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Diagonal Arrangement

Browse works built around diagonal sweeps, slanted groupings, and directional compositional movement. This composition page currently surfaces 112 works by 68 artists across 25 institutions. It blends museum tags, public collections, and vision-detected diagonals, slanted arrangements, and directional movement.

112 works

8 leading artists

8 institutions

Diagonal Ridge by Wayne Thiebaud

Diagonal Ridge

Wayne Thiebaud · 1979

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Drypoint, aquatint, and roulette on wove Somerset…

Paisagem n. 114 (MASP) by Lucia Laguna

Paisagem n. 114 (MASP)

Lucia Laguna · 2018

MASP · Acrílica e óleo sobre tela

The Subway by José Clemente Orozco

The Subway

José Clemente Orozco · 1928

Museum of Modern Art · Oil on canvas

Circuit by Richard Serra

Circuit

Richard Serra · 1972

Museum of Modern Art · Lithograph

Round porcelain inkstone in moon-white glaze (with a jade-inlaid case) by Unknown artist

Round porcelain inkstone in moon-white glaze (with a jade-inlaid case)

Unknown artist · 明 西元1368-1644年

National Palace Museum · 文具

Pineapple. Costume design for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower) by Diego Rivera

Pineapple. Costume design for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower)

Diego Rivera · 1927

Museum of Modern Art · Watercolor, pencil, and colored pencil on paper

George Brecht's Drip Music (1962), performed by George Maciunas during Festum Fluxorum/Fluxus/Musik und Antimusik/Das Instrumentale Theater, Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf, February 2, 1963 by George Brecht

George Brecht's Drip Music (1962), performed by George Maciunas during Festum Fluxorum/Fluxus/Musik und Antimusik/Das Instrumentale Theater, Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf, February 2, 1963

George Brecht · 1963

Museum of Modern Art · Gelatin silver print

Amstel River by Piet Mondrian

Amstel River

Piet Mondrian · 1907

Museum of Modern Art · Watercolor and charcoal on paper

La retaguardia by José Clemente Orozco

La retaguardia

José Clemente Orozco · 1929

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Lithograph

Saint Ildefonso by El Greco

Saint Ildefonso

El Greco · c. 1603/1614

National Gallery of Art · oil on canvas

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836) by Jacques Louis David

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)

Jacques Louis David · 1788

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Oil on canvas

The Basket of Apples by Paul Cezanne

The Basket of Apples

Paul Cezanne · c. 1893

Art Institute of Chicago · Oil on canvas

Bordighera by Claude Monet

Bordighera

Claude Monet · 1884

Art Institute of Chicago · Oil on canvas

Blade for a Short Sword ("Kodachi") by Kunimune

Blade for a Short Sword ("Kodachi")

Kunimune · Kamakura period, 13th century

Tokyo National Museum · Arms & Armor

Dara Shikoh with Sages by Payag

Dara Shikoh with Sages

Payag · c. 1635

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

'You' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel in the Form of Two Addorsed Owls by Unknown artist

'You' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel in the Form of Two Addorsed Owls

Unknown artist · 14th-11th century BCE

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Cast bronze

Untitled by Red Grooms American, by Red Grooms

Untitled by Red Grooms American,

Red Grooms · 1973

Seattle Art Museum · Screenprint

Fishing Boats at Étretat by Claude Monet

Fishing Boats at Étretat

Claude Monet · 1885

Seattle Art Museum · Oil on canvas

The Japanese Bridge by Claude Monet

The Japanese Bridge

Claude Monet · c. 1923–25

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Oil on canvas

South Wind, Clear Weather by Katsushika Hokusai

South Wind, Clear Weather

Katsushika Hokusai · 1830–33

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on…

Self-Portrait with Dr. Arrieta by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Self-Portrait with Dr. Arrieta

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes · 1820

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Oil on canvas

Portrait of Lucia Wijbrants by Gabriël Metsu

Portrait of Lucia Wijbrants

Gabriël Metsu · 1667

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Oil on panel

Mount Sainte-Victoire by Paul Cezanne

Mount Sainte-Victoire

Paul Cezanne · c. 1904

Cleveland Museum of Art · oil on fabric

Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse by Katsushika Hokusai

Poem by Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by an Old Nurse

Katsushika Hokusai · 1835–36

Cleveland Museum of Art · color woodblock print

Man and Woman Admiring Mount Fuji from a Snowy Pavilion by Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Man and Woman Admiring Mount Fuji from a Snowy Pavilion

