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Oil painting of a young boy in a sheepskin jacket and wide hat, with a flute and gourd beside him in a mountain landscape.

Italian Boy in Sheepskin Jacket

Pierre-Louis-Joseph de Coninck, 1850

Painting of a dirt road leading into a dark wooded hillside beneath a cloudy sky with distant mountains.

The Road to the Valley

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a seated older man in a white robe holding a beaded staff, with a painted shield and weapons behind him.

Eh-toh'k-pah-she-pée-shah, Black Moccasin, aged Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Loose brushwork painting of tall pines, a sunlit shore, reflective water and a pink building under a pale sky.

In Southern France

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Oil portrait of a gray-haired man in a black judicial robe holding a red book, with bookshelves behind him.

Portrait of Harlan Stone

Henry Salem Hubbell, 1940

Half-length portrait of a woman with dark hair in a pale blouse, gazing downward against a dark background.

Mother (Annie Williams Gandy)

Thomas Eakins, 1900

Painting of a sunlit cliff and grassy mountain slope above a shadowed canyon with evergreen trees and a stream.

Castle Creek Canyon, South Dakota

Franklin De Haven, 1910

Painting of a bearded man pushing a hay-laden cart across a grassy field, with a sailboat on water behind him.

Seaweed Gatherers

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Full-length portrait of a woman in a black dress and feathered hat, holding a riding crop, against a dark background.

Anita Ready for a Ride

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Painting of women in red dresses making lace at a doorway beside old brick buildings with a red roof at dusk.

Lace Makers, Bruges

Harriet Blackstone, 1910

Painting of mounted riders galloping across golden grassland ahead of a large black smoke cloud and fire along the horizon.

Prairie Meadows Burning

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a weathered stone armored statue on a pedestal, seen from behind, framed by dark trees and a pale evening sky.

Modigliani Gate Post

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Painting of two men pushing a white rowboat on a grassy bank while two women with baskets stand nearby under a cloudy sky.

People Near Boat

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of a castle on a wooded hill above a river, with a small sailboat and figures on the shore at sunset.

Scotch Highlands

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1840

Painting of yellow flowers in a blue and white vase on a wooden table with a dark cloth and chair.

Still Life with Flowers

Russell Cheney, 1940

Painting of a hazy river valley seen from a hillside with autumn trees, a winding river, and distant mountains under a pale s

Kanawha River Valley

Samuel Colman, 1880

Painting of a rocky coastal path with driftwood, a walking figure, grazing cattle, and hills under a pale sky.

Lighthouse Beach, Annisquam

H. Bolton Jones, 1880

Painting of a bison herd on a grassy plain at sunset, with hunters with rifles stalking near trees at left.

Catlin and Party Stalking Buffalo, Upper Missouri

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of a seaport with a stone bridge, a masted ship, red-roofed houses, and a dark tree under an overcast sky.

Ancient Seaport

Oil portrait of a woman with long dark hair, red cheek paint, beaded necklaces and a draped light garment.

Káh-kée-tsee, Thighs, a Wichita Woman

George Catlin, 1830

Sky-se-ró-ka, Second Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a dusky lake with willow trees on the left, a wooden fence in the foreground, and hills in the distance.

Landscape with Lake

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1860

Painting of a smiling woman with crossed arms in a doorway as a man in a green hat draws on the wooden door.

Drawing on Door

A. Kinder or Rinder, 1880

Painting of a chained woman with long hair seated on a stone bench in a dim prison cell, with straw on the floor.

Marguerite in Prison

Johann Grund, 1860

Painting of a dodo with macaws, a duck, frog and lizard in a dark, stormy landscape with grasses.

The Dodo and Given

Henrik Gronvold, 1900

Portrait of a man in a dark coat, high collar and sash, turned to the left against a pale cloudy sky.

Cú-sick, Son of the Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Angular painting of a hillside village with dark-roofed houses, rolling green and ochre hills, and a stormy sky.

Quebec

Preston Dickinson, 1920

Small painting of a white sailboat on a river with wooded mountains, trees on the right bank, and cloudy sky.

Untitled (sailboat in river)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Sunset over a hazy valley with dark windswept trees on a rocky slope and mountain ridges at right.

From the Shawangunk Mountains

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1820

Painting of a dark still lake under a stormy sunset sky, with a tall pine tree on the right and a mountain beyond.

Catskill Creek

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1850