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Painting of a hilly landscape with dark evergreen trees, scattered rocks in a grassy field, and a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape, fields with rocks and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Oil landscape of a fisherman by a still pool, a waterfall, trees, and distant snowy mountains under a dramatic sky.

Landscape with Stream and Mountains

Thomas Doughty, 1830

Loose oil landscape of a sunlit meadow, dark trees and distant hills under a pale overcast sky.

Housatonic Valley

Alexander Helwig Wyant, 1880

Dark landscape painting of cows resting in a field beneath a stormy sky, with trees on the left and right.

Untitled (landscape with cows and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Oil landscape of a valley with wooded hills, farm buildings, crop rows and a winding dirt road under cloudy sky.

Landscape

n.d R. G. Wilson, 1900

Painting of sheep grazing on a grassy hillside below a line of trees under a cloudy sky, with a pond in the foreground.

A Hillside Pasture

Robert C. Minor, 1900

Oil painting of a cottage among trees beside a lake at sunset, with a distant white sailboat on the water.

Untitled (house in woods near lake)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of cattle standing in water beneath dark arching trees, with a glowing cloudy sky and green hill beyond.

Landscape with Trees and Cattle

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1890

Painting of a river valley with a large tree in the foreground, a stone bridge, a distant town and a mountain under clouds.

Landscape in Italy

Welsh Richard Wilson, 1710

Painting of five cows grazing on a grassy hill beside trees, with a river and overcast sky in the background.

Untitled (five cows grazing with trees and river in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Oil painting of an ornate interior with a seated woman in a patterned gown, carved archway, and sunlit window.

De Forest Interior

Walter Launt Palmer, 1870

Painting of mountain laurel blossoms spilling from a blue vase onto a table against a muted olive background.

Mountain Laurel

Charles Ethan Porter, 1880

Painting of a dense tree cluster with a lone figure walking a dirt path beside fallen branches under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape, woodcutter on path)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Painting of a green river valley with rows of tepees, a fort beside the river, figures on a hill, and streaked clouds above.

Fort Union, Mouth of the Yellowstone River, 2000 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Landscape painting of a calm river with trees, a rowboat with two figures, a canvas shelter, and a distant steamship.

Landscape with Campsite

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1820

Painting of a dusky landscape with a rider on a dirt road, trees at left, and bright clouds over a sunset horizon.

Untitled (landscape, man on horse)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Painting of a rocky cliff with trees beside dark water, a small sailboat, and a stormy sky with breaking light.

Lake Scene

Edward L. Custer, 1870

Painting of a green river valley with trees, pink wildflowers, a red-roofed farm and distant mountains under clouds.

Housatonic Valley

Frank von der Lancken, 1900

Painting of two large oak trees over a meadow with grazing cows, a walking figure, a rowboat on a pond, and hills under cloud

Oak Trees

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Painting of a hillside cornfield in autumn tones, with a small tree group at left and birds flying across a pale sky.

The Cornfield

Henry Ward Ranger, 1900

Painting of golden reeds in still marsh water with a wooded hill and pale sky beyond.

Hill and Marshland

Small painting of a man plowing a field with an ox beside a farmhouse and trees under a hazy sky.

Untitled (landscape with man plowing fields)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Watercolor of a Cucumber Tree branch with a yellow-green magnolia bud and long green leaves on a pale background.

Cucumber Tree (Magnolia scuminata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Painting of a calm river with wooded banks, a rowboat with one figure, seated figures and ducks on the grassy shore.

Landscape Called "The Acorn"

James Crawford Thom, 1830

Hazy landscape painting of a white house with red roof, trees, marsh reeds and water under a pale sky with a moon.

Untitled (landscape with house in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a sunlit hacienda seen through dark trees, with a lake, sailboats, and a seated figure in the foreground.

A Mexican Hacienda, Lake Cuitzeo

Thomas Moran, 1880

Watercolor of a branch with long green leaves and fluffy white willow catkins with yellow stamens on a pale background.

Drummond Willow (Salix drummondiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Dim landscape with dark trees, a distant water view under clouds, and two women on a rocky rise at lower right.

Untitled (Landscape with Two Women Reclining on Rocks)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly auburn hair, dark jacket and bow tie, in an ornate gilt frame.

Hiland Hill, Jr.

