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The Most Famous Artworks of Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The 60 most celebrated works of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art museum, ranked by renown across 845 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. Magdalen with the Smoking Flame
    Magdalen with the Smoking Flame Georges de La Tour · 1640
  2. Along the Maine Coast
    Along the Maine Coast Alfred Thompson Bricher · 1893
  3. The Three Graces
    The Three Graces Louis-Michel van Loo · 1763
  4. The Story Book
    The Story Book William Adolphe Bouguereau · 1889
  5. Bacchus and Ariadne
    Bacchus and Ariadne Guido Reni · 1619
  6. Pioneer's Home, Eagle Cliff, White Mountains
    Pioneer's Home, Eagle Cliff, White Mountains Jasper Francis Cropsey · 1859
  7. Still life with cheese, artichoke and cherries
    Still life with cheese, artichoke and cherries Clara Peeters · 1625
  8. Bouquet of Flowers on a Ledge
    Bouquet of Flowers on a Ledge Ambrosius Bosschaert
  9. Twelfth Night
    Twelfth Night Jan Steen · 1660
  10. Sidney Plains with the Union of the Susquehanna and Unadilla Rivers
    Sidney Plains with the Union of the Susquehanna and Unadilla Rivers Jasper Francis Cropsey · 1874
  11. White Mountains, New Hampshire
    White Mountains, New Hampshire Thomas Doughty · 1836
  12. Mrs. Schuyler Burning Her Wheat Fields on the Approach of the British
    Mrs. Schuyler Burning Her Wheat Fields on the Approach of the British Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze · 1852
  13. Interior of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
    Interior of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam Emanuel de Witte · 1654
  14. Rhode Island Shore
    Rhode Island Shore Martin Johnson Heade · 1858
  15. Landscape with a Draftsman
    Landscape with a Draftsman Jan Both · 1645
  16. Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe
    Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe Thomas Hill · 1864
  17. The Great Oak
    The Great Oak Jacob van Ruisdael · 1652
  18. Landscape with Anglers and a Distant Town
    Landscape with Anglers and a Distant Town Meindert Hobbema · 1664
  19. View of a Harbor in Schiedam
    View of a Harbor in Schiedam Adam Pynacker · 1650
  20. Isaac Blessing Jacob
    Isaac Blessing Jacob Nicolas-Guy Brenet · 1768
  21. October in the Catskills
    October in the Catskills Sanford Robinson Gifford
  22. Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft with the Tomb of William the Silent
    Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft with the Tomb of William the Silent Emanuel de Witte · 1653
  23. Allegory of Salvation with the Virgin and Christ Child, St. Elizabeth, the Young St. John the Baptist and Two Angels
    Allegory of Salvation with the Virgin and Christ Child, St. Elizabeth, the Young St. John the Baptist and Two Angels Rosso Fiorentino · 1522
  24. Landscape with Dunes
    Landscape with Dunes Jacob van Ruisdael · 1649
  25. Still Life with Ham, Covered Beaker, Tazza, Rummer and Jug on a Table
    Still Life with Ham, Covered Beaker, Tazza, Rummer and Jug on a Table Jan Jansz den Uyl
  26. Still Life with Herring, Wine and Bread
    Still Life with Herring, Wine and Bread Pieter Claesz · 1647
  27. Madonna and Child in a Landscape
    Madonna and Child in a Landscape Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano · 1498
  28. Holy Family with the Infant St. John
    Holy Family with the Infant St. John Antonio da Correggio · 1514
  29. Descent from the Cross
    Descent from the Cross Charles Le Brun · 1640
  30. View of a Beach
    View of a Beach Simon de Vlieger · 1646
  31. View of the Maas near Dordrecht
    View of the Maas near Dordrecht Aelbert Cuyp · 1644
  32. Landscape with a Footbridge
    Landscape with a Footbridge Meindert Hobbema · 1664
  33. Young Woman in a Round Hat
    Young Woman in a Round Hat Édouard Manet
  34. The Young Mechanic
    The Young Mechanic Allen Smith, Jr. · 1848
  35. Inside Eastern Point, Gloucester Bay
    Inside Eastern Point, Gloucester Bay James Renwick Brevoort · 1871
  36. Bamboo in Moonlight
    Bamboo in Moonlight Obaku Taihō · 1750
  37. Saint James the Greater
    Saint James the Greater Benvenuto Tisi · 1550
  38. River Landscape with a Ferry
    River Landscape with a Ferry Salomon van Ruysdael · 1650
  39. La Place du Théâtre Français
    La Place du Théâtre Français Camille Pissarro · 1900
  40. Smiling boy holding grapes in his hat
    Smiling boy holding grapes in his hat Judith Leyster · 1629
  41. Adoration of the Shepherds with Saints Francis and Carlo Borromeo
    Adoration of the Shepherds with Saints Francis and Carlo Borromeo Tanzio da Varallo · 1628
  42. Madonna and Child with Sts. Nicholas and Paul
    Madonna and Child with Sts. Nicholas and Paul Luca di Tommè · 1370
  43. Portrait of Pieter Tjarck
    Portrait of Pieter Tjarck Frans Hals · 1638
  44. The Path to Les Pouilleux, Pontoise
    The Path to Les Pouilleux, Pontoise Camille Pissarro · 1891
  45. Alas, Poor Yorick
    Alas, Poor Yorick William Harnett · 1889
  46. The Studio of Jacques-Louis David
    The Studio of Jacques-Louis David Mathieu Cochereau · 1814
  47. The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine
    The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
  48. Virginia da Vezzo, the Artist's Wife, as the Magdalen
    Virginia da Vezzo, the Artist's Wife, as the Magdalen Simon Vouet · 1627
  49. View of Arnhem
    View of Arnhem Jan van Goyen · 1646
  50. Holy Family
    Holy Family Fra Bartolomeo · 1499
  51. Ships in a Calm
    Ships in a Calm Jan van de Cappelle · 1650
  52. Holy Family
    Holy Family John Trumbull · 1826
  53. The Fortune Teller
    The Fortune Teller Jean-Baptiste Pater · 1731
  54. October
    October George Inness · 1892
  55. Panoramic Landscape with a Village
    Panoramic Landscape with a Village Philips Koninck · 1648
  56. Winter Scene on a Frozen Canal
    Winter Scene on a Frozen Canal Hendrick Avercamp · 1620
  57. Death of Meleager
    Death of Meleager François Boucher · 1727
  58. A View of the Piazza Navona, Rome
    A View of the Piazza Navona, Rome Hendrik Frans van Lint · 1730
  59. Battle Scene
    Battle Scene Philips Wouwerman · 1646
  60. View of the River Lek and the Town of Vianen
    View of the River Lek and the Town of Vianen Salomon van Ruysdael · 1668