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Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude woman with raised arms beside a seated woman in a hat, in a garden.

Two Female Figures in Garden

Sepia ink and wash sketch of four female nudes in loose poses, two seated and two reclining or crouched.

Four Female Nudes

Soft pastel drawing of a misty meadow with a cluster of trees, boulders, and pale blue hills under a grey sky.

Chestnuts

John Henry Twachtman, 1900

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a seated woman in a hat, her figure fragmented into angular geometric planes against an interio

Abstract--Woman

Watercolor sketch of a wooden horse cage with sloped roof, horizontal rails and timber posts on a pale ground.

Cage for Bad Horses, St. Valery

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Watercolor portrait of a man in a yellow turban and red jacket with arms folded and a dagger at his waist.

Ourook of Mt. Olympus, Asia

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a seated bearded man gesturing beside a draped standing woman holding a laurel branch.

Figure Studies

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Ink and wash drawing of two nude women in a garden and a seated nude woman on a chair, in brown tones.

Two Women in a Garden, One Seated Woman

Brown ink wash drawing of two nude women and a clothed figure in an interior with a vase on a ledge.

Three Women

Pencil drawing of soldiers in snow: one figure is held down while another raises a whip, watched by an officer beside a woode

The Cossacks Part II, "Fifty Lashes"

Francis Davis Millet, 1870

Watercolor of a tall red and cream woven hat with a wide brim against a blue wash background.

Chapeau Algerine

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of a bearded man in a turban and embroidered jacket, leaning on a stone pedestal, with handwritten date and captio

Damascus Costume

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Agostino Manfredo

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Sarah Lloyd Hillhouse

Ellen Sharples, 1840

Pencil figure study of a reclining nude over a faint grid on toned paper.

Dolce Far Niente (figure study)

William Page, 1860

Contemplation

Rembrandt Peale, 1850

Watercolor sketch of Zembra's rocky cliffs above calm sea, with a second coastal view below.

Zembra

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil drawing of two nude classical sculpture torsos, one with curly hair and head tilted, the other with hair bound back.

Eros (Vatican no. 250), two views

William Page, 1840

Pencil sketch sheet with two reclining cows, a horse's head in bridle, and a harness study on aged paper.

Studies - 2 cows, horse, etc.

William Page, 1810

Watercolor sketch of an old domed mosque with arched colonnades and a smaller domed structure beside it.

Ancient Turkish Mosque at Tourbek

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Abstract geometric drawing of overlapping semicircles and circles in shades of blue and purple on a cream background.

Key Blue (from series, the Mathematical Basis of the Arts)

Joseph Schillinger, 1930

Watercolor of an alpine village with a church tower and wooden chalets below steep sunlit mountain peaks.

Champery and Mt. Bounaveau, Switzerland

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Abstract drawing of two seated women with tennis racquets, in angular forms and bold reds, yellows and greens.

Abstract--Two Women with Tennis Racquets

Charcoal drawing of a young shirtless man standing with crossed arms and lowered eyes against a toned background.

Study of a Young Man

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Young Man--Two Views

William Page, 1840

Watercolor sketch of a seated man in a blue robe and grey cap playing a long-necked stringed instrument.

Servant at Saleh

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Charcoal drawing of a seated man with arms folded over his knees, head turned to the side, on yellowed paper.

Man Sitting in a Chair

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1880

Pencil and wash drawing of an arched interior with domed ceiling, columns, and a small seated figure on tan paper.

Mosque Interior

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Pencil portrait of a young boy with short hair, bow tie and jacket, with the handwritten inscription 'Son of Hon. D. S. Carr'

Son of the Honorable D. S. Carr

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of a stone arched bridge over a river, with robed figures, trees, and a distant fortified building under a pale sk

Bridge Azzani

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg