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Painting of a brick house with a red roof beside a calm river, framed by trees and reflected in the water.

Edge of a Stream

Eliphalet Fraser Andrews, 1910

Eé-shah-kó-nee, Bow and Quiver, First Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

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

Loose painting of white and red poppies among green foliage in a garden, with dark trees behind.

Poppies

Eliphalet Fraser Andrews, 1910

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

Half-length portrait of a man in a red turban, face paint, dark coat and fringed sash against a muted sky.

Bód-a-sin, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

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 Fraser Andrews, 1910

Oil portrait of a woman with long dark wavy hair, beaded necklaces, and a fringed garment with metal discs.

Tchón-su-móns-ka, Sand Bar, Wife of the Trader François Chardon

George Catlin, 1830

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

Laura at Fifteen

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

The Fur Coat

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

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

Blonde Studio Model

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Loose painting of a sunlit woodland with tall trees, leafy canopy, and a shaded pond edge with reeds.

Wooded Landscape

Samuel Isham, 1910

Oil portrait of a man in a red feathered headdress, face paint, shell necklace and yellow shirt, holding a pipe.

No-way-ke-sug-ga

Alexander Davis Cooper, 1840

Two women at night: a sleeping woman beside a crescent moon, and a standing woman holding a glowing star under a starry sky.

Night and Her Daughter Sleep

Mary L. Macomber, 1900

Watercolor of a doctor examining a shirtless man's arm while other men wait nearby and a seated man holds a paper.

Physical Examination

Forrest Flower, 1900

Painting of a dusky landscape with a rider on a dirt road, trees at left, and bright clouds over a sunset horizon.

Untitled (landscape, man on horse)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Dusky rural landscape with a woman herding cattle and sheep along a dirt road toward farmhouses under tall trees.

Untitled (woman with cattle and sheep at dusk)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Wa-ho-béck-ee, a Handsome Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of an older man with gray hair, mustache and eyeglasses in a dark suit against a teal and cream background.

Portrait of H. Siddons Mowbray

Henry Salem Hubbell, 1910

Painting of a red-roofed villa framed by tall cypress trees and dense garden shrubs behind a stone wall, under a cloudy sky.

Untitled - Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Painting of a forested valley with a pond, cliffs, a distant mountain, and two small figures under a cloudy sky.

Cumberland Mountain Hunters

Samuel M. Lee, 1830

Painting of a man in a feathered headdress pulling a lasso to restrain a wild horse on an open plain.

Breaking Down the Wild Horse

George Catlin, 1830

Oil painting of eroded ochre clay hills beside a winding river, with flat-topped bluffs in the distance under a pale sky.

View in the Big Bend of the Upper Missouri

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a seated ballerina in a pale tutu and pink slippers, set against a dark interior background.

Ballerine

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Night rural scene with red barn, white house, utility pole with glowing light, and dark sky above a road.

Bright Light at Russell's Corners

George Ault, 1940

Painting of a reclining nude woman on draped cloth in a dark, shadowed forest clearing with rocks and trees.

Ariadne

Wyatt Eaton, 1880

Three arched panels stacked vertically showing a hunter with a dog, a herder with a cow, and a farmer with a sickle and sheav

The Progress of Civilization: Hunting, Herding, Agriculture (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa)

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Painting of a crowd of runners and onlookers on open prairie, with a mounted rider and a distant horizon under a pale sky.

Footrace behind the Mandan Village

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a seated older woman with feathered grey hair, pearls, fur wrap and patterned shawl against a dark background

Mrs. Cass Gilbert

Arthur Stockdale Cope, 1920

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark suit holding a rolled document, with a quill, books, and a domed building in the windo

Portrait of Freeman Cary

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1850

Painting of a dark sailboat among snow-covered ice floes at winter sunset, with pink clouds and distant sails.

Winter Sunset

Birge Harrison, 1890

Painting of children feeding rabbits in a dim stone farm kitchen, with a girl sweeping and a hen nearby.

Farm Interior: Breton Children Feeding Rabbits

William Henry Lippincott, 1870

Loosely painted portrait of a woman with a red flower in her hair, olive shawl, and dark background.

In Life

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Oil portrait of a young woman in a white lace mantilla holding a painted fan against a dark background.

