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Painting of mounted riders with lances and shields galloping across a grassy plain under a cloudy sky.

Comanche Feats of Horsemanship

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of cows grazing under trees beside a calm river, with distant hills and a cloudy sky in warm earth tones.

Untitled (landscape with cows grazing near river)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of a dark winter forest with bare trunks and branches, snow on the ground, and a pale glowing sky.

Brooding Silence

John F. Carlson, 1940

Painting of green rolling hills, red eroded bluffs, and a winding river under a pale sky with clouds.

Iron Bluff, 1200 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of rounded yellow clay bluffs beside a winding river and green plain under a pale sky with streaked clouds.

Clay Bluffs, Twenty Miles above the Mandans

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of cattle grazing in a flowery meadow beside large trees under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (landscape with cattle grazing)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Painting of mounted riders racing across a grassy plain while feathered spectators watch near a flagpole under a cloudy sky.

Horseracing on a Course Behind the Mandan Village

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of rolling hills at sunset with a tipi and campfire smoke among trees at lower right.

Indians Encamping at Sunset, Upper Missouri

George Catlin, 1830

Dark silhouetted tree under a glowing yellow and green sunset sky, with a dirt road and two small figures below.

River Landscape at Sunset

David Johnson, 1890

South Side of Buffalo Island, Showing Buffalo Berries in the Foreground

South Side of Buffalo Island, Showing Buffalo Berries in the Foreground

George Catlin, 1830

View of the Temple of Peace in the Roman Forum

View of the Temple of Peace in the Roman Forum

George Loring Brown, 1860

Oil landscape of a fisherman by a still pool, a waterfall, trees, and distant snowy mountains under a dramatic sky.

Landscape with Stream and Mountains

Thomas Doughty, 1830

Composition, Italian Scenery

Composition, Italian Scenery

George Loring Brown, 1840

Blackbird's Grave, a Back View, Prairies Enameled with Flowers

Blackbird's Grave, a Back View, Prairies Enameled with Flowers

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a stormy grey coastline with a bare tree, a red-roofed house, and two sailboats on calm water.

Landscape near Newport, R. I.

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1870

Painting of two cows grazing on a path through a dark forest, with a standing figure near a sunlit clearing.

Untitled (cows on path in forest)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Charcoal drawing of a Hopi dwelling interior with women grinding corn, a child at a window, and a man smoking in a doorway.

Interior of a Hopi Dwelling

William Henry Jackson

Painting of nude figures in a violent struggle on a grassy plain, with bloodied bodies scattered in the background.

Mandan Scalping an Enemy

George Catlin, 1830

Two hunters on snowshoes chase bison across a snowy plain beneath a pale winter sky, with frosted trees behind.

Assiniboine Indians Pursuing Buffalo on Snowshoes

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of grassy dunes under a cloudy sky, with a wooden fence, small houses, and a distant sailboat on the horizon.

Cape Cod, Provincetown, Massachusetts

Herman Hartwich, 1890

Hazy pastel landscape of a misty river, young trees with yellow and red foliage, and rolling hills beyond.

Misty May Morn

John Henry Twachtman, 1890

Painting of a woman riding a white donkey on a sandy path through a meadow of white and blue wildflowers.

The Flight into Egypt

George Hitchcock, 1890

Painting of a bay horse with white socks standing beside a stone trough before a stone wall, under a cloudy sky.

Portrait of Lexington

Thomas J. Scott, 1850

Muted evening landscape of tidal flats and reflective water channels beneath a glowing cloudy sky, with a dark embankment at

Evening on the Thames

Homer Dodge Martin, 1870

Impressionist landscape of a white church steeple behind dense green shrubs and sunlit fields under a pale sky.

Old Church at Giverny

Theodore Robinson, 1890

Muted autumn landscape with bare trees, rust-colored shrubs and a hazy yellow sky, painted in soft brushwork.

November

Dwight William Tryon, 1900

Hazy yellow-green landscape with a pond, meadow and trees along a wooded edge under a glowing sky.

Spring

Alexander Helwig Wyant, 1830

Painting of a lion on a sandy desert ridge at sunset, with another lion behind it and reddish hills in the distance.

Lions in the Desert

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1900

Painting of a dusky Paris bridge with a horse-drawn carriage, pedestrians, and tall buildings under a cloudy sky.

L' Heure Bleu a Paris

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a bearded man seated in an armchair reading a small book in a dim room lined with bookshelves.

Portrait of Sanford Saltus of New York

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Autumn woodland painting with golden trees over a still pond, a fallen log in the water, and two small figures on the right.

Bradbury's Mill Pond, no. 2

Henry Ward Ranger, 1900

Oil painting of a Chinese fishmonger with a wicker basket beside fish, lobster, mussels, and oysters on a dark background.

The Chinese Fishmonger

Theodore Wores, 1880

Painting of a rushing torrent over rocks through a misty valley with soft lavender and green hillsides.

