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Winter river with snowy banks, a leaning birch, dark pines, and a small farmhouse on the far shore.

Sunny Slopes

Gardner Symons, 1930

Painting of a sickroom: a woman lies on a cot while a mourning man in a dark suit stands bowed beside a stove.

Too Late

Charles Arthur Fries, 1890

Painting of sheep grazing in a green meadow under a pink evening sky with a glowing moon and distant trees.

Evening after a Shower

Carleton Wiggins, 1930

Painting of a forest path leading toward a sunlit mountain slope with tall trees framing the view.

Smugglers' Notch, Stowe, Vermont

Chauncey F. Ryder, 1920

Painting of a river valley with a large tree in the foreground, a stone bridge, a distant town and a mountain under clouds.

Landscape in Italy

Welsh Richard Wilson, 1710

Geometric study of a stylized woman and bird in bold black, red, blue and green, with floral patterned panels.

The Thundershower (study for painting)

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Still life painting of grapes, peaches, watermelon, pomegranate and pineapple in a wicker basket on a stone ledge.

Still Life with Fruit

Severin Roesen, 1850

Painting of choppy sea waves with white surf breaking on rocks, small sailboats and a hazy headland under a pink sky.

Surf Breaking, Cranberry Island

Allen Tucker, 1910

Loose painting of fishing boats with masts moored by a calm harbor under a pale, luminous sky.

Honfleur Fishing Boats no. 2

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Small oil sketch of two hooded monks walking a dirt road past dark trees under a cloudy sky, with hills beyond.

Monks on the Appian Way

Elihu Vedder, 1860

Painting of an autumn landscape with trees, a brown field, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

Autumn at Arkville

Alexander Helwig Wyant, 1830

Painting of two women in black shawls talking before an adobe wall, with a donkey and village on a hillside behind.

The Gossip

William Penhallow Henderson, 1920

Painting of Notre Dame cathedral's twin towers and spire in hazy tan tones, with a bare tree, street lamp, and three figures

Notre Dame no. I

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Oil painting of fishing boats with sails tacking through rough waves toward a harbor town under stormy clouds.

Fishing Boats Beating up to Windward

Edward Moran, 1850

Dark painting of a glowing amber dusk sky over hills, with small reddish female figures in a shadowed landscape.

Dance of the Wood Nymphs

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1840

Painting of a reclining nude woman with dark hair, rendered in loose brushwork against bright green, blue, and yellow fields.

Nude

Carl Newman, 1910

Painting of three nude women by a pond with water lilies, a dark treeline, and a yellow sunset sky.

Water Lilies

Walter Shirlaw, 1830

Painting of a nude woman reclining on a couch in a red-draped Orientalist interior, with a seated turbaned man and a servant.

Oriental Princess after the Bath

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Impressionist painting of women and a child in white dresses on a garden terrace beside blooming flower beds and a cottage.

On the Terrace

John Henry Twachtman, 1900

Painting of a colorful stylized garden with a curving path, bare trees, green lawn, and fields in red and yellow.

Décor Plat

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Small oil sketch of a trading post and wharf buildings on pilings over water, with two rowboats, in evening light.

Trading Post and Wharf Buildings, Sitka, Evening

Theodore J. Richardson, 1910

Painting of two women carrying water buckets on a Venetian quay, with children, a balustrade, and a distant domed church.

Water Carriers, Venice

Frank Duveneck, 1880

Painting of a windmill and plowing farmer under a dramatic stormy sky with a large tree at left.

Windmill

Painting of a pilgrim in red walking toward two glowing angels beneath a radiant cross in a stormy sky over rocky terrain.

The Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey (study for series, The Cross and the World)

Thomas Cole, 1840

Dark, fiery landscape with a lone pilgrim among fallen stone blocks, facing a distant horizon and snow-capped mountain.

The Pilgrim of the World at the End of His Journey (study for the series, The Cross and the World)

Thomas Cole, 1840

Painting of a storm-tossed ship with torn sails on dark waves, under a glowing sun behind swirling clouds.

Flying Dutchman

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1880

Oil portrait of a young woman in a gold dress at a piano, with a boy in red velvet and a younger child holding a red book.

The Parmly Sisters

Thomas P. Rossiter, 1850

Painting of a winged white horse rising through golden clouds, watched by a kneeling figure and a draped woman on dark ground

Pegasus Departing

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1900

Painting of mountain laurel blossoms spilling from a blue vase onto a table against a muted olive background.

Mountain Laurel

Charles Ethan Porter, 1880

Painting of a dirt road through coastal grass leading to a small house on dunes, with the sea and sails beyond.

Seconnet Point, Rhode Island

Worthington Whittredge, 1880

Painting of a river curving past grassy bluffs, with a distant village of lodges and small figures on the cliff edge.

Distant View of the Mandan Village

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of jagged Sierra mountain peaks lit orange by sunrise, with shadowed forest and valley below.

Sunrise in the Sierras

Albert Bierstadt, 1870

Two women recline on a patterned divan beside a brass tray of roses and almonds, in an ornate interior.

