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Painting of slender autumn trees with golden leaves beside a rail fence, under a misty grey sky.

The Fall Season

Bruce Crane, 1930

Painting of a brown hillside coastline with a blue cove, white surf, and a winding dirt road under a pale sky.

Yankee Point

Edward Bruce, 1930

Painting of a village of red and pink roofed houses among green trees and bushes, rendered in bold, energetic brushstrokes.

Houses and Landscape

Preston Dickinson, 1910

Painted design study with classical figures for library wall bays, showing Apollo, Pallas, Hephaestus and Hermes in arched pa

Sketches for a Decoration of a Private Library "B"

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Buffalo Cow, Grazing on the Prairie

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of feathered mounted warriors with shields and spears riding across grassland with trees under a cloudy sky.

Comanche War Party on the March, Fully Equipped

George Catlin, 1840

Grayscale painting of Indigenous people in feathered headdresses walking and riding horses across open grassland.

Indians Migrating

Alexander F. Harmer, 1920

Painting of bison bulls in a muddy wallow on green prairie, with a herd grazing up rolling hills under a pale sunset sky.

Buffalo Bulls in a Wallow

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of mounted riders with bows and lances chasing a bison herd across green rolling prairie hills.

Buffalo Chase over Prairie Bluffs

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a bison bull surrounded by pale wolves on a green plain, with rolling hills and a pale sky behind.

Wounded Buffalo Bull Surrounded by White Wolves

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of Sioux men performing a war dance around a campfire before a row of tipis, with spectators watching under a cloudy

War Dance, Sioux

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of five cows grazing on a grassy hill beside trees, with a river and overcast sky in the background.

Untitled (five cows grazing with trees and river in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of riders and dogs with travois racing across a green plain toward distant hills under a pale sky.

Comanche Moving Camp, Dog Fight Enroute

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of armored horsemen thrown into turmoil under a beam of light from a stormy sky, with a fallen man in a red cloak.

The Conversion of Saul

n.d Simeon Griswold, 1850

Oil portrait of a young woman in a large black plumed hat and white lace-collared blouse against a brown background.

Laura Alice in Big Hat

Alice Pike Barney, 1890

Painting of a bison bull with a shaggy dark mane standing on green prairie grass under a cloudy sky.

Buffalo Bull, Grazing on the Prairie

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a farmer carrying a tool along a path under large trees toward a farmhouse across a sunlit field.

Homeward

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of Indigenous warriors in a grassy plain with a ravine, some drawing bows and others lying wounded on the ground.

Mandan Attacking a Party of Arikara

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of figures with shields dancing around a fire beside tall tipis on an open plain under a pink-clouded sky.

Smoking the Shield

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a wide muddy river lined by dark forest, with driftwood floating on the water under a pale sky.

View on the Missouri, Alluvial Banks Falling in, 600 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a dark sunset landscape with a crescent moon, bare trees, a dirt road and a farmhouse silhouetted against glowing

Untitled (sunset with quarter moon and farmhouse)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Gold-ground panel of the Descent from the Cross, with a man lowering Christ's body while mourners and a bishop look on.

Descent from the Cross

Stefano d'Antonio di Vanni, 1400

Loose oil landscape of a steam train crossing a stone bridge over a river, framed by green trees and hills under clouds.

Train

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Painting of bison herd on rolling green hills with three rifle-carrying hunters in the foreground under a blue sky.

Batiste, Bogard, and I Approaching Buffalo on the Missouri

George Catlin, 1830

Painted men in a crouching dance formation hold spears and bows on a plain, with a standing woman and a mountain behind them.

Dance to the Berdash

George Catlin, 1830

Moonlit landscape with a glowing moon behind clouds, rolling hills, dark evergreen trees and a lone pine at night.

Gathering Mists

Charles Warren Eaton, 1900

Painting of a rocky coastline with dark green cliffs, white surf, and a turbulent pale sky above the sea.

Sun and Storm

Paul Dougherty, 1900

Painting of two tree trunks with exposed roots and a green canopy, with shrubs and a stream in the background.

Trees beside a Stream

Eliphalet Frazer Andrews, 1910

Painting of a mountain valley with smokestacks and buildings, large boulders and pine trees in the foreground, under a cloudy

Leadville, Colorado

n.d Harriet A. Harris, 1880

Night scene of a dance around a fire with feathered dancers, torches, tipis, and onlookers under a moonlit sky.

Scalp Dance, Sioux

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of a small glowing cabin with a dark roof framed by trees under a pale evening sky.

The Old Homestead

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a dense tree cluster with a lone figure walking a dirt path beside fallen branches under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape, woodcutter on path)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Loose painting of a sunlit woodland with tall trees, leafy canopy, and a shaded pond edge with reeds.

Wooded Landscape

Samuel Isham, 1910

Watercolor of a doctor examining a shirtless man's arm while other men wait nearby and a seated man holds a paper.

