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

Smithsonian American Art Museum

5,253 works

Featured

Filters

Color

Shape

Century

Watercolor study of allegorical figures with sailors, anchor and oar, framed by laurels and labeled NAVIGATION.

Navigation (study for panel, Old Senate Office Building)

Louis Schaettle, 1910

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded classical sea god statue standing on a pedestal beside a dolphin, with a draped cloth.

Statue of Neptune, Venice

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil and chalk drawing of a mountain valley with a river, pine trees, and snowy peaks under clouds.

Valley of the Tomichi, Colorado

Henry Arthur Elkins, 1880

Graphite sketch of a nude male figure in a twisting reclining pose, head resting on arm, legs extended.

Figure Sketch

Auguste Rodin, 1910

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a wooden cart and a wooden frame with rope, with a leather strap and buckle below.

Wooden Cart, St. Valery

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Pencil sketch of a geyser erupting on a hillside at Norris, with handwritten color notes in the margins.

Geyser in Hillside, Norris, the Hurricane

Thomas Moran, 1890

Ink drawing of a man in a wide-brimmed hat with a fur collar, hands resting on a drum, with French dedication text.

The Drummer

Ferdinand Roybet, 1920

Pencil sketch of a hillside village with flat-roofed houses, hills behind, and a carved stone fragment in the upper left.

Samaria

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Etching of a classical landscape with a ruined arch, a river, a rocky cliff, large trees, and small figures by the water.

Landscape

Herman van Swanevelt

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a standing nude woman before blue drapery, with red and yellow washes.

Dancer Resting

Charles Walter Stetson, 1880

Pencil sketch of stone ruins with a basin-topped pedestal and a large block with a rectangular window opening.

Ruins, Krindi, Malta

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of wooded Stevensons Island on Yellowstone Lake with mountains behind and reflections in still water.

Stevensons Island (no. 1) Yellowstone Lake

Thomas Moran, 1890

Charcoal night landscape with a large tree, glowing moon, and small figures bathing at a pond's edge.

Bathers by Moonlight

Charles Walter Stetson, 1910

George Manuel Moro, Greek Pilot

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Allegorical watercolor of robed figures with scales, sword, book and torch, a chained man, and banners reading Order, Justice

Order

Louis Schaettle, 1910

Watercolor portrait of a man in a blue coat holding a spyglass, with a sailing ship and billowing sails behind him.

Portrait of a Man

n.d J. Seymour, 1770

Pencil sketch of ancient Egyptian ruins with fallen stone blocks, a large arch, and a carved head framed in the upper center.

Abydos, February 7, 1844, Turkey

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a seated man in a dark coat and cravat, legs crossed, on gray paper.

Seated Male Figure

François Schommer, 1910

Winged figure seated on a glowing planet encircled by rings, with stars, a distant planet, and a comet in a dark night sky.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Throne of Saturn

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil sketch of a bearded standing man in a patterned kilt beside a seated sphinx-like figure, with handwritten labels.

From Tombs/Hebrew/No. 8/A King

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Portrait of Clara Fasano

Joseph Stella, 1940

Dr. Eugene Martinache

Olin Levi Warner

Pencil sketch of a palm tree with a standing robed figure at left and two seated figures and a jar at right.

Bedouins

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Etching of a long-haired man holding a tablet with a small figure, beside an etching of an armored soldier with a spear.

(Figurine Series) Long-Haired Man Holding Sign

Drawing of a robed man offered a cup by a winged angel, above a crowd of bearded men, with verse text between them.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Jarring Sects

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil sketch of a distant skyline and coastline above water, labeled 'Alexandria, first sight' and 'Aboukir Bay'.

Alexandria

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of a pink and lavender lilac branch with dark green leaves on a cream page, labeled Common Lilac a native of Persi

Common Lilac, A Native of Persia

Frances Jauncey Ketchum, 1810

Winged nude figure on a cloud recoils from a crowd of anguished faces in a smoky abyss, with a verse inscribed in the center.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Love Shrinking Affrighted at the Sight of Hell

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil sketch of a town with a minaret, stone arched bridge, trees and a lone walking figure in the foreground.

Eshi Shehr, Ancient Darylaum

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Charcoal portrait of a woman in a ruffled wide-brimmed hat and lace-collared blouse, with a handwritten dedication at left.

Portrait of a Lady

Charles Albert Waltner, 1920

Graphite sketch of a woman in a draped veil and headscarf, head turned slightly, with a pensive expression, on tan paper.

Study for Mary, Return from the Crucifixion

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Pencil sketch of a columned excavation interior at Beni Hassan with a domed chamber and a figure in a doorway.

