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Graphite drawing of a young woman's head in a light headscarf, looking directly at the viewer, with sketched background.

Head of Mary B. Thayer

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1890

Pale pastel drawing of a willow tree over a soft meadow and faint horizon on tan paper.

Willow

John Henry Twachtman, 1830

Ink and wash sketch of a seated female dancer in a full skirt, with loose brown shading and dark contour lines.

Standing Female Dancer

Nude: Study of a Young Girl

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Stippled charcoal drawing of two intertwined nude female figures in an angular, sketch-like composition.

Two Nude Female Figures

Head Asia Minor

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Charcoal line drawing of a nude woman seen from behind, head turned, one arm extended, on cream paper.

Female Nude, Back View

Pencil sketch of three nude male figures, one raising a staff and another lifting an arm, on yellowed paper.

Moses, Aaron and Hur on Mount Horeb (nude study)

William Page, 1850

Pencil sketch of a beached fishing boat with a figure and rope at right, and seagrass tufts below, on cream paper.

Fishing Boat/Seagrass, St. Valery

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Watercolor and red chalk drawing of a standing nude woman seen from behind, against a loose brown wash background.

Standing Nude

Loose ink and crayon drawing of a standing female nude holding a white drape against an abstract interior background.

Female Nude with Drape

Brown ink wash drawing of three nude figures, one standing with raised arm and two reclining, against a shaded rocky backgrou

Group of Three Nudes

Brown wash drawing of a nude woman with long dark hair, head turned toward the viewer, shown from the waist up.

Nude Female Torso

Charcoal drawing of two standing nude women seen from behind, one leaning against the other beside a studio easel.

Two Standing Nudes

Pencil sketch of a young man's head facing forward, with shaded hair and a direct gaze on pale paper with stains.

Portrait Head of Young Man

William Page, 1840

Loose watercolor of an outdoor cafe with round tables, chairs and seated figures beneath trees in soft green and blue washes.

Outdoor Cafe

Maurice Prendergast, 1890

Watercolor and chalk drawing of four nude women outdoors beside trees and a building, in brown washes with red accents.

Group of Four Female Nudes

Sepia watercolor of a female nude seen from behind, arms raised arranging her hair against a shadowed background.

Female Nude Arranging Hair, Back View

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude woman seen from behind, standing beside a window in a shadowed interior.

Back View of Standing Female Nude

Pencil sketch of robed bearded men, one raising a staff and another lifting an arm, on aged yellowed paper.

Moses, Aaron and Hur on Mount Horeb (clothed study)

William Page, 1850

Ink and red chalk drawing of two nude women, one crouching and one standing, in a sketched interior with arches.

Two Nude Figures

Pencil sketch of rocky cliffs and a waterfall in a canyon, with pines on the ridges and handwritten title at upper right.

Upper Falls, Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1890

Pastel portrait of an older man in a fedora, bow tie and suit, with a cigarette in his mouth, on a tan background.

R. D. Shepherd

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Charcoal drawing of cows grazing in a grassy field beside tall dark trees under a pale sky.

Landscape with Cows in Foreground

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Soft pastel drawing of a standing nude young woman with one arm raised, on a warm tan paper background.

Standing Nude Figure of a Girl

Thomas Dewing, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair and a white collar, gazing toward the viewer on tan paper.

Marie Huet the Painter

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pastel drawing of an older man at a workbench beside a young boy in a workshop, with loose blue and orange strokes.

The Young Sabot Maker

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Pencil sketch of layered badlands cliffs and hills with handwritten color notes including red, yellow, gray clay and yellow g

The Bad Lands of the Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1890

Pencil study of a raised hand and forearm with a folded sleeve cuff, drawn on aged cream paper.

Hand of Henry O. Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Pencil study of a standing nude woman with one arm raised, drawn over a faint squared grid on cream paper.

Venus Guiding Eneas and the Trojans to the Latin Shore (study of Venus)

William Page, 1850

Ink wash drawing of a bending female nude surrounded by angular dark and grey geometric shapes.

Female Nude Bending Over