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Loose graphite sketch of a reclining female nude seen from behind, with her head turned and body curving across the page.

Reclining Female Nude, Back View

Pastel drawing of an older man at a workbench beside a young boy in a workshop, with loose blue and orange strokes.

The Young Sabot Maker

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Pencil sketch of layered badlands cliffs and hills with handwritten color notes including red, yellow, gray clay and yellow g

The Bad Lands of the Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1890

Pen and ink drawing of a reclining nude woman resting her head on her arm beside an open book, in a simple interior.

Reclining Female Nude with Book

Pencil study of a raised hand and forearm with a folded sleeve cuff, drawn on aged cream paper.

Hand of Henry O. Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Loose brown ink wash drawing of a nude woman reclining in an armchair beside a round side table in an interior.

Seated Female Nude, Side View

Black and grey ink drawing of a nude woman seen from behind, with broad abstract shapes around the figure.

Nude Woman, Back View

Pencil study of a standing nude woman with one arm raised, drawn over a faint squared grid on cream paper.

Venus Guiding Eneas and the Trojans to the Latin Shore (study of Venus)

William Page, 1850

Ink and wash drawing of several overlapping nude female figures in loose charcoal outlines and grey wash.

Female Nude Composite

Ink wash drawing of a bending female nude surrounded by angular dark and grey geometric shapes.

Female Nude Bending Over