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The Most Famous Artworks of Museum of Modern Art

The 60 most celebrated works of the Museum of Modern Art museum, ranked by renown across 12,386 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. The Dream
    The Dream Henri Rousseau · 1910
  2. The Birth of Venus
    The Birth of Venus Odilon Redon · 1912
  3. Gas
    Gas Edward Hopper · 1940
  4. The Bather
    The Bather Paul Cézanne · 1893
  5. New York Movie
    New York Movie Edward Hopper · 1939
  6. Still Life with Compotier
    Still Life with Compotier Paul Cézanne · 1890
  7. The Starry Night
    The Starry Night Vincent van Gogh
  8. The Song of Love
    The Song of Love Giorgio de Chirico · 1914
  9. Evening, Honfleur
    Evening, Honfleur Georges Seurat
  10. The Olive Trees
    The Olive Trees Vincent van Gogh · 1889
  11. The Sleeping Gypsy
    The Sleeping Gypsy Henri Rousseau · 1899
  12. Night Windows
    Night Windows Edward Hopper · 1928
  13. House by the Railroad
    House by the Railroad Edward Hopper · 1925
  14. Milk Can and Apples
    Milk Can and Apples Paul Cézanne · 1890
  15. Rocks on the Beach
    Rocks on the Beach Odilon Redon · 1892
  16. The Seed of the Areoi
    The Seed of the Areoi Paul Gauguin · 1896
  17. Male Model
    Male Model Henri Matisse · 1900
  18. Portrait of Jacob Meyer de Haan
    Portrait of Jacob Meyer de Haan Paul Gauguin · 1895
  19. Turning Road at Montgeroult
    Turning Road at Montgeroult Paul Cézanne · 1900
  20. The City Rises
    The City Rises Umberto Boccioni · 1910
  21. Football. L'Équipe de Cardiff
    Football. L'Équipe de Cardiff Robert Delaunay · 1916
  22. Suprematist Composition: White on White
    Suprematist Composition: White on White Kazimir Malevich · 1918
  23. Campbell's Soup Cans
    Campbell's Soup Cans Andy Warhol · 1962
  24. Masks Confronting Death
    Masks Confronting Death James Ensor · 1894
  25. Study for "Luxe calme et volupté"
    Study for "Luxe calme et volupté" Henri Matisse · 1904
  26. Street, Berlin
    Street, Berlin Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1913
  27. Strawberries
    Strawberries Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1905
  28. The Channel at Gravelines, Evening
    The Channel at Gravelines, Evening Georges Seurat
  29. Japonaise: Woman beside the Water
    Japonaise: Woman beside the Water Henri Matisse · 1905
  30. Chariot of Apollo
    Chariot of Apollo Odilon Redon · 1912
  31. Water Lilies
    Water Lilies Claude Monet · 1914
  32. Port-en-Bessin, Entrance to the Harbor
    Port-en-Bessin, Entrance to the Harbor Georges Seurat
  33. The Moon and the Earth
    The Moon and the Earth Paul Gauguin · 1897
  34. Painterly Architectonic
    Painterly Architectonic Lyubov Popova · 1917
  35. Kenneth Fearing
    Kenneth Fearing Alice Neel · 1935
  36. Washerwomen
    Washerwomen Paul Gauguin · 1894
  37. Factory and the Bridge
    Factory and the Bridge Olga Rozanova · 1913
  38. Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat
    Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat Paul Cézanne · 1890
  39. Neige fondante à Fontainebleau (Melting Snow, Fontainebleau)
    Neige fondante à Fontainebleau (Melting Snow, Fontainebleau) Paul Cézanne · 1890
  40. Umbrella and Bowler
    Umbrella and Bowler Fernand Léger · 1926
  41. Still Life with Aubergines
    Still Life with Aubergines Henri Matisse · 1911
  42. Interior with a Young Girl (Girl Reading)
    Interior with a Young Girl (Girl Reading) Henri Matisse · 1905
  43. Portrait of Gerti Schiele
    Portrait of Gerti Schiele Egon Schiele · 1909
  44. Woman with a Book
    Woman with a Book Fernand Léger · 1923
  45. Dance (I)
    Dance (I) Henri Matisse · 1909
  46. The Grape Harvest
    The Grape Harvest Henri Edmond Cross · 1896
  47. World Cow
    World Cow Franz Marc · 1913
  48. The Huntsman
    The Huntsman Henri Le Fauconnier · 1912
  49. Portrait of Joseph Roulin
    Portrait of Joseph Roulin Vincent van Gogh
  50. Conquest of the Air
    Conquest of the Air Roger de La Fresnaye · 1913
  51. Self-Portrait on Yellow Ground with Cigarette
    Self-Portrait on Yellow Ground with Cigarette Max Beckmann · 1923
  52. Grandcamp, Evening
    Grandcamp, Evening Georges Seurat
  53. Still Life with Flowers
    Still Life with Flowers Juan Gris · 1912
  54. The Divers
    The Divers Fernand Léger · 1940
  55. Still Life with Three Puppies
    Still Life with Three Puppies Paul Gauguin · 1894
  56. Portrait of Igor Stravinsky
    Portrait of Igor Stravinsky Albert Gleizes · 1914
  57. Self-Portrait with Palette
    Self-Portrait with Palette Lovis Corinth · 1924
  58. Still Life with Fruit Dish
    Still Life with Fruit Dish Paul Cézanne · 1890
  59. The Three Musicians
    The Three Musicians Fernand Léger · 1944
  60. Equals Infinity
    Equals Infinity Paul Klee · 1932