of the MFAH
Take a tour through some of the most significant objects in the MFAH collections. On these pages, you can browse 100 highlights from collections throughout the institution. Then visit the MFAH in person to discover your own favorites.
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XUL SOLAR
Jefa (Patroness)
1923
Watercolor on paper, set on cardboard
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JOHN SINGER SARGENT
Mrs. Joshua Montgomery Sears (Sarah Choate Sears)
1899
Oil on canvas
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Head of Poseidon / Antigonos Doson
227–221 BC
Bronze
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JOHN BIGGERS
The Cradle
1950
Conté crayon on paper
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SIMON VOUET
Saint Sebastian
c. 1618-20
Oil on canvas
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LE CORBUSIER, PIERRE JEANNERET, CHARLOTTE PERRIAND, Manufactured by EMBRU-WERKE AG
Chaise Longue 2072
Designed 1928–29, made c. 1933–37
Bent chromed steel, iron, leather, canvas, and rubber
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ERIC FISCHL
Year of the Drowned Dog
1983, edition of 35
Composition of 6 intaglio prints: sugar-lift aquatint, scraping, and soft-ground etching in colors
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THOMAS COLE
Indian Pass
1847
Oil on canvas
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ROBERT MOTHERWELL
Black on White
1961
Oil on canvas
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STUART DAVIS
Gloucester Harbor
1938
Oil on canvas, mounted on panel
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PABLO PICASSO
Two Women in Front of a Window
1927
Oil on canvas
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Ganesh and Siddhi
10th–11th century
Buff sandstone
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PAUL OUTERBRIDGE
Advertisement for the George P. Ide Company
1922
Platinum print
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JOAN Miró
Painting (Circus)
1927
Oil on canvas
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The Indian Triumph of Dionysus
Late 2nd century AD
Marble
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CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI
A Muse
1917
Polished bronze
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THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH
Coastal Scene with Shipping and Cattle
c. 1781–82
Oil on canvas
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Attributed to POTTIER and STYMUS, MARQUETRY ATTRIBUTED TO JOSEPH CREMER
Parlor Cabinet
c. 1862
Rosewood, burled ash, maple, eastern white pine, and other woods; gilt and bronze
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Commemorative Head of a King
16th–17th century
Copper alloy
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JASPER JOHNS
Ventriloquist
1983
Encaustic on canvas
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