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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Landscape painting of a valley with a waterfall, grazing sheep, a shepherd, trees, and distant blue mountains under a pale sk

Landscape with Shepherd

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1852

Painting of a sunlit valley with cliffs, gnarled oaks, grazing goats and a distant river under a hazy sky.

Landscape - Scene from "Thanatopsis"

Asher Brown Durand, 1850

Painting of the Matterhorn lit pink by sunrise above clouds, with dark pine trees in the foreground and a misty valley below.

Sunrise on the Matterhorn

Albert Bierstadt, after 1875

Sunset over a calm lake with rocky mountains, an island with a palace and tower, and a small boat with figures.

Isola Bella in Lago Maggiore

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1871

Small oil sketch of a shaded rocky path with overgrown shrubs and a glimpse of sky through an archway.

Godesberg

James McDougal Hart, 1852

Painting of a calm river beside tall trees, grazing cows on the bank, and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Scene at Napanoch

William Hart, 1883

Hazy golden valley with a hilltop town, waterfalls, a winding stream, and a low sun, with figures on a path among trees.

Tivoli

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1870

Painting of a mountain range lit pink by sunset, with dark trees and still water in the foreground under a teal sky.

Mountain Range

James McDougal Hart, 1850-55

Wide meadow with haystacks and small workers under a stormy sky, with sunlight streaming through clouds onto distant hills.

Newburyport Meadows

Martin Johnson Heade, ca. 1876-81

Painting of the Schuylkill County Almshouse with brick buildings, horse-drawn carriages, rolling hills and a cloudy sky.

View of the Schuylkill County Almshouse Property

Charles C. Hofmann, 1876

Painting of a misty river at dusk with cattle wading, a large autumn tree on the right, and a small boat on the shore.

Autumn Meadows

George Inness, 1869

Painting of a cliff ledge overlooking a deep valley with a tall waterfall, pine trees, and distant snowy peaks.

Yosemite Falls, from Glacier Point

William Keith, 1879

Painting of a river valley with sailboats on calm water between wooded mountains, two small figures in the grassy foreground.

Hudson River Scene

John Frederick Kensett, 1857

Landscape painting of a river with cattle, a rainbow over distant mountains, and a seated figure in the meadow.

Delaware Water Gap

George Inness, 1861

Painting of a river lined with tall poplars, a hillside on the left, and a distant village with a church spire under cloudy s

View on the Seine: Harp of the Winds

Homer Dodge Martin, 1893-95

Autumn landscape with bare trees, a stream, and small figures of people and children under a cloudy sky.

Saturday Afternoon

Jervis McEntee, 1875

Painting of a dark rural landscape at sunset with silhouetted trees, a cow by a fence, and a winding path.

Evening at Medfield, Massachusetts

George Inness, 1875

Painting of a clapboard farmhouse beside a bare tree under a stormy sky, with a split-rail fence and figures near the door.

Long Island Farmhouses

William Sidney Mount, 1862-63

Grayscale painting of a birchbark canoe on a river with three figures, a rock and forest behind them.

Pitched It Sheer into the River . . . Where It Still Is Seen in the Summer

Frederic Remington, 1889

Painting of a harvest field at sunset with two large trees, grain shocks, workers, a river and distant hills.

Peace and Plenty

George Inness, 1865

Autumn river landscape with golden trees, fallen leaves, two figures on a rock, and a boat in misty light.

Indian Summer

William Trost Richards, 1875

Painting of a village of tiled rooftops seen from above, with fields and bare trees fading into a hazy distance.

A Bird's-Eye View

Theodore Robinson, 1889

Hazy meadow at dawn with a glowing sun, leafy and bare trees, a lone figure, and distant cattle by George Inness.

Sunrise

George Inness, 1887

Dim landscape painting of a stone arched bridge among trees, a hill on the right, and towers under a warm sunset sky.

The Bridge

Albert Pinkham Ryder, ca. 1880

Painting of a marshy pond and grassy hill under a pale overcast sky, with dark birds perched on bare shrubs.

Return of the Redwing

Allen B. Talcott, ca. 1900 (?)

Hikers rest on a rocky mountain ledge at sunset, overlooking a hazy valley, with a steep peak rising on the right.

The Belated Party on Mansfield Mountain

Jerome Thompson, 1858

Heavily textured painting with a golden glowing band above dark brown and red rounded forms, cracked surface throughout.

Curfew Hour

Albert Pinkham Ryder, by 1882

Painting of a crowd gathered under tall trees in a sunlit grove beside a reflecting pond, with a wooden platform at left.

The Camp Meeting

Worthington Whittredge, 1874

Painting of a river valley with a tall pine, rapids over rocks, and storm clouds over rolling hills.

Tennessee

Alexander Helwig Wyant, 1866

Dark, dreamy landscape with a twisted tree, rolling hills, swirling clouds, and two draped figures at lower left.

The Forest of Arden

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1888-97 (?), reworked 1908 (?)