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National Gallery of Art

391 works

Watercolor of a wooded pool with trees reflected in the water, a wooden fence, and a distant red-roofed building.

Reflections in a Wooded Pool

Pencil and watercolor drawing of spruce trees and mossy boulders beside a rocky stream, with distant hills.

A Clump of Trees by a Rocky Stream in the Ramsau

Carl Morgenstern, 1832/1833

Ink drawing of a twisted bare tree, a seated figure on a mound, and a crouching creature on tan paper.

Der Baum der Sehnsucht (The Tree of Longing)

Heinrich Hoerle, 1920

Watercolor of cattle drinking at a wooded pond at dusk, with tall trees and rolling hills under a pale evening sky.

Evening Light on a Wooded Lakeside with Cattle Drinking

Henri Harpignies, 1882

Red chalk drawing of a shepherd and shepherdess seated and standing beneath a large tree in a wooded landscape.

A Shepherd and Shepherdess Seated under a Tree

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1710

Watercolor of a wooded landscape with large trees, a dirt path, a wooden fence, and a distant church spire.

Wooded Landscape

Thomas Hearne, late 18th century

Watercolor of rocky woodland with oak trees, a sandy path, and shepherds tending sheep on a hillside in the distance.

Rocks and Oaks in the Serpentara

Victor Paul Mohn, 1869

Monochrome print of a large tree with spreading branches over a flat field, a distant treeline, and a grazing animal.

The Large Tree

Wilhelm Leibl, 1874/1875

Pen and ink drawing of gnarled oak trees over a rock, with two travelers and a dog crossing a stream below.

An Oak Forest with a Family of Travelers

Emanuel Steiner, c. 1820

Watercolor of a wooded lakeside with a shepherd, cattle, goats, and a yellow villa on a hill under blue mountains.

A Wooded Lakeside with an Italianate Villa

Ludwig Hess, 1796

Grey wash drawing of a rocky wooded landscape with trees, a small figure by a stream, and a cloudy sky.

A Rocky Wooded Landscape with a Figure by a Stream

Thomas Gainsborough, 1781

Pen and ink drawing of a group of slender trees with bare branches and leafy clumps above low undergrowth.

Trees

Ink drawing of a steep rocky hillside with dead and dying trees and broken branches, with distant mountains on the left.

A Rocky Hillside with Dead and Dying Trees

Adolphe Etienne Viollet-Le-Duc II

Pencil sketch of tree trunks and dense foliage with curved hatched ground lines in the foreground.

The Forest at Courdemanche

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1895

Pen and ink drawing of a shaded garden path arched by trees, with spires rising in the distance.

A Tree-lined Garden Path (Preliminary Sketch for "Sleeping Beauty and the Beast"?)

Robert Caney, 1900?

Watercolor of three travelers on a wooded path under gnarled trees, framed by a blue border with small silhouetted figures an

Travelers on a Wooded Path with a Border of Whimsical Figures and Monkeys

Henri Harpignies, 1895

Watercolor of a large feathery tree before a distant mountain peak, with a flat plain and misty horizon.

Two Ancient Trees before a Mountain Peak

attributed to Jules Dupré, c. 1830

Etching of a nude bound figure, arm raised, leaning against a hatched tree trunk with a draped cloth at the hips.

St. Sebastian, Bound to a Tree

Bartholomeus Spranger, c. 1589

Grey wash drawing of a wooded valley with tall trees, a winding stream, and mountain slopes under a pale sky.

Sunlit Trees in a Valley near Lacoux

Jean-Paul Flandrin, 1840

Drawing of a stand of tall trees with pale trunks and spreading branches in brown wash on blue-grey paper.

A Stand of Birch Trees

Johann Caspar Huber

Brown wash drawing of a sunlit path beside a forest edge with birch trees and grazing animals on a slope.

A Meadow with a Shepherd and Goats at the Edge of a Forest

Carl Wagner, 1861

Sepia print of a gnarled old oak tree beside a wooden fence, with distant houses and hills under a cloudy sky.

Ancient Oaks in a Landscape

after Jan Wijnants Wilhelm von Kobell, 1792

Engraving of women turning into poplar trees beside a swan at a river, with a classical building behind them.

Phaeton's Sisters Changed into Poplars, and Cygnus into a Swan

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1589

Grey and white chalk drawing of forest treetops on blue-grey paper, with light striking the foliage on the right.

Forest Treetops Struck by Light

Heinrich Rieter, c. 1800

Pencil drawing of large oak trees beside a dirt road leading to a ruined stone tower on the Appian Way.

Oaks along the Appian Way near Albano

Jean-Paul Flandrin, 1834

Engraving of Daphne transforming into a laurel as Apollo pursues her across a mountain landscape, with Cupid flying above.

Daphne Changed into a Laurel Tree

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius, 1589

Etching of a gnarled ancient tree beside a stream and smaller trees, with a flat meadow stretching to the horizon.

Landscape with a Stream and an Ancient Tree

Adriaen Hendriksz. Verboom, 1660s(?)

Engraving of gnarled ancient trees beside a watermill, with travelers and a dog in the foreground and a distant river valley.

Ancient Trees by a Mountain Watermill

Aegidius Sadeler II after Pieter Stevens, 1600/1615

Etching of a massive oak over a river, with a seated fisherman holding a rod and a bridge in the distance.

Giant Oak with a Seated Fisherman

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Lithograph of a withered tree beside a pond with reeds, lily pads, and a thatched cottage in the background.

Withered Tree by a Pond

Carl August Lebschee, 1829