M-264 Paintings Collection

The painting collection includes works ranging in date from 1800 to the present day. These works are primarily landscapes and portraits by Missouri artists.
St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri-St. Louis
Charles Deas, Portrait of Gratz A. Moses
Portrait of Gratz Ashe Moses (1838-1901), oil on canvas, 19 inches by 15 inches, 1842
Charles Deas, Portrait of Robert Watts
Portrait of Robert Watts, nephew of the artist, oil on canvas, 17 inches by 14 inches, 1838.
Charles Deas, Portrait of a Man
Portrait of a man, possibly of the Atwater family, oil on canvas, 12 1/8 inches by 10 /8 inches, 1839
Charles Deas, Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a woman, possibly of the Atwater family, oil on paperboard attached to wood panel, 12 1/8 inches by 9 3/4 inches, 1840
Charles Deas, Western landscape with Waterfall and Figure
Landscape painting of a scene in the American west, oil on paper or card, 6 inches by 9 inches, signed and dated Charles Deas 1847 lower left.
Charles Deas, Winnebago (Wa-kon-cha-hi-re-ga) in a Bark Lodge
Winnebago (now Ho-Chunk) chieftain painted by Charles Deas by 1842, oil on canvas laid down on masonite, 36 inches high by 30 inches wide.
Charles Deas, Winnebago with Bear-Claw Necklace and Spear
Winnebago (now Ho-Chunk) chieftain painted by Charles Deas by 1842, oil on canvas laid down on masonite, 36 inches high by 30 inches wide.
Charles Deas, Winnebago with Bear-Claw Necklace and Spiked Club
Winnebago (now Ho-Chunk) chieftain painted by Charles Deas by 1842, oil on canvas laid down on masonite, 36 inches high by 30 inches wide.
Charles Deas, Winnebago with Peace Medal and Pipe
Winnebago (now Ho-Chunk) chieftain painted by Charles Deas by 1842, oil on canvas laid down on masonite, 36 inches high by 30 inches wide.
Charles Ferdinand (Carl) Wimar, Sketch for "The Buffalo Hunt"
Scene of Native Americans on horseback hunting bison, by Carl Wimar, ca. 1859, oil on canvas, 14.5 inches high by 28 inches wide.
Chester Harding, William Clark as Governor of the Territory of Missouri
Chester Harding painted this life-size portrait of William Clark in St. Louis; 94 inches high by 60 inches wide, oil on canvas, c. 1820
George Caleb Bingham, Portrait of George Washington
George Caleb Bingham painted this copy after Gilbert Stuart's portrait of President George Washington, leaving it unfinished as Stuart had done; 30 inches high x 24 inches wide, gift of the artist.
George Caleb Bingham, Portrait of Martha Washington
George Caleb Bingham painted this copy after Gilbert Stuart's portrait of First Lady Martha Washington, leaving it unfinished as Stuart had done; 30 inches high x 24 inches wide, gift of the artist.
Henry Lewis, Indians on the Upper Mississippi
Landscape with river and bluffs, showing a group of Native Americans in the foreground, by Henry Lewis, 1865, oil on canvas, 19.5 inches high by 27.25 inches wide.
Lemasson or Henry Lewis, St. Louis Riverfront after the Great Fire, 1849
Panoramic watercolor painting depicts the aftermath of a fire that destroyed much of the St. Louis riverfront in 1849, showing burned out buildings, the wreckage of steamboats and damaged docks. Signed lower right "Lemasson" and inscribed lower margin "Locust St."
Salazar y Mendoza, Portrait of Auguste Chouteau
Portrait of Auguste Chouteau, one of the founders of the city of St. Louis, by Josef Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza, after 1784, oil on canvas, 35 inches by 27.5 inches
Theodore Kaufmann, Westward the Star of Empire
Landscape night scene of Native Americans removing rails from railroad track ahead of an oncoming train. Oil on canvas, 35 1/2 inches by 55 1/2 inches, 1867. Gift of James E. Yeatman. The scene is commonly interpreted as a commentary on the policy of Manifest Destiny and its devastating impact on Native Americans.

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