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Painting of a sunlit canyon with a waterfall and turquoise river winding between golden cliffs and evergreen trees.

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1893

Pale witches tumble through a dark night sky, lit by a diagonal shaft of lightning against swirling clouds.

Lightning Struck a Flock of Witches

William Holbrook Beard, 1890

Painting of a woman cradling a child in a doorway beside a standing man and a donkey, with a glowing angel behind, in green t

Departure into Egypt (At the Inn)

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Painting of white surf crashing against dark rocks under a heavy, overcast sky along a rugged coastline.

Maine Coast

Paul Dougherty, 1909

Painting of autumn trees along a rushing river with rocky rapids and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

On the St. Annes, Canada East

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1860

Woman in a blue gown looks into a hand mirror beside a folding screen with a white crane and flowering landscape.

The Mirror

Robert Lewis Reid, 1910

Painting of San Juan Nepomuceno holding a crucifix, with a palm frond, five stars, a book, and a blue-draped table.

San Juan Nepomuceno

José Campeche, 1798

Oil self-portrait of an older man in a black top hat and red cloak, holding a quill over paper at a desk.

Self-Portrait

Benjamin West, 1810

Painting of an ancient amphitheatre ruin in the foreground, with sheep grazing and a valley and mountains beyond.

The Amphitheatre of Tusculum and Albano Mountains, Rome

Worthington Whittredge, 1860

Stylized 1917 painting of a reclining woman and a parrot among bold geometric shapes and floral patterns.

The Thundershower

Henry Lyman Saÿen, 1917

Autumn woodland painting with a large sunlit tree in the foreground and two small figures among trees in the shade.

Connecticut Woods

Henry Ward Ranger, 1890

Still life painting of grapes, peaches, oysters, strawberries and a glass of champagne on a marble table.

Still Life with Fruit, Oysters, and Wine

Everhart Kuhn, 1865

Painting of a bird of prey with spread wings perched on a tree stump above a dead blue bird, under a stormy sky.

Vulture and Its Prey

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1844

Painting of a red-roofed farmhouse and church spire among trees, with cattle at a stream under a stormy sky.

The Valley Farm

John Constable, 1820

Painting of a seated woman in a white dress holding a small brown dog in a dimly lit interior room.

Portrait of a Lady

J. Alden Weir, 1890

Painting of a winged woman in white robes seated on a dark stone inscribed VAEA, against a dark background.

Stevenson Memorial

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Full-length portrait of an older man in gold-trimmed military dress uniform holding a sword, beside a lamp and book.

General Jose Antonio Paez

Juan Jorge Peoli, 1890

Painted portrait of a man with red face paint, feathered headdress, and fringed hide shirt with beaded decoration against a m

Sha-có-pay, The Six, Chief of the Plains Ojibwa

George Catlin, 1832

Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in black formal dress with a quill, books, and a window view of a building.

Portrait of Freeman Cary

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1856

Painting of a kneeling bearded man raising his arm toward a winged angel floating above him in clouds.

(Moses Viewing the Promised Land)

Robert Walter Weir, 1860

Still life painting of a wicker basket overflowing with grapes, peaches and plums, with watermelon, pomegranate and strawberr

Still Life with Fruit

Severin Roesen, 1852

Dark portrait of a bearded man's head turned to the side, lit warmly against a near-black background.

Head of a Man

William Merritt Chase, 1872

Painting of a rocky California coast with sunlit cliffs, a tide pool, and surf breaking around offshore rocks.

Evening Tide, California

William Ritschel, 1940

Watercolor of a white bell tower above red roof tiles, with green vines and a red window in a narrow alley under blue sky.

Bell Tower, Hotel San Dominico (Old Monastery, Taormina, Sicily)

Cass Gilbert, 1933

Oil portrait of a woman in a blue satin gown with lace, holding a rose beside a table with pearls and a jewelry box.

We Both Must Fade (Mrs. Fithian)

Lilly Martin Spencer, 1869

Painting of elegantly dressed couples dancing on a garden terrace beside an urn and statue, with seated onlookers.

Rustic Dance

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1700

Seated woman in a pale lace gown, pearls and feathered headdress, with a patterned shawl, before a dark background and column

Mrs. Cass Gilbert

Arthur Stockdale Cope, 1926

Portrait of a seated man in a brown coat beside red drapery, with a window view of the sea and sky behind him.

Robert Hooper

John Singleton Copley, 1770

Mural study showing helmeted soldiers with a machine gun, a seated woman, and a crowd with raised arms in muted olive and red

War (mural study, War Department building, Washington, D.C.)

Kindred McLeary, 1940

Oil painting of a tropical forest at sunset with a thatched house, a rider on a white horse, and distant mountains.

Forest and Native House

Raden Saleh, 1860

Painting of a white mansion on a wooded rise with figures on a path, a church spire at left, and a cloudy sky.

Southeast View of

Thomas Birch, 1819

Full-length painting of a barefoot man in a striped red poncho holding a feathered spear, with mountains and a lake behind.

Peruvian Indian

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a black coat and white cravat, seated in a red upholstered chair.

John Adams

Gilbert Stuart, 1826

Painting of a river flowing through a valley between tall granite cliffs, with pine trees and a cloudy sky.

Gates of the Yosemite

Albert Bierstadt, 1882

Painting of adobe houses among poplar trees, with snowy purple mountains behind and a dirt road in the foreground.

Valley Spring

Victor Higgins, 1940

Painted portrait of a seated woman in a green dress with lace collar, holding a red book, against a dark red background.

Portrait of Helen (Lena) Ten Broeck

Ammi Phillips, 1834

Painting of a young woman in a white gown and floral shawl with flowers in her hair, standing between two trees in a green la

Summer

Frank Weston Benson, 1890

Stylized tropical landscape with a white bird, large palm, cycad tree, blue volcano with smoke, and turquoise sea.

Neapolitan Song

Joseph Stella, 1920

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and red coat leaning on a stone ledge, with a cloudy sky behind him.

Thomas Hopkinson

Robert Feke, 1746

Two women read a small book together in a shaded forest, with a waterfall and pool behind them.

Hermia and Helena

Washington Allston, 1818

Nude goddess with golden braids stands on a shell boat with two cherubs, doves and distant ships at sea.

Venus Guiding Eneas and the Trojans to the Latin Shore

William Page, 1860

Painting of a seated man in green robes watching two women and a winged cupid before a red curtain and cloudy sky.

Helen Brought to Paris

Benjamin West, 1776

Painting of waves breaking on dark rocks at a seashore under an amber sky, with gulls and a distant buoy.

Rocky Seashore

Louis Eilshemius, 1902

Painting of a hanging cluster of dark purple grapes with dry brown vine leaves and tendrils on a pale background.

Still Life with Grapes

Edwin Deakin, 1880

Painting of a young boy in a kepi cap and tan uniform carrying a musket, knapsack and blanket roll on a dirt road.

Little Soldier

Eastman Johnson, 1864

Dense tropical forest with tall trees and undergrowth, two small figures and a dog on a path below a cloudy sky.

Javanese Jungle

Raden Saleh, 1860

Two seated women in white Regency dresses, one holding an open book, before a landscape with a cloudy sky.

The Misses Mary and Hannah Murray

John Trumbull, 1800

Painting of a seated man with a dog beneath a rock ledge overlooking a river valley, sailboats, and distant mountains.

Scene on the Hudson (Rip Van Winkle)

James Hamilton, 1845

Portrait of a woman in a red silk gown with white satin skirt, holding a blue and white vase of tulips against a dark backgro

Mrs. George Watson

John Singleton Copley, 1765

Painting of an orange gourd with a pink flower and green leaves against a dark, streaked background.

Still Life

Marsden Hartley, 1930

Painting of a woman in a mauve dress leaning toward a young girl in white holding an open book, seated in a dim interior.

An Interlude

William Sergeant Kendall, 1907

Evening meadow with a low orange sun, a woman carrying hay, grazing cows, and a haystack beside farm buildings.

Sundown

George Inness, 1884

Seated nude woman in a sunlit meadow holding a daisy and an open book, with a yellow-green hillside behind her.

The Open Book

J. Alden Weir, 1890

Painting of a mountain valley with smokestacks and small buildings, boulders and pine trees in the foreground under a cloudy

Leadville, Colorado

Harriet A. Harris, 1880

Oil painting of a Confederate soldier raising a white flag in a pine forest, with a seated woman and a standing man beside hi

Surrender of a Confederate Soldier

Julian Scott, 1873

Painting of Paris rooftops with pink buildings, tall chimneys, blue shutters, green trees and a cloudy sky.

Rooftops, Paris

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Half-length portrait of a man in dark uniform with gold epaulettes, gold hoop earrings, and a silver gorget against a muted b

Big Buffalo (Chippewa)

Henry Inman, 1832

Painting of a dark winter forest with tall trunks, bare branches, and bright snow on the ground under a pale sky.

Brooding Silence

John F. Carlson, 1909

Painting of a rocky valley with a cliff, tall trees, a stream, a small wooden shelter, and large clouds in the sky.

Mountain Landscape

William Louis Sonntag, 1850

Painting of a red barn with dark roof on a hillside farm under a cloudy sky, with a dirt road in the foreground.

Bluemont Farm

Edward Bruce, 1932

Oil portrait of a man in a black coat, green waistcoat and white cravat, against a dark background, one hand raised.

William C. Preston

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1842

Painting of a flock of white geese with spread wings flying diagonally against a dark green and black background.

Flock of Geese

Elizabeth Nourse, 1880

Loose, feathery painting of a slender tree beside a sunlit path among green foliage and a pale sky.

(Landscape)

Portrait of a seated man with curly hair in a dark green coat and white cravat, with a sunset landscape behind him.

Daniel La Motte

Thomas Sully, 1812

Painting of a woman grinding corn at a stone metate in an adobe room, with colorful corn cobs and a watermelon on the floor.

