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Charcoal and chalk drawing of a sunlit path through a dark forest with tall trees and undergrowth.

Landscape with Path through Forest

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1900

Mrs. Fleming Newbold

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a man in a hat sketching outdoors under a white parasol, with trees behind him and an easel in front.

Max Weyl

William Henry Holmes, 1870

Charcoal study of a nude woman seen from behind, arms outstretched, with swirling drapery, on tan paper.

Untitled (study for ceiling, Empire Theatre, N.Y.)

William de Leftwich Dodge, 1900

Brown and white drawing of several geyser eruptions rising from rocky ground beneath a steamy sky, with pine trees at the hor

Yellowstone Geyser

Richard Norris Brooke, 1920

Watercolor of a Venetian church facade with Corinthian columns, a pediment, and an arched doorway under a blue sky.

La Salute, Venice

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1910

Pencil drawing of an elderly woman in a headscarf reading a book in a chair beside a tiled stove.

(Woman Seated, Reading)

Thomas Charles Farrer, 1860

Elizabeth Dunn Finney

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1850

Charcoal sketch of three figures in an interior room beside a doorway, with loose quick strokes and a signature in the lower

Untitled (Group of Figures)

George Luks, 1920

Charcoal and red chalk sketch of a curly-haired male head resembling a classical bust, on yellowed paper.

(Untitled--Head)

George Grey Barnard, 1920

General John Newton

James Edward Kelly, 1890

General Daniel Butterfield

James Edward Kelly, 1900

Anna May Wong

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark curly hair, black neck ribbon and white fichu, looking upward against a blue-gray backgr

Laura in Fichu

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketch of a nude female figure floating with flowing drapery and swirling forms around her, dated 1910.

Le Lys Casse (The Broken Lily)

George Grey Barnard, 1910

Katherine Hemmick Johnson

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil and wash drawing of a crouching horned creature with a grotesque face and a toad below.

Therefore*

George Grey Barnard, 1920

Glowing woman in flowing gold and green drapery, wearing a star crown, standing over dark blue water at night.

Woman Clothed with the Sun

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil and brown wash drawing of a female figure in a spiraling dance pose with swirling drapery.

The Dance

George Grey Barnard, 1910

Pencil and wash drawing of a nude male figure arching in a leap above clouds, with a sunrise over the sea behind.

The Leap of the Soul

George Grey Barnard, 1920

Drawing of pottery jars and a crescent moon over a figure carrying a jar, with a verse panel across the center.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The End of Ramazan

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil and wash study sheet showing a standing nude, a helmeted youth with draped cloth, and a carved animal head.

Studies of Sculante

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Charcoal study of a standing woman with long dark hair, hands clasped, gazing downward, in a loose robe.

Study for Rachel from The Mothers of the Bible

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Monochrome abstract drawing of a seated figure in a room with a lamp, shelves and chair, rendered in angular geometric planes

Abstract--Seated Figure

Ink and wash drawing of a standing woman in a wide-brimmed hat, surrounded by bold angular dark shapes.

Standing Figure of a Woman

Charcoal sketch of costumed dancers on a stage with an arched backdrop, a horse form above, and a spectator at left.

Theatrical Scene

Dido Waving Her Love to Carthage

William Page, 1810

Nude Woman

Watercolor portrait of a man in a white turban and mustache against a blue and brown cloudy background.

Turkish Cayeek

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor sketch of a brick arch and stone gateway with carved relief, framing distant mountains and domed buildings.

Crusaders Gate, Nicea

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of an elderly bald man seated in a chair, with faint grid lines across the page.

Elderly Man Seated in a Chair

William Page, 1810

Sepia ink and wash drawing of a vase of flowers and a stool in an angular, geometric abstract interior.

Abstract--Flowers in Left

Graphite drawing of a young woman's head in a light headscarf, looking directly at the viewer, with sketched background.

