The Saint Louis Art Museum holds a world-renowned collection of approximately 34,000 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.
Curators' Selections
Explore selections from the curatorial staff that highlight the Museum's world-renowned collection.
Henri Matisse, French, 1869–1954; Bathers with a Turtle, 1907–8; oil on canvas; 71 1/2 x 87 in. (181.6 x 221 cm); Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer Jr. 24:1964; © 2013 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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George Caleb Bingham, American, 1811–1879
Raftsmen Playing Cards More Information -
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Max Beckmann, German, 1884–1950
Self-Portrait 1950 More Information -
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Unidentified Edo artist
Commemorative Head More Information -
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Georgia O'Keeffe, American, 1887–1986
Dark Abstraction More Information -
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Vincent van Gogh, Dutch, 1853–1890
Stairway at Auvers More Information -
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Gerhard Richter, German, born 1932
Betty More Information -
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Horace Pippin, American, 1888–1946
Sunday Morning Breakfast More Information -
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Mary Cassatt, American, 1844–1926
Afternoon Tea Party More Information -
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Maya
Ballgame Vessel More Information -
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Henri Matisse, French, 1869–1954
Bathers with a Turtle More Information -
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Near Eastern
Bearded Bull's Head More Information -
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Fiji
Breastplate (civavonovono) More Information -
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Joseph Claus, German, 1718–1788
Bust of Emperor Caracalla More Information -
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Roman
Bust of an Unknown Man More Information -
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Ansel Adams, American, 1902–1984
Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite Valley More Information -
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Persian
Covered Box with Design of Figural, Vegetal, and Geometric Motifs More Information -
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Chinese
Covered Wine Vessel (fang lei) with Design of Zoomorphic Masks and Animal-Headed Handles More Information -
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Mickalene Thomas, born 1971
Din, Une Trés Belle Négresse 1 More Information -
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Charles Eames, American, 1907–1978
Eames Storage Unit (ESU) More Information -
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Aztec
Female Figure More Information -
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Hawaiian Islands
Figure (Akua ka'ai) More Information -
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Julie Mehretu, American (born Ethiopia), born 1970
Grey Space (distractor) More Information -
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Anselm Kiefer, German, born 1945
Heliogabal More Information -
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Oduntan Aina , Yoruba
Helmet Mask More Information -
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Ottoman period, 1281–1924
Large Fragmentary Ushak "Quatrefoil" Carpet More Information -
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Piero di Cosimo, Italian, 1461/62–1521(?)
Madonna and Child Enthroned with Sts. Peter, John the Baptist, Dominic, and Nicholas of Bari More Information -
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New Ireland
Malagan Mask With Bird on Head More Information -
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Apsáalooke (Crow)
Martingale More Information -
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Hans Holbein the Younger, German, 1497/98–1543
Mary, Lady Guildford More Information -
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Egyptian
Osiris More Information -
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Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1847–1915
Pictorial Board and Dice Game: Magic Lantern of the Subjugation of China More Information -
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attributed to Francesco da Sangallo, Italian, 1494–1576
Reclining Pan More Information -
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Unidentified Fang artist (Betsi subgroup)
Reliquary Guardian Figure More Information -
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Simeon Stilthda, Haida, c.1800–1889
Shaman Figure More Information -
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Indian
Siva Nataraja (Siva, King of Dancers) More Information -
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Aristide Maillol, French, 1861–1944
The Mountain More Information -
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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.
Egyptian; Mummy and Cartonnage of Amen-nestawy-nakht, 945–715 BC; linen, plaster, and pigment; 14 x 16 x 67 in. (35.6 x 40.6 x 170.2 cm); Saint Louis Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Barney A. Ebsworth for the children of St. Louis 109:1989
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John McCrady, American, 1911–1968
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot More Information -
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Giovanni Paolo Panini, Italian, 1691–1765
Interior of St. Peter's, Rome More Information -
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George Caleb Bingham, American, 1811–1879
The County Election More Information -
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John Martin, British, 1789–1854
Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion More Information -
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Paul Cézanne, French, 1839–1906
Bathers More Information -
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Bartolomeo Manfredi, Italian, 1582–1622
Apollo and Marsyas More Information -
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Giambattista Tiepolo, Italian, 1696–1770
The Crucifixion More Information -
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Chuck Close, American, born 1940
Keith More Information -
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Paracas
Double Spout and Bridge Vessel with Incised Feline Face More Information -
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Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881–1973
Seated Woman More Information -
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François Girardon, French, 1628–1715
Louis XIV, King of France More Information -
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Unidentified Chokwe artist
Chief's Chair More Information -
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Max Ernst, French (born Germany), 1891–1976
Long Live Love or Charming Country More Information -
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Andy Warhol, American, 1928–1987
Shoe More Information -
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Dale Chihuly, American, born 1941
Wine Chandelier More Information -
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Paul Gauguin, French, 1848–1903
Madame Roulin More Information -
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Calima
Pectoral More Information -
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Piet Mondrian, Dutch, 1872–1944
Composition of Red and White: Nom 1/Composition No. 4 with red and blue More Information -
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Chinese
Seated Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) More Information -
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Norman Lewis, American, 1909–1979
Twilight Sounds More Information -
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Sioux
Shirt More Information -
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Egyptian
Mummy and Cartonnage of Amen-nestawy-nakht More Information -
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Giorgio Vasari, Italian, 1511–1574
Judith and Holofernes More Information -
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Gandharan
Head of a Buddha More Information -
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Jackson Pollock, American, 1912–1956
Number 3, 1950 More Information -
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Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, American, 1830–1908
Zenobia in Chains More Information -
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Mark Rothko, American (born Russia, now Latvia), 1903–1970
Red, Orange, Orange on Red More Information -
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Unidentified Kongo artist
Power Figure (nkisi nkondi) More Information -
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Edgar Degas, French, 1834–1917
Little Dancer of Fourteen Years More Information -
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Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), Italian, c.1485-90–1576
Christ Shown to the People (Ecce Homo) More Information -
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Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Dzunukwa Mask More Information -
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Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, British, 1802–1873
Attachment More Information -
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Ellsworth Kelly, American, 1923–2015
Spectrum II More Information -
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Wilhelm von Worms the Elder (active 1497–1537) and others, Nuremberg and Landshut, Germany
Field Armor More Information
