William Henry Holmes

American, 1846–1933

William Henry Holmes (1846–1933) was an American artist, scientific illustrator, cartographer, geologist, archaeologist, and museum curator. He was born near Cadiz, Ohio, and graduated from McNeely Normal School in 1870, later teaching drawing and natural sciences there. Holmes worked as an artist and topographer for government geological surveys, producing illustrations and maps, including for Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon. He also studied prehistoric cultures and created models of ancient ruins, with a mountain in Yellowstone named after him.

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62 artworks

Folded Strata, A Great Geological Arch, Colorado by William Henry Holmes, watercolor on paper

Folded Strata, A Great Geological Arch, Colorado

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Cliffs and river landscape by William Henry Holmes, 1875, oil painting

Cliff Houses On The Rio Mancos, Colorado

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Landscape of Mountain Gorge, Colorado by William Henry Holmes, oil painting

Mountain Gorge, Colorado

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Cliff Houses on the Rio Mancos, watercolor on paper by William Henry Holmes

Cliff Houses on the Rio Mancos, Colorado

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Watercolor on paper by William Henry Holmes depicting a pueblo with hills and sky.

In The Plateau Country, With An Inhabited Pueblo

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The Enchanted Mesa by William Henry Holmes, landscape, modernism

The Enchanted Mesa

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Cliff houses on the Rio Mancos, watercolor on paper by William Henry Holmes

Cliff Houses On The Rio Mancos, Colorado

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Landscape with a river flowing through a forest, oil painting by William Henry Holmes

Unmodified Rock Creek, About 1910

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Watercolour by William Henry Holmes depicting a village landscape on Cozumel Island.

Indian Village, Cozumel Island, Yucatan

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Watercolour by William Henry Holmes depicting hills and sunlight in Wyoming

Wyoming Foot Hills

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Maryland Wheat Fields by William Henry Holmes, realism, depicting golden wheat under a serene sky.

Maryland Wheat Fields

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On The California Coast, watercolor on paper by William Henry Holmes, depicting crashing waves and cliffs.

On The California Coast

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Impressionist landscape of high Andes mountains by William Henry Holmes, oil painting.

The Almighty’s Own, An Impression Of The High Andes

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Landscape of In The Plateau Country, Colorado by William Henry Holmes, oil painting

In The Plateau Country, Colorado

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Watercolor landscape by William Henry Holmes

Untitled

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Landscape of the Potomac River, oil on canvas by William Henry Holmes

View On The Potomac

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Ancient stone round tower surrounded by greenery, oil painting by William Henry Holmes

Ancient Stone Round Tower

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Autumn In The Meadow Edge, watercolor on paper by William Henry Holmes, depicting golden autumn leaves in a landscape.

Autumn In The Meadow Edge

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Watercolour by William Henry Holmes depicting sunlight filtering through foliage in a landscape.

In Jamaica

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Long’s Peak, Colorado by William Henry Holmes, watercolor on paper depicting mountains and sky

Long’s Peak, Colorado

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Victorian architecture featuring a fountain and horse trough by William Henry Holmes

Pompeian Fountain And Horse Trough

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The Placid Potomac, watercolor on paper by William Henry Holmes

The Placid Potomac

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Landscape by William Henry Holmes, oil painting depicting trees and horizon with soft light

Haines Point

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Cherry blossoms by William Henry Holmes, impressionism, depicting pink petals against a soft azure background

Cherry Blossoms

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Chestnut Trees In Bloom by William Henry Holmes, impressionism, depicting blooming chestnut trees.

Chestnut Trees In Bloom

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Landscape of Mount of the Holy Cross by William Henry Holmes, oil painting of a snow-capped mountain.

Mount of the Holy Cross

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The Maryland Fields by William Henry Holmes, oil on canvas depicting golden wheat and sunlight.

The Maryland Fields

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The Open Sea by William Henry Holmes, oil painting depicting waves and horizon.

