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Oil study of weathered boulders covered in moss and lichen, set against a misty green hillside.

Study of a Rock

Asher Brown Durand

Loose oil study of a classical colonnade with Corinthian columns receding toward blue sky openings in muted browns and grays.

Architectural Study

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Oil study of a seated male nude with one arm raised, resting on a green drape against a dark background.

Male Nude Study

Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, 1877

Faded painting of a robed angel with red wings against a gold leaf background, with a small gold ornament at left.

Figure Study of an Angel

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Brown wash figure study of a man's face looking upward, with torn seams across the paper.

Figure Study

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Painted study of a seated knight in armor holding a sword, wearing a red cap with a blue feather, beside a stone wall.

Figure Study of a Knight

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Ink sketch of a seated man in period dress beside a writing table with an inkwell and quill, on tan paper.

Self-Portrait

Major John André, 1780

Ink and wash title page for Aesop's Fables with circular vignettes of fable scenes and bold lettering.

Title page for Aesop's Fables, No. 2 (recto); Sketches of Heads (verso)

Edwin Austin Abbey

American Ox

Constant Troyon, 1800

Watercolor of a park crowd with women holding colorful parasols and children in dresses beneath green trees.

In the Park

Maurice Prendergast, 1915

Charcoal sketch of a headless clothed woman's figure with draped fabric and sleeve on tan paper.

Sketch of a woman's headless figure, clothed

Edwin Austin Abbey

Soft grey drawing of a still river lined with trees, a seated figure on a fallen log at lower left, hills beyond.

Milton, New York

George Inness, 1856

Five Figures

Charles Demuth, 1909

Pencil sketch of a robed man with bowed head and clasped hands in prayer, drawn in loose hatched strokes on paper.

Robed figure, praying: study for The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor of a carved Egyptian temple gateway with palm trees, broken statue fragments in the foreground, and small figures.

The Temple at Karnak

Henry Roderick Newman, 1850

Watercolor of a chimney sweep in a tan coat and red cap, carrying brushes over his shoulder on a pavement.

The Patent Chimney Sweep Cleaner

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Ink and watercolor costume study of a man in a top hat, tan coat, striped waistcoat and blue trousers.

Sketch of a man - costume study for La Tosca(?)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Cover of Lundagård magazine, November 1950, with a pale blue abstract drawing of angular shapes and curved lines.

Original drawings and manuscripts by the artist, and documentary material, in Lundagard #12, issue of November 25, 1950

Viking Eggeling

Watercolor of four men lounging and reading newspapers in a tavern, feet up on a green-covered table beneath candelabra.

The Bar-Room Loungers

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Pen and brown ink sketch of a steam tugboat pushing a barge on a river, with trees and a domed building on the shore.

Tugboat Pushing Barge on River

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1868

Pencil drawing of a bare tree behind a wooden fence with lease and grocer signs, beside a building doorway.

Billboard and Tree

Alfred Wordsworth Thompson

Watercolor of an elderly woman in a green striped cloak selling apples from a basket on a city street corner.

The Apple Seller

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Graphite sketch on tan paper of a bird's wing with layered feathers shaded in soft tones and a dark shadow at right.

Study of a wing, for "Infancy of Galahad" in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Charcoal study of a standing woman in a long dress gazing upward, arm raised, with sketched trees behind her.

Study for "Joan of Arc" - right side of two sheets

Jules Bastien-Lepage, 1879

Watercolor portrait of a standing man in feathered headdress and fringed dress, holding a staff, shield and club beside him.

Kee-O-Kuh

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Pencil sketch of a young man kneeling on his hands and knees with his head bowed, on an off-white sheet.

Study of a young man, on his hands and knees

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil sketch of a female nude with raised arm, draped fabric and loose hatched shading, signed Rodin in the lower left.

Reclining Female Nude

Pencil sketch of a reclining woman with scribbled hair, one knee raised, drawn loosely on tan paper.

Sleeping Woman

Gustav Klimt, 1916

Illustration for "Little Robert Reed"

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pastel portrait of a mustached man in a suit and yellow tie, on tan paper, inscribed Andrew Keogh, M.A., Librarian.

Andrew Keogh, M.A. 1904, Librarian 1916-

William Sergeant Kendall