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Painting of golden fields rising toward dark trees and distant rolling hills under a hazy, grey-brown sky.

Lengthening Shadows

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Miniature portrait of a white-haired man in a black coat and white cravat, displayed in an open red velvet case.

George Washington

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, 1840

Loose brushwork painting of a rocky shore with green grass, white surf, deep blue sea, and a dark evergreen at right.

Vine Clad Shore--Monhegan Island

George Bellows, 1913

Pioneers, horsemen and covered wagons cross a rocky western landscape at sunset, with snowy mountains and a figure pointing o

Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (mural study, U.S. Capitol)

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1861

Watercolor of a rocky shoreline with dark boulders, tide pools, and choppy blue sea beyond green trees.

Appledore No. 2

Childe Hassam, 1912

Painting of a river waterfront at sunset with tall-masted ships, brick buildings, and glowing clouds above the water.

Cumulus Clouds, East River

Robert Henri, 1901

Painting of red and gold sandstone cliffs under stormy skies, with mounted riders beside a river in the foreground.

Cliffs of the Upper Colorado River, Wyoming Territory

Thomas Moran, 1882

Watercolor of a canyon with eroded rock spires and storm rain under a dark sky, with boulders in the foreground.

Shin-Au-Av-Tu-Weap (God Land), Cañon of the Colorado. Utah Ter

Thomas Moran, 1873

Oil portrait of a young woman with dark hair in a red shawl against a dark brown background, gazing sideways.

Gipsy

Alice Pike Barney, 1857

Mural study of a western town street with a post office, saloon, groceries, blacksmith, two riders, and a woman.

Western Town (mural study, Helper, Utah Post Office)

Jenne Chavaz Magafan

Painting of a green meadow beside a calm creek, with a white domed capitol building visible beyond the trees.

Mouth of James Creek

De Lancey Gill, 1859

Painting of a sunlit adobe village on a dry ridge under billowing clouds, with distant dark hills on the left.

Laguna, New Mexico

Albert Lorey Groll, 1912

Painting of thatched cottages, cows and willows beside a river, with a distant windmill under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Windmill

E. Landseer Harris, 1850

Loose oil painting of a white iceberg on teal water with snowy hills and a yellow sunlit break in the clouds.

Bowdoin Bay, Greenland, October 20, 1893

Frank Wilbert Stokes, 1893

Painting of dark blue Arctic water with white ice floes and icebergs beneath a grey sky, with a dark coastline on the horizon

Littleton Island

Frank Wilbert Stokes, 1893

Painting of women in gowns in an oared boat at sea, with armed men, a red banner, and sailing ships behind.

Brides of Venice

Jozef Van Lerius, 1871

Painting of Niagara Falls with green water cascading over a curved crest and mist rising above a blue-green pool.

Niagara Falls

George Inness, 1885

Watercolor of a camp with wagon and figures beneath wind-bent trees on a flat green field under cloudy sky.

A Gypsy Camp

William Henry Holmes, 1846

Oil sketch of a snow-covered lodge under a glowing moon in a blue winter night sky.

Anniversary Lodge--Jan. 19, 1894, Effect of Moon...

Frank Wilbert Stokes, 1894

Painting of an expedition sledge and dog team crossing icy Arctic terrain under a glowing orange sunset.

The Eighth of March--Island Ice, Greenland, 1894, Peary and Party near 6 p.m

Frank Wilbert Stokes, 1893

Watercolor landscape of green trees and a meadow, with a pink church spire and a peach-colored sky with clouds.

Untitled - A. H. O. Rolle, 1900

A. H. O. Rolle, 1900

Loose painting of a blue iceberg on green sea beside cliffs glowing orange under a stormy grey sky.

Sunrise Glow on the Cliffs, Bowdoin Bay

Frank Wilbert Stokes, 1893

Oil painting of blue icebergs on grey Arctic water with snowy mountains and a pale yellow horizon under cloudy sky.

South Point, Bowdoin Bay, Greenland, October 2, 1893

Frank Wilbert Stokes, 1893

Oval miniature portrait of an older man with grey hair in a black coat and white cravat, displayed in a red case.

Judge Thomas Waties

Charles Fraser, 1820

Three soldiers in helmets leap through tangled barbed wire above a muddy trench in a 1919 watercolor.

Dance of Death

Claggett Wilson, 1919

Three nude women in a landscape by a lake, two seated at left and one standing at right, with rolling hills behind.

Nudes in Landscape

Arnold Friedman, 1882

Watercolor of a seated man in blue tending a pale nude figure with outstretched arms, bandaged, beside a grey crate.

Underground Dressing Station

Claggett Wilson, 1919

Watercolor of a Gothic cathedral with a tall spire and clock tower behind bare winter trees, in muted blue and gray tones.

Antwerp Cathedral

Cass Gilbert, 1899

Watercolor of sailboats with red and yellow sails on a calm lagoon, with warm reflections in the water and a pale horizon.

Sailboats (Venice)

Cass Gilbert, 1898

Robed figures gather beneath a large tree in muted teal and ochre tones, with a kneeling figure in pale blue on the ground.

He Healed the Sick, by Henry Ossawa Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Dim interior with a seated man at a table lit by a glow, a woman in red standing beside him, and arched niches on the wall.

