CITY LIGHTS George Nick’s oil paintings depicting quiet scenes in cities including Boston, Paris, and Rome are on display in an exhibit of his new work. Through Friday, December 23, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Tibor de Nagy Gallery, 724 Fifth Ave., between 56th and 57th streets, 12th floor, 212-262-5050, free.

BIRDS ON THE BRAIN Gulls and crows are just a few of the birds on display as part of “The Ornithological Paintings of Jamie Wyeth,” which closes this weekend. It is the artist’s first major show in New York since 2000. Through Saturday, Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Adelson Galleries, the Mark Hotel, third floor, 25 E. 77th St. at Madison Avenue, 212-439-6800, free.

PAINTED PORTRAITS “The Painted Spirit,” a new show of portraits by American painter Robert Henri (1865-1929), includes more than 35 paintings made between 1902 and 1928. The portraits on view were painted during Henri’s travels to Spain, Ireland, and around America. Some are on view publicly for the first time. Through Saturday, December 10, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Gerald Peters Gallery, 24 E. 78th St., between Fifth and Madison avenues, 212-628-9760, free.

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