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Art Institute of Chicago

5,122 works

Pencil drawing on blue-grey paper of a standing woman in a long skirt, puffed sleeves, and white apron, with hair in a bun.

Italienne (Gaëta)

Edgar Degas, 1856/57

Watercolor drawing of Jupiter embracing Mnemosyne beneath a tree, with cherubs, an eagle, dogs and a shepherd in a pastoral l

Jupiter and Mnemosyne

Jacob de Wit, 1733

Brown wash drawing of the Madonna and Child on clouds appearing to a kneeling young man in a landscape.

The Madonna and Child in Glory Appearing to a Kneeling Young Man

Ciro Ferri, 1655/59

Pencil sketch of a standing boy in a cap and loose smock, one hand on his hip, signed Claude Monet, on grass.

Boy in the Country

Claude Monet, 1857

Pastel sketch of a young girl in a straw hat reaching up with raised arms, rendered in soft yellow, blue and green strokes.

Young Girl Holding a Basket

Berthe Morisot, 1891

Charcoal and pastel portrait of a young woman with hair pulled back, seated in a chair, gazing downward.

Portrait of Julie Manet

Berthe Morisot, 1890

Pastel drawing of a woman and girl by a window with city buildings beyond and a red-draped table on the right.

At the Window, rue des Trois Frères

Camille Pissarro, 1878-79

Pen and wash drawing of Christ crowning the kneeling Virgin Mary, with angels and cherubs in the clouds around them.

The Coronation of the Virgin

Ercole Setti, 1575

Pencil and colored crayon drawing of a kneeling armored Joan of Arc inside a decorative illuminated initial, with sword and b

Joan of Arc

Jan Toorop, 1898

Chalk drawing of a person with both hands covering their eyes and face, with dark hair and red chalk accents.

Guess My Name

David Wilkie, 1821

Portrait of Alphonse Maureau

Édouard Manet, 1878/79

Grey chalk drawing of a reclining nude infant with arm raised and legs extended, plus a small head sketch above.

Study for the Christ Child in the Madonna of S. Simone (recto); Study of a Landscape (verso)

Federico Barocci, c. 1567

Red chalk study of a nude male figure seen from behind, with a raised arm, bare foot, and loose drapery sketched around it.

Study for the Allegorical Figure of Earthly Harmony

Domenico Maria Canuti, c. 1677

Brown ink and wash drawing of a Gothic church facade, bell tower, equestrian statue and stairway in Venice.

View of Campo San Zanipolo with the Temporary Platform Erected for the Visit of Pope Pius VI

Francesco Guardi, 1782

Ink and watercolor landscape of windblown trees, a grassy field, and a small orange-roofed building under a pale sky.

Near Vichy

Jean-François Millet, 1866/67

Brown wash drawing of a city beneath stormy clouds, with a shaft of light breaking through the sky above the buildings.

The Destroying Angel

John Martin, 1833

Seated Old Man

Jozef Israëls, c. 1895

Watercolor of a fishing boat with mast and rigging beside a shore with trees under dark clouds and a pale sky.

Fishing Boat

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1878

Profile Portrait of Charles Meryon

Félix Bracquemond, 1854

Watercolor of a canal town with a stone arch bridge, tall bell tower, red-tiled roofs, and figures on the quay.

French Town, Buildings and River

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1821/8

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a large tree beside a wooden fence at a forest edge, with an open field and cloudy sky.

Edge of a Forest

Constant Troyon, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded man seated in a garden beside a carved pedestal and an inscribed tablet.

Sketch for Frontispiece to Figure Originali

Carlo Labruzzi, c. 1790

Boy with a Carrot

François Boucher, 1738

Watercolor of a whitewashed village with flat roofs, a seated woman and children, and a man on a rooftop under a cloudy sky.

Greek Village

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1828/30

Pen and watercolor sketch of two riders conversing at left, a stout rider in a grey coat at right, and a carriage in the dist

Study for Comforts of Bath

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1798

Pen and watercolor sketch of men in top hats crowding a book auction room lined with shelves and prints.

Study for Dr. Syntax at a Book Auction

Thomas Rowlandson, 1820

Seated woman in blue dress arranging flowers from a box beside hats on a stand, with floral wallpaper behind her.

The Milliner

Eva Gonzalès, c. 1877

Ink drawing of a cloaked figure in a turban beside a grotesque leering face with pointed ears and dripping drops.

Man with Skull

Aubrey Beardsley, 1892/98

Loose drawing of a nude caryatid figure in pink wash and pencil, framed by vertical blue brushstrokes.

Caryatid: Rose and Blue

Amedeo Modigliani, 1912-14

Pencil sketch of an older woman in an apron and a younger woman in a bustled dress in a kitchen with shelves of dishes.

In the Kitchen

Charles Samuel Keene, n.d.