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Painting of a dusky lake with willow trees on the left, a wooden fence in the foreground, and hills in the distance.

Landscape with Lake

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1860

Painting of a dirt path through a grassy meadow beside dark trees, with rolling hills and a cloudy sky beyond.

Untitled (landscape with road near stream and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Sunset over a hazy valley with dark windswept trees on a rocky slope and mountain ridges at right.

From the Shawangunk Mountains

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1820

Painted portrait of an older man in a red headwrap and beaded necklace, with a fur robe, against a brown background.

Deep Lake, an Old Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of large trees shading cattle in a grassy field, with a fence and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Landscape

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of a river valley with cattle wading at the shore, a seated figure on a boulder, and mountains under a hazy sky.

Hudson River at Cold Spring

Johann Hermann Carmiencke, 1860

Painting of a crowd of feathered men dancing on open grassland, raising shields, lances, and tomahawks under a pale sky.

Scalp Dance, Mouth of the Teton River

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of oxen pulling a haycart through a grassy field beside large trees under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape with oxen and haycart crossing bridge)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Oil painting of rocky outcrops, pine trees and a valley with distant mountains under a pale sky.

Western Landscape

John Frederick Kensett, 1870

Oil landscape of a valley with mountains, a winding stream, a still lake, and a large tree on the left under a warm sky.

Scottish Landscape

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1870

Painting of a dirt path past rocks and trees, with a lake and billowing clouds under a blue sky.

Landscape (trees and rocks by lake)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Oil portrait of an older bearded man in a black suit and bow tie, resting his hand on a red book against a dark background.

Benjamin Hazard Field

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Painting of a paddle steamer named Yellow Stone on a river, with a red brick city skyline along the far bank under clouds.

St. Louis from the River Below

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a cluster of dark trees in a meadow with grazing cattle under a cloudy sky.

Tree Landscape

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Painting of a shadowed forest with tall trees arching over a stream, autumn foliage and a pale sky above.

Forest Interior with Stream

John Frederick Kensett, 1860

Group portrait of five elegantly dressed figures on a garden terrace before a classical building, with trees and cloudy sky.

The Field Family in a Garden

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Dark painting of a forest with tall trees, a fallen log in the foreground, and a small house at right under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (forest scene, fallen tree in foreground and house in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Painting of a nude woman with a dark headband standing in a loose, dense forest of ochre and blue brushwork.

Nude in Forest

Louis Eilshemius, 1910

Painting of a hilltop village with white houses, terraced green fields, olive trees, and a blue sea at left.

Hill with White Houses

Eleanor Harris, 1940

Painting of a riverbank with tall trees, a dirt path, grass, a small boat on calm water, and hills under clouds.

Untitled (landscape, trees near river)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of a winding river through green rolling bluffs, with a small figure standing on a hilltop in the foreground.

River Bluffs, 1320 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Small landscape of cows wading in a calm lake beside a wooded hillside, with ducks on the shore.

(Small Landscape)

Thomas Hicks, 1860

Painting of a dirt road leading into a dark wooded hillside beneath a cloudy sky with distant mountains.

The Road to the Valley

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of Native men in feathered headdresses dancing with spears and rattles, with a drummer on the left, on a pale sandy

Beggar's Dance, Mouth of Teton River

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a white-sailed ship and a small sloop in rough green seas under clouds, with a distant coastline.

Whaler off the Vineyard--Outward Bound

William Bradford, 1850

Small painting of a white sailboat on a river with wooded mountains, trees on the right bank, and cloudy sky.

Untitled (sailboat in river)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Loose painted autumn landscape with golden and orange trees, a stream, a small waterfall and dark rocks.

Autumn Landscape

Louis Eilshemius, 1910

Painting of a pale lake with wooded islands, reeds, white swans, and distant blue hills under a soft cloudy sky.

Lac du Cygne (Swan Lake), Near the Coteau des Prairies

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a dusky hillside with two cows on the crest and a figure in a red shawl under a bright, cloudy sky.

Untitled (cows descending hillside)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Painting of a green hillside with dark pine trees on the left, a stone wall curving across the slope, and a pale blue sky.

