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Pencil sketch of the Rhine river valley with hills, shrubby banks and two small boats on the water.

The Rhine below Niederheimbach

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Untitled (Horse)

Howard Russell Butler

Watercolor of lilac mariposa lily blossoms and buds on slender green stems against a pale background.

Lilac Mariposa (Calochortus splendens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Crayon drawing of a quiet canal curving toward village houses and trees, with warm lit windows and water reflections.

Landscape

Henri Le Sidaner, 1930

Watercolor of a lechuguilla agave flower spike with green buds, yellow blossoms, and maroon stamens on white paper.

Lechuguilla (Agava lechuguilla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1934

Pen and ink drawing of three arm studies with clenched fists on cream paper, by Solon H. Borglum, 1890.

Three Arm Studies

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark bobbed hair and pale face against a dark background, wearing a green collar.

An Oriental

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of red wind poppies with dark centers, green buds and slender stems on a pale background.

Wind Poppy (Stylomecon heterophylla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Pencil sketch of the Rhine river valley with steep hillsides, a riverside village with a church tower, and small boats.

The Rhine at Bacharach

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Charcoal drawing of a seated nude woman in a head wrap against a dark textured background.

Untitled (nude)

Robert Henri, 1920

Watercolor of a dense cushion of small white phlox flowers with yellow centers and green foliage on a pale background.

Phlox (Phlox caespitosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pastel drawing of a reclining nude woman with dark hair resting on white pillows and lavender drapery.

Reclining Model

Pierre Carrier-Belleuse, 1890

Young Woman in Green

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of pink globemallow flowers with red centers, buds, and lobed green leaves on stems against a pale background.

Orange-Eye Globemallow (Sphaeralcea davidsonii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a purple trillium flower above three broad green leaves on a slender stem, on a plain background.

Trillium erectum

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1938

Drawing of two towhee birds, one brown and one black with white wing patches, perched on a pale log.

Towhee Bunting

John James Audubon, 1810

Charcoal study on brown paper of an outstretched arm with a clenched fist, shaded to show forearm muscles.

Arm study for Equestrian Monument

Solon H. Borglum, 1900

Watercolor of pink mountain rose-bay rhododendron blossoms and buds with large green leaves on a pale background.

Mountain Rose-Bay (Rhododendron catawbiense)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Norman Prince

John Elliott, 1920

Night watercolor of illuminated Chicago skyscrapers and a monument on a pedestal under a dark blue sky.

Chicago, London Guaranty Building

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Watercolor of two red desert mariposa lily flowers with green stems and buds on a cream background.

Desert Mariposa (Calochortus kennedyi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Watercolor of two slender stems with clusters of purple tubular flowers and buds against a plain pale background.

Grass Nut (Brodiaea laxa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

Head study of a man with a mustache, lit warmly against a dark grey background.

Albert Clifford Barney

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Brown wash drawing of a muddy country road with bare trees, two walking figures, and a distant chimney under a pale sky.

Landscape

Ferdinand Luigini, 1910

Watercolor of partridgeberry plant with red berries, white flowers, pink buds and green leaves on trailing stems.

Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil sketch of a shepherd with a staff and hat standing in a field with grazing sheep and a dog.

Shepherd and Sheep

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman with upswept hair and red lips against a brown background, signed and dated 1900.

Gladys

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of two death camas stalks with clusters of creamy white flowers and slender green leaves on a pale background.

Death Camas (Zygadenus venenosus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Watercolor of a spicebush branch with two dark red flowers, buds, and broad green leaves on a pale background.

Spicebush (Calycanthus occidentalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of two red wood lily flowers with spotted petals and green whorled leaves on tall stems against a pale background.

Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphicum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1932

Loose pastel portrait of a dark-haired woman with red lips resting her hand on a large dark crystal globe.

The Crystal Globe

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of Castle Rheinfels above St. Goar, showing ruined walls and towers on a wooded hillside with vines below.

Castle Rheinfels, St. Goar

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Watercolor of a drooping Western Hemlock branch with green needles and hanging purple-brown cones on pale paper.

Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Watercolor botanical study of Pseudocymopterus montanus with pink umbel flowers on curving green stems and feathery leaves.

