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Watercolor of a weathered log cabin and shed on a grassy hill with a dirt path and birch trees under a pale sky.

Untitled - Henry Ward Ranger, 1880

Henry Ward Ranger, 1880

Painting of a spiky artichoke on blue cloth in a brown tray, with bold outlines and a yellow and white background.

Still Life with Artichoke, II

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Watercolor of the Château d'If fortress with stone towers and walls on rocks under a grey sky.

Chateau D'If

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of a stone tower and city walls on a grassy hill, with domes, a minaret, and two walking figures.

Tower of Hypacus, Jerusalem

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of a white wooden house with a porch, two cannons on a grassy slope, a tall evergreen and mountains behind.

Former Governor's House, Sitka, 1905

Theodore J. Richardson, 1900

Painting of a mounted rider with a lance chasing a bison across a grassy prairie beneath a stormy sky, with other hunters in

Buffalo Hunt on the Southwestern Prairies

John Mix Stanley, 1840

Painting of a crowded market before walled town walls, with robed figures, camels, and a minaret on a hill.

Market Day Outside the Walls of Tangiers, Morocco

Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1870

Painting of a sunlit grassy pasture with boulders, grazing cattle, trees, and a blue sky with clouds.

Upland Pasture

J. Alden Weir, 1900

Painting of a mounted Apache warrior on a grey horse on a cliff, with two riders behind and a smoky landscape below.

Black Knife, an Apache Warrior

John Mix Stanley, 1840

Three paddlers in a birch canoe chase a swimming moose across dark water below a steep wooded cliff.

The Moose Chase

George de Forest Brush, 1880

Oval oil painting of skaters on a frozen lake beside snow-covered trees, a tent, a cottage and distant hills.

Winter Skating in New Jersey

Régis François Gignoux, 1840

Painting of a sandy road winding through grassy dunes under a blue sky with white clouds, with water on the horizon.

Shinnecock Hills

William Merritt Chase, 1890

Painting of a shadowy cave framing a hazy sea of rock pinnacles, a small boat, and a waterfall under a golden dawn sky.

The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge

Thomas Cole, 1820

Hazy landscape painting of rolling mountains and a central peak, with dark evergreen trees in the foreground.

Mountains in Colorado

John Frederick Kensett, 1870

Dark rocky cliff with white surf breaking below and sea spray rising, with two small figures on the ridge at upper right.

High Cliff, Coast of Maine

Winslow Homer, 1890

Painting of a winding line of shielded warriors marching across green grassland under a pale sky.

Foot War Party on the March, Upper Missouri

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of mounted riders charging across a grassy plain past a tree line, with a fallen horse in the foreground.

Mounted War Party Scouring a Thicket

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of green rolling hills and a winding river with two canoes on the water in the lower right corner.

Nishnabottana Bluffs, 1070 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of pink and white cherry blossom trees over a green lawn, with a small figure in red at lower right.

Cherry Blossoms

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Painting of a sunlit meadow with rocks and a path, dark trees on the right, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

Hillside

Edward Gay, 1900

Watercolor landscape of a hillside with a bare tree, two walking figures, and muted autumn trees under a pale sky.

Landscape

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Two circular allegorical paintings on gold ground: a seated man with a sword labeled Government, and a seated woman with a gl

Study for mosaic in the Wisconsin State Capital "Government and Liberty"

Kenyon Cox, 1910

Painting of flowering chestnut trees above a daisy-filled meadow with a path and distant fields under a cloudy sky.

Chestnut Trees in Bloom

William Henry Holmes, 1910

Watercolor of three moored sailing barges with brown covers on a calm river, marsh and distant village beyond.

Untitled - William Henry Holmes, 1930

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Watercolor of pale sand dunes with grasses, a green plain, and blue mountains under a cloudy sky.

Sand Dunes, Harlech, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Oval portrait miniature of a man with curly dark hair in a gold frame, shown front and back with a handwritten label.

Mr. Drury

Thomas E. Barratt, 1850

Watercolor of a misty marsh shoreline with smoke rising from the distant bank and reflections in still water.

Sketch on the Potomac

Lorenzo J. Hatch, 1880

Painting of a reddish and white cow resting on straw in a dimly lit wooden barn with light from a window.

My Day at Home

William H. Howe, 1900

Still life painting of a stoneware jug, pink roses, a round fan, a porcelain cup and a blue book on a white cloth.

Still Life with Fan and Roses

Thomas Hovenden, 1870

Painting of rounded green grassy bluffs beside a wide pale river under a soft pink-tinged sky.

Beautiful Grassy Bluffs, 110 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830