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WEBThe Great Wave has not been on view in the Art Institute galleries for five years because, like all prints, it is susceptible to light damage and must rest a minimum of five years between showings to preserve its colors and vibrance.Don’t miss the rare chance to see this popular print—on view now through January 6, 2025. Please note that during busier times, a virtual line will be used for ...
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WEBExplore thousands of artworks in the museum’s collection—from our renowned icons to lesser-known works from every corner of the globe—as well as our books, writings, reference materials, and other resources. Discover art by Van Gogh, Picasso, Warhol & more in the Art Institute's collection spanning 5,000 years of creativity.
Vincent van Gogh - The Art Institute of Chicago
WEBHere, he continued drawing and painting the town and those around him, capturing people, landscapes, houses, and flowers in his work until his untimely death. The Art Institute of Chicago has celebrated van Gogh’s path-breaking work in the exhibitions Van Gogh and Gauguin: The Studio of the South (2001–2002) and Van Gogh’s Bedrooms (2016).
Claude Monet - The Art Institute of Chicago
WEBInstitutional Archives, Art Institute of Chicago. Also known as. Claude Oscar Monet, Klod Mone, 克劳德·莫奈. Date of birth. 1840. Date of death. 1926. Claude Monet was a pioneer of the French artistic movement known as Impressionism. Throughout his long career, Monet portrayed the people closest to him and the places he knew best.
The Great Wave by Hokusai | The Art Institute of Chicago
WEBUnder the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)”. 1830/33. Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎. Japanese, 1760-1849. Katsushika Hokusai’s much celebrated series, Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjûrokkei), was begun in 1830 ...
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WEBAug 27, 2024 · 5. The Great Wave may have appeared even more formidable to its original Japanese audience.. Because Japanese text is read from right to left, the earliest viewers of The Great Wave would have likely read the print that way too, first encountering the boaters and then meeting the great claw of water about to swallow them.So instead of riding along with the gargantuan wave as you might in a ...
Swami Vivekananda and His 1893 Speech - The Art Institute of …
WEBSwami Vivekananda (1863–1902) is best known in the United States for his groundbreaking speech to the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions in which he introduced Hinduism to America and called for religious tolerance and an end to fanaticism. Born Narendranath Dutta, he was the chief disciple of the 19th-century mystic Ramakrishna and the ...
Exhibitions - The Art Institute of Chicago
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Water Lilies - The Art Institute of Chicago
WEBStatus On View, Gallery 243 Department Painting and Sculpture of Europe Artist Claude Monet Title Water Lilies Place France (Artist's nationality:) Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include ...