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December 24~ Animals in Art

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Dugn’be (Bull Mask) / BijagΓ³ people, Bissagos (BijagΓ³s) Islands, Guinea-Bissau

Late 19th to mid-20th century / Wood, cow horns, glass, plant fiber, and paint /
10 5/8”x19 11/16”x11 13/16” / Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
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The World CowΒ  byΒ  Franz Marc

1913 / Oil on canvas / 27 7/8”x55 5/8″ / The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY

December 23~ Animals in Art

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CatΒ  byΒ  Gwen John

c.1904-8 / Graphite and watercolor on paper / 4 1/3”x5 2/5” / Tate Britain, London

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Male Antelope (Ci Wara) / Bamana peoples, Bamako region, Mali

19th-early 20th century / Wood, metal bands, and thread / 35 11/16”x15 3/4”x3 3/8” / The Met

December 21~ Animals in Art

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Baleen Whale Mask / Kwakwaka’wakw people, British Columbia, Canada

19th century / Cedar wood, hide, cotton cord, nails, and pigment /
23 5/8”x28 1/2”x81 1/8” / Brooklyn Museum, New York

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Eenden (Ducks)Β  byΒ  Willem Maris

c.1880-c.1904 / Oil on canvas / 36 5/8”x44 2/5” / Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

December 20~ Animals in Art

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Elephant in MusthΒ  byΒ  Chokha

1811 / Painting / 9”x13” including border /
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai, India

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The DonkeyΒ  byΒ  Rosa Bonheur

c.1880 / Oil on canvas / 18”x14 7/8” / Portland Art Museum, Oregon

December 19~ Animals in Art

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Monkey Posing as a CollectorΒ  byΒ  Shibata Zeshin

c.1835 / Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk / 13 3/4”x17 1/2” / Honolulu Museum of Art
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Framed figure / Holo peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

c.19th century / Wood and paint / 12 2/5”x5 1/3”x4” / Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

December 18~ Animals in Art

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Carp Among Pond PlantsΒ  byΒ  RyΕ«ryΕ«kyo Shinsai

c.1800 / Woodblock print, ink and color on paper / 8 2/5”x7 1/3” / Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide

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Peaceable Kingdom, c.1830–32Β  byΒ  Edward Hicks

Earliest version c.1816-18 / Paintings / Over 100 different versions; 62 known to still exist

December 14~ Animals in Art

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Common or Spectacled Caiman with South American False Coral Snake
by Maria Sibylla Merian

c.1705-10 / Watercolor & opaque watercolor with gum arabic on vellum / 13 5/8”x19 1/2” / Royal Collection Trust
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Whistlejacket by George Stubbs

c.1762 / Oil on canvas / 115”x97” / The National Gallery, London