Aristide Maillol (1861 – 1944), French
Venus, 1918-1928
Bronze
Private collection, St. Louis

Jacques Lipchitz (1891 – 1973), French
Figure, 1926-30
Bronze
St. Louis Art Museum; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, Jr.

Ejagham, West Africa (Nigeria)
Ejagham Screen, late 19th century
Wood, animal skulls and horns, fiber, Dutch gin bottle, plate, wood and skin drums
Collection of Thomas Alexander and Laura Rogers, St. Louis

Kongo, West Central Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Nkonde Figure, date unknown
Wood, metal, glass, nails
Collection of Laura and James J. Ross, New York

Max Beckmann (1884-1950), German
Christ and the Woman taken in Adultery, 1917
Oil on canvas
St. Louis Art Museum, Bequest of Curt Valentin

Taíno, Caribbean Islands (Dominican Republic)
Effigy, 15th century
Wood
St. Louis Art Museum, Friends Fund and Primitive Art Society Fund in honor of Morton D. May

Pierre Reymond (1513-1584), French
The Deposition of Christ and The Entombment of Christ, 16th century
Enamel and gold on copper
St. Louis Art Museum, Purchase

Scott Burton (1939-1989), American
Rock Settee, 1988-1989
Granite
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts

Wolfgang Laib (born 1950), German
Rice House, 2002,
Marble and rice
Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York

Ilkhanid Empire (Iran)
Candlestick with inscription “Glory to our Lord, the lofty King, the Sultan, al-mu’azm, the Wise, the Just,” c. 1300-1350
Brass and silver
St. Louis Art Museum, Purchase

Lega, Central Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Multi-headed figure, late 19th century
Wood and kaolin
Collection of Thelma Zalk, St. Louis

Richard Serra (b. 1939), American
Standpoint, 1987
Hot rolled steel
Private collection, St. Louis

Richard Serra (b. 1939), American
Joplin, 1971,
Hot rolled steel
Private collection, St. Louis

Ellsworth Kelly (b. 1923), American
Untitled, 1987
Oil on canvas
Private collection, St. Louis

Asmat, Indonesia (Province of Irian Jaya)
Five Asmat Ancestor Poles, before 1973
Wood, paint and fiber
St. Louis Art Museum, Gift of Morton D. May, and
American Museum of Asmat Art, St. Paul, Minnesota

Ellsworth Kelly (b. 1923), American
Blue Black, 2000
Painted aluminum panels
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts

Bamana, Western Africa (Mali)
Chi Wara Dance Headdresses, late 19th century
Wood and metallic elements
Collection of Thomas Alexander and Laura Rogers, and
Private collection, St. Louis

Doris Salcedo (b. 1958), Colombian
Atrabiliarios, 1992 – 1993
Sheetrock, wood; shoes; animal fiber and surgical thread
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1521), German
The Apocalypse, 1498
Woodcut prints on paper
St. Louis Art Museum, Gift of Ms. Bernice C. Ballard in memory of her father and mother Mr. and Ms. James F. Ballard.

Anonymous calligrapher, Iraq
Page from the Koran (Sura II, verse 105-107)
8th to 9th century
Inscribed parchment
St. Louis Art Museum, Purchase

Richard Serra (born 1939), American
Pacific Judson Murphy, 1978
Paint stick on Belgian linen
Private Collection, St. Louis

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Spanish
The Woman in Yellow, 1907
Oil on canvas
Private collection, St. Louis

Aristide Maillol (1861-1944), French
Torso, Study for Venus, 1925 and cast 1960
Bronze
Private collection, St. Louis

Richard Serra (born 1939), American
Joe, 2000
Weathering steel
The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts