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Pencil drawing of soldiers in snow: one figure is held down while another raises a whip, watched by an officer beside a woode

The Cossacks Part II, "Fifty Lashes"

Francis Davis Millet, 1870

Watercolor of a tall red and cream woven hat with a wide brim against a blue wash background.

Chapeau Algerine

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of a bearded man in a turban and embroidered jacket, leaning on a stone pedestal, with handwritten date and captio

Damascus Costume

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Agostino Manfredo

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Sarah Lloyd Hillhouse

Ellen Sharples, 1840

Pencil figure study of a reclining nude over a faint grid on toned paper.

Dolce Far Niente (figure study)

William Page, 1860

Contemplation

Rembrandt Peale, 1850

Watercolor sketch of Zembra's rocky cliffs above calm sea, with a second coastal view below.

Zembra

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil drawing of two nude classical sculpture torsos, one with curly hair and head tilted, the other with hair bound back.

Eros (Vatican no. 250), two views

William Page, 1840

Pencil sketch sheet with two reclining cows, a horse's head in bridle, and a harness study on aged paper.

Studies - 2 cows, horse, etc.

William Page, 1810

Watercolor sketch of an old domed mosque with arched colonnades and a smaller domed structure beside it.

Ancient Turkish Mosque at Tourbek

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Abstract geometric drawing of overlapping semicircles and circles in shades of blue and purple on a cream background.

Key Blue (from series, the Mathematical Basis of the Arts)

Joseph Schillinger, 1930

Watercolor of an alpine village with a church tower and wooden chalets below steep sunlit mountain peaks.

Champery and Mt. Bounaveau, Switzerland

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Abstract drawing of two seated women with tennis racquets, in angular forms and bold reds, yellows and greens.

Abstract--Two Women with Tennis Racquets

Charcoal drawing of a young shirtless man standing with crossed arms and lowered eyes against a toned background.

Study of a Young Man

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Young Man--Two Views

William Page, 1840

Watercolor sketch of a seated man in a blue robe and grey cap playing a long-necked stringed instrument.

Servant at Saleh

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Charcoal drawing of a seated man with arms folded over his knees, head turned to the side, on yellowed paper.

Man Sitting in a Chair

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1880

Pencil and wash drawing of an arched interior with domed ceiling, columns, and a small seated figure on tan paper.

Mosque Interior

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Pencil portrait of a young boy with short hair, bow tie and jacket, with the handwritten inscription 'Son of Hon. D. S. Carr'

Son of the Honorable D. S. Carr

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of a stone arched bridge over a river, with robed figures, trees, and a distant fortified building under a pale sk

Bridge Azzani

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Symmetrical abstract geometric drawing of overlapping blue, orange, and teal circles and white shapes in four square tiles.

Green Squares (from series, the Mathematical Basis of the Arts)

Joseph Schillinger, 1930

Watercolor of a seated woman in a blue veil and gown, resting on striped and floral cushions beside a green wall.

Costume of Persian Princess, Brusa

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

William Henry Daingerfield

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil sketch of two Bulgarian men in fur caps, one leading a laden donkey beside a staff, on tan paper.

Bulgarian Beggars

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Charcoal drawing of a standing woman in a draped hooded robe, hand raised to her head, with a hand study in the upper right.

Standing Figure

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Statuary

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Graphite drawing of a nude male discus thrower standing on a pedestal, head turned left, holding a discus.

Standing Discus Thrower (Vatican no. 615), front view

William Page, 1840

Sepia pencil drawing of a man with short hair in a cravat and dark coat, shown head and shoulders, facing forward.

Head of a Gentleman

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of tall trees and two small figures walking a path beneath an open sky.

Souvenir of a Pleasant Dinner

George Elmer Browne, 1920

(Iowa State Capitol Rotunda) (Hunting, study for panel)

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Pastel drawing of a garden corner with a slender young tree, flowering shrubs and a sunlit meadow beyond.

A Corner of the Garden

Daniel Kotz, 1910

Pencil and watercolor design of a winged figure above a green serpent-wrapped column, flanked by torches and an inscribed ped

(Untitled) (Mansfield 1907)

George Grey Barnard, 1900

Pen drawing of a narrow stepped street with an archway and timber balconies, with a pencil sketch of a turbaned head at left.

Steps and Doorways, Algiers

Charcoal and chalk portrait of a young woman with long flowing hair, looking directly at the viewer.

Natalie with Flowing Hair

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil drawing of a wind-bent tree on a hillside with snowy mountains in the distance at lower left.

Untitled (transfer drawing for The Home of the Winds [no. 1])

George Elbert Burr, 1910

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a sunlit path through a dark forest with tall trees and undergrowth.

Landscape with Path through Forest

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1900

Mrs. Fleming Newbold

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of a man in a hat sketching outdoors under a white parasol, with trees behind him and an easel in front.

Max Weyl

William Henry Holmes, 1870

Pencil drawing of a rocky stream flowing through a hilly valley with boulders, shrubs and distant mountains.

Civitella, Italy

Johann Hermann Carmiencke, 1840

Charcoal study of a nude woman seen from behind, arms outstretched, with swirling drapery, on tan paper.

Untitled (study for ceiling, Empire Theatre, N.Y.)

William de Leftwich Dodge, 1900

Brown and white drawing of several geyser eruptions rising from rocky ground beneath a steamy sky, with pine trees at the hor

Yellowstone Geyser

Richard Norris Brooke, 1920

Brown wash and pencil study of a striding nude male figure with smaller sketches of a reclining figure and limbs.

(Untitled--Striding Figure)

George Grey Barnard, 1920

Watercolor of a Venetian church facade with Corinthian columns, a pediment, and an arched doorway under a blue sky.

La Salute, Venice

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1910

Pencil sketch of figures seated at a table in a ruined arched interior, drawn in loose crosshatched lines.

The Last Supper

Pencil drawing of an elderly woman in a headscarf reading a book in a chair beside a tiled stove.

(Woman Seated, Reading)

Thomas Charles Farrer, 1860

Architectural plan in watercolor of a triangular fountain with a central circular basin between Main Street and West Lane.

(Design for Fountain, Ridgefield, Connecticut)

Cass Gilbert, 1930

Elizabeth Dunn Finney

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1850

Charcoal drawing of a bearded man in a plumed hat and fringed jacket, reaching toward a sketched landscape, with a handwritte

Detail of cartoon for mural Westward the Course of Empire...

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze

Charcoal sketch of three figures in an interior room beside a doorway, with loose quick strokes and a signature in the lower

Untitled (Group of Figures)

George Luks, 1920

Watercolor and ink drawing of a feathered man paddling a canoe past rocks and pines, with a wrapped bundle in the boat.

Burial of a Papoose

Richard Norris Brooke, 1920

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