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 · Edo period, after 1833

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on…

Cranes on the Seashore/The Reed Shell (Ashigai), from the series "Shell-Matching Game with Genroku Poets" (Genroku kasen kai-awase) by Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Cranes on the Seashore/The Reed Shell (Ashigai), from the series "Shell-Matching Game with Genroku Poets" (Genroku kasen kai-awase)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 · 1821

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, gold, metallic…

Fujieda, Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Fujieda, Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi), detached page from The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō: A Picture Book of Highway Bells (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi: Ehon ekiro no suzu) by Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Fujieda, Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Fujieda, Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi), detached page from The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō: A Picture Book of Highway Bells (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi: Ehon ekiro no suzu)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 · c. 1808-1813

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Detached page from a woodblock-printed book; ink…

Okazaki, from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi) by Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Okazaki, from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi)

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 · c. 1806

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Still-life with a Lacquer Panel Inscribed with Poems by Artist: Katsushika Hokusai

Still-life with a Lacquer Panel Inscribed with Poems

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai · Possibly 1804 (Year of the Rat)

Yale University Art Gallery · Polychrome woodblock print with brass and bronze…

Round surimono - couple playing with monkey by Artist: Katsushika Hokusai

Round surimono - couple playing with monkey

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai · ca. 1800

Yale University Art Gallery · Surimono: polychrome woodblock print

Two Spooks Peering from Verandah School of Hokusai by Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Two Spooks Peering from Verandah School of Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Arthur M. Sackler Museum · Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono"; ink and color on…

boots by Lafferty, Judy

boots

Lafferty, Judy

Canadian Museum of History · moose skin, mammal wool, cotton, fibre, caribou…

Study for Composition (The Cow) by Theo van Doesburg

Study for Composition (The Cow)

Theo van Doesburg · 1917

Museum of Modern Art · Pencil on paper

Music and Dance and Cupids in Conspiracy by François Boucher

Music and Dance and Cupids in Conspiracy

François Boucher · 1740s

Cleveland Museum of Art · oil on canvas

C. - C. = Fisch by Paul Klee

C. - C. = Fisch

Paul Klee · 1931

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Watercolor and ink on gessoed paper, mounted…

Landscape with Figure and Crucifix (Landschaft mit Figuren und Kruzifix), from the suite Sounds (Klänge) by Vassily Kandinsky (also called Vasilij Kandinskij; Wassily Kandinsky)

Landscape with Figure and Crucifix (Landschaft mit Figuren und Kruzifix), from the suite Sounds (Klänge)

Vassily Kandinsky (also called Vasilij Kandinskij; Wassily Kandinsky) · 1911

Chazen Museum of Art · Color woodcut

Landscape by Vassily Kandinsky (also called Vasilij Kandinskij; Wassily Kandinsky)

Landscape

Vassily Kandinsky (also called Vasilij Kandinskij; Wassily Kandinsky) · designed…

Chazen Museum of Art · Color woodcut

AW:AB=L:MD from Insicuro Noncurante by Alighiero Boetti

AW:AB=L:MD from Insicuro Noncurante

Alighiero Boetti · 1966-75

Museum of Modern Art · One from a portfolio of eighty two…

Landscape with Two Poplars by Vasily Kandinsky

Landscape with Two Poplars

Vasily Kandinsky · 1912

Art Institute of Chicago · Oil on canvas

Patriotic propaganda postcard with verse by Vladimir Mayakovsky by Kazimir Malevich

Patriotic propaganda postcard with verse by Vladimir Mayakovsky

Kazimir Malevich · 1914

Museum of Modern Art · Lithograph

Odalisque, Enslaved Woman, and Eunuch by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Odalisque, Enslaved Woman, and Eunuch

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1839-1840

Fogg Museum · Oil on canvas

Brooklyn Bridge from Brooklyn (The Sun) by John Marin

Brooklyn Bridge from Brooklyn (The Sun)

John Marin · 1915

Museum of Modern Art · Etching

Chair Series 7 (3107) by Arne Jacobsen

Chair Series 7 (3107)

Arne Jacobsen · c. 1952

Museum of Modern Art · Chrome-plated steel tubing and molded plywood with…

Male Torso by José Clemente Orozco

Male Torso

José Clemente Orozco · (1923)

