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Four hooded figures in brown cloaks huddle together on a barren rise under a pale, hazy sky.

Shapes of Fear

Maynard Dixon, 1930

Watercolor of a sunny beach beside blue sea, with a red umbrella, seated figure, walkers and a hilly coastal town.

On the Beach below the Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Watercolor of yellow shrubland and sagebrush before a snow-capped mountain range under a cloudy blue sky.

Long's Peak, Colorado, 1874

William Henry Holmes, 1870

Watercolor of a green hill at sunset with small figures on the crest and children in the foreground under layered clouds.

On the Sunset Hill, 1926

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Watercolor of Laon Cathedral's towers and roofs above a stone wall and garden, under a pale cloudy sky.

Laon Cathedral, France

Cass Gilbert, 1910

Loose painting of a seated Madonna in red and blue with a rabbit, an infant, and a standing woman before a dusky landscape.

After Titian's "Madonna of the Rabbit"

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Autumn landscape with a glowing sun over a river, colorful trees on both banks, distant mountains, and two figures on the sho

Indian Summer

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1880

Painting of an Indigenous chief and family on a riverbank, with feathered headdress, painted robes, and a canoe on the water.

Du-cór-re-a, Chief of the Tribe, and His Family

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a rider chasing running bison on a horse across grassland, with another rider and rolling hills in the distance.

Batiste and I Running Buffalo, Mouth of the Yellowstone

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor landscape of rolling hills, leaning trees and shrubs under a hazy yellow sky.

Neutakonkanut

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Watercolor of nude and clothed women in the foreground with sailboats and figures on a hazy seaside beach.

Untitled (Woman with Black Hair and Two Children)

Charles Demuth, 1930

Painting of grizzly bears attacking riders on horseback on a green hillside, with a white horse and spears under a cloudy sky

Grizzly Bears Attacking Indians on Horseback

George Catlin, 1830

Improvisation

Childe Hassam, 1890

Painting of tepees on a prairie rise with grazing bison in the foreground under a cloudy, pale sky.

Sioux Village, Lake Calhoun, near Fort Snelling

George Catlin, 1830

Hunters with long guns shoot at birds on an open prairie while a spotted dog runs under a pink dusk sky.

Grouse Shooting on the Missouri Prairies

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor landscape of trees and hills under a mauve, cloudy sky with a small figure in a pale meadow.

Playing with the Colours

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Watercolor of a dark treeline on a calm river at dusk, with blue sky and soft horizontal clouds above.

Twilight no. 2 1898

Martha S. Baker, 1890

Painting of a sandy beach after a storm, with white surf, billowing clouds and small figures walking near the dunes.

After a Storm, Amagansett

Arthur Turnbull Hill, 1910

Painting of an autumn landscape with a woman carrying wood along a path beneath golden trees and a bright hazy sky.

Untitled (landscape--woman carrying wood)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painted line of dancers with feathered headdresses, clubs and spears, with seated drummers at right under a cloudy sky.

Dog Dance at Fort Snelling

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of a wild rose bush with pink blossoms and dark branches on a grassy bank with small wildflowers.

Wild Rose, Wassen

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor of a plateau landscape with a flat-topped mesa, cloudy sky, and birds in flight, by William Henry Holmes.

In the Plateau Country, with an Inhabited Pueblo

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Elk running across prairie past resting bison, with rolling hills, trees and two hunters with rifles at the left edge.

Elk and Buffalo Making Acquaintance, Texas

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of an Arikara village of earth-covered lodges on a river bank, with rolling green hills and streaked clouds above.

Arikara Village of Earth-Covered lodges, 1600 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor landscape of a dirt road through a meadow with wildflowers and dark trees under a cloudy sky.

Landscape Sketch

De Lancey Gill, 1930

Watercolor of a Mexican village of white houses with red roofs below a dark mountain and tall cypress trees.

In Mexico

William Henry Holmes, 1910

Watercolor of a stone château with a round tower, arched gateways and a church spire behind a grassy field.

Chateau de l'Houblouniere

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Painting of a winding dirt road through green rolling hills under a cloudy sky, with small houses on the distant ridge.

Plymouth Hills

John William Beatty, 1900

Painting of three striated clay domes above green grassland, with deep ravines and a pale river under a blue sky.

The Three Domes, Clay Bluffs 15 Miles above the Mandan Village

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of two horses and a child on a sandy beach at dusk, with figures gathering seaweed near the water.

The Seaweed Gatherers

Howard Russell Butler, 1880

Painting of an ochre clay bluff above a green river with gravel shore, trees, and a small distant white building under cloudy

Cabane's Trading House, 930 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a white fort with a flag on a grassy riverbank, a sailboat on the water, and small figures on a path.

Rock Island, United States Garrison

George Catlin, 1830

Mounted warriors with lances and shields ride across green plains at sunrise, one pointing ahead toward rolling hills.

