Chicago - Art

Original lithograph of Josef Fenneker’s German Expressionist poster design for the 1920 silent film Hass (Hate) directed by Manfred Noa. J...

A Large, Striking, Post-War Studio Figure Study of a Seated African-American Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). A well executed, in...

Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographi...

This oil painting on panel titled "Carriers On", depicts a quiet procession of repeated figures, each bowed forward in a gesture of weight and endurance. Rendered in warm, earthy ton...

A Striking, Colorful 1930s Modern Surrealist Abstraction by Notable New York Avant Garde Artist, Hannah Harari (Am. 1912-2000). Titled "To the Wind", the artwork is colored pencil a...

A striking, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Surrealist architectural scene / set design by notable French stage, costume and fashion designer, Andre Delfau (1914-2000). Titled "Britannicus...

An Intriguing 1991 Surrealist painting of downtown Chicago by artist James Mesplé. Oil and tempera on panel. Signed and dated "James Mesplé 1991", lower right; titled on label on ...

The love affair between the Emperor Hadrian and his Greek companion Antinous is perhaps the most famous and tragic romance in Ancient Rome. So great that it inspired the final great...

A Colorful, 1930s Modern Autumn-Themed Still Life Painting with a Pumpkin by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). Completed in the vibrant, painterly style for wh...

A Finely Drawn, Modern 1940s Figure Study Drawing (Seated Young Female Model) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, Mid-Century M...

Aeling frequently depicts landscapes at moments when atmosphere dominates the ground, a fascination born from his time living in the West, where storms roll in across unbroken horizo...

This dynamic table sized sculpture is created from sheets of steel, welded together in an abstract geometric pattern and then painted with an acrylic paint to enhance the surface. While the work adheres to a rigid, rational geometry, this sculptures suggest lyrical movement, apparent weightlessness and improvisation as the title suggests. Chris Hill Spirit welded steel, acrylic paint 16.50h x 11.50w x 7d in 41.91h x 29.21w x 17.78d cm CHI021 Chris Hill is a Santa Fe based sculptor. Chris was born in Port Arthur, Texas but grew up in small town North Mississippi. He began welding at age 18 at the Tennessee Valley Authority...

A large, subtle, yellow-toned, Modern Abstract Geometric painting by notable Chicago Institute of Design artist, Eugene Dana. Acrylic on board, with artist's original frame. Artwor...

Abstract art experiments with the use of texture, tone, and light perception. Through abstract works, the artist expresses her feelings rather than particular objects or scenes. With Suk Ja Kang...

An Exceptional Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Reclining Nude Female Model by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. This alluring studio scene, painted in the 1960s, exemplifi...

Figural candlestick with a golden maiden on an iridescent form. This ceramic features a beautiful juxtaposition of the smooth texture of the woman against a psychedelic stone-like fl...

A Spectacular, Large 1960s Mid-Century Modern Abstract Studio Still Life Painting by Notable Chicago Artist, Rudolph Pen. A painting of dy...

Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographi...

A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyotaku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pe...

This highly detailed Miniature Room of a Retired Whaling Captain's Study in Nantucket is an excellent example of the true talent of Eugene Kupjack. Tiny scrimshaw and knick-knacks fill the shelves while the perfectly proportioned furniture adorns the center of the room. A mariners wheel and captain's chest are set off to the side with a small sea shell set atop. All painstakingly researched to the exact time period in a one inch to one foot scale. Kupjack Miniatures Eugene Kupjack "Retired Whaling Captain's Study, Nantucket, circa 1860," 1983 mix media 11.50h x 19.50w x 11d in 29.21h x 49.53w x 27.94d cm KJK010 Eugene Kupjack and his sons Hank and Jay created museum quality miniature rooms...

Lithograph of Ignatius Taschner’s Electricity, published as Plate 95 in Gerlach’s Allegorien by Gerlach & Schenk, Vienna. Allegorien-Neue Folge ...

