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Abbott Handerson Thayer

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Oil portrait of a bald man in a tan jacket and dark tie against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

1920

Pink flowers in a shallow metal bowl on a white cloth, set against a dark painterly background.

Still Life

1886

Portrait of a young woman with wavy auburn hair and blue eyes in a cream blouse against a dark background.

Margaret MacKittrick

1903

Painting of a woman in a white gown flanked by two children before a dark tree and teal sky.

My Children (Mary, Gerald, and Gladys Thayer)

1897

Painting of a winged woman in white robes seated on a dark stone inscribed VAEA, against a dark background.

Stevenson Memorial

1900

Watercolor portrait of a young woman with dark bangs, face softly modeled against muted brown and violet washes.

Mary

Painting of white and pink roses in a dark blue ceramic vase against a soft brown-grey background.

Roses

1890

Painting of a young angel with large white wings and a white robe against a pale blue background.

Angel

1887

Oil painting of a turquoise sea bay framed by grassy cliffs and distant headlands under a pale sky.

Cornish Headlands

1898

Painting of a young woman in a white blouse arranging her dark hair against a dark green leafy background.

Girl Arranging Her Hair

1910

Three pink roseate spoonbills wade among green marsh grass under a lavender cloudy sky, painted in loose brushwork.

Roseate Spoonbills, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

1900

Painting of orange-red flamingoes with curved necks against a pale sky and dark brushed ground.

Red Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

1900

Oil study of white and red lilies among dark foliage, with a pale sky and distant horizon behind them.

Flower Studies

1880

Loose painting of a woman in a white bridal gown and veil against a warm tan background.

A Bride

1890

Painting of an orange and purple sunset over a dark silhouetted landscape with a palm tree at left.

The Sky Simulated by Red Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

1900

Painting of a pink roseate spoonbill wading among green marsh grasses under a pink sky, by Abbott Handerson Thayer.

Roseate Spoonbill, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

1900

Unfinished painting of a standing woman in a white gown with clasped hands before a dark backdrop.

Standing Woman

1920

Painting of white flamingos with red wing patches blending into a purple and gray background, with cracked paint surface.

White Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

1900

Painting of a male wood duck with green head and white neck stripe floating among lily pads on dark water.

Male Wood Duck in a Forest Pool, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

1900

Painting of a pink and lavender sunset sky over a dark silhouetted treeline and landscape.

Sunrise or Sunset, study for book, Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

1900

Dusky purple landscape with spiky dark forms under a pale sky crossed by a red streak of light.

The Sky Simulated by White Flamingoes study for book, Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

1900

Loose painting of a helmeted woman with spear standing in a chariot pulled by dark horses under a pale, cloudy sky.

Minerva in a Chariot

1890

Painting of a peacock with fanned tail feathers camouflaged among dense green leaves and dappled woodland light.

Peacock in the Woods, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

1900

Painting of two children, an older girl and a younger child with curly hair, close together against a dark background.

Brother and Sister (Mary and Gerald Thayer)

1880

Loose oil painting of turquoise sea framed by dark cliffs and a grassy headland under a pale, cloudy sky.

Cornish Headlands

1890

Loose painting of a calm pond with green trees on the left, a distant town on the far shore, and a pale sky.

Dublin Pond, New Hampshire

1890

Painting of a young winged angel with white wings and a white gown against a pale blue background, gazing forward.

Angel

1880

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

My Children (Mary, Gerald, and Gladys Thayer)

1890

Painting of a seated woman in green robes flanked by two children before an ornate panel and hazy landscape.

Virgin Enthroned

1890

Portrait of a Woman (Miss Gertrude Bloede)

Portrait of a Woman (Miss Gertrude Bloede)

1880

Painting of a seated half-nude woman in green drapery against a dark background, with curved gold strokes at upper right.

Half Draped Figure

1880

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a red dress with clasped hands against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady (Mrs. William B. Cabot)

1900

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