New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

National Gallery of Art

235 works

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

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

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

Watercolor of leaning trees arching over a green river with reflections and a cow on the bank.

Trees over the River Frome at Stapleton

James Jackson Curnock, 1862

Charcoal drawing of a wooded pond with a stone arched sluice, and a fisherman standing in a rowboat fishing.

Wooded Pond by the Ancient Sluice of Levaux near Vienne

Adolphe Appian, 1861

Lithograph of a landscape with a tree trunk, broad leaves, a hillside and distant buildings under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Tree Trunk

Carl August Lebschee, 1829

Pastel drawing of a hillside path beside a tree with pink blossoms under a gray, overcast sky.

A Hillside Path with Blooming Cherry Trees under an Overcast Sky

Francesco Paolo Michetti, 1905

Graphite sketch of large oak trees in a field, with a seated figure at the trunk and a standing man with a staff at left.

By the Old Oak Trees

James Goodwyn Clonney, 1839

Print of a rocky forest floor with large ferns, mushrooms, a dead tree on the right and conifers fading into the distance.

Hilly Forest View with a Fern

Carl August Lebschee, 1829

Pencil drawing of three trees in a meadow beside a shallow stream with reeds in the foreground.

Landscape with Three Trees

James Wells Champney, 1863

Loose watercolor study of a leafy tree with green and brown foliage and visible branches on tan paper.

Tree [verso]

Jr Enoch Wood Perry, c. 1870-1900

Etching of a large oak beside a ravine, with grazing cows and a herdsman on a hill at right and a distant village.

Le chêne au ravin (Oak Tree by a Ravine)

Eugène Bléry, 1845

Watercolor of an autumn forest with bare birch trees, mossy rocks, a dirt path, and birds flying across a cloudy sky.

Autumn Landscape in the Forest of Fontainebleau

Auguste Allongé, c. 1860

Engraved forest landscape with travelers resting near a rustic hut, ruined stone arches, and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Travelers Resting in a Forest near a Hut

Pieter Stevens Aegidius Sadeler II, late 16th/early 17th century

Lithograph of ruined Doric columns and stone blocks on a paved terrace, with trees, hills and sea in the distance.

Aegina, The Black Forest

Joseph Pennell, 1913