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Art Institute of Chicago

5,127 works

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin ascending through clouds and angels while robed apostles look upward below.

Assumption of the Virgin

Charles-Joseph Natoire, c. 1751-1775

Pencil sketch of a standing harlequin in a diamond-patterned costume, pointed hat and ruff collar, on cream paper.

Study of a Harlequin

Paul Cézanne, c. 1888

Pencil and colored crayon drawing of a clown with a whip, a grey horse and a yellow baboon in a circus ring.

At the Circus: Trained Pony and Baboon

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1899

Pen and ink drawing of a weathered wooden barn beside a plank bridge, with dense shrubs and trees behind it.

Barn and Bridge

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of two tall cranes, a stocky bird and a small songbird among birch trunks beside water.

Four Birds in Landscape

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a long-necked standing bird facing right, with faint grid lines and a crest of feathers on its head.

Standing Bird

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a man and woman seated on a wharf edge, viewed from behind, with sailboats on the water.

Man and Woman Sitting on Wharf

Philipp William May, 1898

Four Views of a Young Woman

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, c. 1764

Pen and ink drawing of a tall man with a cane leaning toward a small boy who raises a fist, both in period clothing.

I say-Youngster

Philipp William May, 1900

Pencil and ink sketch of a steamer deck with reclining passengers in deck chairs beside a large column.

Deck of Steamer

Philipp William May, 1896

Pen and ink drawing of a couple at a fair beside signs for a talking horse and a trunkless head, with a crowd behind.

At a County Fair

Philipp William May, 1898

Pen and ink drawing of a blind beggar in a wide hat holding a sign, with a dog sitting beside him.

Blind Beggar and Dog

Philipp William May, 1894

Ink caricature of a bearded man in a tall striped top hat and striped coat, with a handwritten caption above.

I Wonder What Caroline'll Say

Philipp William May, 1898

Ink drawing for a theatre programme showing a drummer, a trumpeter, and nude child figures with a torch and bubbles.

Theatre Toyal Drury Lane Programme

Philipp William May, 1900

Profile of a Woman

Philipp William May, 1894

Ink sketch of a smiling caricatured man wearing a tall top hat, one hand on his hip, drawn in loose black lines.

Portrait of Paul Maitland, Artist

Philipp William May, n.d.

Pen-and-ink cartoon of a winged, bearded artist painting at an easel amid scattered caricature sketches.

Study for Cover

Philipp William May, 1892

Pen and ink drawing of a laughing man in a patterned Pierrot costume with a ruffled collar, standing full length.

Pierrot

Philipp William May, 1895

Night landscape with a rock cave, robed figures at its entrance, a river, a small boat, trees, and hills under a starry sky.

The Sorceress of the Yakuts in North East Asia

Ernst Damitz, n.d.

Medieval illuminated page of a haloed bearded saint seated on a throne, writing on a tablet, within a colorful decorative bor

Saint Gregory as Author

Scriptorium of Weingarten Abbey, 1188/1200

Pencil and watercolor sketch of shrubs and trees on a rocky outcrop under a dark cloud sky.

Shrubs and Trees in Rocky Landscape

John Ruskin, c. 1845

Pen and brown wash study of a haloed monk reaching toward a child held by women, with robed onlookers and a seated nude figur

Study for Miracle of Saint Bernardino of Siena

Ventura Salimbeni, c. 1602

Pencil sketch of a man in a cap leaning over a workbench, planing a wooden plank, with handwritten notes in the margin.

The Planer

Louis Pierre Henriquel-Dupont, n.d.

Prince shooting a bow and princess on horseback hunting blackbuck antelope across a green hillside.

Prince and Princess Hunting Blackbuck

Unknown artist, Mid-18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a group of standing figures in flowing robes, with several heads clustered at the upper left.

Group of Nine Standing Figures

called Parmigianino Francesco Mazzola, 1524/27

Brown ink sketch of a city street with a gas lamp, a railing, pedestrians in top hats, and a cart at upper right.

The rue Mosnier with Gas Lamp

Édouard Manet, 1878

Gentleman Rider

Edgar Degas, 1866/70

Pen and ink drawing of a swirling tree rising above tall grass, shrubs, and a fence beside a path.

Weeping Tree

Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Brown ink and wash study of the Last Supper with seated figures at a table in a classical interior under an arched frame.

Study for The Last Supper

Jean Baptiste Huet, c. 1792

Red chalk drawing of a man carrying an elder on his back while a boy and dog accompany him past burning ruins.

Aeneas Fleeing with Anchises from the Ruins of Troy

Augustin Pajou, 1777