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Unfinished painting of a standing woman in a white gown with clasped hands before a dark backdrop.

Standing Woman

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Full-length portrait of a standing man in feathered headdress, beaded collar and green blanket, holding a tomahawk on a plain

Sac and Fox Indian

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Dim painting of two draped figures embracing beneath a glowing sky, framed by dark trees, in Ryder's Florizel and Perdita.

Florizel and Perdita

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1880

Painting of a rocky forest gorge with a stream flowing over boulders, cliffs on the left, and a waterfall among trees.

The Flume, Opalescent River, Adirondacks

Alexander Helwig Wyant, 1870

Full-length painting of a man in a fur parka holding a harpoon and rope on sea ice, with icebergs behind him.

Eskimo Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil portrait of an elderly man with grey curly hair wearing a wide red hat and red cape against a brown background.

Homme au Chapeau Rouge

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painted portrait of a seated woman in a white shawl and beaded necklaces, with a black pot beside her.

Taos Woman

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of a young woman with downcast eyes and braided hair wearing a red dress and blue mantle against a grey background.

Head of the Madonna (from la Belle Jardiniere)

Painting of the Madonna holding the standing Christ Child, both with gold halos, framed by columns and gilded scrollwork.

Madonna and Child

Antonio da Correggio

Painting of a Hopi woman carrying a child in a shawl, with a clay pot and distant mesas under a cloudy sky.

Hopi Mother and Child

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of a dim city street with a horse-drawn carriage, pedestrians, and tall building facades under a grey sky.

Porte St. Martin no. I

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a standing woman with beaded jewelry and a child holding a net bag, with domed huts and hills behind them.

Hottentot Woman and Children

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of misty sandstone spires rising above a rocky canyon stream, with a small figure and a soaring bird.

Mist in Kanab Canyon, Utah

Thomas Moran, 1890

Oil portrait of a mustached man in a fur-collared coat and white bow tie against a red background.

Albert Clifford Barney

Ottilie Wilhelmina Roederstein, 1900

Painting of a sunlit forest path lined with slender trees, rendered in loose, vivid green, yellow, and blue brushstrokes.

Landscape

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Painting of a water carrier with jars on his shoulder walking down a shadowed stone street beneath wooden balconies.

Algerian Water Carrier

William Sartain, 1910

Oil landscape of a large tree, two figures with a grey horse on a dirt path, a windmill and cloudy sky.

Spring Plowing near East Burgholt

John Constable, 1800

Oil painting of a standing man in white turban and dark cloak, with a domed building and hilltop town behind him.

Kabyle Algerian

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of a woman's head turned sideways, with dark hair, a white collar and grey-blue jacket against green.

Head of a Woman in Jerusalem

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Oil portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, beaded necklaces and fur robe, set against a cloudy sky.

Petelesharro (Generous Chief)

Charles Bird King, 1820

Oil portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat against a red drapery backdrop.

Portrait of Edward Shippen Burd of Philadelphia

Rembrandt Peale, 1800

Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Two stylized female figures with elongated necks stand side by side against a dark green background, one in red and one in gr

Duality

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Oil portrait of a woman with a red headband, turquoise beads and silver hoop earrings against a golden background.

Hostin Nez

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of a tall stem of white, pink, and maroon hollyhocks with buds and green leaves against a dark olive background.

Hollyhocks

Painting of a shirtless man with a spear and woven basket walking past a stilted thatched house by a river.

Diak Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of children in a garden: a boy digs a hole while girls hold flowers, with a bird perched in a tree nearby.

Children Burying a Bird

J. Alden Weir, 1870

Painting of a seated young woman in a black hat with pink flowers, maroon coat, and blue blouse against a red background.

Portrait of a Girl

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painting of two Omagua figures, a man with a conical headdress and spears and a seated woman, beside a river and thatched hou

Omagua Indians

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of an elderly white-haired man in a dark suit writing at a desk before a large wall map and bookshelves.

Lloyd George

Douglas Volk, 1920