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Painting of a sunlit wooded path with tall trees, a dirt road, grassy slope, and small figures in the distance.

Untitled (landscape with trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of rows of tepees on green plains beside a wide river, with mounted riders on rolling hills under a pale sky.

Fort Pierre, Mouth of the Teton River, 1200 Miles above Saint Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a sunlit hill with scattered trees, green shrubs, and a pale turquoise sky above rust-colored slopes.

Hill with Trees

Eleanor Harris, 1940

Painting of a wooded landscape with pine trees and a small woman in red standing among wildflowers beside a path.

Untitled (landscape with trees and woman)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painted river landscape with two hunters and dogs on a bank, a sailboat on the water, and hazy mountains under a cloudy sky.

River View with Hunters and Dogs

Thomas Doughty, 1850

Painting of a tipi encampment on grassland with figures working on hides, a river and wooded bluffs in the distance.

Indian Encampment, Comanche (or Kiowa) Dressing Skins, Red River

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of two houses among trees and shrubs beneath billowing clouds, with a grassy field and distant hills.

Untitled (houses and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Oil painting of a farmhouse and barn beside a curving dirt road, with rolling wooded hills under a pale sky.

Landscape

Edward Bruce, 1930

Painting of sheep grazing in a wooded clearing with boulders, under a sky with sunlight breaking through clouds over hills.

Landscape with Sheep

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1820

Painting of a dark tree beside a sunlit meadow path, with low hills and a heavy cloudy sky beyond.

Untitled (landscape with meadow and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Dark silhouetted tree under a glowing yellow and green sunset sky, with a dirt road and two small figures below.

River Landscape at Sunset

David Johnson, 1890

Oil landscape of a fisherman by a still pool, a waterfall, trees, and distant snowy mountains under a dramatic sky.

Landscape with Stream and Mountains

Thomas Doughty, 1830

Loose oil landscape of dense trees with rust and green foliage beside water under a pale, cloudy sky.

Landscape (trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Loose oil landscape of a sunlit meadow, dark trees and distant hills under a pale overcast sky.

Housatonic Valley

Alexander Helwig Wyant, 1880

Oil landscape of a valley with wooded hills, farm buildings, crop rows and a winding dirt road under cloudy sky.

Landscape

n.d R. G. Wilson, 1900

Painting of a shaded forest path with trees, a red fence and building, and water with distant hills beyond.

Untitled (landscape, forest scene with red fence and building)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of a river valley with a large tree in the foreground, a stone bridge, a distant town and a mountain under clouds.

Landscape in Italy

Welsh Richard Wilson, 1710

Painting of mountain laurel blossoms spilling from a blue vase onto a table against a muted olive background.

Mountain Laurel

Charles Ethan Porter, 1880

Painting of cows drinking from a stream beside trees, with grazing cows in a meadow and a cloudy sky above.

Untitled (landscape with cows in stream near trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Painting of a green river valley with rows of tepees, a fort beside the river, figures on a hill, and streaked clouds above.

Fort Union, Mouth of the Yellowstone River, 2000 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Landscape painting of a calm river with trees, a rowboat with two figures, a canvas shelter, and a distant steamship.

Landscape with Campsite

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1820

Oil sketch of a long wooden pier stretching into calm water beside a wooded shore under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape with pier)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a rocky cliff with trees beside dark water, a small sailboat, and a stormy sky with breaking light.

Lake Scene

Edward L. Custer, 1870

Painting of a green river valley with trees, pink wildflowers, a red-roofed farm and distant mountains under clouds.

Housatonic Valley

Frank von der Lancken, 1900

Painting of a riverbank with trees, a cow drinking at the water and two cows in the distance under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape, riverbank, three cows)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a hillside cornfield in autumn tones, with a small tree group at left and birds flying across a pale sky.

The Cornfield

Henry Ward Ranger, 1900

Painting of golden reeds in still marsh water with a wooded hill and pale sky beyond.

Hill and Marshland

Painting of a hilly landscape with dark evergreen trees, scattered rocks in a grassy field, and a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape, fields with rocks and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of a calm river with wooded banks, a rowboat with one figure, seated figures and ducks on the grassy shore.

Landscape Called "The Acorn"

James Crawford Thom, 1830

Watercolor landscape of tall pine trees on a sandy bank, sheep grazing, two walkers on a path, and distant hills.

Landscape

Sr John Varley, 1830