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Art Institute of Chicago

24,211 works

Woodblock print of women in kimono beside an iris pond, with a parasol, fan, pine branches and a wooden bench.

By an Iris Pond

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1785

Caricature of a stout officer with folded arms watching a distant hunter fire at birds, from Daumier's 1867 Actualités plate

“-What a shame that I am not allowed go hunting,” plate 180 from Actualitiés

Honoré Daumier, 1867

Diptych Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono indoors, with sailboats and figures on a shore seen through a window.

The Fourth Month, from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Lithograph of a seated diner and a standing waiter in a restaurant hall with a crowd and framed paintings behind them.

The Restaurant at the Exhibition. “- No clients at all… aren't these people hungry? - I guess that the hungry ones ar…

Honoré Daumier, 1857

Diptych Japanese print of kimono-clad women and men walking under cherry blossoms, one woman holding a blue parasol.

The Third Month (Sangatsu), from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Daumier lithograph of top-hatted men on a city street, one whispering to another about an artificial plum company.

“- I'll go public with my business.... this is the right moment... I form a company with a capital of 3 Million Franc…

Honoré Daumier, 1856

Daumier lithograph of a top-hatted man arguing with a concierge at her doorway while two boys stand on the stairs behind him.

“- But you told me that children are not allowed in this house... - Sir, these are not children... they are the sons…

Honoré Daumier, 1857

Two-sheet woodblock print of women in kimono on a teahouse veranda overlooking boats on the water.

The Sixth Month, Enjoying the Evening Cool in a Teahouse, from the series The Twelve Months in the Southern Quarter (…

Torii Kiyonaga, About 1783

Lithograph of seated men in top hats looking toward a standing female figure labeled France, by Honoré Daumier, 1869.

Run-Off Elections. “- Will she invite me for a second waltz?,” plate 114 from Actualités

Honoré Daumier, 1869

Diptych Japanese woodblock print of a procession of kimono-clad women and men under drooping wisteria, with a parasol and pal

Votive Offering

Katsukawa Shuncho, 1780s

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of swirling whirlpools in a strait, rocky islets with pines, and distant mountains and b

The Whirlpools in Naruto Strait, Awa Province (Awa Naruto no fukei)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Ink architectural elevation of a Victorian lakeside house with a tall corner turret, porch, and stone base.

House for Mr. S.W. Allerton, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: South Elevation

Henry Lord Gay, c. 1884

Caricature of two street performers on a cobbled street, with a crowd of top-hatted men and a Bourse building behind them.

The Mountebanks. “- Oh Maître Bilboquet, we have had it... these clowns will steal our show! Don't you worry, Gringai…

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Triptych woodblock print of a snowy mountain gorge with a river, pine trees, a bridge and falling snow.

Mountains and Rivers on the Kiso Road (Kisoji no yamakawa), from an untitled series of triptychs

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Lithograph of two nude performers before a row of stern, bearded scientists in a lecture hall, satirical caricature.

The Aztecs before the scientists, plate 211 from Actualités

Honoré Daumier, 1855

Triptych woodblock print of a moonlit bay with islands, sailing boats, pine-lined shores and a full moon above.

Evening View of Eight Famous Sites at Kanazawa (Buyo Kanazawa hassho yakei)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Caricature lithograph of startled men covering their ears beneath huge bells in a cluttered hall, by Daumier, 1855.

In the bell section, plate 27 from L'exposition Universelle

Honoré Daumier, 1855

Japanese triptych print of women on pleasure boats beneath a lattice bridge, with river and trees in the background.

Pleasure Boats below Azuma Bridge

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1784

Lithograph of a stout uniformed man holding an open birdcage as two birds fly away, one perched on his head.

Two Grand Dukes Leaving for Sebastopol, plate 166 from Actualités

Honoré Daumier, 1855

Triptych print of women in kimono stepping ashore from a pleasure boat onto a riverbank, with a boatman carrying a passenger.

Women Coming Ashore from a Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1785

Daumier lithograph of three seated men, two holding shotguns and one in a top hat looking alarmed, with a French caption.

“- Inspite of all their assertions that their guns are only loaded with small shots, it is nonetheless annoying to be…

Honoré Daumier, 1855

Black-and-white print of ruined castle towers on a hill under a stormy sky, with small figures on a path and a flat landscape

Hadley Castle, Near the Nore

after David Lucas, n.d.

Lithograph of a stout man and a woman in bonnet at an outdoor café table under trees, with glasses and onlookers behind.

On the Champs-Elysées. Tasting of the industrial products of different brewers, plate 18 from L'exposition Universelle

Honoré Daumier, 1855

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of elegantly dressed women in a moonlit garden, on a bridge, and in an interior room.

A Modern Version of Ushiwakamaru Serenading Princess Joruri

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1785

Japanese triptych print of women in kimono boarding black pleasure boats at a riverside landing, with a grassy embankment.

Pleasure Boats at a Landing

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1780/1801

Triptych print of women in patterned kimono and attendants walking beneath hanging lanterns and paper streamers.

Courtesans and Their Attendants Parading under Lanterns

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1780/1801

Etching of a night landscape with a ruined tower on a hill, a crescent moon, shepherds and sheep, and a gnarled tree.

The Lonely Tower

Samuel Palmer, c. 1879

Japanese woodblock triptych of women in a fan shop, with folding fans, shelves of goods, and cats on the floor.

The Mieido Fan Shop

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1785/1800

Triptych woodblock print of women in kimono in a snowy garden and on a veranda with pines and potted bonsai.

A Parody of Hachi no ki

Utagawa Toyokuni, n.d.

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in windblown kimono under cherry trees on a grassy hill.

A Windy Day under the Cherry Trees

Utagawa Toyokuni, c. 1797