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The Savior

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1900

Full-length portrait of a young woman in a black hat with pink flowers and dark coat, leaning on a carved pedestal.

My Daughter Gladys

Irving R. Wiles, 1910

Oil painting of a bearded man in a striped robe standing barefoot before thatched huts under a cloudy sky.

Aino Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Robed figures gather on a dusty path beneath a large gnarled tree, painted in muted teal and ochre tones.

He Healed the Sick

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Half-length portrait of a young woman in a dark dress with yellow neckline and white flowers on the sleeves, against a dark b

Untitled (La Bella)

William Page, 1850

Full-length painted portrait of a standing man in a patterned blanket and fringed buckskin, with a desert landscape behind hi

Apache Indian

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of cows grazing on a green hillside beneath a large twisted tree, with a cottage and cloudy sky behind.

Pastoral Study

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1890

Painting of a nude man raising a staff beside two bearded older men in red and green robes against a dark background.

Moses, Aaron and Hur on Mount Horeb

William Page, 1850

Full-length portrait of a standing man in feathered headdress, beaded collar and green blanket, holding a tomahawk on a plain

Sac and Fox Indian

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of a park with a walking woman, seated figure, bare tree, pond and obelisk beside terracotta paths and green trees.

In the Luxembourg Gardens

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painting of a Hopi woman kneeling at a stone griddle spreading piki batter beside an adobe oven and stacked bread.

Hopi Woman Making Piki

Carl Moon, 1940

Unfinished painting of a standing woman in a white gown with clasped hands before a dark backdrop.

Standing Woman

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Abstract painting with black curving lines, a striped sphere in yellow and red, and cream panels on dark teal.

Untitled - Rupert D. Turnbull, 1930

Rupert D. Turnbull, 1930

Four-panel folding screen with abstract geometric figures painted in bold blues, greens, reds, and yellows on gray frames.

Spirit of Christmas

Carl Newman, 1920

Painting of the Nativity with Mary, Joseph and the infant Christ, and three Magi bringing gifts under a night sky.

The Magi

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1910

Painting of breaking ocean waves on a sandy beach under cloudy skies, with a small island and sailboats on the horizon.

Beach of Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Massachusetts

F. K. M. Rehn, 1880

Dim painting of two draped figures embracing beneath a glowing sky, framed by dark trees, in Ryder's Florizel and Perdita.

Florizel and Perdita

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1880

Abstract painting with swirling white and green brushstrokes over brown tones, on a dark panel.

Untitled - Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Christ on a rocky height raises his hand toward angels in light while a winged devil lurks in shadow below.

Christ Tempted by the Devil

John Ritto Penniman, 1810

Painting of an open autumn prairie with a herd of elk grazing and three figures with rifles in the lower right foreground.

Elk Grazing on an Autumn Prairie

George Catlin, 1840

Full-length painting of a man in a fur parka holding a harpoon and rope on sea ice, with icebergs behind him.

Eskimo Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil painting of an overgrown stone temple with stairway, banyan tree, palms, and figures on grass under a cloudy sky.

Javanese Temple in Ruins

Javanese Raden Saleh, 1860

Painting of a blue-branched tree beside a white house with a red roof and a colorful garden.

Blue Trees

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painting of a striped lighthouse and a white mail boat battling choppy waves under a stormy, rust-colored sky.

Mail to Cape Lookout (mural study, Beaufort, North Carolina Post Office)

Simka Simkhovitch, 1930

Painting of a haloed woman holding an infant by a stone wall, with a man riding a donkey and a town on a hill behind.

The Flight into Egypt

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1910

Painting of a rocky forest gorge with a stream flowing over boulders, cliffs on the left, and a waterfall among trees.

The Flume, Opalescent River, Adirondacks

Alexander Helwig Wyant, 1870

Oil painting of a woman in white veiled dress riding a camel while a man in a turban gestures beside it, desert mountains beh

Man with Woman on Camel

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Painting of a woman in a brown cloak beside sunlit stone steps and whitewashed buildings casting long blue shadows.

Femmes pres des Escaliers no. II

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painted portrait of a seated woman in a white shawl and beaded necklaces, with a black pot beside her.

Taos Woman

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of a young woman with downcast eyes and braided hair wearing a red dress and blue mantle against a grey background.

Head of the Madonna (from la Belle Jardiniere)