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Graphite sketch of a seated woman in flowing drapery, head bowed, with faint grid lines across the tan paper.

Untitled (Draped Female Figure)

Louise Cox, 1900

Pastel portrait of a woman in a dark veil and gold comb against a warm brown background, by Alice Pike Barney, 1930.

Spanish Comb

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of sequoia cones and drooping green foliage on a branch against a pale background.

Sequoia (Sequoia gigantea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1890

Charcoal self-portrait of a man in three-quarter view wearing a collared shirt and tie, with a steady serious gaze.

Self-Portrait

John Steuart Curry, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman in a black hat and veil, wearing a white high-collared blouse, on tan paper.

Self Portrait with Hat and Veil

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a blue California lilac branch with dense flower clusters and large green leaves on a brown stem.

California Lilac (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Pencil sketch of a wooded creek bank with bare trees and a small grazing animal, on aged cream paper.

Crow Creek, S.D.

Solon H. Borglum, 1890

Pastel head study of a man with a mustache and pince-nez glasses on a dark gray background.

Allan Chesterton

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Watercolor of a green strawberry cactus with spiny reddish stems and two pink flowers on a pale background.

Green Strawberry Cactus (Echinocereus viridiflorus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Sepia portrait drawing of a man in a peaked cap with a light band, head and shoulders fading into the paper.

Bert Hall

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman with auburn bob hair in a green cloche hat against a dark background.

The Green Hat

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of hooded pitcherplant stems with yellow nodding flowers and tubular red-veined green pitchers on a pale backgroun

Hooded Pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of two hourglass-shaped millstones on stone bases above a paved floor, labeled mills in bake shop Pompeii.

Mills in Bake Shop--Pompei

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel portrait of a dark-haired woman in black holding a sleeping infant, with a blurred figure and gold vase behind her.

Italian Woman with Child

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of a columbine plant with pale lilac nodding flowers, yellow stamens, buds, and lobed green leaves on white paper.

Aquilegia ecalcarata

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Graphite drawing with white highlights of a nude male athlete modeled on a classical statue, holding a discus.

(Untitled) (Greco-Roman Discus Thrower)

Kenyon Cox, 1870

Pastel and charcoal portrait of a young man with dark hair, head turned, on grey paper, by Alice Pike Barney, 1910.

Hippolyte Thom

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of red primrose blossoms and buds on tall stems above broad green leaves.

Primrose (Primula parryi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

D. Sickles

James Edward Kelly, 1890

Pastel portrait of a man in a felt hat holding a pipe, drawn with soft colored strokes on tan paper.

Alec Francis

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a pinkshell azalea branch with pale pink flowers, green leaves and long stamens on a cream background.

Pinkshell Azalea (Azalea vaseyi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Edward N. Duryee

James Edward Kelly, 1900

Pastel portrait of a young woman in a black hat, yellow scarf and orange wrap against a grey background.

Young Woman in Black Hat

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a drooping California nutmeg branch with narrow green needles and three oval green fruits.

California Nutmeg (Tumion californicum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1929

Pencil sketch of a standing male nude with one arm raised overhead, on tan paper with faint wash marks.

Nude

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pastel portrait of a standing woman in a white gown with a long blue beaded necklace, against a tan background.

Laura in Whites

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of fleabane flowers with lavender petals, yellow centers, and green leaves on a white background.

Fleabane (Erigeron macranthus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1938

Red chalk portrait of a smiling man in a peaked military cap and uniform collar, with the name inscribed at upper left.

Elliot Christopher Cowdin

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a bearded man in a striped turban and white headcloth, wearing a brown robe, on tan paper.

The Sheik

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of pink hedge bindweed flowers, buds, and green heart-shaped leaves on red stems against a cream background.

Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia (Convolvulus) sepium)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1932