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Pencil sketch of Nazareth showing a minaret, domed building, cypress trees and stone walls under a pale sky.

Nazareth

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil drawing of a young man in a cap and tunic seated and holding a lute, over a faint grid of transfer lines.

(Untitled) (Young Man with Lute)

Louise Cox, 1900

Pastel portrait of a smiling woman in a dark gown with a black cat, seated before a patterned screen and colorful cushion.

The Decorator

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a stone arched bridge over a river, with shrubs and a hillside behind it.

Greek Bridge at Azani

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Graphite study of a seated nude woman reading an open book, with faint grid lines, by Kenyon Cox.

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Education, study for panel)

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pen and ink caricature of two laughing men in bowler hats seated at a dinner table with wine glasses and a carafe.

Untitled - Ralph Barton

Watercolor of two tall stems with clusters of orange four-petaled wallflower blooms and narrow green leaves.

Wallflower (Erysimum wheeleri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1937

Pencil sketch of a mud-brick village on a Nile riverbank with small figures on a path and a mast at right.

On the Nile

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Charcoal sketch of a standing soldier in a plumed helmet and uniform, holding a rifle, drawn on tan paper.

A Soldier

Jean-Paul Laurens, 1920

Sepia drawing of flat-topped mesas on a desert plain under a sun with radiating rays and clouds.

Untitled (transfer drawing for print)

George Elbert Burr, 1920

Pencil sketch of a rugged mountain range above a horizon line, with a small rocky headland at lower left.

Patmos

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Charcoal drawing of moored boats and rowboats on water in a harbor, with waterfront buildings and masts behind.

London in the Pool

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pen and ink sketch of three heads of a woman in different poses, with handwritten French and Italian notes on the page.

Three Portrait Heads of a Woman

Albert Besnard, 1910

Pencil sketch of Karnak ruins with a tall obelisk, stone walls, scattered blocks and carved hieroglyphs in the foreground.

Carnac

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of clowns in striped costumes falling from brown horses on a dusty ground, with green trees behind.

Clowns and Horses

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Painting of a woman in a yellow gown seated beside a carved bench, with her reflection visible in a mirror behind her.

Reflected Grace

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a cucumber tree branch with a yellow-green closed bud and long green leaves on a pale background.

Cucumber Tree (Magnolia scuminata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1938

Pencil sketch of an ancient stone gateway with rounded arches and masonry walls, labeled Ancient East Gate, Damascus.

Ancient East, Damascus

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil drawing of a Chicago street with tall brick buildings, an elevated railway, parked cars, and smoke rising over rooftop

Chicago, North Dearborn Street

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Watercolor of two white wake-robin trillium flowers above broad green leaves on pale stems, signed M.V.W. 1939.

Wake-Robin (Trillium simile)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1939

Red chalk drawing of a haloed figure at a table with other draped figures in an interior, by Benedetto Luti.

Drawing - Benedetto Luti

Soft pastel portrait of a woman's face framed by green hair, with red lips and muted gray background.

Petite

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a wild pea plant with red and pink blossoms, narrow green leaves, and curling tendrils on a pale background.

Wild Pea (Lathyrus decaphyllus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1938

Pencil sketch of village houses, a stone tower, and mountain ridges on a sketchbook page.

(Sketchbook) At Sierre

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel portrait of a young woman in a white gown seated beside a bush of red roses against a soft, swirling background.

Young Woman with Roses

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Charcoal sketch of a Venetian canal with gondolas, an arched footbridge, and tall old buildings on both sides.

A Canal at Venice

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1920

Watercolor of white trout lily plants with mottled green leaves and drooping white flowers with yellow centers.

White Troutlily (Erythronium albidum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1919

Pastel drawing of a woman with long windswept auburn hair and a fur wrap against a pale blue-grey background.

Circe

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of a stone wall with an arched doorway, trees, and a small building, with handwritten color notes.

Untitled (Stairways, Etc.)

Howard Russell Butler

Pencil sketch of a dead, leafless tree with a grazing colt and rocks at its base on pale paper.

Dead Tree and Colt Grazing

Solon H. Borglum, 1920