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Art Institute of Chicago

5,122 works

Black and white chalk drawing of two young girls seated together on the floor, playing with combs held to their mouths.

Two Girls Playing on Combs (recto); Sketch of Seated Woman with Fragment of Another Figure (verso)

Thomas Barker, c. 1790

Brown ink drawing of a bearded man seated beside a winged angel leaning over his shoulder.

Saint Matthew and the Angel

School of Guercino, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch sheet of several Algerian men in turbans and cloaks, showing heads, profiles and standing figures.

Sketches of Algerian Men

Eugène Delacroix, c. 1832

Pencil sketch of three women in headscarves leaning together in animated conversation, one whispering into another's ear.

Three Gossips

Honoré Daumier, 1865/1867

Pencil drawing of a man in a fedora and bow tie with an elongated face, by Modigliani, labeled Benito.

Benito

Amedeo Modigliani, 1916

Brown ink sketch of birds and animals around a dead tree branch, with a dog and stork on the ground below.

Birds and Animals around a Dead Tree

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, n.d.

Watercolor and drawing of a mounted officer directing cavalry soldiers and horses on a smoky battlefield.

General of the First Empire Giving his Cavalry Orders to Charge

Théodore Géricault, n.d.

Loose watercolor of a dancer in a flowing green gown with arms outstretched and a red head covering, on a teal ground.

Green and Blue: The Dancer

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1893

Red and black chalk drawing of a smiling curly-haired child reaching out, study by Federico Barocci.

Christ Child: Study for the Madonna di San Giovanni

Federico Barocci, c. 1565

Chalk drawing with white highlights of a woman holding a platter with a severed head, flanked by two figures in the backgroun

Salomé

Hans von Aachen, 1605/10

Charcoal drawing of a cloaked rider on a galloping dark horse over rocky ground, with a pale streaked sky behind.

Man Riding a Horse through the Air

François Chifflart, 1860-70

Watercolor of a fox hunt with red-coated riders, spotted hounds, and horses in a golden field under a pale sky.

Hunting Scene

Henry Alken, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a bearded man in a mitre seated by a basin, with robed figures and stone architecture around him.

Pilate Washing his Hands, with Christ Being Led Away: Left Portion

after Giovanni da Bologna, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a robed priest offering bread and wine to a kneeling man before a tent, with a crowd and cattle nearby.

The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1719

Brown ink drawing of the Madonna and Child in clouds above a kneeling saint and a winged angel.

Madonna and Child Appearing to Male Saint and Angel

Attributed to the Style of Andrea Boscoli, n.d.

Profile of Head after a Cast (recto and verso)

Attributed to George Henry Harlow, n.d.

Pencil sheet of caricature heads with exaggerated features, including a large central face and several smaller profiles.

Sketches of Caricature Heads (recto), and Various Small Figures (verso)

Attributed to George Woodward, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of two men firing rifles at fleeing reindeer beside a timber shelter, with gun smoke rising.

Siberian Exiles Shooting Wild Reindeer (recto); Shell (verso)

Recto attributed to Samuel Howett, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of hunters with torches and spears attacking seals in a rocky cavern.

Killing Seals in a Cavern by Torchlight (recto); Sketch of Hunters and Board (verso)

Attributed to Samuel Howett, n.d.

Grey wash study of a standing leg and shoe on blue-grey paper with white highlights and a torn top edge.

Leg of Standing Figure (recto); Sketch of Shoes (verso)

John Downman, c. 1770-1800

Brown wash drawing of mounted archers chasing and shooting deer across an open plain, with a fallen deer in the foreground.

Tartars Hunting Deer (recto); Shell (verso)

Recto attributed to Samuel Howett, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of the giant Polyphemus hurling a boulder, with nude Galatea on a sea creature and cherubs below.

Polyphemus Throwing Boulder at Acis, with Galatea (recto), and Pholyphemus Lifting Boulder (verso)

John William Taverner, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a river falling through a wooded valley with steep mountains and a small building in the foreground.

The Fall of the River Tumble (recto); View of Fastraly (verso)

Attributed to Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1797

Sepia wash drawing of hunters firing rifles from rocks at a bear while dogs attack near water.

North American Bear Hunting (recto); Shell (verso)

Recto attributed to Samuel Howett, n.d.

Pencil study of a nude man kneeling on drapery, holding a tall staff, with white highlights on tan paper.

Nude Man Kneeling, Holding Staff (recto); Alpine Panorama (verso)

Thomas Uwins, n.d.

Chalk sketch sheet with a winged putto, studies of a child's legs and feet, and two hand studies.

Sketches of Putti (recto); Study for Ornament (verso)

Alfred George Stevens, 1837/75 (recto); n.d. (verso)

Sepia drawing of seamen with rifles and poles attacking a polar bear among icebergs, with a dog nearby.

Seamen on the Whale Fishery Killing a Polar Bear (recto); Shell (verso)

Recto attributed to Samuel Howett, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of seated people at a table in an interior, with a faint pencil study of a standing woman above.

People at a Table (recto), and Study for Cottage Toilet (verso)

David Wilkie, c. 1825

Pencil sketch of a garden landscape with a tall tree, a winding road, and a building with arches among distant trees.

View of Wilson House and Gardens (recto); View of Wilson House and Gardens (verso)

Richard Wilson, 1760/69 (recto); n.d. (verso)

Red chalk drawing of a sailing ship's stern and rigging with figures walking along a dock.

Dock Scene (recto); Two Sketches of Male Figures (verso)

Guillaume Courtois, 1660/64