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Pencil sketch of a large tree by a seaside promenade with a horse cart, lamp post, seated figure and distant hills.

On the Marina, Palermo

George Elbert Burr, 1890

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

Four Arm Studies, #1

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

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

Untitled (Fishing Boats)

Howard Russell Butler

Pencil sketch of Florence seen from above, with arched bridges crossing the Arno River, rooftops, domes and framing trees.

View from S. Miniato, Florence

George Elbert Burr, 1900

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

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

Pencil sketch of an alpine valley with steep mountain slopes, trees, and a small village on the valley floor.

View from Toblach, Tyrol

George Elbert Burr, 1900

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 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

Open sketchbook with pencil drawing of a hill topped by castle ruins, mountains and bare trees in the foreground.

(Sketchbook) Sion

George Elbert Burr, 1890

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

Pen and ink drawing of a stone jetty on a sandy shore leading to a distant fort with a domed tower and flagpole.

Fort Moultrie on the Site of Old Fort Sullivan

Ernest C. Peixotto, 1890

Pencil sketch of the Rhine river with a ruined castle on a hillside and distant mountains.

The Rhine below St. Goarshausen

George Elbert Burr, 1900

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

Pencil sketch of an open air concert with a conductor, orchestra, and audience of hatted spectators under trees.

Untermyer Open Air Concert

Jerome Myers, 1920

Pencil sketch of a lake with hatched mountains rising to snowy peaks on the right, in an open sketchbook.

(Sketchbook) (Lake of Geneva from Vevey)

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil sketch of layered mountain ridges and cliffs above a small coastal town along a strait, with an empty pale sky.

Strait of Messina near Scylla

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil sketch of rolling hills and a winding river valley at twilight, with handwritten notes along the bottom edge.

Twilight on the Way from Tongue River (Head of Little Big Horn?)

Thomas Moran, 1890

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

Pencil drawing of a lighthouse tower above a fortified sea wall, with small figures on rocks at the left.

Lighthouse, Civitavecchia

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil sketch of a craggy rock tower above low rocky coastline, with handwritten inscription near Marmelito dated 1890.

Rock Tower near Marmelito

Thomas Moran, 1890

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 sketch of Paros island, Antiparos islands, and two sailing boats on calm water.

Paros

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Pencil sketch of rocky cliffs, a waterfall, and trees on tan paper, titled Falls of Yellowstone by Thomas Moran.

Falls of Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1890

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

Pencil sketch of the rock-cut Tomb of Helena in Jerusalem with a carved frieze, steps, a seated figure, and a palm tree.

Tomb of Helena, Jerusalem

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pastel drawing of two haystacks beside a rail fence at the edge of woods, with a meadow of wildflowers in the foreground.

Haystacks at Edge of Woods

John Henry Twachtman, 1890

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

Watercolor sketch of ruined stone temple with fallen columns and a row of Ionic columns under a cloudy sky.

Temple of Azani, from South

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Brown ink wash drawing of two female nudes, one seated and one reclining, with dark outlines and abstract background.

Two Female Nudes