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Pencil sketch on blue-gray paper of a distant shoreline and hills, with handwritten color notes above.

Sunset over Distant Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Soft-toned landscape of a calm lake, sandy shore with driftwood, forested edge, and a pale mountain under a hazy sky.

Mt. Katahdin from Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Oil sketch of a snow-capped mountain range over a plain with a winding road and poplar trees near Baalbek.

Mountains near Baalbek, Syria (Lebanon)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a sunset sky over distant hills, with handwritten colour notes such as smoky gold and red along the sheet.

Sunset over a Mountainous Landscape

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a distant landscape with a tower and buildings, handwritten colour notes on tan paper.

Sketches from Rome, Italy

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Oil sketch of rugged brown mountains behind a band of green shrubs under a cloudy sky.

Rugged Mountain Range, Colombia or Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal sketch of two men paddling a canoe across water with reeds and trees along the shore.

Side View of Canoe with Two Men

Winslow Homer, 1890

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

Sepia drawing of a river reflecting eroded rock spires and cliffs, with trees along the banks under a pale sky.

Yellowstone Below the Falls

Thomas Moran, 1870

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

Pen and wash drawing of gnarled cypress trees beside a stone arched wall in a park landscape.

Study for The Cypress Trees of Montezuma, Park of Chapultepec, Mexico

Samuel Colman, 1890

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

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

Grey wash drawing of Yosemite granite domes with a tiny figure walking a winding path through dark rocks in the foreground.

Back of the South Dome from the Nevada Trail, Yosemite

Thomas Moran, 1890

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 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