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Kay

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The name Kay is both a surname and a given name. In English-speaking countries, it is usually a feminine name, often a short form of Katherine or one of its variants; but it is also used as a first name in its own right, and also as a masculine name.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (13)

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Wallowa Mountains Memory, Variation

2004 · Oil and gold leaf on wood panel

Diptych: 35 3/4 × 71 1/2 in. (90.8 × 181.6 cm) Each panel: 35 3/4 × 35 3/4 in. (90.8 × 90.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Onrush of Time

1989 · offset lithograph, triptych

Image and Sheet: 50.6 x 50.8 cm (19 15/16 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Ikat Shadow Box

1988 · Natural and dyed linen

9 7/16 × 6 1/8 × 6 1/8 in., 0.2 lb. (24 × 15.5 × 15.5 cm, 0.1 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Tomorrow is Never

1955 · Oil on canvas

37 7/8 × 53 7/8 in. (96.2 × 136.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A Bird in the Room

1955 · oil on canvas

Unframed: 99.1 x 81.3 cm (39 x 32 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Untitled (figure study)

1946 · Charcoal on paper

25 × 19 in. (63.5 × 48.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Locomotive

1930 · wood

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Engine for a Locomotive

1930 · wood

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Track for a Locomotive

1930 · wood

Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Man Who Never Laughed

1912 · Pen and ink and watercolor with gold paint on mat board

14 3/16 × 12 3/8 in. (36 × 31.5 cm) Mat: 20 1/2 × 15 15/16 in. (52 × 40.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Paint box with nude study

1866 · Oil on wood

2 1/4 × 9 3/8 × 5 3/8 in. (5.7 × 23.8 × 13.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Veilingzaal van William Martin te Edinburgh

1752 · etching on paper

width: 164 cm, height: 86 cm

Rijksmuseum

Dirham of Ghiyath al-Din Kai Khusrau II (r. 1237–46)

1242 · Silver

Diam. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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13 published of 13 catalogued · 3 with image

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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Veilingzaal van William Martin te Edinburgh
1752 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Track for a Locomotive
1930 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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A Bird in the Room
1955 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Onrush of Time
1989 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Engine for a Locomotive
1930 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Locomotive
1930 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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