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Painting of a woman in a top hat on a chestnut horse and a man in a bowler hat on a dark horse on a wooded path.

Figures on Horseback

Eliphalet Fraser Andrews, 1910

Painting of hunters on snowshoes lancing bison across a snowy plain under a grey winter sky, by George Catlin.

Sioux Indians on Snowshoes Lancing Buffalo

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of crashing white surf against a dark rocky headland under a stormy sky, Maine coast seascape, 1900.

Maine Coast

Paul Dougherty, 1900

Oval portrait of a young girl with long dark hair threading red thread, eyes lowered, against a green background.

Study of a Young Girl, Pont Aven

Frederic Arthur Bridgman, 1860

Candlelit tavern scene with smoking men, a woman pouring from a tankard, and a waiter with a tray at a wooden table.

Dutch Tavern Scene

Johann Mongles Culverhouse, 1840

Buffalo herd and two elk grazing on a sunlit prairie with wildflowers, hills and trees under a cloudy sky.

Elk and Buffalo Grazing among Prairie Flowers, Texas

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of cows grazing near a pond, with a farmhouse, a row of trees, and a figure on a path under cloudy sky.

Untitled (man with cows grazing near pond with house and trees in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Dream Book

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Standing man in fringed tunic and feathered red headband holding a walking stick, painted against a pale landscape background

Ee-tów-o-kaum, Both Sides of the River, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a brown-sailed boat on dark water at sunset, with distant ships and a glowing orange sky.

Boston Harbor

Charles Manger, 1860

Painting of women gleaning potatoes in a turned field, with a horse-drawn cart and pale horses under a golden hazy sky.

Potato Gleaners

Herman Hartwich, 1920

Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in a black coat and white cravat, holding folded papers against a brown background.

Joshua Tevis

Jacob Eichholtz, 1820

Painting of a seated man in feathered headdress and fringed leggings smoking a pipe, wrapped in a fur robe.

Nóm-ba-mon-nee, Double Walker, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a young man in a red military tunic with a sash, holding a plumed hat and sword against a dark background.

The Prince of Wales (King Edward VII)

Sir John Watson Gordon, 1860

Full-length portrait of a young woman in a pink gown holding a translucent fan, standing before a paneled door and yellow wal

Louise Howland King (Mrs. Kenyon Cox)

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Pa-ris-ka-roó-pa, Two Crows, the Younger

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a man in a feathered headdress with red face paint, beaded necklaces and a brass collar, against a green-blue

Say-say-gon, Hail Storm, War Chief

George Catlin, 1840

Oil portrait of a man with long black hair, bone collar, shell discs, and red body paint against a soft sky.

Téh-tóot-sah (better known as Tohausen, Little Bluff), First Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Dusky river landscape at sunset with a moored rowboat, a man holding a pole, and a silhouetted cottage across the water.

Untitled (landscape, boat moored near bank with man walking)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of a dome-shaped grass-thatched lodge with seated figures, a mounted rider, and a wooded hillside at dusk.

Wichita Lodge, Thatched with Prairie Grass

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of five cows grazing in tall grass near trees, a wooden fence, and a barn under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (five cows in pasture)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Dim painted interior of a rustic smithy with a glowing forge, hanging tools, pots, and a small window.

Interior of a Smithy

Eliphalet Fraser Andrews, 1910

Oil painting of cows grazing in a meadow below wooded hills under a pale blue sky.

Untitled (landscape with cows grazing, hills)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Colorful painting of a crowded feast day procession past adobe buildings and a church beneath green mountains.

Feast Day: San Juan Pueblo

William Penhallow Henderson, 1920

Five cows graze in a grassy pasture beside a large tree, with a red farmhouse in the background under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (five cows in pasture, rooftop in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Small oil sketch of a fiery sunset with glowing clouds above dark hills and silhouetted trees.

Untitled - Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1870

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1870

Painting of a standing man with a bow and feathered shield, with tipi dwellings and a river behind him.

E'e-a-chín-che-a, Red Thunder, Son of Black Moccasin

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a rustic stable interior with a wicker basket, metal pail on a stump, hanging cloths, and a view outdoors.

Interior of a Stable

Eliphalet Fraser Andrews, 1910

Painted portrait of a man in a dark blue coat and decorated sash, holding a long pipe against a soft cloudy background.

Kee-món-saw, Little Chief, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Nude male figure with arms raised high against a dark background, lit dramatically, in a crucifixion-like pose.

Crucifixion

William Merritt Chase, 1870

Painting of Hidatsa dancers in feathered headdresses circling a tipi frame hung with green corn, with squash on the ground.

