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William Andrews Clark

Clark, William Andrews Senator
Clark, William A.

American, 1839 - 1925

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Plate with Saint Lucy and grotesques

Tuscan 16th Century · second quarter 16th century · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  2015.19.4047

Amisos 2nd Century B.C., Head of a Woman, 2nd century B.C., terracotta, Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection), 2014.136.379

Head of a Woman

Amisos 2nd Century B.C. · 2nd century B.C. · terracotta ·  Accession ID  2014.136.379

We look across choppy waves at a sailboat canting at a sharp angle, with several others floating nearby or in the distance, all beneath a sky filled with charcoal-gray clouds in this horizontal painting. In the bottom third of the canvas, the battleship-gray waves are topped with frothy white crests. The boat closest to us is slightly left of center, and its mast tips wildly to our right. Sunlight catches the straw-yellow sail as it pulls taut in the wind. At least two men crouch or bend over in the wooden vessel below, as white spray kicks up off the far side of the boat. Two white seagulls, tiny in scale, fly closer to the water’s surface to our left of that boat. The next closest vessel is to our right, and it is nearly swallowed in shadow. Two men huddle at one pointed end of the narrow boat, and a crimson-red sail flaps loosely in the wind. At least four more boats in the distance, along to the horizon, range in size from a small sailboat to a three-masted ship. The sail of the smallest boat also tips sharply to our right, but the tall masts of the ship are upright, and those sails are furled. Dark clouds billow up from the horizon, but break near the upper left corner. The sky beyond is pale apricot peach, and a few streaks of light reach the water’s surface.
Willem van de Velde the Younger, After the Storm, c. 1700, oil on canvas, Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection), 2016.22.7

After the Storm

Willem van de Velde the Younger · c. 1700 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2016.22.7

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The Departure

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater · early 18th century · oil on panel ·  Accession ID  2014.136.39

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Plate with a scene from the Trojan War

Patanazzi Workshop · c. 1575/1600 · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  2015.19.4037

The "in Castel Durante" Painter, Dish with Orpheus charming the beasts, c. 1520/1525, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection), 2015.19.4002

Dish with Orpheus charming the beasts

The "in Castel Durante" Painter · c. 1520/1525 · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  2015.19.4002

This is a drawing depicting two women standing next to each other in different positions. The woman on the left is standing upright and looking to the left with her hands behind her back, while the one on the right is bending slightly forward, looking at a small orange flower she holds in her hand. The women look almost identical, with pale skin and brown hair styled in updos, and they both wear pink dresses with blue bodices and collars. The background is a room with walls in shades of brown, orange and yellow ochre. To the right of the women, there are two blue vases on a white table or mantle, with a golden object between them, perhaps a clock. In the bottom left corner is a large red-orange armchair with its back to us. A similar armchair is across from it, behind the women.
Edgar Degas, Two Women, c. 1878/1880, pastel over watercolor and charcoal on tan laid paper, mounted to board, Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection), 2014.136.176

Two Women

Edgar Degas · c. 1878/1880 · pastel over watercolor and charcoal on tan laid paper, mounted to board ·  Accession ID  2014.136.176

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The Monastery

Jean-Charles Cazin · before 1893 · oil on wood ·  Accession ID  2015.143.4

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Plate with Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Tuscan 16th Century · c. 1510/1525 · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  2014.136.303

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Dish with shield of arms of the Orsini

Deruta 16th Century · c. 1520/1530 · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  2015.19.4028