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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Watercolor elevation of a three-story Gothic-style bank facade with arched windows, brick walls, and a sign reading Dry-Dock

Dry Dock Savings Bank, New York City, New York, Competition Design Drawing

Peter Bonnett Wight, 1858

Watercolor sketch of a curving coast with a wooded hillside, white buildings, a domed structure, and a distant lighthouse.

Point West of Algiers, North Africa, Travel Sketch

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1896

Pencil study of tree trunks and branches with a faint horizon, by Georges Seurat, 1884.

Trees (study for La Grande Jatte)

Georges Seurat, 1884

Brown watercolor of masted boats moored by a boatyard and stone wall at an estuary, with trees at right.

A Boatyard at the Mouth of an Estuary

Thomas Girtin, 1800

Soldiers gather in a tent around a reclining body, with a walled city and rising sun in the distant landscape at right.

Soldiers Discovering the Body of Holofernes

Master of the Liechtenstein Adoration, c. 1550

Three judges in black robes and white bands sit behind a bench in a dim courtroom, rendered in gray wash and ink.

The Three Judges

Honoré Daumier, 1858/60

Hand-colored print of a crowded county election scene with men in top hats and straw hats before a porch with a banner.

County Election

John Sartain, 1854

Graphite drawing of an older priest's head turned upward, with a clerical collar and clasped hands below.

Head of a Priest

After Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, after 1760

Brown ink drawing of a river landscape with a castle on a hill, an arched bridge, distant mountains and framing trees.

River Landscape with Castle

after Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, n.d.

Decorated manuscript initial M with two red roses, green leaves, a blue medal panel, and a wavy patterned background.

Decorated Initial "M" with Roses and a Medal from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Hand-painted cutting showing three red flowers with green leaves on branching stems, on aged yellowed paper.

Manuscript Cutting with Flowers

Unknown artist, n.d.

Red and green stylized flowers and stems in a red-bordered decorated initial from a manuscript page.

Decorated Initial with Flowers from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Decorated manuscript initial in red and grey with a pink flower sprig and green leaves, beside musical notation.

Decorated Initial "A" with Flower from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Decorated manuscript initial with a large red rose on a green stem, wavy red and green borders, and small roses in the corner

Decorated Initial "P" with Roses from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Illuminated manuscript initial with a painted crucifix labeled INRI, framed by red, blue and green decorative borders.

Historiated Initial "N" with Crucifix from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Decorated manuscript initial with a red flower on a green stem, framed by wavy red patterns and gothic lettering above.

Decorated Initial "T" with Flower from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Decorated manuscript initial with a red flower and green leaves inside an oval, surrounded by wavy red patterns and rosettes.

Decorated Initial "O" with Flowers from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Vertical illuminated border with red and blue scrolling foliage, a bird, strawberries and flowers on a pale gold ground.

Illuminated Border with Bird, Strawberries and Flowers from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, n.d.

Decorated Initial "N" with Terme (or Grotesque) and Urn from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, n.d.

Vertical strip of painted illuminated border with green leaves, vines, and pink and blue flowers on a tan background.

Illuminated Border with Flowers

Unknown artist, n.d.

Vertical painted border with a moth, red and yellow blossoms, pansies and green leaves on a gold speckled ground.

Illuminated Border with Moth and Flowers

Unknown artist, n.d.

Grey-green chalk drawing of a seated woman with a child and a bearded elder in a draped interior, with faint grid lines.

The Family of Saint John the Baptist

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, c. 1771

Grey wash drawing of a classical temple scene with a kneeling woman, armed men, a seated statue of Poseidon, and a grieving f

Cléombrote and Léonidas

Baron François-Xavier Fabre, c. 1795

Black chalk drawing of a woman's head with curled hair and downcast eyes on gray-blue paper.

Head of a Woman

called Veronese Paolo Caliari, c. 1575

Red chalk drawing of a park with tall trees, statues on pedestals, balustraded terraces, and a fountain.

Fountain in the Park

Hubert Robert, c. 1765

Seated Woman with a Parasol (study for La Grande Jatte)

Georges Seurat, 1884/85

Crayon drawing of a woman in a long dress holding a parasol, with a man in a hat behind her, on textured paper.

Woman Walking with a Parasol (study for La Grande Jatte)

Georges Seurat, 1884

Pencil and wash drawing of a seated woman holding a cat, beside a fireplace and a sketched ceiling scene of cherubs.

Woman Seated Holding a Cat on Her Knees

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a spirit stove with a curved handle beside a tall milk jug on a pale sheet.

Milk Jug and Spirit Stove

Paul Cézanne, 1879-82

Watercolor street scene of a strongman lifting a box overhead while onlookers watch beside a chair and barrel.

The Weight Lifter

Attributed to Honoré Victorin Daumier, c. 1850