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  • An Old Favorite

    Christina’s World, 1948 by Andrew Wyeth, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Wyeth’s painting of a young woman who, unable to walk, often crawled around the house in Maine where she lived and where…

  • Sun Soak

    People in the Sun by Edward Hopper. Hopper is famous for the loneliness in his paintings and even though this is a group of people, the chairs are staggered so each person is alone…

  • Lakeside Protection

    Fort Mackinac, Michigan, 1872 by Seth Eastman. Located on Mackinac Island, Fort Mackinac was founded by the British in 1870. It remained an active fort until 1895 and went back and forth between the…

  • Art in the Family

    Veronica, 1960 by Elaine de Kooning. Elaine was training as an artist when she met Willem de Kooning. She continued to work as an artist and art critic for ARTnews. She eventually concentrated on…

  • Souvenirs

    Dromos, or outer Court of the Great Temple at Edfou in Upper Egypt by David Roberts, RA 1796-1864 Dated 1840 and inscribed ‘EDFOU, UPPER EGYPT’ Roberts painted watercolors of ruins in Egypt and reproduced…

  • Summer Flowers

    Farm Garden with Sunflowers, 1907 by Gustav Klimt. Klimt is one of the most famous artists to emerge from the movement known as Art Nouveau. The rich beauty of his style is so appealing.

  • Played like a Fiddle

    Le Violon d’Ingres, 1924 by Man Ray, © Man Ray Trust Man Ray took a classical nude photograph in the style of the painter Ingres and altered it by drawing on the “f” or…

  • Glow Up

    Red and Gold, 1915 by Frank Weston Benson. One of the leaders in the American Impressionist style, Benson had a very long and prosperous career as a leader in the American Impressionist movement.

  • Less Menacing

    View From Satta Suruga, 1858 by Ando Hiroshige. Hiroshige is the other famous name in Ukiyo-e printmaking. Younger than Hokusai, his work quickly became just as popular. His style is very appealing to a…