Physical Examination

Forrest Flower, 1900

Painting of a dusky landscape with a rider on a dirt road, trees at left, and bright clouds over a sunset horizon.

Untitled (landscape, man on horse)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Dusky rural landscape with a woman herding cattle and sheep along a dirt road toward farmhouses under tall trees.

Untitled (woman with cattle and sheep at dusk)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a forested valley with a pond, cliffs, a distant mountain, and two small figures under a cloudy sky.

Cumberland Mountain Hunters

Samuel M. Lee, 1830

Painting of a man in a feathered headdress pulling a lasso to restrain a wild horse on an open plain.

Breaking Down the Wild Horse

George Catlin, 1830

Oil painting of eroded ochre clay hills beside a winding river, with flat-topped bluffs in the distance under a pale sky.

View in the Big Bend of the Upper Missouri

George Catlin, 1830

Night rural scene with red barn, white house, utility pole with glowing light, and dark sky above a road.

Bright Light at Russell's Corners

George Ault, 1940

Painting of a reclining nude woman on draped cloth in a dark, shadowed forest clearing with rocks and trees.

Ariadne

Wyatt Eaton, 1880

Painting of a crowd of runners and onlookers on open prairie, with a mounted rider and a distant horizon under a pale sky.

Footrace behind the Mandan Village

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a dark sailboat among snow-covered ice floes at winter sunset, with pink clouds and distant sails.

Winter Sunset

Birge Harrison, 1890

Painting of children feeding rabbits in a dim stone farm kitchen, with a girl sweeping and a hen nearby.

Farm Interior: Breton Children Feeding Rabbits

William Henry Lippincott, 1870

Painting of canoes pursuing a swimming stag on a calm river, with green hills and reflections under a pale sky.

View on the St. Peter's River, Sioux Indians Pursuing a Stag in their Canoes

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of two large oak trees over a meadow with grazing cows, a walking figure, a rowboat on a pond, and hills under cloud

Oak Trees

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Two mounted warriors with lances gallop across a dusty plain under a pale sky, one horse pale and one dark.

Comanche Warrior Lancing an Osage, at Full Speed

George Catlin, 1830

Loose oil sketch of a riverside bleachery with drying cloth, a wooden shed, two seated figures and a misty shore.

Sketch for Lombardy Bleachery

Herman Hartwich, 1890

Small painting of a man plowing a field with an ox beside a farmhouse and trees under a hazy sky.

Untitled (landscape with man plowing fields)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Three riders on horses cross a wide golden grassland under a pale blue sky with streaked pink clouds.

Bogard, Batiste, and I, Traveling through a Missouri Bottom

George Catlin, 1830

Hazy landscape painting of a white house with red roof, trees, marsh reeds and water under a pale sky with a moon.

Untitled (landscape with house in background)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painted dome-shaped clay bluffs with striped bands and column-like erosion rise above a calm river under a pale sky.

Picturesque Clay Bluff, 1700 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a green summer valley with rolling hills, farm buildings among trees, and a pale cloudy sky.

Early Summer

Charlotte B. Coman, 1830

Painting of a mounted rider with a raised lance chasing a bison across open plains at dusk.

Indian Hunting Buffalo

Edwin Willard Deming, 1940

Painting of a stormy Mediterranean-style harbor with a white-sailed boat, a tall tower, and snowy mountains under clouds.

The Coast of Genoa

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1850

Dim landscape with dark trees, a distant water view under clouds, and two women on a rocky rise at lower right.

Untitled (Landscape with Two Women Reclining on Rocks)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Loose brushwork painting of farm buildings with red roofs beside trees and a hillside under a partly cloudy sky.

Rocky Farm, Newport

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of a calm bay curving past sandy shores, driftwood, and a distant village under a pale overcast sky.

San Francisco Bay

Albert Bierstadt, 1870

Painting of a dying bison bull in snow as mounted hunters with lances ride across a wintry plain.

Dying Buffalo Bull in a Snowdrift

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a stream through rocky terrain with a leafless tree, figures, and a stormy sky over distant hills.

Small Landscape

Thomas Barker, 1840

Painting of a group of men in feathered headdresses performing a snowshoe dance beside tall ceremonial poles on snow.

Snowshoe Dance at the First Snowfall

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of buffalo swimming across a wide river past a canoe, with green hills and a cloudy sky behind.

Buffalo Herds Crossing the Upper Missouri

George Catlin, 1830

Two horses pull a wagon with a log along a sandy dune path under dramatic grey clouds, with a man walking beside them.

The Wain Team

George Elmer Browne, 1900

Painting of rows of tepees on green plains beside a wide river, with mounted riders on rolling hills under a pale sky.

Fort Pierre, Mouth of the Teton River, 1200 Miles above Saint Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a plains ceremony with a figure beside a pole bearing a bison skull, drummers, and a watching crowd.

