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Imitation and Invention
Closed August 6, 1995
Claes Oldenburg
Closed May 7, 1995
The sculpture depicts a collection of pies arranged in a vertical stack inside a transparent display case. The case is made of a clear material with a metallic frame. Each pie is placed on a separate shelf within the unit, with one resting on the top of the case. The door to the case is ajar. The pies are round and placed in silver pie tins, and they are each decorated differently, with colors including golden-brown, white, yellow, red, and blue. The background is plain gray.
The Glory of Venice
Closed April 23, 1995
The image depicts a view overlooking a body of water. Near the center of the image is a building with a flag on the horizon, surrounded by small trees and distant structures suggesting a shoreline. In the water are multiple small boats and gondolas with people rowing or managing them. The brushstrokes are delicate and fluid, using an ink wash technique for a soft atmosphere. The color palette is dominated by warm sepia tones, enhancing the peaceful ambiance. Boats are strategically placed in the composition, leading the viewer's gaze through the scene.
Italian Renaissance Architecture: Brunelleschi, Sangallo, Michelangelo
Closed April 16, 1995
Toulouse-Lautrec
Closed April 2, 1995
We look slightly down onto a stage, at a woman who dances at the center of this square painting. The pale, white skin on her face is tinged with slate-blue shadows and heightened noticeably with pink blush at the cheekbones. She wears crimson-red lipstick and her dark brown eyebrows are peaked over blue eyes. Two flaring pink flowers, each about the size of the woman’s face, are pinned in the woman’s flame-red hair. The black bodice of her dress has puffed, elbow-length sleeves and a low-cut square neckline. The lime-green skirt flares around her dancing feet to billow up and reveal layers of bubblegum pink underneath. Her body is angled to our left as she points her left, black-stockinged foot and holds her arms by her sides. Behind her, thirteen people dressed in sapphire-blue, ocean-green, and black costumes suggest a royal court, including a dark-haired man who wears a brick-red bolero style suit. He stands near the woman to our right, watching her dance.
Figure Studies and Compositional Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection
Closed May 7, 1995
Five sketches in brown ink are spaced around a vertically oriented sheet of paper. In the top left quadrant, a bearded man faces our right in profile. He has short, curly hair, a deeply lined face, a pronounced underbite, and the tip of his long nose points down. Two independent, wrinkle-lined eyes are sketched in the top right quadrant of the page. Below are two drawings of women with their shoulders angled away from us to the right. Near the bottom left and smaller in scale, a woman looks over her shoulder at us with a slight smile on her lips. In the bottom right quadrant, a woman with her hair pulled back under a snood looks to our right in profile with her chin tipped up. The neckline of both women’s bodices dip across the shoulder blades in the back. The paper is speckled with faint brown stains and spots.
The Prints of Roy Lichtenstein
Closed January 8, 1995
Robert Frank
Closed December 31, 1994
Milton Avery
Closed January 22, 1995
The image shows a profile view of a person's head and shoulders. The person is seated, facing right, and holding a pipe to their mouth. The profile features a long nose and thick, dark hair styled in a shiny, almost helmet-like manner. The hair is drawn with lines that convey texture and volume. The clothing is depicted with bold, straight lines implying a striped pattern, and a collar is visible, suggesting formal or casual attire. The person is not wearing any visible jewelry. The background is plain, with no additional details, highlighting the figure and the drawing's defined lines. At the bottom of the image, there is a signature and date: "Milton Avery 1936."
Tériade Eliteur: Master of Verve
Closed November 28, 1994

Tériade is the nom de plume of Stratis Eleftheriades (1889–1983), a native of Greece who went to Paris in 1915 to study law but instead became an art critic, patron, and publisher.

The Waking Dream
Closed September 25, 1994
Gemini G.E.L.: Recent Prints and Sculpture
Closed October 2, 1994

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