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The Best of 2025, No. 100-81

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As the year winds down, it’s become tradition to do a series of posts featuring a countdown of favorites from the year. There will be five posts in total, culminating in the top 20-1 on December 31st. For a refresher, here are the 2023 and 2024 top 20 (within links inside to all the posts):

The Best of 2023, No. 20-1

The Best of 2023, No. 20-1

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December 31, 2023
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The Best of 2024, No. 20-1

The Best of 2024, No. 20-1

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Jan 1
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Without further ado, let’s roll with 100-81:

100. Joan of Arc, by Frank Schoonover, 1918, photo by Katie Chin

99. Harlequin, by Pablo Picasso, 1923

98. Death in the Sickroom, by Edvard Munch, 1893, photo via @answerdavebrown

97. Descent into Hell, by Duccio, 1308-11, photo by Noe Llamas

96. Slumber Party Martyrs (flipped), by Robin F. Williams, 2023

95. Blue Jay (rotated), by Helen Frankenthaler, 1963, photo by @haffeyphoto

94. The Gamblers (flipped), by Hendrick Ter Brugghen, 1623, photo by Cameron Browne

93. Herakles the Archer cast, by Émile-Antoine Bourdelle, 1909, photo by @schmidtyphoto

92. Blue Smash, by Adolph Gottlieb, 1960

91. Still Life with Dead Birds (and a Basket of Oysters), by Germain Ribot, 1860-80

90. Another Storm, by Lee Krasner, 1963, photo by Adam Davy

89. The Orator, by Magnus Zeller, 1920, photo by @powersimagery @ESPNImages

88. The Officers of the St Adrian Militia Company in 1633, by Frans Hals, 1633

87. The Art of Conversation, by René Magritte, 1963, photo by @kevinjairaj

86. The Head of John the Baptist brought to Herod, by Giovanni di Paolo, 1454

Smiling Girl, a Courtesan, Holding an Obscene Image, by Gerrit van Honthorst, 1625

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