New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

Smithsonian American Art Museum

4,766 works

Featured

Filters

Works per page

Color

Shape

Painting of tall pine trees in a dim forest clearing with small figures in white dresses walking and sitting on a bench.

Georgia Pines

George Inness, 1890

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a red fur-trimmed robe holding a rifle, set in a sandy desert with distant walls.

Tibetan Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of an elderly man in a black top hat and red cloak, holding a quill pen over paper at a desk.

Self-Portrait

Benjamin West, 1819

Painting of a pale nude woman with bowed head standing against a deep blue background, with a yellow draped form at lower lef

Salome

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1900

Painting of a seated woman in a red headband hammering silver jewelry on an anvil, with turquoise and tools on a cloth beside

Navajo Silversmith

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of eroded hills and ravines under a pale sky, with blue mountains in the distance and a small figure in the foregrou

Volterra

Elihu Vedder, 1860

Painting of an elderly couple seated in a parlor with a green parrot, lace curtains, and an oval portrait on the wall.

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Wase

George Bellows, 1924

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a dark robe with embroidered chest badge, black cap and beaded necklace.

Chinese Mandarin

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Portrait of Elizabeth Sweitzer Musser

Jacob Maentel, 1826

Painting of a large ball game on a grassy field with many players, tipis, spectators and rolling hills under a blue sky.

Ball-play of the Choctaw--Ball Up

George Catlin, 1846

Full-length painted portrait of a man in a red robe and black hat standing on a green-carpeted staircase before a wooded view

King of Korea

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of a large sea eagle perched on a rock above choppy green water, with a sailing ship in the distance.

Washington Sea Eagle

John James Audubon, 1836

Painting of a potted cineraria with white and violet daisy-like flowers on a lace-covered table before blue curtains.

Josephine L. Reichmann - Cineraria

Josephine L. Reichmann, 1933

Red barn in snowy winter scene with sheep, chickens, and a farmer carrying hay under a red sunset sky.

Barnyard in Winter

Horatio Shaw, 1880

Soft-toned meadow painting with a woman holding a basket of white flowers, a seated figure, and a line of dancers in the dist

Spring

Thomas Dewing, 1890

Painting of pale, wild-haired witches tumbling through a dark sky, lit by a diagonal shaft of light across storm clouds.

Lightning Struck a Flock of Witches

William Holbrook Beard, 1850

Painting of a calm forest lake with pine trees on both shores, water lilies, reflections, and a glowing misty sky.

A North Woods Lake

Homer Dodge Martin, 1860

Painting of a boy digging a grave in a garden while a girl holds flowers and another child watches nearby.

Children Burying a Bird

J. Alden Weir, 1878

Painting of two rounded haystacks in a pale blue misty field with a small cart and distant figure under a cloudy sky.

Haystacks

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Oil portrait of a woman with long dark hair, beaded necklaces, fringed clothing and a dark blanket, against a cloudy backgrou

Chan-ku-wash-te-mine (Good Road Woman)

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1880

Portrait of a man in a blue cape with feathered headdress, beaded necklaces, face paint, and a small mirror.

Kee-mo-rá-nia, No English, a Dandy

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a winter forest with dark tree trunks and sunlit snow on the ground under a teal sky.

Woods in Winter

John F. Carlson, 1912

Painting of a large gnarled oak tree in a dense forest, with two small figures near the trunk and a pond in the foreground.

Oak Tree

Henry Ward Ranger, 1890

Painting of a small sailboat on calm water near a rocky point, with hazy green hills and a blue overcast sky.

Pale Blue Landscape

Louis Eilshemius, 1902

Painting of a woman in a rocking chair and a girl reading at a table in a warm, dim interior by a brick fireplace.

Sunday Morning

Thomas Waterman Wood, 1877

Three pink roseate spoonbills wade among green marsh grass under a lavender cloudy sky, painted in loose brushwork.

Roseate Spoonbills, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Painting of a bearded man behind a bar counter with bottles, shelves of glassware, a mirror, a door and a cat.

M. Baudy Behind his Desk at the Hotel Baudy

John Leslie Breck, 1888

Watercolor of a rocky hillside with blue and green trees and yellow shrubs under a pale sky.

Point Lobos Ernest Haskell

Painting of a white house with red roofs among dark green cypress trees, a blossoming tree and bold blue and orange hills.

Newman's House

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

The Victorian Chair

Childe Hassam, 1906

Painting of a young woman with dark hair in a pale pink high-necked blouse, eyes lowered, against a brown background.

A Gentlewoman

J. Alden Weir, 1906

Seated man in red blanket and beaded moccasins holding a pipe, against a dark wooded background, painted 1880.

