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Frances Benjamin Johnston

On December 31, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, january 15

Frances Benjamin Johnston, American Photographer, January 15, 1864 – May 16, 1952

Self-portrait by Johnston, Dressed as a Man, Sporting a Fake Mustache and Holding a Bicycle, c 1890

Self-Portrait as "The New Woman," 1896

Frances Benjamin Johnston, With Mattie, With a Painted Backdrop of the Cliff House in San Francisco, California, 1903

Frances Benjamin Johnston Seated at a Desk in Her Studio, 1895

Portrait of Daniel Coit Gilman, c 1890

Booker T Washington, c 1895

George Washington Carver (Front Row, Center) With Fellow Staff Members at the Tuskegee Institute, 1902

Alice Roosevelt Longworth's Wedding Gown, 1906

Natalie Clifford Barney, between c 1890 and c 1910

Signing of the Peace Protocol of the Spanish-American War, August 12, 1898

Ava Astor, between 1900 and 1910

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, c 1903

Marsden Hartley

On December 23, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, january 4

Marsden Hartley, American Painter, January 4, 1877 - September 2, 1943

Popocatepetl, Spirited Morning-- Mexico, 1932 Oil on board, 25 x 29 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC

Portrait of a German Officer, 1914 Oil on canvas, 68 1/4 x 41 3/8 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Sustained Comedy, 1939 Edit this at Wikidata Oil on academy board, 28.1 x 22 in // Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh

The Blast of Winter, 1908 Oil on canvas, 29 5/8 × 29 5/8 in // Whitney Museum, New York

Marsden Hartley, Yliaster (Paracelsus), 1932 Oil on paperboard mounted on particleboard, 25 1⁄4 x 28 1⁄2 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC

Yliaster (Paracelsus), 1932 Oil on paperboard mounted on particleboard, 25 1⁄4 x 28 1⁄2 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1938 Oil on academy board, 28 x 22 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Painting No. 50, 1914 - 15 Oil on canvas, 47 x 47 in // Art Institute of Chicago

Movements, 1913 Oil on canvas, 47 x 47 Art Institute of Chicago

Painting No. 48, circa 1913 Oil on canvas, 47.2 × 47.2 in // Brooklyn Museum, New York

Lighthouse, 1915

American Indian Symbols, 1914 Oil on canvas Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas

The Window, c 1924 Oil on canvas, 35.6 x 25.6 in // Columbus Museum of Art

Joseph Cornell

On December 14, 2025 - 20th Century, American, december 24

Joseph Cornell, American sculptor and assemblage artist, December 24, 1903 – December 29, 1972

Blue Soap Bubble, 1949 - 1950 Box onstruction, 9.6 x 12 x 3.8 in // Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Palace, 1943 Box construction, 10.5 x 20 x 5.1 in // The Menil Collection, Houston

Untitled (Celestial Navigation), 1956-58 Box construction. 12.1 x 17 x 3.6 in // The Robert Lehrman Art Trust

Habitat Group for a Shooting Gallery, 1943 Box construction. 15.5 x 11.1 x 4.25 in // Des Moines Art Center

Untitled (Pinturicchio Boy), 1942-52 Box construction, 13.9 x 11.2 x 3.9 in // The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation

Toward the Blue Peninsula: for Emily Dickinson, c. 1953 Box construction. 15.3 x 10.2 x 5.5 in // The Robert Lehrman Art Trust

Naples, c. 1942 Box construction, 11.25 x 6.8 x 4.8 in // The Robert Lehrman Art Trust

A Parrot for Juan Gris, 1953–1954 Box construction, 17.75 x 12.2 x 4.6 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington

Untitled (Lily Losch), c 1935-38 The Robert Lehrman Art Trust

Pharmacy, 1943 The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation

Joseph Cornell, Setting for a Fairy Tale, 1942 Glass-paned wooden box with printed paper, cardboard, twigs, mirror, and paint Dimensions, 11 9/16 x 14 3/8 x 3 7/8 in Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice

