Lions
The Lions are the first thing you see as you
approach the Art Institute of Chicago. I
wanted to take of picture of one because they
are a trademark of the museum.
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| Camille Pissarro French, 1830-1903 Woman Sewing, 1895 Oil on Canvas |
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| Detail on Woman Sewing This detail is what amazed me most about the piece. I can't image how this artist knew that the combination of all these similar colors would make the fabric look realistic and beautiful. |
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| Camille Pissarro French, 1830-1903 The Place du Havre, Paris 1893 Oil on Canvas I love this painting! There is so much happening in it which makes its so interesting. |
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| Vincent van Gogh Dutch, 1853-1890 Terrace and Observation Deck at Moulin de Blute-Fin, Montmartre, 1887 Oil on Canvas, Mounted on Pressboard |
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| Gustave Caillebotte French, 1848-1894 Paris Street, Rainy Day, 1877 Oil on Canvas Definitely my favorite painting. It's simple, clean and totally catches a moment. |
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| Left from the Chicago Worlds Fair This was beautiful and huge! I wish I could have seen it with all the candle lit. |
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| Left from the Chicago Worlds Fair I was nervous standing underneath because I was scared it would fall on me...I had to get the picture though. |
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| Left from the Chicago Worlds Fair I'm not sure what this was, but the design is so cool. |
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| Jan van Goyen Dutch, 1596-1656 Fishing Boats off an Estuary, 1633 Oil on Panel This painting creates a really gloomy feel. It's sad, but beautiful at the same time. The clouds look realistic and have so much volume. |
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| Architecture left from Chicago Worlds Fair |
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| Furisode Japan This piece has wonderful detail. I can't imagine how much time it took to create. |
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| Paul Follot French 1877-1941 Panel I like this piece because of the crazy pattern. I couldn't walk by it without taking a picture. |
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| Raoul Dufy French, 1877-1953 Panel entitled Les Altheas, 1914/20 Beautiful pattern! |
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| Richard Riemerschmid Germany. Grenzhausen Bowl with Cover, 1905/06 |
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| Charles Rennie Mackintosh Scotland Table Clock, 1910 Painted wood with bone inlay and metal works I really like this strange little clock. I think I have a bit of a fascination with time. |
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| Meindert Hobbema Dutch 1638-1709 The Watermill with the Great Red Roof, 1662/65 Oil on Canvas This piece reminds me of something you would see in the south. It's a painting that makes you feel like you're looking outside a window. |
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| Adriaen van der Spelt Dutch, 1630-1673 Trompe l'Oeil Still Life with a Flower Garland and a Curtain, 1658 Oil on Panel The curtain is the best part of the painting. I probably spent 10 minutes just staring at it attempting to figure out how Adriaen van der Spelt made it look so real. |
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| Giuseppe Maria Crespi Italian, 1665-1747 The Wedding at Cana, 1686 Oil on Canvas Close up |
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| Giuseppe Maria Crespi Italian, 1665-1747 The Wedding at Cana, 1686 Oil on Canvas I was impressed by the size of this painting. The people were larger than life. The folds in the fabric are really well done. |
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| Red Coral Mediterranean Sea |
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| Anthony van Dyck Flemish, 1599-1641 Portrait of a Lady, Possibly a Member of the Vincque Family, c. 1619 Oil on Canvas |
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| Anthony van Dyck Flemish, 1599-1641 Portrait of a Lady, Possibly a Member of the Vincque Family, c. 1619 Oil on Canvas Close up The lace sleeve is what drew me to this piece. I was shocked by how real it looked. |
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| Attributed to Paolo Antonio Barbieri Italian, 1603-1649 Kitchen Still Life, c. 1640 Oil on Canvas So realistic! One of the best still life paintings I have ever seen. |
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| Vincent van Gogh The Bedroom, 1889 Oil on Canvas As I look over the paintings and works of art I like most, I realize that I enjoy a lot of the French art. I'm not sure what it is about the French paintings, but they are the ones that are always drawn to my attention. I think one of my favorite pieces from the museum is Gustave Caillebotte's painting, Paris Street, Rainy Day. I love how it is simply while still being detailed and realistic. The street filled with water is incredible. The piece was also quite large in size, which I found really impressive. Another section of the Art Institute of Chicago that I took interest in was the hall with all the remains of the Chicago Worlds Fair. I have read about this fair and it was really cool to actually see the pieces. The architecture built for the fair must have been amazing and truly beautiful. |
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