And He Disappeared out of Their Sight

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1898

Watercolor of a wide sea under overcast sky, with a dark smoke plume rising from a distant ship on the horizon.

Crossing the Atlantic (Return Home)

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1894

Loose painted study of a boy seen from behind in a sunlit green garden beneath a tree, with blossoming shrubs.

Study for the Bagpipe Lesson

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1892

Loose oil landscape of rust-red hills, dark trees on both sides, and a pale grey sky with a winding path.

Untitled - Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859

Painting of a damaged wooden boat with a broken mast on calm pale green water, with a distant boat under a hazy sky.

The Wreck

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859

Painting of a steamboat with smokestacks, rowboats and sailboats on a river beneath storm clouds and mountains.

Storm King on the Hudson

Samuel Colman, 1866

Painting of a waterfall spilling into a rocky pool, with wooded cliffs and three small figures on the shore.

Mountain Pool

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1870

Winter landscape with a snowy hill, bare trees, evergreens, a winding stream, and a pale blue sky with clouds.

Snow in the Foothills

Willard Metcalf, 1920

Painting of large oak trees over a grassy field with grazing cows, a rowboat on a pond, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

Oak Trees

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1876

Autumn landscape of a calm lake with steamboat, sailboat, golden hills and small figures on a rocky ledge.

Greenwood Lake

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1875

Three women in long dresses stand on a misty green lawn at dusk, with a pale moon and a flowerpot nearby.

In the Garden

Thomas Dewing, 1892

Two women in long dresses stand in a misty summer meadow, one casting a fishing line over a river.

Summer

Thomas Dewing, 1890

Painting of a shadowy café interior with columns, robed men, and a seated woman in pink beside an arched doorway to a sunlit

Cafe at Biskra, Algeria

Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1884

Watercolor of a sailboat on a bay with trees, a picket fence and distant hills under a pale sky.

Inlet with Sailboat, Maine

Maurice Prendergast, 1913

Watercolor of brown rolling hills with pale winding channels and dark tree clusters on a ridge under a cloudy sky.

Deserted Bed of a Glacier

William Henry Holmes, 1846

Watercolor of a meadow of pink joe pie weed flowers in front of a dark wooded tree line under a cloudy sky.

Field of Joe Pie Weeds (Pride of the Meadow)

William Henry Holmes, 1846

Hazy watercolor landscape of a late-summer meadow with yellow grasses, tall trees, rolling hills and a pink sky.

Field of Varicolored Grasses in Late Summer (In the Virginia Hills)

William Henry Holmes, 1846

Watercolor of a harvested field with rounded wheat shocks, green trees and poplars under a pale cloudy sky.

Field of Wheat Shock

William Henry Holmes, 1846

Watercolor of a great curved arch of folded rock strata on a hillside, framed by dark trees under a pale cloudy sky.

Folded Strata, a Great Geological Arch, Colorado

William Henry Holmes, 1874

Watercolor of a coastal path lined with palm trees, two figures walking, blue mountains and water in the distance.

In Jamaica

William Henry Holmes, 1846

Watercolor of a haymaking scene with haystacks, two horses with a cart, workers in a golden field, and a pale sky.

(Haymaking Scene)

William Henry Holmes, 1846

Watercolor of pink mesa cliffs rising over a brown plain beneath a lavender sky, with small buildings at left.

In the Cliff House Country

William Henry Holmes, 1929

Watercolor of a flat Dutch landscape with a windmill, women carrying baskets on a path, and a cloudy sky.

In Holland

William Henry Holmes, 1846

Watercolor landscape of a hillside with a bare tree, small walking figures, and misty autumn trees in warm tones.

Landscape

William Henry Holmes, 1846

Watercolor of yellow shrubs and sagebrush on a plain below a snowy mountain range under a blue, cloudy sky.

Long's Peak, Colorado, 1874

William Henry Holmes, 1874

Watercolor of rolling green fields and tree clusters beneath a lavender cloudy sky, with distant hills on the horizon.

The Maryland Fields

William Henry Holmes, 1929

Watercolor of golden wheat field with haystacks, tree line and farm buildings under a cloudy sky.

Maryland Wheat Fields

William Henry Holmes, 1846

Misty rural landscape with a barn and outbuilding among bare trees and grassy slopes, in soft muted tones.

My Old Mill, Holmescroft, near Rockville

William Henry Holmes, 1846

Watercolor of waves crashing on a rocky California coast with a pink sea stack and two figures on the sand.

On the Coast of California

William Henry Holmes, 1846

Loose oil sketch of a sunlit path under an arching tree, with a shaded hillside, pink wildflowers and a distant meadow.

Original sketch of "The Wanderlusters' Rest"

William Henry Holmes, 1915

Watercolor landscape of green fields and trees under a cloudy sky, with two small figures walking a path.

Over the Maryland Fields

William Henry Holmes, 1846

Watercolor of a rocky stream with sunlit boulders, rippling water, and green shrubs on the far bank.

The Placid Potomac

William Henry Holmes, 1846

Loose watercolor landscape with trees, a distant hill, and a pale meadow under a purple and grey cloudy sky.

Playing with the Colours

William Henry Holmes, 1846

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

The Shaded Walk

William Henry Holmes, 1927