Idle Hours

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1890

Painting of a sunny farmyard with thatched buildings, haystacks, a white cottage, and chickens foraging in a grassy field.

Brittany Farm

Arthur Wesley Dow, 1880

Painting of a woman in a purple dress and black hat reclining on a red sofa against a patterned wall.

The Purple Dress

William Glackens, 1910

Painting of a sunlit rocky headland with sailing boats and rowboats in calm water under a clearing storm sky.

Clearing Storm at Gibraltar

Samuel Colman, 1850

Loose painting of horses and a man in a dark stable, with light from a window and an open doorway.

Stable at Cuenca

John Singer Sargent, 1900

Painting of a green river valley with rows of tepees, a fort beside the river, figures on a hill, and streaked clouds above.

Fort Union, Mouth of the Yellowstone River, 2000 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Landscape painting of a calm river with trees, a rowboat with two figures, a canvas shelter, and a distant steamship.

Landscape with Campsite

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1820

Painting of a rocky cliff with trees beside dark water, a small sailboat, and a stormy sky with breaking light.

Lake Scene

Edward L. Custer, 1870

Hazy purple-toned painting of snowy mountain peaks rising above a calm lake and green forested shoreline.

Alaskan Coast Range

Albert Bierstadt, 1880

Painting of Lake Maggiore with mountains, drifting boats, a village shore and a cloud-filled blue sky.

Lago Maggiore

William Stanley Haseltine, 1860

Painting of a shirtless miner in a dark tunnel operating a pneumatic drill against a rough rock wall.

Gold Is Where You Find It

Tyrone Comfort, 1933

Painting of mounted officers reviewing lines of infantry with flags and a cannon on a caisson under a hazy sunset sky.

Review of Rhode Island and Maine Troops

James Walker, 1861

Painting of a seated woman in a red gown in an ornate room, with a prisoner behind bars at left and a figure with a candle at

Prisoner's Plea

Josephine Joy, 1933

Painting of a coal mine on a hillside with smokestacks, a steam locomotive, and red freight cars in muted purples.

At Madrid Coal Mine, New Mexico

Carl Redin, 1933

Snowy winter landscape with bare trees framing a stream and a snow-covered farmhouse in the distance.

Winter Magic

C. Jac Young, 1933

Painting of a curved stone spillway and arched bridge with green hills and a cloudy sky behind them.

Spillway, Ashokan Dam

Arnold Wiltz, 1933

Painting of uniformed officers in a plain room, one bearded man writing at a table while others stand with swords nearby.

Lee Surrendering to Grant at Appomattox

Alonzo Chappel, 1861

Painting of a large black bear and two cubs beside a pale birch tree with golden autumn leaves and snowy rocks.

Fall in the Foothills

W. Herbert Dunton, 1933

Naive painting of a rustic camp with cabins, an American flag, a watchtower, eucalyptus trees, and firefighters with a hose t

CCC Camp Balboa Park

Josephine Joy, 1933

Painting of women and children in a garden with grapes, fruit, a red table and a blue vase.

Decoration

Florence Standish Whiting, 1933

Naive-style painting of a cream stucco house with red tile roof, garden pond, eucalyptus trees, and a woman playing harp by a

Irish Cottage

Josephine Joy, 1933

Painting of a man in a blue coat pointing across a river to settlers, a woman, children and a sailing ship on a hillside.

Arrival of Colonel John Donaldson (design for mural)

F. Luis Mora, 1700

Painting of a crowded street market with striped umbrellas, vendors, children and a red brick building behind.

Italians in Jefferson Park

Jerome Myers, 1933

Painting of the Ashokan Reservoir with stone gatehouses, an arched bridge over water, and brown hills under a cloudy sky.

Ashokan Reservoir

Charles Rosen, 1933

Painting of Native American riders and seated figures on horses near tipis on an open plain, in loose warm brushwork.

Jicarilla Apache Fiesta

Laverne Nelson Black, 1933

Horses harnessed to a fishing boat on a sandy beach, with two men resting beside them under a cloudy sky.

A Moment's Rest

William E. Norton, 1890

Crowded Tudor-era hall with a courting couple at center, courtiers, a jester, a cardinal in red, and children.

The Courtship of Anne Boleyn

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1840

Monochrome brown sketch of a flag-bearing explorer and armed men landing on a shore as natives gather, with a ship behind.

The Landing of Columbus

John Vanderlyn, 1840

Two sailing frigates in battle on rough dark seas, with smoke from cannon fire and American and British flags.

Capture of H.B.M. Frigate Macedonian by U.S. Frigate United States, October 25, 1812

Thomas Chambers, 1850

Painting of a shaded country road with large trees, an arched stone gateway, two walking women, and a hazy plain under cloudy

Near Ariccia, Italy

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1860

Painting of boulders and scrub on a hillside under a pale, clearing sky with a hazy distant plain.

Clearing Off

John Frederick Kensett, 1860

Oil painting of a sunset landscape with hills, a ruined castle tower in the distance, and a rocky path in shadowed woods.

Remembrances of a Scene near Auerbach

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1850