An introspective 1940s American Modern watercolor of a New York Broadway Theatre Agent's casting office by notable American artist, Richard Whorf (1906-1966). Titled "Casting Couch"...

A Stylized, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Figure Study of a Standing Female Nude Model (Back) by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Executed in a Mannerist, Ru...

A Compelling 1940s Modern Fauvist Studio Still Life Painting of Green Pears by Notable Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A wonderful Modernist still life, the paintin...

A large, striking, finely drawn 1930s Cubist Modern WPA Era mural study ink drawing of a rural farm scene (Batchelder Farm, Stillwater, MN) by notable Chicago Institute of Design art...

This mixed-media painting by contemporary artist Patrick Burns is a departure from his "Concrete Gardens" flower paintings, yet continues his use of heavy texture and reverberating, ...

A Vibrant 1930s American Scene Industrial themed painting, "Brick Kilns" by Notable Modern Artist, Harry Shokler (1896-1978). A colorful, well painted example of American Regionalis...

This impressionist still life by French painter Léon Garraud depicts a table set with a plate of peaches and a vase of pink peonies and delicate white flowers. The warm palette of or...

Henri Meunier’s Gonthier-Meymans lithographic poster, published by Verlag von Gerhard Kühtmann in Dresden, 1897. While this poster was printed in multiple sizes and formats, this edi...

"Cowboy Serenade", A Large, Cheerful Southwestern, New Mexico Landscape Painting by Notable Chicago Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1...

Inscribed on the verso: EE 27/10

***This artwork is currently on exhibit at the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago until September 2025. If purchased this artwork will be available to ship after September 1, 2025. Contact...

A stylish, vintage, 1940s fashion study featuring an elegant design for a woman's coat, hat and muff, inscribed "Marshall Field & Co". Likely an advertisement illustration study...

A Brooding, Compelling 1940s American Scene, Social Realist Oil Painting, "Tenement Ruins" by Notable Canadian / American artist Emil Weddige (1907-2001). Oil on canvas, dating from...

The Waltham Manufacturing Company was co-founded in 1893 in New York by Charles Metz and three business partners. The company's designer, Metz, called his cycles “Orient racing bicycles,” named after the Orient Fire Insurance...

A Unique, Unusual Surrealist Interior Scene with Abstracted Figure by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting an abstract city apartment interior wit...

A Vibrant, 1950s Mid-Century Watercolor of Provincetown, Massachusetts by Famed Chicago Modern Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A superb example of Chapin's Post-War landscap...

This mixed-media painting by contemporary artist Patrick Burns is a departure from his "Concrete Gardens" flower paintings, yet continues his use of heavy texture and reverberating, ...

A Contemplative, Mid-Century Modern Neighborhood Scene of New York City. A quiet, autumn street view of city front steps and Brownstones, likely depicting a scene in Brooklyn, Green...

A Fine 1930s, Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed, early 1930s ...

A Dynamic, 1920s Modern Birds-Eye View of Detroit, Michigan by Notable American Artist, Frederic Valpey Shotwell (1907-1929). Titled "Downtown Detroit", the artwork is a finely executed etching on paper, dating from 1926. A dramatic, sweeping view of Randolph Street of downtown Detroit in the mid 1920s. To the lower center is the Old Wayne County building and to the upper right is Book Tower...

A Vibrant, Colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Harbor Scene of Martha's Vineyard by Famed Chicago Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A busy harbor scene of docks and boat houses,...

A Cheerful, 1930s American Scene Landscape Painting with Church and Country Road by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A gem of a painting, exemplifying ...

The Canine of Florence is a deceptively simple painting that reveals a great deal about Bruno Surdo’s sensibility. At its center is a small white dog crossing a sunlit cloister, but ...

“Seduction” by Bruno Surdo is a lush, contemporary oil painting that blends Rococo elegance with a surreal, almost dreamlike sensibility. A porcelain-skinned figure gazes outward wit...

A delightful & colorful 1940s American Modern painting of two women resting in a summer Vermont landscape by notable Chicago artist, Harold Haydon. Painted near the artist's longtim...

