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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

The Writer (Natalie Clifford Barney)

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Watercolor of partridgeberry plant with red berries, white flowers, pink buds and green leaves on trailing stems.

Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Mirza Sarab

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of two death camas stalks with clusters of creamy white flowers and slender green leaves on a pale background.

Death Camas (Zygadenus venenosus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Nude Boy, Torso and Head

Howard Russell Butler

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

Watercolor of a spicebush branch with two dark red flowers, buds, and broad green leaves on a pale background.

Spicebush (Calycanthus occidentalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

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

Isola Bella

George Elbert Burr, 1890

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

Watercolor of two red wood lily flowers with spotted petals and green whorled leaves on tall stems against a pale background.

Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphicum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1932

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

A Delightful Evening

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a drooping Western Hemlock branch with green needles and hanging purple-brown cones on pale paper.

Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Sepia drawing of a smiling man in a visor cap and military-style uniform, with the name Paul Pavelka lettered at top left.

Paul Pavelka

John Elliott, 1920

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

Watercolor botanical study of Pseudocymopterus montanus with pink umbel flowers on curving green stems and feathery leaves.

Pseudocymopterus montanus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of foliage and slender branches with hatched shading on aged, stained paper.

Foliage

Solon H. Borglum, 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

Watercolor of two yellow trillium flowers with broad green leaves and stems on a pale background.

Whippoorwill Flower (Trillium hugeri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1937

Watercolor of a male and female Cardinal Grosbeak perched on a leafy branch, with handwritten labels below.

Cardinal Grosbeak

John James Audubon, 1810

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

Watercolor of a cushion of magenta purple saxifrage flowers and green leaves on dark moss against a cream background.

Purple Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

Emma Isabella

n.d Anna Armstrong, 1800

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 tall fringed orchid with pale pink fringed blossoms on a green stem and broad leaves.

Large Purple Fringe-Orchid (Habenaria grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Study for an Equestrian Monument

Solon H. Borglum, 1900

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 whitebark pine branch with green needles and red-purple cone buds on a cream background.

Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

Graphite study of a standing male nude with outstretched arm, surrounded by smaller limb and figure sketches on tan paper.

(Untitled) (Studies of Male Nudes)

Kenyon Cox, 1870

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

Watercolor of two stems of yellow fringed orchids with orange fringed blooms and green leaves on a pale background.

Yellow Fringe Orchid (Habenaria ciliaris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Major General William Starke Rosecrans

James Edward Kelly, 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

Watercolor of white avalanche lilies with yellow stamens, curving stems, green leaves and a closed bud on cream paper.

Avalanche Lily (Erythronium montanum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of a dancer bending with raised arms and a veil swirling above, signed Troy Kinney in lower left.

The Seventh Veil

Troy Kinney, 1930

Pastel portrait of a dark-haired woman in a teal shawl, turned to the side against a brown background.

Marianne Girard

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a pine branch with clusters of green cones with brown-tipped scales and long green needles on a pale background

Single-Leaf Pine (Pinus monophylla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of a tree-lined street in Galveston with a picket fence, a shuttered house, and palms.

Galveston, Texas

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel portrait of a young figure wearing a green leaf wreath, with a bare shoulder and draped garment, on a mottled backgrou

Jeune Faune

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a hybrid pitcher plant with two stems of pink nodding flowers and maroon pitcher leaves.

Hybrid Pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor x psittacina)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Major General Thomas Porter Hatch

James Edward Kelly, 1890

Pastel drawing of a woman in a dark dress holding a crying swaddled baby in a white bonnet, with a crucifix on the wall.

Mother and Crying Baby

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of a crossvine branch with red trumpet-shaped flowers flaring to yellow-orange tips and green leaves.

Crossvine (Anisostichus capreolatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of a Pompeii bake shop with a brick oven, millstone, and ruined stone walls.

Bake Shop and Mills, Pompei

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel portrait of a woman with a golden headband and flowing hair, surrounded by orange fruit against a dark background.

Ceres

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of three pitcher plants with tubular green leaves and cream and red hooded flowers on a pale background.

Hybrid Pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor portrait of a seated woman with pearl-adorned hair, white lace dress, and blue vase of flowers beside her.

Sarah Jane

n.d Anna Armstrong, 1800

Pastel portrait of a woman in a black dress and lace veil with a red flower, looking upward to the left.

Spanish Woman

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a tall yucca stalk with pale green bell-shaped flowers and purple-tipped buds among long green leaves.

Yucca (Yucca baileyi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1928

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a veiled figure in a pale robe gazing upward beside a dark cloaked figure.

Light and Shadow

Carolus-Duran, 1890

Mrs. Roosevelt Scovel

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a thorny rose branch with serrated green leaves and clusters of bright red rose hips on a pale background.

Bourgeau Rose (Rosa bourgeauiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Head of a Girl

Thomas Dewing, 1910

Pastel portrait of a woman in a white turban and colorful patterned shawl, gazing forward against a muted background.

