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Dark landscape painting of cows resting in a field beneath a stormy sky, with trees on the left and right.

Untitled (landscape with cows and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Watercolor of a row of trees with dappled green and violet foliage, small figures beneath, and a low building behind.

Trees

Maurice Prendergast, 1910

Painting of a sandy road winding through grassy dunes under a blue sky with white clouds, with water on the horizon.

Shinnecock Hills

William Merritt Chase, 1890

Oil painting of a cottage among trees beside a lake at sunset, with a distant white sailboat on the water.

Untitled (house in woods near lake)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Hazy landscape painting of rolling mountains and a central peak, with dark evergreen trees in the foreground.

Mountains in Colorado

John Frederick Kensett, 1870

Painting of a sunlit meadow with rocks and a path, dark trees on the right, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

Hillside

Edward Gay, 1900

Painting of five cows grazing on a grassy hill beside trees, with a river and overcast sky in the background.

Untitled (five cows grazing with trees and river in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Watercolor landscape of a hillside with a bare tree, two walking figures, and muted autumn trees under a pale sky.

Landscape

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Painting of rolling blue and ochre hills behind farm buildings with steep roofs and a large tree in the center.

The Hills

Preston Dickinson, 1910

Painting of a dense tree cluster with a lone figure walking a dirt path beside fallen branches under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape, woodcutter on path)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Painting of flowering chestnut trees above a daisy-filled meadow with a path and distant fields under a cloudy sky.

Chestnut Trees in Bloom

William Henry Holmes, 1910

Loose painted landscape of rolling plains under a sky fading from blue to pink, with clouds along the horizon.

Landscape Background

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of a dusky landscape with a rider on a dirt road, trees at left, and bright clouds over a sunset horizon.

Untitled (landscape, man on horse)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Watercolor of golden wheat shocks in a harvested field with green trees and a cloudy sky beyond.

Field of Wheat Shock

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Painting of a rural landscape with a farmhouse, hay cart, rider, trees and distant mountains under a pale sky.

Landscape with Farm and Mountains

Charles Codman, 1830

Painting of two large oak trees over a meadow with grazing cows, a walking figure, a rowboat on a pond, and hills under cloud

Oak Trees

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Hazy late-summer meadow of yellow and green grasses with trees and rolling hills under a pink sky.

Field of Varicolored Grasses in Late Summer (In the Virginia Hills)

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Painting of a river winding through prairie with distant bluffs, and three figures around a campfire on the grassy foreground

Prairie Bluffs at Sunrise, near the Mouth of the Yellowstone River

George Catlin, 1830

Small painting of a man plowing a field with an ox beside a farmhouse and trees under a hazy sky.

Untitled (landscape with man plowing fields)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of bare trees silhouetted against a purple and orange twilight sky above dark rocky ground.

Edge of the Forest, Twilight

Charles Harold Davis, 1890

Painting of flat-topped mesas rising above green rolling hills, with trees and a pale sky under soft clouds.

Square Hills, 1200 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Hazy landscape painting of a white house with red roof, trees, marsh reeds and water under a pale sky with a moon.

Untitled (landscape with house in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of cows grazing in a sunlit meadow beside a brook, beneath a large spreading tree.

Meadow Brook

Charles P. Gruppe, 1910

Painting of a wide river curving through green plains toward distant hills, with small figures on a grassy knoll in the foreg

Mouth of the Platte River, 900 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Dim landscape with dark trees, a distant water view under clouds, and two women on a rocky rise at lower right.

Untitled (Landscape with Two Women Reclining on Rocks)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Loose watercolor of a field of white and pink blossoms beneath a pale blue sky, with thin bare trees.

Field of Blossoms

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Painting of a woman in a white cap on a grassy path beside a wheat field and large spreading trees under an overcast sky.

Brittany Landscape

H. Bolton Jones, 1870

Dark landscape with rocks, a man carrying a pole, large trees, and two sailboats on water under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape with rocks, man and sailboats)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Watercolor of bare winter trees on a snowy slope with rocks and a hazy golden sky.

Autumn Landscape

Louis Eilshemius, 1880

Painting of two people paddling a canoe on a calm river beneath wooded cliffs, with reflections on the water.

View on the Wisconsin River, Winnebago Shooting Ducks

George Catlin, 1830