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Untitled (Two Drawings of Men)

Howard Russell Butler

Pencil drawing of a Gothic cathedral with tall spires and a rose window, surrounded by scattered rubble in the foreground.

Cathedral

Solon H. Borglum, 1910

Pencil sketch of the Rhine at Oberwesel showing a church, riverside town, hilltop castle ruins and a rowboat on the shore.

Rhine at Oberwesel

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pen line drawing of a woman's face and shoulders, facing forward with bobbed hair, signed Gorky in the upper left.

Head

Arshile Gorky, 1940

Graphite and red chalk sketch of a woman in a red headscarf holding a young child on her shoulder, on gray paper.

Mother and Child

Fernand Maillaud, 1940

Poster of a standing bearded man in white sweater and pink trousers beside a pole, with text advertising Robert Blum's painti

Robert Blum's/Great Decorative/Painting/In/January/Scribner's

William Sergeant Kendall, 1930

Major General David Sloan Stanley

James Edward Kelly, 1890

Pastel head study of a young man with dark hair, drawn in loose colored strokes on a tan paper ground.

Head Study

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Charcoal and colored crayon drawing of a black toucan with a large upturned beak and yellow throat, perched on a branch.

Aerial Toucan

Henry Keller, 1930

Pencil sketchbook spread of pollarded willows and poplars before a hazy mountain range, left page blank.

(Sketchbook) Near Aigle

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Colorful drawing of a crowd fleeing a burning opera house, with flames and smoke at upper left and tiered balconies.

Fire in an Opera House

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1890

Pencil sketch of figures carrying a bundle on a shore, with a sailing ship with masts at right and hills behind.

Crushed

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Titian Hair

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pastel drawing of a woman with dark hair turned slightly to one side, against a soft blue background.

Untitled - Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pastel portrait of a young woman with dark bobbed hair and a white fichu, on tan paper, signed Alice Pike Barney.

Jaqueline with Fichu

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil portrait of a young child with curly hair and a direct gaze, on stained, aged paper.

Portrait of Ethel D. Puffer

Thomas Dewing, 1870

Pencil sketch of a muscular nude man in a dynamic pose with a small horse below, on cream paper.

Dream of a Broncho #2

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with rugged peaks, forested slopes and a cluster of village houses.

From Our Hotel, Cortina

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Brittany Bonnet

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman with flowing hair, roses and a serpent at her bare feet.

Cleopatra

Albert Fourié, 1910

Four pen and ink studies of human legs and feet at different angles, with dense cross-hatching showing musculature.

Study of Anatomy, #5

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a young girl with long dark hair standing with hands clasped, wearing a long dress, on torn cream paper.

Untitled (Woman's Figure)

Howard Russell Butler

Pastel drawing of a woman with blue hair gazing upward against swirling green and blue tones.

Lunar

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Sepia crayon portrait of a man in an aviator helmet with goggles and a fur-collared coat, labeled James R. McConnell.

James R. McConnell

John Elliott, 1920

Soft pastel portrait of a young woman with auburn hair, a forehead ornament, and a faint smile against a blurred green backgr

Fragment

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pastel portrait of a smiling woman in a red cloche hat and red coat against a tan background.

Hollywood

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Mathew B. Brady

James Edward Kelly, 1890

Pencil sketch of two grazing cows with heads lowered to grass on a torn, pale sheet of paper.

Untitled (Two Cows)

Howard Russell Butler

Pastel portrait of a woman with a bob haircut and red lips, wearing a wide-brimmed hat with yellow rosettes and a pale green

Spanish Fantasy II (Juliet Fremont)

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Charcoal and chalk study of a tall riding boot and stirrup on tan paper, initialed S.H.B.

Boot, study for Equestrian Statue

Solon H. Borglum, 1900