are treasured for their beauty and kept as prisoners in their respective cages. #art #painting
January 7, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Ile aux Fleurs near Vétheuil, 1880
Claude Monet
Oil on canvas
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This is one of two views of the Ile aux Fleurs, an island in the Seine near Vétheuil, that Monet painted in the summer of 1880. The other, slightly larger version is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington. A variety of formal problems engaged the artist's attention during this period. Here the rapid, flickering brushstrokes create a strong pattern in the foreground that diminishes the illusion of space and emphasizes the abstract character of the painted surface. #art #painting
January 7, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Pittsburgh, 1927
Elsie Driggs
Oil on canvas
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A childhood memory of Pittsburgh's steel mills inspired Elsie Driggs to make this painting. Twenty years later, she tried to paint the mill from the inside but was turned away by the factory's management who worried she might be a labor agitator or an industrial spy. She ended up basing the work on drawings she made from a hill above her boarding house. With its plumes of gray smoke and hazy sky, the painting may seem to be a warning about the dangers of industrial pollution, but Driggs had no oppositional agenda. As she took in its abstracted forms, she wrote: "This shouldn't be beautiful. But it is.' And it was all I had, so I drew it." #art #painting
January 7, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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Eiffel Tower, 1924
Robert Delaunay
Oil on canvas
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Eiffel Tower, 1924 Robert Delaunay Oil on canvas #art #painting #EiffelTower
January 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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L'Arlésienne: Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux (Marie Julien, 1848-1911), 1888-89
Vincent Van Gogh
Oil on canvas
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While in Arles, Van Gogh painted two very similar portraits of Marie Ginoux, the proprietress of the Café de la Gare, wearing the regional costume of the legendary dark-haired beauties of Arles. The first version, which he described in a letter of November 1888 as "an Arlésienne ... knocked off in one hour," must be the more thinly and summarily executed portrait in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris. In it a parasol and gloves lie on the table instead of books. This portrait belonged to the sitter until she sold it in 1895. #art #painting
January 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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The Eyes, 1958
Jay DeFeo
Graphite on paper
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The Eyes, 1958 Jay DeFeo Graphite on paper #adt #drawing
January 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM