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Mural study showing helmeted soldiers with a machine gun, a seated woman, and a crowd with raised arms in muted olive and red

War (mural study, War Department building, Washington, D.C.)

Kindred McLeary, 1940

Oil study of white and red lilies among dark foliage, with a pale sky and distant horizon behind them.

Flower Studies

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1880

Painting of a seated young man working at a bench in a dim workshop, with a standing figure behind him in shadow.

Study for the Young Sabot Maker

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Painting of a crowded city street with tenements, laundry lines, a fruit cart, and families gathered in the foreground.

Scenes of New York--Lower East Side (mural study, Madison Square Postal Station, New York City)

Kindred McLeary, 1930

Painting of a peacock with fanned tail feathers camouflaged among dense green leaves and dappled woodland light.

Peacock in the Woods, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Oval portrait of a young girl with long dark hair threading red thread, eyes lowered, against a green background.

Study of a Young Girl, Pont Aven

Frederic Arthur Bridgman, 1860

Painted street scene of Greenwich Village with brick buildings, a lamp post, a mailbox, two dogs, and several figures in 1930

Scenes of New York--Greenwich Village (mural study, Madison Square Postal Station, New York City)

Kindred McLeary, 1930

Two arched allegorical panels labeled Science and Art, showing a seated veiled woman with books and a reclining woman with a

The Progress of Civilization: Science and Art (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa)

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Loose oil portrait of a woman with auburn hair in a pale ruffled blouse against an olive background.

Study in Auburn

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Mural study of park scene with figures, a large tree, flying birds, and a dog, in orange, green and blue tones.

Scenes of New York--Central Park (mural study, Madison Square Postal Station, New York City)

Kindred McLeary, 1930

Three arched mural studies showing a blacksmith, a seated woman with a caduceus and a carrying child, and a woman reading wit

The Progress of Civilization: The Forge, Commerce, and Education (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa)

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Oil portrait of a young boy with dark bobbed hair, head bowed, wearing a brown top over a white collar.

Study Head of a Boy

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Painting of two blue jays with spread wings over bright snow, with bare branches in front and a leafless wooded edge behind.

Blue Jays in Winter, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Loose oil study of a haloed, bearded Christ figure with open arms in a red robe, set before a green landscape and cloudy sky.

Study for "Christ"

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Loose oil study of a woman with blonde hair, eyes lowered, in a yellow blouse against a green background.

Study of Head

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor study of a green caterpillar on a branch among serrated leaves, labeled Fig. 2.

Lunar Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Three arched panels stacked vertically showing a hunter with a dog, a herder with a cow, and a farmer with a sickle and sheav

The Progress of Civilization: Hunting, Herding, Agriculture (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa)

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Painting of a dark-haired woman seated sideways on a green stool, draped in pale blue cloth, against a grey background.

Study of a Seated Woman

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of a standing man in a feathered hat and green cape beside a marble staircase and patterned rug.

Study of a Courtier

Carlo Randanini, 1870

Study for Mural for Appellate Court Building, New York; "Statute Law", Helmet for Figure of "Force"

Study for Mural for Appellate Court Building, New York; "Statute Law", Helmet for Figure of "Force"

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Watercolor study of a green lobed oak leaf with brown patches, holes and a red stem on cream paper.

Oligocentra Lignicolor, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer

Watercolor study of an elderly man in a worn green coat and brown trousers, head bowed, against a pale background.

Study of an Old Man

Giuseppe Signorini, 1930

Watercolor study of a ragged green leaf with a dark caterpillar on its edge and a detailed inset of the creature.

Crumpled Leaf Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Emma Beach Thayer

Watercolor of a dark sphinx caterpillar and a curled brown dead leaf on a green plant stem with serrated leaves.

Curled Dead Leaf Mimicking Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Gerald H. Thayer, 1920

Oval study of Mercury offering a purse to a seated crowned woman in red drapery, with a billowing yellow cloth against a clou

Study for Mural at U.S. Custom House, Cleveland, OH, "Passing Commerce Pays Tribute to the Port of Cleveland"

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Watercolor study of a branch with long green eucalyptus-like leaves and reddish stems on cream paper.

Plant Study

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Oil study of a seated nude woman with one arm raised, against dark green foliage and a white drape on grass.

Study for "Evening"

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Watercolor of a cottage fireplace with glowing embers and two andirons, framed by a dark chimney breast and pale mantel.

Untitled (Cottage Fireplace)

Ida Josephine Burgess

Hand-colored botanical drawing of purple-leaved cineraria with magenta daisy-like flowers and green serrated leaves on beige

Purple-leaved Cineraria, A Native of the Canary Isles

Frances Jauncey Ketchum

Ink and pink-tinted sketch of a seated nude woman seen from behind, arms raised and hands behind her head.

Seated Nude