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Pastel drawing of a nude woman seen from behind, stepping into a blue tub against an orange wall.

Bather Stepping into a Tub

Edgar Degas, ca. 1890

Emilie-Louise Delabigne (1848-1910), Called Valtesse de la Bigne

Édouard Manet, 1879

Painting of figures harvesting and pressing apples beside barrels, thatched huts, and grazing sheep in a rural landscape.

Cider

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, ca. 1864

Pastel drawing of a young ballet dancer at a barre beside a seated violinist in a studio, by Edgar Degas.

The Dance Lesson

Edgar Degas, ca. 1879

Pastel drawing of a bouquet of mixed flowers in a blue vase against a brown background, by Odilon Redon.

Bouquet of Flowers

Odilon Redon, ca. 1900-1905

Painting of nude women bathing and washing cloth beside a river, with men working on a bridge and boat in the background.

The River

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, ca. 1864

Loose painted sketch of a ballet dancer in a pale tutu with blue flowers, arms outstretched against green brushwork.

Dancer Onstage

Edgar Degas, ca. 1877

Pastel drawing of a young woman in a dark dress holding a yellow box beside a bright window, with blue tones.

The Milliner

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ca. 1879

Painted landscape of a village with roofs and trees on a hillside, overlooking a valley under a cloudy sky.

A Village in a Valley

Théodore Rousseau, late 1820s

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a ballet dancer in a tutu holding an open fan, head tilted upward, on tan paper.

Dancer with a Fan

Edgar Degas, ca. 1880

Pastel portrait of a young man in a dark coat and white cravat, turned three-quarters to the left against a dark background.

Robert Shurlock (1772-1847)

William Russell, ca. 1805

The Bouquet of Violets

Eva Gonzalès, ca. 1877-78

Pastel and charcoal drawing of a dancer holding a fan, skirt lifted, against a green and blue background.

Dancer with a Fan

Edgar Degas, ca. 1890-95

Seated woman in white embroidered Turkish dress leaning on hand beside a blue cushion, basket and mirror, on a rug.

Woman in Turkish Dress, Seated on a Sofa

Jean-Étienne Liotard, ca. 1751-52

Colorful folk-art Fraktur with two peacocks, two parrots, crowns, and stylized flowers in a symmetrical arrangement.

Fraktur

Johann Heinrich Otto, ca. 1770-1800

Pastel drawing of ballet dancers in blue and pink tutus stretching at a barre before a mirror in a studio.

The Dancers

Watercolor of a log cabin and fishing nets on a riverbank, with three men, barrels, a sailboat, and hills.

View from the Packet Wharf at Frenchtown Looking down Elk Creek

Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 1806

Veiled women in robes process across a dusk landscape, one carrying a blue banner, with a draped bier behind them.

Dirge of the Three Queens

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1895

Semicircular fan mount with three sketched female dancers in brown and grey wash above a pale arc.

Fan Mount: Dancers

Edgar Degas, 1879

Pen and brown wash drawing of mourning figures in draped garments, one wearing a feathered headdress, beside bows and arrows.

Indians Lamenting the Approach of the White Man (from McGuire Scrapbook)

Frederick Stiles Agate, ca. 1830

Watercolor of a seated woman in a white bonnet with blue ribbons, in a pale dress beside a grey interior doorway.

The Hat with the Blue Ribbons

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1884-86[?]

Fan-shaped drawing of ballet dancers in dark costumes with gold accents against grey clouds, by Edgar Degas, 1879.

Fan Mount: The Ballet

Edgar Degas, 1879

Charcoal drawing of two nude male figures wrestling, with soft tonal shading emphasizing their muscular, intertwined bodies.

Two Male Figures Wrestling

The Veronese Print

Carroll Beckwith, ca. 1890

Pastel drawing of three men in top hats and dark coats in a pale interior, one leaning in to speak to another.

Portraits at the Stock Exchange

Edgar Degas, ca. 1878-79

Watercolor of sailing ships and a small boat on choppy green water, with a hilly shoreline and buildings in the background.

Quarantine, Staten Island

William James Bennett, 1833

Pastel drawing of a dirt road lined with blossoming trees, a wooden shed and small figures on tan paper.

Spring Landscape

Robert Frederick Blum

Loose sketch of ballet dancers in white tutus rehearsing on stage, with a violinist and seated observers beside a green backd

The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage

Edgar Degas, ca. 1874

Watercolor of a busy harbor street with tall ships, brick warehouses, barrels, and men in top hats.

View of South Street, from Maiden Lane, New York City

William James Bennett, ca. 1827

Watercolor of a sunlit Japanese street with wooden shops, a vendor at a stall, women in kimono and chickens on the dirt path.

Street Scene in Ikao, Japan

Robert Frederick Blum

Pastel drawing of ballerinas rehearsing under a dance master's direction while spectators watch from beside a fireplace.

The Rehearsal Onstage

Edgar Degas, ca. 1874

Pen-and-ink drawing of a Venetian canal with a gothic palazzo, a tower, and moored boats.

Palazzo Contarini degli Scrigni, Venice

Andrew Fisher Bunner, 1885

Watercolor of a tree-lined avenue leading to the domed Capitol with flags and pedestrians, 1824.

