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15 Most Viewed Artworks of 2017

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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) 

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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) 

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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) 

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

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

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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) 

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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) 

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Pablo Picasso, The Blue Room, 1901. Oil on canvas, 19 7/8 x 24 1/4 in. Acquired 1927. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC; © 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) 

August Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880-1881.

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