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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Watercolor of a thatched hut under green trees, with a seated figure on a sandy path and a palm tree at left.

Tahitian Hut

Paul Gauguin, 1891/93

Pencil and watercolor sketches of crouching and standing figures, a pig's head, and a hut with a red roof at water's edge.

Sketches of Crouching and Standing Figures, a Pig, and a Hut at Water’s Edge

Paul Gauguin, 1891

Pen and ink sketch sheet with about ten studies of seated and standing women, one figure lightly washed in blue.

Ten Studies of Tahitian Figures

Paul Gauguin, 1891/93

Watercolor and drawing of a seated nude woman with a flower headband, with a reclining figure and rocky background in ochre t

Aha oe feii? (What! Are You Jealous?)

Paul Gauguin, 1894

Woodblock print of three women, a rider on a white horse, animals and trees, one figure hand-tinted pink, with TAHITI letteri

Change of Residence, from the Suite of Late Wood-Block Prints

Paul Gauguin, 1899

Pencil sketches of pigs, a standing goat, and cattle heads and legs scattered across a yellowed sheet of paper.

Sketches of Various Animals and Head (recto), Sketches of a Head, Figure in Profile, Anatomical Details, and Animals…

Paul Gauguin, 1891/93

Pencil studies on two torn paper strips: a draped cloth at top left and a reclining figure resting its head on an arm.

Studies of Nudes

Henry Fuseli, n.d.

Hand-coloured caricature of an elderly couple admiring their son, a lawyer in black gown and top hat, in a room with a painti

“- Isn't it marvellous to have a son who is a lawyer... what an honour for the family... Adolph, I want you to remain…

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Hand-colored caricature of three men in top hats addressing a lounging man in a red armchair, from Daumier's Caricaturana.

Exploiting friendship. “My dear Alphonse, I've invited these gentlemen, my friends, to dine at your home. I would lik…

Honoré Daumier, 1837

Pastel landscape of a dusk sky with orange and blue clouds over dark trees, a green meadow, and reeds in the foreground.

Blue and Orange Sky

Paul Huet, 1838/40

Four armored guardian kings in colorful robes stand within grey clouds beneath a blue sky with sun and moon, mounted on gold

Final Page and Back Cover of Buddhist Manuscript With Four Guardian Kings

Unknown artist, 17th/18th century

Open Buddhist manuscript with painted deities on left and right panels and red script on a central page, under brocade.

Title Page and Front Cover of a Buddhist Manuscript with Manjusri (left) and Mantramanudharani, a Pancharaksha Goddes…

Unknown artist, 17th/18th century

Painted page of auspicious animals including a tiger, horse, camel and monkey, with offering bowls above, in pink and green.

Page from a Manuscript with Images of Auspicious Animals and Offerings

Unknown artist, 19th century

Hand-painted page of grid-framed ritual symbols including a dharma wheel, stupa, trident and bow, with script labels.

Page from a Notebook with Ritual Symbols

Unknown artist, 19th-20th century

Watercolor sheet with five ritual stake panels showing a bird, wrathful deities, serpent, swastikas and skulls.

Part of a Ten-Piece Set of Printed Ritual Stakes (Khram Shing)

Unknown artist, 19th-20th century

Ink and watercolor drawing of a bird with spread wings and long tail inside a pink border on a cream ground.

Sacrificed Animal from a Set of Four Ritual Cards (Tsakalis)

Unknown artist, 20th century

Caricature of a Man in the Small Hat

Claude Monet, 1855/56

Drawing of men with spears and hounds hunting ibexes across a rocky mountain landscape, with a tree at left.

Men Hunting Ibexes with Hounds

called Giovanni Stradano Joannes Stradanus, 1578

Pencil study on cream paper of two nude male figures on a squared grid, one standing with folded arms and one reaching upward

Study for "The Distribution of the Eagles"

Jacques-Louis David, c. 1810

Pencil figure studies around an engraved ornamental vase decorated with helmeted warriors, cherubs and masks, by Paul Cézanne

Figure Studies Over an Etching of an Ornamental Vase

Paul Cézanne, 1870/72

Pastel sketch of a narrow courtyard with an archway, hanging laundry, shuttered windows and small figures.

Corte del Paradiso

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Red chalk sketch of two women in long skirts, one turning back over her shoulder and one lifting her drapery.

Two Studies of a Dancer, Raising Her Skirt in Her Two Hands

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1712/13

Watercolor landscape of a winding river valley with layered blue mountains, a shaded foreground tree, two figures and goats.

The Valley of the Eisak Near Brixen in the Tyrol

John Robert Cozens, 1783/84

Pen and wash landscape with figures and a village, framed by a border of plants, butterflies, monkeys, a hare and a rodent.

Landscape with the Sacrifice of Isaac within a Decorative Border of Plants and Animals

Pencil sketch of a cupboard with violin, cornet, fan and music sheets, with handwritten notes on frame and materials.

Still Life Sketch

William Harnett, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a riverside Roman scene with an arched stone bridge, watermills, houses and a church tower.

View of the Ponte Rotto, Rome, with Watermills

Jan Asselijn, late 1630s

Sepia watercolor of sailing boats and figures in a misty harbor, with a windmill and city buildings in the distance.

Boats in a Harbor

Richard Parkes Bonington, c. 1824

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a nude woman seen from behind, standing beside a sketched chair and studio forms.

Drawing for "Standing Nude"

Mary Cassatt, c. 1879

Pencil sketch of figures crowded into rowboats, some rowing with long oars across open water.

Figures in Boats

Willem van de Velde the Younger, n.d.

Graphite drawing of a nude male figure seen from behind, gripping a bar and post, with one foot on a pedestal.

Male Nude with Left Foot on a Pedestal

Gustav Klimt, 1879