Spotted Tail

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1880

Impressionist painting of a woman in a white dress holding poppies in a flower garden overlooking the sea.

In the Garden (Celia Thaxter in Her Garden)

Childe Hassam, 1892

Painting of a colonial leader in a tricorn hat pointing across a river valley as settlers with children and a ship gather.

Arrival of Colonel John Donaldson (design for mural)

Francis Luis Mora

Painting of figures harvesting corn in a golden field with mountains and clouds behind them.

Corn Harvest at Santo Domingo

Carl Moon, 1940

Watercolor of sunlit fluted Doric columns and stone steps of a classical temple, with grass and a fallen block in the foregro

(Temple)

Cass Gilbert, 1927

Loosely painted portrait of a young man with dark hair, white collar and dark bow tie on a cream background.

Young Man

Alice Pike Barney, 1857

Two-panel folding screen with carved black wood frame and bold geometric abstract paintings in blue, red, green and white.

Abstract Screen

Jay Van Everen, 1920

Painting of white and pink roses in a dark blue ceramic vase against a soft brown-grey background.

Roses

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1890

Two-part painting of a man in feathered headdress with a pipe, and the same man from behind in a blue coat, top hat and umbre

Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon's Egg Head (The Light) Going To and Returning From Washington

George Catlin, 1837

Painting of old Paris buildings, a stone arch and a carriage on a busy street in warm ochre tones.

Vieilles Maisons (Paris)

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1897

Three men in braided hair and beaded dress tend a small fire of sweet grass inside a tent, one holding an eagle feather.

Making Sweet Grass Medicine, Blackfoot Ceremony

Joseph Henry Sharp, 1920

Painting of orange-red flamingoes with curved necks against a pale sky and dark brushed ground.

Red Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Oil painting of a farmhouse and barn among rolling hills and trees, with a winding dirt road in the foreground.

Landscape

Edward Bruce, 1934

Portrait of a man with long dark hair, red face paint and bare chest against a green background, by George Catlin, 1832.

Máh-to-tóh-pa, Four Bears, Second Chief in Mourning

George Catlin, 1832

Painted portrait of an older woman in a dark head covering and dark dress, head bowed, against a red background.

Mother of Henry O. Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Man in waistcoat smoking a clay pipe, feet on a porch railing, with sunlit trees and hills behind him.

Independence (Squire Jack Porter)

Francis Blackwell Mayer, 1858

Watercolor of an ivy-covered stone castle with a gravel path crossing a sunlit lawn and tall green trees.

Compton Castle, Devonshire, England

Cass Gilbert, 1928

Small landscape painting with a river, boat, ruined building, figures on a path, and distant mountains under clouds.

Small Landscape

Welsh Richard Wilson, 1710

Painting of a young angel with large white wings and a white robe against a pale blue background.

Angel

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1887

Half-length portrait of a man in a black coat and white waistcoat, with a gold pencil at his chest, against a tan background.

Man with Gold Pencil

Prior-Hamblen School, 1850

Dark painting of a mounted rider on a pale horse beside a woman in a flowing gown under a stormy, cloud-filled sky.

King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1900

Loose painting of pale poplar trees, a small figure in blue, and a turquoise sky over a sandy open landscape.

Scene of Algiers

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859

Painted portrait of a bearded man in a black hat and dark coat against a warm brown background.

Portrait of Wyatt Eaton

J. Alden Weir, 1878

Apauly-Tustennuggee

Charles Bird King, 1820

Oil painting of a turquoise sea bay framed by grassy cliffs and distant headlands under a pale sky.

Cornish Headlands

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1898

Portrait of an older woman in a dark bonnet and dress against a red background, gazing downward.

Mother of Henry O. Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859

Oil landscape of a clapboard house, horses and a wagon on a dirt road, with forested mountains under large clouds.

Tavern in New Boston, Vermont

James Hope, 1850

Dark stable scene with a glowing white horse, a red-clad figure bending toward chickens, and lantern light at left.

In the Stable

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Oil study of white and red lilies among dark foliage, with a pale sky and distant horizon behind them.

Flower Studies

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1880

Snowy winter landscape with bare trees, a frozen stream, and a hazy low sun over wooded hills.

Morning Haze

Leonard Ochtman, 1900

Painting of a river scene with tree-lined quay, two walking figures, a stone bridge, a steamboat, and a yellow and blue sky.

On the Banks of the Seine

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Horsemen in hats gallop after a stag across grassland, with a volcano and pink sunset sky behind them.

