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Seated nude woman with an open book and a small flower in a sunny grassy hillside, looking upward.

The Open Book

J. Alden Weir, 1891

Painting of a young woman in a white blouse arranging her dark hair against a dark green leafy background.

Girl Arranging Her Hair

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1910

Watercolor of a white water lily with yellow center floating among green lily pads, with its reflection on dark water.

Water Lily in Sunlight

John La Farge, 1883

Painting of white surf crashing against dark rocks under a heavy, overcast sky along a rugged coastline.

Maine Coast

Paul Dougherty, 1909

Seated nude woman in a sunlit meadow holding a daisy and an open book, with a yellow-green hillside behind her.

The Open Book

J. Alden Weir, 1890

Circular painting of an apotheosis scene with seated figures in radiant clouds, surrounded by winged allegorical figures, in

Study for the Apotheosis of Washington in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol Building

Constantino Brumidi, 1859

Painting of a woman in a mauve dress leaning toward a young girl in white holding an open book, seated in a dim interior.

An Interlude

William Sergeant Kendall, 1907

Painting of white-sailed boats moored at a wharf with dock posts, rigging, and waterfront buildings under a blue sky.

Wharf Scene, Gloucester

Bertha E. Perrie, 1920

Painting of women in flowing gowns dancing in a spring meadow beside a blossoming tree, with a flute player behind them.

Spring Dance

Arthur Frank Mathews, 1917

Painting of a woman with chin on hand and an older bearded man beside a fruit bowl before blue drapery.

Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Atherton Curtis with Still Life

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859

Painting of the Porte Saint-Denis arch in Paris with pedestrians, bare trees and a street lamp in warm earth tones.

Porte St. Denis

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a woman in white seated on sunlit rocks above sparkling blue sea with surf and a distant sailboat.

The South Ledges, Appledore

Childe Hassam, 1913

Two horseback riders under a tree at a gate while a woman in a dark shawl holds it open, in sunlight.

Callers

Walter Ufer, 1926

Two-panel folding screen with carved black wood frame and bold geometric abstract paintings in blue, red, green and white.

Abstract Screen

Jay Van Everen, 1920

Night seascape with a glowing full moon, a sailboat at right, and two slender trees on rocks at left.

The Lovers' Boat

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1881

Painting of a potted cineraria with white and violet daisy-like flowers on a lace-covered table before blue curtains.

Josephine L. Reichmann - Cineraria

Josephine L. Reichmann, 1933

Painting of old Paris buildings, a stone arch and a carriage on a busy street in warm ochre tones.

Vieilles Maisons (Paris)

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Half-length portrait of a young man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat, resting his hand on a red chair.

Portrait of Mendes Cohen

Joseph Wood, 1810

Night scene of brick factory buildings with lit windows, smokestacks and a green-yellow sky in a stylized painting.

Industry at Night

Horatio C. Forjohn, 1940

Night landscape with a glowing haloed moon over rolling hills, and small dark figures travelling along a path at lower left.

Flight into Egypt

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1920

Painting of pedestrians and bare trees along an iron fence in front of a stone building, in muted brown tones.

L' Odeon du Luxembourg

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of an orange and purple sunset over a dark silhouetted landscape with a palm tree at left.

The Sky Simulated by Red Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Oval portrait of two young girls in white dresses, one holding a pink rose, with a soft landscape behind them.

The Artist's Children

John Wood, 1840

Loose brushwork painting of a city street with bare trees, a horse-drawn carriage, pedestrians, and golden-lit buildings.

St. Germain des Pres no. III

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of white flamingos with red wing patches blending into a purple and gray background, with cracked paint surface.

White Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Painting of a seated woman in a ruffled dress holding a red necklace by a sunlit window with green garden views.

The Necklace

Richard E. Miller, 1920

Muted painting of a columned classical building behind bare trees, a street lamp, and small walking figures at dusk.

Chambre des Deputes no. 1

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Woman with chin in hands beside an older bearded man, with fruit bowl and blue drapery behind them.

Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Atherton Curtis with Still Life

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Moonlit seascape with a glowing full moon, a sailboat on dark water, and two slender trees on rocky shore under clouds.

The Lovers' Boat

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1880

Loose painting of the Place de la Concorde in Paris with an obelisk, colonnaded buildings and small pedestrians under a grey

Place de la Concorde no. II

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a male wood duck with green head and white neck stripe floating among lily pads on dark water.

