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Charcoal sketch of a seated clown in a pointed hat and ruffled collar holding a cane, with a handwritten signature below.

The Clown

Jules Chéret, 1910

Pastel portrait of a smiling boy with short dark hair in a white collar and blue overalls on grey paper.

Little Gardener

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pencil sketch in an open sketchbook of a castle corner with two conical towers, trees, and a hillside beyond.

(Sketchbook) Corner of Castle at Aigle

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Nude Boy, Torso and Head

Howard Russell Butler

Pastel portrait of a dark-haired man in an olive open-collared shirt against a grey background.

Edward Leiter

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a bouquet of yellow zinnias with red centers and slender green leaves on a pale background.

Zinnia (Zinnia grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1931

Pencil sketch of trees, haystacks and mountain ridges in an open rural landscape.

Near Roche, Vaud

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel drawing of a woman with windswept golden hair and a stern expression against a swirling dark blue and green background

Lucifer (Natalie Clifford Barney)

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a pink and white showy lady's slipper orchid with green leaves and buds on a pale background.

Showy Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pen and crayon drawing of a feathered figure roasting food over a fire by the sea, with a large tree at right.

Historical Painting #368494912413

Pastel drawing of a seated nude woman with short dark hair on a red cushion, against a soft green draped backdrop.

Between Poses

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pencil sketch sheet showing several chimneys and rooftop structures drawn from different angles with hatched shading.

Isola Bella

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pen and ink landscape drawing of tall trees along a dirt road with two small figures and a handwritten French inscription.

Landscape

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1910

Pastel portrait of a smiling man with dark hair on tan paper, signed and dated in the lower right.

Camille Gorde

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketch of two leafless trees with gnarled trunks, with handwritten colour notes in the upper right corner.

Roche Vaud

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil and colored pencil sketch of a seated young girl in a wide-brimmed hat and shawl, on a chair.

Untitled (Seated Young Girl)

Louise Cox, 1900

Pastel portrait of a woman with auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a red draped garment against a blue-green background.

Madame R.

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pencil sketch in a sketchbook of a sailboat on a calm lake with distant mountains and rippling reflections.

(Sketchbook) (From Ouchy)

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Sepia drawing of a smiling man in a visor cap and military-style uniform, with the name Paul Pavelka lettered at top left.

Paul Pavelka

John Elliott, 1920

Watercolor of a false indigo branch with pale yellow flower clusters, unopened buds and green leaves on a purple stem.

False Indigo (Baptista bructeata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1932

Pastel portrait of a dark-haired woman in a teal shawl, turned to the side against a brown background.

Marianne Girard

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketch of foliage and slender branches with hatched shading on aged, stained paper.

Foliage

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Watercolor of blue-eyed grass stems with blue star-shaped flowers, yellow centers and slender green leaves on a pale backgrou

Blue-eyed-grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a young figure wearing a green leaf wreath, with a bare shoulder and draped garment, on a mottled backgrou

Jeune Faune

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Two pencil sketches of a six-petaled flower labeled Back and Front, with stamens visible in the front view.

Framework of the Flower

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Watercolor of yellow evening primrose blossoms, buds and green leaves on a dark stem against a white background.

Evening Primrose (Oenothera)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

Pastel drawing of a woman in a dark dress holding a crying swaddled baby in a white bonnet, with a crucifix on the wall.

Mother and Crying Baby

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pencil sketch of a ruined hilltop castle above a wooded slope and riverside village, with handwritten notes.

Rheinfels from St. Goarshausen

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Watercolor of a Leather Flower clematis with nodding violet-blue bell flowers, a bud, and fine green leaves on red stems.

Leather Flower (Clematis hirsutissima)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pastel portrait of a woman with a golden headband and flowing hair, surrounded by orange fruit against a dark background.

Ceres

Alice Pike Barney, 1900