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Henry Ossawa Tanner

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Painting of a seated woman in blue with a child in white leaning on her, holding pale thread across her lap in a quiet interi

Christ and His Mother Studying the Scriptures

1909

Blue-toned painting of a kneeling woman reaching toward moonlit water, with a pale standing figure behind her on a shore.

Moses in the Bullrushes

1921

Muted night landscape with a large spreading oak, a pale moon, and two cloaked figures walking on the plain.

Abraham's Oak

1905

Painting of a woman with dark hair and a white collar, turned to the side against a dark green background.

Head of a Woman in Jerusalem

1859

Painting of luminous angels above blue hills, with shepherds gathered by a small fire at the lower right at night.

Angels Appearing before the Shepherds

1910

Painting of a woman cradling a child in a doorway beside a standing man and a donkey, with a glowing angel behind, in green t

Departure into Egypt (At the Inn)

Loose oil sketch of a park path with a bearded man, a child, a woman with a parasol, and sailboat masts.

The Man Who Rented Boats

1859

Watercolor of a village of tiled-roof houses beside a green field, with two figures walking a winding path under a pale sky.

Kansas City, Kansas

1859

Painting of a deep rocky gorge with a robed shepherd and sheep on a ledge at lower right, under a pale hazy sky.

The Good Shepherd (Atlas Mountains, Morocco)

1930

Painting of a woman with chin on hand and an older bearded man beside a fruit bowl before blue drapery.

Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Atherton Curtis with Still Life

1859

Painting of a woman in a shawl seated on a bed, lit by an oil lamp in a dark room.

Mary, by Henry Ossawa Tanner

1914

Painted study of a robed bearded figure on a hillside gesturing toward misty mountains, with a glowing light at left.

Study for Moses and the Burning Bush

1902

Painting of a pale nude woman with bowed head standing against a deep blue background, with a yellow draped form at lower lef

Salome

1900

Painting of two rounded haystacks in a pale blue misty field with a small cart and distant figure under a cloudy sky.

Haystacks

1930

Portrait of the Artist's Wife

1897

Loose painting of pale poplar trees, a small figure in blue, and a turquoise sky over a sandy open landscape.

Scene of Algiers

1859

Portrait of an older woman in a dark bonnet and dress against a red background, gazing downward.

Mother of Henry O. Tanner

1859

Painted portrait of an older woman in a dark head covering and dark dress, head bowed, against a red background.

Mother of Henry O. Tanner

1930

Night landscape with a glowing haloed moon over rolling hills, and small dark figures travelling along a path at lower left.

Flight into Egypt

1920

Painting of a shaded blue arched street with robed figures, opening onto a sunlit square beyond the arch.

Street in Tangier

1910

Loose blue-toned painting of two robed figures on a rooftop beside a dark dome, with a pale horizon behind them.

Study for Christ and Nicodemus on a Rooftop

1920

Hazy blue painting of a large arched building facade with two dark figures on horseback in the lower right corner.

Palace of Justice, Tangier

1910

Loose painted study of robed figures, one kneeling in the foreground, against a yellow wall.

Study, Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples

1900

Loose oil painting of a pale country road curving through an ochre field toward dark green trees under a grey sky.

Country Road in France

1930

The Savior

1900

Robed figures gather on a dusty path beneath a large gnarled tree, painted in muted teal and ochre tones.

He Healed the Sick

1930

Painting of a man leading a dark calf down a sunlit street lined with whitewashed buildings and arched doorways.

Street Scene, Tangier (Man Leading Calf)

1910

Painting of a woman's head turned sideways, with dark hair, a white collar and grey-blue jacket against green.

Head of a Woman in Jerusalem

1930

Portrait of the Artist's Wife

1890

Painting of tall pale poplar trees, a small figure in blue on a path, and a pale sandy plain under a turquoise sky.

Scene of Algiers

1930

Dim interior with a seated man at a table, a standing woman in rust dress, and a small figure in a doorway at right.

And He Disappeared out of Their Sight

1890

Woman with chin in hands beside an older bearded man, with fruit bowl and blue drapery behind them.

Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Atherton Curtis with Still Life

1930

Painting of a white-robed figure passing through a whitewashed Moorish archway with sunlit steps and a blue sky.

Gateway, Tangier

1910

Loose oil landscape with two dark trees, reddish rolling hills and a pale overcast sky by Henry Ossawa Tanner.

Untitled - Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

1930

Loose oil sketch of a park promenade with a man beside white sailboats, a child, and a woman with a parasol under trees.

The Man Who Rented Boats

1930

Painting of a seated young man working at a bench in a dim workshop, with a standing figure behind him in shadow.

Study for the Young Sabot Maker

1890

Woman in a veil holds an oil lamp while seated on a bed in a dark, moonlit interior.

Mary

1910

Muted blue-gray night landscape with a large gnarled oak, a pale full moon, and two cloaked figures walking across a plain.

Abraham's Oak

1900

Painting of a dark fishing boat tossed by rough blue waves, with small figures aboard and bright light on the horizon.

Fishermen at Sea

1910

Painting of a lion on a sandy desert ridge at sunset, with another lion behind it and reddish hills in the distance.

