Famous paintings in New York

The Met and the Neue Galerie are both on Fifth Avenue along Central Park, a few blocks apart, and MoMA is in Midtown, about 30 blocks south.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The largest art museum in the United States, on Fifth Avenue at the edge of Central Park.

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The HarvestersPieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565 New YorkThe MusiciansCaravaggio, 1597 New YorkView of ToledoEl Greco, c. 1599 to 1600 New YorkJuan de ParejaDiego Velázquez, 1650 New YorkAristotle with a Bust of HomerRembrandt, 1653 New YorkYoung Woman with a Water PitcherJohannes Vermeer, c. 1662 New YorkThe Death of SocratesJacques-Louis David, 1787 New YorkThe Great Wave off KanagawaKatsushika Hokusai, c. 1830 to 1832 New YorkWashington Crossing the DelawareEmanuel Leutze, 1851 New YorkThe Horse FairRosa Bonheur, 1852 to 1855 New YorkGarden at Sainte-AdresseClaude Monet, 1867 New YorkThe Dance ClassEdgar Degas, 1874 New YorkMadame XJohn Singer Sargent, 1883 to 1884 New YorkSelf-Portrait with a Straw HatVincent van Gogh, 1887 New YorkWheat Field with CypressesVincent van Gogh, 1889 New YorkCypressesVincent van Gogh, 1889 New YorkBridge over a Pond of Water LiliesClaude Monet, 1899 New YorkThe Gulf StreamWinslow Homer, 1899 New York

• The Harvesters, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565 Gallery 638
• The Musicians, Caravaggio, 1597 Gallery 620
• View of Toledo, El Greco, c. 1599 to 1600
• Juan de Pareja, Diego Velázquez, 1650 Gallery 625
• Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Rembrandt, 1653 Gallery 616
• Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1662 Gallery 614
• The Death of Socrates, Jacques-Louis David, 1787 Gallery 634
• The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830 to 1832
• Washington Crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Leutze, 1851 Gallery 760
• The Horse Fair, Rosa Bonheur, 1852 to 1855 Gallery 812
• Garden at Sainte-Adresse, Claude Monet, 1867 Gallery 818
• The Dance Class, Edgar Degas, 1874 Gallery 815
• Madame X, John Singer Sargent, 1883 to 1884 Gallery 771
• Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat, Vincent van Gogh, 1887 Gallery 825
• Wheat Field with Cypresses, Vincent van Gogh, 1889 Gallery 822
• Cypresses, Vincent van Gogh, 1889 Gallery 825
• Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies, Claude Monet, 1899 Gallery 819
• The Gulf Stream, Winslow Homer, 1899 Gallery 767

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

The Museum of Modern Art in Midtown Manhattan, one of the most influential museums of modern art in the world.

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The Starry NightVincent van Gogh, 1889 New YorkThe Sleeping GypsyHenri Rousseau, 1897 New YorkLes Demoiselles d'AvignonPablo Picasso, 1907 New YorkThe Persistence of MemorySalvador Dalí, 1931 New YorkChristina's WorldAndrew Wyeth, 1948 New York

• The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, 1889
• The Sleeping Gypsy, Henri Rousseau, 1897
• Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Pablo Picasso, 1907
• The Persistence of Memory, Salvador Dalí, 1931
• Christina's World, Andrew Wyeth, 1948

Neue Galerie New York

A museum of early twentieth-century German and Austrian art in a mansion on Fifth Avenue at 86th Street, a short walk from the Met.

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Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer IGustav Klimt, 1907 New York

• Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, Gustav Klimt, 1907

At a glance

Before you go

Big museums rehang rooms and lend paintings to exhibitions, so a famous work can be away when you visit. Check each museum's website for opening hours, tickets and whether a painting is on view. Gallery numbers above come from the museum's own published data where available.

Sources: museum collection records and Wikidata, listed on each painting's page. Checked October 17, 2026. How we check.