Alfred T. Agate, 1830

Watercolor of a low mound of small green willow leaves with tiny flowers on a pale background.

Snow Willow (Salix nivalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Dark landscape with rocks, a man carrying a pole, large trees, and two sailboats on water under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape with rocks, man and sailboats)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Watercolor landscape of tall pine trees on a sandy bank, sheep grazing, two walkers on a path, and distant hills.

Landscape

Sr John Varley, 1830

Watercolor of a branching plant with narrow green leaves and small white flowers with yellow stamens.

Yellow Willow-Weed (Epilobium lutem)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Painting of a dramatic cloudy sky with sunlight breaking through, above dark rolling hills and trees.

Untitled (landscape, cloudy sky)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Watercolor of a row of trees with dappled green and violet foliage, small figures beneath, and a low building behind.

Trees

Maurice Prendergast, 1910

Painting of Paris rooftops and chimneys with a red tree and yellow-green foliage in the foreground.

Landscape, Paris

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Loose oil landscape of two grazing cows in a grassy field beneath dark trees and a pale embankment, with distant hills.

Untitled (landscape with two cows)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Small oval painting of a bison beside a palm tree on sandy ground under a pale blue sky, in a black frame.

Bisonte con palmeras (Bison with Palm Trees)

Goyena family, 1820

Painting of palm trees on a sandy bank beside a misty river, with a ruined columned temple and a setting sun.

Egyptian Landscape

C. Morgan McIlhenney, 1900

Painting of cows grazing under trees beside a calm river, with distant hills and a cloudy sky in warm earth tones.

Untitled (landscape with cows grazing near river)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Watercolor of a Rocky Mountain rhododendron branch with white bell-shaped flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Rocky Mountain Rhododendron (Rhododendron albiflorum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Landscape painting of a lake and mountain framed by autumn trees, with a woman in red walking a dirt path.

Landscape

John O'Brien Inman, 1890

Painting of cattle grazing in a flowery meadow beside large trees under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape with cattle grazing)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Watercolor of two white forest anemone flowers with serrated green leaves on long stems against a pale background.

Forest Anemone (Anemone deltoidea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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 stormy grey coastline with a bare tree, a red-roofed house, and two sailboats on calm water.

Landscape near Newport, R. I.

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

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

Mountains in Colorado

John Frederick Kensett, 1870

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

Painting of two cows grazing on a path through a dark forest, with a standing figure near a sunlit clearing.

Untitled (cows on path in forest)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

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

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a patterned headwrap, hoop earrings and fur robe against a pale sky.

Lay-láw-she-kaw, Goes Up the River, an Aged Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of rolling blue and ochre hills behind farm buildings with steep roofs and a large tree in the center.

The Hills

Preston Dickinson, 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

Loose painted landscape of rolling plains under a sky fading from blue to pink, with clouds along the horizon.

Landscape Background

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of a rural landscape with a farmhouse, hay cart, rider, trees and distant mountains under a pale sky.

Landscape with Farm and Mountains

Charles Codman, 1830

Watercolor of golden wheat shocks in a harvested field with green trees and a cloudy sky beyond.

Field of Wheat Shock

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Painting of a river winding through prairie with distant bluffs, and three figures around a campfire on the grassy foreground

Prairie Bluffs at Sunrise, near the Mouth of the Yellowstone River

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of bare trees silhouetted against a purple and orange twilight sky above dark rocky ground.

Edge of the Forest, Twilight

Charles Harold Davis, 1890

Hazy late-summer meadow of yellow and green grasses with trees and rolling hills under a pink sky.

Field of Varicolored Grasses in Late Summer (In the Virginia Hills)

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Painting of flat-topped mesas rising above green rolling hills, with trees and a pale sky under soft clouds.

Square Hills, 1200 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of cows grazing in a sunlit meadow beside a brook, beneath a large spreading tree.

Meadow Brook

Charles P. Gruppe, 1910

Loose watercolor of a field of white and pink blossoms beneath a pale blue sky, with thin bare trees.

Field of Blossoms

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Painting of a wide river curving through green plains toward distant hills, with small figures on a grassy knoll in the foreg

Mouth of the Platte River, 900 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Landscape painting of a small man on a path beside a grove of trees, with clouds and rolling hills in the background.

Untitled (man on path with trees in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880