Paris Street, Rainy Day, 1877 by Gustave Caillebotte.
An all time favorite of mine and a lot of visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago. I think it is probably the familiarity of the scene even if it is almost 150 years before today, a rainy street is a rainy street.
Cottonwood Tassels, c.1943 by Gustave Baumann, multiple collections.
Baumann was a print maker who studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago and lived for a while on the east coast before settling in New Mexico. The print shop he set-up was very successful and he is considered one of the best color woodblock American artists.
The Castlereagh Inkstand, 1818-1820, Paul Storr and Philip Rundell, London, The Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
This was a political gift given in recognition for the diplomatic and and negotiating skills of Viscount Castlereagh in negotiating alliances against Napoleon.
The Reception of Christopher Columbus by Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella, c.1830-1850 by Eugene Deveria.
Romantic painter on a grand scale of historical paintings. Considered a Romantic painter because of the scale, subjects, and emotion.
Autumn Leaves, Lake George, NY, 1924 by Georgia O’Keeffe.
It was in the fall of 1924 that Alfred Stieglitz divorced his wife and asked Georgia O’Keeffe to marry him even though they had been together for at least six years by this time. They visited his family’s home at Lake George every year.
Statue of Aphrodite, c. 2nd century BC, The J. Paul Getty Museum.
It is assumed that this statue represents Aphrodite (or Venus) because she holds and apple, one of the goddesses attributes (see Judgement of Paris), but it could also be the image of a noblewoman posing in the guide of Aphrodite.
Pacific Spirit, 2003 by Susan Point.
The work of the Inuit people of Western Canada is a very compelling and thriving community of artists who draw upon their heritage and environment for inspiration.
Howling Wolf, Southern Cheyenne, 1849-1927. Oberlin Ledger, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH.
Plains Native Americans used ledgers as sources of paper to create artistic records of battles and other important events.
Girl in a White Kimono (Geesje Kwok), 1894 by George Breitner.
As an example of the influence of Japan in Europe at this time, the young girl wears a kimono in front of a floral screen. Van Gogh was fascinated with Japanese art and culture and was a contemporary (if not necessarily an admired one) of Breitner.
Washstand, 1904 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
This beautiful washstand was designed as part of the furnishings for a house he designed called Hill House. The owner of the house also owned a series of tea rooms that were designed by Mackintosh and company.
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