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Pencil study sheet of several icebergs by Frederic Edwin Church, with handwritten notes on capsizing and avalanche.

Foundering Icebergs near Battle Harbour, Canada

1850

Two white birch trunks stand in a forest with autumn yellow and red leaves in the undergrowth below.

Birch Trees in Autumn, Vermont

1860

Pencil sketch of a standing figure seen from behind in a fringed garment, with cloud studies and handwritten notes on cream p

Cloud Sketch and Figure of Cecrops

1890

Pencil sketch sheet of tropical plants including palms, flowering spikes and broad leaves, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Sketches near Jorje, Ecuador

1850

Graphite sketch of distant mountains, tropical plants, tree trunks, and studies of men in hats, with handwritten notes.

River Bank with Mountains and Clouds, Three Plants, and Men with Hats, Colombia

1850

Pencil sketch of a tall tree with bare and leafy branches above rocks, with a small figure at lower left.

Tree, Catskill, New York

1840

Oil sketch of a lake among wooded hills at sunset, with a bright sun reflected on the water and a rounded mountain at left.

Eagle Lake Viewed from Cadillac Mountain, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

1850

Pencil sketches of robed figures and dogs on tan paper, with handwritten color notes annotating the clothing.

Figure Sketches with Dogs, Port Said, Egypt

1860

Pencil studies of icebergs in rows on pale green paper, with handwritten notes and a date in the lower right.

Icebergs at Sea near Newfoundland, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch of palm trees, a leafy tree, hills and a reclining figure, with handwritten colour notes on grey paper.

Mixed Sketches, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of a river landscape with a distant island, palms, reeds and ferns in the foreground.

Views along the Rio Magdalena, Colombia

1850

Sketch of a Bull's Head, Catskill, New York

1840

Pencil sketch of clouds and distant hills with handwritten colour notes and the date July 28, 1863 at top right.

Twilight over the Catskills, Hudson, New York

1860

Pencil botanical study of a plant with large veined leaves, buds, and a curved stem, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Study, Ecuador

1850

Oil sketch of a dusky landscape with a dark mountain silhouette under a glowing orange and yellow sunset sky.

The Catskills at Twilight, Hudson, New York

1880

Pencil sketch of tree trunks and bare branches on a mossy forest floor, with handwritten moss notes on tan paper.

Trees on a Slope

1860

Pencil sketches of a steamboat, a canoe with figures, hills, and tall plants, with handwritten colour notes on grey paper.

Sketches of Plants, a Steamer, and a Champan from the Río Magdalena, Colombia

1850

Pencil sketch of a large iceberg with jagged peaks above calm water, with a small sailing ship in the foreground.

The Iceberg, Canada

1850

Pale iceberg rendered in white gouache on tan paper, with a handwritten date in the upper right corner.

Iceberg near Cape Race, Canada

1850

Pencil and white chalk sketch of water spraying up over rocks on a tan paper ground.

Water Falling on Rocks

1850

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a ruined stone wall, grasses, botanical studies and handwritten color notes.

Landscape and Botanical Sketch from the Temple of the Sun, Quito, Ecuador

1850

Pencil sketch of two sailing ships and a coiled maritime device on cream paper, by Frederic Edwin Church, 1850.

Ships at Anchor and a Maritime Device, Canada

1850

Pencil botanical sketch of a tall century plant flowering stalk with handwritten colour notes beside it.

Century Plant in Bloom, Jamaica

1860

Pencil and white chalk drawing of rocky coastal cliffs, a calm sea, and a distant sailboat under a streaked evening sky.

Cliffs at Southwest Head, Grand Manan Island, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch on grey-blue paper of several tree canopies with handwritten notes about purple flowers and foliage gaps.

Sketches of Tree Tops, Río Magdalena, Colombia

1850

Pencil botanical sketch of an agave rosette, ferns and shrubs over rocky ground, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Sketch with Agave Plant, Ecuador

1850

Loose sketch of small figures in robes on a sandy shore, with a small boat, a white building and a dog.

Mixed Sketches with Figures

1860

Brown-toned sketch of cliffs, churning sea and a distant island, with white highlights on the waves and rocks.

Views near Cape St. John and Gull Island, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch of a multi-trunked tree with sparse leaves, inscribed 'A small leaved tree near Jorje' and 'June 57'.

Small-Leaved Tree near Jorje, Ecuador

1850

Oil sketch of an orange and pink sunset sky over dark silhouetted trees and distant blue hills.

Orange Sky at Sunset, Hudson, New York

1860

Pencil and white-highlight sketches on brown paper showing branches, a palm, bamboo, and a rocky stream in Jamaica.

Sketches in the Blue Mountains, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch of a wind-bent pitch pine tree with sweeping branches and clustered needles on pale paper.

