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Art Institute of Chicago

13,165 works

Etching of a winged female figure in draped robes holding up a long, twisting scroll against hatched shadows.

Frontispiece, from Othello

Théodore Chassériau, 1844, printed 1900

Pen and gray wash drawing of a tall geyser erupting from rocky terrain, with a steam cloud and distant shoreline.

Geyser, Iceland

II John Clevely, 1772

Pencil sketch of a rocky mountain gorge with tall trees, a small standing figure on a ledge, and distant peaks.

Mountain Gorge

John Sell Cotman, n.d.

Five Sketches of Heads

Samuel Drummond, n.d.

Pencil study of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, sash across his chest, striking a dramatic pose on a step.

Study for Standing Man Wearing Sash and Striking Dramatic Pose

Thomas Duncan, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a leaning tree with twisted trunk and feathery foliage above a grassy bank and shrubs.

Tree on Bluff Beside Water

Joshua Wilson Faulkner, n.d.

Handwritten letter with a watercolor horse head sketch, small animal drawings and red postal stamps on laid paper.

Untitled (Cruikshank letter with sketches of horse head)

George Cruikshank, 1812/78

Etching of a shepherd with a long staff walking across a grassy field beside trees under a dusk sky with birds.

Sheepherder

Willem Witsen, c. 1885

Woodblock print of a seated woman in a green kimono reading a scroll beside a painted landscape screen.

Poem by Fujiwara no Teika, from the series "Yoshiwara Courtesans in the Three Evenings (Yoshiwara keisei sanseki)"

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1750

Japanese woodblock print of a standing kabuki actor in an elaborate kimono with maple leaves overhead.

The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as the Geisha Yukino (or Oyuki?) in the Play Kabuki no Hana Bandai Soga, Performed at…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1781

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a black kimono holding a sword over his shoulder beside a red railing.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Aso no Matsuwaka (?) in the Play Iro Moyo Aoyagi Soga (?), Performed at the Nakamura T…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1775

Woodblock print of red maple leaves on a dark branch within an arched frame, with a fallen leaf at bottom and a red seal.

Maple Leaves in Shimosa Province (Shimosa, momiji), section of sheet no. 7 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Pr…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black samurai costume framed by plum blossoms, with calligraphy and a text pane

Votive plaque of the actor Bando Mitsugoro III as Sasaki Takatsuna

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1821

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling woman in a turban holding a lily and crown of thorns beside an urn.

Samian Sibyl

Claude Vignon, c. 1630

Red chalk drawing of a horse's hind legs and haunch with white highlights on tan paper.

The Hind Legs of a Horse

Charles Le Brun, n.d.

Ukiyo-e print of two kabuki actors, one in a red lattice kimono standing and one in blue kneeling with a sword.

The actors Ichikawa Omezo I (R) as Tomita Hyotaro and Otani Oniji III (L) as Kawashima Jibugoro

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a topknot in a red checkered kimono against a gray background.

The actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as Tanabe Bunzo

Tōshūsai Sharaku, 1794

Woodblock print of a white crane with red beak beside reeds and water, with a pink sun in the upper right sky.

Crane and sun

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Yellow canary perched on a branch beside hanging blue wisteria blossoms, in a vertical Japanese woodblock print.

Canary and wisteria

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1843/47

Woodblock print of a diving kingfisher above blue and pink hydrangea blossoms with green leaves, calligraphy and red seals.

Kingfisher and hydrangea

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono beside a bamboo screen with flowering branches and a flower basket.

Peddler of Flowers of the Four Seasons - A Set of Three (Shiki no hanauri sanpukutsui)

Nishimura Shigenobu, c. 1730s

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a pole with a monkey on top, with calligraphy.

Monkey trainer

Ishikawa Toyonobu, c. 1755

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono smoking a pipe beside an ornate bell and a pine tree.

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Teraoka Heiemon in the play "Hoshi Aikotoba Higashiyama no Sakae," performed at the…

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1763

Woodblock print of two women in a room: one reads a scroll while the other tends a paper lantern, with maple leaves outside.

The Evening Glow of a Lamp (Andon no sekisho), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Woodblock print of two women on a teahouse veranda with paper lanterns, a signboard and a tree branch.

The Eiraku-an teahouse in Kyoto

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1768/69

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women at a riverbank with irises, a dropped geta sandal, and a distant village.

Young Woman Drops her Geta as She Boards a Boat

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1773

Woodblock print of two women embracing on a pier under a moon with flying geese and waves below.

Couple Standing on a Pier Embracing on a Moonlit Night

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1774

Woman in patterned kimono leans toward a latticed window on a red veranda beside flowering plants, Japanese woodblock print.

Eavesdropping

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1773

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of women in a garden under a pine tree, with a seated woman at a candlelit table below.

Courtesan Dreaming of Eloping

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1775

Woodblock print of a woman in a checked kimono holding a basket of eggplants under a sky with clouds and rays.

An Auspicious Dream

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1775/76