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Youth
c.1917

This is an oil painting on canvas that shows a group of women dressed in colorful flowing dresses that are dancing and playing instruments in a bucolic setting. A large cluster of purple and...

late 19th century to early 20th century

This is a ink, gouache, and gold leaf drawing on paper of orange poppy flowers in a tall goblet.

c. 1899

This is an oil painting on wood panel that shows a self-portrait by Lucia K. Mathews. "Lucia's 'Self-Portrait' probably dating from 1899 in Paris and her only known example, is...

1925

"Conceived as a three-panel window within-a-window: a dense blue framing border, decorated with medallions of magnolia blossoms surmounted by an emblematic phoenix, surrounds an imaginary hilltop...

The Bathing Pool
1919

This is a platinum print that shows two boys at an indoor pool. The boys appear in the distance at upper left in the image. The boy on the left stands in profile and looks over his left shoulder...

Four-Panel Screen
late 19th century to early 20th century

Four-paneled folding screen. "The asymmetrical composition of blossoming magnolia branches on a pale ochre background extends across all four panels, painted in oils accented with touches...

Lucia Reading|Lucia Mathews in Pink Kimono|Lucia Reading (Portrait of Lucia K. Mathews in Pink Kimono)
c. 1899

This is an oil painting on canvas of a woman dressed in a pink kimono sitting in a dark room. She appears at center in the composition reading a book and is painted in profile facing right.

Sacred and Profane Love
1915

This is an oil painting on canvas that depicts to female figures sitting on a ledge in a garden. The figure at center has red hair and wears a long flowing dress. Facing forward, she holds a...

Reclining Woman in Red Dress Reading
c. 1887

This is an oil painting on wood panel that shows a woman reading while reclining on a couch.

19th century to mid 20th century

This is an H-frame wooden easel made from oak with metal hardware. The easel has a horizontal crossbar support and can be adjusted vertically to fit different painting heights.

1905

This is a hardbound book with a leather cover and tipped-in photogravures. The text contains a translation of a selection of poems, originally written in the Persian language and attributed to...

1915

This is a cast bronze full body sculpture of the artist Xavier Martinez holding a painter's palette.

A Corner in Chinatown, S.F.
1915

This is a black and white photograph of a street corner with two people visible at center walking away from the camera. A building with an awning appears to the right of the figures and a...

Portrait of Mrs. Rollin Brown
c.1918

This is a sepia toned photograph that shows a portrait of Mrs. Rollin Brown. Mrs. Brown is photographed from the waist up wearing a wide brimmed hat. Her body is positioned almost in profile at...

Portrait of Florence Deshon
1921

This is a platinum print of Florence Deshon. Deshon appears in the image in three-quarter profile tilting her head toward her shoulder and looking away from the viewer.

The Strollers, Carmel Beach, Monterey Coast
1918

This is a bromide print that shows two women walking along a beach. The women appear at lower left in the foreground, with one of the women holding a parasol.

Castles of To-day
1922

This is a black and white photograph of a cityscape with rectangular buildings. A dome with decorative molding appears at top right in the background. Shadows fall across the buildings at lower...

Wind
1912

This is a platinum print of a woman wearing loose clothing and draped in long scarves who appears in an outdoor landscape. The woman stands in profile at right and extends her arms left so that...

Beauty and Beast Fountain, Court of Flowers, PPIE
1915

This is a black and white photograph of the Beauty and Beast Fountain that appeared in the Court of Flowers of the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. The symmetrical composition shows...

Prayer to the Stars
c. 1909

This is an orotone photograph on glass that shows a Native American figure standing on a mound of earth who is raising his hands upward against the backdrop of a starry sky.

1922

This is a black and white photograph of Harry St. John Dixon. Dixon is photographed in three-quarter profile looking downward toward a large sheet of metal that appears at lower right in the...

The Storm Tree
1911

This is a gelatin silver print that shows a nude female figure sitting in a gnarled tree in a misty landscape.

Underneath the Bough (Illustration from "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam")
1905

This is a gelatin silver print of a male and female figure. The two figures appear standing next to each other in profile at right. The man wears a cloth turban and carries an urn on his...

Self-Portrait
1902

This is a self-portrait oil painting on canvas of Xavier Tizoc Martinez. The composition shows a man in profile facing left with dark chin-length hair and a moustache. He is painted wearing a...

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