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Oil painting of a standing woman in a striped wrap, barefoot, with wooden houses and trees in the background at dusk.

Malagasy Woman

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of a decorated tipi by a lake at dusk, with two figures, spears and a shield, under a glowing amber sky.

Night Scene of Indian Tipi

Benjamin Raborg, 1890

Painting of a dark mesa under a blue-gray sky with rain falling from clouds onto its top, sandy desert foreground.

Cloudburst at Black Mesa, New Mexico

Allen Tucker, 1920

Woman in pink dress arranging yellow tulips in a blue and white vase beside a tiled wall and wooden chair.

Arranging the Tulips

Gari Melchers, 1920

Loose painting of a haloed woman holding a child beside a draped figure, in warm reds and browns.

The Holy Family

Robert Loftin Newman, 1910

Painting of pink zinnias in a yellow and pink vase on a table before a pale window, with bold black outlines.

Zinnias

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black doublet with a white lace collar, hand on his chest, against a dark backgrou

Portrait of a Man

Godfrey Kneller

Bust-length portrait of a man with wavy dark hair, white collar and bow tie, against a warm brown background.

Charles Sumner

William Page, 1870

Oil painting of a dirt village lane lined with a stone house, trees and flowering walls under a cloudy sky.

Maison de Millet

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Muted painting of a columned neoclassical building beyond bare trees, a street lamp, and small figures in a hazy winter scene

Chambre des Deputes no. III

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Portrait of a seated man in a brown coat and white cravat against a dark landscape with a pale sky.

Sir William Boothby

Joshua Reynolds

Oil portrait of an older officer in khaki uniform, peaked cap and medal ribbons against a dark background.

General Georges Leman, Commander of the Fortified Town of Liege

Edmund Charles Tarbell, 1920

Oil painting of the sailing ship Great Western under full sail on rough sea at dusk, with an American flag.

Great Western

William Marsh, 1850

Cubist-style painting of a crowded interior with fragmented figures, raised arms, and angular planes in muted ochre and blue.

Cubist Analysis

John E. Thompson, 1910

Expressive painting of crimson trees with bent black branches over a green meadow, with a tower and blue-yellow sky behind.

Winds

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Oval oil portrait of an older man with grey hair in a dark coat and white collar, against a loose pale background.

Joseph Henry

Christian Schussele, 1860

Men recoil in a dark cave as a woman gestures toward a glowing white-robed ghost, with lightning in the sky beyond.

Saul and the Witch of Endor

William Sidney Mount, 1820

Oil portrait of a seated Native American man in feathered headdress, holding a tomahawk and feathered fan.

Chetan-woa-kutoa-mang (The Hawk Who Hunts Walking)

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1880

Painting of sunlit red cliffs above a river under a stormy sky, with mounted riders on the bank in the foreground.

Cliffs of the Upper Colorado River, Wyoming Territory

Thomas Moran, 1880

Impressionist painting of a spring hillside with budding trees, a rocky slope, a farmer in a field, and the sea beyond.

The Budding Oak

Willard L. Metcalf, 1910

Painting of a woman drawing water from a stone well in a sunlit courtyard, with brick walls and green doors behind.

Scene Italienne pres de la Fontaine

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a hazy valley seen between tall tree trunks, with a distant mountain and a split-rail fence in the foreground.

Temple Mountain

Chauncey F. Ryder, 1940

Dark nocturnal painting of small figures walking under trees, lit by yellow lamps with reflections on wet ground.

Villa Falconieri

Charles Walter Stetson, 1900

Painting of a countryside with dramatic storm clouds over fields, a small white cottage, and a path in the foreground.

Small Landscape

John Constable, 1800

Oil painting of a horseback rider, dog and two women by a river with sailboats and a farmhouse under a hazy sky.

Dutch Landscape with Figures

Jacob van Strij, 1810

Painting of a man with a feathered headdress holding a spear, standing on a forest path beside a stream.

Zaparo Stock

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of a purple-hued mountain range above a still alpine lake, with conifers and boulders in the foreground.

Fifth Lake

Edgar Payne, 1920

Oil portrait of an older woman in a white bonnet and black dress, resting her hand on a Holy Bible, seated in a red chair.

Portrait of Polly Sutton Catlin

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of a dusk river scene with dark farm buildings, tall trees, and a glowing sunset reflected in still water.

Small Landscape

John Francis Murphy, 1880

Full-length painting of a standing Samoan woman in feathered skirt, shell headdress and beaded necklaces against dark leafy f

Samoan Woman

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1880

Oil portrait of a man in a dark military coat with gold epaulettes, hoop earrings, and a silver gorget, against a muted backg

Big Buffalo (Chippewa)

Henry Inman, 1830

Painting of the Virgin with the Christ Child and young John the Baptist kneeling before green curtains.

