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Pencil sketch of robed bearded men, one raising a staff and another lifting an arm, on aged yellowed paper.

Moses, Aaron and Hur on Mount Horeb (clothed study)

William Page, 1850

Ink and red chalk drawing of two nude women, one crouching and one standing, in a sketched interior with arches.

Two Nude Figures

Pencil sketch of rocky cliffs and a waterfall in a canyon, with pines on the ridges and handwritten title at upper right.

Upper Falls, Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1890

Pastel portrait of an older man in a fedora, bow tie and suit, with a cigarette in his mouth, on a tan background.

R. D. Shepherd

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Charcoal drawing of cows grazing in a grassy field beside tall dark trees under a pale sky.

Landscape with Cows in Foreground

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Soft pastel drawing of a standing nude young woman with one arm raised, on a warm tan paper background.

Standing Nude Figure of a Girl

Thomas Dewing, 1920

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair and a white collar, gazing toward the viewer on tan paper.

Marie Huet the Painter

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pastel drawing of breaking ocean waves with white foam crashing over dark rocks under a pale cloudy sky.

Maine Coast (#31)

Howard Russell Butler, 1920

Pencil sketch of Rome's rooftops and domes viewed from the Palatine, with a tree in the lower right corner.

From the Palatine, Rome

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Pencil drawing of a desert valley with jagged mountains, mesas, and sparse shrubs under a blank sky.

Untitled (transfer drawing for Arizona Night)

George Elbert Burr, 1920

Two seated women on a sandy beach with faint boats on the water behind them, rendered in soft watercolor washes.

Untitled (Two Women and Boats)

Charles Demuth, 1910

Brown ink and wash drawing of several nude women grouped outdoors beneath loosely shaded trees and sky.

Group of Nudes

Graphite sketch of three reclining female nude figures on cream paper, one large figure seen from behind and two smaller stud

Group of Three Reclining Female Nudes

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