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Pencil drawing of a young girl with long hair and a hair ribbon, with a French handwritten dedication below.

Head of a Young Girl

É. Friant, 1910

Sepia crayon portrait of a mustached man in a military cap and uniform, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

William Thaw

John Elliott, 1920

Charcoal and chalk portrait of a seated man in a dark suit, hand raised to his face, on brown paper.

Dr. Eduardo San Giovanni

William Merritt Chase, 1900

Pencil line drawing of a stylized standing nude female dancer with one arm raised and drapery at her side.

(Nude Dancer with Drape)

Gaston Lachaise, 1930

Watercolor of three dogs in costume performing, one balancing on a green barrel, on a tan ground under a blue sky.

Trained Dogs

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Open sketchbook with pencil drawing of mountains above a lake, a château and village buildings on the shore.

(Sketchbook) Dent du Midi and Chateau du Chatelard from near Blouay

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Ink and wash sketch of bare trees framing a lake and distant hills under a pale sky.

The Lake

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pencil sketchbook spread of distant mountains over a lake with trees and small buildings along the shore.

(Sketchbook) Dent du Midi from Chatel St. Dennis Road

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Study for Equestrian Monument (Gen. John B. Gordon)

Solon H. Borglum, 1900

The Shadow

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pastel portrait of a curly-haired child glancing over the shoulder beside a dark monkey, in soft green and pink tones.

Child with Monkey

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketches on tan paper of animal leg bones and a rib cage with construction lines.

Sketch Book

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Open sketchbook with pencil drawings of two sailboats on calm water and a small cross monument at lower right.

(Sketchbook) Ouchy

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel portrait of a seated woman in a green floral shawl beside a copper ewer, against a warm yellow background.

Seville in Montmartre

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pencil sketch of a cluster of tall pine trees with layered branches and shaded foliage on a cream background.

Pines, Public Garden

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel portrait of a young woman with a dark bob and hair ornament against a blue background.

Anita Hunt

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Charcoal drawing of a park with trees, a small classical pavilion, and two figures walking on an open lawn.

Landscape

Angèle Delasalle, 1910

Naive watercolor of the clipper ship Charles L. Cotton under full sail on blue waves, with banners and an American flag.

Clipper-Ship Charles L. Cotton of North Norwich

P. S. Downes, 1890

Pastel portrait of a woman in a dark hat, head tilted, set against swirling yellow and green diagonal strokes.

Firelight

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Poster of a standing man in evening dress beside a chair on yellow, with text naming Charles Dana Gibson in Scribner's.

Charles. Dana. Gibson./Is. One. of. the. Illustrators./in. this. Month's/Scribner.s./

William Sergeant Kendall, 1930

Pastel study of a stage-like interior with yellow columns, blue walls, and a pink figure surrounded by purple shapes.

Study for Scene in the Daughter of Heaven, Santa Fe, 1915

William Penhallow Henderson

Charcoal drawing of a large tree beside a winding path, with a hillside and distant tower in the background.

The Lake of Garda, Italy

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pencil sketch of a river edge with a tall poplar and leafy trees reflected in still water.

From Eton

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of the Rhine river with steep hillsides, a hilltop castle ruin, and a village church along the bank.

Rhine, from Caub

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Charcoal and chalk sketch of rocky cliffs and tidal pools along a shoreline under a pale sky.

Untitled (Cliffs)

Howard Russell Butler

Graphite pencil cloud study on paper, shaded grey sky with white cloud forms and a dark horizon band below.

Venice

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Soft pastel portrait of a woman in a dark hat against a green background, face turned slightly toward the viewer.

Self Portrait, 1909

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pastel portrait of a woman with short dark hair in front of a window with green garden foliage and red flowers.

Garden Window

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pencil sketch of Monte Rosa mountain peaks above a valley with conifers and shrubs in the foreground.

Monte Rosa from Ceppomorelli

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Sketch of a muscular right arm and torso with dark shading and loose wash on aged paper.

Right Arm and Torso, study for Equestrian Statue

Solon H. Borglum, 1900