Comanche War Party, Chief Discovering the Enemy and Urging his Men at Sunrise

George Catlin, 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig and green coat, with engraved reverse reading ancestor of Theodore Rooseve

Peter De Vaux

Henry Benbridge

Watercolor of a shaded wooded hillside with a dirt path, two small figures, and a pale pond under cloudy sky.

The Shaded Walk

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Watercolor of a cargo barge with rust-colored sails on calm green water, with soft colored reflections and a hazy sky.

Venetian Freight Boats

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Painting of two harnessed oxen and a young boy in a golden field beside a haystack.

Sketch for The Harvesters

Herman Hartwich, 1900

Watercolor of a two-arched stone bridge over a rocky river, framed by trees, with a small figure on the bridge.

Old Bridge near Bettws-y-Coed, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pale wolves surround a dark buffalo bull on open grassland under a streaked sky, with hills in the distance.

White Wolves Attacking a Buffalo Bull

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a mounted rider with a bow chasing a bison across green prairie under a pale blue sky.

Buffalo Chase, a Single Death

George Catlin, 1830

Dark evening landscape with trees, warm light on their trunks and a pale glow on the horizon beside a riverbank.

On the Banks of the Rhine, near St. Germain at Mont d'Or

Carroll Beckwith, 1870

Painting of mounted riders on a green prairie with a crowd gathered in the foreground under a pale sky.

"Smoking Horses," a Curious Custom of the Sauk and Fox

George Catlin, 1830

Calm river with green wooded hills and a rocky bluff, two canoes with paddlers in the foreground, reflections on water.

Picturesque Bluffs above Prairie du Chien

George Catlin, 1830

Two paddlers in a canoe on a calm river below green hills and trees, with clouds and reflections in the water.

Madame Ferrebault's Prairie, above Prairie du Chien

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of Assiniboine men and women in a pipe dance circle around a fire, with tipis and onlookers in the background.

Pipe Dance, Assiniboine

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of a man sleeping on his side with his head on his arm, wearing a white shirt on rumpled white sheets.

Portrait Study

Thomas La Farge, 1930

Oval landscape of a calm Swiss lake with a rocky cliff, a boat of figures, snowy mountains, and a village under clouds.

A Swiss Lake

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Painting of a wounded bison bleeding onto green prairie grass under a cloudy sky with distant hills.

Wounded Buffalo, Strewing His Blood over the Prairies

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of canoes on a calm river below green hills and pale bluffs, with their reflections in the water.

View on the Upper Mississippi, Beautiful Prairie Bluffs

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor sketch of two bearded men in Turkish dress, one standing in a yellow jacket and one seated in blue.

Turks

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of a violet pinebarren gentian flower with two buds and slender green leaves on a cream background.

Pinebarren Gentian (Gentiana porphyrio)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a sunlit forest path lined with trees and boulders, leading toward a bright clearing.

Untitled (Forest Scene)

Robert Bruce McDougall, died Long Beach, NY, 1900

Painting of a classical landscape with an arched aqueduct, waterfall, stone tower, fishermen, and a rowboat on a river.

Classical Landscape

John Ritto Penniman, 1820

Loose painted sketch of a boy with a satchel beside a tree in a sunlit green garden with white blossoms.

Study for the Bagpipe Lesson

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Etching of a nude male figure crouched beside a rough stone block, with fine crosshatched shading and a shadowed background.

The Beginning

Rodney Thomson, 1930

Painting of the white paddle steamer S.A. Stevens on a river, with flags flying and wooded hills behind.

Sarah A. Stevens

James Bard, 1870

Painting of a seated crowned woman with fruit and three nude children on a grassy lawn beside a classical column.

Plenty

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Framed 1850 portrait of a woman with dark curls in a blue velvet shawl and lace collar, seated by a flower vase; reverse show

Mrs. James Reid Lambdin (Mary O'Hara Cochran)

James Reid Lambdin, 1850

Watercolor of a cottage on a green island beside a wooden pier, with sailboats and tidal flats under a pale sky.

Untitled - Charles Russell Loomis, 1920

Charles Russell Loomis, 1920

Painting of a winding river past green rolling hills, a rock tower on a ridge, and two small figures on the bank.

The Tower, 1100 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Oil study of a white drapery strip stretched diagonally over a textured earth-toned ground, with a brown oval beneath.

Study for Drapery of "Pursuit of the Ideal"

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Painting of a green savannah with a small pond, palmetto plants, and tall pine trees framing the view under a pale sky.

Beautiful Savannah in the Pine Woods of Florida

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of green river bluffs with two white wolves in the foreground and a winding river below a pale sky.

River Bluffs with White Wolves in the Foreground, Upper Missouri

George Catlin, 1830

Four painted dancers in fringed costumes and feathered headdresses perform a ceremonial dance on open grassland.

Four Dancers

George Catlin, 1840