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Painting studies · 9

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The reference works belong to the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection and are not offered for sale here. Records and images use the museum’s CC0 open-access release; there is no museum partnership. Sources and methodology.

1906–42 · Netherlands

Chrysanthemum

Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872–1944) · oil on canvas

c. 1486 or before · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Chrysanthemums and Cabbage

Tao Cheng (Chinese, active c. 1471–after 1502) · handscroll; ink and slight color on paper

c. 1715–30 or later · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Chrysanthemums by a Stream

Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716) · Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on gilded paper

1920 · America

Church Street El

Charles Sheeler (American, 1883–1965) · oil on canvas

c. 1602–3 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Circumcision ceremony for Akbar’s sons, painting 126 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602)

Dharam Das (Indian, active c. 1580–1605) · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

1703 · China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Cleansing Medicinal Herbs in the Stream on a Spring Day

Yu Zhiding (Chinese, 1647–c. 1716) · Handscroll; ink and color on silk

1600s · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Clearing Autumn Mists in the Chu Mountains

Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585–after 1664) · hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk

1800 · France, late 18th-early 19th century

Clio, Muse of History

Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832) · oil on canvas

c. 1547–67 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Clouds and Waves at the Wu Gorge

Xie Shichen (Chinese, 1487–after 1567) · hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

1633 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Clouds Visiting a Mountain Retreat

Tao Hong (Chinese, active c. 1610–1640) · Hanging scroll; ink on silk

1130 · China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)

Cloudy Mountains

Mi Youren (Chinese, 1072–1151) · Handscroll; ink and color on silk

1860s · France, 19th century

Cobbler's Quarters

Jean-Alphonse Duplessy (French, 1817–after 1872) · oil on fabric

1927 · Netherlands

Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue

Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872–1944) · oil on canvas

1888 · France, 19th century

Construction of an Elevated Railway: Bridge over the Cours de Vincennes

Paul Désiré Trouillebert (French, 1829–1900) · oil on fabric

c. 1902 · Netherlands

Construction Site in Amsterdam

George Hendrik Breitner (Dutch, 1857–1923) · oil on fabric

late 1200s · China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Conversation in a Thatched Hut

Artist not recorded · album leaf; ink and color on silk

1732 · China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Conversation in Autumn

Hua Yan (Chinese, 1682–c. 1765) · Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

c. 1410 · Germany

Coronation of the Virgin

Master of the Fröndenberg Altarpiece (German) · tempera and gold on wood

1420s · Italy, Florence

Coronation of the Virgin

Fra Angelico (Italian, 1400–1455) · tempera and gold on wood panel

1828 · Austria

Countess Széchenyi

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793–1865) · oil on fabric

c. 1760; borders mid-1700s · Mughal India, probably Lucknow

Court Lady Pouring Wine (recto); Calligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains (verso)

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

c. 1760 · India, Mughal, 18th century

Court lady singing and playing the vina

Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s) · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

1716–35 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Courtesan

Matsuno Chikanobu (Japanese, active 1716–35) · hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

1700s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Courtesan

Kaigetsudō Ando (Japanese, c. 1671–1743) · hanging scroll; ink and color paper