Museum of Modern Art · Crayon on brown paper

Composition S by Tapio Wirkkala

Composition S

Tapio Wirkkala · 1964

Victoria and Albert Museum · stainless steel, forging

Ni mas ni menos by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Ni mas ni menos

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes · 1797–98

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Etching and aquatint

Poster for Actions/Agit Pop/Dé-Coll/Age Happening/Events/Anti Art/L'Autrisme/Art Total/Refluxus, Auditorium Maximum, Aachen, Germany, July 20, 1964 by Nam June Paik

Poster for Actions/Agit Pop/Dé-Coll/Age Happening/Events/Anti Art/L'Autrisme/Art Total/Refluxus, Auditorium Maximum, Aachen, Germany, July 20, 1964

Nam June Paik · 1964

Museum of Modern Art · Offset lithograph

Drawing, IBA Lützowstrasse Social Housing Competition, Berlin, Germany by Office for Metropolitan Architecture

Drawing, IBA Lützowstrasse Social Housing Competition, Berlin, Germany

Office for Metropolitan Architecture · 1980

M+ Museum · oil on paper

Plate (supplementary suite) from Manifeste Mystique (Mystic Manifesto) by Salvador Dalí

Plate (supplementary suite) from Manifeste Mystique (Mystic Manifesto)

Salvador Dalí · 1951

Museum of Modern Art · Etching from the supplementary suite of an…

Study for Sneaker Lace - White by Claes Oldenburg

Study for Sneaker Lace - White

Claes Oldenburg · 1991

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Color lithograph

Plate (facing page 58) from Les Chants de Maldoror (The Songs of Maldoror) by Salvador Dalí

Plate (facing page 58) from Les Chants de Maldoror (The Songs of Maldoror)

Salvador Dalí · 1934

Museum of Modern Art · One from an illustrated book with forty-two…

Landscape with Noses by Claes Oldenburg

Landscape with Noses

Claes Oldenburg · 1975

Walker Art Center · etching, aquatint on paper

Landscape by Thomas Cole

Landscape

Thomas Cole · 1825

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Oil on canvas

X-radiograph(s) of "Composition with Blue, Red and Yellow" by Piet Mondrian

X-radiograph(s) of "Composition with Blue, Red and Yellow"

Piet Mondrian

Harvard Art Museums · Photographs

Sneaker Lace in Landscape - Red by Claes Oldenburg

Sneaker Lace in Landscape - Red

Claes Oldenburg · 1991

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Color lithograph

Sneaker Lace in Landscape - Gray by Claes Oldenburg

Sneaker Lace in Landscape - Gray

Claes Oldenburg · 1991

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Color lithograph

Landscape: Window Overlooking the Woods by Édouard Vuillard

Landscape: Window Overlooking the Woods

Édouard Vuillard · 1899

Art Institute of Chicago · Oil on canvas

Fire in the Evening by Paul Klee

Fire in the Evening

Paul Klee · 1929

Museum of Modern Art · Oil on cardboard

Seated Figures, Study for "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Pierre Seurat

Seated Figures, Study for "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte"

Georges Pierre Seurat · 1884-1885

Fogg Museum · Oil on panel

The Day's Sport by James Ward, 1769–1859

The Day's Sport

James Ward, 1769–1859 · 1826

Yale Center for British Art · Oil on canvas

Beauty Painting by Suzuki Harunobu

Beauty Painting

Suzuki Harunobu · Edo period, 18th century

Tokyo National Museum · Painting

Kilta Tableware by Kaj Franck

Kilta Tableware

Kaj Franck · 1948

Museum of Modern Art · Glazed earthenware

A radiant female figure beset by dark spirits; page 45 from the "Images of Spain" Album (F) by Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)

A radiant female figure beset by dark spirits; page 45 from the "Images of Spain" Album (F)

Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) · ca. 1812–20

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Brush and point of brush, brown…

Brooklyn Bridge and Lower New York by John Marin

Brooklyn Bridge and Lower New York

John Marin · 1913

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Etching and drypoint with plate tone

Paysage a Vallauris by Pablo Picasso

Paysage a Vallauris

Pablo Picasso · 1953

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Lithograph

Tumbler by Kaj Franck

Tumbler

Kaj Franck · 1954

Museum of Modern Art · Turn mold-blown glass

Skål og karaffel by Juan Gris

Skål og karaffel

Juan Gris · Værkdatering: 1911

Statens Museum for Kunst · Ribbet papir

¡Qual la descañonan! by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

¡Qual la descañonan!

