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National Gallery of Art

391 works

Etching of pollard willow trunks beside a wooden fence, with dark rolling hills and a cloudy sky behind them.

Pollard Willows (Les saules tetards)

Alphonse Legros

Charcoal drawing on teal paper of a tree with arching, drooping branches covered in small blossoms.

Fruit Tree in Bloom

Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1900

Dark brown woodcut of a woman lying on a bed, hand raised to her head, with a staring figure in shadow behind her.

A Maori Woman in a Forest; Manao Tupapau (She is Haunted by a Spirit)

Paul Gauguin, 1894/1895

Brown ink drawing of classical ruins, seated figures, grazing animals, and trees in a hazy landscape.

Landscape with Ruins, Pastoral Figures, and Trees

Claude Lorrain, 1650

Sketch of gnarled old trees on a riverbank with a man rowing a small boat in the foreground and reflections in the water.

Old Trees along a Bank

Jacob van Ruisdael, 1640

Etching of two gnarled willow trees with sprawling branches in an open field, with a distant horizon line.

Willows (Les saules)

Alphonse Legros

Brown wash drawing of a dense grove of trees with a distant landscape and figures in a clearing beyond.

Grove of Trees

Claude Lorrain, 1640

Sepia drawing of tall pine trees beside a mountain stream, with light glowing through misty forest depths.

An Ancient Pine Forest with a Mountain Stream

Alexandre Calame, 1847

Etching of a dense stand of trees on a sloping hill with a thatched cottage at left under a pale sky.

Stand of Trees (Bouquet d'arbres)

Alphonse Legros

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

Brown ink sketch of a tree-lined lane with tall trunks on the left and an open, grassy field stretching to a distant horizon.

Landscape with a Tree-Lined Lane

Henry Eddowes Keene, 1858

Etching of a boy in a hat climbing a gnarled tree, with a walking stick lying on the ground below.

Landscape with a Boy in a Tree (Paysage avec un garcon grimpe sur un arbre, dite "Le denicheur d'oiseaux")

Alphonse Legros

Watercolor of three travelers on a wooded path between gnarled trees, framed by a blue border with small figures.

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

Henri Harpignies, 1895

Pencil drawing of tall tree trunks, leafy branches and a shaded woodland path on tan paper.

Tree and Foliage

Walter Shirlaw, 1873

Etching of two kneeling women in headscarves at the base of a tree with notes pinned to its trunk, wooden clogs nearby.

The Tree of Salvation (L'arbre de salut)

Alphonse Legros

Charcoal drawing of a couple seated among trees, looking out over a lake and distant hills under a pale sky.

A Couple Seated among Trees above a Lake

Joseph Alfred Bellet du Poisat, 1870

Charcoal sketch of a cluster of trees beside a winding stream in an open grassy field, with distant trees on the left.

Trees in a Field

Brown ink drawing of large trees in a woodland clearing with a stone bench and distant hills under a pale sky.

The Big Trees

Alphonse Legros

Brown wash drawing of a landscape with a large leaning tree, a path, and rocky cliffs with buildings in the distance.

A Landscape with a Great Tree

Herman van Swanevelt

Ink and grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with tall trees, a winding path, and small figures near a pale trunk.

Wooded Landscape

Etching of tall birch trunks rising beside a grassy path with sparse foliage and dense undergrowth below.

Birch Trees along the Water (Les bouleaux: Bord de l'eau)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a weathered wooden shed with a shingled roof, a bare tree in front, and two buckets on a table at right.

Dooryard, Buckets and Tree

Etching of bare trees and small figures in an open courtyard beside dark building facades, by Lovis Corinth, 1920.

Court with Trees (Bahnhof Tiergarten)

Lovis Corinth, 1920

Brown wash drawing of four trees beyond a still river, with shrubs in the foreground and a misty sky above.

Landscape - Four Trees beyond a River

Alphonse Legros

Hand-colored woodcut of a central saint with a crucifix among vine branches, grapes, scrolls, haloed figures and a dog.

The Genealogical Tree of the Dominicans

Unknown artist, 1480/1490

Pen and wash drawing of a stag with large antlers standing beside a great oak in a wooded landscape.

A Stag beneath a Mighty Oak

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1735

Etching of tall tree trunks in a forest, with evening light breaking through behind a distant hill.

Large Trees Seen against the Sun (Les grandes arbres: Effet du soir)

Alphonse Legros

Engraved townscape with a castle, river, workers harvesting fruit from trees, and robed figures gesturing in the foreground.

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

Adriaen Collaert after Hans Bol, 1585

Brown ink and wash drawing of a rider startled by a glowing white female apparition in a forest under a crescent moon.

The Apparition in the Forest

Moritz von Schwind, 1823

Engraving of a wooded village with a church tower, a covered wagon on a road, and a large oak tree in the foreground.

Pagus Nemorosus (Wooded Village)

Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c. 1555/1557