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Pastel portrait of a smiling woman with short white hair in a dark dress against a green background.

Mrs. Leslie Carter

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Charcoal and chalk drawing of two women embracing, one in a red headscarf, with a handwritten French dedication below.

Greeting

Antoine Calbet, 1940

Pastel portrait of a woman with long red hair, a white flower in her hair, and a blue dress against a green background.

Woman with Red Hair

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pen and ink sheet with five studies of raised muscular arms and hands showing anatomy and shading.

Arm Studies, #2

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Old Peasant

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch in an open sketchbook of a hilltop town with a church tower, rooftops, and a wooded hill.

(Sketchbook) Church and Tower, Laufenberg

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel portrait of a woman with a rust and green head wrap and soft, loosely drawn pale garment.

Fresque

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketch of wooden farm buildings in an alpine valley with steep mountain peaks and conifer forest behind.

View from Sextan, Tyrol

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil and wash drawing of bare trees and branches rising from snow-covered ground in a misty winter woodland.

Untitled (Trees in Snow)

George Elbert Burr, 1880

Red-chalk portrait of a young man in a military cap and high-collared uniform, with Latin inscription above.

Kiffin Rockwell

John Elliott, 1920

Zingare

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pastel portrait of a smiling young blonde woman with a bob haircut against a tan and blue hatched background.

Blonde Girl

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pencil drawing of Castle Oberlahnstein on the Rhine, showing a tall stone tower, gabled buildings and trees in the foreground

Castle Oberlahnstein, Rhine

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Vamp of 1900 (Lottie Stein)

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Untitled (Two Drawings of Men)

Howard Russell Butler

Pencil drawing of a Gothic cathedral with tall spires and a rose window, surrounded by scattered rubble in the foreground.

Cathedral

Solon H. Borglum, 1910

Pencil sketch of the Rhine at Oberwesel showing a church, riverside town, hilltop castle ruins and a rowboat on the shore.

Rhine at Oberwesel

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pen line drawing of a woman's face and shoulders, facing forward with bobbed hair, signed Gorky in the upper left.

Head

Arshile Gorky, 1940

Graphite and red chalk sketch of a woman in a red headscarf holding a young child on her shoulder, on gray paper.

Mother and Child

Fernand Maillaud, 1940

Poster of a standing bearded man in white sweater and pink trousers beside a pole, with text advertising Robert Blum's painti

Robert Blum's/Great Decorative/Painting/In/January/Scribner's

William Sergeant Kendall, 1930

Major General David Sloan Stanley

James Edward Kelly, 1890

Pastel head study of a young man with dark hair, drawn in loose colored strokes on a tan paper ground.

Head Study

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Charcoal and colored crayon drawing of a black toucan with a large upturned beak and yellow throat, perched on a branch.

Aerial Toucan

Henry Keller, 1930

Pencil sketchbook spread of pollarded willows and poplars before a hazy mountain range, left page blank.

(Sketchbook) Near Aigle

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Colorful drawing of a crowd fleeing a burning opera house, with flames and smoke at upper left and tiered balconies.

Fire in an Opera House

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1890

Pencil sketch of figures carrying a bundle on a shore, with a sailing ship with masts at right and hills behind.

Crushed

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Titian Hair

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pastel drawing of a woman with dark hair turned slightly to one side, against a soft blue background.

Untitled - Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pastel portrait of a young woman with dark bobbed hair and a white fichu, on tan paper, signed Alice Pike Barney.

Jaqueline with Fichu

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil portrait of a young child with curly hair and a direct gaze, on stained, aged paper.

Portrait of Ethel D. Puffer

Thomas Dewing, 1870

Pencil sketch of a muscular nude man in a dynamic pose with a small horse below, on cream paper.

Dream of a Broncho #2

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with rugged peaks, forested slopes and a cluster of village houses.

From Our Hotel, Cortina

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Brittany Bonnet

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman with flowing hair, roses and a serpent at her bare feet.

Cleopatra

Albert Fourié, 1910

Four pen and ink studies of human legs and feet at different angles, with dense cross-hatching showing musculature.