Landscape, Cornish, N.H.

John White Alexander, 1890

Painting of a sunlit rocky mountain cliff above a grassy slope with yellow wildflowers and a winding path under blue sky.

Ta-wa-que-nah, or the Rocky Mountain, Near the Comanche Village

George Catlin, 1830

Small painting of dark hills and a rock beside a stream under a warm, cloudy sky at dusk.

Untitled (mountainous landscape with rock and stream in foreground)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a large tree beside a lake at dusk, with seated figures on the shore and a rowboat on the water.

Landscape with Family by Lake

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1850

Painting of a tall saguaro cactus and a desert path with a figure carrying a bowl, plus a circular portrait of an older man i

Cactus Landscape with Portrait of Geronimo

Henry H. Cross, 1900

Painting of a moody landscape with a rock, grassy field, a steepled building by trees, a lake, and a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape with rock in foreground and roof with steeple, lake in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Watercolor of a wooded hillside, a wooden bridge over water, thatched buildings and small figures along the bank.

Landscape with Bridge

Winckworth Allan Gay

Painting of a winding river through green prairie with rounded hills, trees in the foreground, and a pale cloudy sky.

View of the Junction of the Red River and the False Washita, in Texas

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a sunlit wooded path with tall trees, a dirt road, grassy slope, and small figures in the distance.

Untitled (landscape with trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a fantastical rock castle on a green hill above a river, with two deer and a bow-drawing archer.

Landscape with Castles and Deer

n.d M. A. Hall, 1870

Painting of a valley village with red roofs, green hills, a winding path and a small figure under a swirling blue sky.

Untitled Landscape

Preston Dickinson, 1910

Painting of a wooded landscape with pine trees and a small woman in red standing among wildflowers beside a path.

Untitled (landscape with trees and woman)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of two tree trunks with exposed roots and a green canopy, with shrubs and a stream in the background.

Trees beside a Stream

Eliphalet Frazer Andrews, 1910

Painting of a village of red and pink roofed houses among green trees and bushes, rendered in bold, energetic brushstrokes.

Houses and Landscape

Preston Dickinson, 1910

Painting of two houses among trees and shrubs beneath billowing clouds, with a grassy field and distant hills.

Untitled (houses and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Loose painting of a sunlit woodland with tall trees, leafy canopy, and a shaded pond edge with reeds.

Wooded Landscape

Samuel Isham, 1910

Painting of a forested valley with a pond, cliffs, a distant mountain, and two small figures under a cloudy sky.

Cumberland Mountain Hunters

Samuel M. Lee, 1830

Painting of a dark tree beside a sunlit meadow path, with low hills and a heavy cloudy sky beyond.

Untitled (landscape with meadow and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of canoes pursuing a swimming stag on a calm river, with green hills and reflections under a pale sky.

View on the St. Peter's River, Sioux Indians Pursuing a Stag in their Canoes

George Catlin, 1830

Loose painting of three figures, two women and a child in yellow, walking a shaded woodland path beneath dense green foliage.

The Woodland Way

William Baxter Closson, 1920

Loose oil landscape of dense trees with rust and green foliage beside water under a pale, cloudy sky.

Landscape (trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

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 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 shaded forest path with trees, a red fence and building, and water with distant hills beyond.

Untitled (landscape, forest scene with red fence and building)

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

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 cows drinking from a stream beside trees, with grazing cows in a meadow and a cloudy sky above.

Untitled (landscape with cows in stream near trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Birch-Clad Hills

Birch-Clad Hills

Ben Foster, 1900

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

Oil sketch of a long wooden pier stretching into calm water beside a wooded shore under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape with pier)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

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 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

Painting of a riverbank with trees, a cow drinking at the water and two cows in the distance under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape, riverbank, three cows)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Expressionist painting of a forest with arching red tree trunks, dark green foliage, and a pale path leading into the trees.

Red Tree

Marsden Hartley, 1910

Dark silhouetted tree under a glowing yellow and green sunset sky, with a dirt road and two small figures below.

River Landscape at Sunset

David Johnson, 1890