Male Wood Duck in a Forest Pool, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Impressionist painting of a spring hillside with budding trees, a rocky slope, a farmer in a field, and the sea beyond.

The Budding Oak

Willard L. Metcalf, 1910

Painted portrait of a young man with dark hair in a dark suit and tie, head bowed, against a brown background.

Portrait de Jeune Homme

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Circular painting of a radiant apotheosis with a seated figure in military dress, allegorical women, angels, rainbows and a w

Study for the Apotheosis of Washington in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol Building

Constantino Brumidi, 1850

Painting of rolling green hills with red earth foreground, small figures on a path, and a heavy grey sky.

Mountain Forms #2

Victor Higgins, 1920

Muted painting of a columned neoclassical building beyond bare trees, a street lamp, and small figures in a hazy winter scene

Chambre des Deputes no. III

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Two riders on brown horses at a white gate, where a woman in a dark shawl holds it open beneath a tree.

Callers

Walter Ufer, 1920

Lady in White (No. 2)

Thomas Dewing, 1910

Loose brown and ochre painting of a columned building, bare trees, utility poles and an open dusty plaza under a pale sky.

Chambre des Deputes no. II

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a woman in a mauve dress leaning toward a young girl in white as they look at an open book together.

An Interlude

William Sergeant Kendall, 1900

Pale winter landscape of a snowy slope curving toward faint bare trees and fence posts under a misty lavender sky.

Round Hill Road

John Henry Twachtman, 1900

Painting of a dusky city square with a colonnade, tall obelisk, street lamp, and small figures walking under a warm cloudy sk

Place de la Concorde no. IV-A

Frank Edwin Scott, 1910

Still life painting of fruit including pineapple, grapes and peaches heaped in a blue compote on a wooden pedestal.

Still Life

Elizabeth W. Capron, 1830

Painting of crashing white surf against a dark rocky headland under a stormy sky, Maine coast seascape, 1900.

Maine Coast

Paul Dougherty, 1900

Hazy painting of a columned building, street lamp, bare trees and small pedestrians on a city street.

La Madeleine no. I

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a tree-lined park path with pale trunks, dappled light on fallen leaves, and a bright opening ahead.

Allee dans le Parc

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Painting of a woman in a red and black velvet gown raising a wine glass, with pearls and a carafe of wine beside her.

Portrait of a Lady

Flemish Cornelis De Vos, 1580

Loose painting of three figures, two women and a child in yellow, walking a shaded woodland path beneath dense green foliage.

The Woodland Way

William Baxter Closson, 1920

Blonde Studio Model

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Birch-Clad Hills

Birch-Clad Hills

Ben Foster, 1900

Painting of a hazy city street with pedestrians, a bare tree, classical columns and a carriage in warm ochre tones.

La Madeleine no. III

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Oil portrait of a woman with dark hair turning her head sideways, wearing a blue garment against a dark background.

Head of a Woman

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Two nude women sit on rocks beside a sunlit stream, one leaning on the other, painted in soft Impressionist brushwork.

The Bathers

Robert Reid, 1920

Painting of the Seine in Paris with moored barges, a walking figure on the quay, and a domed building under a pale sky.

The Seine at Paris (L'Institute)

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painted portrait of a mounted officer in blue uniform and red-banded kepi on a dark horse, with a rural landscape behind.

Marshal Ferdinand Foch

Edmund Charles Tarbell, 1920

Painting of cattle standing in water beneath dark arching trees, with a glowing cloudy sky and green hill beyond.

Landscape with Trees and Cattle

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1890

Muted painting of a Parisian quay with a church and tall buildings, a street lamp, pedestrians and a handcart.

Quai de la Seine, Eglise St. Gervais

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Oil portrait of a heavyset man with dark hair in a dark suit and black bow tie against a brown background.

Andrew John

Andrew John, 1880

Painting of an angel offering a golden chalice to a kneeling haloed figure under a night sky with a cross over a city.

Gethsemane

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1920

Muted painting of a city street with a stone archway, bare tree, pedestrians and a horse cart under a grey sky.

Porte St. Martin no. II

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a stormy sea with breaking waves, dark cliffs, and an overturned reddish boat with a figure in the surf.

Lord Ullin's Daughter

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1900

Painting of a potted cineraria with violet-edged white flowers on a lace doily before a window with blue curtains.