Head of Mary B. Thayer

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1890

Pale pastel drawing of a willow tree over a soft meadow and faint horizon on tan paper.

Willow

John Henry Twachtman, 1830

Ink and wash sketch of a seated female dancer in a full skirt, with loose brown shading and dark contour lines.

Standing Female Dancer

Nude: Study of a Young Girl

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Stippled charcoal drawing of two intertwined nude female figures in an angular, sketch-like composition.

Two Nude Female Figures

Head Asia Minor

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Charcoal line drawing of a nude woman seen from behind, head turned, one arm extended, on cream paper.

Female Nude, Back View

Pencil sketch of three nude male figures, one raising a staff and another lifting an arm, on yellowed paper.

Moses, Aaron and Hur on Mount Horeb (nude study)

William Page, 1850

Pencil sketch of a beached fishing boat with a figure and rope at right, and seagrass tufts below, on cream paper.

Fishing Boat/Seagrass, St. Valery

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Watercolor and red chalk drawing of a standing nude woman seen from behind, against a loose brown wash background.

Standing Nude

Loose ink and crayon drawing of a standing female nude holding a white drape against an abstract interior background.

Female Nude with Drape

Brown ink wash drawing of three nude figures, one standing with raised arm and two reclining, against a shaded rocky backgrou

Group of Three Nudes

Brown wash drawing of a nude woman with long dark hair, head turned toward the viewer, shown from the waist up.

Nude Female Torso

Charcoal drawing of two standing nude women seen from behind, one leaning against the other beside a studio easel.

Two Standing Nudes

Pencil sketch of a young man's head facing forward, with shaded hair and a direct gaze on pale paper with stains.

Portrait Head of Young Man

William Page, 1840

Loose watercolor of an outdoor cafe with round tables, chairs and seated figures beneath trees in soft green and blue washes.

Outdoor Cafe

Maurice Prendergast, 1890

Watercolor and chalk drawing of four nude women outdoors beside trees and a building, in brown washes with red accents.

Group of Four Female Nudes

Sepia watercolor of a female nude seen from behind, arms raised arranging her hair against a shadowed background.

Female Nude Arranging Hair, Back View

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude woman seen from behind, standing beside a window in a shadowed interior.

Back View of Standing Female Nude

Pencil sketch of robed bearded men, one raising a staff and another lifting an arm, on aged yellowed paper.

Moses, Aaron and Hur on Mount Horeb (clothed study)

William Page, 1850

Ink and red chalk drawing of two nude women, one crouching and one standing, in a sketched interior with arches.

Two Nude Figures

Pencil sketch of rocky cliffs and a waterfall in a canyon, with pines on the ridges and handwritten title at upper right.

Upper Falls, Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1890

Pastel portrait of an older man in a fedora, bow tie and suit, with a cigarette in his mouth, on a tan background.

R. D. Shepherd

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Charcoal drawing of cows grazing in a grassy field beside tall dark trees under a pale sky.

Landscape with Cows in Foreground

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Soft pastel drawing of a standing nude young woman with one arm raised, on a warm tan paper background.

Standing Nude Figure of a Girl

Thomas Dewing, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair and a white collar, gazing toward the viewer on tan paper.

Marie Huet the Painter

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pastel drawing of an older man at a workbench beside a young boy in a workshop, with loose blue and orange strokes.

The Young Sabot Maker

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Pencil sketch of layered badlands cliffs and hills with handwritten color notes including red, yellow, gray clay and yellow g

The Bad Lands of the Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1890

Pencil study of a raised hand and forearm with a folded sleeve cuff, drawn on aged cream paper.

Hand of Henry O. Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Pencil study of a standing nude woman with one arm raised, drawn over a faint squared grid on cream paper.

Venus Guiding Eneas and the Trojans to the Latin Shore (study of Venus)

William Page, 1850

Ink wash drawing of a bending female nude surrounded by angular dark and grey geometric shapes.

Female Nude Bending Over