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Full-length portrait of a standing man in red and white robes with a rifle on a rocky mountain path.

Kurd Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Loose painting of a woman in a white bridal gown and veil against a warm tan background.

A Bride

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1890

Oil painting of the Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, a dove descending in light, and angels above a river.

Baptism of Christ

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1700

Painting of a studio interior with two children before a large canvas, a painter at an easel, portraits on walls, and a dog.

Interior with Portraits

Thomas Le Clear, 1860

Painting of a seated shirtless man with a red headband weaving a geometric textile on a loom beside a pottery jar.

Hopi Weaver

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of a man in a cap behind a bar counter lined with bottles and glasses, with a mirror, shelves and a wooden door.

M. Baudy Behind his Desk at the Hotel Baudy

John Leslie Breck, 1880

Painting of the Last Supper with Christ at the center of a long table and twelve apostles around him against a blue backgroun

The Last Supper

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1920

Woman seated on a rug shaping a clay pot in a sunlit adobe courtyard, with painted pottery and hanging red chilies nearby.

Hopi Woman Making Pottery

Carl Moon, 1940

Oil painting of a white-sailed schooner in a harbor with rowboats, a lighthouse, and grey overcast sky.

Harbor Scene

Robert Salmon, 1840

Painting of yellow sunflowers and pink roses in a blue-and-white vase on a round table with a patterned cloth.

Flowers

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painting of a standing Fijian man holding a spiked club on his shoulder, with mountains and thatched huts behind him.

Fijian Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil painting of a Montreal street with a tram, storefronts with awnings, utility poles and pedestrians under a stormy sky.

Main Street, Montreal

Louis Wiesenberg, 1920

Painting of a winding river valley with grazing cattle, a dirt road, rolling hills and trees in warm golden light.

Landscape

Thaddeus Welch, 1900

Oval half-length portrait of a woman with dark curled hair in a blue dress with a white collar against a dark background.

Mrs. Price

Mrs. Price, 1700

Painting of a studio interior with a white table, vase of flowers, easel, and chair in bold angular colors.

Interior

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painting of a snowy hillside with a lit farmhouse, bare trees and dark evergreens under a pale blue sky.

Shimmering Tree Shadows

Gardner Symons, 1930

Painting of a child at the water's edge on a sandy beach with striped huts, a red-sailed boat, and pale buildings.

Low Tide (recto of 1929.6.79B)

John Noble, 1920

Dark mountain silhouette under a golden dusk sky with a crescent moon, clouds, and small lights in the valley below.

Sunset, Mount McIntyre

James Henry Moser, 1900

Painting of a woman in a lilac kimono arranging violet flowers at a mirrored dressing table in a sunlit room.

The Violet Kimono

Robert Reid, 1910

Painting of a snowy winter river tumbling over rocky rapids, with evergreen and bare trees along the banks.

The Rapids

W. Elmer Schofield, 1910

Painting of a winding path through a green meadow toward a distant village, with a cluster of trees on the right under a clou

The Path to the Village

John Francis Murphy, 1880

Loose painting of a masted sailing ship in a harbor at dusk, with blue water, dark hull and buildings on the shore.

Porte de Cherbourg

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Vertical panel showing a seated woman in a pale gown among roses and foliage, in warm golden tones with fine surface cracks.

Panel for a Screen: Woman with a Deer

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1870

Oval portrait of a woman in a red dress and lace collar holding white feathers, with an inscribed border.

Pocahontas

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Dark landscape with a cliff and cross, a rider by a river, a large tree on the right, and distant hilltop buildings.

White Monk

Welsh Richard Wilson, 1710

Painting of a seated woman beading a moccasin beside an adobe wall, with finished moccasins, a pottery jar, and hanging feath

A Moccasin Maker

Carl Moon, 1940

Half-length portrait of a young man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat, resting his hand on a red chair.

Portrait of Mendes Cohen

Joseph Wood, 1810

Oil landscape of a golden meadow, a cluster of autumn trees, and blue-grey mountains under a pale cloudy sky.

Landscape

Painting of a tall rock standing in rippling sea water beside dark cliffs, with sunlight glinting on the waves.

The Enchanted Pool

William Ritschel, 1920

Oil portrait of a young man with dark hair in a dark coat and gold waistcoat against a brown background.

Portrait of a Young Man

William Page, 1830

Oil painting of a standing shirtless man with a spear and round wooden shield on a sandy beach by the sea.

Nubian

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Night landscape with a glowing haloed moon over rolling hills, and small dark figures travelling along a path at lower left.

