Paintings at the Art Institute of Chicago : highlights of the collection / edited by James Rondeau.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rondeau, James, editior, writer of introduction.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art Institute of Chicago--Catalogs.

Art Institute of Chicago.

Painting--Illinois--Chicago--Catalogs.

Painting.

Illinois--Chicago.

Genre:

catalogs (documents)

Catalogs

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

200 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm.

Edition:

Revised edition

Distribution:

New Haven, Connecticut : Distributed by Yale University Press

Other Title:

Highlights of the collection

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Art Institute of Chicago, [2025]

Summary:

"The Art Institute of Chicago, one of the most beloved and important museums in the world, houses an extraordinary collection of objects from diverse places, cultures, and time periods. This beautiful catalogue opens the doors of the museum to readers, presenting an expansive selection of painted works from around the globe, introduced insightfully by James Rondeau, president and director of the Art Institute. New color photography accompanies entries written by a team of curators, art historians, and educators, which put the works into context. The book showcases a dazzling range of paintings, including an Egyptian funeral portrait, an ancient Mexican wall mural, Chinese scroll paintings, Japanese painted screens, and works by artists such as Caillebotte, Cassatt, El Greco, Gauguin, Homer, Hopper, Johns, Lichtenstein, Matisse, Mitsuoki, Monet, Morisot, Motley, O'Keeffe, Picasso, Pollock, Rembrandt, Richter, Rubens, Sargent, Seurat, Tiepolo, Turner, Van Gogh, Warhol, Whistler, and Wood; contemporary artists featured include Kerry James Marshall, Wanda Pimentel, and Kazuo Shiraga." -- yalebooks.yale.edu.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0300282052

9780300282054

OCLC:

1464950412

Publisher Number:

CIPO000240004