Spanish Dancer Wearing a Lace Mantilla

Mary Cassatt, 1870

Oil portrait of a man in buckskin with beaded necklace and shell pendant, holding a carved wooden stick, against blue sky.

Ma-shée-na, Elk's Horns, a Subchief

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of canoes pursuing a swimming stag on a calm river, with green hills and reflections under a pale sky.

View on the St. Peter's River, Sioux Indians Pursuing a Stag in their Canoes

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a narrow Venetian canal with gondolas, a small arched bridge, and tall palazzo facades under blue sky.

Canal in Venice, San Trovaso Quarter

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Full-length painting of a standing Native American man in feathered headdress, holding a feathered staff and tomahawk, in red

Kee-o-kúk, The Watchful Fox, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Full-length portrait of a young girl in a blue dress and red shoes, holding cherries beside a rose bush with a yellow butterf

Portrait of Adelia Ellender

Joshua Johnson, 1800

Painting of two large oak trees over a meadow with grazing cows, a walking figure, a rowboat on a pond, and hills under cloud

Oak Trees

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark coat, chin resting on his hand, gazing downward before a pale background.

Captain Wheeler

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Two mounted warriors with lances gallop across a dusty plain under a pale sky, one horse pale and one dark.

Comanche Warrior Lancing an Osage, at Full Speed

George Catlin, 1830

Loose oil sketch of a riverside bleachery with drying cloth, a wooden shed, two seated figures and a misty shore.

Sketch for Lombardy Bleachery

Herman Hartwich, 1890

Oil portrait of a woman with braided hair, bead and coin necklaces, and a fur-trimmed robe against a soft sky.

Wi-lóoh-tah-eeh-tcháh-ta-máh-nee, Red Thing That Touches in Marching, Daughter of Black Rock

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a young woman with curly hair, wearing a blue blouse and gold necklace against a dark background.

The Necklace

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark suit and red tie holding a folded paper, against a dark background.

William T. Evans

Wyatt Eaton, 1880

Small painting of a man plowing a field with an ox beside a farmhouse and trees under a hazy sky.

Untitled (landscape with man plowing fields)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Vers 1903

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Painted portrait of a seated man with feathers in his hair, red body paint and shell necklace, with teepees behind him.

Quáy-hám-kay, Stone Shell, a Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Three riders on horses cross a wide golden grassland under a pale blue sky with streaked pink clouds.

Bogard, Batiste, and I, Traveling through a Missouri Bottom

George Catlin, 1830

Hazy landscape painting of a white house with red roof, trees, marsh reeds and water under a pale sky with a moon.

Untitled (landscape with house in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painted dome-shaped clay bluffs with striped bands and column-like erosion rise above a calm river under a pale sky.

Picturesque Clay Bluff, 1700 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of a startled boy with a satchel and slate hurrying past a stone wall at night, with a bat and crescent moon overh

Taking the Shortcut

W. H. Norton, 1860

Painting of a street scene with a seated woman, a barefoot girl gazing up, a monkey, and weathered posters on a brick wall.

The Savoyard Boy in London

James Edward Freeman, 1860

Painting of a green glazed jar with carved lid on a black stand, beside a small gold figure on a red block.

Green Chinese Jar

Ruth Payne Burgess, 1920

Painting of a woman in a red and black velvet gown raising a wine glass, with pearls and a carafe of wine beside her.

Portrait of a Lady

Flemish Cornelis De Vos, 1580

Painted interior with a striped sofa, gilt chair, red console table, and a garden tapestry scene of elegant figures on the wa

Boudoir, Chateau de Chaalis

Walter Gay, 1910

Painting of a green summer valley with rolling hills, farm buildings among trees, and a pale cloudy sky.

Early Summer

Charlotte B. Coman, 1830

Painted portrait of a woman with long braids, beaded necklaces, fringed dress and red shawl against a green background.

Ru-ton-wee-me, Pigeon on the Wing

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of a mounted rider with a raised lance chasing a bison across open plains at dusk.

Indian Hunting Buffalo

Edwin Willard Deming, 1940

Oil portrait of a Cree woman with long dark hair, red face paint, beaded jewelry and a fringed hide garment against a mountai

Tow-ée-ka-wet, a Cree Woman

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a barefoot woman in a white dress with flowing golden hair, standing at water's edge beneath a flock of birds.