Cineraria

Josephine L. Reichmann, 1933

Painting of a sunlit village street with cottages, orange roofs, and a church tower under a pale sky.

Rue de Village

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a young boy in a yellow jacket reaching toward a tree branch in a dark wooded setting, with a bird above.

Bird Nesting

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1830

Painting of creamy white magnolia blossoms and buds among dark green and brown leaves against a grey background.

Magnolia Blossoms

Josephine Joy, 1933

Painting of a church tower and spire above a city square with pedestrians and a tram, in warm ochre tones.

St. Germain des Pres no. II

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Woman in white dress and straw hat seated on sunlit rocks overlooking turquoise sea with breaking waves.

The South Ledges, Appledore

Childe Hassam, 1910

Watercolor sketch of two pink flowers with yellow star centers and green seed pods on thin stems, on cream paper.

"My First Painting"

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1860

Sunlit riverside scene with a moored sailboat, tall masts, and a small figure standing on the sandy bank.

Bateau de Peche

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Small oval-lit portrait of a man in a powdered white wig, black coat and white cravat, in a gilded frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

John Trumbull, 1790

Watercolor of a spotted frog in yellow and green, surrounded by radiating red and brown brushstrokes on a green wash.

Frog

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1910

Hazy painting of a pale plaza with a tall obelisk, classical buildings, a carriage and small figures in coats and hats.

Place de la Concorde no. III

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of Paris rooftops and chimneys with a red tree and yellow-green foliage in the foreground.

Landscape, Paris

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Loose oil study of a Madonna and child with saints, a nude figure, kneeling attendants and an angel in a landscape.

After Boltraffio, "Sacra Conversazione"

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Miniature portrait of a young man with red-brown hair in a dark blue coat and white cravat, against a pale background.

Charles Francis Adams

Anson Dickinson, 1820

Mrs. Abraham Van Santvoort of New York

Ezra Ames, 1800

Miniature portrait of a young girl in a white dress holding a doll with a pink ribbon, in an oval gilt frame.

Little Girl with Doll

John Carlin, 1850

Small framed portrait of a seated woman in a lace bonnet, blue dress and red shawl, before a brown curtain.

Mrs. Putnam Catlin (Mary "Polly" Sutton)

George Catlin, 1820

Watercolor of a calm lagoon with red-sailed boats, mooring posts, seagulls, and a distant city skyline under a pale sky.

The Lagoon, Venice

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Sketch with a ship's bow, a sleeping man on grass, and pencil figures leading a horse, with handwritten notes.

St. Valery

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Ink drawing of a street with a trolley car, a large house among trees, a utility pole, and a swirling sky.

Untitled (#14)

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Study for Portrait of Mrs. Atherton Curtis

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Pencil sketch of a two-masted sailing ship on choppy sea under a pale sky, with handwritten 'malta - in sight' lower right.

Malta (Ship)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Pencil portrait of a young man with curly hair and a beard, holding an open book, drawn on lilac paper.

Benjamin Rush Spencer

Lilly Martin Spencer, 1840

Graphite sketch of a woman in a draped veil and headscarf, head turned slightly, with a pensive expression, on tan paper.

Study for Mary, Return from the Crucifixion

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Watercolor and pencil seascape of a stormy sea with a sailboat, dark headlands on the horizon, and a rocky shore in the foreg

Sea, Coming Storm, St. Valery

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair and blue eyes on a brown paper ground.

Laura Attentive

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Pen and ink caricature of two laughing men in bowler hats seated at a dinner table with wine glasses and a carafe.

Untitled - Ralph Barton

Pencil sketch of robed women and men gathered at night, with a handwritten caption reading Athene girls at Thebes, moonlight.

...Girls at Thebes--Moonlight

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Charcoal sketch of a crouching nude figure with yellow chalk highlights on grey paper.

Crouching Boy

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Graphite sketch of a twisting nude male figure with arm raised, plus a small horse head study in the upper left corner.

Dream of a Broncho #3

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Harpress Tomb, Egypt

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Child with Fruit

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pastel drawing on tan paper of a young girl with bowed head, long hair and raised hands, with white highlights.

Young Girl

Paul Chabas, 1930

Pencil sketch of a rearing horse with a rider slumped over its neck on cream paper.

Dream of a Broncho #5

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Evalina Cortland Palmer

Alice Pike Barney, 1910