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Pastel portrait of an older man's head in frontal view on tan paper, with a blue signature at lower right.

Old Actor

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of a seashore at low tide with rocks in the foreground, a distant rocky outcrop, and a cloudy sky.

Untitled (Seashore)

Howard Russell Butler

Watercolor of a Western monkshood stem with purple hooded flowers, green buds and lobed leaves on cream paper.

Western Monkshood (Aconitum columbianum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

Pastel portrait of a young man with dark hair in a green open-collared shirt against a tan background.

Young Poet

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pencil sketch of a cluster of elm trees with hatched foliage and a single tree at right, on cream paper.

Elms--Eton, England

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor of two stems of purple aster flowers with yellow centers, green leaves and buds on a cream background.

Prairie Aster (Aster campestris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil sketch of three men in colonial dress on a lawn before a white colonial mansion with a cupola and bare trees.

Washington at Mount Vernon

Childe Hassam, 1930

Pastel portrait of a woman with short auburn hair and blue eyes, set against a green and teal background.

Untitled - Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pastel night landscape with green hills, a pale moon, and a deep blue frame resembling a window opening.

Sea Shore (set design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Major General William Starke Rosecrans

James Edward Kelly, 1900

Pencil sketch of a tall stone tower among trees and mountains, with handwritten colour notes, on an open sketchbook page.

(Sketchbook) Sierre

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor of a climbing clematis vine with ruffled purple and white flowers, green leaves, and curling tendrils.

Curly Clematis (Clematis crispa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Ink and wash drawing of a bridge over a stream with a large building, figures, a donkey and a dog on a dirt road.

Vigo Bridge

George Overbury "Pop" Hart

Pencil sketch of the Rhine river with castle ruins on a steep hill at right and a village church along the far bank.

The Rhine near Salzig, Castles Stirrenberg and Liebenstein

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil sketch of a dancer bending with raised arms and a veil swirling above, signed Troy Kinney in lower left.

The Seventh Veil

Troy Kinney, 1930

Watercolor of two white prickly poppy flowers with yellow centers, spiny green leaves, and buds on a pale background.

Prickly Poppy (Argemone hispeda)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of a tree-lined street in Galveston with a picket fence, a shuttered house, and palms.

Galveston, Texas

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Major General Thomas Porter Hatch

James Edward Kelly, 1890

Watercolor of a yellow flower with red stamens beside a green bud and large leaves, labeled Glacier Park 1939.

Untitled--Plant Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1939

Pastel drawing of a sleeping infant in a white bonnet and swaddling cloth with blue stripes, held by adult arms.

In Swaddlings

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pencil sketch of a Pompeii bake shop with a brick oven, millstone, and ruined stone walls.

Bake Shop and Mills, Pompei

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor of a prairie thistle with a purple flower head, a side bud, and spiny silvery-green leaves on a pale background.

Prairie Thistle (Cirsium undulatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Girl with Titian Hair

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor portrait of a seated woman with pearl-adorned hair, white lace dress, and blue vase of flowers beside her.

Sarah Jane

n.d Anna Armstrong, 1800

Watercolor botanical study of a Saskatoon branch with serrated leaves and clusters of red and dark purple berries.

Saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Arcady

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a veiled figure in a pale robe gazing upward beside a dark cloaked figure.

Light and Shadow

Carolus-Duran, 1890

Watercolor of a Carolina jessamine branch with yellow trumpet flowers and green leaves on red stems.

Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Pencil sketch of a seated female nude with leaf studies and a small ex libris bookplate on tan paper.

The Waters

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Lilies

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Painting of a branch with clusters of red winged maple seeds hanging from thin stems, dated 1923.

Carolina Maple (Acer carolinianum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Pen and ink sketches of a chimney pot, an ornate iron sign bracket, and a rocky Swiss cliff with pine trees.

