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Pastel drawing of a woman in a rose-embroidered black shawl beside a gilt mirror reflecting her figure.

The Spanish Shawl

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of arrowhead plant with arrow-shaped leaves, white flowers with yellow centers, and green buds on red stems.

Arum Arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Pastel sketch of an opera stage scene with a crowd, a red canopy, and a couple in white and red at center.

Scene Design for Opera

William Penhallow Henderson

Soft pastel portrait of a young blonde girl with a dark bow in her hair, wearing a white blouse against a dark background.

Peggy

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of a roundleaf sundew rosette with red-fringed round leaves and a tall flower stalk on cream paper.

Roundleaf Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Charcoal and chalk drawing of two women embracing, one in a red headscarf, with a handwritten French dedication below.

Greeting

Antoine Calbet, 1940

The Letter

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a spiny green cactus with a bright red-orange flower blooming from its top on a pale background.

Lloyd's Strawberry Cactus (Echinocereus lloydii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil and wash drawing of bare trees and branches rising from snow-covered ground in a misty winter woodland.

Untitled (Trees in Snow)

George Elbert Burr, 1880

Pastel portrait of a seated woman in a green hat and dark dress holding a cigarette against a gray background.

Cigarette

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a slender plant with pink five-petaled flowers and buds on thin green branching stems against cream paper.

Skeleton Flower (Lygodesmia juncea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Red-chalk portrait of a young man in a military cap and high-collared uniform, with Latin inscription above.

Kiffin Rockwell

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a bearded man in a straw hat with a black band, turned three-quarters, on brown paper.

Hippolyte Dreyfus

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor botanical study of a thistle plant with spiny leaves and several flower heads on a cream background.

White Thistle (Cirsium hookeranum)

Mary Vaux Walcott

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

Pastel portrait of a grey-haired woman with a pearl earring turning toward the viewer against a green background.

La Marquise

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a cholla cactus with a bright red flower in bloom and spiny green stems on a pale background.

Walkingstick Cholla (Opuntia imbricata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1934

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

Pastel portrait of a woman in a blue cloche hat and pearl earring against a grey background.

The Visitor (Mrs. Richard P. McCullough)

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of two blue-violet iris flowers and a bud on green stems with long leaves against a pale background.

Western Blue Flag (Iris missouriensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

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

Pastel and charcoal drawing of a woman in a dark skirt and white blouse, seen from behind, looking over her shoulder.

1900

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor botanical study of small pink and magenta wildflowers on thin stems with feathery green leaves, on cream paper.

Gilia linanthus parviflorus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Major General David Sloan Stanley

James Edward Kelly, 1890

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair wearing a green cape with embroidered blue and gold collar.

Laura in Green Cape

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a cluster of pink primrose flowers with yellow centers and green leaves on a cream background.

Primrose (Primula angustifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

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

Claudine

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of two white forest anemone flowers on slender stems above toothed green leaves against a pale background.

Forest Anemone (Anemone deltoidea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

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

Pastel portrait of a seated woman in a white gown with gold trim, holding a fan in an ornate gilded chair.

Lady with Fan

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a sprig of blue columbine with purple flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Blue Columbine (Aquilegia saximontana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1937

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

Pastel portrait of a smiling woman with short white hair in a dark dress against a green background.

Mrs. Leslie Carter

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of hybrid pitcher plants with drooping maroon flowers, green pitcher leaves and curving stems on a pale background

Hybrid Pitcherplant

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

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

Cleopatra

Albert Fourié, 1910

Pastel portrait of a woman with long red hair, a white flower in her hair, and a blue dress against a green background.

Woman with Red Hair

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of an orchid stem with maroon-striped yellow flowers above green leaves, on cream paper.

Untitled (Flower Study)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Old Peasant

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a longleaf pine top with reddish-purple cones and long green needles radiating outward.

Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1929

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

Pastel portrait of a woman with a rust and green head wrap and soft, loosely drawn pale garment.

Fresque

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of white rhododendron blossoms with pink buds and dark green leaves on woody stems.

Rosebay Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Mathew B. Brady

James Edward Kelly, 1890

Pastel portrait of a smiling young blonde woman with a bob haircut against a tan and blue hatched background.

Blonde Girl

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of pink mountain heather sprigs with bell-shaped flowers and green needle-like leaves on cream paper.

Pink Mountain Heather (Phyllodoce empetriformis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

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

Watercolor of a sand verbena plant with red stems, green leaves and clusters of pink flowers on white paper.

Sand Verbena (Abronia umbellata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of a nude male figure diving head first into water, arms extended overhead.

The Plunge #2

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Brittany Bonnet

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a moss pink sprig with white five-petaled flowers and green needle-like leaves on a pale background.

Moss Pink (Phlox subulate)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor and pencil drawing of Chicago rooftops, chimneys and brick towers with a leafy tree in the lower left.

Chicago, Rooftops near Allerton House

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

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

Hollywood

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Ink and brown wash sketch of a stern man in a top hat and tie, drawn in loose, expressive lines.

Self-Portrait with Hat

Enrico Glicenstein, 1920

Charcoal drawing of a tricorn-hatted officer raising a flag in a forest battle, with fallen soldiers and troops around him.

Washington at Braddock's Defeat

Earl Horter, 1930

Pen and ink sketch of a parasol-carrying woman by foliage, with additional figure studies of park visitors on the page.

Park

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Watercolor portrait of a woman with blue eyes, brown curls, pink and white roses in her hair, and a lace shawl.

Woman with Roses in Hair

Emily Eastman, 1820

Seated woman in dark dress with a small monkey on her shoulder, against a warm brown background.

Monkey Pet

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Red chalk portrait of a mustached man in a military uniform and cap with flying goggles, turned three-quarters to the left.

Georges Thenault

John Elliott, 1920

Pencil sketch of old Lausanne houses with steep roofs, chimneys, a domed spire and pedestrians on a cobbled street.

Old Houses, Lausanne

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Model in Yellows

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pastel portrait of a pale figure with wide eyes and a white ruffled collar, set against a yellow and green glowing background

Moon Madness

Alice Pike Barney, 1920