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Soft seascape of gentle waves breaking on a pale beach under a hazy, sunlit sky with distant sailboats.

Surf

William Trost Richards, 1870

Painting of a copperhead snake camouflaged among brown and tan dead leaves, with only its head visible at left.

Copperhead Snake on Dead Leaves, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1910

Watercolor of a dirt road past bare and golden trees under a dramatic blue sky with shafts of sunlight.

Watercolor no. 63, Road

Allen Tucker, 1930

Watercolor of a wagon train guarded by soldiers firing on a grassy plain as mounted riders attack from the right.

Attack on General Marcy's Train

Hermann Stieffel, 1860

Watercolor of a blue sea with small boats, a white coastal town with trees, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

Azores

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Watercolor study of a porcelain cup with a red handle and blue floral pattern, casting a soft shadow on a beige background.

Untitled (Cup)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Gouache painting of a blond child in a striped shirt seated in a patterned armchair beside a fireplace, with bold colors.

Gouache

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Watercolor of a canyon with a tall rock pillar, storm clouds and rain, and a balanced boulder in the foreground.

Shin-Au-Av-Tu-Weap (God Land), Cañon of the Colorado. Utah Ter

Thomas Moran, 1870

Watercolor of a single purple and yellow pansy on a long green stem, with red initials M.M.V. and 1873 at lower right.

Untitled (Pansy)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Oval watercolor of rocky mountains, golden grassy slopes, pine trees and a valley under a pale blue sky.

Untitled (Mountain Scene)

Edward S. Siebert, 1940

Abstract watercolor and ink landscape of outlined organic shapes in olive, brown, green and blue, dated 1940.

Over the Harbor, Centerport

Arthur Dove, 1940

Watercolor of a pink rose with yellow stamens, buds, and serrated green leaves on a stem, signed M.M.V. at lower right.

Pink Rose

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Painting of a brown cow reclining in a green meadow beside dark trees, with another cow grazing nearby.

Cows Reclining

Louis Wiesenberg

Pastel seascape of a rocky cove with two sailboats on calm water under a pale, cloudy lavender sky.

Rocky Cove

William Trost Richards, 1870

Watercolor of two pansies, one dark purple and one lilac with yellow, with green ivy leaves on a cream background.

Untitled (Pansies and Ivy)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of a cloudy pale sky over calm water with a low line of dark trees on the distant shore.

Untitled - James Henry Moser, 1910

James Henry Moser, 1910

Ink and watercolor drawing of two men in dark coats, one resting his head on the other's shoulder, with a hat and sword nearb

Mourning

Hermann Paul, 1910

Watercolor of a coastal scene at dusk with a stone tower, rowboats on the beach, and a sailing ship offshore.

Untitled (Landscape)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of workers shoveling snow near an arched stone bridge, silos, smokestacks, and railway cars in winter light.

C.W.A. Worker at Key Bridge

Edgar Nye, 1900

Watercolor of a misty river marsh lined with trees and hills under a warm hazy sky.

Smoke from the City

Robert Burns Wilson, 1910

Watercolor study of a pink rosebud on a green stem with serrated leaves, inscribed with initials and 1872.

Rosebud

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of a forest council where a speaker addresses commissioners in dark coats, surrounded by mounted and seated figure

Sa-tan-ti Addressing the Peace Commissioners at Council Grove, Medicine Lodge Creek

Hermann Stieffel, 1860

Watercolor of boys in a grey dory on calm blue sea, with two sailboats on the horizon under a cloudy sky.

Boys in a Dory

Winslow Homer, 1880

Watercolor of a curled autumn leaf in red and orange tones with a thin brown stem, casting a soft gray shadow.

Untitled (Curled Autumn Leaves)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of snowy Andean peaks rising above a sea of clouds in soft pastel tones.

The Almighty's Own, An Impression of the High Andes

William Henry Holmes, 1910

Watercolor of Miles City, Montana, showing a river, riders on the bank, a boat, trees, and a row of town buildings.

Miles City, Montana

Hermann Stieffel, 1870

Watercolor of a village road with a wooden windmill, wooden houses, picket fences, a horse cart, and tall trees.

Florida Village

Walter Paris, 1900

Watercolor of a Venetian canal with gondolas, a stone bridge, brick buildings, and figures near a shop awning.

On the Way to the Public Garden

Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1890

Watercolor of pink bleeding heart, yellow pansy, and white daffodil with green leaves on a cream background.

(Untitled--Mixed Flowers)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Loose watercolor of palm trees on a sunlit sandy landscape under a pale lavender sky, by Abbott Handerson Thayer.

West Indies

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920