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The Art Institute of Chicago was founded as both a museum and school for the fine arts in 1879, a critical era in the history of Chicago as civic energies were devoted to rebuilding the metropolis that had been destroyed by the Great Fire of 1871

Considered one of the finest in the world, the collection of European painting contains more than 3,500 works dating from the 12th through the mid-20th century. Holdings include a rare group of 15th-century Spanish, Italian and Northern European paintings, highlights of European sculpture, and an important selection of 17th- and 18th-century paintings. Major Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works and classic Modern works are among its most significant holdings

Félix Edouard Vallotton (French, 1865-1925) Madame Vallotton and her Niece, Germaine Aghion, 1899

Félix Edouard Vallotton (French, born Switzerland, 1865-1925) Rest,1911

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944) The Girl by the Window, 1893

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1861-1901) At the Moulin Rouge 1892/95

President Michael D. Higgins and Sabina Higgins visiting AIC

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1861-1901) Portrait of Jeanne Wenz 1886

La Goulue, 1894

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1861-1901) Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando)1887–88

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1861-1901) Moulin de la Galette,1889

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1861-1901) Ballet Dancers, 1885-86

At the Concert, 1896

Paul Cézanne (French, 1839-1906),The Bay of Marseilles, view from L'Estaque, 1885

Paul Cézanne (French, 1839-1906),The Basket of Apples, c.1890s

Paul Cézanne (French, 1839-1906),The Vase of Tulips, c. 1890

Paul Cézanne (French, 1839-1906),The Bathers, 1899-1904

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903) Woman in Front of a Still Life by Cézanne,1890

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903)Why Are You Angry? (No Te Aha Oe Riri), 1896

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903)Why Are You Angry? (No Te Aha Oe Riri), 1896 (Detail)

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903)The Hibiscus Tree (Te Burao), 1892

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903)Polynesian Woman with Children, 1901

Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884)

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Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903)Arlésiennes (Mistral), 1888

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) The Poet's Garden, 1888

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903)The Big Tree (Te raau rahi), 1891

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903)The Ancestors of Tehamana or Tehamana Has Many Parents (Merahi metua no Tehamana), 1893 Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903)

Vase in the Form of an Exotic Plant, 1886-87

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848-1903)Day of the God (Mahana no Atua), 1894

Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947)Earthly Paradise

Pierre Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919)Water, 1916

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890)The Bedroom, 1889

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890)The Bedroom, 1889

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890)

Fishing in Spring, the Pont de Clichy (Asnières), 1887

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890)Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle (La

Berceuse), 1889

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890)The Drinkers, 1890

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890)Grapes, Lemons, Pears, and Apples, 1887

Man, Standing, Reading a Book

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890)Prayer Before the MealThe Christmas Prayer, a very special loan to the museum for last Christmas season

Transfer lithography,Old Man with his Head in his Hands (At Eternity's Gate)

Weeping Woman, 1883

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890)The Poet's Garden, 1888

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890)

Terrace and Observation Deck at the Moulin de Blute-Fin, Montmartre, early 1887

The Carrot Puller, 1885

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-1890)Self-portrait, 1887

South Garden Fountain of the Great lakes - by Lorado Taft (1860 –1936)

South Garden (Fountain of the Great lakes - by Lorado Taft)

Fountain of the Great Lakes

Sculptor:Lorado Taft

(1860 –1936)Bronze work

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Fountain of the Great Lakes

Lorado Taft (1860 –1936)

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memorial to B.F.Ferguson..

Fountain of the Great Lakes

Fountain of the Great Lakes is an allegorical sculpture by Lorado Taft. As the name suggests, this fountain represents the five great lakes

Fountain of the Great Lakes

The five women are so arranged that the water flows through them in the same way water passes through the Great Lakes.

Fountain of the Great Lakes

'Superior' is on the top and 'Michigan' on the side both empty into the basin of 'Huron' who sends the stream to 'Erie' whereas 'Ontario' receives the water and gazes off as it flows into the ocean..

Fountain of the Great Lakes

Lorado Taft (1860 –1936)

Fountain of the Great Lakes

Lorado Taft (1860 –1936)

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