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Watercolor of a cucumber tree branch with a yellow-green closed bud and long green leaves on a pale background.

Cucumber Tree (Magnolia scuminata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1938

Pencil sketch of an ancient stone gateway with rounded arches and masonry walls, labeled Ancient East Gate, Damascus.

Ancient East, Damascus

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil drawing of a Chicago street with tall brick buildings, an elevated railway, parked cars, and smoke rising over rooftop

Chicago, North Dearborn Street

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Watercolor of two white wake-robin trillium flowers above broad green leaves on pale stems, signed M.V.W. 1939.

Wake-Robin (Trillium simile)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1939

Red chalk drawing of a haloed figure at a table with other draped figures in an interior, by Benedetto Luti.

Drawing - Benedetto Luti

Soft pastel portrait of a woman's face framed by green hair, with red lips and muted gray background.

Petite

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a wild pea plant with red and pink blossoms, narrow green leaves, and curling tendrils on a pale background.

Wild Pea (Lathyrus decaphyllus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1938

Pencil sketch of village houses, a stone tower, and mountain ridges on a sketchbook page.

(Sketchbook) At Sierre

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel portrait of a young woman in a white gown seated beside a bush of red roses against a soft, swirling background.

Young Woman with Roses

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Charcoal sketch of a Venetian canal with gondolas, an arched footbridge, and tall old buildings on both sides.

A Canal at Venice

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1920

Watercolor of white trout lily plants with mottled green leaves and drooping white flowers with yellow centers.

White Troutlily (Erythronium albidum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1919

Pastel drawing of a woman with long windswept auburn hair and a fur wrap against a pale blue-grey background.

Circe

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of a stone wall with an arched doorway, trees, and a small building, with handwritten color notes.

Untitled (Stairways, Etc.)

Howard Russell Butler

Pencil sketch of a dead, leafless tree with a grazing colt and rocks at its base on pale paper.

Dead Tree and Colt Grazing

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

The Writer (Natalie Clifford Barney)

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Watercolor of green pitcher plants with tubular leaves, a yellow-green flower, and purple-tipped rosette leaves.

Green Pitcherplant (Sarracenia orephila)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

Drawing of a curving dirt road beside willow trees, with a plowed field and split-rail fence in soft brown chalk.

Landscape with Willow Trees

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pastel portrait of a man in a red fez and dark suit against a grey textured background.

Mirza Sarab

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a hemlock conifer branch with green needles and small purple young cones on a cream background.

Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

Brown wash drawing of a harnessed horse pulling a loaded cart toward a bridge and distant trees.

The Horse

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pastel portrait of a woman in a white dress with hands clasped, set against a teal forest background with tree trunks.

Sylvan Background

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of a reclining nude female figure with bent legs and outstretched arms on cream paper.

Swimming Nude, "The Plunge"

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Watercolor of wild hyacinth with clusters of purple flowers on thin stems and long green leaves against a pale background.

Wild Hyacinth (Brodiaea pulchella)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1927

Pastel portrait of a woman with curly hair in a bright green hat and green scarf against a grey-brown background.

Odette Tyler Shepherd

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pastel drawing of a seated woman in a white dress leaning on a wooden bench, on a warm brown paper ground.

Lady in White

Thomas Dewing, 1890

Head of a Girl

Marius Avy, 1910

Pastel portrait of a young blond child wearing a white cap, looking directly forward against a dark smudged background.

Tiny White Cap

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pastel drawing of a sunlit stone terrace with stairs, urns, red flower beds and dappled shade under green trees.

Terrace, Prospect Park

William Merritt Chase, 1880

Pencil study sheet of horse anatomy showing a skeletal and muscular side view, leg bone details, and a rear view.

Horse's Anatomy

Solon H. Borglum, 1910

Watercolor of a branching stem with tubular purple penstemon flowers, green leaves and buds on a pale background.

Purple Pentstemon (Pentstemon lyallii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923