Chimney Pot, Altdorf, Switzerland/Felsenthor, Rigi, Switzerland

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel portrait of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat and yellow headscarf, looking upward against a teal and grey background.

Spanish Fantasy I (Juliet Fremont)

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a California fuchsia stem with red tubular flowers, buds and green leaves on a pale background.

California Fuschia (Zauschneria californica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1936

Pencil sketch of an alpine valley with forested hills, distant peaks, a village steeple and scattered farmhouses under clouds

West from Toblach, Tyrol

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pastel portrait of a woman in a dark wide-brimmed hat gazing upward, with soft pink and green tones on a muted background.

Morning Mood

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a branching plant with clusters of small yellow flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Psilostrophe sparsiflora

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketches by Kenyon Cox of six semicircular lunette compositions with allegorical figures for the Iowa State Capitol, 1

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (study for Six Lunettes)

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pastel drawing of a sunlit forest with tall birch trunks, green foliage, a boulder, and a golden leaf-strewn floor.

Onteora

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor botanical study of a branch with drooping white bell-shaped flowers and green oval leaves on a pale background.

Untitled--Plant Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Pencil sketch of sailboats, rowboats, and figures on a rocky shore with distant hills, inscribed Criccieth North Wales.

Criccieth, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Nude

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of white wood nymph flowers on slender stems above round green leaves against a pale background.

Wood Nymph (Moneses uniflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of a stone pier with arched openings, rocky shore, tidal flats, and masts of boats behind it.

Untitled (Pier and Beach)

Howard Russell Butler

Pastel drawing of a red-haired woman in a flowing white gown leaning on a blue sofa against a soft background.

The Locket

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a branch of orange-red globe mallow flowers and buds with grey-green leaves on a pale background.

Scarlet Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea grossulariaefolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Graphite sketch of a muscular arm bent at the elbow with a clenched fist, shaded with cross-hatching on cream paper.

Study of an Arm

Thomas La Farge, 1930

Pastel portrait of a young woman with short auburn hair and a direct gaze, drawn on tan paper.

Gloria

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of yellow daisy-like flowers with golden centers, green buds and leaves on a pale background.

Satinleaf Goldenhead (Enceliopsis covillei)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Head of a Girl

Thomas Dewing, 1910

Charcoal sketch of a crouching nude figure with yellow chalk highlights on grey paper.

Crouching Boy

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a golden pea plant with yellow blossoms and blue-green leaves on pale paper.

Goldenpea (Thermopsis rhombifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Pencil sketch of a tree, fence, hayrick and grazing cattle in an open landscape, with handwritten notes in the margins.

Untitled (Tree with Hayrick)

Howard Russell Butler

Pastel portrait of a young man with dark hair and a blue cravat against a green background.

The Young Diplomat (Senor Algara)

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a Zenobia branch with drooping white bell-shaped flowers and glossy green oval leaves on a pale background.

Zenobia (Zenobia cassinifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil sketch of a massive tree trunk beside a garden wall with an arched gate and urn finials.

Untitled (Tree Trunk with Gate)

Howard Russell Butler

Pastel portrait of two seated women in a pale dress and shadowed interior with yellow trim, by Alice Pike Barney, 1910.

Mirror Reflection

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of scarlet loco flowers, seed pods and gray-green pinnate leaves on a white background.

Scarlet Loco (Astragalus coccineus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Charcoal and chalk drawing of an older hooded woman and a bearded man before a stone wall with sailboats on the sea.

French Peasants

Charles Cottet, 1920

Pastel drawing of a short-haired nude woman leaning against a gold screen decorated with roses and green leaves.

Nude against Screen

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pencil sketch of a steep alpine valley with mountains and a small village on the valley floor.

Toblach, Tyrol

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Red Crayon Study

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Lace Making

Joseph Bail, 1920

Woman in a yellow gown with a serpent and birdcage, above a reclining nude figure, against a dark swirling background.

Babylon

Alice Pike Barney, 1900