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes · 1797–98

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Etching and aquatint

Woman in a Kimono by Walter Crane, 1845–1915

Woman in a Kimono

Walter Crane, 1845–1915 · 1910

Yale Center for British Art · Watercolor and gouache on moderately thick,…

1970 from Insicuro Noncurante by Alighiero Boetti

1970 from Insicuro Noncurante

Alighiero Boetti · 1966-75

Museum of Modern Art · One from a portfolio of eighty two…

F by Anni Albers

F

Anni Albers · 1969

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Color screenprint in white ink

The Bird Catchers by François Boucher

The Bird Catchers

François Boucher · 1748

J. Paul Getty Museum · Oil on canvas, Oil, Canvas

Bombe ordigni origini e o altro from Insicuro Noncurante by Alighiero Boetti

Bombe ordigni origini e o altro from Insicuro Noncurante

Alighiero Boetti · 1966-75

Museum of Modern Art · One from a portfolio of eighty two…

Portrait of Ambrose Vollard, II by Pablo Picasso

Portrait of Ambrose Vollard, II

Pablo Picasso · 1937 (printed and published 1939)

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Sugar-lift, with aquatint and spit-bite etching

Suprematist Composition by Ivan Kudriashov

Suprematist Composition

Ivan Kudriashov · 1921

Museum of Modern Art · Pencil, watercolor, and gouache on paper

Clenched Fist by José Clemente Orozco

Clenched Fist

José Clemente Orozco · (1948)

Museum of Modern Art · Crayon and charcoal on paper

Bindweed by Artist: Fidelia Bridges

Bindweed

Artist: Fidelia Bridges · 1/1/1873

Yale University Art Gallery · Watercolor

Untitled by Isamu Noguchi

Untitled

Isamu Noguchi · 1946

Museum of Modern Art · Pencil on cut-out-and-pasted graph paper on black…

Lovers Surprised (Annette et Lubin) by François Boucher

Lovers Surprised (Annette et Lubin)

François Boucher · early 1760s

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Brown and black chalk, with touches of…

L'Arlésienne: Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux (Marie Julien, 1848–1911) by Vincent van Gogh

L'Arlésienne: Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux (Marie Julien, 1848–1911)

Vincent van Gogh · 1888–89

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Oil on canvas

Aften i stuen by Vilhelm Hammershøi

Aften i stuen

Vilhelm Hammershøi · Værkdatering: (1904)

Statens Museum for Kunst · Lærred

Winter Landscape with a Coach and Travelers by a House by Jacob Cats

Winter Landscape with a Coach and Travelers by a House

Jacob Cats · 1786

Fogg Museum · Brown ink, gray wash, and black chalk on cream…

Church Facade 6 by Piet Mondrian

Church Facade 6

Piet Mondrian · 1915, dated 1912

Museum of Modern Art · Charcoal on paper

Gifts for "J." by Paul Klee

Gifts for "J."

Paul Klee · 1928

Museum of Modern Art · Oil, ink, and gesso on canvas mounted…

"Genpo yoka" (Collection of Flowering Plants) by Ito Jakuchu

"Genpo yoka" (Collection of Flowering Plants)

Ito Jakuchu · Edo period, dated 1768 (Meiwa 5)

Tokyo National Museum · Ink rubbing of woodblock on paper

George Sand's Garden at Nohant by Eugène Delacroix

George Sand's Garden at Nohant

Eugène Delacroix · ca. 1842–43

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Oil on canvas

Nivea Cream Piece for Oscar Williams, performed during Fluxus/Musik og Anti-Musik/det Instrumentale Teater, Nikolai Kirke, Copenhagen, November 23, 1962 by Alison Knowles

Nivea Cream Piece for Oscar Williams, performed during Fluxus/Musik og Anti-Musik/det Instrumentale Teater, Nikolai Kirke, Copenhagen, November 23, 1962

