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MODERN & CONTEMPORARY

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MODERN & CONTEMPORARY

This collection is the youngest at the Nasher Museum, but represents the museum's current primary growth area. Since opening in 2005, the Nasher Museum has focused on modern and contemporary art with particular emphasis on global, emerging artists of color. The collection strategically echoes the museum's distinguished exhibition program, capitalizes on the expertise of curatorial staff and Duke faculty, and reflects the museum's interest in the art and culture of the African diaspora. The collection includes works in a variety of media – painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, video and installation.

The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University owns more than 10,000 works of art. As part of its mission, the Nasher Museum created this online database to make its collections accessible to a wide audience. This is an ongoing project, so please check back periodically to browse new entries. Some data may change as a result of ongoing research.

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Two People Sleeping on the Street
Auguste-Lucien Bognard
1930
Wash, brush, and crayon on paper
1968.3.1
People Gathered under a Tree by a Restaurant
Auguste-Lucien Bognard
1928
Watercolor on paper
1968.4.1
Red Landscape with Figure
Boris Anisfeld
c. 1907
Watercolor on paper
1995.6.1
Obverse: Kneeling Woman
Boris Anisfeld
c. 1905
Pastel and charcoal on paper
1995.6.2
Design for Decoration of Villa Wougaft
Boris Anisfeld
1914–1917
Watercolor on paper
1995.6.3
Figure in Blue Cape on Orange Background (verso: Kneeling Figure by Water)
Boris Anisfeld
c. 1913
Watercolor and graphite on paper
1995.6.4
Two Visions of Skriabin the Composer
Alexander Iakovlevich Golovin
c. 1900–1910
Oil on canvas
1996.9.1
Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire
Max Jacob
n.d.
Gouache on paper
2004.1.5
Reclining Woman
Henri Matisse
1941
Ink on wove paper
1983.10.16
Je Suis Nue Mon Dèsir
Leo Stephen Parenti
1944
Watercolor on paper
2004.1.20
La maman et l'ange (The Mother and the Angel)
Francis Picabia
c. 1930's
Graphite and watercolor on paper
2004.1.4
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