The Torrent

John Henry Twachtman, 1900

Painting of Paris rooftops with red roofs and chimneys under dramatic grey and cream clouds, with a green tree at lower right

Rooftops and Clouds, Paris

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Loose oil landscape of a sunlit meadow, dark trees and distant hills under a pale overcast sky.

Housatonic Valley

Alexander Helwig Wyant, 1880

Painting of moored fishing boats and masts along a pale wharf in a harbor, with buildings and a soft overcast sky behind.

Fishing Boats at Gloucester

John Henry Twachtman, 1900

Painting of a stone water mill with a turning wheel, a white waterfall, a wooden footbridge and leafy trees.

The Old Mill

John Kane, 1930

Painting of a Paris boulevard at dusk with bare trees, apartment buildings, pedestrians and a pale moon in a blue sky.

Boulevard St. Germain

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Oil painting of a three-masted sailing ship under full sail on rough sea at golden sunset, with a steamship in the distance.

Sailing Ship--off Coast of Maine

William E. Norton, 1870

Painting of a Gothic cathedral facade with pedestrians and a carriage crossing a pale open square under a grey sky.

Notre Dame no. III

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of an elderly bald man with a long white beard, head bowed, wearing a green garment against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Benvenuto Tisi da Garofalo, 1400

Painting of a horse herd galloping across a grassy plain, with riders and dust clouds under a pale sky.

The Enemies' Horses

W. Herbert Dunton, 1920

Painting of a woman in a yellow gown surrounded by men in a colonnaded hall while a kneeling figure writes on the floor.

Woman Taken in Adultery

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1700

Painting of a snowy forest with tall dark tree trunks and blue shadows across the snow under a teal sky.

Woods in Winter

John F. Carlson, 1910

Painting of two horses in a dim wooden stable, one lowering its head to a feeding trough, in warm brown tones.

The Stable

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1870

Woman and child riding a white horse across a sunlit sagebrush plain with mesas in the distance.

Apache Mother and Children on Horseback

Carl Moon, 1940

Night seascape with a glowing full moon over calm water, silhouetted fishermen and a boat on the shore below.

Night

John P. S. Neligh, 1930

Impressionist oil painting of seated people on a hilltop under trees, overlooking tents and a distant city with an obelisk.

View from Arlington Heights, with Chautaqua Tents and the Washington Monument in the Background

A. H. O. Rolle, 1920

Painting of large waves breaking over rocks under a grey stormy sky, with a distant headland on the horizon.

Southwesterly Gale, St. Ives

Frederick Judd Waugh, 1900

Small painting of a tall brick lighthouse and gabled house on dunes, with sailboats on a sandy shore under a hazy sky.

Fire Island Lighthouse

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Painting of a riverfront town with women and a baby carriage on rocky shore, boats on water, and a church spire behind.

The Other Shore

Robert Spencer, 1920

Oil landscape of a valley with wooded hills, farm buildings, crop rows and a winding dirt road under cloudy sky.

Landscape

n.d R. G. Wilson, 1900

Painting of a woman in a blue gown with four children in a wooded landscape, one arranging a bouquet of roses.

Mrs. Hawkins and Family

William Beechey, 1810

Oil portrait of three children on a stone terrace with a white rabbit, under a dramatic sky with a distant castle.

Portrait of the Downer Children

Peter Frederick Rothermel, 1850

Oil painting of three children by a wooden gate on a dirt path, with a stormy sky and a white farmhouse in the distance.

Children in a Storm

Thomas Le Clear, 1830

Winter hillside with bare trees, patches of snow and a partly frozen stream beneath a pale blue sky with clouds.

Snow in the Foothills

Willard Metcalf, 1920

Officer holding an American flag in a rowboat of sailors approaching the ship Niagara amid smoke and warships.

Perry Transferring His Flag to the Niagara

Daniel Huntington, 1910

Hazy beige painting of an open plaza with tall columns, a stone balustrade, a central statue and faint figures.

Place de la Concorde no. V

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of elegantly dressed figures with parasols strolling beneath trees beside a lake in summer.

Summer, New England

Maurice Prendergast, 1910

Painting of palm trees by a tidal creek, a grounded sailing ship on the shore, and figures under a cloudy sky.

Fort George Island, Florida

Thomas Moran, 1870

Painting of a colorful garden with a pergola, dark trees with orange canopies, and a curved path under a blue sky.

Décor Slav

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painting of a rocky Maine coast with grassy ledges, a small white sailboat on calm water, and a pale sky.

Maine Coast

William E. Norton, 1870

Painting of a sunlit valley with a river, two small houses, and wooded hills fading into blue haze.

A Morning in Summer

Leonard Ochtman, 1920

Hazy painting of two sailboats on calm water with golden light on the sails and a distant shoreline with buildings.

Honfleur Fishing Boats no. 1

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Winter river with snowy banks, a leaning birch, dark pines, and a small farmhouse on the far shore.

