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Charcoal and red chalk sketch of a curly-haired male head resembling a classical bust, on yellowed paper.

(Untitled--Head)

George Grey Barnard, 1920

Ink drawing of a smiling young girl with a long braid kneeling and reaching out one hand, signed Handforth.

Chinese Girl

Thomas Handforth, 1940

Pen and ink caricature of two anthropomorphic insects: a figure in a feathered hat and skirt facing a man in a top hat and ta

Insects

Oliver Herford, 1900

General John Newton

James Edward Kelly, 1890

Watercolor of a seated woman in a wide-brimmed hat seen from behind, with soft brown and blue washes around her.

(Woman with Hat and 2 Figures)

Charles Demuth, 1910

General Daniel Butterfield

James Edward Kelly, 1900

Anna May Wong

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark curly hair, black neck ribbon and white fichu, looking upward against a blue-gray backgr

Laura in Fichu

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketch of a nude female figure floating with flowing drapery and swirling forms around her, dated 1910.

Le Lys Casse (The Broken Lily)

George Grey Barnard, 1910

Pastel seascape of turquoise waves under a grey sky with peach clouds, meeting a distant horizon above a sandy shore.

Long Island Coast (#20)

Howard Russell Butler, 1930

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a seated woman seen from behind beside a child in a red outfit, on tan paper.

(Woman with Child in Red Suit)

Charles Demuth, 1910

Katherine Hemmick Johnson

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil and wash drawing of a crouching horned creature with a grotesque face and a toad below.

Therefore*

George Grey Barnard, 1920

Glowing woman in flowing gold and green drapery, wearing a star crown, standing over dark blue water at night.

Woman Clothed with the Sun

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil and brown wash drawing of a female figure in a spiraling dance pose with swirling drapery.

The Dance

George Grey Barnard, 1910

Pencil and wash drawing of a nude male figure arching in a leap above clouds, with a sunrise over the sea behind.

The Leap of the Soul

George Grey Barnard, 1920

Theseus from the Parthenon Pediment

William Page, 1860

Drawing of pottery jars and a crescent moon over a figure carrying a jar, with a verse panel across the center.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The End of Ramazan

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil and wash study sheet showing a standing nude, a helmeted youth with draped cloth, and a carved animal head.

Studies of Sculante

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Roadster

Charcoal study of a standing woman with long dark hair, hands clasped, gazing downward, in a loose robe.

Study for Rachel from The Mothers of the Bible

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Ink and wash drawing of nude and semi-nude women outdoors near a parasol, a hat on a table, and trees.

Group of Nude and Semi-Nude Women

Monochrome abstract drawing of a seated figure in a room with a lamp, shelves and chair, rendered in angular geometric planes

Abstract--Seated Figure

Loose pencil sketch of jagged rocky canyon cliffs and ravine by Thomas Moran, 1890.

Field Sketch of Rocky Canyon

Thomas Moran, 1890

Ink and wash drawing of a standing woman in a wide-brimmed hat, surrounded by bold angular dark shapes.

Standing Figure of a Woman

Charcoal sketch of costumed dancers on a stage with an arched backdrop, a horse form above, and a spectator at left.

Theatrical Scene

Pencil sketch of three nude figure studies in varied poses, including a crouching figure, a standing woman, and a reclining f

Three Figure Studies

Watercolor of a rocky mountain above a coastal town with a blue sea and a small sailboat in the foreground.

Mt. Pellegrino, Palermo

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Dido Waving Her Love to Carthage

William Page, 1810

Nude Woman