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Sepia portrait drawing of a young man in U.S. military uniform and garrison cap, with Latin inscription above.

Hamilton Coolidge

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a smiling woman with short dark hair and colorful earrings, holding pink drapery against her chest.

Model Holding Drapery

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of white northern anemone flowers on slender stems above green lobed leaves, on a pale background.

Northern Anemone (Anemone parviflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil sketch of a seated woman seen from behind in a period dress, with tall windows suggested in the background.

Ella at the Piano

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pastel portrait sketch of a bespectacled, mustached man with tousled hair on brown paper, signed and dated 1900.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of two stems of purple Jacob's ladder flowers with feathery green leaves on a pale background.

Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium viscosum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1937

Red chalk portrait of a young man in a naval cap and high-collared uniform, looking directly at the viewer.

Richard McCall Elliot, Jr.

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark curly hair looking down, holding a red and yellow fan against a gray background.

Study with Fan

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of an evening primrose with a yellow open flower, several buds and narrow green leaves on a cream background.

Evening Primrose (Oenothera lavandalaefolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1931

Horse Study

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pastel portrait of a young woman with a tilted head against sweeping green and brown strokes.

Freda

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Watercolor of two stems of yellow butterfly weed flowers with narrow green leaves on a cream background.

Butterfly Weed (Ascelpias tuberosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Brown wash drawing of a smiling woman with short wavy hair, earrings and a lace collar, with French inscription at right.

Woman's Head

Antoine Injalbert, 1910

Pastel portrait of a seated woman in a black veil and dark dress holding a parasol, against a rose background.

Julienne

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of two tall stems with red tubular penstemon flowers, green leaves and buds on a cream background.

Pentstemon (Pentstemon barbatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Brown wash drawing of a formal garden with terraced steps, conical trees, and figures by a pool.

Saint Cloud--4 Juin 1906

François Flameng, 1900

Pastel portrait of a woman with short dark hair and blue eyes wearing a pale blue dress against a soft background.

Mrs. Pansy Cotton

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a White Dryad plant with four tall stems topped by feathery seed heads and small green leaves on cream paper.

White Dryad (Dryas octopetala)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil drawing of a nude female figure in a twisting pose on gridded tan paper, with arms outstretched.

(Untitled-nude female figure)

Louise Cox, 1900

Pastel drawing of Medusa with snake-hair, wide eyes, open mouth and clawed hand reaching forward against dark blue tones.

Medusa (Laura Dreyfus Barney)

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Watercolor of a rock willow branch with white fuzzy catkins, yellow stamens and green leaves on a cream background.

Rock Willow (Salix vestita)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of a tall poplar beside a thatched cottage and dirt path, with a fence post in the foreground.

Landscape

Solon H. Borglum, 1900

Pastel drawing of a woman with flowing hair set against a swirling woodland of green and blue trees.

Vision through Woods

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of two lupine flower spikes with violet and pink blossoms above green palmate leaves on a pale background.

Lupine (Lupinus fornosus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Ink and watercolor drawing of a standing woman in a white swimsuit with short curled hair and red lips.

Web - artiste

Walt Kuhn, 1930

Pastel portrait of a man with a mustache, dark hair and white collar, set against a dark gray swirling background.

Henry M. Stanley

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a branching plant with narrow green leaves and clusters of small purple two-lipped flowers on a cream backgroun

Conradina verticillata

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1934

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman in a draped dress, head turned, arms resting on a chair, on cream paper.

Seated Woman

Robert Henri, 1920

Pastel portrait of a smiling woman with dark hair and green jacket against a yellow background.

Light-Hearted

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a painted trillium with white petals, red center streaks, green leaves, and a bud on a branching stem.

Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920