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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Three pencil and white chalk sketches of resting pelicans on blue-grey paper, one with faint grid lines.

Three Sketches of Pelicans

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

Pen drawing of several pigs in a yard over a squared grid, with faint pencil sketches of farm buildings behind them.

Pigs

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

Watercolor sketch of a cavalier in a wide-brimmed hat and green doublet holding a walking stick, within a pencil border.

A Cavalier

Philipp William May, 1900

Man with Violin Case

Philipp William May, 1897

Profile of Man Smoking Cigar

Philipp William May, 1889

Pen drawing of a top-hatted visitor watching a man in a wide hat push a wheelbarrow beside a building under repair.

Dottyville Again

Philipp William May, 1899

Pen and ink sketch of two men conversing, one in a long coat and cap with a cane, the other in a dark robe and hat.

Sketch in Picardy

Philip William May, 1895

Pen and ink sketch of two men in bowler hats talking at a bar, with a mustached bartender behind the counter.

A Drinking Bar

Philipp William May, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of two gentlemen in overcoats and hats, one holding a walking stick, facing each other.

Two Gentlemen with Walking Sticks

Philipp William May, 1893

Pen and ink sketch of a smiling woman in a feathered hat, dark jacket and long skirt, arms folded, beside a street lamp.

A Coster Woman

Philipp William May, n.d.

Ink comic-style page of football match sketches: players heading a ball, crowds of men in hats, umbrellas in rain, and sketch

Sketches at the Association Cup Football Match

Philipp William May, n.d.

Six-panel pen and ink cartoon of a man and woman on a day trip, with handwritten captions and feathered hats.

Arry and Arriet

Philipp William May, n.d.

Pen and ink caricature of a top-hatted orator on a stump gesturing with an umbrella before a crowd of men.

A Stump Orator

Philipp William May, 1899

Pencil and ink sketch of a man pointing at an older woman, a fashionable woman with hand on hip, crying children, and a dog.

Humorous Scene of London Life in the East End

Philipp William May, 1889

Sketch of a woman in a large dark hat, face tinted in red and orange colored pencil on pale paper.

Portrait of a Woman with Black Hat

Philipp William May, 1884/1903

Ink cartoon of a boxer fighting a kangaroo in gloves, with smaller panels showing the bout in sequence.

Ah! Would You?

Philipp William May, 1892

Pen drawing of a medicine show crowd in hats gathered before an ornate wagon, with a fringed performer gesturing and musician

A Day with the Medicine Man

Philipp William May, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing with blue wash of two top-hatted men conversing on a city street with lamps and a carriage.

What Made You Take Up Art as a Profession?

Philipp William May, 1894

Ink and watercolor sketch of a tramp with a pipe facing a policeman in a helmet, with a crowd in the background.

Policeman and Tramp

Attributed to Philipp William May, 1898

Loose pencil sketch of overlapping figures in a mythological group composition on pale paper.

Allegorical or Mythological Scene

Attributed to Eugène Delacroix, n.d.

Illuminated manuscript page with a crowned figure in blue holding a scroll within a Gothic arch and red borders.

Female Saint in a Historiated Initial "L" from a Choir Book

Unknown artist, 1330/40

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling friar with a book, crucifix and skull, sketched studies at the margins.

Saint Francis Praying

Possibly after Bartolomé Estéban Murillo, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of two standing classical figures in draped robes, one in armor, with a small sketched head at lower left.

Two Standing Female Allegorical Figures: Anger and Sloth

Circle of Pirro Ligorio, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a young warrior carrying a giant's head, followed by dancing women, children, and soldiers.

Truimph of David Over Goliath

Andrea Passanini, n.d.

Pen drawing of an Italian landscape with a hilltop town, large framing trees, and three small figures on a path.

Italian Landscape with Three Figures

the Younger Michel Corneille, n.d.

Red chalk and wash sketch of a seated man with a dog, a reclining figure, and small figure studies on pale paper.

Two Sketches: Man with Dog, Group of Figures

School of Alessandro Magnasco, n.d.

Grey-toned frieze drawing of a satyr, a nymph with a fish tail, and putti among foliage and grapevines.

Frieze with Satyr, Nymph, and Putti

Circle of Giovanni Antonio de'Sacchis, called Il Pordenone, 1503/39

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman's head tilted upward with closed eyes and wavy hair.

Female Head

Attributed to Giovan Gioseffo dal Sole, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of a seated woman and two boys with sheep under a tree, with a distant ruined tower on the right.

Pastoral Scene

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1771

Mademoiselle Isabelle Lemonnier

Attributed to Édouard Manet, n.d.