A Pitch Pine, Catskill, New York

1840

Oil sketch of a muted sky with streaked rose and brown clouds over a blue-green band and ochre ground.

Sketch of the Sky

1880

Pencil sketch of a goat on a rock beside a wooden fence, with a tree behind, inscribed Pandi July 1853.

A Goat in Pandi, Colombia

1850

Graphite sketch of a tall palm with feathery fronds, labeled Tamaca Palm, with a small trunk study beside it.

Tamaca Palm, Colombia or Ecuador

1850

Pencil sketches on paper of a gnarled tree trunk, hands, and a white cedar sprig with handwritten notes.

Shaking Hands and a Gnarled Tree Trunk, Catskill, New York

1840

Pencil botanical sketches of leaves and stems on brown paper, with handwritten notes, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Botanical Sketches near Pandi, Colombia

1850

Pencil sketches on pale paper of cattle, including a bull drinking and a yoke, with a handwritten note saying drinking.

Bull Drinking and a Yoke, Catskill, New York

1840

Brown paper sketch of snowy alpine peaks above a forested valley, drawn in graphite with white highlights.

The Watzmann and Königssee near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

1860

Pencil and white chalk sketches of wildflowers on tan paper, including thistle and goldenrod, with handwritten plant labels.

Sketches of Flowering Plants

1850

Pencil sketch of a coastal scene with seabirds, a distant island, waves, and handwritten colour notes on tan paper.

Coastal Views

1850

Pencil sketch sheet of trees, palms, parasitic vines and a small monkey, with handwritten notes on foliage.

Botanical sketches with a Monkey, Colombia or Ecuador

1850

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a gnarled evergreen tree with twisted branches on brown paper, by Frederic Edwin Church.

A Gnarled Evergreen, Grand Manan Island, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch of tree trunks, a board fence, and faint animal legs on cream paper.

Tree Trunks beside a Board Fence

1840

Pencil sketch of a floating iceberg and distant mountains with a small head study and handwritten color notes on aged paper.

Sketches of a Man's Head and Floating Iceberg, Canada

1850

Oil sketch of a glowing sunset sky with dark clouds over a horizon, by Frederic Edwin Church, 1880.

Cloud Sketch

1880

Oil sketch of billowing cumulus clouds lit warm against a pale blue sky, with bare paper below the horizon.

Cloud Study, Hudson, New York

1870

Loose brown sketch of two bedouin figures in robes and headcloths standing in a dark rocky cave opening, one holding a long s

Two Bedouins

1870

Pencil sketch of two craggy cliffs rising above a low horizon, with the sky left largely blank.

Iceberg Panorama, Canada, Part Two

1850

Pencil sketch of a rainbow over a sea with a sailing ship, surrounded by figure studies and handwritten color notes.

Rainbow over the Mediterranean with Figure Sketches, Beirut, Lebanon

1860

Sketch of a steamship and a sailing ship on calm grey sea, with a small rowboat in the foreground under pale sky.

Ships in the North, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch of a leafy group of trees with slender trunks rising from rocky ground, handwritten date at right.

A Group of Trees, Catskill, New York

1840

Painting of a large grey iceberg floating in green water under a pale sky, with a distant brown shoreline on both sides.

Gray Iceberg, Canada

1850

Oil sketch of blue icebergs under an orange dusk sky above dark water, painted by Frederic Edwin Church in 1850.

Iceberg at Midnight, Labrador

1850

Tethered Donkey and a Style of Fence, South America

1850

Pencil sketch of drooping bromeliad blossoms on branching stems, with handwritten Jamaica inscription on pale paper.

Blossoms of the Bromelia Pinguin, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch of a plantain plant with broad leaves, a tree study, and a rocky shrub, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Sketches, Colombia or Ecuador

1850

Painting of a dense cluster of wildflowers with red, white, and yellow blooms and green grasses on a brown brushed ground.

Wildflowers

1860

Oil sketch of birch trunks and a dark tree among saplings and golden autumn foliage on the forest floor.

In the Woods, Vermont

1860

Pencil study of bamboo stalks and leaves on pale paper, with handwritten colour notes at lower left.

Bamboo, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch of icebergs on calm water with small figures on an ice shelf at lower right.

Icebergs near Belle Isle, Canada

1850

Sketch of three Middle Eastern men in robes and red caps, one standing and two seated with a rifle and sword, on brown wash.

Three Bedouin Men

1860

Pencil sketch of a large iceberg rising from the horizon on tan paper, with the handwritten note 'July 15th' below.

The Last Iceberg, Canada

1850

Painting of a sunlit cumulus cloud rising over a calm sea horizon, with pink wispy clouds in a pale blue sky.

Clouds at Sea

1880

Pencil sketch of canoes on water, a man rowing in a hat, and a seated figure with a pot on a bank.