Six Horsemen Chasing Deer

Javanese Raden Saleh, 1860

Full-length portrait of a standing man in red and white robes with a rifle on a rocky mountain path.

Kurd Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Loose painting of a woman in a white bridal gown and veil against a warm tan background.

A Bride

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1890

Oil painting of the Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, a dove descending in light, and angels above a river.

Baptism of Christ

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1700

Painting of a studio interior with two children before a large canvas, a painter at an easel, portraits on walls, and a dog.

Interior with Portraits

Thomas Le Clear, 1860

Painting of a seated shirtless man with a red headband weaving a geometric textile on a loom beside a pottery jar.

Hopi Weaver

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of a man in a cap behind a bar counter lined with bottles and glasses, with a mirror, shelves and a wooden door.

M. Baudy Behind his Desk at the Hotel Baudy

John Leslie Breck, 1880

Painting of the Last Supper with Christ at the center of a long table and twelve apostles around him against a blue backgroun

The Last Supper

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1920

Woman seated on a rug shaping a clay pot in a sunlit adobe courtyard, with painted pottery and hanging red chilies nearby.

Hopi Woman Making Pottery

Carl Moon, 1940

Oil painting of a white-sailed schooner in a harbor with rowboats, a lighthouse, and grey overcast sky.

Harbor Scene

Robert Salmon, 1840

Painting of yellow sunflowers and pink roses in a blue-and-white vase on a round table with a patterned cloth.

Flowers

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painting of a standing Fijian man holding a spiked club on his shoulder, with mountains and thatched huts behind him.

Fijian Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil painting of a Montreal street with a tram, storefronts with awnings, utility poles and pedestrians under a stormy sky.

Main Street, Montreal

Louis Wiesenberg, 1920

Painting of a winding river valley with grazing cattle, a dirt road, rolling hills and trees in warm golden light.

Landscape

Thaddeus Welch, 1900

Oval half-length portrait of a woman with dark curled hair in a blue dress with a white collar against a dark background.

Mrs. Price

Mrs. Price, 1700

Painting of a studio interior with a white table, vase of flowers, easel, and chair in bold angular colors.

Interior

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painting of a snowy hillside with a lit farmhouse, bare trees and dark evergreens under a pale blue sky.

Shimmering Tree Shadows

Gardner Symons, 1930

Painting of a child at the water's edge on a sandy beach with striped huts, a red-sailed boat, and pale buildings.

Low Tide (recto of 1929.6.79B)

John Noble, 1920

Dark mountain silhouette under a golden dusk sky with a crescent moon, clouds, and small lights in the valley below.

Sunset, Mount McIntyre

James Henry Moser, 1900

Painting of a woman in a lilac kimono arranging violet flowers at a mirrored dressing table in a sunlit room.

The Violet Kimono

Robert Reid, 1910

Painting of a snowy winter river tumbling over rocky rapids, with evergreen and bare trees along the banks.

The Rapids

W. Elmer Schofield, 1910

Painting of a winding path through a green meadow toward a distant village, with a cluster of trees on the right under a clou

The Path to the Village

John Francis Murphy, 1880

Loose painting of a masted sailing ship in a harbor at dusk, with blue water, dark hull and buildings on the shore.

Porte de Cherbourg

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Vertical panel showing a seated woman in a pale gown among roses and foliage, in warm golden tones with fine surface cracks.

Panel for a Screen: Woman with a Deer

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1870

Oval portrait of a woman in a red dress and lace collar holding white feathers, with an inscribed border.

Pocahontas

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Dark landscape with a cliff and cross, a rider by a river, a large tree on the right, and distant hilltop buildings.

White Monk

Welsh Richard Wilson, 1710

Painting of a seated woman beading a moccasin beside an adobe wall, with finished moccasins, a pottery jar, and hanging feath

A Moccasin Maker

Carl Moon, 1940

Half-length portrait of a young man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat, resting his hand on a red chair.

Portrait of Mendes Cohen

Joseph Wood, 1810

Oil landscape of a golden meadow, a cluster of autumn trees, and blue-grey mountains under a pale cloudy sky.

Landscape

Painting of a tall rock standing in rippling sea water beside dark cliffs, with sunlight glinting on the waves.

The Enchanted Pool

William Ritschel, 1920

Oil portrait of a young man with dark hair in a dark coat and gold waistcoat against a brown background.

Portrait of a Young Man

William Page, 1830

Oil painting of a standing shirtless man with a spear and round wooden shield on a sandy beach by the sea.

Nubian

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Night landscape with a glowing haloed moon over rolling hills, and small dark figures travelling along a path at lower left.

Flight into Egypt

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1920