Setting for a Fairy Tale, 1942 Glass-paned wooden box with printed paper, cardboard, twigs, mirror, and paint Dimensions, 11 9/16 x 14 3/8 x 3 7/8 in // Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Fortune-Telling Parrot for Carmen Miranda), c 1939 Glass-paned wooden box with brass handles, taxidermy parrot, music box parts, dried and varnished leaves, mirror, cardboard, colored and printed papers, wooden branch, metallic stickers, wood, paint, and string, 16 1/16 x 8 3/4 x 6 11/16 inches Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice

Untitled (Fortune-Telling Parrot for Carmen Miranda), c 1939 Glass-paned wooden box with brass handles, taxidermy parrot, music box parts, dried and varnished leaves, mirror, cardboard, colored and printed papers, wooden branch, metallic stickers, wood, paint, and string, 16 1/16 x 8 3/4 x 6 11/16 inches // Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice

Paul Manship

On December 2, 2025 - 20th Century, American, december 25

Paul Manship, American Sculptor, December 25, 1885 – January 28, 1966

Paul Manship, The Cycle of Life Sundial Campus of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts

The Cycle of Life Sundial Campus of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts The Cycle of Life sundial shows a man, woman and child representing the cycle of life are surrounded by an armillary sphere showing the relationship of the stars and earth. Paul Manship is best known for his Prometheus sculpture at Rockefeller Center in New York.

Salome, 1915 Bronze, 18 1/2 x 13 5/8 x 10 3/8 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Artwork at Entrance to 195 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City

Atalanta, 1921 Bronze, 28 3/4 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Diana and a Hound, 1924 Brookgreen Gardens, Pawley Island, South Carolina

The Flight of Europa, 1925 Bronze sculpture with gold leaf Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Bulldog, 1906 Bronze, 2.2 x 2.2 x 1.9 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Danae, 1921 Bronze and wood, 11.4 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Dancer and Gazelles, 1916 Bronze, 32.4 x 33 x 10 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Actaeon, 1925

Europa and the Bull #1, 1924 Bronze and marble, 10.2 x 10.2 x 7.1 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Indian Hunter and His Dog, 1926 Bronze, 23.2 x 23.5 x 7 in // Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Georgia O’Keeffe

On October 26, 2025 - 20th Century, American, november 15

Georgia O'Keeffe, American painter, November 15, 1887-March 6, 1986

Red and Orange Streak, 1919 Oil on canvas 27 x 22.9 in // Philadelphia Art Museum

Blue and Green Music, 1919-1921 Oil on canvas, 22.9 x 19 in // Art Institute of Chicago

Pink Dish and Green Leaves, 1929 Pastel on board, 22 x 28 in // Private Collection

Radiator Building – Night, New York, 1927 Oil on canvas, 47.9 x 30 in // The Phillips Collection, Washington DC

Wave, Night, 1928 Oil on canvas, 30 x 36 1/4 in // Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts

Blue #2, c 1916 Watercolor on paper, 15.8 x 10.9 in // Brooklyn Museum

Evening Star No. III, 1917 Watercolor on paper on board, 8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in // Museum of Modern Art, New York

Sunrise, 1916 Watercolor Private collection

Lake George Reflection, c 1921–1922 Oil on canvas, 34 x 57.9 in // Private collection

The Chestnut Tree, 1924 Oil on canvas, 36 x 30 1/8 inches Private Collection

Purple Hills Ghost Ranch-2 / Purple Hills No II, 1934

Georgia O'Keeffe, Flower Abstraction, 1924 Oil on canvas, 48 1/8 × 30in

Flower Abstraction, 1924 Oil on canvas, 48 1/8 × 30 in Private collection

Childe Hassam

On October 14, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, october 17

Childe Hassam, American painter, October 17, 1859 - August 27, 1935

The Avenue in the Rain, 1917 Oil on canvas, 42 x 22.2 in // The White House, Washington DC

