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Artworks from the New-York Historical Society

The Course of Empire 1: The Savage State, Thomas Cole

The Course of Empire 1: The Savage State Thomas Cole, 1834

The Course of Empire 2: The Pastoral State, Thomas Cole

The Course of Empire 2: The Pastoral State Thomas Cole, 1834

The Course of Empire 5: Desolation, Thomas Cole

The Course of Empire 5: Desolation Thomas Cole, 1836

The Course of Empire 4: Destruction, Thomas Cole

The Course of Empire 4: Destruction Thomas Cole, 1836

The Course of Empire 3: The Consummation of Empire, Thomas Cole

The Course of Empire 3: The Consummation of Empire Thomas Cole, 1835 – 1836

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Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague

Gemeentemuseum Den Haag

The last Mondrian in a modernist palace

National Gallery, London, London

National Gallery, London

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Art Institute of Chicago

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