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Painting of two seated men with dogs outside a rustic cabin, a woman and children in the doorway, cabbage and buckets nearby.

A Dog Swap

Richard Norris Brooke, 1881

Full-length painting of a standing man in fringed beaded clothing and a fur hat, holding a stick, against a dark background.

Chunka-ah-luta (Red Dog)

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1880

Painting of a hunter in a yellow coat with rifle and two dogs standing among fallen logs in a sunlit forest.

Hunter and Dogs

J. Alden Weir, 1912

Painted portrait of a man in a cream suit seated on a wooden chair, holding an orange cat, beside a bright window.

Man with the Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker)

Cecilia Beaux, 1898

Three pink roseate spoonbills wade among green marsh grass under a lavender cloudy sky, painted in loose brushwork.

Roseate Spoonbills, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Painting of peasants with cattle, goats and sheep beside a rocky cliff and stone house under a cloudy sky.

Peasants and Cattle

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem

Painting of a boy digging a grave in a garden while a girl holds flowers and another child watches nearby.

Children Burying a Bird

J. Alden Weir, 1878

Painting of orange-red flamingoes with curved necks against a pale sky and dark brushed ground.

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

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Painting of peasants with cattle, goats and sheep beside a rocky cliff and stone house under a cloudy sky.

Peasants and Cattle

Nicholaes Berchem, 1620

Painting of a hunter in a yellow coat with a shotgun and two dogs standing among fallen logs and trees in a sunlit forest.

Hunter and Dogs

J. Alden Weir, 1910

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

Oil portrait of a man in a cream suit seated in a chair, holding a sleeping orange cat, beside a window.

Man with the Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker)

Cecilia Beaux, 1890

Painting of children in a garden: a boy digs a hole while girls hold flowers, with a bird perched in a tree nearby.

Children Burying a Bird

J. Alden Weir, 1870

Painting of a pink roseate spoonbill wading among green marsh grasses under a pink sky, by Abbott Handerson Thayer.

Roseate Spoonbill, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Painting of seated men in a circle around fires and cooking pots, with two large tipis and a feathered ceremonial pole behind

Sioux Dog Feast

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of two seated men, dogs, and a family outside a rustic cabin doorway with a cabbage and fishing net nearby.

A Dog Swap

Richard Norris Brooke, 1880

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

Full-length painting of a standing man in feathered headdress holding a spear, with shield and tomahawk, before a lodge.

A-wun-ne-wa-be, Bird of Thunder

George Catlin, 1840

Painting of cattle herded across a grassy field, with a man on horseback and a woman on foot under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (man on horseback, woman on foot driving cattle)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

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

Painting of a Mandan village of domed earth lodges with figures, horses, tall ceremonial poles, and green hills beyond.

Bird's-eye View of the Mandan Village, 1800 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a man on a white horse with a woman and dog on a forest path under a cloudy sky.

Untitled (man on horse with woman and dog)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Painting of a pink and lavender sunset sky over a dark silhouetted treeline and landscape.

Sunrise or Sunset, study for book, Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Shin-ga-wás-sa, Handsome Bird

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of cattle grazing in a meadow beside a stream, with a dark tree cluster and cloudy sky under soft light.

Bright Scene of Cattle near Stream

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Dusky purple landscape with spiky dark forms under a pale sky crossed by a red streak of light.

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

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Seated man with painted face, spear and decorated pipe staff against a blue sky, in a loose 1830 painting.

Ah-sháw-wah-róoks-te, Medicine Horse, a Grand Pawnee Brave

George Catlin, 1830

Painting of a dusky landscape with a rider on a dirt road, trees at left, and bright clouds over a sunset horizon.

Untitled (landscape, man on horse)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

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

Painting of Plains hunters on horseback and on foot chasing bison over green hills, with a fallen bison and wounded horse in

Buffalo Chase, Bulls Making Battle with Men and Horses

George Catlin, 1830