de Young & Legion of Honor ART on Demand

Special Exhibitions

Manet and Morisot
Manet & Morisot
Manet & Morisot is dedicated to the artistic exchange between the female founding member of the Impressionist group and the pioneer of modern painting, Berthe Morisot and Édouard Manet.
Legion of Honor 100
Legion of Honor 100
Honoring the exhibition Celebrating 100 Years at the Legion of Honor, this special collection features original sketches by architect George Applegarth and new color photography by Henrik Kam.
Wayne Thiebaud, Cakes and Pies, 1995
Wayne Thiebaud: Art Comes from Art
The American artist’s virtuosic appropriations and reinterpretations of old and new European and American artworks offers insights into his creative process.
Chiura Obata, Evening Glow of Yosemite Waterfall, Yosemite National Park, California, no. 23 of the World Landscape Series, 1930
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.”
Ruth Asawa, Desert Plant (TAM.1460), 1965
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.
Frederic Edwin Church, Rainy Season in the Tropics, 1866
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.

Selected Works

James Harrison Forman, Fog over the Gate, 1935
James Harrison Forman
Fog over the Gate, 1935
Claude Monet, Water Lilies, ca. 1914-1917
Claude Monet
Water Lilies, ca. 1914-1917
Richard Diebenkorn, Seawall, 1957
Richard Diebenkorn
Seawall, 1957
Wayne Thiebaud, Coastal Farms, 1997
Wayne Thiebaud
Coastal Farms, 1997
Richard Mayhew, Rhapsody, 2002
Richard Mayhew
Rhapsody, 2002
Harold John Brothers, Russian Hill, San Francisco, ca. 1945
Harold John Brothers
Russian Hill, San Francisco, ca. 1945
Charles Dorman Robinson, Cypress Point, Monterey County, 1909
Charles Dorman Robinson
Cypress Point, Monterey County, 1909
Don Ed Hardy, Surf or Die, 2004
Don Ed Hardy
Surf or Die, 2004
Georgia O'Keeffe, Petunias, 1925
Georgia O'Keeffe
Petunias, 1925