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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Woman in a blue checkered kimono stands beside morning glory vines in a Japanese woodblock print.

Beauty standing beside morning glories

Kikukawa Eizan, c. 1814/17

Red chalk drawing of a draped woman seen from behind, head turned upward, with white highlights on her folded garment.

Draped Woman, Seen From Back

Attributed to François Boucher, n.d.

Red and black chalk drawing of a flying cherub with wings, holding a bow, on tan paper.

Flying Putto

Studio or school of François Boucher, n.d.

Charcoal and chalk portrait drawing of a young woman with upswept hair and a lace collar, on toned paper.

Portrait Bust of Young Woman

François Boucher, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a dog's head with hatched fur strokes on yellowed paper, with sketched lines at upper left.

Head of a Dog

Bernard Baron, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a standing saint with halo holding a crucifix in a rounded niche, with a lace-trimmed robe.

Saint Francis Holding a Crucifix

Attributed to Edme Bouchardon, n.d.

Ink and gray wash drawing of a river landscape with a stone wall, arch, buildings, palm tree and a boat with figures.

Landscape along a River

Attributed to Michel-Ange Houasse, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a hilltop castle with crenellated towers, a bell tower, an arched bridge and shrubs in the foreground.

Landscape with an Old Castle

Attributed to Michel-Ange Houasse, n.d.

Engraved ornamental plate with scrollwork and masks framing a standing nude female figure in an oval cartouche.

Plate 13, from XX Stuck zum (ornamental designs for goblets and beakers)

Master A.P., 1601

Engraving of a biblical crowd: robed men in the foreground, a man with a sack, and a woman nursing an infant.

The Submersion of Pharaoh's Army in the Red Sea

After Titian, c. 1515, printed 1549

Night harbor etching in teal tones: a tall-masted ship with rigging reflected in still water, town lights along the quay.

The Basin at Dieppe

Henri Charles Guérard, 1883/89

Grey wash drawing of a crowd in feathered hats and long coats on a street, with a child on a man's shoulders.

Figures Looking at Outdoor Spectacle

Paul Grégoire, 1781/1823

Grey ink and wash drawing of a man and woman dancing in fashionable 18th-century dress, with other couples behind them.

Ladies and Gentlemen Dancing

Paul Grégoire, 1781/1823

Woodblock print of women in kimono visiting a shrine with stone lanterns, a waterfall, and red banners.

Visiting Oji Inari Shrine

Katsushika Hokusai, 1801/05

Red chalk drawing of a standing hound seen from the side, looking left, with a sketched paw in the foreground.

Hound Standing

After Jean Baptiste Huet, n.d.

Pencil sketch of the Virgin standing on clouds, surrounded by kneeling and flying angels and cherubs.

Adoration of the Virgin

Possibly Antoine Rivalz, n.d.

Kabuki actors in a stormy scene with lightning, rain and waves, one floating above swirling clouds in a blue robe.

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Kan Shojo (Sugawara Michizane) and Segawa Kikunojo V as Umeomaru in the play "Suga…

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1832

Red chalk drawing of Noah overseeing workers building the ark, with a ladder and wooden framework against a cloudy landscape.

Noah Supervising Construction of the Ark

Attributed to Nicolas Dorigny, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling nude male figure with bent torso and clasped hands, shaded in academic style.

Kneeling Academic Male Nude

Antoine Dumont, n.d.

Diptych woodblock print: a figure leans over a curved bridge, and below, a figure sits in a boat beneath it.

Huang Shigong (Kosekiho) and Zhang Liang (Choryo), from "A Set of Two on the States of Han and Chu (Kanso niban no uc…

Attributed to Yanagawa Shigenobu II, 1834

Sheet of brown wash studies showing many heads, including female faces, profiles, a hooded old man, and an eagle head.

Sketches of Heads

After Jean Demosthene Dugourc, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of two women and a baby beside a standing man, with a rider on horseback sketched below.

Two Sketches: Two Women and Baby with Man Looking On

George Louis Pamella Busson Dumaurier, n.d.

Woodblock print of two children and a woman flying a kite under a willow tree, with Japanese text beside them.

Two Children Flying Kite and a Woman

Yanagawa Shigenobu, 1824

Grey wash drawing of Moses striking a rock as water flows and a crowd of robed figures gathers around the spring.

Moses Drawing Water from the Rock

Possibly after Charles Le Brun, n.d.

Woodblock print of figures on a beach with a water buffalo, a wooded island, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

At the Beach of Shichirigahama

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, 1805

Pen and brown ink drawing of a man and woman talking beside a column in a classical landscape with hills and trees.

Unidentified Mythological Scene with Man and Woman Conversing in Classical Landscape

Attributed to François Roettiers, n.d.

Woodblock print of women and a child on a shore with a plum tree, a lantern, and snowy Mount Fuji in the distance.

Ladies at Shichirigahama

Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a woman carrying buckets on a yoke beneath a pine branch, in a patterned kimono.

The Brine Maiden

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830

Profile Bust of Young Woman

After François Boucher, n.d.

Engraving of an armored knight from behind, hand on a ewer on a pedestal, with a tree and draped cloth behind him.

Knight

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1512/1515