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William Henry Holmes

56 works

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Watercolor of a plateau landscape with a flat-topped mesa, cloudy sky, and birds in flight, by William Henry Holmes.

In the Plateau Country, with an Inhabited Pueblo

1920

Watercolor of a Mexican village of white houses with red roofs below a dark mountain and tall cypress trees.

In Mexico

1910

Still life painting of a dark glass bottle beside a yellow and red apple on a green surface against a brown background.

Still Life--Apples and Bottle

1930

Watercolor of snowy Andean peaks rising above a sea of clouds in soft pastel tones.

The Almighty's Own, An Impression of the High Andes

1910

Watercolor of a shallow river flowing over rocks with rapids, green shrubs and hills beyond, in warm tan tones.

The Placid Potomac

1930

Watercolor of rounded brown hills with pale winding channels, dark trees on ridges, and a stormy purple sky.

Deserted Bed of a Glacier

1930

Watercolor of a winding stream through a green meadow with wildflowers and a dark tree line beyond.

The Babbling Brook

1930

Watercolor of a rocky creek with boulders, poplar trees and a cloudy sky, painted in muted earth tones and greens.

The Normal Rock Creek

1910

Watercolor of a rocky mountain gorge with a stream and two small figures on the boulders under a cloudy sky.

Mountain Gorge, Colorado

1920

Watercolor of blue mountain foothills behind dark trees, a green meadow with a dirt path, and a tall conifer at left.

Wyoming Foot Hills

1920

Watercolor landscape of open fields and trees under a cloudy sky, with two small figures walking a path.

Over the Maryland Fields

1930

Watercolor of a thatched village along a calm shoreline with palm trees and two boats with figures on the water.

Indian Village, Cozumel Island, Yucatan

Watercolor of a large curved arch of layered rock strata rising above hills, with dark trees in the foreground and a pale clo

Folded Strata, a Great Geological Arch, Colorado

1870

Loose watercolor of a meadow of pink Joe Pye weed flowers with a dark green tree line and cloudy sky behind.

Field of Joe Pie Weeds (Pride of the Meadow)

1930

Painting of a flowery meadow with a figure walking a dirt path past trees under a cloudy sky.

Flowery Meadow

1910

Watercolor of a woman in a cream blouse washing clothes at a river trough, with another washer in a red headscarf behind her.

A Mexican Laundry

1890

Watercolor of a cloudy sky over a green sea, with dark cliffs on the left and figures beside a boat on the beach.

On the California Coast

1930

Watercolor of rolling green and ochre fields and trees under a lavender cloudy sky, signed W.H. Holmes 1920.

The Maryland Fields

1920

Watercolor of a large tree in a sunlit meadow with small figures beneath it and a pale lavender sky.

(Summer Scene)

1920

Watercolor of harvested wheat sheaves in a golden field, with a tree line and farmhouse beneath a cloudy sky.

Maryland Wheat Fields

1930

Two women with raised arms stand under a tree covered in white blossoms on a green lawn.

Blossoms

1920

Watercolor of waves crashing on rocks along a sandy beach, with a tall sea stack and two figures walking in the foreground.

On the Coast of California

1930

Watercolor of a sunlit stream flowing past autumn trees and a grassy meadow with golden foliage.

Autumn in the Meadow Edge

1930

Watercolor portrait of a standing man in a striped blanket robe and beaded moccasins beside a rock and trees.

Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce

1880