A sampling of the best works, as judged by local experts

Los Angeles County

Museum of Art

5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. Mon.-Tue., Thu., noon-8 p.m.; Fri., noon-9 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-8 p.m. (323) 857-6000

“Addorsed Tree Dryads,” 50 BC to AD 25 Indian sculpture

“Ardabil Carpet,” 1540 Persian textile

“Magdalen With the Smoking Flame,” circa 1638-40 painting by Georges de La Tour

“Soap Bubbles,” circa 1733-34 painting by Jean-Simeon Chardin

“Sir Wyndham KnatchbullWyndham,” 1758-59 painting by Pompeo Batoni

“The Bellelli Sisters,” 1865-66 painting by Edgar Degas

“Sous Bois,” circa 1894 painting by Paul Cezanne

Furniture from the Robert R. Blacker House made in 1907 by Greene and Greene

“The Treachery of Images (This Is Not a Pipe),” circa 1928-29 painting by Rene Magritte

“Back Seat Dodge ‘38,” 1964 sculpture by Edward Kienholz

“Untitled (Comb),” 1970 sculpture by Vija Celmins

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Getty Center

1200 Getty Center Drive, L.A. Tue.-Thu. and Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 10 a.m.-9 p.m. (310) 440-7300

“Stammheim Missal,” circa 1160 German illuminated manuscript

“Portrait of a Halberdier (Francesco Guardi?),” circa 1528-30 painting by Pontormo

“The Abduction of Europa,” 1632 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn

“Still Life With Fish, Vegetables, Gougeres, Pots and Cruets on a Table,” 1769 painting by Jean-Simeon Chardin

“A View of the Bay of Naples, Looking Southwest From the Pizzofalcone Toward Capo di Posilippo,” 1791 watercolor by Giovanni Batista Lusieri

“Agassiz Column, Yosemite,” 1878 photograph by Carleton Watkins

“Christ’s Entry Into Brussels in 1889,” 1888 painting by James Ensor

“Irises,” 1889 painting by Vincent van Gogh

“Young Italian Woman at a Table,” circa 1895-1900 painting by Paul Cezanne

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Getty Villa

17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu. Timed tickets are required. Call ahead or go to www.getty.edu. (310) 230-7075.

“Victorious Youth,” circa 300-100 BC Greek sculpture

“Goddess, Probably Aphrodite,” circa 425-400 BC Greek sculpture

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Norton Simon Museum

411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. Mon., Wed.-Thu., Sat.-Sun., noon-6 p.m.; Fri., noon-9 p.m.. (626) 449-6840.

“Buddha and Adorants on the Cosmic Mountain,” circa 700 Indian sculpture

“God Vishnu,” circa 950 Cambodian sculpture

“Resurrection,” circa 1455 painting by Dieric Bouts

“Christ Giving His Blessing,” 1478 painting by Hans Memling

“Adam and Eve,” circa 1530 paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder

“The Flight Into Egypt,” circa 1544-45 painting by Jacopo Bassano

“Still Life With Lemons, Oranges and a Rose,” 1633 painting by Francisco de Zurbaran

“Mulberry Tree,” 1889 painting by Vincent van Gogh

“Woman With a Book,” 1932 painting by Pablo Picasso

“The Librarian,” 1960 assemblage by George Herms

“Basel Mural I,” 1956-58 painting by Sam Francis

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Huntington Library, Art Collections

and Botanical Gardens

1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. Tue.-Fri., noon-4:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.. (626) 405-2100

“Madonna and Child,” circa 1460 painting Rogier van de Weyden

“Nessus and Deianira,” circa 1575 sculpture by Giovanni Bologna

Savonnerie carpets made for the Grande Galerie of the Louvre, 17th century

“Young Knitter Asleep,” circa 1755 painting by Jean-Baptiste Greuze

“Karl Friedrich Abel,” circa 1777 painting by Thomas Gainsborough

“Diana,” 1782 sculpture by Jean-Antoine Houdon

“Sarah (Kemble) Siddons as the Tragic Muse,” 1783-84 painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds

“View on the Stour Near Dedham,” 1822 painting by John Constable

“Chimborazo,” 1864 painting by Frederic Edwin Church

“Favrile Glass Fern Vase,” circa 1900 by Tiffany

“Cabinet With Tulip Poplar Panels,” 1904 by Byrdcliffe Colony

Museum of Contemporary Art

250 S. Grand Ave., L.A. Mon. and Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thu., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.. (213) 626-6222

“Betrothal 1,” 1947 painting by Arshile Gorky

“Number 1, 1949,” 1949 painting by Jackson Pollock

“Untitled Combine (Man With White Shoes),” 1955 sculpture by Robert Rauschenberg

“Map,” 1962 painting by Jasper Johns

“The Big Wheel,” 1979 sculpture by Chris Burden

“Pay for Your Pleasure,” 1988 installation by Mike Kelley

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UCLA Hammer Museum

10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood. Tue.-Wed., Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Thu., 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (310) 443-7000

“Dr. Pozzi at Home,” 1881 painting by John Singer Sargent

“Juno,” 1662-65 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn

“Hospital at Saint-Remy,” 1889 painting by Vincent van Gogh

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California African American Museum

600 State Drive, L.A. Wed.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (213) 744-7432

“Watts Riot,” 1966 assemblage by Noah Purifoy

“The Door (Admissions Office),” 1969 sculpture by David Hammons

“Ethnic Heritage Series: California Crosswalk,” 1979 assemblage by John Outterbridge

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UCLA Fowler Museum

Sunset Boulevard and Westwood Plaza, Westwood. Wed.-Sun., noon-5 p.m.; Thu., noon-8 p.m.. (310) 825-4361

Moche portrait vessel, circa 100-800, Peru

Kongo “Nkisi Nkondi” power figure, 18th to 19th century

Luba female figure, 18th to 19th century

Tsimshian shamans’ mask, 19th century

Efut headdress, 19th century

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Autry National Center

4700 Western Heritage Way, L.A. Tue.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. (323) 667-2000

Navajo poncho, circa 1840

Haida house posts, circa 1860

Navajo chief’s blanket, circa 1870

Acoma ceramic jar, circa 1900