Pseudocymopterus montanus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of wooden fishing platforms with lift nets along a river mouth, with hills in the distance and a figure at the

Mouth of the Arno

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch in a sketchbook of a Rhone valley landscape with steep mountains, trees, and a village house on terraced slopes

(Sketchbook) Down Rhone Valley from Sion

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor of two yellow trillium flowers with broad green leaves and stems on a pale background.

Whippoorwill Flower (Trillium hugeri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1937

Watercolor of a cushion of magenta purple saxifrage flowers and green leaves on dark moss against a cream background.

Purple Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

Pencil sketch sheet with numbered studies of nude male figures in diving, reclining and stretching poses.

Nude Studies, Bell

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Charcoal drawing of wind-bent trees on a hillside under a cloudy sky, with a dedication and signature in the corners.

Landscape

Henri Harpignies, 1910

Watercolor of a tall fringed orchid with pale pink fringed blossoms on a green stem and broad leaves.

Large Purple Fringe-Orchid (Habenaria grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Watercolor of a whitebark pine branch with green needles and red-purple cone buds on a cream background.

Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

A Priest

Kate Clifton Osgood Holmes, 1920

Pencil sketch of the West Gate in Warwick, a tall stone tower with an arched doorway, flanked by trees and houses.

West Gate, Warwick

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of Caernarvon Castle's towers and battlements above a harbor with moored boats and small stone houses.

Caernarvon Castle

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Charcoal sketch of a woman nursing an infant beside a reclining man under a tree, with loose outdoor background strokes.

Harvest Rest

Léon Augustin L'hermitte, 1910

Watercolor of two stems of yellow fringed orchids with orange fringed blooms and green leaves on a pale background.

Yellow Fringe Orchid (Habenaria ciliaris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Pastel drawing of a nude woman with a flower wreath playing reed pipes beside a torch, with a dog at her feet.

Pagan Dancer

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Charcoal drawing of a bearded male plaster cast head in three-quarter view, shaded dark on the right side.

Drawing of Cast of Male Head

Howard Russell Butler

Red chalk portrait of a young man in aviator helmet and goggles, with Latin inscription across the top.

William Halsall Cheney

John Elliott, 1920

Watercolor of white avalanche lilies with yellow stamens, curving stems, green leaves and a closed bud on cream paper.

Avalanche Lily (Erythronium montanum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of a bare hickory tree with a textured trunk and spreading branches on cream paper.

Hickory

George Elbert Burr, 1880

Pastel portrait of an elderly bearded man with grey hair in a brown robe against a dark background.

R. D. Shepherd as Shylock

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a pine branch with clusters of green cones with brown-tipped scales and long green needles on a pale background

Single-Leaf Pine (Pinus monophylla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a hybrid pitcher plant with two stems of pink nodding flowers and maroon pitcher leaves.

Hybrid Pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor x psittacina)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of a horse pulling a cart with a large wheel along a road beside trees, with a man in a hat.

Untitled (Horse Drawn Cart)

Howard Russell Butler

Major General Rufus Ingalls

James Edward Kelly, 1900

Watercolor of a crossvine branch with red trumpet-shaped flowers flaring to yellow-orange tips and green leaves.

Crossvine (Anisostichus capreolatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of the riverside town St. Goar on the Rhine with a church spire, barges on the water, and steep wooded hills.

St. Goar from Castle Rheinfels

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a lake with a tower, poplar trees, a sailboat and mountains, in an open sketchbook.

(Sketchbook) Vevey La Tour

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor of three pitcher plants with tubular green leaves and cream and red hooded flowers on a pale background.

Hybrid Pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a tall yucca stalk with pale green bell-shaped flowers and purple-tipped buds among long green leaves.

Yucca (Yucca baileyi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1928

Pastel portrait of a young man with short hair, head and bare shoulders turned left, on a tan paper ground.

Christian

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pen and ink sheet with four studies of muscular arms and clenched fists in different poses.

Four Arm Studies, #1

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Watercolor of a thorny rose branch with serrated green leaves and clusters of bright red rose hips on a pale background.