Madonna

Master of Serumido, 1500

Painting of four figures walking under a golden sun, carrying fruit, flowers and a scythe, with a decorative gold border.

The Four Seasons

William Clarke Rice, 1920

Full-length painting of a standing man in fringed buckskin, feathered headdress and beaded moccasins holding a staff, against

Tatanka (Buffalo)

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1880

Painting of a young woman with auburn hair, eyes lowered, turned left, in loose red, green and pink brushstrokes.

(Head of a Young Girl Facing Her Left)

Carl Newman, 1910

Circular painting of a radiant apotheosis with a seated figure in military dress, allegorical women, angels, rainbows and a w

Study for the Apotheosis of Washington in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol Building

Constantino Brumidi, 1850

Painting of two sailboats and rowboats on a rippling sea under a rosy sunset sky, with a distant lighthouse.

Afternoon on Saco Bay, Coast of Maine

William Frederick De Haas, 1870

Half-length portrait of a woman in a pink dress with powdered hair, resting her arm on a red velvet cushion.

Portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth Boucher

Mrs. Elizabeth Boucher, 1700

Elderly couple in a dim room gazing at an oval portrait on the wall, with a cane, top hat and straw chair nearby.

The Old Couple Looking at a Portrait of Lincoln

Harry Roseland, 1900

Still life painting of a halved melon, red apple, grapes, plum, knife, and green gold-banded vase on a table.

Fruit Pieces

William Harnett, 1870

Loosely painted street scene in ochre tones with bare trees, pedestrians, and a building along the right edge.

Place de la Madeleine no. II

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Full-length portrait of a woman in striped folk costume and pointed cap, with mountains, a lake, and a wooden house behind he

Swedish Lady

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil painting of a rolling green landscape with a winding path through trees, fields and hills under a cloudy sky.

Cornish Landscape

Charles A. Platt, 1910

Painting of swirling clouds over blue rooftops with chimneys and green trees at left, in bold expressive brushwork.

Clouds

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Oil portrait of a man with a mustache in a dark suit and red necktie against a golden background.

Jose Lewis, a Papago Indian Man

Jose Lewis, 1900

Painting of a sunlit city street with a church facade, a horse-drawn carriage, and pedestrians under a pale sky.

Saint Roche Church

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a pink and lavender sunset sky over a dark silhouetted treeline and landscape.

Sunrise or Sunset, study for book, Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Painting of a sick boy in bed holding a toy while a woman knits beside him in a green-walled room.

The Sick Child

J. Bond Francisco, 1890

Painting of waves breaking on a dark rock under a stormy green night sky with a bright moonlit cloud break.

Great Silas at Night

Robert C. Minor, 1890

Panoramic painting of a valley with rocky outcrops, distant hills, dark trees in the foreground, and a small village under cl

Valley of Cuernavaca

Thomas Moran, 1900

Painting of a colorful garden with a potted conical plant, a curved pond, orange and green trees, and a small house.

Landscape with Pond--Newman's Yard

Carl Newman, 1910

Painting of three men in a small sailboat battling rough waves under a dark stormy sky with seagulls overhead.

Riding out a Gale

Edward Moran, 1880

Loose painting of a reclining nude woman on white drapery beside a seated figure, with red curtains and scattered gold coins.

Payment of Zeus

Carl Marr, 1930

Loose brushwork painting of green shrubs and grey boulders on a rocky shore, with white surf and deep blue sea beyond.

Vine Clad Shore--Monhegan Island

George Bellows, 1910

Painting of a sunlit garden path under a blue trellis arbor, with a white house and green shrubs beyond.

Grape Arbor

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painting of pale sand dunes with green beach grass and shrubs under a cloudy sky, extending to a distant horizon.

Nantucket Sand Dune

C. Morgan McIlhenney, 1890

Painted portrait of a seated man in a dark suit and glasses holding an open book, against a black background.

Boris Alexandrovich Bakhmeteff, Russian Ambassador

Ossip Perelma, 1910

Painting of a seated woman weaving a geometric rug on an outdoor loom, with desert mesas and a hogan in the background.

Navajo Weaver

Carl Moon, 1940

Loose brown and ochre painting of a columned building, bare trees, utility poles and an open dusty plaza under a pale sky.

Chambre des Deputes no. II

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Washington and Lafayette

n.d S. Wehry, 1820

Dusky purple landscape with spiky dark forms under a pale sky crossed by a red streak of light.

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

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Oil portrait of a young woman with upswept hair in a pink gown and green sash, resting on a ledge before a dark landscape.

Miss Kirkpatrick

George Romney, 1770

Portrait of a woman in a white dress with pearls, resting her hand on her cheek, with a red rose at her bodice.

Portrait of a Lady in White

Joshua Reynolds, 1760

Two women in dark cloaks stand on a balcony above a green Venetian canal with gondolas and a red sail.

Along the Riva

Eugene Laurent Vail, 1930

Painting of a woman in a white dress playing a grand piano in a paneled room with a potted flowering plant.

At the Piano

Theodore Robinson, 1880

Oil portrait of a woman with large dark hair coils, red shawl and gold earring, glancing over her shoulder against an ochre b

Quanq

Quang, 1890

Painting of Venice with colorful sailboats and figures on a sandy shore, a domed church and bell tower across calm water.

A View of Venice

Thomas Moran, 1890

Painting of a nude red-haired woman seated at an ornate gilt dressing table, lifting her hair before a mirror.

Nude Seated at Her Dressing Table

Frederick Carl Frieseke, 1900

Loose painting of a helmeted woman with spear standing in a chariot pulled by dark horses under a pale, cloudy sky.

Minerva in a Chariot

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1890

Loose oil landscape with two dark trees, reddish rolling hills and a pale overcast sky by Henry Ossawa Tanner.

Untitled - Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Painting of a broad valley with a dirt road, cart, figure with cattle, church tower and dramatic cloudy sky.

Dedham Vale--Summer Morning

John Constable, 1800

Sunset landscape with a thatched house, palm trees, travelers on a dirt road, and distant mountains.

Forest and Native House

Javanese Raden Saleh, 1860

Oil portrait of a seated man in a black coat and white cravat holding folded papers, with red drapery and a column behind him

Joseph Ball

Christian Gullager, 1800

Painting of a red-roofed building framed by green trees and a foreground of red flowers under a hazy sky.

(Landscape with Red Roof Building)

Carl Newman, 1910

Oil portrait of a seated Native American man in feathered headdress and beaded necklace, holding a pipe, against a dark backg

Che-tan-ce-ta (Yellow Hawk)

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1880

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a dark formal jacket with a pink sash and medals, beside a green draped table.

Siamese Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oval oil portrait of a gray-haired man in a black suit and bow tie, seated in a red chair against a gray background.

Berniah Willet

John Mix Stanley, 1850

Woman in a yellow gown leans on a draped table by a silver ewer, looking toward a sunlit window with red curtains.

At the Window

William Rimmer, 1870

Abstract painting of bold blue, green, yellow and red shapes with curving outlines and a grid pattern.

Fugue

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painting of a dusky city square with a colonnade, tall obelisk, street lamp, and small figures walking under a warm cloudy sk

Place de la Concorde no. IV-A

Frank Edwin Scott, 1910

Painting of a seated woman in a beaded poncho and red skirt beside a tipi, set against a dark wooded background.

Spotted Tail's Wife

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1880

Oil portrait of a Hopi woman with whorled hair buns, turquoise earring, dark shawl and red garment against a golden backgroun

Komah-qua-ee

Carl Moon, 1940

Loose oil painting of a tall church tower and spire over a muted city square under a grey, overcast sky.

Place St. Germain des Pres

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Dark, atmospheric portrait of a bearded man in three-quarter view, face lit softly against a shadowed green-brown background.

Portrait of Albert Pinkham Ryder

Robert Loftin Newman, 1820

Painted self-portrait of a man in a dark suit holding a yellow brush, set against bold green and yellow brushstrokes.

Self-Portrait

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painting of a seated woman with short dark hair in a brown gold-trimmed jacket against a red patterned background.

Bagdad

Allen Tucker, 1920

Loose oil sketch of a park promenade with a man beside white sailboats, a child, and a woman with a parasol under trees.

The Man Who Rented Boats

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Dimly lit portrait of a woman with a ruffled collar leaning on a ledge, hands resting in the dark background.

Sarah Leaning on a Bannister

William Page, 1840

Full-length portrait of a young girl in a yellow dress holding a pink rose, with a butterfly and a red drape behind her.

Portrait of a Young Girl with Rose and Butterfly

Oliver Tarbell Eddy, 1830

Full-length painting of a bearded man holding a spear beside a lake and mountains, wrapped in a fur cloak.

Australian Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painting of a peacock with fanned tail feathers camouflaged among dense green leaves and dappled woodland light.

Peacock in the Woods, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Full-length oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a red academic robe holding a paper against a dark brown background.

Andrew B. White

Stanley Middleton, 1910

Painting of a coastal landscape with a dark-leaved tree, orange and red rocks, a blue sea and pink hills.

Landscape

Carl Newman, 1910

Two women at a desert pool filling clay pots, one with a jar on her head, with an adobe village and mountains behind.

Santa Clara Women

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of a family in a rustic room; a young woman reads a letter while others listen, a child plays on the floor.

The Emigrant's Letter

Howard Helmick, 1860

Painting of a red-lit sandstone butte beneath orange sunset clouds, with a river, green trees, and rocky desert ground.

Sunset Cloud, Green River, Wyoming

Thomas Moran, 1910