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Judy Chicago poster (Hand signed and inscribed) feminist art
By Judy Chicago
Located in New York, NY
is inscribed "To Beth Preiss In Sisterhood Judy Chicago". (Beth Preiss, an art lover, was/is a active
Category
1980s Feminist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset, Pencil
$900
H 26 in W 20.25 in
Judy Chicago, Through the Flower Iconic signed/n silkscreen Feminist art, Framed
By Judy Chicago
Located in New York, NY
Cohen in Chicago, Illinois, in 1939, Chicago attended the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of
Category
1990s Feminist Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
$25,000
H 33 in W 33 in D 1.5 in
Reaching/Uniting/Becoming Free by Judy Chicago
By Judy Chicago
Located in Morton Grove, IL
signed
dated
Very rare!
Born Judy Cohen in Chicago, Illinois, in 1939, Chicago attended the Art
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
"Birth Tear/Tear" Judy Chicago, 1985 Abstracted Surreal Figure Giving Birth
By Judy Chicago
Located in New York, NY
Judy Cohen in Chicago, Illinois, in 1939, Chicago attended the Art Institute of Chicago and the
Category
1980s Feminist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper
$6,800 Sale Price
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H 25 in W 33 in
In Praise of Prairie Dogs (19-325), 11 Color lithograph, Signed/N Judy Chicago
By Judy Chicago
Located in New York, NY
broad critical recognition and major museum exhibitions, Chicago has achieved a new level of art
Category
2010s Feminist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
After Robert Rauschenberg-Art Institute of Chicago
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Museum of Art, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, and Art Institute of Chicago. Copyrighted 1976 by
Category
20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
H 45.5 in W 29.5 in D 0.1 in
Mafia Boss Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo in Front of Big Lion, Chicago 1959
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Shay gave us a face.”
Tony Fitzpatrick, Chicago Artist
“Art Shay is America’s Cartier-Bresson
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$3,000
H 20 in W 16 in
'Can Can', Woman Artist, Art Institute of Chicago, Florence, French Dance
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
University's Florence campus and, also, at the Art Institute of Chicago, where she first studied the art of
Category
1980s Folk Art More Art
Materials
Fabric, Paint
$2,250
H 12.5 in W 14.5 in D 0.13 in
Metallic Water, unique 1960s Op Art painting (signed), Art Institute of Chicago
By Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in New York, NY
label from the Art Institute of Chicago and the J.L. Hudson Gallery Labels
Unique
Frame included
Category
1960s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
$88,000
H 41.5 in W 41.5 in D 2 in
'Fireflies', Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Art Association, Seattle
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and, subsequently, at the Art Institute of Chicago. He exhibited widely and with success throughout
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Encaustic, Board
$4,500
H 18 in W 24 in D 0.13 in
'Still Life of Daffodils', Lithuanian, Art Institute of Chicago
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
of Chicago on a traveling scholarship in 1931. A member of the Chicago Art League and the All
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,850
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.13 in
Autumn Glow at Art Institute of Chicago, Oil Painting
By Yangzi Xu
Located in San Francisco, CA
iconic lion statues at the Art Institute of Chicago. Autumn hues fill the scene as tall buildings rise in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hildegarde of Bingen, gorgeous Cloisonne Brooch, jewelry The Dinner Party signed
By Judy Chicago
Located in New York, NY
Judy Chicago
Cloisonne Brooch of Hildegard of Bingen from The Dinner Party, 1987
Limited Edition
Category
1980s Feminist Mixed Media
Materials
Metal, Enamel
'Reclining Nude', Art Institute of Chicago, Hans Bellmer, Expressionism
By Hendrik Grise
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
watercolor of a young woman reclining on a divan.
Grise first studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and
Category
1960s Nude Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$1,450
H 20 in W 24 in
Original 1967 exhibition poster Museum of contemporary art Chicago
Located in PARIS, FR
Contemporary Art in Chicago, announcing the influential show “Pictures to be Read / Poetry to be Seen.” Held
Category
1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
$1,617
H 37.01 in W 24.02 in
'Abstract Figural', Woman Artist, Art Institute of Chicago, San Bernardino
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
.
Suzanne Gertz first studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and, subsequently, at Barat College. Initially
Category
1970s Abstract Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board, Felt Pen
$2,750
H 26 in W 20 in D 0.13 in
'Abstract Figural', Woman Artist, Art Institute of Chicago, San Bernardino
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
circa 1975.
Suzanne Gertz first studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and, subsequently, at Barat
Category
1970s Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Charcoal
$3,850
H 36 in W 24 in D 0.75 in
'Figurative Abstract', Woman Artist, Art Institute of Chicago, San Bernardino
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
galleries in Chicago as well as at juried exhibitions nationwide, including at the Art Institute of Chicago
Category
1980s Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
$4,800
H 48 in W 36 in D 1.25 in
Seurat's A La Grande Jatte w Marcel Marceau, Chicago, 1958, Black & White Photo
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
"Sunday Afternoon" at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Art Shay
A La Grande Jatte, 1958
silver gelatin print
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Pacific Coast Sunset', Art Institute of Chicago, Mendocino, California Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
painting the many moods of the Pacific Ocean. George Rohrer studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and
Category
1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$6,500
H 24 in W 30 in D 0.75 in
'Study of a Young Woman', California Woman artist, Art Institute of Chicago
By Sarah Hobson
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
watercolor study of a young woman with copper hair.
Sarah Villarette Hoover Hobson studied at the Art
Category
1930s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$1,250
H 13.5 in W 10.75 in
'Study of a Young Woman', California Woman artist, Art Institute of Chicago
By Sarah Hobson
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Villarette Hoover Hobson studied at the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1920s before moving to California.
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
'Abstract, Coral and Blue', Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois Design Institute
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
substantial oil by this well-listed American Abstractionist who studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Oil
$3,500
H 36 in W 23.5 in D 1.75 in
Trophy, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, unique signed painting w/provenance
By David Humphrey
Located in New York, NY
David Humphrey
Trophy (Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago), 1983
Oil on Canvas painting
Signed
Category
1980s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$20,000
H 46 in W 68 in D 1.5 in
Art Institute of Chicago Exhibition, Pop Art Offset Poster after Rauschenberg
By (After) Robert Rauschenberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: after Robert Rauschenberg
Title: Art Institue of Chicago
Year: 1977
Medium: Offset
Category
1970s Conceptual Abstract Prints
Materials
Offset
'Southern California Desert Landscape', Art Institute of Chicago, Who Was Who
By George Sanders Bickerstaff
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
circa 1950.
This California landscape painter was born in Arizona and studied at the Art Institute of
Category
1950s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$3,600
H 25 in W 30 in D 0.75 in
1982 Original exhibition poster by Hopper Nighthawks - Art Institute of Chicago
By Edward Hopper
Located in PARIS, FR
This original poster was published in 1982 for an exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago
Category
1980s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper
$1,078
H 24.41 in W 35.04 in
'The Artist's Garden', Munich Academy, Art Institute of Chicago, PAFA, Corcoran
By Julius Moessel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
exhibited widely and with success including at the Art Institute of Chicago (1931-1941), the Corcoran
Category
1940s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$9,500
H 30 in W 26 in D 0.75 in
Midtown - Cityscape of Chicago Skyline, Original Painting
By Albert Vidal Moreno
Located in Chicago, IL
***This artwork is currently on exhibit at the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago until September 2025
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$7,200
H 35 in W 51 in
Intriguing Surrealist Painting of Downtown Chicago by James Mesplé
Located in Chicago, IL
Northeastern Illinois University in 1970. He has taught art at various Chicago institutions over the years
Category
1990s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Tempera, Panel
$850
H 25.5 in W 21.5 in
Chicago 24, 1965
By Aaron Siskind
Located in Miami, FL
Great Price.
The Art Institue of Chicago
Signed, named and dated verso, Chicago 25, 1965, Printed
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Fall Landscape, Indiana', AIC, Laguna Beach, Chicago Art Association
By Derk Smit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, subsequently, at the Art Institute of Chicago. At heart an Impressionist, his work was also influenced by the
Category
1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,500
H 20 in W 24 in D 0.75 in
Blueberry Night - Cityscape of Chicago Skyline - Albert Vidal
By Albert Vidal Moreno
Located in Chicago, IL
Albert Vidal paints a direct view of one of the most notable points in the Chicago skyline. Using vibrant
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Chicago 48
By Aaron Siskind
Located in Toronto, Ontario
16.75”W (photo)
18"H 22"W (matted)
Very good condition
Provenance: The Art Institute of Chicago
Category
1940s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'California Landscape', Royal Danish Academy, Art Institute of Chicago, LACMA
By Ejnar Hansen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Arts.
