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25 Works of Art You Must See

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Arnold Newman Photography
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Louise Nevelson-Night Presence II
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Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes- The Marques de Sofraga
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El Greco- The Penitent St. Peter
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Giorgione- Portrait of a Man
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Shiva as Lord of Music
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Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida- María at La Granja
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Georgia O'Keeffe- The White Flower
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Robert Delaunay- Female Nude Reading
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Rufino Tamayo- The Somnambulist
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Thomas Eakins- Portrait of James Carroll Beckwith
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The Edwin Binney Indian Painting Collection
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Juan Sánchez Cotán- Quince, Cabbage, and Cucumber
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Guanyin Bodhisattva
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Hayagriva
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African Spoons
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Portrait of Mrs.Robert Henri
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Alexander Calder- Spinal Column
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Asher B. Durand: Landscape-Composition: In the Catskills
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Court Scene with Dancing and Feasting
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Alfred R. Mitchell- La Jolla Cove
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau- The Young Shepherdess
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Diego Rivera- The Hands of Dr. Moore
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Eastman Johnson- Woman Reading
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25 Works You Must See: Flin Flon VIII by Frank Stella

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