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Mathew B. Brady

James Edward Kelly, 1890

Pastel portrait of a smiling young blonde woman with a bob haircut against a tan and blue hatched background.

Blonde Girl

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of pink mountain heather sprigs with bell-shaped flowers and green needle-like leaves on cream paper.

Pink Mountain Heather (Phyllodoce empetriformis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Charcoal and chalk study of a tall riding boot and stirrup on tan paper, initialed S.H.B.

Boot, study for Equestrian Statue

Solon H. Borglum, 1900

Pastel head study of a young man with dark hair, drawn in loose colored strokes on a tan paper ground.

Head Study

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a sand verbena plant with red stems, green leaves and clusters of pink flowers on white paper.

Sand Verbena (Abronia umbellata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of a nude male figure diving head first into water, arms extended overhead.

The Plunge #2

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Brittany Bonnet

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a moss pink sprig with white five-petaled flowers and green needle-like leaves on a pale background.

Moss Pink (Phlox subulate)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor and pencil drawing of Chicago rooftops, chimneys and brick towers with a leafy tree in the lower left.

Chicago, Rooftops near Allerton House

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan

Pastel portrait of a smiling woman in a red cloche hat and red coat against a tan background.

Hollywood

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Ink and brown wash sketch of a stern man in a top hat and tie, drawn in loose, expressive lines.

Self-Portrait with Hat

Enrico Glicenstein, 1920

Charcoal drawing of a tricorn-hatted officer raising a flag in a forest battle, with fallen soldiers and troops around him.

Washington at Braddock's Defeat

Earl Horter, 1930

Pen and ink sketch of a parasol-carrying woman by foliage, with additional figure studies of park visitors on the page.

Park

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Watercolor portrait of a woman with blue eyes, brown curls, pink and white roses in her hair, and a lace shawl.

Woman with Roses in Hair

Emily Eastman, 1820

Seated woman in dark dress with a small monkey on her shoulder, against a warm brown background.

Monkey Pet

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Red chalk portrait of a mustached man in a military uniform and cap with flying goggles, turned three-quarters to the left.

Georges Thenault

John Elliott, 1920

Pencil sketch of old Lausanne houses with steep roofs, chimneys, a domed spire and pedestrians on a cobbled street.

Old Houses, Lausanne

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Model in Yellows

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pastel portrait of a pale figure with wide eyes and a white ruffled collar, set against a yellow and green glowing background

Moon Madness

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman with a dark bob, red lips, pearl necklace, and orange shawl against a gray background.

Nightclub

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Soft pastel portrait of a woman with auburn hair in a red garment against a blurred ochre and blue background.

Reverie

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

James W. Shields

James Edward Kelly, 1870

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a young girl with long hair reading a book at a slanted wooden table.

Schoolgirl

Louise Catherine Breslau, 1920

Untitled (Horse)

Howard Russell Butler

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark bobbed hair and pale face against a dark background, wearing a green collar.

An Oriental

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Charcoal drawing of a seated nude woman in a head wrap against a dark textured background.

Untitled (nude)

Robert Henri, 1920

Young Woman in Green

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Norman Prince

John Elliott, 1920

Head study of a man with a mustache, lit warmly against a dark grey background.

Albert Clifford Barney

Alice Pike Barney, 1890