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88 works by 32 artists

88 works featuring “Shop sign” by 32 artists, from the 16th to the 20th century, held in 46 museums.

Advertising Lights in the Street, János Vaszary

Advertising Lights in the Street, 1930.

Reklámfények az utcán (museum title)

János Vaszary (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

14th Street, The Wigwam (Tammany Hall), John Sloan

14th Street, The Wigwam (Tammany Hall), 1928.

14th Street, The Wigwam (Tammany Hall) (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Moral Levitation, Gaganendranath Tagore

Moral Levitation, 1917.

Moral Levitation (museum title)

Gaganendranath Tagore (Indian), lithograph

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom

The Suruga District in the Eastern Capital, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, Utagawa Hiroshige

The Suruga District in the Eastern Capital, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, 1858.

The Suruga District in the Eastern Capital (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Errand Girl, Henri Evenepoel

Errand Girl

Het loopmeisje (museum title)

Henri Evenepoel (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

La place du marché (La promenade d'Argenteuil), Gustave Caillebotte

La place du marché (La promenade d'Argenteuil), 1883.

La place du marché (La promenade d'Argenteuil) (museum title)

Gustave Caillebotte (French)

Private collection

Yoshida on the Tōkaidō, Katsushika Hokusai

Yoshida on the Tōkaidō, c. 1830–1832.

Yoshida on the Tōkaidō (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

No. 60, Imasu, from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō, Utagawa Hiroshige

No. 60, Imasu, from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō, c. 1835–1838.

No. 60, Imasu (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Fujikawa--Scene at Outskirts Post, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō edition), Utagawa Hiroshige

Fujikawa--Scene at Outskirts Post, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō edition), c. 1832–1833.

Fujikawa--Scene at Outskirts Post (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

View of a Butcher's Shop, Vincent van Gogh

View of a Butcher's Shop, 1888.

View of a Butcher's Shop (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

The City from Greenwich Village, John Sloan

The City from Greenwich Village, 1922.

The City from Greenwich Village (museum title)

John Sloan (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Lafayette, John Sloan

The Lafayette, 1927.

The Lafayette (museum title)

John Sloan (American), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Signboard for a Schoolmaster (Adults' Side), Hans Holbein le Jeune

Signboard for a Schoolmaster (Adults' Side), 1516.

Aushängeschild eines Schulmeisters (Erwachsenenseite) (museum title)

Hans Holbein le Jeune (Swiss), mixed technique on spruce wood

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Old Factory on the River Somme (Evening), Frits Thaulow

Old Factory on the River Somme (Evening), 1890s.

Old Factory on the River Somme (Evening) (museum title)

Frits Thaulow (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, France

Painting by Honoré Daumier, Honoré Daumier

Painting by Honoré Daumier, c. 1860–1865.

Die Gaukler (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), oil on canvas

Belvedere Museum, Austria

Mitsui Shop at Surugachō in Edo, Katsushika Hokusai

Mitsui Shop at Surugachō in Edo, c. 1830–1832.

Mitsui Shop at Surugachō in Edo (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The First Vendor of Jourdan and Brown (Le premier vendeur de Jourdan et Brown), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

The First Vendor of Jourdan and Brown (Le premier vendeur de Jourdan et Brown), 1897.

The First Vendor of Jourdan and Brown (Le premier vendeur… (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), print

National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States

Totsuka: Motomachi Fork, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō edition), Utagawa Hiroshige

Totsuka: Motomachi Fork, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō edition), c. 1832–1833.

Totsuka: Motomachi Fork (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Little Family Scenes: Five-Cent Shop, Pierre Bonnard

Little Family Scenes: Five-Cent Shop, 1893.

Petites scènes familières : Boutique à cinq sous (museum title)

Pierre Bonnard (French), lithograph

Bibliothèque nationale de France

Un Chapeau neuf, Honoré Daumier

Un Chapeau neuf, 1845.

Un Chapeau neuf (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph on newsprint

National Gallery of Art, United States

City Lights, János Vaszary

City Lights, 1930.

Városi világítás (museum title)

János Vaszary (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

At the Plönlein in Rothenburg, Aleksander Gierymski

At the Plönlein in Rothenburg, 1896–1897.

Zakątek Am Plönlein w Rothenburgu (museum title)

Aleksander Gierymski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Anshutz on Anatomy, John Sloan

Anshutz on Anatomy, 1912.

Anshutz on Anatomy (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Abbeville, la rue et l'église Saint-Vulfran, Eugène Boudin

Abbeville, la rue et l'église Saint-Vulfran, 1894.

Abbeville, la rue et l'église Saint-Vulfran (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), oil on wood panel

Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israël

Demons Teasing Me, James Ensor

Demons Teasing Me, 1895.

Démons me turlupinant (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching on paper

Kröller-Müller Museum, Netherlands

Le Moulin d'Alfort, Henri Rousseau

Le Moulin d'Alfort, 1895.

Le Moulin d'Alfort (museum title)

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Pola Museum of Art, Japan

La Rue de l'Épicerie à Rouen, fin d'après-midi, Camille Pissarro

La Rue de l'Épicerie à Rouen, fin d'après-midi, 1898.

La Rue de l'Épicerie à Rouen, fin d'après-midi (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Van Vlissingen Art Foundation, Netherlands

Le Moulin Rouge, Pierre Bonnard

Le Moulin Rouge, c. 1896.

Le Moulin Rouge (museum title)

Pierre Bonnard (French), oil on wood

Bemberg Collection, France

Picture Book of Kyōka Poems: Mountains upon Mountains, Katsushika Hokusai

Picture Book of Kyōka Poems: Mountains upon Mountains, 1804.

Picture Book of Kyōka Poems: Mountains upon Mountains (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Folkefest, Adolph Tidemand

Folkefest, 1854.

Folkefest (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), pen, wash and gouache on paper

National Museum of Norway

Bikuni Bridge in the Snow, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Utagawa Hiroshige

Bikuni Bridge in the Snow, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1858.

Bikuni Bridge in the Snow (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

On the Thames, David Roberts

On the Thames, 1860.

On the Thames (museum title)

David Roberts (British), graphite on paper

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Street in Venice, Frits Thaulow

Street in Venice, 1897.

Gate i Venezia (museum title)

Frits Thaulow (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Nadar Elevating Photography to the Height of Art, Honoré Daumier

Nadar Elevating Photography to the Height of Art, 1862.

Nadar élevant la Photographie à la hauteur de l'Art (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

Surugachō, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Utagawa Hiroshige

Surugachō, from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1856.

Surugachō (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Parisian Street Scene, Helene Schjerfbeck

Parisian Street Scene, c. 1880–1881.

Pariisilainen katukuva (museum title)

Helene Schjerfbeck (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Boulevard (Some Aspects of Parisian Life), Pierre Bonnard

Boulevard (Some Aspects of Parisian Life), 1899.

Boulevard (Quelques aspects de la vie de Paris) (museum title)

Pierre Bonnard (French), color lithograph

Bibliothèque nationale de France

Mariko: Teahouse with Local Speciality, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō edition), Utagawa Hiroshige

Mariko: Teahouse with Local Speciality, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō edition), c. 1832–1833.

Mariko: Teahouse with Local Speciality (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

The Quay of the Seine during Snow Season, Alfred Sisley

The Quay of the Seine during Snow Season, 1879.

The Quay of the Seine during Snow Season (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Dixon Gallery and Gardens, United States

Rue à Arcueil, Henri Matisse

Rue à Arcueil, 1899.

Rue à Arcueil (museum title)

Henri Matisse (French), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Shadow on the House, James Ensor

The Shadow on the House, 1933.

The Shadow on the House (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), drypoint

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Place Pigalle in Paris, Henri Evenepoel

Place Pigalle in Paris, c. 1898.

Place Pigalle in Parijs (museum title)

Henri Evenepoel (Belgian), conté crayon on paper

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Girl and Beggar, John Sloan

Girl and Beggar, 1910.

Girl and Beggar (museum title)

John Sloan (American), etching

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Demons Teasing Me, James Ensor

Demons Teasing Me, 1895.

Demons Teasing Me (museum title)

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

La Place Clichy, Pierre Bonnard

La Place Clichy, 1912.

La Place Clichy (museum title)

Pierre Bonnard (French), oil on canvas

Musée National d'Art Moderne, France

Rue de l'Épicerie, Rouen, Camille Pissarro

Rue de l'Épicerie, Rouen, 1898.

Rue de l'Épicerie, Rouen (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

No. 59, Sekigahara, from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō, Utagawa Hiroshige

No. 59, Sekigahara, from the series The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaidō, c. 1835–1838.

No. 59, Sekigahara (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Goyu, Tabibito tome-onnna, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō edition), Utagawa Hiroshige

Goyu, Tabibito tome-onnna, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō edition), c. 1832–1833.

Goyu, Tabibito tome-onnna (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

A Fight at the Venta Nueva, Francisco de Goya

A Fight at the Venta Nueva, 1777.

La Dispute à la Venta nueva (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

L'Inondation à Port-Marly, Alfred Sisley

L'Inondation à Port-Marly, 1876.

L'Inondation à Port-Marly (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France