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Painting of an aged saint with a skull and quill pen, gazing up at a winged angel beside a crucifix and lion.

St. Jerome

William Merritt Chase, 1870

Oval bust-length portrait of a woman in a blue dress with white collar against a dark background.

Mrs. Gustavus Brown

Gustavus Hesselius, 1740

Painting of a dark-haired woman in a brown dress leaning over a basin in a dim interior.

A Toiler

John White Alexander, 1890

Loose painted portrait of a young woman with long auburn hair, green dress and beaded necklace, hand at chin.

Natalie with Necklace

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Oil portrait of a man with dark hair and mustache in a dark jacket and white collar against a brown background.

Walter Shirlaw

Frank Duveneck, 1870

Mounted hunters with bows and lances chase a bison herd across green rolling grassland under a pale sky.

Buffalo Chase with Bows and Lances

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a sunset landscape with pink clouds, dark hills, two cows on a ridge, and a lone tree at right.

Romantic Landscape

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1870

Oil portrait of a man with a red roach hairstyle in a fur robe against a loosely painted cloudy sky.

Theodore Burr Catlin, in Indian Costume

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of a green grassy slope with distant bluffs on the left under a soft, cloudy, tan-toned sky.

Nishnabottana Bluffs, Upper Missouri

George Catlin, 1830

Loose, textured painting of a street lined with bare and autumn-colored trees, a pale house, and a dark stone wall.

View of Melrose Street from the Spiers' Porch

Walt Kuhn, 1910

Painting of the Grand Canyon with sunlit red cliffs, layered rock formations fading into blue distance, and pine trees on the

Grand Canyon

Carl Oscar Borg, 1910

Painting of a reclining nude and a standing figure on a shore at sunset, with cliffs, a small boat, and an orange sky.

A Greater Morning

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1900

Loose brushwork painting of a woodland clearing with white wild parsley flowers, violet blooms, and slender bare trees.

Wild Parsley

Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson, 1900

Painting of a woman with curly hair holding a palette and brush, wearing a draped lilac robe against a soft background.

Self Portrait in Painting Robe

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Painting of domed earth lodges on a high riverbank, with people swimming, running and paddling a canoe on the river.

Hidatsa Village, Earth-covered Lodges, on the Knife River, 1810 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a crowded Choctaw ball game on grassland, with teepees, spectators, and rolling green hills under a blue sky.

Ball-play of the Choctaw--Ball Up

George Catlin, 1840

Portrait of a man in a red feathered headdress, blue beaded necklaces, and fur robe, holding a tomahawk, against a muted back

Wá-hón-ga-shee, No Fool, a Great Fop

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a dirt path past rocks and trees, with a lake and billowing clouds under a blue sky.

Landscape (trees and rocks by lake)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of snow-capped mountains, fishermen in a rowboat, a sailing ship, and a dark rocky arch under a glowing sunset sky.

Landscape

Thomas Chambers, 1820

Painting of painted men in feathered headdresses performing a energetic group dance with spears and bows on pale ground.

Discovery Dance, Sac and Fox

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of crashing white surf against dark rocks, with a distant shoreline and a heavy grey stormy sky above.

Newport

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Dark painted barn interior with a sunlit window, a wooden bucket, and rough timber beams and planks.

Interior

Eliphalet Fraser Andrews, 1910

Small painting of a sailboat on calm water under a glowing orange and gold sunset sky above a rocky shore.

Boat on Sea

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Bust portrait of a man in red face paint, feathered headdress and painted hide shirt against a cloudy sky.

Pa-ris-ka-roó-pa, Two Crows, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a foaming torrent beside a wooden watermill under a dark stormy sky with mountains behind.

Mill on a Torrent

Hermann Herzog, 1870

Painting of a man on a white horse with a woman and dog on a forest path under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (man on horse with woman and dog)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a woman in black helping a nude girl dress on a chair, with a winged figure on the wall behind.

Dressing for the Rehearsal

Seymour Joseph Guy, 1890

Painting of a cluster of dark trees in a meadow with grazing cattle under a cloudy sky.

Tree Landscape

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Dark painting of a forest with tall trees, a fallen log in the foreground, and a small house at right under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (forest scene, fallen tree in foreground and house in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Portrait of Agnes Elizabeth Claflin

William Morris Hunt, 1870

Painting of white surf breaking over dark rocks along a rugged coastline under a pale lavender sky.

Clearing after September Gale--Maine Coast

Howard Russell Butler, 1920

Painting of two white statues on pedestals beside a large dark tree, with a pink and orange sunset behind hedges.

Corner of the Terrace, Versailles

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Portrait of a man in a feathered headwrap and patterned coat, holding a rifle, painted against a golden background.

