Abstract painting composed of small vertical dabs of multiple shades of blue with a small area of similar strokes of red, orange, and yellow in the upper right.

Starry Night and the Astronauts

Alma Thomas American, 1891–1978

 Large marine landscape of boats on rough waves, storm clouds.

Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775–1851)

 Painting of close-up cross, mountain, red, yellow sky backdrop.

Black Cross, New Mexico

Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986)

 Abstract painting in various bright colors—yellow, blue, red, green, orange, pink—with lines indicating building-like structures as well as canons in the lower right corner.

Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons)

Vasily Kandinsky Born Moscow (formerly Russian Empire, now Russia), 1866; died Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 1944

 Painting resembles a blurry, blue photograph of woman wearing a shiny dress.

Woman Descending the Staircase (Frau die Treppe herabgehend)

Gerhard Richter German, born 1932

 Painting of a dark gray skyscraper in the glaring sun. The bright sun reflects off of the tall, looming building, which is painted from the perspective of a passerby looking up at the building. The light blurs out the top of the building, and dots of yellow light appear lower down and on nearby buildings.

The Shelton with Sunspots, N.Y.

Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986)

 Color pastel drawing of ballerinas in tutus on stage, watched by audience.

Ballet at the Paris Opéra

Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917

 Impressionist painting of woman wearing green dress trying on hats.

The Millinery Shop

Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

 Painting of bedroom, blue walls, green window, tan bed, red bedding.

The Bedroom

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

 Earth toned landscape painting of boats and lighthouses composed of geometric shapes.

Little Harbor in Normandy

Georges Braque French, 1882–1963

 Painting of figures construction project amid smoky destruction, middle is pink crater.

The Rock

Peter Blume (American, born Smorgon, Russian Empire, now Belarus, 1906–1992)

 Large sculpture of empty square frame with a connected steel tube looping outward.

Hang Up

Eva Hesse American, born Germany, 1936–1970

 A life-size sculpture of a fallen tree made of lightly hued cypress wood. The carving is laid on the ground, and takes up almost the entire space of the room.

Hinoki

Charles Ray American, born 1953

 Abstract painting with beige background, lines creating sharp angles, minimal color.

Excavation

Willem de Kooning American, born Netherlands, 1904–1997

 Painting of hanging, ripped apart animal carcass with seated man.

Figure with Meat

Francis Bacon English, born Ireland, 1909–1992

 Impressionist sea landscape, tan houses, blue ocean, distant mountains.

The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L'Estaque

Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906)

 Shallow and tall painting tightly focused on a black paneled door, a wreath of dying flowers hanging on it and a hand reaching to the doorknob from left.

That Which I Should Have Done I Did Not Do (The Door)

Ivan Albright (American, 1897–1983)

 Loosely painted scene of a brown-haired girl in her nightgown standing in a dark room, gazing out a window into a brighter night, her face unseen and her hand drawing back the pale curtain. Light blues and pink whites dominate the girl and the window, while deep browns, blues, and greens color the darkened portions of her room.

The Girl by the Window

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944)

 Blue stained glass windows depicting angels, musicians, trees.

America Windows

Marc Chagall Born Vitebsk (formerly Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1887; died Saint-Paul, France, 1985

 A grand, double-height room with wood paneling, stenciled wall patterns, four hexagonal columns, and an interior balcony with guardrail at left.

Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room: Reconstruction at the Art Institute of Chicago

Adler & Sullivan, original architects; American, 1883-1896 Vinci & Kenny, reconstruction architects; American, 1970-1977

 A work made of oil on canvas.

The Crucifixion

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598–1664)

 A photo of dark room shows one large projection on the wall to the left and on the wall to the right two pedestals with two monitors stacked on top of both. Each screen shows a different view of a red-wigged, red-nosed clown in a striped outfit.

Clown Torture

Bruce Nauman American, born 1941

 A wooden carving of a male figure. The figure has a distinctive face, with oval-shaped eyes and mouth, and wears a cap on his head. His body is covered in various shells, bones, feathers, fabric, and metal nails, and he holds a mirror-sealed resin packet over his stomach.

Male Figure (Nkisi Nkondi)

Kongo: Vili Republic of the Congo Central Africa

 A work made of encaustic and newspaper on canvas.

Target

Jasper Johns American, born 1930