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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Grey wash drawing of a crowded theatre dressing room with figures in 18th-century costume and a painted ship backdrop.

The Dressing Room of the Extras of the Comedie Francaise

Attributed to Philibert Louis Debucourt, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated young woman in a full skirt and feathered hat, looking toward the viewer.

Portrait of a Young Lady

Style of Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1774

Chalk portrait of a young man with powdered wig and high cravat, drawn in black and white chalk on tan paper.

Portrait of a Young Man

Claude Hoin, n.d.

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a seated draped woman beside a column, with radiating light and an angel above.

Study for the Virgin Annunciate

Camillo Boccaccino, 1529/30

Watercolor of a kneeling cloaked figure and a mounted rider on a hillside beside tall rock ruins at sunset.

The Princess is Held Captive

Gustave Doré, c. 1879

Watercolor of a mounted knight with spear leading three roped figures along a forest path toward distant rocky peaks at dusk.

The Giants are Captured

Gustave Doré, c. 1879

Brown ink and wash drawing of a palatial courtyard with arcades, columns, and a fountain with a sculpted figure.

Palatial Courtyard with a Fountain

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, c. 1750

Watercolor of a bearded man in a hat paddling a red canoe on a lake under a stormy grey sky.

Adirondacks Guide

Winslow Homer, 1892

Watercolor of a bearded man with a rifle sitting by a gnarled dead tree in a dark, mossy forest clearing.

Campfire, Adirondacks

Winslow Homer, c. 1892

Watercolor of a man in a dark rowboat on a still lake at dusk, with green trees along the right shore.

The End of the Day, Adirondacks

Winslow Homer, 1890

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a sailing boat with three people crossing choppy sea, a steamship on the horizon.

Fishing off Scarborough

Winslow Homer, 1882

Watercolor of grey clouds over a dark forested shore, with a lone small boat on still water below.

The Lone Boat, North Woods Club, Adirondacks

Winslow Homer, 1892

Watercolor of a boy in a rowboat looking toward a lighthouse on pale dunes under a grey-blue sky.

Boy in Boat, Gloucester

Winslow Homer, 1880/81

Two boys sit on a rock by the sea watching several schooners sail under a gray sky in a watercolor.

Two Boys Watching Schooners

Winslow Homer, 1880

Watercolor of two women standing on a rocky coast under a stormy sky, one in a tan jacket and one in a dark hat.

The Outlook, Maine Coast

Winslow Homer, 1894

Watercolor of large waves breaking into white foam against rocks under a gray sky.

Prout's Neck, Breakers

Winslow Homer, 1883

Watercolor of a large white wave breaking against rocks under a dark stormy sky, with green sea beyond.

Prout's Neck, Breaking Wave

Winslow Homer, 1887

Watercolor of rushing white rapids on a river, with dark trees, pale rocks and reddish logs along the shore.

The Rapids, Hudson River, Adirondacks

Winslow Homer, 1894

Watercolor of three people in a rowboat on rough sea, with a ruined castle on the distant shore under grey clouds.

Tynemouth Priory, England

Winslow Homer, 1881

Pen drawing of a reclining nude beside a pool among tall stone columns, with figures and a leafy branch in the landscape.

Narcissus by the Pool; illustration for Oscar Wilde's 'The Disciple'

Charles Ricketts, c. 1890-1924

Watercolor of a woman in a dark shawl watching breaking waves and sailboats on a grey sea beach.

The Watcher, Tynemouth

Winslow Homer, 1882

Ink and wash study of a seated bearded man and nude children on a pedestal, a sculptural group by Carpeaux, 1860.

Study for the Sculpture Ugolino and His Children

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1860

Pencil sketch of a young girl standing with head bowed, gathering her long skirt and apron in both hands.

Standing Girl

Attributed to Kate Greenaway, c. 1870

Watercolor and ink scene of a dancer swirling a white drape before seated women, with silhouetted audience members in the for

Tingletangle

Edvard Munch, 1895

Watercolor of a old stone arched bridge over a calm river, with a small boat, poplar trees and a cloudy sky.

The Old Bridge at Mantes

Eugène Delacroix, c. 1827

Study for Figure of 'Idleness - The Romaunt of the Rose

Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1873-77

Pencil study of a bending female figure with heavily shaded drapery falling to bare feet on pale paper.

Bending Female Figure, study for Mirror of Venus

Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1873-77

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowd in white Empire-style dresses and top hats under stone arcades with small dogs.

The Arcades at the Palais-Royal

Louis-Léopold Boilly, c. 1804

Brown wash drawing of a nude helmeted warrior with sword and shield before a cloud of tormented figures, a ferryman's boat, a

Telemachus, Believing that His Father, Ulysses, Is Dead, Searches for Him in the Underworld, from The Adventures of T…

Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1808

Brown wash drawing of Venus presenting Cupid to Calypso in a wooded landscape with cherubs, doves and a chariot.

Venus Presents Cupid to Calypso, from The Adventures of Telemachus, Book 7

Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1808