Inside the Art Institute of Chicago, Part 2
To friends and followers of my blog, my apologies for not uploading anything at all for days. Truth to tell, it was not work that got in the way of my uploading this time. It was the sheer number of pictures I took inside the museum. I had to go through many of them, choose what I wanted to include in this post, and then label. Thus the delay. Anyway, I don't think it is going to take a long time from here on out in posting. Enjoy and I hope you like my pictures.
The Art Institute of Chicago was indeed awesome. One of the best museums I've ever seen. It was big and its art collection truly awe inspriring. One can literally spend at least half a day getting lost in its numerous galleries featuring masterpieces from all over the world.
This was my second visit to the museum. The first one took place 16 years ago though and I just had to visit again. It was worth every penny I paid for admission.
The gallery featuring American painters was my hands down favorite here.
Me at the entrance to the Asian Gallery
The American Gothic by Grant Wood (American)
This was the painting I wanted to see most of all here. I just had to see it.
Ceres, a replica of the statue found on top of the Chicago Board of Trade Building
The Shoe Shop by Elizabeth Sparhawk Jones (American)
The Love of Winter by George Wesley Bellows (American)
Renganeshi's Saturday Night by John Sloan (American)
At Moquins by William Glackens (American)
The Child's Bath by Mary Cassatt (American)
Portrait of a Lady in a Blue Dress by John Singleton Copley (American)
One section of the museum I spent a long time in was the one with old American furniture. I love interior design you see and vintage furniture like the ones I saw here were exquisite.
Boats at Rest by Arthur Wesley Dow (American)
A Self Portrait of Fredrick W. MacMonnies (American)
A side chair by the Herter Brothers, 1869/70
A chest of drawers, New York, New York, 1878/84
Sofa, New York, New York, 1870
A Friendly Warning by Thomas Hicks (American)
Scrutinizing the painting, A sunday on the Grand Jatte, by George Seurat, 1884
The Feast in the House of Simon by El Greco, 1608
Portrait of Magdalena of Saxony by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Portrait of a Man with a Pink, Quentin Massys, Dutch, 1500/10
The Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Hyacinth by Giovanni Batista Tiepolo
The Actor Maximilain Korn in a Landscape by Ferdinand Georg Walmuller
The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel near Potsdam, 1834
The Bullfight by Eduard Manet
A portraint of Mde. Lina Cavalieri by Giovani Boldini (Italian) 1901
Paris on a Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebott (French) 1877