Sketches of Canoes and Figures, Mexico

1880

Pencil sketch of wooded riverbanks and tree canopies reflected in water, with handwritten notes naming the Río Magdalena.

Wooded Banks along the Río Magdalena, Colombia

1850

Pencil sketch of a leafy plant stem with serrated leaves and buds, plus a branch of pinnate leaves, on tan paper.

Plant Sketch

1850

Vertical oil sketch of a glowing orange sunset over purple water with dark green land at the bottom.

Sunset

1860

Pencil sketch of a bare dead tree trunk with angular branches extending to the right on cream paper.

Dead Tree Trunk, Lake Millinocket, Maine

1870

Pencil sketches of a horned bull on cream paper, showing a head study with harness and a side view of the body.

Bull Sketches, Catskill, New York

1840

Oil sketch of a lichen-covered boulder in a woodland clearing with tree trunks behind it, in brown and olive tones.

Mossy Boulder, Catskill, New York

1840

Pencil sketches of several trees with varied foliage and trunks on blue-grey paper, with handwritten annotations.

Sketches of Trees, Ecuador

1850

Oil sketch of a standing boy in a fur hat, dark coat, red scarf and white mittens against a loose brown-green background.

Portrait of a Boy

1880

Oil sketch of a dark coastline and rippling water under a sunset sky of rose and green, with a handwritten date.

Coast of Newfoundland or Labrador, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch of a child's head with curled hair above a loose landscape of trees, a village and a church spire.

Sketch of C. Waterman with a View of Catskill, New York

1840

Pencil sketch sheet of palm and tropical trees with handwritten notes on leaf color, and small flying parrots at top.

Botanical Sketches with Flying Parrots, Boquia, Colombia

1850

Pencil study sheet with sketches of heads, faces, eyes, a crouching figure and a reclining body on pale paper.

Anatomical Sketches of Heads, Faces, and Eyes

1880

Horizontal twilight study of blue mountains under a peach and gray sky with glowing pink clouds at right.

Twilight over the Catskills, Hudson, New York

1890

Pencil sketch of a small thatched hut with a grass roof and wooden door, with handwritten colour notes above.

Houses in Alatico, Colombia

1850

Oil sketch of a sunset over a river valley with a golden-edged cloud above rolling wooded hills.

Billowing Cloud at Sunset, Hartford, Connecticut

1850

Pencil sketches of icebergs on tan paper, some highlighted in white, with handwritten notes and a distant coastline.

Floating Icebergs with Coastal View, Canada

1850

Painted blue and yellow butterfly above dark reflective water with a submerged branch at lower right.

Butterfly over Water

1880

Pencil sketch of a fisherman with a long rod beside a boulder on a rocky shore, on a cream paper sheet.

Fisherman by a Boulder, Millinocket Lake, Maine

1880

Pale sketch of clouds over a calm sea with a small distant iceberg on the horizon.

Distant Iceberg at Sea, Canada

1850

Painting of a seaport at night with town lights reflecting on calm water, a sailboat, and distant hills.

Night View of a Seaport

1860

Painting of rough surf breaking in white foam against dark rocks on a coast under a grey sky.

Maine Surf, Mt. Desert Island

1850

Pencil sketch of tree tops and foliage on tan paper, with the handwritten word Niagara at upper right.

Tree Tops, Niagara Falls, New York

1850

Pencil sketch sheet of llamas in grazing and standing poses, with a handwritten note near Chimborazo at upper right.

Llamas near Chimborazo, Ecuador

1850

Pencil sketches on blue-grey paper of trees, vine stems, and foliage with handwritten notes about birds and plants.

Sketches from the Río Magdalena, Colombia

1850

Pencil sketch on paper of a boy in a hat, a cow's rear, cow legs with hooves, and a small tree.

Sketches of Theodore Cole, Cow Legs, and a Tree, Catskill, New York

1840

Pencil sketch of layered hills and a distant peak under a pale sky, with handwritten notes at the top edge.

Chimborazo from the Southwest, Ecuador

1850

Pencil sketches of a stone archway and doorway in Jaffa, a seated figure, and small figures on rocks with handwritten notes.

Sketches of the House of Semon the Tanner, Jaffa, Palestine (Tel Aviv, Israel) and Fishermen on the Rocks at Beirut,…

1860

Loose oil sketch of a seated Bedouin man in a striped robe and red headcloth, holding a long staff, on sandy ground.

Seated Bedouin Figure

1860

Small sketch of a pale iceberg on a dark sea under a pink and mauve twilight sky.

Iceberg at Twilight, Canada

1850

Painting of a cardamom flowering spike with pink-tipped white bracts and yellow blossoms against dark green leaves.

Cardamom, Jamaica

1860

Sketch of a seated man smoking a pipe in a red cap and jacket, with two donkeys on a pale background.

Smoking Man and Donkeys

1860