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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