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Art Institute of Chicago

3,362 works

Color woodblock print of a child in a blue floral kimono seated before a red curtain with black Japanese characters.

The Red Curtain

Helen Hyde, 1907

Woman in a grey kimono holding a black tray of yellow flowers, in a tall narrow woodblock-style print.

Happiness Flower

Helen Hyde, 1907

Woman in a kimono leans toward a baby on a green cushion, with wisteria and iris screens behind them in an oval composition.

Baby Talk

Helen Hyde, 1908

Color woodblock print of a whitewashed shop with a thatched roof and black calligraphy beside a canal, with a woman washing a

The Sauce-Pan Shop

Helen Hyde, 1908

Color print of a child in a kimono reaching toward butterflies and a dragonfly beside a shoji screen.

Butterflies

Helen Hyde, 1908

Color woodblock print of a child in a red cap leaning over a wooden crib, watching a small toy turtle on the floor.

Miss Apricot-Cloud

Helen Hyde, 1908

Color woodblock print of wind-bent trees framing a distant cone-shaped mountain over a golden hillside.

Mount Orizaba

Helen Hyde, 1912

Color print of a girl in a black kimono carrying a potted pine beside a teapot, with text about three winter friends below.

Three Friends of Winter

Helen Hyde, 1913

Engraving of a young woman in a headdress seized by a gaunt skeletal figure beside a tree, with a scroll banner above.

Young Woman Attacked by Death (The Ravisher)

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1495

Brown wash drawing of a man fishing in a river beside a stone bridge and village cottages under trees.

Man Fishing in River Near Village

Jan Baptiste de Johghe, 1832

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man crossing a log bridge over a rushing torrent among rocky cliffs and pine trees.

Man Crossing Log Bridge over Torrent

Style of Allart van Everdingen, c. 1600

Old Matron and Young Woman

Attributed to Bartolomeo Passarotti, n.d.

Engraved ornament with a bearded male half-length between two nude putti, flanked by scrolls, foliage and winged creatures.

Ornament with a Male Half-Length Between Two Genii

Barthel Beham, n.d.

Engraving of the Virgin and Child seated in a niche on a pedestal, flanked by angels playing lutes and cherubs at the base.

'The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg' with the Child on a Throne, Surrounded by Angels with Musical Instruments

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1519/20

Japanese woodblock print of a muscular bald strong man in a patterned robe pushing against a red pillar, with calligraphy.

Strong man at pillar

Totoya Hokkei, n.d.

Woman in a green patterned kimono walks past pine trees and a red torii gate in a Japanese woodblock print.

Woman on her way to visit a shrine

Utagawa Kunisada I, early 1830s

Woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono seated in a boat on a river, with small boats and a bridge behind her.

Oteiroku, from the series "Fashionable Women as the One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Water Margin (Fuzoku onna Sui…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1828/30

Woman in brown dress kissing a drowsy child in blue outfit who rubs an eye, in soft pastel tones.

Mother's Goodnight Kiss

Mary Cassatt, 1888

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head with lowered eyes and a veil, on light paper, in a gilt mount.

Woman's Head

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Vanni, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a bearded older man seated beside books, leaning on his hand, attributed to Guercino.

Bearded Man Seated at Table

Attributed to Guercino, 1650/59

Brown ink drawing of a seated king judging an infant as an executioner raises a sword, with women and onlookers around.

Judgment of Solomon

Possibly Pietro da Cortona, n.d.

Ideal Bust of a Woman

Attributed to Bartolomeo Passarotti, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a bearded man's head tilted upward, eyes looking up, with curly hair on a cream paper sheet.

Head of Bearded Man Looking Upwards

Jonathan Richardson, n.d.

Drawing of a funerary monument with winged trumpeter, bearded trident-bearer, shielded woman and reclining figure on a pedest

Funerary Monument

after Francesco Bartolozzi, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of a standing man with raised arms and flowing robes on a toned grey sheet.

Man Standing in Prayer (recto); Drapery Study (verso)

Domenico Fiasella, 1550/70

Seated Woman in Profile

Possibly after Marcantonio Franceschini, n.d.

Woman Exhaling Smoke from a Pipe, from the series "Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy (Fujo ninso juppon)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1792/93

Brown-toned drawing of mourners carrying a dead body toward a rocky tomb, with grieving figures in robes.

Entombment of Christ

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1527/28

Pen and wash drawing of nude putti battling peacocks while others play trumpets and musical instruments in a frieze.

Putti with Peacocks and Musical Instruments

Workshop of Lattanzio Gambara, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing flayed male figure with exposed muscles, one arm extended outward.

Flayed Man

Circle of Ludovico Cardi, called Il Cigoli, 1600/25