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American

12,325 works

Circular painted medallion of a bound man attacked by a giant eagle, set in a carved classical wall frame with an archer reli

Prometheus

John Singer Sargent, 1921

Painting of tall banana trees with broad leaves, a hanging red flower bud, and ferns in the foreground against a lavender sky

Banana Trees

Albert Bierstadt

Night seascape with a glowing full moon, a dark sailboat among luminous waves, and silhouetted mountains at left.

Silver Moon

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Painting of fishing boats, nets, and figures on a sandy Capri beach beside rocky cliffs and sea waves.

Fishing Boats at Capri

Albert Bierstadt, 1857

Portrait of a young man in a dark jacket and brown waistcoat holding a violin and bow against a dark red background.

The Violinist (John Murray)

Adelaide Cole Chase, 1914

Folk painting of covered wagons and oxen moving through forest toward a distant bison herd under a blue sky.

Pioneers Moving Westward

John Orne Johnson Frost

Bison herd wading across a river under a dramatic cloudy sky, with tall trees on the right.

The Buffalo Trail

Albert Bierstadt, 1867

Landscape painting of a spring valley with pink blossoming trees, a pond, and rain falling under dark clouds beside hills.

April Showers

Martin Johnson Heade, 1868

Night river scene with a full moon, a sailboat carrying several figures, and a campfire glowing on the distant shore.

Fishing Party

Fitz Henry Lane, 1850

Painting of a haloed Virgin in a dark robe holding a haloed infant, with gold palm fronds behind her.

The Virgin

John Singer Sargent, 1897

Grayscale reproduction of a waterfall pouring over rocks with mist and a distant treeline beneath a pale sky.

Niagara from the American Side

Albert Bierstadt, 1869

Painting of a dark storm over a river valley, with a rocky outcrop in the foreground and a farmhouse on a distant hill.

A Passing Storm

Frederic Edwin Church, 1849

Seated woman in black bodice and pink polka-dot gown in a gilded armchair against a dark background, by Sargent.

Mrs. Edward Darley Boit (Mary Louisa Cushing)

John Singer Sargent, 1887

Painting of a boy in a plumed hat riding a wooden hobby horse beside a window with a garden urn and sunset sky.

Boy on a Hobby Horse

Henry Sargent, 1815

Loose brown-toned sketch of a column of soldiers with rifles marching past trucks and tents under a dusty sky.

The Road

John Singer Sargent, 1918

Reclining female figure in a circular painted medallion beneath gilded classical relief sculptures on a cream wall.

Astronomy

John Singer Sargent, 1921

Painting of a harbor with ships and steamboats seen from a stone citadel with cannons, soldiers, and a British flag.

St. Lawrence River, from the Citadel, Quebec

Albert Bierstadt, 1880

Monochrome view of a wide marsh under stormy clouds, with a small hut, haystacks, two figures, and distant hills.

Newburyport Marshes

Martin Johnson Heade, 1866

Painting of a calm river at sunset with a sailboat, a large tree at left, and a house on the distant bank.

The Golden Hour

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Painting of a moored sailboat with its sail raised, a sailor resting on deck, and small boats on a low tide under cloudy skie

Low Tide at Cancale Harbor

John Singer Sargent, 1878

Painting of a snow-capped mountain above a lake, framed by tropical palms and flowering foliage under a pale moon.

Cayambe

Frederic Edwin Church, 1858

Painting of a woman in a blue dress and flowered hat seated on a rustic wooden bench in dappled park sunlight.

Park Bench

William Merritt Chase, 1890

Naive painting of a white-sailed schooner with an American flag leaving green waves, with wharf buildings and a moored ship b

Fishermen Leaving for the Grand Banks

John Orne Johnson Frost

Sailing schooners with glowing sails cross a calm sea at dawn, with a crescent moon in a pale pink and blue sky.

Gloucester Mackerel Fleet at Dawn

Winslow Homer, 1884

Painting of a brig with white sails in a harbor, with a rowboat, other ships, and a city skyline under a pale sky.

Brig "Antelope" in Boston Harbor

Fitz Henry Lane, 1863

Painting of a sunlit salt marsh with haystacks, a hay cart, a tidal creek, and a stormy grey sky over distant hills.

Salt Marshes, Newburyport, Massachusetts

Martin Johnson Heade

Harbor scene with a large sailing ship, rowboats, a steamboat and smaller vessels on calm water under a hazy sky.

New York Harbor

Fitz Henry Lane, 1855

Painting of four Indigenous figures and a horse rider on open grassland with distant hills under a pale sky.

Indians near Fort Laramie

Albert Bierstadt, 1859

Loose painting of a group of robed bearded men in white and dark brown cloaks, with gesturing arms, in earthy tones.

Frieze of the Prophets

John Singer Sargent, 1892

Oil painting of fish on a brass platter and white dish against a dark background, with a vase at left.

Still Life - Fish

William Merritt Chase, 1900

Two boys seated in a grassy pasture under a blue sky, one in a dark hat and one in a straw hat, looking into the distance.

Boys in a Pasture

Winslow Homer, 1874

Sketch of Perseus on Pegasus holding Medusa's head, with Athena at right and clouds below, in blue and cream tones.

Sketch for Perseus on Pegasus Slaying Medusa

John Singer Sargent