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Pastel portrait of a woman with dark curly hair, black neck ribbon and white fichu, looking upward against a blue-gray backgr

Laura in Fichu

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketch of a nude female figure floating with flowing drapery and swirling forms around her, dated 1910.

Le Lys Casse (The Broken Lily)

George Grey Barnard, 1910

Pastel seascape of turquoise waves under a grey sky with peach clouds, meeting a distant horizon above a sandy shore.

Long Island Coast (#20)

Howard Russell Butler, 1930

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a seated woman seen from behind beside a child in a red outfit, on tan paper.

(Woman with Child in Red Suit)

Charles Demuth, 1910

Katherine Hemmick Johnson

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil and wash drawing of a crouching horned creature with a grotesque face and a toad below.

Therefore*

George Grey Barnard, 1920

Glowing woman in flowing gold and green drapery, wearing a star crown, standing over dark blue water at night.

Woman Clothed with the Sun

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil and brown wash drawing of a female figure in a spiraling dance pose with swirling drapery.

The Dance

George Grey Barnard, 1910

Pencil and wash drawing of a nude male figure arching in a leap above clouds, with a sunrise over the sea behind.

The Leap of the Soul

George Grey Barnard, 1920

Theseus from the Parthenon Pediment

William Page, 1860

Drawing of pottery jars and a crescent moon over a figure carrying a jar, with a verse panel across the center.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The End of Ramazan

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil and wash study sheet showing a standing nude, a helmeted youth with draped cloth, and a carved animal head.

Studies of Sculante

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Roadster

Charcoal study of a standing woman with long dark hair, hands clasped, gazing downward, in a loose robe.

Study for Rachel from The Mothers of the Bible

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Ink and wash drawing of nude and semi-nude women outdoors near a parasol, a hat on a table, and trees.

Group of Nude and Semi-Nude Women

Monochrome abstract drawing of a seated figure in a room with a lamp, shelves and chair, rendered in angular geometric planes

Abstract--Seated Figure

Loose pencil sketch of jagged rocky canyon cliffs and ravine by Thomas Moran, 1890.

Field Sketch of Rocky Canyon

Thomas Moran, 1890

Ink and wash drawing of a standing woman in a wide-brimmed hat, surrounded by bold angular dark shapes.

Standing Figure of a Woman

Charcoal sketch of costumed dancers on a stage with an arched backdrop, a horse form above, and a spectator at left.

Theatrical Scene

Pencil sketch of three nude figure studies in varied poses, including a crouching figure, a standing woman, and a reclining f

Three Figure Studies

Watercolor of a rocky mountain above a coastal town with a blue sea and a small sailboat in the foreground.

Mt. Pellegrino, Palermo

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Dido Waving Her Love to Carthage

William Page, 1810

Nude Woman

Watercolor portrait of a man in a white turban and mustache against a blue and brown cloudy background.

Turkish Cayeek

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor sketch of a brick arch and stone gateway with carved relief, framing distant mountains and domed buildings.

Crusaders Gate, Nicea

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil drawing of rocky sea cliffs rising from calm water under a hazy sky, in warm sepia tones.

Bidra (possibly Bida?)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Pencil sketch of an elderly bald man seated in a chair, with faint grid lines across the page.

Elderly Man Seated in a Chair

William Page, 1810

Sepia ink and wash drawing of a vase of flowers and a stool in an angular, geometric abstract interior.

Abstract--Flowers in Left

Charcoal sketch of a seated nude woman with dark hair, one arm raised to her head, on cream paper.

Seated Female Nudes

Graphite drawing of a young woman's head in a light headscarf, looking directly at the viewer, with sketched background.

Head of Mary B. Thayer

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1890