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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Painting of two girls in white sunbonnets in a field with grazing sheep and a cloudy sky.

Two Girls with Sunbonnets in a Field

Winslow Homer, 1877

Oil painting of autumn treetops in red and green foliage with a hazy mountain ridge and pale sky beyond.

Autumn Tree Tops

Winslow Homer, 1873

Sepia drawing of a small salon with piano, round table, sofa and windows opening onto a distant town view.

The Artist's Drawing Room on Lake Constance

Louise Cochelet, 1810

Sunset over a lake and wooded hills, with a dark mountain at left and sunlight glinting on the water.

Eagle Lake Viewed from Cadillac Mountain, Mount Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a wooded riverbank with bare trees on a hillside, a small seated figure on the shore, and still water.

Study of landscape, Delaware River

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pencil sketch of rolling hills and rocky outcrops under a hazy sky, with a seated figure on the right.

Landscape, Darmstadt, Germany

William Trost Richards, 1860

Oil sketch of a golden plateau, lavender mountain, and thatched hut under a pale blue sky.

Ecuador ?, mountain plateau with hut

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Watercolor study of a rocky ravine with ruined stone walls, a broken tower, arches, and small figures on a grassy path.

Study of landscape

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pencil sketch of a river with wooded banks, shrubs and two small boats on the water, on tan paper.

River at Milford

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Oil study of a still lake with rocky shore, a pointed mountain and distant ridges under a glowing evening sky.

Mounts Katahdin and Turner from Lake Katahdin, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1855

Pen and brown ink sketch of farm buildings, a ruined hut, and several trees and shrubs on rocky ground.

Sketches of Buildings and Trees

Remigio Cantagallina, 1610

Watercolor study of a domed building and trees on a slope overlooking a calm sea and distant mountain at dusk.

Study of landscape, Sorrento

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Landscape study of wooded hills, a meadow with a small house, and a warm orange foreground with pencil rock outlines.

Mt. Desert Island ?, landscape

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor of bare trees on a green hillside under a pink and blue sky, with distant hills receding to the right.

Study of Landscape, Chester County, PA

William Trost Richards, 1890

Grey wash drawing of a calm lake with small boats, tree-lined far shore, distant mountains and leafy shrubs in the foreground

New Hampshire Lake

J. Foxcroft Cole, 1850

Small landscape study: rocky outcrop with green shrubs on left, blue receding mountains and hazy sky on right.

Study of landscape, Drachenfels, Germany

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pencil sketch of tall trees, rocks and undergrowth in a forest, with two small figures on a path at lower left.

Landscape, Meiringen, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a child working at a table in a woodland clearing beside a basket and trees.

Woodland Camp

James Henry Moser, 1880

Watercolor and pencil study of a wooded hillside with a small cabin, boulders and tall trees, with handwritten notes.

Study for landscape, Hasliberg, Switzerland

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Pencil landscape drawing of tall trees before a steep rock cliff, with small figures at lower right.

Landscape, Silberhorn, Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

William Trost Richards, 1860

Brown ink landscape drawing of a tall tree, reeds, a thatched cottage, grazing cattle, and distant hills.

Landscape with a Cottage

Remigio Cantagallina, 1610

Pencil sketch of a hilltop town with fortified walls, a castle, churches and waterfront buildings with small moored boats.

Study of landscape, Spezia, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Etching of two men in feathered hats gambling and drinking on a rock beside a tree and tiled house.

Landscape with men gambling

Frederick Bloemaert, 1680

Graphite landscape drawing of a valley with wooded hills, a river in the foreground, distant mountains and two small figures.

Landscape, Germany

William Trost Richards, 1860

Graphite sketch of a mountain road with trees, a rocky cliff, a distant village and a walking figure.

Mountain Pass and Village

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of conifers along a wooded shoreline with a tall pine at right and handwritten date in lower right.

Wooded Shoreline, Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of large trees arching over a grassy meadow path with distant figures, by William Trost Richards, 1860.

Landscape, Darmstadt

William Trost Richards, 1860

Pencil sketch of Eagle Lake with hills, two rowboats on the water, and rocks and a fallen log on the shore.

Eagle Lake, Mt. Desert

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of gnarled tree roots and branches spreading across pale paper, with a handwritten date in the upper right corn

Tree Roots, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Brown wash drawing of a rocky valley with a tall cliff, conifers, a stream and boulders under a pale sky.

Near Meadow Creek, Utah

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil sketch of Lake Winnipesaukee framed by hills and mountains, with shrubs and trees in the foreground.

Lake Winnipesaukee from Wolfeboro Neck, Looking West

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a rocky cliff at left and a jagged mountain ridge with rolling hills at right, on pale paper.

