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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
From Minimal to Conceptual Art
Closed November 27, 1994
Jan van Eyck's Annunciation
Closed September 5, 1994
A woman and winged angel, both with pale, peach skin, are situated in a church interior in this tall, narrow painting. To our left, the angel has long, blond, curly hair, smooth skin, and is smiling. The wings are outlined in royal blue, and they blend from blue to green to yellow to crimson. The angel holds one hand, closer to us, up at chest height with the index finger subtly pointing upward. Holding a long scepter in the other hand, the angel angles their body toward the woman to our right. The angel wears a gold jewel and pearl-encrusted crown and a jeweled long, voluminous robe in scarlet-red and shimmering gold brocade. The neck and along the opening down the front are lined with pearls and jewels. The angel looks toward the woman, who wears a royal-blue dress tied with a red belt at the high waist. Her long brown hair is tied back but one tendril falls over her left shoulder, to our right. She kneels facing us with her raised hands facing outward. Her head is tipped a bit to our left, and she looks up and into the distance to our right with lips slightly parted. She kneels behind a book lying open on a low table. A vase of white lilies and a red cushion lies on the floor in front of the table, close to us. The floor is decorated with people and scenes outlined in black and set into square panels, as if inlaid with wood. The church behind and above the people has a row of tall, narrow arches with bull’s-eye glass windows. A walkway lined with columns runs above the arches, and sunlight comes in through arched windows under the flat wood ceiling. A white dove flies toward the woman on gold lines from a window at the upper left of the painting. Latin words painted in gold capital letters are exchanged between the people. The angel says, “AVE GRA PLENA.” The letters of the woman’s response are painted upside down and backward: “ECCE ANCILLA DNI.”
Drawings of Landscape and Architecture from the Armand Hammer Collection
Closed November 6, 1994
The image is a sketch depicting a rural scene. The point of view presents a path curving away from us and extending into the distance, flanked by fields. The horizon is marked by a line of trees. The sketch uses light pencil work with faint shading and outline. Close to us, a figure with an animal walks along the path. Sparse details on the left show fields, while to the right, a tree and fence posts create a boundary. The color palette is monochromatic, using natural tones and shadows of pencil on paper.
Willem de Kooning: Paintings
Closed September 5, 1994
Fanciful Flourishes
Closed August 21, 1994
Jasper Francis Cropsey's The Spirit of War and The Spirit of Peace
Closed April 16, 1994
A Discerning Eye
Closed June 12, 1994
A drawing showing a warrior facing off against a dragon. The warrior is depicted as muscular and bearded, with a dynamic posture and a billowing cloak. The dragon has detailed scales, wings, and a fierce expression. The image uses strong lines to create a dramatic scene, with a lightly suggested background of tree branches.

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