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Painting of cows grazing near a pond, with a farmhouse, a row of trees, and a figure on a path under cloudy sky.

Untitled (man with cows grazing near pond with house and trees in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a sunset landscape with pink clouds, dark hills, two cows on a ridge, and a lone tree at right.

Romantic Landscape

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1870

Painting of domed earth lodges on a high riverbank, with people swimming, running and paddling a canoe on the river.

Hidatsa Village, Earth-covered Lodges, on the Knife River, 1810 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Dusky river landscape at sunset with a moored rowboat, a man holding a pole, and a silhouetted cottage across the water.

Untitled (landscape, boat moored near bank with man walking)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of snow-capped mountains, fishermen in a rowboat, a sailing ship, and a dark rocky arch under a glowing sunset sky.

Landscape

Thomas Chambers, 1820

Autumn landscape painting of tall trees with orange leaves, a small stream, a red figure on a path, and a blue sky.

Autumn Landscape

Du Bois Fenelon Hasbrouck, 1880

Oil painting of cows grazing in a meadow below wooded hills under a pale blue sky.

Untitled (landscape with cows grazing, hills)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Hazy seascape with a small sailboat on calm water near a rocky headland under a pale blue sky.

Pale Blue Landscape

Louis Eilshemius, 1940

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 riverbank with a moored rowboat, a man carrying an oar, rocks, and autumn trees under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape, boat moored near stream, man walking in foreground)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

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 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 dirt path through a grassy meadow beside dark trees, with rolling hills and a cloudy sky beyond.

Untitled (landscape with road near stream and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

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

Painted portrait of an older man in a red headwrap and beaded necklace, with a fur robe, against a brown background.

Deep Lake, an Old Chief

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of large trees shading cattle in a grassy field, with a fence and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Landscape

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of a river valley with cattle wading at the shore, a seated figure on a boulder, and mountains under a hazy sky.

Hudson River at Cold Spring

Johann Hermann Carmiencke, 1860

Painting of a crowd of feathered men dancing on open grassland, raising shields, lances, and tomahawks under a pale sky.

Scalp Dance, Mouth of the Teton River

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of oxen pulling a haycart through a grassy field beside large trees under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape with oxen and haycart crossing bridge)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Oil painting of rocky outcrops, pine trees and a valley with distant mountains under a pale sky.

Western Landscape

John Frederick Kensett, 1870

Oil landscape of a valley with mountains, a winding stream, a still lake, and a large tree on the left under a warm sky.

Scottish Landscape

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1870

Painting of a dirt path past rocks and trees, with a lake and billowing clouds under a blue sky.

Landscape (trees and rocks by lake)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Oil portrait of an older bearded man in a black suit and bow tie, resting his hand on a red book against a dark background.

Benjamin Hazard Field

Daniel Huntington, 1880

Painting of a paddle steamer named Yellow Stone on a river, with a red brick city skyline along the far bank under clouds.

St. Louis from the River Below

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a cluster of dark trees in a meadow with grazing cattle under a cloudy sky.

Tree Landscape

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Painting of a shadowed forest with tall trees arching over a stream, autumn foliage and a pale sky above.

Forest Interior with Stream

John Frederick Kensett, 1860

Group portrait of five elegantly dressed figures on a garden terrace before a classical building, with trees and cloudy sky.

The Field Family in a Garden

Daniel Huntington, 1860

Dark painting of a forest with tall trees, a fallen log in the foreground, and a small house at right under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (forest scene, fallen tree in foreground and house in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Painting of a nude woman with a dark headband standing in a loose, dense forest of ochre and blue brushwork.

Nude in Forest

Louis Eilshemius, 1910

Painting of a hilltop village with white houses, terraced green fields, olive trees, and a blue sea at left.

Hill with White Houses

Eleanor Harris, 1940