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Art Institute of Chicago

669 works

Engraved view of a huge chestnut tree with a canvas canopy, small hut and groups of figures resting beneath it.

Vuë du fameux Chataignier de l'Etna...(View of the Famous Chestnut Tree of Mount Etna, called Centum Cavalli)

François Alix, 1784/86

Sepia print of a tall elm and birch beside a rocky stream, with a man in a cap leaning by a wooden fence at left.

Elm and Birch, from The Park and the Forest

James Duffield Harding, 1841

Etching of a large spreading tree on a grassy slope, with a ruin and distant hills in the background.

Landscape with Large Tree, in Background a Ruin

Johann Christian Klengel, n.d.

Engraving of the Virgin seated by a tree holding the infant Christ, with a fence and distant landscape behind them.

Madonna by the Tree

Albrecht Dürer, 1513

Lithograph of tall sycamore trees beside a rocky bank, with figures walking a path toward a river and hills.

Sycamore, from The Park and the Forest

James Duffield Harding, 1841

Etching of a man in a hat walking away along a path lined with tall trees, with light on puddles.

Wooded Walk with Figure

Giovanni Fattori, n.d.

Etching of a tall feathery tree, a small standing figure, and a dark shaded rock on the right under an open sky.

Sheet with Two Studies: A Tree, and the Upper Part of the Head of the Artist Wearing a Velvet Cap

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1644

Sepia lithograph of tall stone pines beside classical ruins, with a seated figure among stone blocks in the foreground.

Stone Pines, from The Park and the Forest

James Duffield Harding, 1841

Sepia ink drawing of armored soldiers resting by a campfire under a massive gnarled tree, one pointing into the forest.

Soldiers under a Tree

Gustave Doré, n.d.

Drawing of a wind-bent tree beside water, with a grazing cow and distant village under a pale sky.

Bent Tree by the Water

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1860/70

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in samurai costume, one kneeling in red and white robes, the other standing in grey with

Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô V as Watanabe Kiou Takiguchi and Nakamura Nakazô I as Taira no Kiyomori in the “Shibaraku” sc…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1770

Woodblock print of a colorful long-tailed pheasant perched on a rock beside blue stylized pine branches.

Pheasant and pine tree

Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1847/52

Pencil and white chalk drawing of two willow trees with bare branches on a grassy mound under a cloudy green-toned sky.

Willow

David Johnson, 1885

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned robes raising a large oar above his head, by Katsukawa Shunshô.

Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IV as Taira no Tomomori Disguised as Tokaiya Gimpei in “Yoshitsune’s Thousand Cherry Trees” (“…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1767

Brown wash drawing of a wooded landscape with two women near large trees and a small building at lower right.

Wooded Landscape with Two Women in Foreground

Attributed to or after Jean Baptiste Pillement, n.d.

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a checkered kimono holding a sword, standing before a shoji screen and staircase.

Actors Nakamura Sukegorô II as Sasano Sangobei (Left) and Ôtani Hiroji III as Satsuma Gengobei (Right) in “Green Will…

Rantokusai Shundô, About 1775

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a monk's disguise, wearing a conical hat and black robe, holding a staff in snow.

The Actor Bando Mitsugoro I as Abbot Saimyo-ji Tokiyori, Disguised as a Monk, in the Joruri "Onna Hachi no Ki" (A Fem…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1773

Etching of a large tree beside a rocky cliff, with travelers and horses on a path and a distant valley.

The Large Tree, from Upright Italian Landscapes

Jan Both, 1638/52

Woodblock print of a blooming plum branch with pink blossoms on grey bark, set against a pale cream background.

Blooming Plum Tree, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1814

Woodblock print of red maple branches framing thatched houses, a pond, and rice fields with mountains beyond.

Maple Trees at Mama, Tekona Shrine and Tsugi Bridge (Mama no momiji, Tekona no yashiro, Tsugihashi), from the series…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Woodblock print of a red parrot with blue wings perched on a blue-tinted pine branch against a cream background.

Bird on pine tree

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1857

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red and white face paint, scowling, wearing an elaborate black topknot and patterned r

Actor Iwai Hanshirô IV as Akita Jônosuke Yoshikage in a “Shibaraku” role in “Memorial Service for St. Nichiren: A Mod…

Attributed to Katsukawa Shun’ei, About 1791

Brown ink drawing of rolling hills, a large tree, and two small seated figures resting on a hillside.

Two Figures Resting on Hillside near Two Trees

Possibly Franz Kobell, n.d.

Green-tinted engraving of a seated woman under a tree holding an infant, with a kneeling child looking up at her.

A Woman at the Foot of a Tree Holding a Child

Conte Anton Maria Zanetti, n.d.

Sepia print of a field with a large willow tree on the left, tall white poplars on the right, and two small figures near the

Willows and White Poplars

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Lithograph study of tall trees with bare and leafy branches, two small figures at the base, and a distant tree line.

Study of Trees

Louis Pierre Baltard, c. 1817

Black and white lithograph of a large leafy tree beside a small white house and distant hills.

Study of a Tree

Jean-Victor Bertin, 1816

Lithograph of a seated man in a cap by a hearth with a dog, candle, and shelves of plates, with French caption below.

Sketch of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (recto); Forest Scene (verso)

Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret, n.d.

Chalk study on tan paper of several tree trunks and a branch with leaves and flowers.

Sketches of Trees

Attributed to Cristofano Allori, n.d.

Etched landscape of large trees beside a dirt road, with a walking figure and a distant tower under hatched sky.

Trees Bordering a Road

John Clerk of Eldin, n.d.