Alison Knowles · 1962

Museum of Modern Art · Gelatin silver print

Portræt af Anna Ancher, profil by P.S. Krøyer

Portræt af Anna Ancher, profil

P.S. Krøyer · Værkdatering: 1898

Statens Museum for Kunst · Koldnålsradering

Portræt af Madame Matisse. Den grønne stribe by Henri Matisse

Portræt af Madame Matisse. Den grønne stribe

Henri Matisse · Værkdatering: (1905)

Statens Museum for Kunst · Lærred

Composition in Brown and Gray by Piet Mondrian

Composition in Brown and Gray

Piet Mondrian · 1913

Museum of Modern Art · Oil on canvas

Front cover from Igra v adu (A Game in Hell) by Kazimir Malevich

Front cover from Igra v adu (A Game in Hell)

Kazimir Malevich · 1913–14, published 1914

Museum of Modern Art · Lithograph with lithographed manuscript text from an…

Valley Landscape by John Marin

Valley Landscape

John Marin · Værkdatering: 1918

Statens Museum for Kunst · Vandfarve

La Bandera by José Clemente Orozco

La Bandera

José Clemente Orozco · 1928

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Lithograph

Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue by Piet Mondrian

Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue

Piet Mondrian · 1927

Cleveland Museum of Art · oil on canvas

Le Dedans & Le Dehors by Joan Miró

Le Dedans & Le Dehors

Joan Miró · 1966

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Color etching with aquatint

Reclining Nude II by Henri Matisse

Reclining Nude II

Henri Matisse · 1927

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze

Metamorphosis by Isamu Noguchi

Metamorphosis

Isamu Noguchi · 1946

Museum of Modern Art · Pencil on cut-out-and-pasted graph paper on black…

Suprematist Composition by Ivan Kudriashov

Suprematist Composition

Ivan Kudriashov · 1919

Museum of Modern Art · Pencil and watercolor on paper

No title by Eva Hesse

No title

Eva Hesse · 1965

Museum of Modern Art · Cut-and-pasted paper, ink, colored ink, gouache, and…

Natureza-morta com melancia e cacto by Pablo Picasso

Natureza-morta com melancia e cacto

Pablo Picasso · 1948

MASP · Litografia

Haus der Firma Z (Firmaet Zs hus) by Paul Klee

Haus der Firma Z (Firmaet Zs hus)

Paul Klee · Værkdatering: 1922

Statens Museum for Kunst · Brevpapir

The messenger bird = Le ramier messager : grande valse brillante sur la romance favorite d' Ettienne Arnaud / composée pour le piano par Fr. Burgmüller by Burgmüller

The messenger bird = Le ramier messager : grande valse brillante sur la romance favorite d' Ettienne Arnaud / composée pour le piano par Fr. Burgmüller

Burgmüller · 1800

Princeton Digital PUL · 1 score (9 pages) ; 34 cm

Work Sheet for Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi

Work Sheet for Sculpture

Isamu Noguchi · 1946

Museum of Modern Art · Pencil on cut-out-and-pasted graph paper on black…

Suprematism by Ivan Kliun

Suprematism

Ivan Kliun · 1916

Museum of Modern Art · Oil on wood

Study for a Composition by Theo van Doesburg

Study for a Composition

Theo van Doesburg · 1923

Museum of Modern Art · Gouache and ink on tissue paper and…

Circular Planes by Giacomo Balla

Circular Planes

Giacomo Balla · 1924

Museum of Modern Art · Oil on canvas

Φωτογραφία ανάγλυφης σύνθεσης του Ιβάν Κλιούν by Kliun, Ivan

Φωτογραφία ανάγλυφης σύνθεσης του Ιβάν Κλιούν

Kliun, Ivan

Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus

Painting by Jackson Pollock

Painting

Jackson Pollock · c.1944

Museum of Modern Art · Gouache on plywood

Capricho catalan : (extrait de "España") by Albéniz

Capricho catalan : (extrait de "España")

Albéniz · 1927

Library of Congress · notated music

Tango : extrait de "España" by Albéniz

Tango : extrait de "España"

Albéniz · 1927

Library of Congress · notated music

Fresh flowers : intermezzo by Lincke

Fresh flowers : intermezzo

Lincke · 1908

Princeton Digital PUL · Parts (Music)

[Lithograph in black] by Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946, artist. by Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946, artist.

[Lithograph in black] by Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946, artist.

Moholy-Nagy, László, 1895-1946, artist. · 1924-01-01

Library of Congress · photo, print, drawing