Childe Hassam, View in Montmartre, Paris, 1889 Watercolor and gouache over graphite on cream wove paper, 13 7/8 x 9 15/16 in Princeton University Art Museum

View in Montmartre, Paris, 1889 Watercolor and gouache over graphite on cream wove paper, 13 7/8 x 9 15/16 in // Princeton University Art Museum

Late Afternoon, New York, Winter, c 1900 Oil on canvas, 36.9 x 29 in // Brooklyn Museum, New York

Church at Old Lyme, 1905 Oil on canvas Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo

July Fourteenth, Rue Daunou, 1910 Oil on canvas, 29 1/8 x 19 7/8 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Water Garden, 1909 Oil on canvas, 24 x 35.9 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Drydock, Gloucester, c 1890 Watercolor over ink and graphite, 13 3/16 in x 19 1/2 in // The Phillips Collection, Washington DC

Washington's Birthday — Fifth Avenue at 23rd Street, 1916 Etching, 10.2 x 15.7 in // Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Norman Structure, 1885 Pen and black ink over graphite on board, 10 3/8 x 7 5/8 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Celia Thaxter's Garden, Isles of Shoals, Maine, 1890 Oil on canvas, 17.7 x 21.4 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Childe Hassam, The Gorge, Appledore, circa 1912 Transparent watercolor with touches of opaque watercolor on cream, moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper, 13.8 x 19.8 in Brooklyn Museum

The Gorge, Appledore, circa 1912 Transparent watercolor with touches of opaque watercolor on cream, moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper, 13.8 x 19.8 in // Brooklyn Museum

Childe Hassam, Back Road, circa 1884 Oil on canvas, 31 x 24.7 in Brooklyn Museum

Back Road, circa 1884 Oil on canvas, 31 x 24.7 in // Brooklyn Museum, New York

Gilbert Stuart

On August 12, 2025 - 18th Century, 19th Century, American, december 3

Gilbert Stuart, American painter, December 3, 1755 – July 9, 1828

Self-portrait, circa 1778 Oil on canvas, 16.7 x 12.7 in // Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Newport, Rhode Island

Horatio Gates, ca. 1793–94 Oil on canvas, 44 1/4 x 35 7/8 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1784 Oil on canvas, 36 x 30 in // National Gallery of Art, London

Colonel Isaac Barré, 1785 Oil on canvas, 35 13/16 x 27 3/4 in // Brooklyn Museum, New York

Portrait of Joseph Brant, 1785 Oil on canvas, 31.6 x 27.6 in // British Museum, London

Sarah Siddons, 1787 Oil on canvas, 29.4 x 24.4 in // National Portrait Gallery, London

Portrait of Robert Livingston, 1793-1794 Oil on canvas, 35.9 x 28.2 in // Clermont State Historic Site, Germantown, New York

Catherine Brass Yates, 1793 Oil on canvas, 30.3 x 25.1 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Portrait of John Jay, 1794 Oil on canvas, 51.5 x 40.1 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

William Bayard, 1794 Oil on canvas, 35.4 x 27.1 in // Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey

Colonel James Swan, 1795 Oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in // Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Abigail Smith Adams, between 1810 and 1815 Oil on canvas, 28.8 x 23.5 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

John Adams, circa 1800/1815 Oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Major-General Henry Dearborn, 1812 Oil on panel, 28.1 x 22.4 in // Art Institute of Chicago

Charles Demuth

On July 27, 2025 - 20th Century, American, november 8

Charles Demuth, American artist, November 8,, 1883 - October 23, 1935

Self-Portrait, 1907 Oil on canvas, 26 1/16 x 18 inches // The Demuth Museum, Lancaster, PA.