Bourgeau Rose (Rosa bourgeauiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Watercolor of a mistletoe branch with clusters of white berries and oval green leaves on a pale background.

American Mistletoe (Phoradendron flavescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Watercolor of a larch branch with clustered green needles and several hanging cones with red-tipped scales on cream paper.

Western Larch (Larix occidentalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Lucy

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pastel portrait of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat with yellow pompoms and a white shawl, against green hatched strokes.

Spanish Fantasy III

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of white dawnrose flowers with yellow stamens, grey-green lobed leaves and buds on reddish stems against pale pape

White Dawnrose (Pachyloplus marginatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott

Pencil sketch of fishing boats with masts in a harbor, with a church tower and rooftops behind.

Untitled (Fishing Boats)

Howard Russell Butler

Watercolor of a showy milkweed stem with pink flower clusters, buds, and large green leaves on a cream background.

Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Tan and white chalk drawing of grapevines with grape clusters, vine leaves, morning glory flowers and tendrils on a dark grou

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Lining Paper

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil sketch of a street crowd with women in hats, a child in front, and a flag above.

Group Scene

Jerome Myers, 1900

Watercolor of scarlet gilia stems with pink star-shaped and red tubular flowers and buds on a cream background.

Scarlet Gilia (Gilia aggregata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a trumpet creeper branch with red trumpet-shaped flowers, buds, and green leaves on cream paper.

Trumpet Creeper (Bignonia radicans)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Two women in blue gowns and flowered hats stand before green drapery in a softly painted interior.

Alice Roosevelt Longworth

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Watercolor of a branching Lotus plant with yellow and red-tipped pea-shaped flowers and slender green leaves on pale paper.

Lotus puberulus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Watercolor of a branch with red bell-shaped flowers and green oval leaves on a pale background.

Western Menziesia (Menziesia glabella)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

Watercolor of a flowering butterfly pea vine with purple blossoms, buds, and green leaves on a pale background.

Butterfly Pea (Clitoria mariana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1934

Charcoal drawing of a skull on stacked books beside a candlestick, with a panel of Rubaiyat verses and faint faces in the sky

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Theology

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a flat-topped limestone mountain above eroded desert ridges, with handwritten notes below.

Desert of El Tih

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of a strawberry bush branch with green leaves and red seed capsules opening to show orange seeds.

Strawberry Bush-"Hearts Bustin' with Love" (Euonymus Americanus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of beargrass with a tall stalk of creamy white flowers, a reddish bud, and long narrow green leaves.

Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

Pencil sketch of a flat landscape with a distant town, low hills on the right, and buildings in the lower left.

Town of Monselice

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Pencil sketch of a mountain road along a rocky ravine with pine trees, inscribed Golden Gate Road, July 23rd.

Golden Gate Road

Thomas Moran, 1890

Watercolor of a golden fairy lantern stem with yellow nodding flowers, long green leaves and a green seed pod on pale paper.

Golden Fairy Lantern (Calochortus amabilis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1936

Watercolor sketch of ruined Greek temple columns and fallen stones on pale ground, with small figures near the base.

Ruins of Greek Temple, Azani, Phrygia

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil sketch of a bell tower with arched windows beside a study of steep rocky cliffs and handwritten labels.

Civitavecchia/Bay of Naples

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Watercolor of two white turtlehead flower stems with serrated green leaves and unopened buds, by Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926.

Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Watercolor of an American chestnut branch with yellow-green catkins and long serrated leaves against a cream background.

American Chestnut (Castanea dentata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1932

Pencil drawing of a forested mountain valley with a stream, pine trees, ridges and distant snowy peaks under cloudy skies.

Cloudy Moon

Henry Arthur Elkins, 1880

Watercolor of pink and magenta phlox flowers on tall green stems with narrow leaves on a cream background.

Hairy Phlox (Phlox amoena)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of a female nude seen from behind, one arm raised to her head, shaded with loose graphite hatching.

Back View of Female Nude

Watercolor of pink phlox flowers with yellow centers, slender green leaves and buds on thin stems against a pale background.

Phlox stansburyi

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of blue-violet bellflowers and buds on slender green stems against a pale background.

Bellflower (Campanula)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935