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Art Institute of Chicago

238 works

Woodblock print of a small teal-headed bird hanging upside down from branches with red ivy leaves and calligraphy.

Small bird and ivy

Utagawa Hiroshige II, c. 1843/47

Japanese woodblock print of two green birds flying above blue hydrangea blossoms and dark leaves.

Green birds and hydrangeas

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Title page of The Air with a small colored illustration of a bird in flight against a pale blue cloud.

Air Bird

George Baxter, 1835

Red parrot with teal and grey wings perched on a plum branch with pink blossoms, Japanese woodblock print.

Parrot on plum branch

Utagawa Hiroshige II, c. 1848/52

Woodblock print of a small bird perched on a pink chrysanthemum with green leaves and a second bloom below.

Bird and chrysanthemums

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Title page of Spring with a hand-colored vignette of a bird perched on a bare tree over a pale green landscape.

A Bird of Spring

George Baxter, 1837

Engraved ornament print of curling scrollwork with an owl at lower center and small birds among the foliage.

Ornament with Owl Mocked by Day Birds

Master F.V.B., c. 1480

Woodblock print of a pale owl perched on a pine branch against a blue sky, with a red seal at left.

Owl on pine branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Title page with a colored vignette of two red-breasted birds feeding in snow beneath a leaded window.

Winter Bird

George Baxter, 1837

Etching of a bird shop doorway with caged birds on shelves above and a woman holding a child standing in the shadows.

Bird Shop - Seven Dials

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Woodblock print of a red parrot perched on a plum tree branch with green-tinted blossoms and calligraphy at upper left.

Parrot on plum tree

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Woodblock print of a white falcon perched on a rock beside chrysanthemums and banana leaves against a black background.

The White Falcon

Isoda Koryusai, 1780

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a hawk on a blossoming plum branch, with a small bird fleeing below and bamboo at the ba

Hawk on Plum Branch Looking Down at Fleeing Bird

Attributed to Isoda Koryusai, c. 1775

Woodblock print of two blue birds on a flowering camellia branch against a yellow-green background, with calligraphy.

Birds on camellia branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Drawing of two winged putti playing with swans beside a large vessel, rendered in pen and brown wash on tan paper.

Putti Playing with Swans

Circle of Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a row of old buildings with chimneys, a horse and cart, and people walking on a dirt road.

The Old Swan Brewery, Chelsea

James McNeill Whistler, 1872/73

Woodblock print of a long-tailed bird perched on a bamboo stalk, in blue-green ink on cream paper.

Long-tailed bird and bamboo

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Valentine card with blue and white urn of pink roses and flowers, green garland, lace border, and a small dark bird below.

Untitled Valentine (Vase of Flowers with Bird)

George Kershaw, c. 1840

Etching of a river bank with a swan, an iris flower and leaves in the foreground, and poplar trees across the water.

Sketch after Cecil Lawson's "Swan and Iris"

James McNeill Whistler, 1882

Illuminated manuscript border with flowers, grapes, a snail, a dragonfly, a bird and gilded scrollwork on gold and red.

Illuminated Border with Snail, Insect, Bird, Grotesques and Flowers from a Manuscript

Unknown artist, 15th or early 16th century

Woodblock print of a mallard duck swimming past snowy reeds and a snow-covered bank while snow falls over pale blue water.

A Wild Duck Swimming by a Snow-covered Bank beneath Snow-laden Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830s

Engraving of a fierce eagle between two winged putti among scrolling foliage, on a dark hatched background.

Ornament with an Eagle and Two Genii, from Four Vignettes

Sebald Beham, c. 1544

Etched landscape of rolling hills, a large tree at right, a hilltop town, and small figures with a dog in the foreground.

Hunting Birds, from Various Scenes Designed in Florence

Jacques Callot, 1618-20

Woodblock print of three mandarin ducks on blue water beneath drooping willow branches, with calligraphy at upper left.

Mandarin ducks

Utagawa Hiroshige, n.d.

Group of Figures, with Owl on a Pole

Attributed to Guercino, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of six women in patterned kimono seated around a bird cage, with calligraphy above.

Six women seated around a bird cage

Katsushika Hokusai, 1823

Woodblock print of a round rust-colored bird cage with a bird inside, beside irises and a flowering branch, with calligraphy

Bird cage and flowers

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai, early 19th century

Grey wash drawing of ducks and ducklings beside a grindstone in a barn interior, with a handwritten note at lower right.

Ducks, Ducklings and Grindstone

I John Frederick Herring, n.d.

Pencil and wash drawing of a winged cherub riding two swans with reins across calm water.

Cupid and Two Swans

John Downman, c. 1770-1800

Pen and gray wash drawing of two winged putti holding and reaching toward a swan on a feathered mound.

Putti Holding Swan

Possibly Johann von Aachen, n.d.