Study of Anatomy, #5

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Pencil sketch of a young girl with long dark hair standing with hands clasped, wearing a long dress, on torn cream paper.

Untitled (Woman's Figure)

Howard Russell Butler

Pastel drawing of a woman with blue hair gazing upward against swirling green and blue tones.

Lunar

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Sepia crayon portrait of a man in an aviator helmet with goggles and a fur-collared coat, labeled James R. McConnell.

James R. McConnell

John Elliott, 1920

Soft pastel portrait of a young woman with auburn hair, a forehead ornament, and a faint smile against a blurred green backgr

Fragment

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pastel portrait of a smiling woman in a red cloche hat and red coat against a tan background.

Hollywood

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Mathew B. Brady

James Edward Kelly, 1890

Pencil sketch of two grazing cows with heads lowered to grass on a torn, pale sheet of paper.

Untitled (Two Cows)

Howard Russell Butler

Pastel portrait of a woman with a bob haircut and red lips, wearing a wide-brimmed hat with yellow rosettes and a pale green

Spanish Fantasy II (Juliet Fremont)

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Charcoal and chalk study of a tall riding boot and stirrup on tan paper, initialed S.H.B.

Boot, study for Equestrian Statue

Solon H. Borglum, 1900

Pastel portrait of a young blonde girl with a large white bow in her hair against a green background.

Jane

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of a nude male figure diving head first into water, arms extended overhead.

The Plunge #2

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Watercolor and pencil drawing of Chicago rooftops, chimneys and brick towers with a leafy tree in the lower left.

Chicago, Rooftops near Allerton House

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Ink and brown wash sketch of a stern man in a top hat and tie, drawn in loose, expressive lines.

Self-Portrait with Hat

Enrico Glicenstein, 1920

Abstract crayon drawing with overlapping orange, brown, purple and yellow shapes outlined in black ink on cream paper.

Untitled - Arthur Dove, 1940

Arthur Dove, 1940

Charcoal drawing of a tricorn-hatted officer raising a flag in a forest battle, with fallen soldiers and troops around him.

Washington at Braddock's Defeat

Earl Horter, 1930

Pen and ink sketch of a parasol-carrying woman by foliage, with additional figure studies of park visitors on the page.

Park

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Watercolor portrait of a woman with blue eyes, brown curls, pink and white roses in her hair, and a lace shawl.

Woman with Roses in Hair

Emily Eastman, 1820

Red chalk drawing of a woman with curly hair reclining among coiled serpents and spiky shell-like creatures.

(Untitled--Woman and Serpent)

George Grey Barnard, 1920

Seated woman in dark dress with a small monkey on her shoulder, against a warm brown background.

Monkey Pet

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor drawing of a castle-like stone armory with conical turrets, arched entrance, and tower, by Cass Gilbert.

Preliminary study for an Armory Building for Shattuck School, Faribault, Minnesota

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Red chalk portrait of a mustached man in a military uniform and cap with flying goggles, turned three-quarters to the left.

Georges Thenault

John Elliott, 1920

Pencil sketch of Pisa's skyline from the north, showing the leaning tower and domes above the river bank with two figures.

Pisa from North

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil anatomical study of a horse skeleton with separate leg bones and skull drawings and handwritten annotations.

Horse Anatomy, Human Anatomy

Solon H. Borglum, 1910

Pastel drawing of an adobe village under a canvas awning, with purple mountains and a blue twilight sky behind.

Scene Design for One Act Play by William Vaughn Moody

William Penhallow Henderson

Pastel stage set of a dusk garden terrace with a girl, blue chairs, a draped table and pink roses.

March Hare's Garden (set design for Alice-in-Wonderland)

William Penhallow Henderson, 1910

Watercolor of a dusk landscape with silhouetted trees, rolling blue hills, and a pale yellow glowing sky.

After-Glow

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Watercolor of a cranberrybush branch with red berries and lobed green leaves on a pale background.

Cranberrybush (Viburnum pauciflorum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Pastel drawing of a reclining nude woman resting on a blue and ochre textured ground, one arm raised behind her head.

Reclining Nude Figure of a Girl

Thomas Dewing, 1920

Watercolor of Spanish bayonet yucca seed pods with dried brown petals and spiky green leaves, painted in 1935.