The Open Sea

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Watercolour of windmills and clouds by William Henry Holmes

Windmills

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A Cliff Dweller’s Ceremony, watercolor on paper by William Henry Holmes

A Cliff Dweller’s Ceremony, Colorado

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Haymaking Scene by William Henry Holmes, oil on canvas depicting a sunlit hayfield.

Haymaking Scene

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Watercolour by William Henry Holmes depicting a glacier landscape

Deserted Bed Of A Glacier

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Landscape of the High Andes by William Henry Holmes, oil painting

The Almighty’s Own, An Impression of the High Andes

William Henry Holmes

Yuccaland–Chihuahua, Mexico by William Henry Holmes, realism, landscape

Yuccaland–Chihuahua, Mexico

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Landscape by William Henry Holmes, impressionism, depicting a tranquil horizon with soft clouds.

Landscape

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Oil painting by William Henry Holmes featuring a mill and a gnarled tree in golden light.

My Old Mill, Holmescroft, Near Rockville

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Summer Scene by William Henry Holmes, oil painting depicting a vibrant summer landscape with sunlight and a meadow.

Summer Scene

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Field of varicolored grasses in late summer by William Henry Holmes, oil painting.

Field Of Varicolored Grasses In Late Summer

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Watercolour by William Henry Holmes depicting vibrant blossoms

Blossoms

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Landscape with rolling hills and serene water by William Henry Holmes

The Wanderlusters’ Rest

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Field Of Wheat Shock by William Henry Holmes, oil on canvas depicting golden wheat under a blue sky.

Field Of Wheat Shock

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Landscape of cliffs and ocean by William Henry Holmes, 1929, Modernism

In The Cliff House Country

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Landscape depicting golden light over a vibrant scene by William Henry Holmes, oil painting

In Mexico

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Abstract composition by William Henry Holmes, featuring vibrant colors and dynamic forms.

Playing With The Colours

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Watercolour by William Henry Holmes depicting joe pie weeds in a natural landscape

Field Of Joe Pie Weeds

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Venetian Freight Boats, watercolor on paper by William Henry Holmes

Venetian Freight Boats

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Field Of Blossoms watercolor by William Henry Holmes depicting colorful flowers and nature

Field Of Blossoms

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Oil painting by William Henry Holmes depicting a steamship on the ocean near Nova Scotia.

On The Steamer Bremen, Off Nova Scotia, 1880

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Royal Oak by William Henry Holmes, a landscape featuring an oak tree and dappled sunlight.

Royal Oak

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Landscape of The Normal Rock Creek by William Henry Holmes, oil painting

The Normal Rock Creek

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Landscape of Michigan by William Henry Holmes, depicting trees and hills in an unknown medium.

Michigan

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Marine scene of the California coast by William Henry Holmes, oil painting

On The Coast Of California

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Autumn Tangle by William Henry Holmes, depicting vibrant autumn leaves in an oil painting.

Autumn Tangle

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Post-Impressionism artwork by William Henry Holmes depicting wildflowers in vibrant colors.

Flowery Meadow

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The Shaded Walk by William Henry Holmes, impressionism, depicting a landscape with trees and a winding path.

The Shaded Walk

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Gypsy camp scene with figures, oil painting by William Henry Holmes

A Gypsy Camp

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Impressionist landscape by William Henry Holmes, depicting a sunset over hills and a river.

On The Sunset Hill, 1926

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Landscape of coastline and sea by William Henry Holmes, 1880

Capri

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Figurative drawing by William Henry Holmes depicting light and trees

Original Sketch Of ‘the Wanderlusters’ Rest’

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Landscape depicting fields with golden light, by William Henry Holmes.

Over The Maryland Fields

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Watercolour by William Henry Holmes depicting a landscape with light and decay.

In Holland

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Watercolour by William Henry Holmes depicting a brook with shimmering light.

The Babbling Brook

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