15 Most Viewed Artworks of 2017

We took a look at which of our permanent collection artwork web pages were visited most often during 2017; here are the top 15 pieces!

15. Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin’s A Bowl of Plums (c. 1728)

Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin, A Bowl of Plums, ca. 1728. Oil on canvas, 17 1/2 x 22 1/8 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1920

14. Gifford Beal’s On the Hudson at Newburgh (1918)

Gifford Beal, On the Hudson at Newburgh, 1918. Oil on canvas, 36 x 58 1/2 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1924

13. Jacob Lawrence’s Panel no. 1: During World War I there was a great migration north by southern African Americans. (1940–41)

Jacob Lawrence, Panel no. 1: During World War I there was a great migration north by southern African Americans., 1940–41, Casein tempera on hardboard, 12 x 18 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1942

12. Pierre Bonnard’s The Open Window (1921)

Pierre Bonnard, The Open Window, 1921. Oil on canvas, 46 1/2 x 37 3/4 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC. Acquired 1930 © 2017 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris.

11. Honoré Daumier’s The Uprising (between 1848 and 1879)

Honoré Daumier, The Uprising, between 1848 and 1879. Oil on canvas, 34 1/2 x 44 1/2 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1925

Honoré Daumier, The Uprising, between 1848 and 1879. Oil on canvas, 34 1/2 x 44 1/2 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1925

10. Edouard Manet’s Spanish Ballet (1862)

Edouard Manet, Spanish Ballet, 1862. Oil on canvas, 24 x 35 5/8 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1928

9. Edward Hopper’s Approaching a City (1946)

Edward Hopper, Approaching a City, 1946. Oil on canvas, 27 1/8 x 36 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1947

8. Raoul Dufy’s The Opera, Paris (early 1930s)

Raoul Dufy, The Opera, Paris, early 1930s. Gouache on paper, 19 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1939 © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

7. Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix’s Paganini (1831)

Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix, Paganini, 1831. Oil on cardboard on wood panel, 17 5/8 x 11 7/8 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1922

6. Vincent van Gogh’s Entrance to the Public Gardens in Arles (1888)

Vincent van Gogh, Entrance to the Public Gardens in Arles, 1888. Oil on canvas, 28 1/2 x 35 3/4 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1930

5. Wassily Kandinsky’s Succession (1935)

Wassily Kandinsky, Succession, 1935. Oil on canvas, 31 7/8 x 39 3/8 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, Dc, Acquired 1944 © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

4. Paul Cézanne’s The Garden at Les Lauves (Le Jardin des Lauves) (ca. 1906)

Paul Cézanne, The Garden at Les Lauves (Le Jardin des Lauves), ca. 1906. Oil on canvas, 25 3/4 x 31 7/8 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1955

3. Vincent van Gogh’s The Road Menders (1889)

Vincent van Gogh, The Road Menders, 1889. Oil on canvas, 29 x 36 1/2 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1949.

Vincent van Gogh, The Road Menders, 1889. Oil on canvas, 29 x 36 1/2 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Acquired 1949

2. Pablo Picasso’s The Blue Room (1901)

Pablo Picasso, The Blue Room, 1901. Oil on canvas, 19 7/8 x 24 1/4 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1927 © 2015 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Aritsts Rights Society (ARS), New York

1. Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party (between 1880 and 1881)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party, between 1880 and 1881. Oil on canvas, 51 1/4 x 69 1/8 in. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, Acquired 1923

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