He exhibited widely and with success, including in Denmark and at the Art Institute of Chicago
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
$1,750
H 14.25 in W 21 in
'Saskatchewan Rain', Art Institute of Chicago, California School of Fine Arts
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'W. ZImmer' for Warren William Zimmer (American, 1914-1998) and dated 1982. Additionally signed verso, dated and titled, 'Saskatchewan'.
Born in Beloit, WI in 19...
Category
1980s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$2,450
H 14.38 in W 21.75 in
Chicago, IL (Home Depot)
By Brian Ulrich
Located in New York, NY
in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago; the Cleveland Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print
The Loop II (the artist's memories of days at Chicago's Art Institute)
By Richard Gilbert
Located in New Orleans, LA
-style Buckingham Fountain and the renowned Art Institute of Chicago, and hosts annual events like The
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
The Loop VI (the artist's memories of days at Chicago's Art Institute)
By Richard Gilbert
Located in New Orleans, LA
-style Buckingham Fountain and the renowned Art Institute of Chicago, and hosts annual events like The
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
The Loop III (the artist's memories of days at Chicago's Art Institute)
By Richard Gilbert
Located in New Orleans, LA
-style Buckingham Fountain and the renowned Art Institute of Chicago, and hosts annual events like The
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$250
H 7.75 in W 6.88 in
The Loop I (the artist's memories of days at Chicago's Art Institute)
By Richard Gilbert
Located in New Orleans, LA
-style Buckingham Fountain and the renowned Art Institute of Chicago, and hosts annual events like The
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
$225 Sale Price
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H 7.38 in W 4.5 in
'South-Western Landscape', Art Institute of Chicago, Whitney Museum, WPA, Odessa
By Todros Geller
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, subsequently, at the Art Institute of Chicago with George Bellows and John Norton. Geller exhibited widely and
Category
1930s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board
$3,500
H 14.5 in W 17.5 in D 0.13 in
'Woman Wearing a Headscarf', Laguna Beach, California, Art Institute of Chicago
By Ruth Peabody
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, artist Elanor Colburn, and first studied sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago. The two women moved
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$1,250
H 15.75 in W 12 in
Automobile Bronze Sculpture Car, John Kearney Auto Toy Art Chicago Modernist
By John Kearney
Located in Surfside, FL
Workshop 53 years ago in Chicago and have contributed through his art to the life and style of the Windy
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,000
H 6.5 in W 9.5 in D 6 in
'Oregon Coast', Art Institute of Chicago, AIC, Works Project Association, WPA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
who first studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and was commissioned to paint murals by the Works
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
1930s Watercolor of a Chicago Rail Yard by Notable Chicago Artist Tunis Ponsen
By Tunis Ponsen
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional painter strengthened in 1924 when he relocated to Chicago in order to attend the Art Institute
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Creation
By Judy Chicago
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Art movement of the 1970s.
Throughout her career, Chicago has consistently challenged the (male
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Earth Birth
By Judy Chicago
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Art movement of the 1970s.
Throughout her career, Chicago has challenged the (male-dominated) art
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Birth Tear/Tear
By Judy Chicago
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Art movement of the 1970s.
Throughout her career, Chicago has consistently challenged the (male
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Driving the World to Destruction (iconic silkscreen, signed, #35/50) Wood Frame
By Judy Chicago
Located in New York, NY
, increasingly in evidence as a means of resistance across the art world at large.”
In the Me-Too era, Chicago
Category
1980s Feminist Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
$10,000
H 35.25 in W 46 in D 2 in
Men Dancing, Migdal Torah, Chicago
By Jay Wolke
Located in Surfside, FL
Jay Wolke lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. He has had solo exhibitions at the Art Institute of
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
LaSalle Street - Cityscape of Chicago from the River- Albert Vidal
By Albert Vidal Moreno
Located in Chicago, IL
Towers sitting at the edge of the Chicago River. Using vibrant colors and an abstract view of city
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,800
H 28.75 in W 20 in
Vintage Pop Art by Turner Manufacturing Co., Chicago, 1970's
By Turner Manufacturing Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage "Pop Art / Op Art" Wall Art, 1970's
Turner Manufacturing Co.
