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Art Institute of Chicago

13,108 works

Pencil sketch of a long-necked standing bird facing right, with faint grid lines and a crest of feathers on its head.

Standing Bird

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a man and woman seated on a wharf edge, viewed from behind, with sailboats on the water.

Man and Woman Sitting on Wharf

Philipp William May, 1898

Pen and ink drawing of a tall man with a cane leaning toward a small boy who raises a fist, both in period clothing.

I say-Youngster

Philipp William May, 1900

Pencil and ink sketch of a steamer deck with reclining passengers in deck chairs beside a large column.

Deck of Steamer

Philipp William May, 1896

Pen and ink drawing of a couple at a fair beside signs for a talking horse and a trunkless head, with a crowd behind.

At a County Fair

Philipp William May, 1898

Pen and ink drawing of a blind beggar in a wide hat holding a sign, with a dog sitting beside him.

Blind Beggar and Dog

Philipp William May, 1894

Ink caricature of a bearded man in a tall striped top hat and striped coat, with a handwritten caption above.

I Wonder What Caroline'll Say

Philipp William May, 1898

Ink drawing for a theatre programme showing a drummer, a trumpeter, and nude child figures with a torch and bubbles.

Theatre Toyal Drury Lane Programme

Philipp William May, 1900

Profile of a Woman

Philipp William May, 1894

Ink sketch of a smiling caricatured man wearing a tall top hat, one hand on his hip, drawn in loose black lines.

Portrait of Paul Maitland, Artist

Philipp William May, n.d.

Pen-and-ink cartoon of a winged, bearded artist painting at an easel amid scattered caricature sketches.

Study for Cover

Philipp William May, 1892

Pen and ink drawing of a laughing man in a patterned Pierrot costume with a ruffled collar, standing full length.

Pierrot

Philipp William May, 1895

Etching of six figures watching a coiled snake on rocky ground, with a bearded man pointing and a hanging figure at upper lef

Six People Watching a Snake, from Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1735-40

Etched half-length portrait of a bearded man with curly hair, lace collar and dark doublet, hands clasped at waist.

Lucas Vorsterman

Anthony van Dyck, 1630/33

Etching of a woman in a feathered hat holding a tray with a caricature head, a ribbon reading Academie beside her.

Modernity

Félicien Rops, 1883

Etching of a young Breton woman in a white headdress and dark embroidered vest, standing with her hands at her sides.

Young Breton Woman

Félicien Rops, n.d.

Etching showing a banner of figures labeled Cabinet Satirique above a lower scene of costumed men, women, and a seated vendor

Le cabinet satyrique

Félicien Rops, 1864

Etching of a woman seen from behind, wearing a hat with a ribbon and a dark dress with a light collar, against a black backgr

The Model

Félicien Rops, 1874

Woodblock print of farmers planting rice in flooded paddies, with a man carrying seedlings on a pole among rocks and pines.

Summer: Planting Rice (Natsu: taue no zu), No. 2 from the series "The Four Seasons of Farmers (Shiki no hyakusho)"

Torii Kiyomasu II, c. 1730s

Middle-Class

Félicien Rops, n.d.

Engraving of three classical female figures on clouds, with a peacock at right and a nude figure holding billowing drapery at

Juno, Ceres, and Psyche

Marco Dente da Ravenna, c. 1518

Etching of a winged siren-like sea creature beneath a stone bridge arch, with two figures leaning on the parapet above.

The Siren

Félicien Rops, n.d.

Etching of a seated winged-helmeted female warrior with flowing hair, birds in the sky, by Félicien Rops, 1882.

Warrior

Félicien Rops, 1882

Engraving of the Virgin Mary with halo standing beside the dead Christ on a stone ledge, with rocky cliff and trees.

The Pietà

Marcantonio Raimondi, c. 1515-17

Small etching of a woman in a patterned headscarf with bowed head against a dark hatched background, on a cream sheet.

Flemish Market-Gardener

Félicien Rops, n.d.

Small dark etching of a smiling old woman in a light head covering, turned to one side against a black background.

Vieille gouge

Félicien Rops, 1889

Etching of a reclining woman in a feathered hat and patterned dress against a patterned cushion, by Félicien Rops.

Woman with a Scottish Hat

Félicien Rops, 1865

First Step

Félicien Rops, 1883

Woodblock print of three women in kimono under blossoming branches while a gibbon dangles a kettle above them.

Gibbon snatching sake pot from flower-viewing party

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan with an attendant beneath a hanging lantern, both in patterned kimono.

The Courtesan Sugawara of the Tsuruya and Her Attendant

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1776/81