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American

12,325 works

Pioneers, horsemen and covered wagons cross a rocky western landscape at sunset, with snowy mountains and a figure pointing o

Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol)

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1861

Painter in a dim studio with palette and brush, looking toward an easel draped in green cloth beside a wooden cabinet.

Worthington Whittredge in His Tenth Street Studio

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1865

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a white bonnet and a boy in a blue jacket sharing an open book.

Mrs. James Smith and Grandson

Charles Willson Peale, 1776

Portrait of a couple side by side, the woman in a white dress with a pearl headband, the man in a dark coat and white cravat.

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Robinson

Charles Willson Peale, 1795

Oil painting of a rapid river winding past a rocky cliff and pine forest under a pale sky.

East Branch of the Ausable River

Asher Brown Durand, 1816

Painting of layered rock cliffs covered in moss and ferns, with trees and a pale sky above, by Asher Brown Durand.

Rocky Cliff

Asher Brown Durand, 1860

Portrait of a naval officer in a dark coat with gold epaulettes and red waistcoat, before a stormy sea and sky.

Captain John Paul Jones, Continental Navy

Cecilia Beaux, 1906

Oil portrait of a bearded man in gilded black armor with a red sash, holding a baton and sword, dark background.

Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, III Duque de Alba

Antonis Mor, 1557

Painting of a weathered shingled house with green shutters, flowering garden, and a cat, in loose impressionist brushwork.

Old House, Easthampton, Long Island

Childe Hassam, 1919

Watercolor of a rocky shoreline with dark boulders, tide pools, and choppy blue sea beyond green trees.

Appledore No. 2

Childe Hassam, 1912

Full-length painting of a standing nude woman with short dark hair against a muted blue-green background.

Figure in Motion

Robert Henri, 1913

Painting of a river waterfront at sunset with tall-masted ships, brick buildings, and glowing clouds above the water.

Cumulus Clouds, East River

Robert Henri, 1901

Painting of a smiling young blond boy with rosy cheeks against a dark background, in loose, textured brushwork.

Laughing Child

Robert Henri, 1907

Painting of a reclining woman in blue jacket and green trousers on a purple sofa, with tropical plants behind her.

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Robert Henri, 1916

Painting of red and gold sandstone cliffs under stormy skies, with mounted riders beside a river in the foreground.

Cliffs of the Upper Colorado River, Wyoming Territory

Thomas Moran, 1882

Watercolor of a steaming geyser pool with yellow mineral terraces, pine trees at right, and misty mountains under a pale sky.

Excelsior Geyser, Yellowstone Park

Thomas Moran, 1873

Watercolor of Mammoth Hot Springs with white terraces, a blue pool, rising steam, and a mountain under a soft sky.

Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1872

Watercolor of a canyon with eroded rock spires and storm rain under a dark sky, with boulders in the foreground.

Shin-Au-Av-Tu-Weap (God Land), Cañon of the Colorado. Utah Ter

Thomas Moran, 1873

Painting of sunlit red sandstone cliffs above a reflective river, with a rider wading in the foreground and a mounted party a

Cliffs of Green River

Thomas Moran, 1874

Painting of a winding river below a sunlit red and cream mesa, with riders on horseback and a cloudy sky.

Green River, Wyoming

Thomas Moran, 1878

Autumn valley with a winding river, red and gold forests, blue mountains, and a tall pine on rocks in the foreground.

Valley of the Catawissa in Autumn

Thomas Moran, 1862

Self-portrait of a woman in a lavender blouse and black bow tie beside an easel showing a green landscape painting.

Self-Portrait

Lilla Cabot Perry, 1889

Portrait of a woman in a large black hat with green ribbon, wearing a fur-trimmed black coat, painted in 1913.

The Green Hat

Lilla Cabot Perry, 1913

A.C.B.

Alice Pike Barney, 1887

Oil portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair, wearing a cream blouse and black bow tie against an olive background.

Agnes

Alice Pike Barney, 1903

Pastel nude of a woman with short dark hair standing before a gold floral screen with roses and branches.

Nude against Screen

Alice Pike Barney, 1911

Oil portrait of a fair-haired man with a waxed mustache in a red shirt, against a gold background.

Blond Man

Alice Pike Barney, 1857

Blonde Studio Model

Alice Pike Barney, 1857

The Dimple

Alice Pike Barney, 1857

Oil portrait of a bearded man with blue eyes, wearing a dark suit, white collar and blue tie, against a dark background.

Doctor R.

Alice Pike Barney, 1895

Oil portrait of a young woman with dark hair in a red shawl against a dark brown background, gazing sideways.

Gipsy

Alice Pike Barney, 1857

Mural study of a western town street with a post office, saloon, groceries, blacksmith, two riders, and a woman.

Western Town (mural study, Helper, Utah Post Office)

Jenne Chavaz Magafan