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Abbott Handerson Thayer

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Painting of two blue jays with spread wings over bright snow, with bare branches in front and a leafless wooded edge behind.

Blue Jays in Winter, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

1900

Painting of a black and white bull standing in a dim barn with a window showing hills and trees behind it.

A Prize Bull

1870

Painting of a standing partially draped nude woman looking down, with a blue goblet and pitcher beside her on a dark backgrou

Hebe

c. 1890

Painting of two women in dark dresses standing close together against a muted grey-green background, both gazing to the right

The Sisters

1884

Watercolor study of a green caterpillar on a branch among serrated leaves, labeled Fig. 2.

Lunar Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

1920

Painting of a tiger's head with amber eyes and striped fur, partly framed by green grass against a dark background.

Tiger's Head

1870

Watercolor study of a green lobed oak leaf with brown patches, holes and a red stem on cream paper.

Oligocentra Lignicolor, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Watercolor study of a green caterpillar on a pale leaf against a dark background, by Abbott Handerson Thayer.

Heterocampa Biundata, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

1920

Oil portrait of a young blond boy in a dark textured jacket, set against painted leaves and red fruit on branches.

Townsend Bradley Martin

1910

Watercolor of a spotted frog in yellow and green, surrounded by radiating red and brown brushstrokes on a green wash.

Frog

1910

Winter landscape of dark pines over snow, with a mountain summit lit gold by low sun under a pale sky.

Mount Monadnock

probably 1911/1914

Oil self-portrait of a man in a white head wrap and pale garment against a dark brown background, painted in 1919.

Self-Portrait

1919

Painting of dark pine forest in snow with a snow-capped mountain summit rising behind under a pale evening sky.

Mount Monadnock

1918

Painting of a snowy mountain at dusk with golden sunlight on its peak, dark pines in the foreground, and pale blue sky.

Mount Monadnock

1911

Painting of a woman in a white dress flanked by two children against dark foliage and a teal-green sky.

My Children

1896

Painting of a young woman in a white dress seated before dark foliage, gazing to the side with clasped hands.

Young Woman

1898

Painted self-portrait of a bald man in an olive jacket, gazing directly at the viewer against a dark, brushy background.

Abbott Handerson Thayer Self-Portrait

1920

Oil painting of an elderly bearded man with a pipe, head bowed over a pale wooden surface against a dark background.

Fisherman Mending Nets

1883

Painting of a hillside town with pale buildings, an arched bridge, and a red-lit mountain with a small church at sunrise.

Sunrise, San Remo

1908

Oil portrait of a young woman with a gold headband and textured brown coat against a dark green background.

Young Woman in Fur Coat

1910

Pencil sketch of a seated young woman with dark hair in a bun, eyes lowered, hands resting in loose drapery.

Study of a Young Woman

1890

Painting of a copperhead snake camouflaged among brown and tan dead leaves, with only its head visible at left.

Copperhead Snake on Dead Leaves, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

1910

Watercolor of a blue sea with small boats, a white coastal town with trees, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

Azores

1920

Watercolor of red-roofed village houses beneath palm trees with soft blue hills behind them.

Village Street, Dominica

1920

Watercolor of a snowy forest floor in blue shadow, with dark pine trees and thin bare saplings across the scene.

Winter, Monadnock

1900

Loose watercolor of palm trees on a sunlit sandy landscape under a pale lavender sky, by Abbott Handerson Thayer.

West Indies

1920

Watercolor of a gabled Gothic tomb with a rider statue on top, pale walls, and a small figure walking at right.

Tomb of Verona

1920

Watercolor study of a green caterpillar with pale markings and a red tip, on a narrow paper strip with a hexagonal border.

White Birch Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Watercolor study of a green sphinx caterpillar camouflaged against leaves and a reddish branch.

Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

1920