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Loose oil landscape of two grazing cows in a grassy field beneath dark trees and a pale embankment, with distant hills.

Untitled (landscape with two cows)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Portrait of a man with red face paint, feather headdress, claw necklace and medallion against a cloudy sky.

Shon-ta-yi-ga, Little Wolf, a Famous Warrior

George Catlin, 1840

Painted portrait of a man in a fringed ochre garment and round shell pendant, against a blue and gold sky.

Kee-án-ne-kuk, Foremost Man, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of wild horses galloping across green grassland toward a distant hill under a pale, cloudy sky.

Wild Horses at Play

George Catlin, 1830

Loose painted sketch of a shaded path under a leafy tree, sloping down to a stream and sunlit meadow with pink flowers.

Original sketch of "The Wanderlusters' Rest"

William Henry Holmes, 1910

Painting of a coastal landscape with large clouds, grassy dunes, grazing cattle, two walking figures, and a distant spire.

From Amagansett to East Hampton

George H. Bogert, 1920

Painting of mounted riders with lances and shields galloping across a grassy plain under a cloudy sky.

Comanche Feats of Horsemanship

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a black coat and white cravat, seated against a dark background with a landsca

Andrew Jackson

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Portrait of a man with red and black face paint, feather headdress, and layered beaded necklaces against a pale sky.

Wash-ka-mon-ya, Fast Dancer, a Warrior

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of cows grazing under trees beside a calm river, with distant hills and a cloudy sky in warm earth tones.

Untitled (landscape with cows grazing near river)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of a dark winter forest with bare trunks and branches, snow on the ground, and a pale glowing sky.

Brooding Silence

John F. Carlson, 1940

Painting of a dense bouquet of white, red and pink flowers on a table with a white cloth and gold drape.

Untitled (floral still life)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Expressionist painting of a forest with arching red tree trunks, dark green foliage, and a pale path leading into the trees.

Red Tree

Marsden Hartley, 1910

Portrait of a man with a large hair wrap, beaded earrings, shell necklace, and fringed decorated shirt against a muted sky ba

Ha-wón-je-tah, One Horn, Head Chief of the Miniconjou Tribe

George Catlin, 1830

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark coat and white waistcoat, with a red brick farmhouse and hills behind him.

Captain Charles McKnight

Jacob Frymire, 1800

Painting of a naked toddler in beaded moccasins and necklaces holding a fur robe and arrows on a grassy plain.

Tcha-aés-ka-ding, Grandson of Buffalo Bull's Back Fat

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a young man with tousled brown hair, white cravat and dark coat, turned left against a black background.

Portrait of a Man

John Jackson, 1830

Painting of green rolling hills, red eroded bluffs, and a winding river under a pale sky with clouds.

Iron Bluff, 1200 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a young boy with feathered headdress, beaded necklaces and red leggings, holding arrows beside palm trees and a r

Osceola Nick-a-no-chee, a Boy

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of rounded yellow clay bluffs beside a winding river and green plain under a pale sky with streaked clouds.

Clay Bluffs, Twenty Miles above the Mandans

George Catlin, 1830

Oil portrait of a young girl with long hair and a white hair bow against a dark brown background.

Infanta

Alice Pike Barney, 1880

Painting of a standing man with a painted red torso, holding a bow, beside a wooden lodge and distant trees.

Aih-no-wa, The Fire, a Fox Medicine Man

George Catlin, 1830

Loose oil study of a woman with blonde hair, eyes lowered, in a yellow blouse against a green background.

Study of Head

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Half-length oil portrait of a man with a mustache, dark suit and white stock against a dark brown background.

The White Stock

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Painting of cattle grazing in a flowery meadow beside large trees under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape with cattle grazing)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Full-length portrait of a woman in a pale blue gown with gold sash against a dark background, painted in loose brushwork.

Portrait of Dorothy Wagstaff

Robert Henri, 1910

Painted portrait of a seated man in a red turban holding a lacrosse stick, with a beaded belt and face paint.

Tul-lock-chísh-ko, Drinks the Juice of the Stone

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a dark-haired woman seated sideways on a green stool, draped in pale blue cloth, against a grey background.

Study of a Seated Woman

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Oil still life of grapes, melon, orange, pomegranate, a wine glass and a dark flask on a white cloth.

Still Life

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Half-length oil portrait of a woman in a white gown and powdered curled wig, with a dark landscape and tree behind her.

Mrs. Abington

John Hoppner, 1810