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Dark landscape with rocks, a man carrying a pole, large trees, and two sailboats on water under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape with rocks, man and sailboats)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of a sunlit hill with scattered trees, green shrubs, and a pale turquoise sky above rust-colored slopes.

Hill with Trees

Eleanor Harris, 1940

Sunlit hillside with a large leafy tree, small figures resting in shade, a winding path, and a stream below.

The Wanderlusters' Rest

William Henry Holmes, 1910

Oil portrait of a young man with tousled reddish hair, dark double-breasted coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Irish Gentleman

John Hoppner, 1810

Painting of a Venetian lagoon with a domed church, gondolas, rowers and sailboats under a cloudy sky.

Venetian Scene

Giacomo Guardi, 1830

Painting of a river with a small rowboat beside a grassy bank, dark trees on the far shore, and a heavy cloudy sky.

Untitled - Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Painting of a standing man holding a feathered spear, wearing a red headdress and green wrap, against a pale landscape.

Wash-ím-pe-shee, Madman, a Distinguished Warrior

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of slender birch trees with golden autumn leaves, a stone wall, and a fallen log in a soft rolling meadow.

Autumn

Bruce Crane, 1900

Painting of a bare birch and leafless trees on a pale rolling hillside with stone walls under a hazy winter sky.

December Uplands

Bruce Crane, 1910

Painting of a dramatic cloudy sky with sunlight breaking through, above dark rolling hills and trees.

Untitled (landscape, cloudy sky)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painted river landscape with two hunters and dogs on a bank, a sailboat on the water, and hazy mountains under a cloudy sky.

River View with Hunters and Dogs

Thomas Doughty, 1850

Meditation

Herman Hartwich, 1880

Tchán-dee, Tobacco, an Oglala Chief

Tchán-dee, Tobacco, an Oglala Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Self-Portrait Reflected in Mirror

Self-Portrait Reflected in Mirror

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Birch-Clad Hills

Birch-Clad Hills

Ben Foster, 1900

Painting of a woman in a black dress with a red shawl standing by a calm river, with a red-roofed house among trees across th

Promenade

Eliphalet Frazer Andrews, 1910

Painting of a tipi encampment on grassland with figures working on hides, a river and wooded bluffs in the distance.

Indian Encampment, Comanche (or Kiowa) Dressing Skins, Red River

George Catlin, 1840

Loose oil landscape of a dark pine beside a pale fence, snowy ground, green pond water, and a grey streaked sky.

Chase's Pond

Walt Kuhn, 1940

Painting of a Comanche warrior on a rearing white horse facing mounted dragoons, with riders on a green grassy hill beyond.

Comanche Meeting the Dragoons

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a stone statue of Ceres holding wheat in a sunlit garden, with hedges, trees and a distant statue.

Terminal Figure of Ceres

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

George Inness, 1880

Oil portrait of a seated man with a mustache in a brown suit and white collar against a pale background.

Portrait of Frank Hamilton Cushing

Thomas Hovenden, 1890

Pomona

Childe Hassam, 1900

Alice Pike Barney, in Wedding Gown

Alice Pike Barney, in Wedding Gown

Jared B. Flagg, 1870

Dark, textured painting of a forest with a glowing yellow-green opening in the canopy above a reflective pool.

Moonrise

Ralph Albert Blakelock, 1910

Frontal portrait of a Yuma woman with dark hair, painted face markings and a red blanket, against a muted gray-olive backgrou

Ne-i-so-meh

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1900

Oil portrait of a man in a red feathered headdress, face paint, beaded necklaces, and a red armband, holding a pipe.

Wée-ke-rú-law, He Who Exchanges

George Catlin, 1830

Study for Mural for Appellate Court Building, New York; "Statute Law", Helmet for Figure of "Force"

Study for Mural for Appellate Court Building, New York; "Statute Law", Helmet for Figure of "Force"

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Two Guns White Calf

Benjamin H. Frayser, 1950

Painting of a smiling woman in a cream dress leaning toward a monkey beside a hat, under a leafy arbor.

Woman in Arbor with Monkey

Claudio Castelucho, 1920

Painting of dancers in feathered headdresses and bear costumes performing a stooped group dance on a pale ground.

Bear Dance, Preparing for a Bear Hunt

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a young woman with auburn hair and a blue bow, wearing a teal dress with puffed sleeves against green.

Suzette

Albert P. Lucas, 1890

Painting of white and yellow roses with dark green leaves and buds against a muted olive background.

Roses--Fancy Still Life, Still Life with Roses

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1840

Painting of a rustic wooden room with a green tiled stove, bench, table, and a view through a doorway to a window.

