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Art Institute of Chicago

5,122 works

Brown wash drawing of a crowd gathered around a rock in a wooded landscape, with a central figure and water vessels.

Moses Tapping the Rock

After Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a sleeping man on a stone ledge beside a plaque inscribed with Labruzzi's name and 1788.

After Frontispiece to 'Figure'

Carlo Labruzzi, c. 1788

Pencil sketch of seated and standing figures, many women in hats, under trees at an outdoor fête.

Fête at Pontoise

Camille Pissarro, c. 1872

Pen and ink drawing of an elephant with women riders on a path, a keeper walking beside it, trees and a fence behind.

Elephant with Riders in Jardin des Plantes, Paris

Auguste André Lançon, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a bear lying on its back on grass, with a shrub and rocky ledge behind it.

Russian Bear

Auguste André Lançon, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin holding the infant Christ, with the infant John the Baptist standing beside them.

Virgin and Child with the Infant John the Baptist

Luca Penni, 1540/56

Young Woman Playing a Mandolin, Study for Portrait of Mlle. Fiocre in the Ballet "La Source"

Edgar Degas, 1866/68

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated bare-chested man with one arm raised, drawn in loose, quick strokes.

Seated Male Figure with Raised Arm

John Vanderbank, 1735

Pen and brown ink sketch of reclining and seated figures in an architectural setting with onlookers.

Sketch from the Escurial

David Wilkie, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a lake with two fishermen in a boat, hills, a tower and buildings, and a figure on the right bank.

Landscape with Fisherman in Lake

Adam Pynacker, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of three figures in period costume on pale blue paper, including a man in a plumed hat.

Three Figures

Edward Matthew Ward, April 21, 1855

Pen and brown ink sketch of a crowded room with seated and standing figures around a table, a woman and child at center.

Study for Right Group

David Wilkie, c. 1820

Sepia drawing of a ruined stone tower by water, with a distant town, church tower and windmills on the horizon.

Ruins of the Merwede Manor seen from the Front with Dordrecht in the Background

Abraham Rademaker, n.d.

Brown ink and wash sketch of a woman in a white skirt beside a standing man, with a candelabrum and theater seats behind.

After the Ballet

Constantin Guys, n.d.

Watercolor of a village fair crowd watching two costumed performers on a stage beneath trees, with a vendor and dog nearby.

Village Fair: Harlequin and Quack

Thomas Rowlandson, 1800

Pastel portrait of an older woman in a white bonnet with a blue ribbon and dark shawl against a dark background.

Portrait of Madame Chardin

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, 1776

Pencil drawing of a standing woman with bowed head, hands clasped at waist, wearing a long gown with flowing sleeves.

Elizabeth Siddal (Mrs. Dante Gabriel Rossetti)

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, c. 1854

Watercolor of a grove of trees with orange and green autumn foliage above a grassy path under a pale blue sky.

Grove of Trees

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1888/90

Pen and wash drawing of two women and a baby in a classical interior, one standing with a raised arm and one seated holding a

Mother and Her Family in the Country

Henry Fuseli, 1806/07

Watercolor of a misty Alpine valley with steep rocky slopes, a winding road, and distant peaks fading into pale sky.

View in the St. Gotthard Pass, Switzerland

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1842

Sketch sheet with watercolor and pencil studies of children's faces, a woman, and profiles on a tan page.

Sketches of Children, a Woman, and Profiles (recto), Sketches of Horses and Child (verso)

Paul Gauguin, 1891/93

Pencil and ink sketch of a seated Tahitian woman with crossed legs, plus studies of a face, lips and nose on tan paper.

Seated Tahitian Woman (recto); Standing Tahitian Woman (verso)

Paul Gauguin, 1891/93

Pastel and watercolor landscape with blue trees, boulders, and women in robes beside red patches on a pale sky.

Tahitian Landscape

Paul Gauguin, 1894

Pencil sketch on tan paper of two seated women embracing, with fragmentary figure studies along the top edge.

Seated Tahitian Women (related to the painting Nafea faa ipoipo [When Will You Marry?]) and Other Sketches

Paul Gauguin, 1891/93

Pastel drawing of a bending nude woman beside a standing attendant holding a towel in a patterned interior.

Breakfast after the Bath

Edgar Degas, 1895/98

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family with Saint Joseph holding a book, Mary, the infant Christ, and an angel.

The Holy Family, Saint Joseph with a Book

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750-59

Pastel landscape of rolling hills, a river and green trees beneath a pale sky, painted in loose colorful strokes.

Landscape in Crozant

Armand Guillaumin, c. 1898

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman with a child beside a stone wall and sea horizon.

Fisherman's Family

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, c. 1883

Pastel double portrait of a man with gray hair and a woman in a yellow dress with lace bonnet, resting on a blue cushion.

Portrait of Philippe Coypel and His Wife

Charles-Antoine Coypel, 1742

Charcoal sketch on tan paper of a nude woman bending forward, one arm raised, hair falling loosely, feet bare.

After the Bath

Edgar Degas, c. 1900