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Watercolor of a California fuchsia stem with red tubular flowers, buds and green leaves on a pale background.

California Fuschia (Zauschneria californica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1936

Pencil sketch of an alpine valley with forested hills, distant peaks, a village steeple and scattered farmhouses under clouds

West from Toblach, Tyrol

George Elbert Burr, 1900

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 branching plant with clusters of small yellow flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Psilostrophe sparsiflora

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketches by Kenyon Cox of six semicircular lunette compositions with allegorical figures for the Iowa State Capitol, 1

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (study for Six Lunettes)

Kenyon Cox, 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 botanical study of a branch with drooping white bell-shaped flowers and green oval leaves on a pale background.

Untitled--Plant Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Pencil sketch of sailboats, rowboats, and figures on a rocky shore with distant hills, inscribed Criccieth North Wales.

Criccieth, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Nude

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of white wood nymph flowers on slender stems above round green leaves against a pale background.

Wood Nymph (Moneses uniflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of a stone pier with arched openings, rocky shore, tidal flats, and masts of boats behind it.

Untitled (Pier and Beach)

Howard Russell Butler

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 a branch of orange-red globe mallow flowers and buds with grey-green leaves on a pale background.

Scarlet Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea grossulariaefolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Graphite sketch of a muscular arm bent at the elbow with a clenched fist, shaded with cross-hatching on cream paper.

Study of an Arm

Thomas La Farge, 1930

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 yellow daisy-like flowers with golden centers, green buds and leaves on a pale background.

Satinleaf Goldenhead (Enceliopsis covillei)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Head of a Girl

Thomas Dewing, 1910

Charcoal sketch of a crouching nude figure with yellow chalk highlights on grey paper.

Crouching Boy

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a golden pea plant with yellow blossoms and blue-green leaves on pale paper.

Goldenpea (Thermopsis rhombifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Pencil sketch of a tree, fence, hayrick and grazing cattle in an open landscape, with handwritten notes in the margins.

Untitled (Tree with Hayrick)

Howard Russell Butler

Pastel portrait of a young man with dark hair and a blue cravat against a green background.

The Young Diplomat (Senor Algara)

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a Zenobia branch with drooping white bell-shaped flowers and glossy green oval leaves on a pale background.

Zenobia (Zenobia cassinifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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 two seated women in a pale dress and shadowed interior with yellow trim, by Alice Pike Barney, 1910.

Mirror Reflection

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of scarlet loco flowers, seed pods and gray-green pinnate leaves on a white background.

Scarlet Loco (Astragalus coccineus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Charcoal and chalk drawing of an older hooded woman and a bearded man before a stone wall with sailboats on the sea.

French Peasants

Charles Cottet, 1920

Pastel drawing of a short-haired nude woman leaning against a gold screen decorated with roses and green leaves.

Nude against Screen

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of a cranberrybush branch with red berries and lobed green leaves on a pale background.

Cranberrybush (Viburnum pauciflorum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Pencil sketch of a steep alpine valley with mountains and a small village on the valley floor.

Toblach, Tyrol

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Red Crayon Study

Alice Pike Barney, 1930