Chicago, USA
An original
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Sunday c.1940 Industrial Landscape Oil Painting of Train Tracks Chicago.
Located in Marco Island, FL
worked as an advertising designer for the Chicago Tribune from 1929 to 1942. He exhibited at the Art
Category
1940s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$8,000
H 20 in W 24 in D 2 in
1970s Nightclubs of Chicago South Side - Black woman striptease dancer
Located in London, GB
Institute of Chicago, the Chicago History Museum, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Madison Museum of Contemporary
Category
1970s Contemporary Nude Photography
Materials
Wood, Glass, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photogra...
$2,346 Sale Price
25% Off
H 18.9 in W 14.97 in D 1.58 in
Turn of 20th Century American Impressionist Chicago Landscape -- Frost Bound
Located in Soquel, CA
the Art Institute of Chicago, in Paris, London, and Berlin.
He settled in Chicago where he worked in
Category
1910s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
$7,500
H 25 in W 30 in D 1 in
American Cubist Gouache & Pastel Portrait Painting of Robert Lerner Chicago 1980
By Michael Hurson
Located in Portland, OR
whose styles ranged from Cubism to Pop Art, this work is signed lower left, the Chicago based Dart
Category
1980s Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper, Gouache, Charcoal, Pencil
Michael HursonAmerican Cubist Gouache & Pastel Portrait Painting of Robert Lerner Chicago 1980, 1980
$2,600
H 33.75 in W 25.75 in D 1.75 in
Drenched (Lincoln Park, Chicago)
Located in San Francisco, CA
, including the Smithsonian museum of American Art, Washington and the Art institute of Chicago, Chicago.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
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- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 19, 2025The Art Institute of Chicago is famous for being one of the largest and oldest art museums in the U.S. It is also home to an art college, which boasts an impressive roster of well-known alumni that includes Jeff Koons, Ivan Albright, Thomas Hart Benton, Sanford Biggers and Joan Mitchell, among many others. The museum has in its collections many famous works, such as Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, Pablo Picasso's The Old Guitarist, Grant Wood's American Gothic, Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, El Greco's The Assumption of the Virgin, Georgia O'Keeffe's Sky Above the Clouds IV, Diego Rivera's Portrait of Marevna and Mary Cassatt's The Child's Bath. On 1stDibs, shop a large collection of fine art.
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- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Ludwig Mies van der Rohe lived in the Lake Shore Drive apartment towers in Chicago. He moved to the city in 1938. Once there, Mies worked as an architect. He also served as the dean of the Illinois Institute of Technology. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Mies van der Rohe furniture.
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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024In contemporary art, conceptual art is a movement that began in the 1960s. Artists producing conceptual art assign more importance to the idea behind the art than to the piece itself. An example is Joseph Kosuth’s One and Three Chairs, a piece consisting of a real chair, a photograph of a chair and the dictionary definition of the word chair. When the work was displayed, Kosuth included instructions for any chair to be photographed and then displayed beside its image. In this way, the chair itself is not the artwork. Rather, the art comes from examining the way the object, image and words provide competing and complementary definitions of what a chair is. Find a large selection of fine art on 1stDibs.
- What type of art is KAWS’s art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024Many people consider KAWS’s art type to be Pop art. The style first emerged in the 1950s. In stark contrast to traditional artistic practice, Pop art’s practitioners drew on imagery from popular culture, using things like comic books, advertising, product packaging and other commercial media to create original paintings, prints and sculptures that celebrated ordinary life in the most literal way. In his work, KAWS similarly appropriates pop phenomena like Mickey Mouse, the Smurfs, the Simpsons and SpongeBob SquarePants. Shop a selection of KAWS art on 1stDibs.
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- What is a collagraph in art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024In art, a collagraph is a print produced via a process known as collagraphy. To produce one, an artist glues or seals objects onto wood or paperboard to produce an image and create a printing plate. Then, they apply ink and use the plate to transfer the image onto another surface. Printmaker Glen Alps developed the technique and unveiled it in 1956. Find a large collection of art prints on 1stDibs.
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