Georges Seurat
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
1884
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Georges Seurat, 1884. Oil on canvas.
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
- Region
- North America
- Tier
- ESSENTIAL
- Collection focus
- Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, American art, modern art, Asian art, design, works on paper
About
Founded in 1879 and set beside Grant Park, the Art Institute of Chicago holds one of the strongest Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collections outside Paris alongside American icons such as Grant Wood's American Gothic and Edward Hopper's Nighthawks; Renzo Piano's Modern Wing opened in 2009.
Why visit
A deep, wide-ranging collection with exceptional painting, modern art, American art, Asian art, and design—best approached slowly, room by room.
At a glance
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Collection highlights
Vincent van Gogh
The Bedroom
September 1889
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Vincent van Gogh, September 1889. Oil on canvas.
Gustave Caillebotte
Paris Street; Rainy Day
1877
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Gustave Caillebotte, 1877. Oil on canvas.
Claude Monet
Water Lilies
1906
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Claude Monet, 1906. Oil on canvas.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Two Sisters (On the Terrace)
1881
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881. Oil on canvas.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
At the Moulin Rouge
1892–1895
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1892–1895. Oil on canvas.
Paul Cézanne
The Basket of Apples
c. 1893
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Paul Cézanne, c. 1893. Oil on canvas.
Mary Cassatt
The Child's Bath
1893
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Mary Cassatt, 1893. Oil on canvas.
Vincent van Gogh
Self-Portrait
1887
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Vincent van Gogh, 1887. Oil on board.
Katsushika Hokusai
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave)
1825–1838
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Katsushika Hokusai, 1825–1838. Woodblock print.
Works in the collection
- Georges SeuratA Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 →1884Oil on canvas
- Vincent van GoghThe Bedroom →September 1889Oil on canvas
- Gustave CaillebotteParis Street; Rainy Day →1877Oil on canvas
- Claude MonetWater Lilies →1906Oil on canvas
- Pierre-Auguste RenoirTwo Sisters (On the Terrace) →1881Oil on canvas
- Henri de Toulouse-LautrecAt the Moulin Rouge →1892–1895Oil on canvas
- Paul CézanneThe Basket of Apples →c. 1893Oil on canvas
- Mary CassattThe Child's Bath →1893Oil on canvas
- Vincent van GoghSelf-Portrait →1887Oil on board
- Katsushika HokusaiUnder the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave) →1825–1838Woodblock print
Artists in this collection
- Akihiro Maeta
- Amy Sillman
- Andy Warhol
- Carroll Dunham
- Christina Quarles
- Claude Monet
- Cui Jie
- Deana Lawson
- Doris Salcedo
- Ed Ruscha
- Edgar Degas
- Fernand Léger
- Franz Kline
- Georges Seurat
- Georgia O'Keeffe
- Gustave Caillebotte
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- Jan Yoors
- Jessica Stockholder
- Jim Hodges
- Judy Ledgerwood
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Kerry James Marshall
- Kevin Beasley
- Lisa Yuskavage
- Mary Cassatt
- Pablo Picasso
- Pae White
- Paul Cézanne
- Peter Saul
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Richard Hunt
- Sasha Phyars-Burgess
- Shahryar Nashat
- Silke Otto-Knapp
- Teresa Burga
- Theaster Gates
- Tschabalala Self
- Vincent van Gogh