Flight into Egypt

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1920

Woman sorting corn kernels in a basin while a girl holds corn ears beside an adobe wall and clay pot.

Drying Corn

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of waves breaking on rocky coastline with people on the cliff and a sailboat on the horizon under blue sky.

Castle Rock, Nahant

William Stanley Haseltine, 1860

Sepia-toned painting of a city square with pedestrians, tall poles, stone buildings, and a classical colonnade at right.

La Madeleine at Dawn

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of rocky coastal headlands with turquoise sea waves breaking against cliffs under a pale sky.

Monhegan Headlands

William S. Robinson, 1910

Painting of a shaded blue arched street with robed figures, opening onto a sunlit square beyond the arch.

Street in Tangier

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1910

Two horseback riders roping a longhorn bull in a landscape with mountains and a grazing herd.

Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody)

William Pollock, 1900

Painting of a reclining winged angel gazing upward on a stone pedestal against a black background.

Untitled (Angel)

Annie Cauley, 1870

Seated man reading an open book in a wood-paneled study with bookshelves, a desk, and a checkered floor.

Peter Bell Smith

John J. Porter, 1850

Classical landscape with a river, dancing figures, a lyre player, a ruined temple, and distant mountains under a pale sky.

Apollo and the Seasons (Classical Landscape)

Welsh Richard Wilson, 1770

Loose impressionist painting of a wild coastal landscape with dunes, scrub and a pale stretch of water under a pink and grey

Wild Coast, Newport

Homer Dodge Martin, 1880

Oil painting of a standing shirtless man with braided hair holding a spear and blade, with banana plant and hills behind him.

Niam-Niam Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Still life painting of a glass of wine with grapes, peach, plum, and hazelnuts on a white marble ledge.

Still Life with Fruit and Champagne

Helen Searle, 1860

Interior of a Gothic chapel with a carved wooden screen, tall stained glass windows, and figures in period dress.

King's College Chapel--Cambridge

David Roberts, 1830

Painting of pedestrians and bare trees along an iron fence in front of a stone building, in muted brown tones.

L' Odeon du Luxembourg

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Pearl of Grief

Mary Jane Peale, 1850

Painting of a war-damaged street with soldiers, civilians, rubble, and a wounded man supported by companions.

Episode of the Siege of Lille, 1792

Georges Gaston Theodore Melingue, 1890

Painting of an orange and purple sunset over a dark silhouetted landscape with a palm tree at left.

The Sky Simulated by Red Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Painting of a calm lake with mountains under a golden sky, dark trees on the right shore, and ducks in the reeds.

Upper Ausable Lake

Homer Dodge Martin, 1860

Painting of oxen pulling a loaded cart through a golden harvest field beside a river under a pale, swirling sky.

Harvest

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1910

Painted mural study of a woman and child at a homestead and two men building a barbed wire fence on the prairie.

The Homestead and the Building of the Barbed Wire Fences (Mural Study for Interior Building, General Land Office, Was…

John Steuart Curry, 1940

Akka Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil portrait of a seated man with long dark hair, red neckerchief and dark blanket against an ochre background.

Spotted Tail

Henry Ulke, 1870

Dim farmhouse interior with a girl in red standing by a doorway, sunlight on the floor, ladder and broom at right.

Interior of a Westphalian Cottage

Worthington Whittredge, 1850

Two women in green floral gowns and red shawls face a mirror in a bright, shimmering interior with a blue and white vase.

(Lady Reflected in Mirror)

Carl Newman, 1900

Oil portrait of a dark-haired woman in a dark shawl embracing a fair-haired young child against a dark background.

Mother Love

Charles Frederick Naegele, 1940

Loose blue-toned painting of two robed figures on a rooftop beside a dark dome, with a pale horizon behind them.

Study for Christ and Nicodemus on a Rooftop

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1920

Dim interior painting of a bearded explorer gesturing before a court of richly dressed figures, with a globe and books on the

Columbus before the Queen

Peter Frederick Rothermel, 1840

Painting of a dark sailboat on rough night sea under a glowing moon with streaked clouds.

Moonlight

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1880

Hazy blue painting of a large arched building facade with two dark figures on horseback in the lower right corner.

Palace of Justice, Tangier

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1910

Loose brushwork painting of a city street with bare trees, a horse-drawn carriage, pedestrians, and golden-lit buildings.

St. Germain des Pres no. III

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of two huddled children beside a rabbit, with pink roses climbing a dark rock above them on a golden ground.

Panel for a Screen: Children Frightened by a Rabbit

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1870

Loose painted study of robed figures, one kneeling in the foreground, against a yellow wall.

Study, Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1900