Treasures of the Pharaohs

The world of the pharaohs comes to life through works spanning 3,000 years of history. From monumental statues to gilded masks, the objects reveal the power, beauty, and beliefs of the ancient Egyptians.

Monet and Venice

Monet and Venice places Claude Monet’s dazzling paintings of the famed Italian city alongside select works from across his career as well as Venetian views from other noted artists.

The Etruscans

The Etruscans flourished in present-day Tuscany, shaping Western architecture, engineering, and art. Though overshadowed by Greece and Rome, their exquisite works reveal a rich and captivating cultural legacy.

Chiura Obata

One of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most influential and respected artists, Obata found inspiration throughout his life in what he termed “Great Nature.”

Artistic California

Art made in California forms a core component of the Museums’ collection and demonstrates the institution’s history of supporting the region’s artists.

American Art

Celebrate America's Semiquincentennial with the de Young's American Art collection—the most comprehensive in the American West, spanning from the 17th century to the present.

James Harrison Forman

Fog over the Gate, 1935

Claude Monet

Water Lilies, ca. 1914-1917

Richard Diebenkorn

Seawall, 1957

Wayne Thiebaud

Coastal Farms, 1997

Richard Mayhew

Rhapsody, 2002

Harold John Brothers

Russian Hill, San Francisco, ca. 1945

Charles Dorman Robinson

Cypress Point, Monterey County, 1909

Don Ed Hardy

Surf or Die, 2004

Georgia O'Keeffe

Petunias, 1925