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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Calm sea scene with several sailing vessels and rowboats near a small rocky islet under a hazy, glowing sky.

Becalmed off Halfway Rock

Fitz Henry Lane, 1860

Painting of an old violin, bow, and sheet music hanging on a dark wooden door with iron hinges and a letter.

The Old Violin

William Harnett, 1886

Woman with a child looks toward sailboats on the sea beside an upturned boat and a seated figure on a sandy beach.

Dad's Coming!

Winslow Homer, 1873

Two Union soldiers in blue uniforms rest at a tent camp, one standing and one seated writing, with a campfire in the foregrou

Home, Sweet Home

Winslow Homer, c. 1863

Painting of a wounded woman reclining in red silk while a young hunter and a bearded man attend her in a landscape.

Silvio with the Wounded Dorinda

Louis Vallée, 165(1)?

Landscape painting of a hilltop fortress with cattle, goats, and figures resting in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

The Fortress of Königstein

Bernardo Bellotto, 1756-1758

Painting of a plucked chicken hanging by a string against a brown wooden panel, with scattered white feathers.

Plucked Clean

William Harnett, 1882

Painting of a river with brown-sailed boats at right, a red-sailed boat at left, and buildings along the far bank under cloud

Battersea Reach

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1863

Painting of riders and pack animals on a trail by a river, with sunlit red and white cliffs under a glowing sky.

Green River Cliffs, Wyoming

Thomas Moran, 1881

Painting of a ruined ivy-covered stone tower on a cliff with a shepherd and sheep, overlooking a calm sea with a sailboat.

Italian Coast Scene with Ruined Tower

Thomas Cole, 1838

Portrait of a young woman in black dress with pearls, holding a white dog, against a dark background.

Miss Beatrix Lister

Joshua Reynolds, 1765

Man sketching on a hillside above a valley with grazing cattle, a wide river with sailboats, and distant hazy mountains.

View at West Point

Unknown artist, c. 1852/1858

Portrait of a man in a brown coat holding a game bird, with a spotted white dog beside him and a garden scene behind.

Henri Camille, Chevalier de Beringhen

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1722

Painting of several sailing ships with white sails on choppy harbor water, with a city skyline in the distance under a pink s

New York Harbor

Fitz Henry Lane, 1852

Painting of a young man in a tall hat pulling his mouth into a grimace, with a jug and tankard on a table.

Youth Making a Face

Adriaen Brouwer, c. 1632/1635

Painting of the Tiber Island in Rome with arched bridges, a bell tower and buildings reflected in calm river water.

The Island and Bridge of San Bartolomeo, Rome

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1825/1828

Painting of a white hound and a black curly-coated dog beside a stone column in a landscape with trees and sky.

Misse and Luttine

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1729

Woman in white dress blowing a dinner horn on a lawn beside a wooden house, with an orchard tree and grazing cow.

The Dinner Horn (Blowing the Horn at Seaside)

Winslow Homer, 1870

Painting of a dark blue grape cluster hanging from a vine branch against a muted golden background.

Grapes

Joseph Decker, c. 1890/1895

Oil still life of green plums spilling from a tipped wooden basket onto a dark table, with leaves and blue drapery behind.

Green Plums

Joseph Decker, c. 1885

Snowy farm scene with a yellow farmhouse, barn, cattle, and a man with a dog under a cloudy winter sky.

Winter in the Country

George Henry Durrie, c. 1858

Painting of a seated woman in a dark dress reading a letter beside a table with a cup and jug, in muted beige tones.

The Convalescent

Gwen John, c. 1915-1925

Painting of a sandy road climbing a hillside past trees and a red-roofed house, with two small figures walking below.

Rue Terre Neuve, Meudon

Gwen John, probably late 1910s to early 1920s

Reddish-brown horse tethered by a rope to a wooden post on a sandy plain under a dramatic, cloudy sky.

A Horse Hitched to a Post

Eugène Delacroix, c. 1820

Oil painting of three peaches on a white plate resting on a brown wooden table.

Three Peaches on a Plate

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1868

Painting of a white plow horse in a harness walking across a sandy field under a pale sky, with a plow behind it.

A Plow Horse in a Field

Stanislas Lépine, 1870/1874

Loose painting of the Louvre palace with a horse and cart, a walking man in a straw hat, and a wooden bridge under a grey sky

View of the Louvre

Stanislas Lépine, 1880/1886

Painting of an elderly gardener in a cap and apron examining a cabbage, with cabbage plants filling the background.

The Gardener - Old Peasant with Cabbage

Camille Pissarro, 1883-1895

Loose painting of pink peonies and green leaves in a clear glass vase on a brown table against a grey-green background.

Peonies

Berthe Morisot, c. 1869

Painting of a sunlit village of whitewashed cottages with slate roofs in an open grassy field under a blue sky.

Breton Village

Odilon Redon, c. 1890

Loose oil sketch of a woman seated in a yellow trap drawn by a grey horse, with a standing groom in a green meadow.

The Trap

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1880

Ink drawing of a large Dutch warship with flags among smaller sailing boats and rowing boats on choppy sea.

Dutch Ships near the Coast

Willem van de Velde the Elder, early 1650s

Loose oil sketch of a blue-uniformed hussar on a brown horse in a misty landscape, with a distant rider at left.

