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Red chalk portrait of a young man in a beret and military-style jacket, with inscription Philip N. Rhinelander across the top

Philip N. Rhinelander

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel study of a woman with auburn hair and beaded earrings against an ochre background, by Alice Pike Barney.

Study Head of a Woman

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pencil drawing of a young girl with long hair and a hair ribbon, with a French handwritten dedication below.

Head of a Young Girl

É. Friant, 1910

Sepia crayon portrait of a mustached man in a military cap and uniform, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

William Thaw

John Elliott, 1920

Charcoal and chalk portrait of a seated man in a dark suit, hand raised to his face, on brown paper.

Dr. Eduardo San Giovanni

William Merritt Chase, 1900

Pencil line drawing of a stylized standing nude female dancer with one arm raised and drapery at her side.

(Nude Dancer with Drape)

Gaston Lachaise, 1930

Watercolor of three dogs in costume performing, one balancing on a green barrel, on a tan ground under a blue sky.

Trained Dogs

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Open sketchbook with pencil drawing of mountains above a lake, a château and village buildings on the shore.

(Sketchbook) Dent du Midi and Chateau du Chatelard from near Blouay

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Ink and wash sketch of bare trees framing a lake and distant hills under a pale sky.

The Lake

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pencil sketchbook spread of distant mountains over a lake with trees and small buildings along the shore.

(Sketchbook) Dent du Midi from Chatel St. Dennis Road

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Study for Equestrian Monument (Gen. John B. Gordon)

Solon H. Borglum, 1900

The Shadow

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pastel portrait of a curly-haired child glancing over the shoulder beside a dark monkey, in soft green and pink tones.

Child with Monkey

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketches on tan paper of animal leg bones and a rib cage with construction lines.

Sketch Book

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Open sketchbook with pencil drawings of two sailboats on calm water and a small cross monument at lower right.

(Sketchbook) Ouchy

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel portrait of a seated woman in a green floral shawl beside a copper ewer, against a warm yellow background.

Seville in Montmartre

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pencil sketch of a cluster of tall pine trees with layered branches and shaded foliage on a cream background.

Pines, Public Garden

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel portrait of a young woman with a dark bob and hair ornament against a blue background.

Anita Hunt

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Charcoal drawing of a park with trees, a small classical pavilion, and two figures walking on an open lawn.

Landscape

Angèle Delasalle, 1910

Naive watercolor of the clipper ship Charles L. Cotton under full sail on blue waves, with banners and an American flag.

Clipper-Ship Charles L. Cotton of North Norwich

P. S. Downes, 1890

Pastel portrait of a woman in a dark hat, head tilted, set against swirling yellow and green diagonal strokes.

Firelight

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Poster of a standing man in evening dress beside a chair on yellow, with text naming Charles Dana Gibson in Scribner's.

Charles. Dana. Gibson./Is. One. of. the. Illustrators./in. this. Month's/Scribner.s./

William Sergeant Kendall, 1930

Pastel study of a stage-like interior with yellow columns, blue walls, and a pink figure surrounded by purple shapes.

Study for Scene in the Daughter of Heaven, Santa Fe, 1915

William Penhallow Henderson

Charcoal drawing of a large tree beside a winding path, with a hillside and distant tower in the background.

The Lake of Garda, Italy

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pencil sketch of a river edge with a tall poplar and leafy trees reflected in still water.

From Eton

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of the Rhine river with steep hillsides, a hilltop castle ruin, and a village church along the bank.

Rhine, from Caub

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Charcoal and chalk sketch of rocky cliffs and tidal pools along a shoreline under a pale sky.

Untitled (Cliffs)

Howard Russell Butler

Graphite pencil cloud study on paper, shaded grey sky with white cloud forms and a dark horizon band below.

Venice

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Soft pastel portrait of a woman in a dark hat against a green background, face turned slightly toward the viewer.

Self Portrait, 1909

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pastel portrait of a woman with short dark hair in front of a window with green garden foliage and red flowers.

Garden Window

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pencil sketch of Monte Rosa mountain peaks above a valley with conifers and shrubs in the foreground.

Monte Rosa from Ceppomorelli

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Sketch of a muscular right arm and torso with dark shading and loose wash on aged paper.

