The Saint Louis Art Museum holds a world-renowned collection of approximately 37,000 objects spanning 5,000 years of history and cultures. More than 2,700 objects, including the highlights below, are currently on view in our collection galleries. Plan to visit the Museum to experience these one-of-a-kind works of art in person or learn more about them in our online collection.
Admission is always free.
Collection Guide
Power of Place
This audio guide celebrates arts of Africa and the African diaspora, featuring diverse Black, African, and African American people, artists, and cultures. Listen to the director’s introduction, narrators from the Saint Louis Art Museum, and community voices.
Curators' Selections
Explore selections from the curatorial staff that highlight the Museum's world-renowned collection.
attributed to Francesco da Sangallo, Italian, 1494–1576; Reclining Pan, c.1535; marble; 25 x 52 3/4 x 23 1/4 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Museum Purchase 138:1947
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George Caleb Bingham, American, 1811–1879
Raftsmen Playing Cards More Information -
Georgia O'Keeffe, American, 1887–1986
Dark Abstraction More Information -
Sumerian, 4500–1900 BCE
Bearded Bull's Head More Information -
Julie Mehretu, American (born Ethiopia), born 1970
Grey Space (distractor) More Information -
Edo artist
Commemorative Head More Information -
Henri Matisse, French, 1869–1954
Bathers with a Turtle More Information -
Horace Pippin, American, 1888–1946
Sunday Morning Breakfast More Information -
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Gerhard Richter, German, born 1932
Betty More Information -
Max Beckmann, German, 1884–1950
Self-Portrait 1950 More Information -
Mary Cassatt, American (active France), 1844–1926
Afternoon Tea Party More Information -
Maya
Ballgame Vessel More Information -
Fijian artist
Breastplate (civavonovono) More Information -
Joseph Claus, German, 1718–1788
Bust of Emperor Caracalla More Information -
Vincent van Gogh, Dutch, 1853–1890
Stairway at Auvers More Information -
Roman, 753 BCE–395 CE
Bust of an Unknown Man More Information -
Ansel Adams, American, 1902–1984
Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite Valley More Information -
Persian
Covered Box with Design of Figural, Vegetal, and Geometric Motifs More Information -
Chinese
Covered Wine Vessel (fang lei) with Design of Zoomorphic Masks and Animal-Headed Handles More Information -
Mickalene Thomas, American, born 1971
Din, Une Trés Belle Négresse 1 More Information -
Charles Eames, American, 1907–1978
Eames Storage Unit (ESU) More Information -
Aztec, c.1200–1521
Female Figure More Information -
Anselm Kiefer, German, born 1945
Heliogabal More Information -
Oduntan Aina, Yoruba, active 20th century
Helmet Mask More Information -
Turkish
Large Fragmentary Ushak "Quatrefoil" Carpet More Information -
Elizabeth Catlett, Mexican (born United States), 1915–2012
Seated Woman More Information -
Piero di Cosimo, Italian, 1462–1522
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Sts. Peter, John the Baptist, Dominic, and Nicholas of Bari More Information -
northern New Ireland artist
Malagan Mask With Bird on Head More Information -
Apsáalooke (Crow) artist
Martingale More Information -
Hans Holbein the Younger, German, 1497/98–1543
Mary, Lady Guildford More Information -
Ancient Egyptian
Osiris More Information -
Kobayashi Kiyochika, Japanese, 1847–1915
Pictorial Board and Dice Game: Magic Lantern of the Subjugation of China More Information -
Francesco da Sangallo, Italian, 1494–1576
Reclining Pan More Information -
Fang artist
Reliquary Guardian Figure More Information -
Simeon Stilthda, Haida, 1799–1889
Shaman Figure More Information -
Indian
Śiva Natārāja (Śiva, King of Dancers) More Information -
Aristide Maillol, French, 1861–1944
The Mountain More Information -
Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669
The Three Trees More Information
Visitors' Favorites
These visitors' favorites are just a few of the incredible works you will see in person during your visit.
Norman Lewis, American, 1909–1979; Twilight Sounds, 1947; oil on canvas; 23 1/2 x 28 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Funds given by Mr. and Mrs. John Peters MacCarthy, the Linda and Harvey Saligman Endowed Acquisition Fund, Billy E. Hodges, and the Art Enrichment Fund 88:2007; © The Estate of Norman W. Lewis, Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY
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John McCrady, American, 1911–1968
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot More Information -
Gandharan, c.1200–c.535 BCE
Head of a Buddha More Information -
John Martin, English, 1789–1854
Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion More Information -
Paul Cezanne, French, 1839–1906
Bathers More Information -
Paracas
Double Spout and Bridge Vessel with Incised Feline Face More Information -
Giovanni Paolo Panini, Italian, 1691–1765
Interior of St. Peter's, Rome More Information -
Norman Lewis, American, 1909–1979
Twilight Sounds More Information -
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George Caleb Bingham, American, 1811–1879
The County Election More Information -
Bartolomeo Manfredi, Italian, 1582–1622
Apollo and Marsyas More Information -
Giambattista Tiepolo, Italian, 1696–1770
The Crucifixion More Information -
Chuck Close, American, 1940–2021
Keith More Information -
Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881–1973
Seated Woman More Information -
François Girardon, French, 1628–1715
Louis XIV, King of France More Information -
Chokwe artist
Chief's Chair More Information -
Max Ernst, German, 1891–1976
Long Live Love or Charming Country More Information -
Andy Warhol, American, 1928–1987
Shoe More Information -
Dale Chihuly, American, born 1941
Wine Chandelier More Information -
Paul Gauguin, French, 1848–1903
Madame Roulin More Information -
Calima
Pectoral More Information -
El Anatsui, Ghanaian, born 1944
Fading Cloth More Information -
Piet Mondrian, Dutch, 1872–1944
Composition of Red and White: Nom 1/Composition No. 4 with red and blue More Information -
Chinese
Seated Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) of Water-Moon Form More Information -
Oceti Sakowin (Sioux) artist
Jacket More Information -
Ancient Egyptian
Mummy and Cartonnage of Amen-nestawy-nakht More Information -
Giorgio Vasari, Italian, 1511–1574
Judith and Holofernes More Information -
Jackson Pollock, American, 1912–1956
Number 3, 1950 More Information -
Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, American (active Italy), 1830–1908
Zenobia in Chains More Information -
Mark Rothko, American (born Russia, present-day Latvia), 1903–1970
Red, Orange, Orange on Red More Information -
Kongo artist
Power Figure (nkisi nkondi) More Information -
Edgar Degas, French, 1834–1917
Little Dancer of Fourteen Years More Information -
Titian, Italian, c.1488–1576
Christ Shown to the People (Ecce Homo) More Information -
Stanley Whitney, American, born 1946
Out into the Open More Information -
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) artist
Dzunukwa Mask More Information -
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, English, 1802–1873
Attachment More Information -
Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian, 1593–c.1656
Danaë More Information -
Ellsworth Kelly, American, 1923–2015
Spectrum II More Information -
Wilhelm von Worms the Elder , and others, German, 1497–1537
Field Armor More Information
Celebrate African and African American Art
Discover works by artists of African descent in the Museum’s collection.