Co-ee-há-jo, a Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Laura in Blacks

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Painted portrait of a woman in beaded jewelry holding an infant in a red cradleboard with hanging charms.

Chée-ah-ká-tchée, Wife of Nót-to-way

George Catlin, 1830

Painted self-portrait of an older man with white hair, glasses and mustache against a red brushstroked background.

Self-Portrait

William de Leftwich Dodge, 1920

Painting of a blond boy lying on grass reaching for a marble, with ivy and a wooden fence behind him.

Boy Playing Marbles

David Gilmour Blythe, 1850

Oil sketch of goats: a standing young kid, a horned adult goat eating, two dark swallows, on a brown ground.

Goats

Eliphalet Fraser Andrews, 1910

Night landscape with a moonlit river, dark trees, a teepee camp with horses, and a lone figure by the water.

Moonlight, Indian Encampment

Ralph Albert Blakelock, 1880

Autumn landscape painting of tall trees with orange leaves, a small stream, a red figure on a path, and a blue sky.

Autumn Landscape

Du Bois Fenelon Hasbrouck, 1880

Painting of a young figure with hair tied in a bun and ribbon, wrapped in a shawl, against a dark reddish-brown background.

Ideal Head

George Fuller, 1880

Pah-lah-wool-ey

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1900

Still life painting of grapes, watermelon, peaches, plums and pineapple arranged on stone ledges against a dark background.

Untitled - n.d Everhart Kuhn, 1820

n.d Everhart Kuhn, 1820

Painting of a man in a red blanket and feathered headdress, with a quiver and bow, against a pale cloudy sky.

Tcha-tó-ga, Mad Buffalo, Murderer of Two White Men

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a standing woman in a white robe and red leggings beside a tree, against a hazy sky.

Wa-quóth-e-qua, The Buck's Wife, Wife of the Whale

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of painted dancers racing across a plain before crowds on domed earth lodges, with four tall feathered poles at left

The Last Race, Mandan O-kee-pa Ceremony

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a dark sea under pink-grey clouds, with a whale spout rising near the horizon and a distant ship.

The Spouting Whale

William Morris Hunt, 1870

Painting of a rocky bay with a wooded cliff under an overcast sky, dark boulders in the foreground.

Rocks at Newport

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

A-a-wah

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1900

Painting of a riverbank with tall trees, a dirt path, grass, a small boat on calm water, and hills under clouds.

Untitled (landscape, trees near river)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Hazy seascape with a small sailboat on calm water near a rocky headland under a pale blue sky.

Pale Blue Landscape

Louis Eilshemius, 1940

Portrait of a figure with red face paint, feathered headdress, and fringed garment against a muted sky background.

Hee-oh'ks-te-kin, Rabbit's Skin Leggings

George Catlin, 1830

Oil painting of a young boy in a sheepskin jacket and wide hat, with a flute and gourd beside him in a mountain landscape.

Italian Boy in Sheepskin Jacket

Pierre-Louis-Joseph de Coninck, 1850

Painting of a dirt road leading into a dark wooded hillside beneath a cloudy sky with distant mountains.

The Road to the Valley

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a seated older man in a white robe holding a beaded staff, with a painted shield and weapons behind him.

Eh-toh'k-pah-she-pée-shah, Black Moccasin, aged Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Loose brushwork painting of tall pines, a sunlit shore, reflective water and a pink building under a pale sky.

In Southern France

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Oil portrait of a gray-haired man in a black judicial robe holding a red book, with bookshelves behind him.

Portrait of Harlan Stone

Henry Salem Hubbell, 1940

Half-length portrait of a woman with dark hair in a pale blouse, gazing downward against a dark background.

Mother (Annie Williams Gandy)

Thomas Eakins, 1900

Painting of a sunlit cliff and grassy mountain slope above a shadowed canyon with evergreen trees and a stream.

Castle Creek Canyon, South Dakota

Franklin De Haven, 1910

Painting of a bearded man pushing a hay-laden cart across a grassy field, with a sailboat on water behind him.

Seaweed Gatherers

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Full-length portrait of a woman in a black dress and feathered hat, holding a riding crop, against a dark background.

Anita Ready for a Ride

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Painting of women in red dresses making lace at a doorway beside old brick buildings with a red roof at dusk.

Lace Makers, Bruges

Harriet Blackstone, 1910

Painting of mounted riders galloping across golden grassland ahead of a large black smoke cloud and fire along the horizon.

Prairie Meadows Burning

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a weathered stone armored statue on a pedestal, seen from behind, framed by dark trees and a pale evening sky.

Modigliani Gate Post

Carroll Beckwith, 1910