Lions in the Desert

1900

Blue-toned painting of a kneeling woman by water at moonlight, with a standing figure and a distant sailboat.

Moses in the Bullrushes

1920

Two figures stand outside a hut at night, one holding a glowing lantern against a dark sky and water.

The Fisherman's Return

1930

Profile of a Woman's Head

1930

Loose painting of a narrow canyon with tan and ochre rock walls, pale blue sky above, and dark water below.

The Canyon

Painting of a shrouded man rising from a tomb while robed mourners and onlookers react in a dim cave setting.

Resurrection of Lazarus by Henry Ossawa Tanner

1896

Painting of an elderly bearded man with white beard and green robe against a dark brown background.

Head of a Jew in Palestine

1899

Two men in dark robes stand beside a pale stone tomb opening, lit by warm light against a shadowed background.

The Two Disciples at the Tomb

c. 1906

Watercolor of wooded hills and a tall tree above a green grassy field under a cloudy sky.

Highlands, N.C.

1880

Watercolor of a choppy sea under a grey sky, with a dark smoke plume drifting across the water toward the horizon.

Crossing the Atlantic (Return Home)

1890

Painting of a dark, damaged wooden boat with a broken mast floating on pale reflective water under a hazy sky.

The Wreck

1930

Loose painting of a woman in a pale robe beside pale animals in a warm, ochre-lit interior room.

Study for the Annunciation

1890

Watercolor of a village of brick houses beside trees, with two figures walking a path across a green field.

Kansas City, Kansas

1930

Painting of an elderly bearded man in a green robe against a dark brown background, by Henry Ossawa Tanner.

Head of a Jew in Palestine

1920

Dusky river scene with a stone bridge, silhouetted towers, a moored barge and a figure on the quay under a pink sky.

The Seine

c. 1902

Painting of a robed man standing calmly among crouching lions in a dim, blue-green stone den.

Daniel in the Lions' Den

1907

Painting of a grey-skied plaza with a gilded dome building on the right, a woman in black walking a small dog.

Les Invalides, Paris

1896

Portrait of the Artist's Mother

1897

Painting of wind-swept sand dunes with grasses and shrubs, waves and sailboats in the distance under a pale sunset sky.

Sand Dunes at Sunset, Atlantic City

1885

Painting of a woman holding an infant on a donkey in a moonlit arched street, with a lantern and a robed figure beside them.

Flight into Egypt

1923

Loose oil painting of a hazy hillside town with pale rooftops, green shrubs in the foreground, and a distant tower under a pa

A View of Fes

1912

Two cloaked travelers ride a donkey across a pale plain beneath a large tree and a blue sky.

The Flight into Egypt

1907

Painting of a woman spinning by a fireplace while a boy tends firewood and a man sits in a plain wooden room.

Spinning By Firelight - The Boyhood of George Washington Gray

1894

Seated woman in a striped robe looks upward in an arched room, lit by a shaft of golden light beside a white bed.

The Annunciation, Philadelphia Museum of Art, W1899-1-1-pma, by Henry Ossawa Tanner

1898

Painting of an older man guiding a young boy's hands on a banjo in a sunlit wooden room.

The Banjo Lesson

1893

Painting of a woman riding a donkey with a bearded man with a staff on a dirt road beneath olive trees, hills behind.

Flight into Egypt

1899

Moonlit landscape with a large tree and a cloaked figure standing beside it, under a pale blue night sky.

The Good Shepherd

1902

Painting of the Seine at dusk with a bridge, silhouetted towers, a moored barge, and a figure on the riverbank.

The Seine

1902

Painting of fishermen in a rowboat hauling a net through green-blue sea, with a distant boat on the horizon.

The Miraculous Haul of Fishes

1913

Painting of a boy in blue working at a shaving horse while an older man carves a wooden shoe in a dim workshop.

The Young Sabot Maker

1895

Robed figures gather beneath a large tree in muted teal and ochre tones, with a kneeling figure in pale blue on the ground.

He Healed the Sick, by Henry Ossawa Tanner

1930

Painting of two cloaked travellers on a donkey along a pale road beside a large tree under a blue sky.

Flight into Egypt

1921

Painting of a thatched cottage with a robed shepherd and sheep in front, under a leaning tree in hazy ochre and green tones.

The Good Shepherd

1918

Moonlit street of whitewashed walls, steps and an arched doorway under a blue cloudy sky, with dark figures in the foreground

Moonlight: Walls of Tangiers

1913

Study for Disciple Kneeling at the Tomb

1930

Charcoal study of two hands and forearms on aged paper, one hand gripping the wrist of the other arm.

Study of Two Hands

1930

Study for Portrait of Mrs. Atherton Curtis

1930

Pastel study of a woman in white and a bearded man in purple walking a pale path through a hazy landscape.

Study for Flight to Egypt

1920

Pastel drawing of a moonlit marsh at night with reeds, reflective water, a glowing moon and a small wooden structure.

Marshes in New Jersey

1890

Graphite sketch of a woman in a draped veil and headscarf, head turned slightly, with a pensive expression, on tan paper.

Study for Mary, Return from the Crucifixion

1930

Charcoal study of a bald, bearded man in a loose robe, looking downward in a pensive pose.

Study for the Disciple Peter

1930

Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas

1890