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Pastel portrait of a smiling woman in a wide-brimmed green hat and pale blue dress on tan paper.

A Delightful Evening

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketch of a valley with trees and a winding stream leading toward distant mountains, inscribed Valley of Lledr.

Looking toward Dolwyddelan, Valley of Lledr

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor botanical study of a pink Eremalche rotundifolia flower with red centers, buds, and round green leaves on red stem

Eremalche rotundifolia

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Pastel drawing of a pale woman floating face-up on dark teal water beside white flowers.

Ophelia

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Open sketchbook with a pencil drawing of a flat rural landscape with a tall poplar and farm buildings.

(Sketchbook) Near Roche

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pen and ink drawing of a smiling man with a holly crown and a woman in a straw hat seated together on a bench.

Harvest Home

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1880

Pastel head study of a man with short hair looking forward, set against loose blue strokes on a tan background.

Mr. Francis Nye

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketch of a leaning, gnarled tree at a river's edge with two people rowing a boat in the distance.

Oak Cliff--Dallas

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pen drawing of a village with adobe houses, cattle, an oxcart, and mountains under a sky with trees.

The Plains of Etla

George Overbury "Pop" Hart, 1920

Watercolor of a spruce branch with five pendant reddish-green cones and blue-green needles on a pale background.

Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmanni)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman with auburn hair beside a bowl of peaches, set against a swirling golden-green background.

Peach Bloom

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of an old stone arched bridge over a river, with a domed tower, houses, trees, and small figures.

Old Bridge over Mosel, Coblenz

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Charcoal sketch of a seated clown in a pointed hat and ruffled collar holding a cane, with a handwritten signature below.

The Clown

Jules Chéret, 1910

Pastel portrait of a smiling boy with short dark hair in a white collar and blue overalls on grey paper.

Little Gardener

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pencil sketch in an open sketchbook of a castle corner with two conical towers, trees, and a hillside beyond.

(Sketchbook) Corner of Castle at Aigle

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Nude Boy, Torso and Head

Howard Russell Butler

Pastel portrait of a dark-haired man in an olive open-collared shirt against a grey background.

Edward Leiter

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a bouquet of yellow zinnias with red centers and slender green leaves on a pale background.

Zinnia (Zinnia grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1931

Pencil sketch of trees, haystacks and mountain ridges in an open rural landscape.

Near Roche, Vaud

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel drawing of a woman with windswept golden hair and a stern expression against a swirling dark blue and green background

Lucifer (Natalie Clifford Barney)

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a pink and white showy lady's slipper orchid with green leaves and buds on a pale background.

Showy Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pen and crayon drawing of a feathered figure roasting food over a fire by the sea, with a large tree at right.

Historical Painting #368494912413

Pastel drawing of a seated nude woman with short dark hair on a red cushion, against a soft green draped backdrop.

Between Poses

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pencil sketch sheet showing several chimneys and rooftop structures drawn from different angles with hatched shading.

Isola Bella

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pen and ink landscape drawing of tall trees along a dirt road with two small figures and a handwritten French inscription.

Landscape

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1910

Pastel portrait of a smiling man with dark hair on tan paper, signed and dated in the lower right.

Camille Gorde

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketch of two leafless trees with gnarled trunks, with handwritten colour notes in the upper right corner.

Roche Vaud

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil and colored pencil sketch of a seated young girl in a wide-brimmed hat and shawl, on a chair.

Untitled (Seated Young Girl)

Louise Cox, 1900

Pastel portrait of a woman with auburn hair and blue eyes, wearing a red draped garment against a blue-green background.

Madame R.

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pencil sketch in a sketchbook of a sailboat on a calm lake with distant mountains and rippling reflections.

(Sketchbook) (From Ouchy)

George Elbert Burr, 1890