Alberto Giacometti

Swiss, 1901–1966

Walking Man II (L’Homme qui marche II), 1959–60

Bronze

72 x 37 x 8 1/2 in. (183 x 94 x 22 cm)

Gift of Mrs. Percy Uris

76.005

© 2011 Succession Giacometti / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Michael Ashkin

American, born 1955

Untitled (#71), 1997

Wood, dirt, glue, clay, and Z-scale models

32 x 69 x 40 inches (81.3 x 175.3 x 101.6 cm)

Gift of the artist

2010.058a-c

Lucky DeBellevue

American, born 1957

Untitled, 2006

Chenille stems and cane

62 x 34 x 24 inches (157.5 x 86.4 x 61 cm)

Acquired through the generosity of the Donors to the Contemporary Art Fund

2006.008

Tony Feher

American, born 1956

Untitled, 2004

Plastic bottles with caps, galvanized steel chain, stainless steel wire, water with trace amount of isopropyl alcohol, nylon utility cord

95 x 23 x 21 inches (241.3 x 58.4 x 53.3 cm)

Acquired through the generosity of the Donors to the Contemporary Art Fund

2004.086

Raoul Hague

American, born Turkey, 1904–1993

Untitled, ca. 1975

Walnut

70 x 56 x 32 inches (177.8 x 142.2 x 81.3 cm)

Gift of the Raoul Hague Foundation

2010.002

Art © Raoul Hague Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY; image courtesy of the Raoul Hague Foundation

Mark di Suvero

American, born China, 1933

Untitled, ca. 1965

Painted metal, rubber tire, leather, and chain

88 x 32 x 61 in. (224 x 81 x 155 cm)

Membership Purchase Fund

75.042

Charles Long

American, born 1958

The Scattered Tamarack, 2004

Steel, plaster, papier-mâché, Honey's ashes, rust, and patina

Acquired through the generosity of the Donors to the Contemporary Art Fund

137 x 46 x 34 inches (348 x 116.8 x 86.4 cm)

2004.012

Photograph by Oren Slor courtesy of Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York 

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

American, 1848–1907

The Puritan

Originally modeled 1886, reworked in reduction and cast after 1899

Bronze

H. 32 inches (81.3 cm)

Museum Acquisition Purchase Fund

72.083

Egyptian, late Dynastic Period (380–342 BC)

Shabti for Pakhadisu born of Tasha

Faience with green glaze

H. 8 1/4 inches (21 cm)

Acquired through the generosity of the members of the Museum Advisory Council, in honor of Genevieve Tucker, Chair of the Council, 2000–2006, with additional help from the Bequest of Ms. Louise C. Stetter, in memory of Wilmer Cornell Dechert

2007.028

Attributed to the workshop of

Master Pietro di Alberigo

Italian, active 1164–ca. 1210

Romanesque portal lioness with cubs, ca. 1200

Pink marble

33 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 26 in. (85 x 66 x 39 cm)

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Fund

73.011

Indonesia, East Java, Majapahit period

Portrait of a king or queen in the guise of a deity, 14th century

Andesite

13 x 8 inches (33 x 20.3 cm)

George and Mary Rockwell Fund

97.071

Roman Syria

Portrait head of a woman, ca. 150–200

Carved and polished limestone

H. 11 3/4 in. (30 cm)

Harold L. Bache, Class of 1916, Memorial Endowment Fund

72.021

Robert Smithson

American, 1938–1973

Pointless Vanishing Point, 1967

Painted steel

40 x 92 x 40 inches (101.6 x 233.7 x 101.6 cm)

Gift of Virginia Dwan

86.122

Art © Estate of Robert Smithson/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Folkert de Jong

Dutch, born 1972

Pick Nick, 2005

Styrofoam, polyurethane foam, and pigment

157 x 118 x 79 inches (398.8 x 299.7 x 200.7 cm)

Gift of Martin Z. Margulies

2008.064

Jean-Antoine Houdon

French, 1741–1828

Life mask of the Marquis de Lafayette, 1785

Plaster

13 1/2 x 6 5/16 inches (34.3 x 16 cm)

Gift of Arthur H. Dean, Class of 1919, and Mary Marden Dean

74.010.002

Will Ryman

American, born 1969

Hot Dog Vendor, 2006

Wood, PVC pipe, resin, acrylic paint, plastic, wire mesh, and Celluclay

87 x 86 x 49 inches (221 x 218.4 x 124.5 cm)

Gift of Martin Z. Margulies

2008.065

Rome

Head of Caesar Augustus, ca. AD 30–50

Marble

H. 21 1/2 in. (55 cm)

Transfer from University Collections

68.277

John de Andrea

American, born 1941

Garnet, 1996

Polychromed polyvinyl and mixed media

47 x 50 x 17 inches (119.4 x 127 x 43.2 cm)

Gift of Louis K. and Susan P. Meisel

2005.043

Courtesy of John DeAndrea and Louis K. Meisel Gallery

Lee Bontecou

American, born 1931

Flit, 1959

Welded iron, canvas, wire, and black velvet

65 x 65 in. (165 x 165 cm)

Anonymous gift

59.140

Anthony Caro

British, born 1924

Double Variation, 1983–84

Steel

88 x 120 x 74 inches (223.5 x 304.8 x 188 cm)

Gift of Martin Z. Margulies, Miami, FL

2007.094

E. V. Day

American, born 1967

Dissected Wetsuit #4, 1995–2001

Neoprene wetsuit with surgical wire and aluminum frame

108 x 48 x 78 inches (274.3 x 121.9 x 198.1 cm)

Acquired through the generosity of Sherry Mallin, Class of 1955, and Joel Mallin, Class of 1955, and the Donors to the Contemporary Art Fund

2004.050

Photograph by Mathias Kessler courtesy of the artist and Henry Urbach Architecture

John Chamberlain

American, 1927–2011

De la Nuit, 1963

Welded automobile steel, painted

54 x 52 inches (137.2 x 132.1 cm)

Acquired through the University Purchase Fund

75.041

© 2011 John Chamberlain / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Ernesto Neto

Brazilian, born 1964

Colors, Cultures, Knots, and Time, 2006

Cotton and plastic rings

105 x 130 inches (266.7 x 330.2 cm)

Acquired through the generosity of the Donors to the Contemporary Art Fund

2007.024

Photo: Fabian Birgfeld, PhotoTECTONICS. Courtesy of the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York