MoMA Audio: Collection (English)
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MoMA Audio: Collection offers commentaries by dozens of curators, artists, critics, and conservators. To view images of these artworks, please visit the Online Collection at moma.org/collection. MoMA Audio is available free of charge courtesy of Bloomberg.
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514 - Pablo Picasso. Girl Before a Mirror. 1932 | Oil on canvas, 64 x 51 1/4" (162.3 x 130.2 cm). Gift of Mrs. Simon Guggenheim. © 2005 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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418 - Helen Frankenthaler. Jacob's Ladder. 1957 | Oil on unprimed canvas, 9' 5 3/8" x 69 7/8" (287.9 x 177.5 cm). Gift of Hyman N. Glickstein Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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551 - Pablo Picasso. Two Nudes. Paris, late 1906 | Oil on canvas, 59 5/8 x 36 5/8" (151.3 x 93 cm). Gift of G. David Thompson in honor of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. © 2009 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 3/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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493 - Vija Celmins. Gun with Hand #1. 1964 | (American, born Latvia, 1938) Oil on canvas. Gift of Edward R. Broida in honor of John Elderfield, 2005 Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 3/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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455 - James Rosenquist. F-111. 1964–65 | Oil on canvas with aluminum, twenty-three sections, 10 x 86' (304.8 x 2621.3 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alex L. Hillman and Lillie P. Bliss Bequest (both by exchange) Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 3/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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539 - Claude Monet. Water Lilies. c. 1920 | Oil on canvas, three panels. Each 6' 6 3/4" x 13' 11 1/4" (200 x 424.8 cm) overall 6' 6 3/4" x 41' 10 3/8" (200 x 1276 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund. © 2005 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris One of three panels shown. Please refer to the online collection to view the complete set. Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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524 - Henri Matisse. Dance (I). Paris, Boulevard des Invalides, early 1909 | Oil on canvas, 8' 6 1/2" x 12' 9 1/2" (259.7 x 390.1 cm). Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller in honor of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. © 2006 Succession H. Matisse, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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506 - Vasily Kandinsky. Panel for Edwin R. Campbell No. 2. 1914 | Oil on canvas, 64 x 1/8 x 48 3/8" (162.6 x 122.7 cm). Nelson A. Rockefeller Fund (by exchange). © 2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris One of four panels shown Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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402 - Jackson Pollock. One: Number 31, 1950. 1950 | Oil and enamel on unprimed canvas, 8' 10" x 17' 5 5/8" (269.5 x 530.8 cm). Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection Fund (by exchange). © 2005 Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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565 - Claude Monet. Water Lilies (single panel). 1914-26 | French, 1840-1926 Oil on canvas. 6' 6 1/2" x 19' 7 1/2" (199.5 x 599 cm)The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 11/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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526 - Pierre Bonnard. Dining Room Overlooking the Garden (The Breakfast Room). 1930-31 | Oil on canvas, 62 7/8 x 44 7/8" (159.6 x 113.8 cm). Given anonymously. © 2010 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 11/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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423 - Lee Bontecou. Untitled. 1961 | Welded steel, canvas, black fabric, rawhide, copper wire, and soot, 6' 8 1/4" x 7' 5" x 34 3/4" (203.6 x 226 x 88 cm). Kay Sage Tanguy Fund. © 2010 Lee Bontecou Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 11/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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424 - Richard Serra. Cutting Device: Base Plate Measure. 1969 | (American, born 1939) Lead, wood, stone, and steel, overall 12" x 18' x 15' 7 3/4" (30.5 x 549 x 498 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Philip Johnson, 1979 Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 10/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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415 - Eva Hesse. Repetition Nineteen III. 1968 | Fiberglass and polyester resin, nineteen units, Each 19 to 20 1/4" (48 to 51 cm) x 11 to 12 3/4" (27.8 to 32.2 cm) in diameter. Gift of Charles and Anita Blatt. © 2008 Estate of Eva Hesse. Galerie Hauser & Wirth, Zurich Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 7/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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4030 - Barnett Newman. Vir Heroicus Sublimis. 1950–51. Layer: Collector Ben Heller on painter Barnett Newman | Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 6/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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403 - Barnett Newman. Vir Heroicus Sublimis. 1950–51 | Oil on canvas, 7' 11 3/8" x 17' 9 1/4" (242.2 x 541.7 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Heller. © 2005 Barnett Newman Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 6/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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417 - Arshile Gorky. Summation. 1947 | Pencil, pastel, and charcoal on buff paper mounted on composition board, 6' 7 5/8" x 8' 5 3/4" (202.1 x 258.2 cm). Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Fund. © 2008 Estate of Arshile Gorky / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 6/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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420 - Jasper Johns. Flag. 1954-55 (dated on reverse 1954) | (American, born 1930) Encaustic, oil, and collage on fabric mounted on plywood, three panels, 42 1/4 x 60 5/8" (107.3 x 153.8 cm). Gift of Philip Johnson in honor of Alfred H. Barr, Jr. © 2009 Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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536 - Marcel Duchamp. To Be Looked at (from the Other Side of the Glass) with One Eye, Close to, for Almost an Hour. Buenos Air | Oil, silver leaf, lead wire, and magnifying lens on glass (cracked), mounted between panes of glass in a standing metal frame, 20 1/8 x 16 1/4 x 1 1/2" (51 x 41.2 x 3.7 cm), on painted wood base, 1 7/8 x 17 7/8 x 4 1/2" (4.8 x 45.3 x 11.4 cm), Overall 22" (55.8 cm) high. Katherine S. Dreier Bequest. © 2010 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / Estate of Marcel Duchamp Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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522 - Marc Chagall. I and the Village. 1911 | Oil on canvas, 6' 3 5/8" x 59 5/8" (192.1 x 151.4 cm). Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund. © 2010 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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483 - Arshile Gorky. Diary of a Seducer. 1945 | Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 3/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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535 - Gustav Klimt. Hope, II. 1907-08 | Oil, gold, and platinum on canvas, 43 1/2 x 43 1/2" (110.5 x 110.5 cm). Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder and Helen Acheson Funds, and Serge Sabarsky Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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513 - Piet Mondrian. Broadway Boogie Woogie. 1942–43 | Oil on canvas, 50 x 50" (127 x 127 cm). Given anonymously Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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517 - Salvador Dalí. The Persistence of Memory. 1931 | Oil on canvas, 9 1/2 x 13" (24.1 x 33 cm). Given anonymously. © 2010 Salvador Dalí, Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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451 - Joseph Beuys. Eurasian Siberian Symphony 1963. 1966 | Panel with chalk drawing, felt, fat, hare, and painted poles, 6' x 7' 6 3/4" x 20" (183 x 230 x 50 cm). Gift of Frederic Clay Bartlett (by exchange). © 2010 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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443 - Agnes Martin. The Tree. 1964 | Oil and pencil on canvas, 6 x 6' (182.8 x 182.8 cm). Larry Aldrich Foundation Fund. © 2010 Estate of Agnes Martin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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413 - Donald Judd. Untitled (Stack). 1967 | Lacquer on galvanized iron, Twelve units, each 9 x 40 x 31" (22.8 x 101.6 x 78.7 cm), installed vertically with 9" (22.8 cm) intervals. Helen Acheson Bequest (by exchange) and gift of Joseph Helman Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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411 - Andy Warhol. Gold Marilyn Monroe. 1962 | Silkscreen ink on synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 6' 11 1/4" x 57" (211.4 x 144.7 cm). Gift of Philip Johnson. © 2005 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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401 - Alberto Giacometti. The Chariot. 1950 | Painted bronze on wooden base, 57 x 26 x 26 1/8" (144.8 x 65.8 x 66.2 cm), base 9 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 9 1/4" (24.8 x 11.5 x 23.5 cm). Purchase. © 2005 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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104 - Introduction to the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden | Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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100 - Introduction to MoMA Audio: Collection | Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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541 - Frida Kahlo. Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair. 1940 | Oil on canvas, 15 3/4 x 11" (40 x 27.9 cm). Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. © 2010 Frida Kahlo / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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537 - Lyubov Popova. Painterly Architectronic. 1917 | Oil on canvas, 31 1/2 x 38 5/8" (80 x 98 cm). Philip Johnson Fund Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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515 - Jacob Lawrence. The Migration Series. 1940-41 | The migration gains momentum. 1940-41. Tempera on gesso on composition board, 18 x 12" (45.7 x 30.5 cm). Gift of Mrs. David M. Levy. © 2010 Jacob Lawrence Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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109 - Rachel Whiteread. Watertower. 1998 | (British, born 1963) Translucent resin and painted steel, 12' 2" (370.8 cm) high x 9' (274.3 cm) in diameter. Gift of the Freedman Family in memory of Doris C. and Alan J. Freedman. © 2009 Rachel Whiteread Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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108 - Anthony Caro. Midday. 1960 | Painted steel, 7' 7 3/4" x 37 3/8" x 12' 1 3/4" (233.1 x 95 x 370.2 cm). Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wiesenberger Fund. © 2010 Anthony Caro Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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107 - Aristide Maillol. The River. Begun 1938-39; completed 1943 (cast 1948) | Lead, 53 3/4" x 7' 6" x 66" (136.5 x 228.6 x 167.7 cm), on lead base designed by the artist 9 3/4 x 67 x 27 3/4" (24.8 x 170.1 x 70.4 cm). Printer: Alexis Rudier. Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund. © 2006 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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106 - Hector Guimard. Entrance Gate to Paris Subway (Métropolitain) Station. Paris, France. c. 1900 | Painted cast iron, glazed lava, and glass, 13' 11" x 17' 10" x 32" (424.2 x 543.6 x 81.3 cm) Each vertical stanchion: 1040 lbs. Horizontal component: 460 lbs. Glazed lava sign: 100 lbs. Gift of Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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207 - Barnett Newman. Broken Obelisk. 1963–69 | Cor-Ten steel, 24' 10" x 10' 11" x 10' 11" (749.9 x 318.8 x 318.8 cm). Given anonymously. © 2006 Barnett Newman Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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528 - Alberto Giacometti. The Palace at 4 A.M.. 1932 | Wood, glass, wire, and string, 25 x 28 1/4 x 15 3/4" (63.5 x 71.8 x 40 cm). Purchase. © 2006 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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525 - Giorgio De Chirico. Gare Montparnasse (The Melancholy of Departure). 1914 | Oil on canvas, 55 1/8" x 6' 5/8" (140 x 184.5 cm). Gift of James Thrall Soby. © 2006 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SIAE, Rome Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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519 - Meret Oppenheim. Object. 1936 | Fur-covered cup, saucer, and spoon, cup 4 3/8" (10.9 cm) in diameter; saucer 9 3/8" (23.7 cm) in diameter; spoon 8" (20.2 cm) long, overall height 2 7/8" (7.3 cm). Purchase. © 2008 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Pro Litteris, Zurich Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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518 - Joan Miró. The Birth of the World. Montroig, late summer-fall 1925 | Oil on canvas, 8' 2 3/4 x 6' 6 3/4" (250.8 x 200 cm). Acquired through an anonymous fund, the Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Slifka and Armand G. Erpf Funds, and by gift of the artist. © 2005 Successió Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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512 - Kazimir Malevich. Suprematist Composition: White on White. 1918 | Oil on canvas, 31 1/4 x 31 1/4" (79.4 x 79.4 cm). 1935 Acquisition confirmed in 1999 by agreement with the Estate of Kazimir Malevich and made possible with funds from the Mrs. John Hay Whitney Bequest (by exchange) Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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511 - Marcel Duchamp. Bicycle Wheel. New York 1951 (third version, after lost original of 1913) | Metal wheel mounted on painted wood stool, 51 x 25 x 16 1/2" (129.5 x 63.5 x 41.9 cm). The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection. © 2008 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / Estate of Marcel Duchamp Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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510 - Pablo Picasso. Three Musicians. 1921 | Oil on canvas, 6' 7" x 7' 3 3/4" (200.7 x 222.9 cm). Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund. © 2005 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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509 - Constantin Brancusi. The Newborn. 1920 | Bronze, 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 5 3/4" (14.6 x 21 x 14.6 cm). Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest. © 2005 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris One of a selection of sculptures shown Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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508 - Henri Matisse. The Moroccans. 1915 | Oil on canvas, 71 3/8" x 9' 2" (181.3 x 279.4 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Marx. © 2005 Succession H. Matisse, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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507 - Henri Matisse. Red Studio. 1911 | Oil on canvas, 71 1/4" x 7' 2 1/4" (181 x 219.1 cm). Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund. © 2005 Succession H. Matisse, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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503 - Georges Braque. Man with a Guitar. 1911–12 | Oil on canvas, 45 3/4 x 31 7/8" (116.2 x 80.9 cm). Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest. © 2005 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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502 - Pablo Picasso. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. 1907 | Oil on canvas, 8' x 7' 8" (243.9 x 233.7 cm). Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest. © 2005 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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501 - Paul Cézanne. The Bather. c. 1885 | Oil on canvas, 50 x 38 1/8" (127 x 96.8 cm). Lillie P. Bliss Collection Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 2/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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521 - Vincent van Gogh. The Starry Night. 1889 | Oil on canvas, 29 x 36 1/4” (73.7 x 92.1 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest. Photo: John Wronn Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 12/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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505 - Umberto Boccioni. Unique Forms of Continuity in Space. 1913 | Bronze, 43 7/8 x 34 7/8 x 15 3/4" (111.2 x 88.5 x 40 cm). Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 12/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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566 - Claude Monet. Agapanthus. 1914-26 | French, 1840-1926 Oil on canvas. 6' 6" x 70 1/4" (198.2 x 178.4 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Sylvia Slifka in memory of Joseph Slifka Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide | 12/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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