The Therapist, René Magritte

The Therapist René Magritte, 1937

Untitled, Ad Reinhardt

Untitled Ad Reinhardt, 1937

Weeping Woman, Pablo Picasso

Weeping Woman Pablo Picasso, 1937

Aurora Boreale, Luigi Russolo

Aurora Boreale Luigi Russolo, 1938

Composition, Milena Pavlović-Barili

Composition Milena Pavlović-Barili, 1938

Debris of an Automobile Giving Birth to a Blind Horse Biting a Telephone, Salvador Dalí

Debris of an Automobile Giving Birth to a Blind Horse Biting a Telephone Salvador Dalí, 1938

Ghosts of the Forest, Marsden Hartley

Ghosts of the Forest Marsden Hartley, 1938

Hill Scene, Amrita Sher-Gil

Hill Scene Amrita Sher-Gil, 1938

America is no longer a new world but is, and always will be, another world. It is ... a question of molecules, of climate, of different atmosphere, of the special quality of the sun’s rays.

I have been to New York Giorgio de Chirico, 1938

Les Fétiches, Loïs Mailou Jones

Les Fétiches Loïs Mailou Jones, 1938

Magnolia and Passion Flowers, Anne Goldthwaite

Magnolia and Passion Flowers Anne Goldthwaite, 1938

Mountain Lake, Salvador Dalí

Mountain Lake Salvador Dalí, 1938

Nature Morte a la Guitare, Georges Braque

Nature Morte a la Guitare Georges Braque, 1938

Pisces, Man Ray

Pisces Man Ray, 1938

Red Verandah, Amrita Sher-Gil

Red Verandah Amrita Sher-Gil, 1938

Remorsefull, Claude Clark

Remorsefull Claude Clark, 1938

Self Portrait (Inn of the Dawn Horse), Leonora Carrington

Self Portrait (Inn of the Dawn Horse) Leonora Carrington, 1937 – 1938

Study for a Painting, Ad Reinhardt

Study for a Painting Ad Reinhardt, 1938

Study for a Painting, Ad Reinhardt

Study for a Painting Ad Reinhardt, 1938

Untitled, Ad Reinhardt

Untitled Ad Reinhardt, 1938

What the Water Gave Me, Frida Kahlo

What the Water Gave Me Frida Kahlo, 1938

Young Boy, Charles Alston

Young Boy Charles Alston, 1938

A Cat in ‘Gothic’ Style, Louis Wain

A Cat in ‘Gothic’ Style Louis Wain, 1925 – 1939

Argula, Arshile Gorky

Argula Arshile Gorky, 1939

Back to Nature, John Dunkley

Back to Nature John Dunkley, 1939

Bird Superior, Portrait of Max Ernst, Leonora Carrington

Bird Superior, Portrait of Max Ernst Leonora Carrington, 1939

Chairs and Pots, Frances Hodgkins

Chairs and Pots Frances Hodgkins, 1939

Clouds over the Castle, Murnau, Gabriele Münter

Clouds over the Castle, Murnau Gabriele Münter, 1939

Five Great American Negroes, Charles White

Five Great American Negroes Charles White, 1939

Fulang-Chang and I, Frida Kahlo

Fulang-Chang and I Frida Kahlo, 1937 – 1939

Happiness, Emily Carr

Happiness Emily Carr, 1939

Making a Wish for a Long Life on Chrysanthemums, Uemura Shōen

Making a Wish for a Long Life on Chrysanthemums Uemura Shōen, 1939

My classical education naturally led me to study the Masters ... until the day when I realized that for me it was necessary to forget the technique of the Masters, or rather understand it in a completely personal manner. Isn’t this the rule with every artist of classical training?

Notes of a Painter on His Drawing Henri Matisse, 1939

Odds and Ends, Emily Carr

Odds and Ends Emily Carr, 1939

Portrait of my Father, Pavel Tchelitchew

Portrait of my Father Pavel Tchelitchew, 1939

Seated Man in Yellow Overalls, Loïs Mailou Jones

Seated Man in Yellow Overalls Loïs Mailou Jones, 1939

Self-portrait, Emily Carr

Self-portrait Emily Carr, 1938 – 1939

Self-portrait with Velvet, Milena Pavlović-Barili

Self-portrait with Velvet Milena Pavlović-Barili, 1939

Study for a Painting, Ad Reinhardt

Study for a Painting Ad Reinhardt, 1939

Study for a Painting, Ad Reinhardt

Study for a Painting Ad Reinhardt, 1939

Study for Spring Madonna, Mainie Jellett

Study for Spring Madonna Mainie Jellett, 1939

Talking Skull, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

Talking Skull Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, 1939

The Big Bath, Pierre Bonnard

The Big Bath Pierre Bonnard, 1937 – 1939

The Brooklyn Bridge: Variation on an Old Theme, Joseph Stella

The Brooklyn Bridge: Variation on an Old Theme Joseph Stella, 1939

The Cathedrals of Wall Street, Florine Stettheimer

The Cathedrals of Wall Street Florine Stettheimer, 1939

The Daises, Henri Matisse

The Daises Henri Matisse, 1939

The Furniture of Time, Yves Tanguy

The Furniture of Time Yves Tanguy, 1939

The Harp, Augusta Savage

The Harp Augusta Savage, 1939

The Judgment Day, Aaron Douglas

The Judgment Day Aaron Douglas, 1939

The Merry Cemetery, Amrita Sher-Gil

The Merry Cemetery Amrita Sher-Gil, 1939

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