Interior of a House

Eliphalet Frazer Andrews, 1910

Hester Marian Wait Lay, Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Hester Marian Wait Lay, Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Oliver Ingraham Lay, 1880

Half-length portrait of a young woman with curled hair, pearls and a gold dress, set in a dark carved frame.

Viscountess Frances Hatton

Mary Beale, 1630

Half-length oil portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair, a black bow tie and a cream blouse against a dark background.

Agnes

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Painting of a round stone tower above a harbor quay with sailboats in the foreground under a stormy grey sky.

La Tour de Solidor at St. Severin, Normandy

Carroll Beckwith, 1870

Painting of a red-painted rider in feathered headdress on a black horse with handprints, against a pale cloudy sky.

Kee-o-kúk, The Watchful Fox, Chief of the Tribe, on Horseback

George Catlin, 1830

Painted portrait of a man holding a carved staff, wrapped in a red blanket, with beaded necklaces and blue armbands.

On-sáw-kie, The Sauk, in the Act of Praying

George Catlin, 1830

Seated men in feathered headdresses gather around a campfire beside trees, with open water and pale sky behind them.

Sioux Indian Council, Chiefs in Profound Deliberation

George Catlin, 1830

Two young women in fringed dresses stand before a painted tipi with children and dogs, on an open plain.

Two Comanche Girls

George Catlin, 1830

Oil painting of a farmhouse and barn beside a curving dirt road, with rolling wooded hills under a pale sky.

Landscape

Edward Bruce, 1930

Painting of a crowded 19th-century courtroom with lawyers, seated men, spectators on benches and a small dog on the floor.

Missouri Courtroom

William Josiah Brickey, 1850

Painting of a rocky shoreline with a wooded bluff, a red-roofed house, and sailboats on water under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (shoreline with sailboats and roof)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Oil portrait of a seated woman with curled hair, white dress, red shawl and folded arms against a dark background.

Portrait of Fidelia Marshall

Charles C. Ingham, 1840

Painting of sheep grazing in a wooded clearing with boulders, under a sky with sunlight breaking through clouds over hills.

Landscape with Sheep

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1820

Oil portrait of a man with a red feathered headdress, beaded headband, bone necklaces and fur robe against a cloudy sky.

Neu-mon-ya, Walking Rain, War Chief

George Catlin, 1840

Che-ke-ah-pe-kee

Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1900

Half-length portrait of a man with a feather headdress, shell necklace, and beaded fringed clothing against a yellow sky.

Ka-pés-ka-da, Shell Man, an Oglala Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a woman in a black hat with a pale feather plume, against a dark background.

White Paradise

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Hazy seascape of sailing boats and a rowboat with figures on calm water under a glowing sun.

Marine Study

Franklin Dullin Briscoe, 1900

Oil portrait of a young woman in a white dress with a white and brown dog, before a dark tree and landscape at sunset.

Miss Agnes Murray

William Beechey, 1830

Painting of a river with a stone bridge and a hilltop medieval palace with towers, reflected in golden light.

The Palace of the Popes and Pont d'Avignon

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Loose oil landscape of two grazing cows in a grassy field beneath dark trees and a pale embankment, with distant hills.

Untitled (landscape with two cows)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Portrait of a man with red face paint, feather headdress, claw necklace and medallion against a cloudy sky.

Shon-ta-yi-ga, Little Wolf, a Famous Warrior

George Catlin, 1840

Painted portrait of a man in a fringed ochre garment and round shell pendant, against a blue and gold sky.

Kee-án-ne-kuk, Foremost Man, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of wild horses galloping across green grassland toward a distant hill under a pale, cloudy sky.

Wild Horses at Play

George Catlin, 1830

Loose painted sketch of a shaded path under a leafy tree, sloping down to a stream and sunlit meadow with pink flowers.

Original sketch of "The Wanderlusters' Rest"

William Henry Holmes, 1910

Painting of a coastal landscape with large clouds, grassy dunes, grazing cattle, two walking figures, and a distant spire.

From Amagansett to East Hampton

George Henry Bogert, 1920

Painting of mounted riders with lances and shields galloping across a grassy plain under a cloudy sky.

Comanche Feats of Horsemanship

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a black coat and white cravat, seated against a dark background with a landsca

Andrew Jackson

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Portrait of a man with red and black face paint, feather headdress, and layered beaded necklaces against a pale sky.

Wash-ka-mon-ya, Fast Dancer, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of cows grazing under trees beside a calm river, with distant hills and a cloudy sky in warm earth tones.

Untitled (landscape with cows grazing near river)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890