Modern Family—The Broken Pitcher, New York

An old man with a white beard and wearing a brown fur-trimmed hat and a cloak looks out towards the spectator with a doleful expression. He holds in his left hand two broken eggs a...

Boett and dial of silver, works with spindle and percussion. Decor engraved and in broken pattern. Ground shell strongly convex, on this in the middle a smooth field, in the middle...

Boett of gold, dial of enamel, work with s. k. Spindle and Percussion. Decor engraved and in broken pattern. Ground shell slightly convex, with a vulst-shaped outer edge. In the mi...

This headscarf, anjisa, was made on the occasion of the abolition of slavery. The edge of the cloth is decorated with chains. On one side the chains are broken and in between there...

Skirt suit, grey cotton with broken glass and skeleton print, by Sarah Whitworth for New Masters, Great Britain, 1983. Jacket, grey cotton with spider and skeleton print, by Sarah ...

In 1899, Gauguin's mistress, Pahura, gave birth to a son, who gave the artist a new lease on life. After months of inaction due to poverty and ill health, Gauguin began to paint ag...