Self-torture in a Sioux Religious Ceremony

George Catlin, 1830

Pale seascape of a white rowboat on a sandy beach, figures near a small boat, calm sea and cloudy sky.

The South Strand

Emil Carlsen, 1900

Dark landscape with rocks, a man carrying a pole, large trees, and two sailboats on water under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape with rocks, man and sailboats)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of a sunlit hill with scattered trees, green shrubs, and a pale turquoise sky above rust-colored slopes.

Hill with Trees

Eleanor Harris, 1940

Sunlit hillside with a large leafy tree, small figures resting in shade, a winding path, and a stream below.

The Wanderlusters' Rest

William Henry Holmes, 1910

Painting of a Venetian lagoon with a domed church, gondolas, rowers and sailboats under a cloudy sky.

Venetian Scene

Giacomo Guardi, 1830

Painting of a river with a small rowboat beside a grassy bank, dark trees on the far shore, and a heavy cloudy sky.

Untitled - Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Painting of slender birch trees with golden autumn leaves, a stone wall, and a fallen log in a soft rolling meadow.

Autumn

Bruce Crane, 1900

Painting of a bare birch and leafless trees on a pale rolling hillside with stone walls under a hazy winter sky.

December Uplands

Bruce Crane, 1910

Painting of a dramatic cloudy sky with sunlight breaking through, above dark rolling hills and trees.

Untitled (landscape, cloudy sky)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painted river landscape with two hunters and dogs on a bank, a sailboat on the water, and hazy mountains under a cloudy sky.

River View with Hunters and Dogs

Thomas Doughty, 1850

Painting of a tipi encampment on grassland with figures working on hides, a river and wooded bluffs in the distance.

Indian Encampment, Comanche (or Kiowa) Dressing Skins, Red River

George Catlin, 1840

Loose oil landscape of a dark pine beside a pale fence, snowy ground, green pond water, and a grey streaked sky.

Chase's Pond

Walt Kuhn, 1940

Painting of a Comanche warrior on a rearing white horse facing mounted dragoons, with riders on a green grassy hill beyond.

Comanche Meeting the Dragoons

George Catlin, 1830

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

George Inness, 1880

Dark, textured painting of a forest with a glowing yellow-green opening in the canopy above a reflective pool.

Moonrise

Ralph Albert Blakelock, 1910

Painting of dancers in feathered headdresses and bear costumes performing a stooped group dance on a pale ground.

Bear Dance, Preparing for a Bear Hunt

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of white and yellow roses with dark green leaves and buds against a muted olive background.

Roses--Fancy Still Life, Still Life with Roses

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1840

Painting of a rustic wooden room with a green tiled stove, bench, table, and a view through a doorway to a window.

Interior of a House

Eliphalet Frazer Andrews, 1910

Painting of a red-painted rider in feathered headdress on a black horse with handprints, against a pale cloudy sky.

Kee-o-kúk, The Watchful Fox, Chief of the Tribe, on Horseback

George Catlin, 1830

Seated men in feathered headdresses gather around a campfire beside trees, with open water and pale sky behind them.

Sioux Indian Council, Chiefs in Profound Deliberation

George Catlin, 1830

Two young women in fringed dresses stand before a painted tipi with children and dogs, on an open plain.

Two Comanche Girls

George Catlin, 1830

Oil painting of a farmhouse and barn beside a curving dirt road, with rolling wooded hills under a pale sky.

Landscape

Edward Bruce, 1930

Painting of a crowded 19th-century courtroom with lawyers, seated men, spectators on benches and a small dog on the floor.

Missouri Courtroom

William Josiah Brickey, 1850

Painting of a rocky shoreline with a wooded bluff, a red-roofed house, and sailboats on water under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (shoreline with sailboats and roof)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of sheep grazing in a wooded clearing with boulders, under a sky with sunlight breaking through clouds over hills.

Landscape with Sheep

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1820

Hazy seascape of sailing boats and a rowboat with figures on calm water under a glowing sun.

Marine Study

Franklin Dullin Briscoe, 1900

Painting of a river with a stone bridge and a hilltop medieval palace with towers, reflected in golden light.

The Palace of the Popes and Pont d'Avignon

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Loose oil landscape of two grazing cows in a grassy field beneath dark trees and a pale embankment, with distant hills.

Untitled (landscape with two cows)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of wild horses galloping across green grassland toward a distant hill under a pale, cloudy sky.

Wild Horses at Play

George Catlin, 1830

Loose painted sketch of a shaded path under a leafy tree, sloping down to a stream and sunlit meadow with pink flowers.

Original sketch of "The Wanderlusters' Rest"

William Henry Holmes, 1910

Painting of a coastal landscape with large clouds, grassy dunes, grazing cattle, two walking figures, and a distant spire.

From Amagansett to East Hampton

George Henry Bogert, 1920