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Painting of rocky cliffs above churning sea surf beneath a sky of pale clouds, by Paul Dougherty, 1907.

Sun and Storm

Paul Dougherty, 1907

Painting of a young woman in a patterned shawl reading a large open book against a dark background.

Among the Old Poets

Walter Shirlaw, 1830

Painting of a mounted warrior on a white horse at a cliff edge, with two riders and distant mesas under a cloudy sky.

Black Knife, an Apache Warrior

John Mix Stanley, 1846

Still life of fruit, walnuts, wine bottles and glasses on a table, with a landscape visible through a window behind.

Luncheon Still Life

John F. Francis, 1860

Painting of a lone three-masted ship in rough dark seas under a stormy grey sky with seabirds above the waves.

The Sea

Edward Moran, 1870

Two women lounge on a patterned divan in an ornate room, with a brass tray of roses and almonds in the foreground.

Idle Hours

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1895

Painting of a farmhouse among poplar trees, with laundry on a fence, a pond, and workers in a wheat field.

Long Island Homestead, Study from Nature

Andrew W. Warren, 1859

Hazy painted landscape of a pale stream winding between sloping banks of trees and shrubs in soft pink and ochre tones.

Hemlock Pool

John Henry Twachtman, 1900

Painting of a hillside village with white houses and dark roofs among green, ochre and teal rolling hills under a grey sky.

Quebec

Preston Dickinson, 1925

Painting of rocky sea cliffs with breaking waves, sailboats on the distant ocean, and a cloudy sky.

Castle Rock, Marblehead

Alfred Thompson Bricher, 1878

Man with lantern and dog patrols a moonlit beach at night as waves break and a ship smokes offshore.

Life Saving Patrol

Edward Moran, 1890

Painting of a beach with a rowboat on the sand, calm sea, distant boats, and a large cloudy sky.

The South Strand

Emil Carlsen, 2013

Watercolor of a wooden house, clothesline, and a family with children and chickens in a fenced yard beside a blue inlet.

(Landscape)

Ann Brockman, 1943

Two women at a table with a mirror; one lifts a red ribbon to her hair while the other gestures toward her hand.

Martha Scolding Her Vain Sister Mary Magdalene

Elisabetta Sirani, 1600

Abstract watercolor of dark blue and green waves breaking into white foam above a tan sandy shore.

The Sea, Maine

John Marin, 1921

Still life of split watermelon, a whole melon, morning glory blossoms and vines on a table against a dark background.

Melons and Morning Glories

Raphaelle Peale, 1813

Painting of a sailing ship and rowboat on choppy water at a harbor entrance under a grey, cloudy sky.

Entrance to the Harbor

Henry Ward Ranger, 1890

Still life painting of grapes, watermelon, peaches, plums and a pineapple arranged on stone ledges against a dark background.

Untitled - Everhart Kuhn, 1825

Everhart Kuhn, 1825

Night painting of sheep resting in a moonlit sheepyard beside a fence, shed and large silhouetted tree under a glowing moon.

Sheepyard, Moonlight

Horatio Walker, 1906

Red barn in snowy winter scene with sheep, chickens, and a farmer carrying hay under a red sunset sky.

Barnyard in Winter

Horatio Shaw, 1880

Ballerinas in white tutus dance on a stage while audience members in dark dress watch from a theater box.

The White Ballet

Everett Shinn, 1904

Painted study of a robed bearded figure on a hillside gesturing toward misty mountains, with a glowing light at left.

Study for Moses and the Burning Bush

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1902

Painting of a calm forest lake with pine trees on both shores, water lilies, reflections, and a glowing misty sky.

A North Woods Lake

Homer Dodge Martin, 1860

Painting of a Native American camp with many tipis, mounted riders and horses crossing the foreground, and a flat-topped mesa

Blackfoot Camp Scene

Edwin Willard Deming

Snowy winter farmstead with a red house, barn, horse-drawn sleigh, dogs, and bare trees under a dark sky.

Winter Scene in New Haven, Connecticut

George Henry Durrie, 1858

Painting of a large gnarled oak tree in a dense forest, with two small figures near the trunk and a pond in the foreground.

Oak Tree

Henry Ward Ranger, 1890

Watercolor of a château with a round tower, Gothic arched doorways, and a grassy field in front.

Chateau de l'Houblouniere

Cass Gilbert, 1924

Two sailing warships in battle on choppy sea, smoke rising from the American ship under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Capture of H.B.M. Frigate „Macedonian“ by U.S. Frigate „United States“, October 25, 1812

Thomas Chambers, 1852

Three pink roseate spoonbills wade among green marsh grass under a lavender cloudy sky, painted in loose brushwork.

Roseate Spoonbills, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Painting of Niagara Falls in soft mist, with a distant smokestack and rosy overcast sky above the river.

Niagara

George Inness, 1889