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Small painting of dark hills and a rock beside a stream under a warm, cloudy sky at dusk.

Untitled (mountainous landscape with rock and stream in foreground)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of cattle grazing in a meadow beside a stream, with a dark tree cluster and cloudy sky under soft light.

Bright Scene of Cattle near Stream

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a feathered warrior in a hide robe holding a feathered staff, with a shield and distant mountains behind him.

Tál-lee, a Warrior of Distinction

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of two boats pulled up on a sandy beach beside a red shed, pier and calm sea under a pale sky.

Beach Scene

William Glackens, 1920

Painting of a flower bouquet in a patterned vase in front of a multi-tiered building with domes and figures.

Begonias

Henry Golden Dearth, 1910

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

Western Landscape

John Frederick Kensett, 1870

Night scene of a crowd of refugees with bundles and children passing a burning cottage, lit by orange flames.

The Refugees

Man with Cigarette

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Portrait of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat seated at a desk with letters, quill and inkwell.

Joshua Johnson

Charles Bird King, 1800

Painting of a kneeling woman holding a paper fan over a baby on the floor beside a latticed window.

Japanese Lullaby

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Oval portrait of a young girl in a white dress holding an orange and white cat, with a classical column and sunset landscape

Mary Elizabeth Francis, the Artist's Daughter

John F. Francis, 1840

Painting of bare trees, a stone wall and farm buildings on a hazy hillside under a pale turquoise sky.

An Abandoned Farm

Ernest Lawson, 1900

Portrait of a woman with dark ringlet curls, black dress, layered white lace collar and gold chain against a dark background.

Woman in Black Dress

M. W. Hopkins, 1830

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 Sac and Fox men dancing in a line with feathered headdresses while drummers sit at the right.

Slave Dance, Sac and Fox

George Catlin, 1830

Small painting of a man carrying an oar along a sandy path between shrubs, with driftwood in the foreground and a pale sky.

Fisherman by Water

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Painting of a tree-lined park path with pale trunks, dappled light on fallen leaves, and a bright opening ahead.

Allee dans le Parc

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

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 sunlit Tuscan farmhouse with a tower, arched gateway, and rolling hills under a golden sky.

A Tuscan Farm

Edward Bruce, 1920

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark suit with white collar, one hand resting on a chair arm, warm brown background.

Emery Bemis

Constantino Brumidi, 1850

Painting of a woman with curly dark hair in a white blouse and black bow tie, holding a painter's palette and brushes.

Self-Portrait with Palette

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Painting of a moody landscape with a rock, grassy field, a steepled building by trees, a lake, and a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape with rock in foreground and roof with steeple, lake in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

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 nude woman with long red hair standing barefoot in a sunlit autumn meadow beneath trees.

Indian Summer

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Painting of a farmhouse among trees at dusk, with a large yellow sun setting on the horizon under a hazy sky.

The Harvest Moon

Charles Melville Dewey, 1900

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

Oil portrait of an elderly woman with white hair, black dress, lace collar, and pearl pendant, seated before a dark backgroun

Mrs. Adeline M. Noble

François Flameng, 1900

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

Mah-tó-che-ga, Little Bear, a Hunkpapa Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of two smiling men, one playing a guitar in a white shirt, the other with an arm around his shoulder, against a dark

Two Negro Musicians

Robert Lee MacCameron, 1910