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Charcoal drawing of a seated peasant woman with a dark bun, striped shawl and clasped hands, with handwritten notes around he

Peasant Woman

Charles Léandre, 1910

Pastel portrait of a young woman with dark hair in a green and gold top, gazing to the side against a muted background.

Monique

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of bogbean stems with white and pink fringed flowers and green leaves on a cream background.

Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Sepia drawing of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and jacket, looking directly at the viewer.

Walt Whitman

Thomas Dewing, 1870

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark curly hair holding a round fan against a yellow-olive background.

L' Africaine

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor botanical study of a spiny purple-flowered thistle-like plant with toothed green leaves on a pale background.

Saussurea (Saussurea densa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Brigadier General Oliver Otis Howard

James Edward Kelly, 1880

The Tanagra Figure

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of white Queencup flowers with yellow stamens among broad green leaves on reddish stems.

Queencup (Clintonia uniflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Charcoal drawing of a seated figure in a heavy draped cloak and plumed helmet on a stone pedestal.

(Untitled) (Drapery Study)

Kenyon Cox, 1870

Soft pastel portrait of a woman with downcast eyes, wearing a green headwrap and pink shawl against a blended green backgroun

Two Faces

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of two tall aster stems with purple petals, yellow centers and narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Aster (Aster hirariifolius)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long dress with puffed sleeves, glancing over her shoulder, with a handwritten inscrip

Sketch of a Lady

Carolus-Duran, 1910

Soft pastel portrait of a woman's head and shoulders in green and blue tones, with blurred features.

A Memory

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a flowering orchid plant with reddish-brown blossoms on tall stems and broad green leaves, on a pale background

Untitled--Plant Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1929

Charcoal portrait of a man with short hair and stubble, head turned slightly, looking directly at the viewer.

Portrait of a Man

Thomas La Farge, 1930

Pastel drawing of a woman in a rose-embroidered black shawl beside a gilt mirror reflecting her figure.

The Spanish Shawl

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of arrowhead plant with arrow-shaped leaves, white flowers with yellow centers, and green buds on red stems.

Arum Arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Pastel sketch of an opera stage scene with a crowd, a red canopy, and a couple in white and red at center.

Scene Design for Opera

William Penhallow Henderson

Soft pastel portrait of a young blonde girl with a dark bow in her hair, wearing a white blouse against a dark background.

Peggy

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of a roundleaf sundew rosette with red-fringed round leaves and a tall flower stalk on cream paper.

Roundleaf Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Charcoal and chalk drawing of two women embracing, one in a red headscarf, with a handwritten French dedication below.

Greeting

Antoine Calbet, 1940

The Letter

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a spiny green cactus with a bright red-orange flower blooming from its top on a pale background.

Lloyd's Strawberry Cactus (Echinocereus lloydii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil and wash drawing of bare trees and branches rising from snow-covered ground in a misty winter woodland.

Untitled (Trees in Snow)

George Elbert Burr, 1880

Pastel portrait of a seated woman in a green hat and dark dress holding a cigarette against a gray background.

Cigarette

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a slender plant with pink five-petaled flowers and buds on thin green branching stems against cream paper.

Skeleton Flower (Lygodesmia juncea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Red-chalk portrait of a young man in a military cap and high-collared uniform, with Latin inscription above.

Kiffin Rockwell

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a bearded man in a straw hat with a black band, turned three-quarters, on brown paper.

Hippolyte Dreyfus

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor botanical study of a thistle plant with spiny leaves and several flower heads on a cream background.

White Thistle (Cirsium hookeranum)

Mary Vaux Walcott