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Oil painting of a barefoot man in white cloth holding a dagger and shield with a spear, standing on rocky ground before mount

Somali Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of a pale nude woman with bowed head standing against a deep blue background, with a yellow draped form at lower lef

Salome

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1900

Portrait of Elizabeth Sweitzer Musser

Jacob Maentel, 1826

Painting of a woman in a pink dress reclining on a sofa beside a side table, with bookshelves behind her.

Her Leisure Hour

Irving R. Wiles, 1920

Painting of a large sea eagle perched on a rock above choppy green water, with a sailing ship in the distance.

Washington Sea Eagle

John James Audubon, 1836

Painting of a boy digging a grave in a garden while a girl holds flowers and another child watches nearby.

Children Burying a Bird

J. Alden Weir, 1878

Loose oil painting of a city street with an arched gateway, buildings, small figures, and a pale blue sky.

Porte St. Martin et Enterrement

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of two rounded haystacks in a pale blue misty field with a small cart and distant figure under a cloudy sky.

Haystacks

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Portrait of a man in a blue cape with feathered headdress, beaded necklaces, face paint, and a small mirror.

Kee-mo-rá-nia, No English, a Dandy

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of pink begonia flowers with angular green leaves and buds against a rose and violet background, in bold brushwork.

Pink Begonias

Marsden Hartley, 1920

Painting of a woman in a rocking chair and a girl reading at a table in a warm, dim interior by a brick fireplace.

Sunday Morning

Thomas Waterman Wood, 1877

The Victorian Chair

Childe Hassam, 1906

Half-length portrait of a man in a curled periwig, brown coat with gold trim, and red drape against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

Joseph Vivien, 1650

Painting of a young woman with dark hair in a pale pink high-necked blouse, eyes lowered, against a brown background.

A Gentlewoman

J. Alden Weir, 1906

Impressionist painting of a woman in a white dress holding poppies in a flower garden overlooking the sea.

In the Garden (Celia Thaxter in Her Garden)

Childe Hassam, 1892

Oil painting of a bearded man in red tunic and dark coat raising a hat beside a wooden house on a dirt road.

Russian Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Watercolor of sunlit fluted Doric columns and stone steps of a classical temple, with grass and a fallen block in the foregro

(Temple)

Cass Gilbert, 1927

Loosely painted portrait of a young man with dark hair, white collar and dark bow tie on a cream background.

Young Man

Alice Pike Barney, 1857

Painting of a young bride in a lace veil and blossom wreath against a red wall, with a blue vase of flowering branches.

The Bride

Gari Melchers, 1900

Two-part painting of a man in feathered headdress with a pipe, and the same man from behind in a blue coat, top hat and umbre

Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon's Egg Head (The Light) Going To and Returning From Washington

George Catlin, 1837

Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1897

Full-length painting of a standing man in fringed beaded clothing and a fur hat, holding a stick, against a dark background.

Chunka-ah-luta (Red Dog)

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1880

Portrait of a man with long dark hair, red face paint and bare chest against a green background, by George Catlin, 1832.

Máh-to-tóh-pa, Four Bears, Second Chief in Mourning

George Catlin, 1832

Painting of a young angel with large white wings and a white robe against a pale blue background.

Angel

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1887

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a red fur-trimmed robe holding a rifle, set in a sandy desert with distant walls.

Tibetan Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Half-length portrait of a man in a black coat and white waistcoat, with a gold pencil at his chest, against a tan background.

Man with Gold Pencil

Prior-Hamblen School, 1850

Painted portrait of a bearded man in a black hat and dark coat against a warm brown background.

Portrait of Wyatt Eaton

J. Alden Weir, 1878

Painting of a seated woman in a red headband hammering silver jewelry on an anvil, with turquoise and tools on a cloth beside

Navajo Silversmith

Carl Moon, 1940

Portrait of an older woman in a dark bonnet and dress against a red background, gazing downward.

Mother of Henry O. Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a dark robe with embroidered chest badge, black cap and beaded necklace.

Chinese Mandarin

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890