The White Turban

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of a mistletoe branch with clusters of white berries and oval green leaves on a pale background.

American Mistletoe (Phoradendron flavescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Pencil sketch of a massive tree trunk beside a garden wall with an arched gate and urn finials.

Untitled (Tree Trunk with Gate)

Howard Russell Butler

Pastel portrait of a woman with grape leaves and clusters of grapes in her hair, wearing a pink garment against a green backg

Bacchante

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a larch branch with clustered green needles and several hanging cones with red-tipped scales on cream paper.

Western Larch (Larix occidentalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Lace Making

Joseph Bail, 1920

Pastel portrait of an older man's head in frontal view on tan paper, with a blue signature at lower right.

Old Actor

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of white dawnrose flowers with yellow stamens, grey-green lobed leaves and buds on reddish stems against pale pape

White Dawnrose (Pachyloplus marginatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott

Sepia crayon portrait of a young man in a peaked military cap and tunic, with the name Richard S Conover inscribed above.

Richard Stevens Conover

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a young man with dark hair in a green open-collared shirt against a tan background.

Young Poet

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a showy milkweed stem with pink flower clusters, buds, and large green leaves on a cream background.

Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Joseph B. Carr

James Edward Kelly, 1890

Pastel portrait of a woman with short auburn hair and blue eyes, set against a green and teal background.

Untitled - Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of scarlet gilia stems with pink star-shaped and red tubular flowers and buds on a cream background.

Scarlet Gilia (Gilia aggregata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Seated man with a cigar in a dark jacket on a chair, with lettering naming C.S. Reinhart as a Scribner's illustrator.

C.S. Reinhart/Is. One. of. the. Illustrators./in. this./Month.s./.Scribner.s

William Sergeant Kendall, 1930

Pastel drawing of a sleeping infant in a white bonnet and swaddling cloth with blue stripes, held by adult arms.

In Swaddlings

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of a trumpet creeper branch with red trumpet-shaped flowers, buds, and green leaves on cream paper.

Trumpet Creeper (Bignonia radicans)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Sepia wash drawing of a tall tree, a standing man with a staff, rocks, and distant mountains.

Untitled - Charles Conner, 1880

Charles Conner, 1880

Girl with Titian Hair

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a branching Lotus plant with yellow and red-tipped pea-shaped flowers and slender green leaves on pale paper.

Lotus puberulus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Pen drawing of a mustached cowboy in a wide hat smoking a cigarette, hand on his gun belt, in chaps and spurs.

Cowboy Smoking

Walt Kuhn, 1940

Arcady

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a branch with red bell-shaped flowers and green oval leaves on a pale background.

Western Menziesia (Menziesia glabella)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

Red chalk portrait of a mustached man in a peaked military cap and uniform, with Latin inscription above.

Richard Norton

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat and yellow headscarf, looking upward against a teal and grey background.

Spanish Fantasy I (Juliet Fremont)

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a flowering butterfly pea vine with purple blossoms, buds, and green leaves on a pale background.

Butterfly Pea (Clitoria mariana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1934

Raynal Cawthorne Bolling

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman in a dark wide-brimmed hat gazing upward, with soft pink and green tones on a muted background.

Morning Mood

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a strawberry bush branch with green leaves and red seed capsules opening to show orange seeds.

Strawberry Bush-"Hearts Bustin' with Love" (Euonymus Americanus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Portrait of a bearded man in dark navy military uniform with gold sash, medals and sword, leaning on a railing.

Prince Henry of Prussia

Max Krusemark, 1900

Pastel drawing of a sunlit forest with tall birch trunks, green foliage, a boulder, and a golden leaf-strewn floor.

Onteora

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of beargrass with a tall stalk of creamy white flowers, a reddish bud, and long narrow green leaves.

Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

Pencil and coloured crayon portrait of an elderly woman with a dark headscarf, rosy cheeks and a dedication inscribed below.

Old Woman

Eugène Burnand, 1920

Nude

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a golden fairy lantern stem with yellow nodding flowers, long green leaves and a green seed pod on pale paper.

Golden Fairy Lantern (Calochortus amabilis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1936

Pencil drawing of a young child in draped clothing beside a stone pedestal with a sundial, arm outstretched.

Untitled (Child with Sun Dial)

Louise Cox, 1900

Pastel drawing of a red-haired woman in a flowing white gown leaning on a blue sofa against a soft background.

The Locket

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of two white turtlehead flower stems with serrated green leaves and unopened buds, by Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926.

Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Charcoal sketch of a man in half-length view, head bowed, with loose sweeping strokes for hair, face and arms on cream paper.

Self-Portrait

Marsden Hartley, 1900

Pastel portrait of a young woman with short auburn hair and a direct gaze, drawn on tan paper.

Gloria

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of an American chestnut branch with yellow-green catkins and long serrated leaves against a cream background.

American Chestnut (Castanea dentata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1932