Hopi Woman Grinding Corn

Carl Moon, 1940

Two women seated at a long table in a pale room, one reading a book and the other holding flowers beside a vase.

A Reading

Thomas Dewing, 1897

Watercolor and graphite sketch of Notre Dame cathedral's west facade with twin towers, rose window, and trees at right.

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris

Cass Gilbert, 1933

Three cows graze and stand in a golden autumn pasture with scattered trees and rocks under a soft cloudy sky.

The Pasture Lot

Carleton Wiggins, 1900

Portrait of a woman in a blue satin dress with lace trim, holding a black fan with a pink rose.

Mrs. Richard Brown

John Hesselius, 1760

Painting of officers and civilians in a formal room, with two men shaking hands over a table beneath a chandelier.

The Signing of the Treaty of Ghent, Christmas Eve, 1814

Amédée Forestier, 1914

Full-length painting of a woman in regional dress standing before classical ruins under a blue sky.

Italian Woman

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painted scene of feathered dancers running around a drum while spectators watch from earth lodges under a cloudy sky.

The Last Race, Mandan O-kee-pa Ceremony

George Catlin, 1832

Half-length portrait of a woman in a black dress with white lace collar, gold necklace and curled hair against a brown backgr

Woman in Black Dress

Milton W. Hopkins, 1835

Painting of an elderly bald man with white hair holding a pipe, wearing a dark jacket against a dark teal background.

Old Man with Pipe

Ottilie Wilhelmina Roederstein, 1930

Painting of large waves crashing with white foam against dark brown rocks under a pale overcast sky.

Heavy Sea

Paul Dougherty, 1918

Painting of a stormy sea, a sailboat, a hilltop stone tower and snowy mountains under cumulus clouds.

The Coast of Genoa

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1854

Painting of classical figures in a garden: a seated woman in blue, a nude standing figure with raised arms, and fruit in the

L' Automne

Pierre Cécile Puvis de Chavannes, 1860

Loose oil sketch of a park path with a bearded man, a child, a woman with a parasol, and sailboat masts.

The Man Who Rented Boats

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859

Still life of cream and pink roses in a glass vase on a white dish, with fallen petals on a pale stone ledge.

Roses

John Ferguson Weir, 1898

Painting of mounted riders in colorful blankets among tall tipis on open prairie, with a wagon and dog in the foreground.

Ceremonial at Black Lake

Laverne Nelson Black, 1930

Oil portrait of a young boy with short dark hair, white collar and dark jacket, against a golden brushy background.

Head of a Negro Boy

Alice Pike Barney

Painting of seated figures around a campfire by tipis, horses nearby, with a tall granite cliff behind trees at dusk.

Indians in Council, California

Albert Bierstadt, 1872

Abstract landscape painting with bold geometric shapes in red, orange, green and blue, showing stylized trees, a path and a h

Scheherazade

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Woman in a white dress playing piano by a window, with poppies in glass vases and a framed picture on a green wall.

Improvisation

Childe Hassam, 1899

Painting of a pastoral valley with a rainbow over wooded hills, grazing cattle, two walking figures, and a calm river.

Landscape with Rainbow

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1859

Oil portrait of an elderly bald man with white beard and mustache in a dark suit, seated beside a red book and a framed lands

Dr. William H. Holmes

Edmund Hodgson Smart, 1930

Muted harbor with sailing ships at anchor, a tan quay with small figures in the foreground, and blue-green water under pale s

Valparaiso Harbor

James McNeill Whistler, 1866

Painting of a dusty adobe town plaza with a white church, ox cart, carriage, covered wagon, and riders under a cloudy sky.

Old Mesilla Plaza

Léon Trousset, 1885

Painting of a crowded city street with tenements, laundry lines, a fruit cart, and families gathered in the foreground.

Scenes of New York--Lower East Side (mural study, Madison Square Postal Station, New York City)

Kindred McLeary, 1930

Watercolor of the Arch of Titus in Rome with grass and ruins in the foreground and the Colosseum seen through the arch.

Arch of Titus, Rome

Cass Gilbert, 1933

Painting of two women in a green meadow beneath a dense line of trees, one in a blue dress seated, one standing in a hat.

The Hermit Thrush

Thomas Dewing, 1890

Abstract landscape painting with angular houses, a garden path and hills in bold red, green, blue and yellow planes.

Abstract Landscape

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Watercolor of Battle Abbey's tall gabled stone facade with pointed windows, walking figures on a dirt path, and trees.

Battle Abbey

Cass Gilbert, 1931

Woman seated at a spinet from behind, in a warm room with floral wallpaper, a mirror, and a vase of yellow flowers.

The Spinet

Thomas Dewing, 1902

Painting of seated figures around a campfire and tipi beneath a tall granite cliff at dusk, with horses and trees.

Indians in Council, California

Albert Bierstadt, 1870

Painting of a man with a basket fishing by rushing rapids, surrounded by boulders and golden shrubs.

After Them

Walter Ufer, 1928