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Small painting of a man plowing a field with an ox beside a farmhouse and trees under a hazy sky.

Untitled (landscape with man plowing fields)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Three riders on horses cross a wide golden grassland under a pale blue sky with streaked pink clouds.

Bogard, Batiste, and I, Traveling through a Missouri Bottom

George Catlin, 1830

Hazy landscape painting of a white house with red roof, trees, marsh reeds and water under a pale sky with a moon.

Untitled (landscape with house in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painted dome-shaped clay bluffs with striped bands and column-like erosion rise above a calm river under a pale sky.

Picturesque Clay Bluff, 1700 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a green summer valley with rolling hills, farm buildings among trees, and a pale cloudy sky.

Early Summer

Charlotte B. Coman, 1830

Painting of a mounted rider with a raised lance chasing a bison across open plains at dusk.

Indian Hunting Buffalo

Edwin Willard Deming, 1940

Painting of a stormy Mediterranean-style harbor with a white-sailed boat, a tall tower, and snowy mountains under clouds.

The Coast of Genoa

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1850

Dim landscape with dark trees, a distant water view under clouds, and two women on a rocky rise at lower right.

Untitled (Landscape with Two Women Reclining on Rocks)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Loose brushwork painting of farm buildings with red roofs beside trees and a hillside under a partly cloudy sky.

Rocky Farm, Newport

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of a calm bay curving past sandy shores, driftwood, and a distant village under a pale overcast sky.

San Francisco Bay

Albert Bierstadt, 1870

Painting of a dying bison bull in snow as mounted hunters with lances ride across a wintry plain.

Dying Buffalo Bull in a Snowdrift

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a stream through rocky terrain with a leafless tree, figures, and a stormy sky over distant hills.

Small Landscape

Thomas Barker, 1840

Painting of a group of men in feathered headdresses performing a snowshoe dance beside tall ceremonial poles on snow.

Snowshoe Dance at the First Snowfall

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of buffalo swimming across a wide river past a canoe, with green hills and a cloudy sky behind.

Buffalo Herds Crossing the Upper Missouri

George Catlin, 1830

Two horses pull a wagon with a log along a sandy dune path under dramatic grey clouds, with a man walking beside them.

The Wain Team

George Elmer Browne, 1900

Painting of rows of tepees on green plains beside a wide river, with mounted riders on rolling hills under a pale sky.

Fort Pierre, Mouth of the Teton River, 1200 Miles above Saint Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a plains ceremony with a figure beside a pole bearing a bison skull, drummers, and a watching crowd.

Self-torture in a Sioux Religious Ceremony

George Catlin, 1830

Pale seascape of a white rowboat on a sandy beach, figures near a small boat, calm sea and cloudy sky.

The South Strand

Emil Carlsen, 1900

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

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 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

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