Sunny Slopes

Gardner Symons, 1930

Painting of a sickroom: a woman lies on a cot while a mourning man in a dark suit stands bowed beside a stove.

Too Late

Charles Arthur Fries, 1890

Painting of sheep grazing in a green meadow under a pink evening sky with a glowing moon and distant trees.

Evening after a Shower

Carleton Wiggins, 1930

Painting of a forest path leading toward a sunlit mountain slope with tall trees framing the view.

Smugglers' Notch, Stowe, Vermont

Chauncey F. Ryder, 1920

Painting of a river valley with a large tree in the foreground, a stone bridge, a distant town and a mountain under clouds.

Landscape in Italy

Welsh Richard Wilson, 1710

Geometric study of a stylized woman and bird in bold black, red, blue and green, with floral patterned panels.

The Thundershower (study for painting)

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Still life painting of grapes, peaches, watermelon, pomegranate and pineapple in a wicker basket on a stone ledge.

Still Life with Fruit

Severin Roesen, 1850

Painting of choppy sea waves with white surf breaking on rocks, small sailboats and a hazy headland under a pink sky.

Surf Breaking, Cranberry Island

Allen Tucker, 1910

Loose painting of fishing boats with masts moored by a calm harbor under a pale, luminous sky.

Honfleur Fishing Boats no. 2

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Small oil sketch of two hooded monks walking a dirt road past dark trees under a cloudy sky, with hills beyond.

Monks on the Appian Way

Elihu Vedder, 1860

Painting of an autumn landscape with trees, a brown field, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

Autumn at Arkville

Alexander Helwig Wyant, 1830

Painting of two women in black shawls talking before an adobe wall, with a donkey and village on a hillside behind.

The Gossip

William Penhallow Henderson, 1920

Painting of Notre Dame cathedral's twin towers and spire in hazy tan tones, with a bare tree, street lamp, and three figures

Notre Dame no. I

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Oil painting of fishing boats with sails tacking through rough waves toward a harbor town under stormy clouds.

Fishing Boats Beating up to Windward

Edward Moran, 1850

Dark painting of a glowing amber dusk sky over hills, with small reddish female figures in a shadowed landscape.

Dance of the Wood Nymphs

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1840

Painting of a reclining nude woman with dark hair, rendered in loose brushwork against bright green, blue, and yellow fields.

Nude

Carl Newman, 1910

Painting of three nude women by a pond with water lilies, a dark treeline, and a yellow sunset sky.

Water Lilies

Walter Shirlaw, 1830

Painting of a nude woman reclining on a couch in a red-draped Orientalist interior, with a seated turbaned man and a servant.

Oriental Princess after the Bath

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Impressionist painting of women and a child in white dresses on a garden terrace beside blooming flower beds and a cottage.

On the Terrace

John Henry Twachtman, 1900

Painting of a colorful stylized garden with a curving path, bare trees, green lawn, and fields in red and yellow.

Décor Plat

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Small oil sketch of a trading post and wharf buildings on pilings over water, with two rowboats, in evening light.

Trading Post and Wharf Buildings, Sitka, Evening

Theodore J. Richardson, 1910

Painting of two women carrying water buckets on a Venetian quay, with children, a balustrade, and a distant domed church.

Water Carriers, Venice

Frank Duveneck, 1880

Painting of a windmill and plowing farmer under a dramatic stormy sky with a large tree at left.

Windmill

Painting of a pilgrim in red walking toward two glowing angels beneath a radiant cross in a stormy sky over rocky terrain.

The Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey (study for series, The Cross and the World)

Thomas Cole, 1840

Dark, fiery landscape with a lone pilgrim among fallen stone blocks, facing a distant horizon and snow-capped mountain.

The Pilgrim of the World at the End of His Journey (study for the series, The Cross and the World)

Thomas Cole, 1840

Painting of a storm-tossed ship with torn sails on dark waves, under a glowing sun behind swirling clouds.

Flying Dutchman

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1880

Oil portrait of a young woman in a gold dress at a piano, with a boy in red velvet and a younger child holding a red book.

The Parmly Sisters

Thomas P. Rossiter, 1850

Painting of a winged white horse rising through golden clouds, watched by a kneeling figure and a draped woman on dark ground

Pegasus Departing

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1900

Painting of mountain laurel blossoms spilling from a blue vase onto a table against a muted olive background.

Mountain Laurel

Charles Ethan Porter, 1880

Painting of a dirt road through coastal grass leading to a small house on dunes, with the sea and sails beyond.

Seconnet Point, Rhode Island

Worthington Whittredge, 1880

Painting of a river curving past grassy bluffs, with a distant village of lodges and small figures on the cliff edge.

Distant View of the Mandan Village

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of jagged Sierra mountain peaks lit orange by sunrise, with shadowed forest and valley below.

Sunrise in the Sierras

Albert Bierstadt, 1870