Mountain Sketches

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a rustic peasant house beside a path, with trees and rolling hills in a valley beneath clouds.

A Peasant's House in a Valley

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Pencil sketch of gnarled bare trees and boulders on a rocky shore under a pale sky.

Study, Trees, Santa Barbara, California

Samuel Colman, 1880

Pencil and brown wash sketch of Horseshoe Falls on the Niagara River, with a stone tower at left and rocky ledges.

Horseshoe Falls, Niagara River, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil study of a dense cluster of trees with spreading branches on a sloping hillside, drawn on toned paper.

Study of Trees, North Conway, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River, with cascading water, rocky ledges, and a distant flat-topped mesa.

Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil sketch of cumulus clouds above a dark treeline and open ground on cream paper, dated Sept 1840.

Clouds over Mountains

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of a mountain above a shrubby valley with rocks in the foreground, dated Oct. 1850 at lower right.

Landscape Sketch, Mount Desert, Maine

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown ink drawing of a wooded landscape with large trees, a pond, a seated figure, and distant hills.

Wooded Landscape with a Pond

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?, 1650

Oil sketch of a mountain peak over a shadowed valley, with rocky cliffs and evergreens in the foreground under a dusky sky.

Mt. Katahdin from South Turner Mountain, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Pencil sketch of a conical mountain peak with rolling ridgelines, with a handwritten note in the lower right corner.

Haystack Mountain from Littleton, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Charcoal drawing of a man in a wide-brimmed hat resting on a rocky ledge, smoking a pipe, with a hazy landscape behind him.

Mountain Climber Resting

Winslow Homer, 1860

Pencil sketch of gnarled tree trunks, roots, and a grape vine study on pale paper, dated September 1844.

Gnarled Tree Trunks and a Grape Vine, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of two mountain peaks above rolling hills and trees, with handwritten place notes along the bottom edge.

Welch Mountain in Waterville and Thornton, New Hampshire, from Sandwich Notch Road, Campton

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Watercolor of a river reflecting pale cliffs and a red-capped rock formation, with cottonwood trees on the left bank.

Green River, Wyoming Territory

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil sketch of a church with a domed tower among trees and shrubs on a hill, with handwritten color notes.

Church on a Wooded Hill, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of a lake with wooded shore in front and mountains behind, with a small boat on the water.

Landscape Sketch, Walker Pond, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Watercolor study of an apple tree with branches of green leaves and small apples on a pale background.

Apple Tree (Study for a Decorative Design)

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Pencil and white-highlight sketch of a deep valley with layered cliffs, a winding stream and distant hills under a pale sky.

Valley of the Yemen, Palestine (Israel)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of rustic peasant houses with pitched roofs and chimneys in a valley, with trees and a path in the foreground.

Peasant Houses in a Valley

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Pale watercolor of a wide river beneath hazy sky, with sandstone bluffs on the right and a sandbar in the foreground.

Green River from the Ferry, Wyoming Territory

Thomas Moran, 1880

Pencil sketch of clouds over a distant mountain ridge with handwritten color notes and a signature dated 1880.

Mountains and Clouds in Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of East River shoreline with trees, a distant obelisk, and a small boat, with handwritten notes on the left edg

East River from Deck of Steamboat

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pen and ink drawing of a fantasy landscape with a castle on rocky cliffs, an arched bridge, a watermill and trees.

Fantasy Landscape with Watermill

Domenico Campagnola, 1530

Pencil sketch of a lake beneath mountains with clouds, inscribed Togue Lake, Sept. 1870, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Mount Katahdin across Togue Lake, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Loose watercolor of rough waves breaking around dark rocks with white foam and a distant shoreline.

Woodland Stream

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pencil drawing of ruined stone walls and arches among trees, with mountains and a winding path under a cloudy sky.

Ruins at a Lake

Eugène Edouard Soulès, 1830

Pencil sketch of distant mountain peaks and rolling hills with a small stone temple in the foreground.

Pichincha at Morning from the Hill of the Temple of the Sun, Quito, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a river valley with rocks, trees and distant mountains under a pale sky.

Ammonoosuc River and White Mountains, N.H.

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of tall eroded rock formations and cliffs above a foreground ridge and gully, with handwritten notes.

Rio Virgin River with Large Rock Formations

Thomas Moran, 1870

Pencil sketch of an old olive tree beside a stone column and an arched entablature with scalloped detail.

Old Olive Tree and Entablature, as-Samu, Palestine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil drawing of a rocky brook with boulders, trees, and distant mountains under a pale cloudy sky.

View of Moat Mountain from Wildcat Brook, Jackson, New Hampshire, Looking Southwest

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of a flat landscape with windmills and small buildings along a far bank, with open water in the foreground.

Landscape

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880