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Painting of a green hillside with dark pine trees on the left, a stone wall curving across the slope, and a pale blue sky.

Landscape, Cornish, N.H.

John White Alexander, 1890

Painting of a riverbank with trees, a cow drinking at the water and two cows in the distance under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape, riverbank, three cows)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a hilly landscape with dark evergreen trees, scattered rocks in a grassy field, and a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape, fields with rocks and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of two nude women by a wooded river, one standing by a tree and one reclining on the bank, in loose blue and yellow

Standing and Reclining Nymphs

Louis Eilshemius, 1900

Mandan men in feathered headdresses practice archery on a grassy plain with rolling hills behind them.

Archery of the Mandan

George Catlin, 1830

Small oil painting of a river at sunset with a red sun, dark trees, rocks, and two figures by a campfire.

Indians at Campfire--Moon Rising

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1820

Hazy landscape painting of a still pond surrounded by dark trees, with misty mountains and a warm, muted sky above.

Kayser's Pond, Maine

John Bunyan Bristol, 1820

Dark landscape painting of cows resting in a field beneath a stormy sky, with trees on the left and right.

Untitled (landscape with cows and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Oil painting of a farmhouse with cattle and a rider on a rural road beneath tall trees and cumulus clouds.

Barnyard Scene

Robert Ladbrooke, 1770

Painting of tipis on green prairie with smoke rising, buffalo, horse riders, drying meat racks, and a hide on a frame.

Sioux Encamped on the Upper Missouri, Dressing Buffalo Meat and Robes

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of Mandan men in buffalo costumes dancing in a village plaza before domed lodges and a crowd of onlookers.

Bull Dance, Mandan O-kee-pa Ceremony

George Catlin, 1830

Oil painting of a cottage among trees beside a lake at sunset, with a distant white sailboat on the water.

Untitled (house in woods near lake)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Dark oil landscape of a stormy sky with pale light breaking through clouds above a path and a cluster of trees.

The Storm

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Painting of a turbaned man in red and blue robes reclining on a green divan, smoking a long pipe, before red drapery.

The Smoker

Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix, 1790

Painting of a large dark grizzly bear's head and claws looming over a tiny mouse on the ground under a pale sky.

Portraits of a Grizzly Bear and Mouse, Life Size

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of a bison herd on a green prairie with two hunters in wolf-skin disguises crawling in the foreground under a cloudy

Buffalo Hunt under the Wolf-skin Mask

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a sunlit rocky mountain cliff above a grassy slope with yellow wildflowers and a winding path under blue sky.

Ta-wa-que-nah, or the Rocky Mountain, Near the Comanche Village

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a large tree beside a lake at dusk, with seated figures on the shore and a rowboat on the water.

Landscape with Family by Lake

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1850

Watercolor of a wooded hillside, a wooden bridge over water, thatched buildings and small figures along the bank.

Landscape with Bridge

Winckworth Allan Gay

Painting of birch bark canoes racing on a river past a wooded shore, with paddlers and crowded spectator canoes.

Canoe Race Near Sault Ste. Marie

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of hunters on snowshoes chasing a bison herd across a snowy valley under a pale winter sky.

Buffalo Chase in Winter, Indians on Snowshoes

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a winding river through green prairie with rounded hills, trees in the foreground, and a pale cloudy sky.

View of the Junction of the Red River and the False Washita, in Texas

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of two nude nymphs resting by a pond in a dark green wooded landscape with a tan cliff and teal sky.

Nymphs Sleeping

Louis Eilshemius, 1920

Painting of a sunlit dry coastline with a deep blue sea, a rocky headland, scrubby bushes, and a small white building.

Shore with Blue Sea

Eleanor Harris, 1940

Painting of mounted warriors with lances galloping across grassland past trees under a cloudy sky.

Comanche War Party, Mounted on Wild Horses

George Catlin, 1830

Painted scene of a Choctaw ball-play dance with dancers in red loincloths on a grassy field, rolling hills behind.

Ball-play Dance, Choctaw

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a family beside a tipi on open prairie, alarmed by a distant line of fire and smoke with riders galloping nearby.

Indian Family Alarmed at the Approach of a Prairie Fire

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of a fantastical rock castle on a green hill above a river, with two deer and a bow-drawing archer.

Landscape with Castles and Deer

n.d M. A. Hall, 1870

Painting of a valley village with red roofs, green hills, a winding path and a small figure under a swirling blue sky.

Untitled Landscape

Preston Dickinson, 1910

Painting of a dark hillside with trees beside a coast, under a glowing ochre and brown sunset sky.

Sunset, Navarro Ridge, California Coast

Ralph Albert Blakelock, 1870

Painting of many running and wrestling players in a field between wooden goal posts, with rolling green hills behind.