Right Arm and Torso, study for Equestrian Statue

Solon H. Borglum, 1900

Portrait of a woman in a large grey feathered hat and grey fur wrap, painted in loose strokes on a grey background.

Laura Alice in Grey

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketch of a nude woman in a twisting swimming pose, one arm extended and one leg stretched across the paper.

Swimming Nude

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Charcoal drawing of a busy river harbor with rowing boats, a steamship with smokestacks, and waterfront buildings and cranes.

London on the Thames

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pastel drawing of a blonde woman, nude to the waist, looking over her shoulder against a swirling green background, holding p

Nude with Fruit

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pastel portrait of a woman in a dark wide-brimmed hat and pale coat, set against swirling green and blue strokes.

The Traveler

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil landscape drawing of leaning pine trees on a sloping sandy hillside with a distant horizon.

Landscape

André Dauchez, 1940

Pencil sketch of Castle Reichenberg with a tall tower and walls on a hill above dense trees, dated 1900.

Castle Reichenberg, near St. Goarshausen

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pastel portrait of a young woman with tousled brown hair and a yellow garment against a green background.

Laura Alice

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Pencil sketch of the Rhine river with a hilltop castle, steep cliffs, a steamboat, and riverside houses.

Rhine at St. Goar

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a hillside town with a church tower, buildings along a river, and mountains behind.

Ventimiglia

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a rocky shoreline with a rowboat, open water, and a low horizon with distant buildings under clouds.

Untitled (Sailboat)

Howard Russell Butler

Pastel portrait of a woman with long loose hair and a jewel headband, holding a mandolin against a deep blue background.

Natalie with Mandolin

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pastel portrait of a woman in a dark veil and gold comb against a warm brown background, by Alice Pike Barney, 1930.

Spanish Comb

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Red-brown crayon portrait of a man in a leather flying helmet, with the name Raoul Lufbery inscribed at upper left.

Raoul Lufbery

John Elliott, 1920

Pencil sketch of Marksburg castle on a steep hill above Braubach village and the Rhine river, with a church steeple.

Castle Marksburg at Braubach, Rhine

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a river valley with steep hills, a steamboat with smoke, a sailboat, and trees along the banks.

Up Rhine from Hirzenach

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pastel portrait of a woman in a black hat and veil, wearing a white high-collared blouse, on tan paper.

Self Portrait with Hat and Veil

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pastel drawing on tan paper of a young girl with bowed head, long hair and raised hands, with white highlights.

Young Girl

Paul Émile Chabas, 1930

Pencil sketch of a narrow sunlit street with stone buildings, balconies, and figures walking, titled Calle del Campanero.

Calle del Campanero

Howard Russell Butler

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat holding a long stick beside a basket, with a hat study above.

Untitled (Seated Man with Stick)

Howard Russell Butler

Pastel head study of a man with a mustache and pince-nez glasses on a dark gray background.

Allan Chesterton

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Pastel portrait of a woman with auburn bob hair in a green cloche hat against a dark background.

The Green Hat

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pencil sketch of a rearing horse with a rider slumped over its neck on cream paper.

Dream of a Broncho #5

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pencil sketch of an old multi-arched stone bridge over a river with rowboats, a sailboat, and a factory with a chimney.

Old Bridge over the Dee, Chester

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of jagged Tyrolean mountains above a forested slope, with farm buildings and conifers in a meadow below.

Bad Moos, Sexten Thal, Tyrol

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Untitled (Head of Bearded Man)

Howard Russell Butler

Charcoal sketch of a woman in a feathered hat and fur stole holding a glass beside a small table.

La Parisienne en 1906

Maurice Éliot, 1910

Pastel portrait of a dark-haired woman in black holding a sleeping infant, with a blurred figure and gold vase behind her.

Italian Woman with Child

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pencil sketch of a horse rearing with a rider or figure clinging to its neck, drawn in loose gestural lines on cream paper.

Dream of a Broncho #4

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pastel and charcoal portrait of a young man with dark hair, head turned, on grey paper, by Alice Pike Barney, 1910.

