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14,956 works

Black-and-white view of a calm misty lake with mountains in the distance and trees on a rocky shore at right.

Lake George, New York

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Black and white landscape of leafless trees beside a reflective stream, with split-rail fences and a pale sky.

Spring

H. Bolton Jones, 1885-86

Painting of a marsh pond with golden grasses, dark autumn trees, grey rocks, and a cloudy sky.

October in the Marshes

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Black-and-white view of a small manor house among tall trees reflected in still water under an overcast sky.

Old Manor of Criqueboeuf

Homer Dodge Martin, ca. 1882-92

Grayscale street scene of the Old Brewery and Five Points Mission buildings with pedestrians, chimneys and laundry lines.

Old Brewery, Five Points Mission, New York

F. A. Mead, 1870

Grayscale landscape painting of leafless trees on a sandy rise, with a pale lake and distant hills under an overcast sky.

Behind Dunes, Lake Ontario

Homer Dodge Martin, 1883-87

Dim painting of the Madonna and Child with a small figure of Saint John at right, in loose dark brushwork.

Madonna and Child and Little Saint John

Robert Loftin Newman, by 1894

Loose oil sketch of a seated woman holding a child beside a dark reclining figure in a red headscarf, on a brown ground.

The Fortune Teller

Robert Loftin Newman, by 1894

Monochrome painting of a dusky hilly landscape with a lone tree and two figures, one reclining in the foreground.

Hagar and Ishmael

Robert Loftin Newman, by 1894

Grayscale landscape with large trees, a thatched house, villagers, cattle and a river winding toward a distant village.

Landscape

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800-1830

Painting of a sunlit spring woodland with pale birch trees, a bare-branched tree, and a low stone wall in a clearing.

Spring Woods

Henry Ward Ranger, ca. 1895-1900

Painting of the Berks County Almshouse in 1880, showing red brick buildings, gardens, grazing cows, and carriages in an oval

Berks County Almshouse, 1880

John Rasmussen, 1880

Painting of a trumpeter on horseback at a city gate, with a crowd, a large tree, and a tavern building in warm tones.

The Vigilant Stuyvesant's Wall Street Gate

John Quidor, 1863

Choppy grey sea with white breaking waves, a rocky headland at left, birds in flight, and a cloudy sky.

Near Land's End, Cornwall

William Trost Richards, 1879

Painting of a whitewashed farmhouse with a red roof beside a dirt road curving past a wooden fence toward a hillside.

The Old Mill (Vieux Moulin)

Theodore Robinson, ca. 1892

Painting of rolling green hills under dark clouds, with a winding road, cattle, sheep, and a standing figure in the foregroun

Landscape

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1897-98 (?)

Painting of a stormy sea wrecking a shore with fallen figures, serpents and a flock of birds under dark clouds.

The Deluge towards Its Close

Joshua Shaw, ca. 1813

Painting of a meadow with a pond, ducks, a split-rail fence, and trees under a pale sky.

East Hampton Meadows

George Henry Smillie, 1883

Monochrome reproduction of a painted study of a standing deer with antlers in a shadowy forest clearing.

Deer - Sketch from Nature

Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, ca. 1882

Two setter dogs pointing toward a group of quail in tall grass beneath a cloudy sky.

On Point

Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, 1874

Two bearded men on horseback in snowy woods with a rifle and hunting dogs, one pointing ahead.

Trappers

Jonathan K. Trego, ca. 1855

Black and white view of a misty mountain valley with a rushing river, rocks, tall evergreen trees and cliffs.

After the Storm

Albert Bierstadt, ca. 1870-80 (?)

Bearded man in red cap and black gown examines a coin beside a carved cabinet, book, and stone bust in an interior.

The Antiquary

Edwin White, 1855

Still life with grapes, a peach, raspberries, a wine glass, a glass decanter, and a spoon and knife on a white linen cloth.

Still Life with Fruit

Carducius Plantagenet Ream

Seated man in a dark coat and white cravat beside an open book and stacked volumes, in a painted portrait.

Gulian Verplanck

John Wesley Jarvis, ca. 1811

Eros with bow and arrows leans toward a young woman holding a rose, beside a waterfall in a pastoral landscape.

The Temptation of Eros

Angelica Kauffmann, 1750-75

Oil painting of a woman in white drapery embracing winged Cupid, who raises a pink rose on a golden bow against a landscape.

The Victory of Eros

Angelica Kauffmann, 1750-75

Family portrait in a red-draped parlor with a seated woman, standing man, and two girls in pink dresses beside a bookcase.

The Family of John Q. Aymar

George W. Twibill Jr., ca. 1833

Calm lake beneath hazy mountains, with trees and rocks on the left shore and a small sailboat on the water.

Lake George

John William Casilear, 1857

Impressionist painting of a brick house beside a calm canal at evening, with moored boats and green trees.

Evening at the Lock, Napanoch, New York

Theodore Robinson, 1893