Green Corn Dance, Hidatsa

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of figures carrying bundles and canoes along a grassy riverbank beside a waterfall under a cloudy sky.

Ojibwa Portaging Around the Falls of St. Anthony

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of the steam tug May McWilliams under smoke and flags, moving through choppy green sea under a cloudy sky.

The Ocean-Going Tug "May McWilliams"

Antonio Jacobsen, 1890

Portrait of a man in a powdered wig, red coat and blue waistcoat, leaning on a stone ledge before a cloudy sky.

Thomas Hopkinson

Robert Feke, 1740

Painting of a woman walking a path past grazing sheep and birch trees under a dark, stormy evening sky.

Woman Walking down Path

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Painting of bison drinking and wading in a blue pool beneath golden hills and a teal sky.

Buffalo Scene

Emil W. Lenders, 1920

Jack-o-pa (The Six)

Charles Bird King, 1820

Painting of a young girl in a white headscarf and red shawl holding a woven basket by a stormy seashore.

Girl with Basket

Alice Pike Barney, 1880

Painting of a seated woman in a dark shawl holding a sleeping baby, with a clay pitcher on a white cloth below.

Mother and Sleeping Baby

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Painting of a feathered man on a domed earth lodge in a village, with a crowd below and a cloudy sky.

Rainmaking among the Mandan

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a brick farmhouse beside an autumn field with yellowing trees under a pale, overcast sky.

Grey Day

Walter Granville-Smith, 1910

Painting of a white painted hide tepee on green grass, with a seated figure, a wolf, and a shield on a tripod.

Crow Lodge of Twenty-five Buffalo Skins

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a man in feathered headdress and beaded necklaces, holding a painted pipe, against a golden background.

Téh-ke-néh-kee, Black Coat, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painted portrait of a standing man with feathered headdress, holding a bow and arrow against a hazy golden sky.

Cáh-he-ga-shín-ga, Little Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Sketch of a domed bell tower above red rooftops and dark trees under a pastel sunset sky.

St. Isidor, Rome

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Oil portrait of a seated man in a black coat and white cravat, gazing toward the viewer against a dark background.

James Buchanan

Jacob Eichholtz, 1830

Natalie and Missal

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Painting of women playing a ball game on a grassy prairie with spectators, a river, and rolling hills behind them.

Ball-play of the Women, Prairie du Chien

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a woman with light eyes wearing a dark plum head wrap with striped trim against a shadowy background.

Laura in Arabian Costume

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Painting of a laurel-crowned classical statue on a pedestal facing a sunset and stormy sky with a distant chariot.

L' Empereur

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Painting of a calm river with green bluffs, pale cliffs, and a small structure on a hilltop under a pink-grey sky.

Dubuque's Grave, Upper Mississippi

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a rocky mountain hillside with mining buildings, a tall tower and evergreen trees under a cloudy sky.

Gold Mining, Cripple Creek

Ernest Lawson, 1920

Oil painting of rocky California cliffs with white surf breaking on dark rocks under a warm, pale sky.

California Cliffs

Paul Dougherty, 1940

Watercolor of thatched houses beside a winding path and fields under a muted, warm sky, with a bare tree at right.

Landscape with Houses

Winckworth Allan Gay

Painting of a riverbank with a moored rowboat, a man carrying an oar, rocks, and autumn trees under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape, boat moored near stream, man walking in foreground)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Painting of a dark tree over a meadow of wildflowers, with a white farmhouse and small figures under a stormy sky.

September Afternoon

George Inness, 1880

Small painting of a festive village procession with a horseman, trumpeter, flag bearer and children beside a large tree and h

Triumph of Stoffel Brinkerhoff, on His Return from His Conquests in the East

John Gadsby Chapman, 1830

Painting of a decorated paint horse beside tipis and seated figures in a sunlit plains camp, with a dog and distant horses.

Indians in Camp at 101 Ranch

Emil W. Lenders, 1920

Lady in White (No. 1)

Thomas Dewing, 1910

Painting of men in feathered headdresses dancing with clubs and staffs while drummers kneel at the left.

Braves' Dance, Ojibwa

George Catlin, 1830

Monkeys in period clothing act out a runaway wedding scene in a parlor with bookshelves and a grandfather clock.

The Runaway Match

William Holbrook Beard, 1870

Painting of a man resting under a rock overhang above a river valley with sailboats and distant mountains.

Scene on the Hudson (Rip Van Winkle)

James Hamilton, 1840

Painting of a dark-haired woman with downcast eyes and a low blue neckline against a pale background.

Dreaming Girl

Walt Kuhn, 1930

Painted portrait of a woman with red face paint, braids, beaded jewelry and fur-trimmed dress, holding a carved staff.