Charles Demuth, In Vaudeville: Acrobatic Male Dancer with Top Hat, 1920 Watercolor, graphite, and charcoal on wove paper Barnes Collection, Philadelphia

In Vaudeville: Acrobatic Male Dancer with Top Hat, 1920 Watercolor, graphite, and charcoal on wove paper, 13 x 8 in Barnes Collection, Philadelphia

Pink Tulips, 1930 Watercolor and graphite on paper 13 5/8 x 19 1/4 inches // The Demuth Museum, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Dancing Sailors, 1917 Watercolor over graphite, 8 1/16 x 10 1/8 in // Cleveland Museum of Art

Musician, 1918 Watercolor and graphite on wove paper, 10 3/8 x 8 in Barnes Collection, Philadelphia

I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold, 1928 Oil on board, 35.5 x 30 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Iris, 1933 Watercolor and pencil on paper, 8 1/16 x 10 1/8 in // Cleveland Museum of Art

Bermuda No. 2, The Schooner, 1917 Watercolor and graphite on paper, 10 x 13.8 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Love, Love, Love. Homage to Gertrude Stein, 1928 Oil on panel, 20 x 21 in // Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid

Chimney and Water Tower, 1931 Oil on board Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth

Machinery, 1920 Gouache and graphite on paperboard, 24 x 19 7/8 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

After Sir Christopher Wren, 1920 Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on cardboard, 24 x 20 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Lulu and Alva Schön at Lunch, 1918 Watercolor and graphite on wove paper, 7.9 x 12.9 in // Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia

The Death of Countess Geschwitz, 1918 Watercolor and graphite on wove paper, 7.9 x 12.9 in // Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia

Piano Mover's Holiday, 1919 Distemper on composition board, 20 x 15.9 in // Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia

Calla Lilies/Bert Savoy, 1927 Oil on board, 40.9 x 47.5 in // Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

Lancaster, 1921 Tempera and pencil on paperboard, 19.8 x 16 in Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Bermuda: Tree, 1917 Edit this at Wikidata Watercolor and graphite on wove paper, 10 x 14 in // Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia

William Merritt Chase

On July 12, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, november 1

William Merritt Chase, American painter, November 1, 1849 - October 25, 1916

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Afternoon by the Sea (Gravesend Bay), ca 1888 Pastel on linen

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William Merritt Chase, Mrs Meigs Playing the Piano, 1883

Mrs Meigs Playing the Piano, 1883 Oil on canvas Unknown location

End of the Season, c. 1885 Pastel on paper, 13.8 x 17.7 in // Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley

The Mirror, c.1883 Oil on canvas Private Collection

The White Fence Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in

Portrait of Louis Betts Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in Private Collection

For the Little One, aka Hall at Shinnecock Oil on canvas, 35 x 40 in

Afternoon Shadows Oil on panel

Frank Duveneck

On July 8, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, october 9

Frank Duveneck, American painter, October 9, 1848 - January 3, 1919

Self-portrait, circa 1877 Oil on canvas, 29.3 x 23.7 in // Cincinnati Art Museum

The Turkish Page, 1876 Oil on canvas, 42 x 58 1/4 in // Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia

The Cobbler’s Apprentice, 1877 Oil on canvas, 39.5 x 27.8 in // Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati

Elizabeth Boott Duveneck, 1888 Oil on canvas, 64.7 x 34.7 in // Cincinnati Art Museum

Portrait of Maggie Wilson, 1898 Oil on cardboard, 15 x 12 in // Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Major Dillard H. Clark, 1877 Oil on canvas Formerly Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Portrait of Winslow Homer Oil on canvas mounted on masonite, 20 x 15.9 in // Private collection

Reclining Nude, 1892 Oil on canvas Indianapolis Museum of Art

Portrait of Marie Danforth Page, circa 1889 Oil on canvas, 37.9 x 25.2 in // Cincinnati Art Museum

Beechwoods at Polling, circa 1876 Oil on canvas, 45.5 x 37 in // Cincinnati Art Museum

Still-life with Watermelon, circa 1878 Oil on canvas, 25 x 38 in // Cincinnati Art Museum

Professor Ludwig Loefftz, circa 1873 Oil on canvas, 37.9 x 28.7 in // Cincinnati Art Museum

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