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Pencil line drawing of a stylized standing nude female dancer with one arm raised and drapery at her side.

(Nude Dancer with Drape)

Gaston Lachaise, 1930

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark bobbed hair and a fur stole against a grey background.

The Countess Carraciolo

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a branching clematis stem with drooping pink and purple bell-shaped flowers and green leaves.

Jicarilla (Clematis pseudoalpina)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

Study for Equestrian Monument (Gen. John B. Gordon)

Solon H. Borglum, 1900

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark curly hair in a yellow off-shoulder dress against a golden background.

Laura In Yellow

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a parrot pitcher plant with two drooping red flowers and curled, red-veined pitcher leaves on a pale background

Parrot Pitcherplant (Sarracenia psittacina)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil sketches on tan paper of animal leg bones and a rib cage with construction lines.

Sketch Book

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pastel drawing of a bearded man in a white turban above a study of a raised hand, on a tan background.

Mirza Abul Fazl

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of nodding purple fairy lantern flowers with narrow green leaves and buds on slender stems.

Purple Fairy Lantern (Calochortus anoenum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1936

Pencil sketch of a cluster of tall pine trees with layered branches and shaded foliage on a cream background.

Pines, Public Garden

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Ray of Sunshine

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of Mountain Lady's Slipper orchids with maroon twisted petals, white pouch lips and green leaves.

Mountain Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium montanum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Poster of a standing man in evening dress beside a chair on yellow, with text naming Charles Dana Gibson in Scribner's.

Charles. Dana. Gibson./Is. One. of. the. Illustrators./in. this. Month's/Scribner.s./

William Sergeant Kendall, 1930

Pastel portrait of a bearded man with long dark hair and pale drapery, facing the viewer against a brown background.

Anchorite

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a flame azalea branch with orange blossoms, green leaves, and reddish-purple buds on a pale background.

Flame Azalea (Rhododendron speciosum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1938

Charcoal drawing of a large tree beside a winding path, with a hillside and distant tower in the background.

The Lake of Garda, Italy

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pastel portrait of a woman with flowers in her dark hair, set against soft green and yellow strokes on tan paper.

Morning Glories

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of Ramshead lady's slipper orchid stems with maroon pouch flowers and green pleated leaves on a cream background.

Ramshead Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium arietinum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Sketch of a muscular right arm and torso with dark shading and loose wash on aged paper.

Right Arm and Torso, study for Equestrian Statue

Solon H. Borglum, 1900

Pastel portrait of a woman with upswept hair, hand on her cheek, wearing a dark dress with gold strokes in a white chair.

Self-Portrait in Repose

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Watercolor of a clustered hedgehog cactus with bright red flowers and yellow centers against a cream background.

Hedgehog Cactus (Coryphantha arizonica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

Charcoal drawing of a busy river harbor with rowing boats, a steamship with smokestacks, and waterfront buildings and cranes.

London on the Thames

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pastel study of a woman with auburn hair and beaded earrings against an ochre background, by Alice Pike Barney.

Study Head of a Woman

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of two pentstemon stems with pale purple tubular flowers, green buds and leaves on a white background.

Pentstemon (Pentstemon macranthus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil landscape drawing of leaning pine trees on a sloping sandy hillside with a distant horizon.

Landscape

André Dauchez, 1940

The Shadow

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of two white Matilija poppy flowers with yellow centers, a bud, a seed pod, and grey-green leaves.

Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1931

Red-brown crayon portrait of a man in a leather flying helmet, with the name Raoul Lufbery inscribed at upper left.

Raoul Lufbery

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a curly-haired child glancing over the shoulder beside a dark monkey, in soft green and pink tones.

Child with Monkey

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a balsam fir branch with clustered brown cones and green needles on a pale background.

Balsam Fir (Albies fraseri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1932