A Charming, 1940s Mid-Century Modern Landscape Oil Painting of a Summer Night in Vermont, "English Dance" by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Depicting a livel...

This dramatic cloud form rising above a quiet field embodies one of Aeling’s central artistic pursuits: portraying the monumental scale of weather in the American interior. Growing up in regions where sky occupies most of the visual field, he learned to read clouds as both structure and story. The fiery illumination suggests late-day thunderstorms rolling across open grasslands—an experience he has described as both terrifying and transcendent. The work continues his exploration of how atmosphere shapes emotional experience. Jeff Aeling Pines and Cloud near Denver Oil on panel 36h x 24w in 91.44h x 60.96w cm JAE046 Jeff Aeling (1958–2025): The Sky Remembers Through Jeff Aeling’s eyes, the landscape becomes a world shaped as much by air as by earth. In works such as North of Las Vegas, NM and Pond Near St. Cloud, MN, he balances the quiet structure of plains and wetlands with skies alive in constant motion. His mastery of atmosphere is unmistakable in Light Pillars (2023) and Light Pillar (2023), where rare optical events turn night into architecture. Even intimate scenes like Crabapple, Dogwoods, and Red Bud find their emotional power under skies that lend the land its shifting character. Aeling’s winters in Hawaii deepened his sensitivity to movement and weather. Surfing taught him to read the rhythm of the ocean, a knowledge reflected in Wave, Kauai (2018), where a breaking wave becomes a luminous wall of force. In Volcano (2023), he channels the islands’ elemental drama, linking fire, vapor, and sky through the same atmospheric vocabulary found in his plains paintings...

Kneeling Spirit by John Rush presents a contemplative, otherworldly figure poised between earthly form and transcendent presence. Rendered in soft blue tones, the kneeling silhouette...

A Striking, Colorful Post-War Studio Portrait of a Seated Young Male Model by Notable Chicago Modern Artist, Walter Burt Adams (Am. 1903-1990). The painting a is well executed, inti...

Original collotype created from Gustav Klimt’s Farm Garden With Sunflowers, painted in 1913. Published and edited by Verlag H.O. Miethke and printed by k.k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna, in an edition of 300. Between 1908 and 1914, H.O. Miethke published Das Werk Gustav Klimts...

This realistic sculpture is created from scraps of paper and glue. The sculpture is inspired by the characters found in cities around the world. In this case, a figure sleeps beside a bicycle. A backpack is used as a pillow and shoes has been kicked off. Every attention has been paid to the smallest of details in this truly amazing paper sculpture. This sculpture is presented in a custom acrylic display case...

Interchange Between Myth and Reality is Bruno Surdo’s contemporary banquet scene—an ambitious reimagining of the grand Venetian feast painting for the 2...

A Fine 1930s Modern Academic Figure Study Drawing, Standing Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An exceptionally well executed early 1930s char...

"Spot On" (B&W) Segera Conservancy, Kenya - 2025 Archival Pigment Print Available Sizes: Edition of 20: 24” x 36” (61 x 91.4 cm) $4,500 Edition of 15: 31” x 46.5” (78.7 x 118.1 c...

Bio: I was born into a family which valued artistic and craftsmanly work, so from a young age I developed an interest in drawing. A strong sense of history and culture was important ...

Dean Kugler The Black Road: Crystal, 2022 resin, steel, limestone 31h x 13w x 12d in 78.74h x 33.02w x 30.48d cm DK0044 Dean Kugler is a seasoned interdisciplinary artist, painter, ...

A Unique, Stylish, 1930s Modern Composite Figure Study Drawing of a Standing Young Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). A well executed Art Deco...

Fishermen of Mola di Bari represents a deeply personal turn within Bruno Surdo’s practice, grounding his classical training and allegorical sensibility in lived history and ancestral...

A colorful Mid-Century Modern floral still-life painting by Wisconsin artist William C. Buxton. Artwork size: 23 1/2" x 18". Framed size: 28" x 24". William Buxton was born in A...