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MAY

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16

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16

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Artworks (16)

2008 · acrylic and metallic ink over lithograph

Sheet: 55.9 x 76.1 cm (22 x 29 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1994 · color lithograph

Image: 56.4 x 75 cm (22 3/16 x 29 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Big Daddy and George Jackson

1972 · collage

Sheet: 56 x 69.8 cm (22 1/16 x 27 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1943 · Wool, synthetic

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1923 · silk, beads

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Shining Rocks of the Ancients

1911 · oil on canvas

Framed: 64.8 x 80 x 9 cm (25 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.); Unframed: 46.4 x 61.6 cm (18 1/4 x 24 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Invitation from Phil May to a Private View of his Drawings at the Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street

Invitation from Phil May to a Private View of his Drawings at the Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street

1895 · Lithograph

Sheet: 4 7/8 × 6 9/16 in. (12.4 × 16.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oscar Wilde and Whistler

Oscar Wilde and Whistler

1894 · Pen and black ink, with black crayon and touches of blue crayon, on ivory laminate board

Sheet: 35.4 × 25.5 cm (13 15/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Hoffman House Saloon, New York

The Hoffman House Saloon, New York

1890 · Pen and black ink

sheet: 9 15/16 x 12 3/16 in. (25.2 x 31 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Border for a Table Cover or Valance

Border for a Table Cover or Valance

1890 · Cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk in satin, surface satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching

Overall: 43.5 × 274.3 cm (17 1/8 × 108 in.); Image: 26.7 × 233 cm (10 1/2 × 91 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lotus

1888 · Silk, warp-float faced twill weave; embroidered in satin and stem stitches

Overall: 263.9 × 120.9 cm (103 7/8 × 47 5/8 in.); Embroidery: 257.2 × 113 cm (101 1/4 × 44 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study of a Lady in a Riding Habit

Study of a Lady in a Riding Habit

1880 · Pen and black ink

sheet: 8 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. (22.3 x 20.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Costume Drawing for Little John

Costume Drawing for Little John

1880 · Pen and black ink, brush and wash and watercolor over graphite

sheet: 8 3/16 x 6 3/4 in. (20.8 x 17.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"Phil May's Bust. Has he?"

"Phil May's Bust. Has he?"

1877 · Pen and black ink

sheet: 4 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. (11.4 x 4.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of Ann Brander (died 1837), Wife of Job Seaburne May

Portrait of Ann Brander (died 1837), Wife of Job Seaburne May

1823 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

width: 52.3 cm, depth: 9 cm, height: 61.2 cm, thickness: 1.3 cm

Portrait of Rear-Admiral Job Seaburne May

Portrait of Rear-Admiral Job Seaburne May

1823 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

width: 51.5 cm, height: 61 cm

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Artwork sources (4)

16 published of 16 catalogued · 10 with image

The Met
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Cleveland Museum of Art
4 published
Art Institute Chicago
3 published3 img
Rijksmuseum
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Portrait of Ann Brander (died 1837), Wife of Job Seaburne May
1823 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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River Run
1994 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled
2008 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Portrait of Rear-Admiral Job Seaburne May
1823 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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The Shining Rocks of the Ancients
1911 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Big Daddy and George Jackson
1972 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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