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Art Institute of Chicago

382 works

Brown wash drawing of sheep resting near wooden sheds and a cart beneath large spreading trees, with birds in the sky.

Rustic Scene with Sheep, Sheds, and Spreading Trees

the Younger Jan van der Meer, n.d.

Japanese print of Mount Fuji above clouds, with a pine tree on a grassy slope and poem text in a patterned border.

Mt. Fuji and Pine Tree

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Three seated men in robes beneath a gnarled maple tree with golden autumn leaves, in a horizontal Japanese woodblock print.

Night Watchmen Under Maple Tree

Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century

Woodblock print of court ladies on a veranda watching a chase in a yard under pine trees, with a bamboo fence and stream.

Court Ladies on a Balcony Watching a Woman and a Girl Chasing a Man in the Yard under Blossoming Cherry Trees

Katsukawa Shun'ei, late 1790s

Etching of leaning poplar trees over a field, with grazing cattle at left and a farmhouse in the distance.

Farm with Dutch Poplars

Louis Auguste Lepère, 1914

Woodblock print of Mount Fuji framed by cherry trees in bloom, with pale pink blossoms and drifting horizontal clouds.

Mount Fuji with Cherry Trees in Bloom

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1801/05

Pen and ink landscape with a large tree in the foreground, a river, a castle tower on the far bank, and hills beyond.

River Landscape with Large Tree in Foreground

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1546

Grey wash drawing of a river landscape with tall trees on a bank, a path, a small house at left, and a distant horizon.

River Landscape with Wooded Banks

Lodewijk de Vadder, n.d.

Pen and ink landscape with a large tree, a stream, a wooden footbridge, a resting figure and grazing cattle.

Landscape with Figure Resting Under Tree by Stream

Jacob van Ruisdael, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a large tree on a rocky road with stone buildings and hills in the distance.

Landscape with Tree on Road to Buildings

Possibly Jacob van Ruisdael, n.d.

Pencil sketch of mounted horsemen and figures on foot gathered beside a large tree, drawn in loose lines.

Calvarymen Beside Tree

John Frederick Tayler, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a wooded landscape with tall trees, shrubs and shadowed ground beneath a pale sky.

Wooded Landscape

Francis Towne, 1774

Pencil sketches of tree branches and foliage on cream paper, with handwritten pencil grade notes along the bottom edge.

Sketches of Elm and Ash Trees

Joseph Mallord William Turner, n.d.

Pencil drawing of trees beside a reedy pond with birds flying above and a fence receding into a flat landscape.

Trees by Pond

Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek, October 10, 1877

Pencil and wash drawing of a sandy path leading through a grove of tall pine trees on heathland.

Path Through Trees

Hermanus Koekkoek, c. 1877

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing with tall trees, a farmhouse, a river, and distant hills under clouds.

Landscape with Tree in Center

After Cornelius Massys, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a sandy path through clusters of pine trees on dunes, with grasses in the foreground and open sky.

Path Through Trees

Hendrik Pieter Koekkoek, c. 1877

Etching of a farmhouse surrounded by dense, dark trees and rolling hills beneath a lightly hatched sky.

Farmhouse Surrounded by Trees

Armand Séguin, c. 1893

Grey wash landscape of a rocky mountainside with fallen logs in the foreground and dense trees on the right.

Mountainside with Fallen Tree

Friedrich Wilhelm Gmelin, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of a forest path with tall trees, opening onto a valley and distant hills under a pale sky.

Forest, Valley and Distant Hills

Karl Schutz, n.d.

Monochrome drawing of a massive gnarled old tree with sprawling branches, two small figures in a boat beneath it, in a forest

Old Tree in the Billah - Sherwood Forest

John Rawson Walker, n.d.

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a large rock outcrop beside trees, with a river and distant hills at right.

Rocks, Trees, and River

Attributed to Franz Kobell, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a forest path with leaning trees, a stream, and small figures in the clearing beyond.

Forest with Stream and Figures

Possibly Jean Baptiste Pillement, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of rocks, trees and a path on a hill edge, with distant hills fading into the right background.

Rocks and Trees on Edge of Hill

Lodewijk de Vadder, 1625/1655

Brown ink drawing of a wooded river landscape with villas, a church, a waterfall, and resting figures.

Men and Women Resting in Wooded Landscape with River, Villas, Church

Style of Hendrik Hondius I, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a thatched cottage among trees, with cows by a pond and figures on a path.

Wooded Landscape with Cottage Beside Pond with Standing Cows

James Robertson, n.d.

Pencil sketch on tan paper showing two studies of trees with spreading branches and leafy canopies.

Flowering Trees

B.W. Atkinson, 1850/99

Grey wash drawing of thatched cottages and a large tree on a hillside, with two seated figures in the foreground.

Cottages and Trees on Hillside

Thomas Monro, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a thatched cottage beside a winding road, with large trees, rolling hills and a small walking figure.

Cottage Beside Winding Road in Wooded Landscape

James Robertson, n.d.

Sepia watercolor of a man and child walking a tree-lined path past a small cottage, c. 1800.

Man and Child on Tree-Lined Path

Lady Harriet Dalrymple, c. 1800