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Sunset over a river with a glowing orange reflection, low hills and distant mountains, and trees on a dark foreground shore.

View Across the Hudson River at Sunset, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1900

Pencil sketch of alpine mountains and rocky cliffs with handwritten notes near Salzburg, on cream paper.

Alpine Landscape near Salzburg, Austria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Small painted study of an orange and red twilight sky above dark silhouetted rooftops, a steeple, and a dome.

Hudson, New York, at Twilight

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Oil sketch of a sunset over a river, with a wooded shore, distant hills and a brown sky with white clouds.

Sunset in the Hudson Valley, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a columned classical temple with hatched shading and handwritten notes on cream paper.

The Parthenon Lighted at Night, Athens, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of an arcaded colonial building with balconies and a tiled roof, with handwritten colour notes, Guayaquil.

Street View in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Winter view of Niagara Falls with snow-covered rocks, the Terrapin Tower, rising mist and a snowy treeline.

Niagara Falls and Terrapin Tower in Snow, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of layered clouds over a mountain ridge on tan paper, with handwritten color notes and numerals.

Cloudy Sky over Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil and white-highlight sketch of a rugged mountain basin with snow streaks, cliffs, and boulders on tan paper.

Mt. Katahdin from the North Basin, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of a mountain landscape with distant peaks and handwritten notes about light and color on pale paper.

Mountain Landscape, Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil and white-highlight sketch of snowy alpine peaks above a forested valley with clouds, inscribed Berchtesgaden.

The Watzmann and Hochkalter from Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of tall pine trees in a misty forest with handwritten color notes including smoke and fog-yellow gray.

Campfire in the Woods, Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Graphite sketch of clouds over water and a distant shoreline, with handwritten colour notes in the margins.

Clouds over the Hudson River Valley, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of clouds and horizontal landscape lines on tan paper with handwritten colour notes in the lower right.

Sunset over the Hudson Valley, Part One

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Oil sketch of a rocky cliff above a pine forest reflected in an alpine lake, with distant peaks under a hazy sky.

The Hintersee, near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of ruined stone walls and rubble across a rocky field, with handwritten colour notes above.

Ruins, Burek, Syria

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with ridges and rock, with handwritten color notes in the upper right.

Rainbow in the Alps near Berchtesgaden, Germany

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a sailboat and distant islands at sunset, with handwritten colour notes along the lower edge.

Patmos at Sunset, Greece

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Oil sketch of a steep green hillside with red flowering shrubs, a dirt path, and a rounded summit under a pale sky.

Steep Hillside, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Oil sketch of a snowy hillside with dark trees and an orange sunset glow beneath pink and gold clouds.

Winter at the Farm, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a rock outcrop under soft clouds, with handwritten color notes like purple shadow and blood red.

Clouds at Sunset over Rome, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a distant domed basilica on a low horizon, with handwritten colour notes about the sky and clouds.

Distant View of St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a hill, rock strata, and two small figures, with handwritten color notes on cream paper.

Landscape Sketches with Figures, Palestine or Syria (Israel or Jordan)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Oil sketch of autumn maple trees with red and orange leaves, boulders on a grassy slope, and rolling hills under grey sky.

Woods in Autumn, Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil landscape sketch of rolling hills under a pale sky, with handwritten colour notes in the corners.

View from Olana, Middle of Afternoon

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil and white chalk drawing of foaming rapids in a wooded gorge, with a suspension bridge and train in the distance.

The Gorge of the Niagara River, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Hazy tonal seascape of two sailing boats on calm water with dark rocks in the foreground, reproduced as a book plate.

American painting and its tradition - as represented by Inness, Wyant, Martin, Homer, La Farge, Whistler, Chase, Alex…

Winslow Homer, 1920

Sepia illustration of a red fox leaping through snow as two crows fly overhead, with rocky hills behind.

American painting and its tradition - as represented by Inness, Wyant, Martin, Homer, La Farge, Whistler, Chase, Alex…

Winslow Homer, 1920

Printed plate of a Winslow Homer seascape: waves crash over dark rocks and driftwood logs under a grey sky.

American painting and its tradition - as represented by Inness, Wyant, Martin, Homer, La Farge, Whistler, Chase, Alex…

Winslow Homer, 1920

Sepia reproduction of three figures in breaking surf, a woman reclined in the water supported by two men near rocks.

American painting and its tradition - as represented by Inness, Wyant, Martin, Homer, La Farge, Whistler, Chase, Alex…

Winslow Homer, 1920

Handwritten letter in cursive ink on lined paper, folded into columns, addressed to Dear friend Prang.

Autograph Letter to Louis Prang, Discussing lithograph of "The Eastern Shore"

Black and white bookplate with books, two fish creatures, a motto banner and the name H. W. Bryant, Portland, Me.

Bookplate for H. W. Bryant of Portland Maine