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Art Institute of Chicago

5,122 works

Ink caricature of a man with curly black hair, monocle, mustache and white ruff collar over a black costume.

Portrait of Whistler in Spanish 17th Century Costume

Aubrey Beardsley, 1892/1898

Watercolor of a waterfall over cliffs, with a church tower and spires across the river and a boatman in the foreground.

View of Lucerne

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1840/41

Watercolor of three dogs in a debris-strewn alley, one crouched sniffing the ground, on a green-gray background.

Three Dogs in an Alley

Charles B. Newhouse, 1825-1877

Pen and watercolor sketch of a seated woman in a bonnet and blue dress holding a red-brown muff.

Woman with a Muff

Constantin Guys, c. 1860-1864 (?)

Watercolor of a deer herd resting under tall trees in a sunlit woodland clearing, several with antlers.

Deer Herd Resting

Robert Hills, 1789-1844

Sepia watercolor of a seated man in drapery reaching toward a winged figure above a cemetery of tombs and obelisks.

Each Moment Has Its Sickle

Charles Reuben Ryley, n.d.

Caricature of Léon Manchon

Claude Monet, 1858

Caricature of a seated man in a fedora with a large red-brown cigar, drawn in chalk on tinted paper.

Caricature of a Man with a Big Cigar

Claude Monet, 1855/56

Pencil caricature of a walking man in a hat, smoking a pipe and carrying a satchel, on a tan sheet.

Caricature of Henri Cassinelli (“Rufus Croutinelli”)

Claude Monet, c. 1858

Faint watercolor bust of a woman with lowered head and blue-tinted hair, mounted on tan paper with a purple stamp.

Bust of a Tahitian Woman

Paul Gauguin, 1894

Caricature of Jules Didier (“Butterfly Man”)

Claude Monet, c. 1858

Pen and grey wash drawing of the Pont Neuf in Paris, showing arches, carved corbels, river and buildings.

View of the Pont Neuf

Donald Shaw MacLaughlan, 1906

Pastel portrait of a smiling older woman in a blue dress with fur trim, resting by a harpsichord with sheet music.

Portrait of Madame Anne-Jeanne Cassanéa de Mondonville, née Boucon (1708-1780)

Maurice Quentin de La Tour, c. 1752

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated man in a tricorn hat reading a document, on tan paper.

The Notary: A Study for "The Marriage Contract"

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1761

Portrait of Vallin

Amedeo Modigliani, 1918

Loose colored chalk drawing of a dirt road through a field with leaning trees under a warm, hazy sky.

Landscape with Trees

Alfred Sisley, 1880/85

Brown chalk drawing of Venus gesturing to Vulcan with a shield, cherubs, and a chariot in clouds.

Venus Commanding Vulcan to Make Arms for Aeneas

François Boucher, 1767

Colored crayon street scene of women with a child and dog walking along a tree-lined city boulevard with carriages.

Street Scene

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, n.d.

Pastel homage to Berlioz: allegorical women, a laurel wreath, and a marble inscription bearing the composer's name.

The Anniversary (Homage to Hector Berlioz)

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1877

Brown ink wash drawing of a bearded man holding a sleeping infant on his lap, with a small child beside him against a rocky b

Saint Joseph and the Sleeping Christ Child

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1670/75

Pen and brown ink drawing of a gnarled tree beside a smaller tree and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Man Sleeping beneath Tree (recto); Landscape with a Horseman (verso)

Annibale Carracci, 1595

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated soldier resting against a ledge while two armored soldiers stand behind him with spear

Three Soldiers Resting

Salvator Rosa, 1656/57

Watercolor and pen drawing of a wooded road with a cottage, a horseback rider, and drovers herding cattle and pigs.

Doctor Syntax on the Road

Thomas Rowlandson, n.d.

Watercolor still life of yellow daffodils and pink roses in a white vase and green pitcher, with a white calla lily.

Flowers

J. Alden Weir, 1880

Four brown and white chalk studies of a jockey on horseback, seen from behind and from the side.

Four Studies of a Jockey

Edgar Degas, 1866

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing man with a staff, a seated woman, two infants, and a thatched hut behind them.

First Family Before a Shelter

Baccio Bandinelli, 1547/48

Kneeling man in red cloak gazes up at a winged statue holding a wreath beside an altar of virtue in a forest.

An Artist Adoring a Statue of Virtue

Claude Hoin, 1783

Ink and wash drawing of a seated woman in a dark dress with a tall feathered hairstyle and hoop earrings.

Three-Quarter Length Portrait of a Woman

Constantin Guys, 1865/70

Pastel and charcoal drawing of a ballet dancer in a white tutu stretching her leg on a barre, by Edgar Degas.

Dancer Stretching at the Bar

Edgar Degas, 1877/80

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman with outstretched arms riding a bull, with draped cloth and sketched background.

Rape of Europa

Luca Giordano, 1652-1705