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Art Institute of Chicago

24,101 works

Loose painting of a brown hillside with bare trees, a reflective puddle, and a muted pale sky.

Hillside with Trees

William Morris Hunt, 1872-78

Painting of a stormy sky over a grassy plain with grazing sheep, a seated figure, and a distant tree line and sea.

The Storm

George Inness, 1876

Painting of a grey studio interior with two women in pale dresses and a man holding a palette beside a gilt mirror.

The Artist in His Studio

James McNeill Whistler, 1865-66

Painting of a white plate piled with red, yellow and green apples on a blue-grey cloth against an ochre wall.

The Plate of Apples

Paul Cézanne, c. 1877

Dark green hills under streaky pale clouds, with a bent tree at left and small white farmhouses in the valley below.

The Dark Mountain

Marsden Hartley, 1909

Expressive painting of a colorful autumn forest on a hill, with a blue winding river, red slopes, and distant mountains under

Landscape no. 26

Marsden Hartley, 1909-10

Abstract painting of bold red circles, black triangular form, white zigzags and chevrons outlined in black on colorful ground

Movement

Marsden Hartley, 1913

Abstract painting of overlapping geometric shapes in muted pink, grey, black and beige, with a striped circle at the base.

Provincetown

Marsden Hartley, 1916

Tibetan thangka of green Tara at center, surrounded by twenty-one smaller seated Tara figures on lotus thrones.

Buddhist Deity Green Tara and the Twenty-One Taras

Unknown artist, 18th century

Painting of a white goblet with blue markings holding a pink flower, draped with yellow and blue cloth on a dark background.

Still Life No. 15

Marsden Hartley, c. 1917

Still life painting of a pink pitcher, brown vase, cream bowl, and fruit including pears and figs on a red cloth.

Still Life No. 3

Marsden Hartley, 1923

Dim interior of a synagogue with a congregation of men reading on benches beneath arches, lit candelabra, and a central domed

The Synagogue

Alessandro Magnasco, c. 1730

Painting of figures wading in sunlit surf along a rocky coast with ochre cliffs and a sandy beach.

Rocks at the Lighthouse, Biarritz

Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 1906

Full-length portrait of a young girl in a white dress holding a pink ribbon against a dark background.

Alice

William Merritt Chase, 1892

Two painters in white outdoor clothing work beside a fountain and stone balustrade in a green garden.

The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy

John Singer Sargent, 1907

Painting of a lone farmhouse and haystack in a green field under a dark stormy sky with a glowing horizon.

The Lonely Farm, Nantucket

George Inness, 1892

Miniature oval portrait of an elderly man with white hair and black coat, in a leather case with green velvet lining.

General Andrew Jackson

Copy after Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, c. 1840

Painted one dollar silver certificate with an eagle and curled corner against a black background.

One Dollar Silver Certificate

Victor Dubreuil, 1898-1900

Young rider on a chestnut horse raising his hat before an iron fence, with a brick mansion and stables behind.

George Franklin Archer and the Archer Residence

Charles S. Humphreys, 1871

Painting of travelers with oxen and mules on a wooded road, with a hilltop castle and distant mountains under a soft sky.

Italian Landscape with Travelers

Jan Both, c. 1650

Painting of elegant figures in Louis XV costumes gathered in a dim, gilded interior with warm brown tones.

Persons in Louis XV Costumes

Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli, c. 1880

Painting of elegantly dressed figures gathered in a dim interior around a bright glowing doorway and steps.

Fête d'Après-Midi

Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli, c. 1880

Painting of a young man with a halo seated by a tree beside a white lamb, holding a staff in a wild landscape.

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Diego Velázquez, c. 1622

Ink painting of bamboo along a misty stream with rocks and rippling water in pale grey tones.

Bamboo-Covered Stream in Spring Rain

Xia Chang, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), dated 1441

Elderly bearded man in a white shirt lights a long pipe at a wooden table beside a clay jug and bread.

Old Man Lighting a Pipe

Johann Carl Loth, c. 1660

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curly hair and white headband against a blue sky, in a gold pendant frame.

Portrait of Helen Pigott

Charles Robertson, c. 1780/1820

Persian manuscript page with a miniature of a birth scene, a fantastical bird, and calligraphy columns on a blue background.

The Birth of Rustam, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722)، dated c.1620

Ink drawing of a turbaned man leading a lion on a rope, set within a gold floral border with phoenix birds.

The Lion Tamer

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), early 17th century

Oval miniature portrait of a man with white powdered hair, blue coat, red collar and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Man with blue coat and red vest

Nathaniel Plimer, 1775/1822

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with swept brown hair, navy coat, and white cravat against a cloudy sky.

Portrait of Patrick Blake of Tower Hill

Nathaniel Plimer, 1775/1822