View of the Capitol

Charles W. Burton, 1824

Oil self-portrait of a young man with dark hair, white collar and red tie, gazing at the viewer against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

Edgar Degas, ca. 1855-56

Pen and ink drawing of a Venetian canal with an arched bridge, gondolas, and a tall domed bell tower behind buildings.

Rio della Fosca and Santa Fosca, Venice

Andrew Fisher Bunner

Pencil and chalk drawing of a forest stream with a kneeling figure drinking beside a fallen tree and boulder.

The Fountain, No. 1: The Wounded Indian Slaking His Death Thirst

Thomas Cole, 1843

Pastel drawing of a red-haired woman in a yellow bodice and striped skirt, head tilted up against a blue-green background.

The Singer in Green

Edgar Degas, ca. 1884

Pen and ink drawing of a Venetian church tower, trees, and a gondola moored beside a stone staircase on a canal.

San Moise e Giardinetto, Venice

Andrew Fisher Bunner

Brown wash drawing of robed apostles gazing upward as winged angels point to the sky over a hilly landscape.

Study for "The Ascension"

John Singleton Copley, 1774

Pastel drawing of three ballet dancers in tutus preparing in a studio, one bending forward, one seated, by Edgar Degas.

Three Dancers Preparing for Class

Edgar Degas, after 1878

Graphite drawing of a nude male figure reaching toward a draped female figure, with a squared grid and a classical urn behind

Science Instructing Industry: Nude Study

Kenyon Cox, 1898

Pencil study on blue paper of a figure draped over a cannon, pulling down a staff, with faint grid lines.

Study for "The Siege of Gibraltar": Figure Astride Cannon Pulling Down Spanish Colors

John Singleton Copley, 1785-86

Brown wash sketch of two ballet dancers in tutus on a pink ground, one turned toward the other.

Two Dancers

Edgar Degas, 1873

Watercolor of a seated man reading a newspaper, a woman holding an infant, a table with fruit and books, and a wall clock.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Otis and Child

Joseph H. Davis, 1834

Graphite sketches of male figures on blue paper, including an embracing pair in cloaks, by John Singleton Copley.

Study for "The Death of Major Peirson": Group of Dying French Officers

John Singleton Copley, 1782-83

Charcoal and white chalk sketch on blue-green paper of two young dancers in tutus, one seen from behind.

Two Dancers

Edgar Degas, ca. 1879

Watercolor portrait of a smiling woman with upswept brown hair, white blouse and dark floral shawl.

Anne Charlotte Lynch (Later Mrs. Vincenzo Botta)

Savinien Edme Dubourjal, ca. 1847

Watercolor of a young woman in a cream dress standing with bowed head beside potted red geraniums and a round table.

Young Girl Meditating

Thomas Eakins, 1877

Pastel drawing of two red-haired dancers in green costumes leaning together against a blue-green textured background.

Two Dancers, Half-length

Pencil sketch of a man seated backward on a chair beside a table with a bottle, with an overturned chair on the floor.

Study for Facing the Enemy (from McGuire Scrapbook)

Francis William Edmonds, ca. 1845

Watercolor of Union Park in New York with a tall fountain, iron fence, autumn trees, townhouses, and a couple in the foregrou

Union Park, New York

Sarah Fairchild, ca. 1845

Pastel drawing of a seated nude woman from behind, arms raised combing long red hair, against a green textured background.

Woman Combing Her Hair

Edgar Degas, ca. 1888-90

Watercolor of a glowing sunset over a distant city skyline with church spires, framed by dark trees and hills in the foregrou

City and Sunset

Watercolor of Caesarea Philippi ruins with a camel and travelers on a stone path below rolling hills.

Caesarea Philippi (Banias)

Pastel drawing of a seated nude woman seen from behind, drying her arm with a white towel beside a patterned chair.

Woman Drying Her Arm

Edgar Degas, late 1880s-early 1890s

Woman in blue dress with lace collar seated at a painted harpsichord, reading sheet music, in a room with a round mirror.

An Old Song

William John Hennessy, 1874

Watercolor of two men sawing logs beside a palmetto-thatched hut among tall palms and cypress trees by a misty river.

The Cypress-Shingle Yard, Ocklawaha River, Florida

Harry Fenn, 1870

Pastel drawing of a nude woman with red hair bending forward and drying her foot with a white towel.

Woman Drying Her Foot

Edgar Degas, 1885-86

Watercolor of a circular mill with vaned sails beside a New York harbor dock, with a sailing ship and workers.

Circular Mill, King Street, New York

John William Hill, 1830

Pencil sketch of two women in period dress playing croquet, with a third figure in the background on a lawn.

The Croquet Players

Winslow Homer, 1866

Pastel drawing of jockeys on racehorses crossing a grassy track with a distant town and church spire.

Race Horses

Edgar Degas, ca. 1885-88

Watercolor of pink peach blossom branches rising against a pale blue background, with green buds along the stems.

Peach Blossoms

John William Hill, 1874

Charcoal sketch of two fisherwomen with a basket walking across a sandy shore, with a distant figure and boat.

Fisherwomen

Winslow Homer, 1882

Pastel drawing of a seated dancer in a pale tutu leaning forward, with loose green and blue strokes behind her.

Dancer

Edgar Degas, 1880-85