Interior of Excavations at Beni Hassan, Egypt

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil drawing of a reclining female nude in angular cubist style, overlaid with a grid of lines.

Female Nude, Reclining

Oxen

Christoph Voll, 1930

Pencil sketch of a two-story hermitage with a bell niche and cross, a horse under an arch, and trees beside it.

Hermitage at Vesuvius

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Charcoal drawing of two windswept women beside a block of handwritten verse, against dark swirling clouds.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Whence and Whither?

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Charcoal drawing of officials in uniform and top hats at a crowded exposition inauguration before an ornate pavilion.

Inauguration de L'Exposition Internationale de Liege, en 1905

Paul Renouard, 1900

Pencil sketch of hills, palm trees, and sailboats on a river, with handwritten inscription in lower right corner.

Biro Mountains

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Drawing of three draped women among swirling stars with a verse panel, shears and a lantern in the foreground.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Fates Gathering in the Stars

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pen and ink sketch of a rocky shoreline with bare trees and calm water reflections, signed by James D. Smillie.

Untitled (Landscape)

James David Smillie, 1870

Pencil sketch of an ornate balcony, keys, chimney details and two veiled women, with handwritten 'Malta 19th Dec. 43'.

Malta

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil sketch of badlands buttes with trees and water in the foreground, with handwritten color notes above.

Bad Lands near Boise, N.P.R.R. (No. Pacific Railroad)

Thomas Moran, 1890

Pencil sketch of an open field with slender trees, a bare tree at right, shrubs, a pond, and a distant tree line.

Landscape

Henry Farrer, 1880

King from Tomb No. 6, Egypt

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of a rocky mountain with cliffs, sparse trees and handwritten notes in the margins.

Sulphur Mountain

Thomas Moran, 1890

Brown and grey wash drawing of a female nude crouched on hands and knees, head turned to the side, dark hair falling forward.

Female Nude on Hands and Knees

Pencil sketch of a walled fortress and arched stone bridge by calm water, with a sailboat at right.

Sidon

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Ink and wash drawing of a formal room with paneled walls, framed portraits, a chandelier, armchairs, and two women by a windo

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ernest C. Peixotto, 1890

Watercolor of classical gods gathered around an enthroned central figure, with lyre players, a warrior, and garlands.

Conclave of the Gods

Louis Schaettle, 1910

Pen and ink sketch of palm trees framing an oasis with dunes, a camel rider, and two figures by water.

Palms

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Sepia ink and wash drawing of historic cannons enclosed by a chain between stone pillars, surrounded by bare trees and hills.

West Point Revolutionary Relics

Ernest C. Peixotto, 1890

Charcoal portrait of a man with tousled hair and mustache, head tilted, in a loose white garment, on yellow toned paper.

Portrait of Kahlil Gibran

Rose Cecil O'Neill, 1910

Pencil drawing of tall, shadowed cliffs with rocky ledges under a pale sky, with handwritten notes in the corners.

Valley of Kings, Thebes

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Ink and wash sketch of three standing female nudes grouped closely together, outlined in dark brush strokes.

Group of Three Female Nudes

Drawing of a winged angel offering a cup to a wreathed woman beneath a stanza of text, by Elihu Vedder.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Cup of Death

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil sketch of an ornate Egyptian-style column capital and base, with a handwritten note reading Dendera, Feb. 5, 44.

Dendera, February 5, 1844

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil portrait of a young man with curly hair and a beard, holding an open book, drawn on lilac paper.

Benjamin Rush Spencer

Lilly Martin Spencer, 1840

Pen and ink drawing of a tree-lined pond with lily pads, reeds, and a narrow path through a garden.

(Arboretum)

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Pencil sketch of Capri's steep cliffs rising from the sea, with a small boat near shore and a hazy sky.

Capri

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Ink and wash drawing of a village street with stone cottages, an ox cart, and a distant obelisk monument.

Yorktown

Ernest C. Peixotto, 1890

Charcoal drawing of a battlefield with three fallen soldiers, a wrecked vehicle, a church steeple, and smoke over the landsca

After the Battle

Jean-François Raffaëlli, 1920

Pencil sketch of a flat Nile riverbank with sailboats and distant hills, with a handwritten inscription naming the Pyramid of

Approach to Cairo from the Nile with the Pyramid of Cheops

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Colored architectural elevation of a three-story Victorian house with a central tower, pagoda cupola, and arched windows.

Architectural Rendering of a Victorian House

n.d C. M. Seckner, 1800

Drawing of a crouched nude woman wrapped in cloth beside a stone block, with a handwritten verse panel above and hills behind

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Magdalen

Elihu Vedder, 1880