The Viking's Daughter

Frederick Stuart Church, Grand Rapids, MI 1842-New York City, 1880

Painting of a stormy Mediterranean-style harbor with a white-sailed boat, a tall tower, and snowy mountains under clouds.

The Coast of Genoa

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1850

Dark painted portrait of a man with downcast eyes, a shadowed hat, and a lit face against a near-black background.

The Musketeer

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Portrait of a young blonde girl in a red dress seated beside a black hat, with autumn leaves and a hazy landscape behind her.

Polly

George de Forest Brush, 1910

Loose painting of three figures, two women and a child in yellow, walking a shaded woodland path beneath dense green foliage.

The Woodland Way

William Baxter Closson, 1920

Dim landscape with dark trees, a distant water view under clouds, and two women on a rocky rise at lower right.

Untitled (Landscape with Two Women Reclining on Rocks)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Loose brushwork painting of farm buildings with red roofs beside trees and a hillside under a partly cloudy sky.

Rocky Farm, Newport

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Portrait of a man in a feathered orange headwrap, fur robe and beaded necklace, with an axe on his shoulder.

Ah-yaw-ne-tak-oár-ron, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a calm bay curving past sandy shores, driftwood, and a distant village under a pale overcast sky.

San Francisco Bay

Albert Bierstadt, 1870

Full-length portrait of a standing man in fringed hide robe and feathered horned headdress, holding a decorated staff.

Peh-tó-pe-kiss, Eagle's Ribs, a Piegan Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a red-haired mother in a white blouse holding a sleeping baby against her shoulder, with the sea behind.

The Happy Mother

Seated man in fringed robe holding a painted pipe, red roach headdress and face paint, by George Catlin, 1830.

Te-ah'-ke-ra-lée-re-coo, The Cheyenne, a Republican Pawnee

George Catlin, 1830

Bust-length portrait of a man in a white jacket and dark neckerchief, painted against a pale background.

Waun-naw-con, The Dish (John W. Quinney), a Missionary Preacher

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a dying bison bull in snow as mounted hunters with lances ride across a wintry plain.

Dying Buffalo Bull in a Snowdrift

George Catlin, 1830

Portrait of a seated woman with curly hair and flowers, wearing a black dress and lace, with a teal sofa behind her.

Matilda Davis Williams

Christian Gullager, 1790

Painting of a stream through rocky terrain with a leafless tree, figures, and a stormy sky over distant hills.

Small Landscape

Thomas Barker, 1840

Painting of a nude siren with a teal tail resting on rocks by the sea, wearing a red coral wreath in her hair.

The Siren

Louis Loeb, 1900

Painting of a group of men in feathered headdresses performing a snowshoe dance beside tall ceremonial poles on snow.

Snowshoe Dance at the First Snowfall

George Catlin, 1830

Painted portrait of a man with red face paint, beaded earrings, a fur robe, and a sword across his body.

Wée-sheet, Sturgeon's Head, a Fox Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Woman in red robe kneels by glowing infant in straw manger, looking up at star seen through cross-shaped stone window.

Christmas Morn

Will H. Low, 1900

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a black dress with white lace collar and cuffs, gilded red armchair, dark background.

Susan Pickering Bemis

Constantino Brumidi, 1850

Painting of Palazzo Barberini in Rome above rooftops, with a green lawn and trees in the foreground under a pale sky.

Palazzo Barberini, Rome

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Painting of buffalo swimming across a wide river past a canoe, with green hills and a cloudy sky behind.

Buffalo Herds Crossing the Upper Missouri

George Catlin, 1830

Two horses pull a wagon with a log along a sandy dune path under dramatic grey clouds, with a man walking beside them.

The Wain Team

George Elmer Browne, 1900

Painting of rows of tepees on green plains beside a wide river, with mounted riders on rolling hills under a pale sky.

Fort Pierre, Mouth of the Teton River, 1200 Miles above Saint Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a plains ceremony with a figure beside a pole bearing a bison skull, drummers, and a watching crowd.

Self-torture in a Sioux Religious Ceremony

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a painted man seen from behind holding a spear and quiver, standing on an open plain with a distant tree.

Pa-hú-sha, White Hair, the Younger, a Band Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Pale seascape of a white rowboat on a sandy beach, figures near a small boat, calm sea and cloudy sky.

The South Strand

Emil Carlsen, 1900