Chin-cha-pee, Fire Bug That Creeps, Wife of Pigeon's Egg Head

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of thatched fishing shacks on a sandy beach with draped nets, a boat, and an overcast sky.

Fishing Shacks

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Painting of riders on horseback near a green hill with a ring of bison skulls under an orange sunset sky.

Butte de Mort, Sioux Burial Ground, Upper Missouri

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a man in a hat walking with two brown oxen across a green field under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (man with two oxen)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1860

Painting of a standing warrior with a feathered shield, bow, arrows and spear against a pale landscape.

His-oo-sán-chees, Little Spaniard, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a woman with long auburn hair in a green dress against an orange background, with loose brushwork.

Natalie Barney

Polish Olga Boznanska, 1900

Study for a lunette mural with a winged figure, a cherub, seated and standing draped women, and a classical garden under blue

Study for mural, Union Trust Company Building, "The Sources of Wealth"

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Painting of a narrow industrial street with a large red cylindrical tank, pipes, smokestacks and tall ochre buildings under g

Industry

Preston Dickinson, 1920

Painting of a man in a straw hat reclining on grass beside a stream under willow trees, with a distant red-roofed building.

Man Reclining beside a Stream

Eliphalet Fraser Andrews, 1910

Ton-had-dle

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1890

Painting of a blonde woman and a child seated beside a white doe in a shaded forest by a stream.

St. Genevieve of Brabant in the Forest

George Frederick Bensell, 1860

Dim landscape with a shepherd and flock of sheep on a path below wind-bent trees under a heavy cloudy sky.

Untitled (shepherd with sheep)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a cream dress and green sash, holding pink flowers, against a warm neutral background.

New England Hostess

Gerard Barry, 1950

Oil portrait of a seated person with gray hair, black jacket and white shirt, chin resting on hand, against a dark background

Marie Huet

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Poe-shom-ee

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1900

Painting of a large red barn with a dark roof on rolling golden hills under a cloudy sky, with a road in the foreground.

Bluemont Farm

Edward Bruce, 1930

Painting of a bright red lobster outlined in black on a solid black background, with initials and date in the lower right.

(Lobster on Black Background)

Marsden Hartley, 1940

Painting of a woman in a pink robe beside a bronze statue at a sunlit garden fountain with irises and roses.

Stepping in the Fountain

William de Leftwich Dodge, 1910

Portrait of a young woman in green with a white veil, holding a brush at an easel, with a bell tower and ruins behind her.

Italy

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Painting of Mandan men playing a ring and pole game on a plain, with spectators in feathered headdresses watching.

Tchung-kee, a Mandan Game Played with a Ring and Pole

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a grassy coastal plain with rocks and trees sloping toward a blue ocean under a cloudy sky.

Near the Ocean

Robert Swain Gifford, 1870

Panoramic painting of Niagara Falls with white cascades, a turbulent river, evergreen trees and a pink sky.

Niagara Falls

George Catlin, 1820

Painting of a woman in a red gown gazing upward, hand resting on sheet music beside a harp in dim light.

A Song

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Painting of a woman in a headscarf resting her hand on a dark cow in a grassy meadow under a golden sky.

Untitled (woman walking with cow)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1860

Painting of a dark field under a turbulent blue-gray sky with a bright break of light among clouds.

After the Shower

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Seated man in red headdress with white feather, blue jacket, white blanket and red leggings, beside a rock under a pale sky.

Mick-e-no-páh, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a dirt path through a grassy meadow beside dark trees, with rolling hills and a cloudy sky beyond.

Untitled (landscape with road near stream and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Full-length painted portrait of a red-haired woman in a satin gown seated in a carved wooden armchair against a brown backgro

Evalina Palmer Sicilianos

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Painting of feathered dancers with spears before red tipis, a seated drummer at right and a white dog in the foreground.

Dance of the Chiefs, Mouth of the Teton River

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of waves breaking on rocks under a golden sky, with gulls flying above a cliff and a distant buoy on the sea.

Rocky Seashore

Louis Eilshemius, 1940

Oil painting of a sunlit sand dune under blue sky, with pines, shrubs and dry grass in the foreground.

Cape Cod, Sand Dune

Herman Hartwich, 1890

Painting of two seated men talking under a rustic porch while a standing man and geese and chickens fill the farmyard.

Friendly Neighbors

Alfred Cornelius Howland, 1900

Painting of a rider in red chasing a bison herd across golden grassland under a cloudy sky with trees at right.

Caddo Indians Chasing Buffalo, Cross Timbers, Texas

George Catlin, 1840