Al Hirschfeld and his daughter, Nina.

“Excavation,” By Willem de Kooning (1950)

“Seated Woman,” By Willem de Kooning (1940)

“Orestes,” By Willem de Kooning (1947)

“Figure in Landscape, No. 2,” By Willem de Kooning (1951)

The de Kooning Retrospective at the Modern is a big show and it is fuggin’ gorgeous. It’s up through the middle of January. Don’t sleep.

“Pencil drawing of Elaine de Kooning,” by Willem de Kooning (1940)

“Louise de Broglie, Countesse d’Haussonville,” By Ingres (1845)

It’s at the Frick.

Another study for Louise de Broglie. By Ingres (1845)

“Study for Louise de Broglie,” By Ingres (1845)

“Drapery Study for a Seated Figure,” By Leonardo Da Vinci (1470)

For reals. Bow down.

“Seated Figure with a Hat,” By Richard Deibenkorn (1967)

More from Retronaut:

Gorgeous color photography of NYC in the ’50s by Saul Leiter.

“Yellow Porch,” By Richard Diebenkorn (1961)

Dig this most cool photo gallery of American restaurants, cafes, and dinners of the 1950s and ’60s over at the even cooler site, Retronaut.

(Peace to Brad for showing us the way to this one.)

“My Gems,” By William Harnett (1888)

“Portrait of Guillaume Guillon-Lethiere,” By Ingres, now featured in a show at the Morgan Library. Don’t sleep.

“Enter Sandman,” drawn special for Bronx Banter by Ben DeRosa. Bow Down.

Seen, downtown Manhattan.

Oh, Julie.

A Love Letter to NYC from the Life Archives.