Hussars

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1878

Two horses stand in a grassy meadow overlooking a river with steamboats, barges, and farm buildings under a pale sky.

Horses in a Meadow

Edgar Degas, 1871

Small oil self-portrait of a man with dark hair and mustache, lit face, white collar, and dark brown background.

Self-Portrait with White Collar

Edgar Degas, c. 1857

Loose oil sketch of a nude woman seen from behind, with dark hair, against a brown ground and red drapery.

Nude

William Merritt Chase, c. 1901

Still life with oysters on a plate, chestnuts, raisins, bread, shells, a wine glass and a glass decanter on a table.

Dishes with Oysters, Fruit, and Wine

Osias Beert the Elder, c. 1620/1624

Three men in fur-trimmed robes gather around a lute on a table, one in a red and white turban singing.

A Concert

Giovanni Cariani, c. 1518-1520

Painting of a river under a stormy sky with large trees, moored boats, figures on the shore, and a fisherman on a dock.

The Approaching Storm

Constant Troyon, 1849

Oil portrait of a young boy with dark hair, white collar and dark bow tie against an olive green background.

René de Gas

Edgar Degas, 1855

Painting of a man with tousled brown hair, head bowed, in a dark jacket and white collar against a grey background.

Self-Portrait

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1861

Painting of a black and white Japanese Chin dog standing in a dark interior beside a cane, with a small figure lying on the f

Tama, the Japanese Dog

Édouard Manet, c. 1875

Portrait of a woman in a straw hat with turquoise ribbon and dark jacket, against a pale textured background.

Madame Bonnard

Edouard Vuillard, 1895/1900

Painting of green and ochre fields rising to a ridge with trees under a blue sky with white clouds.

Landscape of the Ile-de-France

Edouard Vuillard, c. 1894

Painted self-portrait of a bearded young man with light hair against a dark background, wearing a white collar and grey jacke

Self-Portrait, Aged 21

Edouard Vuillard, 1889

Painting of a boy in a red waistcoat and dark hat, standing against angular, colorful planes of muted blue, green and ochre.

Boy in a Red Waistcoat

Paul Cézanne, 1888-1890

Painting of ballet dancers in white tutus resting and practicing in a sunlit studio with a green wall.

The Dance Lesson

Edgar Degas, c. 1879

Painting of red and pink peonies in a dotted vase on a patterned cloth, with small sketches on a blue wall behind.

Still Life with Peonies

Paul Gauguin, 1884

Loose, blocky painting of a village with a church spire along a shoreline, with dark boats in the foreground.

Village at the Water's Edge

Roger de La Fresnaye, 1910

Oval portrait of a young boy with long brown hair, wearing a brown doublet with a white lace collar against green.

Head of a Young Boy

Jan de Bray, c. 1650

Vanitas still life with a skull crowned by roses, a glass vase, an hourglass, soap bubbles and butterflies on a stone ledge.

Vanitas Still Life

Jan van Kessel the Elder, c. 1665/1670

Painting of two large white magnolia blossoms and a bud with green leaves resting on a draped blue velvet cloth.

Giant Magnolias on a Blue Velvet Cloth

Martin Johnson Heade, c. 1890

Painting of a wooden jetty stretching into the sea under large clouds, with a horse and cart and boats on the beach.

Yarmouth Jetty

John Constable, 1822

Painting of a river valley with poplars, grazing sheep, and a village church on a green hilltop under a pale sky.

Landscape in Auvergne

Henri Harpignies, 1870

Still life painting of a flower bouquet in a ribbed glass vase on a ledge, with a butterfly and dragonfly, dated 1621.

Bouquet of Flowers in a Glass Vase

Ambrosius Bosschaert, 1621

Painting of a fortress courtyard with stone buildings, a tall tower, drying laundry, and small figures on a lawn.

The Fortress of Königstein: Courtyard with the Magdalenenburg

Bernardo Bellotto, 1756-1758

Painting of a chestnut horse leaping a jump while a jockey lies fallen on the grass and another rides ahead.

Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey

Edgar Degas, 1866, reworked 1880-1881 and c. 1897

Nude man and woman under an apple tree with a serpent, a cat and goats in a landscape, painted by Hendrick Goltzius.

The Fall of Man

Hendrick Goltzius, 1616

Still life painting of a dark urn overflowing with roses, tulips, poppies and peonies, with grapes and peaches on a stone led

Still Life with Flowers and Fruit

Jan van Huysum, c. 1715

Christ in a rowboat as fishermen haul a full net of fish, with sailing ships and a coastal town on the sea behind.

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Jacopo Bassano, 1545

Oil portrait of a young girl in a black dress with red sash, holding a small terrier against a brown background.

Miss Beatrice Townsend

John Singer Sargent, 1882

Painting of a red-haired woman in a black lace dress standing on a grassy lawn with a birch tree behind her.

Marie Buloz Pailleron (Madame Édouard Pailleron)

John Singer Sargent, 1879

Young woman in a white hat holds a small dog on a balcony, with city rooftops visible behind her.

Young Girl at a Window

Mary Cassatt, c. 1883-1884

Oil sketch of dark trees on a hillside with distant mountains and clouds glowing pink and gold at sunset.

Mountain Landscape at Sunset

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1765