Hippolyte Thom

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pencil sketch of a stone cromlech with a capstone, a grazing sheep, and a distant village on a flat horizon.

Cromlech near Criccieth, North Wales/Coast near Pensarn, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Aileen at Asolo

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pencil sketch of teepees on a plain with horses and figures near a rocky ridge, on aged torn paper.

Teepees

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Open sketchbook with a pencil drawing of a towered castle before distant mountains, inscribed Castle at Aigle.

(Sketchbook) Castle at Aigle

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of Palermo harbor with a steep mountain, waterfront buildings, masts, and a steamboat with smoke.

Harbor of Palermo

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Sanguine crayon portrait of a man in a flying helmet and goggles, with the name Quentin Roosevelt printed across the top.

Quentin Roosevelt

John Elliott, 1920

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude woman from behind, raising her arms to tie up her long hair.

Female Figure Dressing Hair

Paul-Albert Baudouin, 1930

Pencil portrait of an older man with a full mustache, wearing a jacket and tie, on a tan paper background.

Ferdinand De Lesseps

Léon Bonnat, 1910

Pastel portrait of a man in a felt hat holding a pipe, drawn with soft colored strokes on tan paper.

Alec Francis

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Evalina Cortland Palmer

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pastel sketch of a seated woman in yellow and orange clothing, arms around her knees, on brown paper.

Seated Woman

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of an old house with a tall pointed spire among trees, drawn on an open sketchbook page.

(Sketchbook) Old House, Sierre

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel portrait of a young woman in a black hat, yellow scarf and orange wrap against a grey background.

Young Woman in Black Hat

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pencil sketch of Heidelberg at sunset with a stone arched bridge, church towers, and a river in the foreground.

Sunset, Heidelberg

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Red chalk sketch of a seated woman with her head bent and hair in swirling strokes, draped figure below.

Aileen at Venice

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pencil sketch of a sailboat and rowboats on a calm river with a village, church spire and hills beyond.

The Rhine at Camp

George Elbert Burr, 1900

General Charles Greeley Loring

James Edward Kelly, 1900

Ink and wash drawing of a river landscape with trees, buildings on the far bank, and a figure by the water.

Landscape

Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemet, 1900

Pencil sketch of a horse standing beside a wagon wheel, with dark trees in the background.

Horse and Wagon

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Pastel portrait of a standing woman in a white gown with a long blue beaded necklace, against a tan background.

Laura in Whites

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Graphite sketch of a seated woman in flowing drapery, head bowed, with faint grid lines across the tan paper.

Untitled (Draped Female Figure)

Louise Cox, 1900

Pastel portrait of a bearded man in a striped turban and white headcloth, wearing a brown robe, on tan paper.

The Sheik

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Charcoal self-portrait of a man in three-quarter view wearing a collared shirt and tie, with a steady serious gaze.

Self-Portrait

John Steuart Curry, 1920

Pencil sketch of the Rhine river below St. Goar, with a church spire, riverside town, small boats and hazy hills.

Rhine below St. Goar

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a wooded creek bank with bare trees and a small grazing animal, on aged cream paper.

Crow Creek, S.D.

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Pastel portrait of a young woman with dark hair in a green and gold top, gazing to the side against a muted background.

Monique

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pencil sketch of Heidelberg castle with a long arcaded wing, a tall turreted tower, and foliage in the foreground.

Heidelberg

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Sepia portrait drawing of a man in a peaked cap with a light band, head and shoulders fading into the paper.

Bert Hall

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark curly hair holding a round fan against a yellow-olive background.

L' Africaine

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of a tipi, grazing horses, a campfire and a seated figure on a plain, dated Sept 99 Yankton S.D.

Yankton, S.D.

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Pencil sketch of two hourglass-shaped millstones on stone bases above a paved floor, labeled mills in bake shop Pompeii.

Mills in Bake Shop--Pompei

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Graphite drawing with white highlights of a nude male athlete modeled on a classical statue, holding a discus.

(Untitled) (Greco-Roman Discus Thrower)

Kenyon Cox, 1870

The Tanagra Figure

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pencil study of a bearded male figure with both arms raised, on aged yellowed paper.

Drawing - Paolo de Matteis

Paolo de Matteis