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This visually rich catalogue showcases nearly 100 of the greatest modern European paintings and sculptures from the Art Institute of Chicago, including works by the most iconic artists of the early 20th century—Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Piet Mondrian, and many more. Written by Stephanie D’Alessandro, the Art Institute’s Gary C. and Frances Comer Curator of Modern Art, the catalogue describes the variety of groundbreaking directions art took in this period. Essays and commentaries detail the extraordinary history of collecting and exhibiting modern art at the Art Institute of Chicago, starting with the Armory Show 100 years ago. 132 pages; 100+ color illustrations and historic photos

This revised and expanded edition of the Essential Guide features 330 works of art, over fifty of them new additions to the book. The entries represent some of the finest pieces from—and were selected with the assistance of—the museum’s eleven curatorial African Art and Indian Art of the Americas, American Art, Ancient and Byzantine Art, Architecture and Design, Asian Art, Contemporary Art, European Decorative Arts, Medieval to Modern European Painting and Sculpture, Photography, Prints and Drawings, and Textiles. Each work is reproduced in full color and discussed in a brief and lively entry. This convenient volume offers the reader a generous sampling of the celebrated works of one of the country’s most highly esteemed museums.

Founded in 1871, the Art Institute of Chicago has evolved into one of America's premier museums. This volume showcases 149 exceptional European and American paintings, spanning from the Renaissance to the 1990s. It features a rich selection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works, including Claude Monet's Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare, Pierre Auguste Renoir's Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando, Vincent van Gogh's Bedroom, and Georges Pierre Seurat's Sunday on La Grande Jatte - 1884. The collection also highlights eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American paintings, reflecting the diverse art of a burgeoning nation. Notable pieces include Winslow Homer's Herring Net, James McNeill Whistler's Nocturne: Blue and Gold - Southampton Water, Frederic Remington's Advance Guard, and Mary Cassatt's Child's Bath. Additionally, the volume explores twentieth-century art, featuring Pablo Picasso's The Old Guitarist, Rene Magritte's Surrealist masterpiece Time Transfixed, and works by American modernists Georgia O'Keeffe and Marsden Hartley, along with iconic images like Edward Hopper's Nighthawks and Grant Wood's American Gothic. Each of the 149 full-color illustrations is paired with concise, informative texts, while an introduction outlines the museum's origins and the evolution of its collections. The selection reflects the Art Institute's rich painting heritage.

Founded in 1879, The Art Institute of chicago has oe of the richest collections of any museum in the United States.

This sweeping survey of the artistic achievements of Himalayan culture is the first major exhibition to include objects from all the major religions of the region. Created to accompany the landmark art exhibition that will include almost two hundred of the finest works of art created between the sixth and nineteenth centuries in India, Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan, this book explores the particular beauty that evolved from the spiritual traditions unique to the Himalayas. Lavishly illustrated with many rarely seen images, Himalayas conveys the spiritual aspirations of those who defied the physical hardships of an arduous mountain terrain to express their soaring creative spirit. Currently held in private and public collections in North America and Europe, seventy percent of this art has never been published or publicly exhibited. The works include temple sculptures of stone and wood; works in terracotta; cast bronzes with inlaid gemstones, gilding, and paint; colorful paintings—from reverential portraits to depictions of awe-inspiring deities—on cloth, palm leaf, paper, and wood; and ritual objects in various media. Pratapaditya Pal provides a fascinating description of the cultural milieu in which these works of art were created. Copublished with the Art Institute of Chicago

Bound in the publisher's original illustrated wraps. Rubbed at the extremities. Profusely illustrated throughout.

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