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Art Institute of Chicago

13,151 works

Soft-focus black and white print of a woman smiling faintly, face emerging from dark hair against a shaded background.

Elise Smiling

Eugène Carrière, 1895

Woman in pink kimono climbing snowy stone steps beside a pine tree, woodblock print.

Climbing the steps one hundred times

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1765

Woman in a patterned robe and red hat sits in a boat under a willow branch, holding a fan beside a drum.

Shirabyoshi Dancer in Asazuma boat

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1766

Woodblock print of a seated robed figure riding a black ox led by a child, with moon, pine trees and boats over water.

The Poet Sugawara Michizane

Kitao Shigemasa, early 1760s

Fan-shaped Japanese woodblock print of a courtesan in a floral kimono with an attendant in lavender robes beside her.

The Courtesan Hanaogi of the Ogiya and her attendant, from the series "Fans of the East (Azuma ogi)"

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1777/78

Woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono kneeling beside a latticed shoji screen, one leaning against the other.

Double Pillow

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1794/95

Japanese woodblock print of two women with ornate hair combs, one holding a shamisen, in patterned kimono.

The Entertainer Tamino and the Serving Girl Nui of the Sumiyoshiya

Eishosai Choki, c. 1792

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono bowing in a snowy garden beside a fence and umbrella.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III in Private Life, Standing in a Snow-Covered Garden

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Ukiyo-e print of two sumo wrestlers standing side by side in decorated aprons, with Japanese inscriptions in the margins.

Sumo Wrestlers of the Eastern Group: (right) Nijigadake Somaemon of Sekiwake Rank from Awa Province, and (left) Fuden…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1782/83

Pen and ink sketch of a tall gothic belfry above gabled houses, with small figures in a street below.

The Flemish Belfry

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Woodblock print of two figures in hanging baskets descending a green gorge above a rushing river.

Mushroom Gathering at Kumano in Kii Province (Kishu Kumano iwatake tori) from the series “One Hundred Famous Views in…

Utagawa Hiroshige II, 1860

Pen and ink sketch of gabled wooden houses on stilts above a shore, with small figures and swirling clouds.

The Edge of the Shore

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a mounted soldier with a lance, flanked by smaller riders and a group of cavalry on tan paper.

Russian Cavalry

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen drawing of a woman in a long gown holding a rosary, with a crucifix, a veiled figure, a man by a column, and a landscape.

Refuge in Prayer

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Etching of the tall Column of Marcus Aurelius in a Roman piazza, with carriages, people and palazzo buildings around it.

The Column of Marcus Aurelius, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59

Etching of a ruined domed Roman interior with an oculus, brick arches, and small figures among fallen column fragments.

Interior view of the so-called Tempio della Tosse [Temple of the Cough], from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1764

Pen and ink sketch sheet with a town on a hill, robed figures walking, and many small inverted figure studies.

Sheet of Sketches: The Life of Christ

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a Gothic church tower and gabled houses along a canal, with rowboats in the foreground.

Maritime Village

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Etching of a Rouen street with a seated dog, a tree and lamppost, pedestrians in dark coats, and ship masts behind.

Promenade à Rouen: Cours Boieldieu

Camille Pissarro, 1884/96, printed 1896

Japanese woodblock print of a horse beside a reclining man among flowering grasses, with mountains and calligraphy above.

Sojo Henjo, from the series "One Hundred Satirical Poems (Kyoka neboke hyakushu)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 19th century

Etching of a woman in a patterned dress and hat holding an umbrella, set against dark crosshatched night background.

Strolling Woman with Umbrella

Jean-Louis Forain, n.d.

Lithograph of a woman in a dark shawl beside a curtained bed, with a nightstand, lamp and slippers on the floor.

Breakfast (vertical plate)

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1895

Lithograph of two men standing in a dim interior under a hanging lamp, with seated figures in shadow at left.

Cleared Out

Jean-Louis Forain, July 1914

Lithograph of a woman playing piano as a man leans close behind her, with a seated figure in the shadowy background.

“- If you only knew how pretty you are!... Pretend you are playing! - stop it.. DO - You don't love me!...SO - I'll'…

Honoré Daumier, 1841

Hand-colored caricature of a man playing piano while a maid in red and white stands beside him, head tilted back, singing.

The disadvantage of having servants who have previously served at Mr. Duprez', plate 65 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Caricature lithograph of a top-hatted man drinking beer at a café while a singer performs before seated women.

At the Champs-Elysées. It has never been quite clear whether the music makes the beer go down, or the beer that makes…

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Hand-colored caricature of a grimacing man in a red chair beside a concert audience, with a woman singing at a wooden stand.

A Victim of His Own Politeness, plate 7 from Croquis Musicaux

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Etching of a seated woman in a pale dress at a tea table with a teapot and cup, against a dark hatched background.

Tea

Mary Cassatt, c. 1890

Woodblock print of two women in kimono with an ox carrying firewood, autumn maples and hills in the background.

Ox (Ushi), from the series "Twelve Hours of the Floating World (Ukiyo juni shi)"

Katsukawa Shuncho, c. 1780/1801

Japanese woodblock print of two women viewing a moon above reeds, one tending a small brazier beside a fan.

Moon viewing

Eishosai Choki, c. 1794