Ball-play of the Choctaw--ball up

George Catlin, 1830

Bison herd on a grassy plain with two hunters crawling under white wolf skins in the foreground.

Catlin and His Indian Guide Approaching Buffalo under White Wolf Skins

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of slender autumn trees with golden leaves beside a rail fence, under a misty grey sky.

The Fall Season

Bruce Crane, 1930

Painting of a brown hillside coastline with a blue cove, white surf, and a winding dirt road under a pale sky.

Yankee Point

Edward Bruce, 1930

Painting of a village of red and pink roofed houses among green trees and bushes, rendered in bold, energetic brushstrokes.

Houses and Landscape

Preston Dickinson, 1910

Painted design study with classical figures for library wall bays, showing Apollo, Pallas, Hephaestus and Hermes in arched pa

Sketches for a Decoration of a Private Library "B"

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Buffalo Cow, Grazing on the Prairie

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of feathered mounted warriors with shields and spears riding across grassland with trees under a cloudy sky.

Comanche War Party on the March, Fully Equipped

George Catlin, 1840

Grayscale painting of Indigenous people in feathered headdresses walking and riding horses across open grassland.

Indians Migrating

Alexander F. Harmer, 1920

Painting of bison bulls in a muddy wallow on green prairie, with a herd grazing up rolling hills under a pale sunset sky.

Buffalo Bulls in a Wallow

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of mounted riders with bows and lances chasing a bison herd across green rolling prairie hills.

Buffalo Chase over Prairie Bluffs

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a bison bull surrounded by pale wolves on a green plain, with rolling hills and a pale sky behind.

Wounded Buffalo Bull Surrounded by White Wolves

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of Sioux men performing a war dance around a campfire before a row of tipis, with spectators watching under a cloudy

War Dance, Sioux

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of five cows grazing on a grassy hill beside trees, with a river and overcast sky in the background.

Untitled (five cows grazing with trees and river in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of riders and dogs with travois racing across a green plain toward distant hills under a pale sky.

Comanche Moving Camp, Dog Fight Enroute

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of armored horsemen thrown into turmoil under a beam of light from a stormy sky, with a fallen man in a red cloak.

The Conversion of Saul

n.d Simeon Griswold, 1850

Oil portrait of a young woman in a large black plumed hat and white lace-collared blouse against a brown background.

Laura Alice in Big Hat

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Painting of a bison bull with a shaggy dark mane standing on green prairie grass under a cloudy sky.

Buffalo Bull, Grazing on the Prairie

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a farmer carrying a tool along a path under large trees toward a farmhouse across a sunlit field.

Homeward

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of Indigenous warriors in a grassy plain with a ravine, some drawing bows and others lying wounded on the ground.

Mandan Attacking a Party of Arikara

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of figures with shields dancing around a fire beside tall tipis on an open plain under a pink-clouded sky.

Smoking the Shield

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a wide muddy river lined by dark forest, with driftwood floating on the water under a pale sky.

View on the Missouri, Alluvial Banks Falling in, 600 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a dark sunset landscape with a crescent moon, bare trees, a dirt road and a farmhouse silhouetted against glowing

Untitled (sunset with quarter moon and farmhouse)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Gold-ground panel of the Descent from the Cross, with a man lowering Christ's body while mourners and a bishop look on.

Descent from the Cross

Stefano d'Antonio di Vanni, 1400

Loose oil landscape of a steam train crossing a stone bridge over a river, framed by green trees and hills under clouds.

Train

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Painting of bison herd on rolling green hills with three rifle-carrying hunters in the foreground under a blue sky.

Batiste, Bogard, and I Approaching Buffalo on the Missouri

George Catlin, 1830

Painted men in a crouching dance formation hold spears and bows on a plain, with a standing woman and a mountain behind them.

Dance to the Berdash

George Catlin, 1830

Moonlit landscape with a glowing moon behind clouds, rolling hills, dark evergreen trees and a lone pine at night.

Gathering Mists

Charles Warren Eaton, 1900

Painting of a rocky coastline with dark green cliffs, white surf, and a turbulent pale sky above the sea.

Sun and Storm

Paul Dougherty, 1900

Painting of two tree trunks with exposed roots and a green canopy, with shrubs and a stream in the background.

Trees beside a Stream

Eliphalet Frazer Andrews, 1910

Painting of a mountain valley with smokestacks and buildings, large boulders and pine trees in the foreground, under a cloudy

Leadville, Colorado

n.d Harriet A. Harris, 1880

Night scene of a dance around a fire with feathered dancers, torches, tipis, and onlookers under a moonlit sky.

Scalp Dance, Sioux

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of a small glowing cabin with a dark roof framed by trees under a pale evening sky.

The Old Homestead

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a dense tree cluster with a lone figure walking a dirt path beside fallen branches under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape, woodcutter on path)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870