Winter~ January 7

Bamboo in Snow by Hu Zhengyan

After 1633, before 1703 / Page from woodblock printed book, mounted as album leaf; ink and color on paper /
9 13/16”x11 5/16” / Arthur M. Sackler Museum (Harvard Art Museums)

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The Castle of Muiden in Winter by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten

1658 / Oil on canvas / 37 9/10”x50 9/10” / The National Gallery, London

Winter~ January 2

Wintry Groves and Layered Banks (detail) by Dong Yuan

c.950 / Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk /
71 1/2”x45 4/5” /
Kurokawa Institute of Ancient Cultures, Nishinomiya, Japan

 

Allegory of winter, medallion from Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government by Ambrogio Lorenzetti

1338-1340 / Series of fresco panels / Palazzo Pubblico (Town Hall), Siena, Italy

December 30~ Animals in Art

Untitled (Dancing Dog)  by  Keith Haring

1981 / Sumi ink, and acrylic on paper mounted on canvas / 107”x186” / Private collection

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Standing Glass Fish  by  Frank Gehry

1986 / Wood, glass, steel, silicone, plexiglass, and rubber / 22 feet high /
Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, on long-term loan from the Minneapolis/Walker Art Center Sculpture Garden

December 10~ Animals in Art

Mounted ruler (so-called Horseman) / Edo peoples, Benin kingdom, Nigeria

16th century / Copper alloy / 18”x11” / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Puppy Playing with a Pheasant Feather / Attributed to Yi Am

16th century / 12.25”x17.25” / Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk / Philadelphia Museum of Art

 

November 26~ Artists at their Easels

Self-Portrait  by  James A. Porter

c.1935 / Oil paint on linen / 14”x12” / National Museum of African American History & Culture

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The Painter and his Family  by  André Derain

c.1939 / Oil paint on canvas / 69 1/2”x48 3/4” / Tate Gallery

November 20~ Artists at their Easels

An Artist in His Studio  by  John Singer Sargent

1904 / Oil on canvas / 21 1/2”x28 1/4” / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Self-Portrait with Palette  by  Alice Pike Barney

c.1906 / Oil on canvas / 33 1/4”x24 1/8” / Smithsonian American Art Museum