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Pencil sketch of a shadowed stone archway and round tower with foliage on an aged cream paper.

Le Chateau de Chevenevase

Solon H. Borglum, 1900

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark hair and a flower ornament, glancing over her bare shoulder against a green background.

La Cigale

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a yellow mariposa lily stem with an open bloom, closed buds, a seed pod, and green leaves on pale paper.

Goldenbowl Mariposa (Calochortus claratus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Major General Alfred Pleasonton

James Edward Kelly, 1890

Pastel drawing of a woman in a white crinoline gown against a dark green background, by Alice Pike Barney, 1910.

En Crinoline

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of a pitcher plant with tubular green leaves and a nodding pink and maroon flower on a curved stem.

Catesby Pitcherplant (Sarracenia catesaei)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1929

Pencil sketch of a goat seen from behind, standing with raised head and spread ears on cream paper.

Goat

Henry Keller, 1930

Meditation

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of purple prairieclover stems with dense magenta and grey flower heads and feathery green leaves on pale paper.

Purple Prairieclover (Petalostemon purpureum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1927

Charcoal and chalk study of a leather boot on tan paper, signed Solon H. Borglum, made as a study for an equestrian monument.

Boot, study for Equestrian Monument

Solon H. Borglum, 1900

Pastel portrait of a seated woman in a yellow shawl holding a swaddled infant against a warm, glowing background.

By Lamplight

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of a Rocky Mountain Kalmia branch with pink flowers, red stalks and narrow green leaves on brown stems.

Rocky Mountain Kalmia (Kalmia microphylla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1940

Pencil drawing of a seated draped woman holding a tablet beside a stone pedestal, with grid lines over the sheet.

Untitled (Seated Draped Female Allegorical Figure)

Louise Cox, 1900

Mrs. Patrick Campbell

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Watercolor of a dogwood branch with clusters of red berries and broad green leaves on a white background.

Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Sepia crayon portrait of a mustached man in a military cap and buttoned high-collared jacket, facing forward.

Alan Seeger

John Elliott, 1920

Charcoal and white chalk portrait sketch of a woman with upswept hair on brown paper, by Alice Pike Barney, 1900.

Impression of Natalie

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a tall stem with several orange recurved lily flowers, spotted petals, buds and green leaves on pale background

Small Tiger Lily (Lilium parvum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Red chalk portrait of a young man in a beret and military-style jacket, with inscription Philip N. Rhinelander across the top

Philip N. Rhinelander

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a young woman with a green and blue flowered headdress and pink striped shawl, against a yellow background

Bacchante Triste

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a beaked hazelnut branch with serrated green leaves and fuzzy husks with long beaked tips.

Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus rostrata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1932

Pencil drawing of a young girl with long hair and a hair ribbon, with a French handwritten dedication below.

Head of a Young Girl

É. Friant, 1910

Pastel portrait of an elderly woman in a white lace headdress and black dress, smiling, against a tan and blue background.

Madame Girard

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of two Blue-Eyed Mary plant stems with white and violet flowers and green serrated leaves on pale paper.

Blue-Eyed Mary (Collinsia verna)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1927

Sepia crayon portrait of a mustached man in a military cap and uniform, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

William Thaw

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a smiling man with short hair in a dark blue jacket and white collar, on grey paper.

Hail Fellow, Well Met

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of two stems of pink orchid blossoms and buds with long green leaves on a cream background.

Grass-pink Orchid (Limodorum tuberosum)

Mary Vaux Walcott

Charcoal and chalk portrait of a seated man in a dark suit, hand raised to his face, on brown paper.

Dr. Eduardo San Giovanni

William Merritt Chase, 1900

Pastel portrait of a woman in a dark hat and blue scarf against swirling green and teal background.

The Blue Scarf

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a Monterey cypress branch with green foliage, brown mature cones, and green young cones on a pale background.

Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1936