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Charcoal drawing of wind-bent trees on a hillside under a cloudy sky, with a dedication and signature in the corners.

Landscape

Henri Harpignies, 1910

Watercolor of a tall fringed orchid with pale pink fringed blossoms on a green stem and broad leaves.

Large Purple Fringe-Orchid (Habenaria grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Watercolor of a whitebark pine branch with green needles and red-purple cone buds on a cream background.

Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

A Priest

Kate Clifton Osgood Holmes, 1920

Pencil sketch of the West Gate in Warwick, a tall stone tower with an arched doorway, flanked by trees and houses.

West Gate, Warwick

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of Caernarvon Castle's towers and battlements above a harbor with moored boats and small stone houses.

Caernarvon Castle

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Charcoal sketch of a woman nursing an infant beside a reclining man under a tree, with loose outdoor background strokes.

Harvest Rest

Léon Augustin L'hermitte, 1910

Watercolor of two stems of yellow fringed orchids with orange fringed blooms and green leaves on a pale background.

Yellow Fringe Orchid (Habenaria ciliaris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Pastel drawing of a nude woman with a flower wreath playing reed pipes beside a torch, with a dog at her feet.

Pagan Dancer

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Charcoal drawing of a bearded male plaster cast head in three-quarter view, shaded dark on the right side.

Drawing of Cast of Male Head

Howard Russell Butler

Red chalk portrait of a young man in aviator helmet and goggles, with Latin inscription across the top.

William Halsall Cheney

John Elliott, 1920

Watercolor of white avalanche lilies with yellow stamens, curving stems, green leaves and a closed bud on cream paper.

Avalanche Lily (Erythronium montanum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of a bare hickory tree with a textured trunk and spreading branches on cream paper.

Hickory

George Elbert Burr, 1880

Pastel portrait of an elderly bearded man with grey hair in a brown robe against a dark background.

R. D. Shepherd as Shylock

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a pine branch with clusters of green cones with brown-tipped scales and long green needles on a pale background

Single-Leaf Pine (Pinus monophylla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a hybrid pitcher plant with two stems of pink nodding flowers and maroon pitcher leaves.

Hybrid Pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor x psittacina)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of a horse pulling a cart with a large wheel along a road beside trees, with a man in a hat.

Untitled (Horse Drawn Cart)

Howard Russell Butler

Major General Rufus Ingalls

James Edward Kelly, 1900

Watercolor of a crossvine branch with red trumpet-shaped flowers flaring to yellow-orange tips and green leaves.

Crossvine (Anisostichus capreolatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of the riverside town St. Goar on the Rhine with a church spire, barges on the water, and steep wooded hills.

St. Goar from Castle Rheinfels

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a lake with a tower, poplar trees, a sailboat and mountains, in an open sketchbook.

(Sketchbook) Vevey La Tour

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor of three pitcher plants with tubular green leaves and cream and red hooded flowers on a pale background.

Hybrid Pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a tall yucca stalk with pale green bell-shaped flowers and purple-tipped buds among long green leaves.

Yucca (Yucca baileyi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1928

Pastel portrait of a young man with short hair, head and bare shoulders turned left, on a tan paper ground.

Christian

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pen and ink sheet with four studies of muscular arms and clenched fists in different poses.

Four Arm Studies, #1

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Watercolor of a thorny rose branch with serrated green leaves and clusters of bright red rose hips on a pale background.

Bourgeau Rose (Rosa bourgeauiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Watercolor of a mistletoe branch with clusters of white berries and oval green leaves on a pale background.

American Mistletoe (Phoradendron flavescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Watercolor of a larch branch with clustered green needles and several hanging cones with red-tipped scales on cream paper.

Western Larch (Larix occidentalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Lucy

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pastel portrait of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat with yellow pompoms and a white shawl, against green hatched strokes.

Spanish Fantasy III

Alice Pike Barney, 1930