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Two abstract figures stand in the central portion of this image.  The figure on the left is much larger than the figure on the right.  The left figure looks toward the right, raising their arms into the air.  They wear a dress that has patterns of waving forms and squiggled lines.  The other figure bends one arm under their chin and has an outfit depicted with lines that curve to right. The background in mostly blank, except for a strip of patterned grey along the left side of the work. The figures stand on a band of black and grey ground.
Max Ernst (German (culture or style))
Dancers
1950
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1987/1.264
Primarily black and grey ink painting. Signature stamp in the lower right side of the image. Background contains mountains and a river runs from them down to the base of the image. A small hut or structure is shown next to the cliff and some trees on the left side. A figure of a person stands near the river at the base of the image.
Ōhara Tonshū (Donshū)
Mountain Hut among Pines
1831 – 1844
Museum purchase made possible by a gift from Helmut Stern
1985/2.27

Kissi
Pomdo Figure
1900 – 1978
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Weston.
1978/2.16
Abstracted human figure reclining on its side. Eight strings resembling the strings of a harp extend from the chest area to the hip.
Henry Moore (British (modern))
Stringed Reclining Figure
1939
Bequest of Florence L. Stol
1968/1.98

Greek
Canvas Work
The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
1972/2.305A
This hanging scroll depicts a man walking along a mountainous path overlooking a group of buildings and distant mountains. In the foreground, the figure moves to the left, and is placed before a large tree growing out of the rocks. The middle of the painting is dominated by a diagonal line created by the roofs of various structures leading to three larger mountain peaks, indicated with light gray washes. 
Soga Shōhaku
Strolling in the Mountains
18th century
Museum Purchase
1963/1.97
&quot;On&nbsp;the&nbsp;right&nbsp;side&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;drawing&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;straw&nbsp;broom&nbsp;accompanied&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;single&nbsp;line&nbsp;of&nbsp;verse that reads,<br /> Ippatsu ichiboku&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;One&nbsp;stroke, one&nbsp;line&nbsp;<br /> Soha&nbsp;zokujin&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sweeps&nbsp;away worldly&nbsp;dust.<br /> In&nbsp;a&nbsp;Zen&nbsp;fashion&nbsp;the&nbsp;poem&nbsp;suggests&nbsp;that&nbsp;one&nbsp;line&nbsp;of&nbsp;ink&nbsp;will clear&nbsp;away&nbsp;the&nbsp;confusion&nbsp;of&nbsp;everyday&nbsp;life. The&nbsp;sweeping action&nbsp;is&nbsp;materialized&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;sketch&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;broom.<br /> The&nbsp;next&nbsp;poem&nbsp;plays&nbsp;upon&nbsp;the&nbsp;sweeping&nbsp;action mentioned&nbsp;above,<br /> Yukuharu&nbsp;no &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Departing&nbsp;Spring&#39;s<br /> Shiripeta&nbsp;harau&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Buttocks&nbsp;are&nbsp;brushed
Yosa Buson (Japanese (culture or style))
Broom, Poems, and Poets
18th century
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1969/2.24
This color lithograph depicts an abstract human figure outlined with expressive black lines. The figure is white with areas of yellow, pink and red throughout the face and torso. The background of the work is blue with a burst of green in the center behing the figure.
Karel Appel (Dutch (culture or style))
Personnage
1940 – 1964
Museum Purchase
1964/1.122

Nicolas Delaunay
Le petit jour (Daybreak)
1775 – 1785
The Paul Leroy Grigaut Memorial Collection
1969/2.165

Shao Mi
Viewing the Waterfall at Mount Kuang-lu
1620 – 1642
Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
1966/1.92
A photograph of a woman dancing. She wears a dress with flowing fabric, creating a sense of motion as she performs a jump.
Barbara Morgan (American (North American))
Martha Graham—Letter to the World
1940
Gift of the Willard and Barbara Morgan Archives
1991/2.52

Fernando Castro Pacheco
Working with Ixtle, from 'Mexican People'
1942 – 1952
Museum Purchase
1992/1.124.9
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