Spanish Bayonet (Yucca baccata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Watercolor of white and blue columbine flowers with green leaves, buds, and yellow stamens on a pale background.

Columbine (Aquilegia ecalcarata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Watercolor of white Atamasco lilies with pink-tipped petals, yellow stamens, green leaves and buds, by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Atamasco-Lily (Atamosco atamasco)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of a tall crenellated tower beside rooftops, shrubs and cypress trees, titled Cathedral, Fiesole.

Cathedral, Fiesole

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a mountain valley with conifer trees, a rocky stream, and steep peaks under a pale sky.

On the Road near Landro, Tyrol

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Watercolor of pale Indian Pipe plants with drooping bell-shaped flowers and pink-tinged stems on a light background.

Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Pencil sketch of old Lausanne houses with steep roofs, chimneys, a domed spire and pedestrians on a cobbled street.

Old Houses, Lausanne

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel portrait of a man in pince-nez spectacles and moustache, turned three-quarters, on a green ground.

James McNeill Whistler

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Watercolor of two nodding purple American pasqueflowers with yellow stamens, green feathery leaves, and grass at the base.

American Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla ludoviciana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1922

Watercolor of a thorny branch with pink locust flowers hanging among green pinnate leaves on a pale background.

New Mexican Locust (Robinia neomexicana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a cliffrose branch with white flowers, yellow centers, lobed green leaves and feathery seed plumes.

Cliffrose (Cowania stanshuriana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1934

Colored pencil drawing of the steamship U.S.S. Tybee in a busy harbor with flags, small boats, and waterfront buildings.

U.S.S. Tybee

William O. Golding, 1930

Model in Yellows

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of white northern anemone flowers on slender stems above green lobed leaves, on a pale background.

Northern Anemone (Anemone parviflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two stems of purple Jacob's ladder flowers with feathery green leaves on a pale background.

Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium viscosum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1937

Watercolor of an evening primrose with a yellow open flower, several buds and narrow green leaves on a cream background.

Evening Primrose (Oenothera lavandalaefolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1931

Pastel portrait of a pale figure with wide eyes and a white ruffled collar, set against a yellow and green glowing background

Moon Madness

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of two stems of yellow butterfly weed flowers with narrow green leaves on a cream background.

Butterfly Weed (Ascelpias tuberosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Watercolor of two tall stems with red tubular penstemon flowers, green leaves and buds on a cream background.

Pentstemon (Pentstemon barbatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of moored sailing boats and a domed church across a Venetian lagoon, with rippling water reflections.

Giudecca--Venice

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pastel portrait of a woman with a dark bob, red lips, pearl necklace, and orange shawl against a gray background.

Nightclub

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Soft pastel portrait of a woman with auburn hair in a red garment against a blurred ochre and blue background.

Reverie

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a White Dryad plant with four tall stems topped by feathery seed heads and small green leaves on cream paper.

White Dryad (Dryas octopetala)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

James W. Shields

James Edward Kelly, 1870

Abstract drawing in green, black and grey with a dark rectangular car shape among flattened organic forms.

Car across the Street

Arthur Dove, 1940

Watercolor of a rock willow branch with white fuzzy catkins, yellow stamens and green leaves on a cream background.

Rock Willow (Salix vestita)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of two lupine flower spikes with violet and pink blossoms above green palmate leaves on a pale background.

Lupine (Lupinus fornosus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a young girl with long hair reading a book at a slanted wooden table.

Schoolgirl

Louise Catherine Breslau, 1920

Watercolor of a branching plant with narrow green leaves and clusters of small purple two-lipped flowers on a cream backgroun

Conradina verticillata

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1934

Pencil sketch of an old street with a cafe, shuttered house facade and chimneys, on an open sketchbook page.

(Sketchbook) Old Street in Vevey

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel sketch of two women in dark dresses and hats, one seated and one standing, with colored accents on gray paper.

Street Life

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a painted trillium with white petals, red center streaks, green leaves, and a bud on a branching stem.

Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a drooping evergreen branch with dark purple hanging cones and green needles on a cream background.

Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920