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25 works of art you must see.

Click on an image to vote for your favorites. Then visit the Museum to see the work of art in its entirety and others like it.
Robert Henri
Portrait of Mrs. Robert Henri
Artist Unknown
Pair of Zuijin
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida
María at La Granja
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
The Young Shepherdess
El Greco
The Penitent Saint Peter
Artist Unknown
Guanyin Bodhisattva
Rufino Tamayo
The Somnambulist
Artist Unknown
Skull rack (agiba)
Giorgione
Portrait of a Man
Henri Matisse
Bouquet
Artist Unknown
Shiva as Lord of Music
The Ordination of Empress Zhang
Thomas Eakins
Portrait of James Carroll Beckwith
Diego Rivera
The Hands of Dr. Moore
Meiping Vase
Louise Nevelson
Night Presence II
Frank Stella
Flin Flon VIII
Otto Dix
The Lion Cannoneer
Alfred R. Mitchell
La Jolla Cove
Georgia O'Keeffe
The White Flower
Eastman Johnson
Woman Reading
Asher Brown Durand
In the Catskills
Francisco de Goya
Vicente Maria de Vera de Aragon, Duque de la Roca
Ruknuddin
Radha comes to Krishna
Juan Sánchez Cotán
Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber

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