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Conversations in Drawing: Seven Centuries of Art from the Gray Collection

  • The Classical and the Contemporary: Conversation with Jim Dine

    Thursday, March 10, 2021, 12:00 PM

    The exhibition Conversations in Drawing: Seven Centuries of Art from the Gray Collection brings together works from across Europe and the United states, illuminating affinities and tensions in the history of drawing. In conjunction with the exhibition join us for a virtual conversation with Jim Dine, whose own work is featured in the show, discussing his drawing practice in relation to the history of Western art as represented in the exhibition by artists such as Veronese, Rubens, Ingres, Picasso, and Matisse.

  • 001. François Boucher

    François Boucher
    French, 1703–1770
    Study of a draped woman leaning on a pedestal,1759–61
    Black chalk, with stumping, and white chalk, on buff paper
    The Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Richard and Mary L. Gray; 2019.835
    Gray Collection Trust, Art Institute of Chicago
    Photography by Art Institute of Chicago Imaging Department

  • 002. Edgar Degas

    Edgar Degas
    French, 1834–1917
    Study of Dancers, 1895–1900
    Charcoal and pastel on pale- pink paper (discolored to tan)
    Gray Family Collection
    Gray Collection Trust, Art Institute of Chicago
    Photography by Jamie Stukenberg, Professional Graphics Inc.

  • 003. Henri Matisse

    Henri Matisse
    French, 1869–1954
    Study of a Woman, 1939
    Charcoal
    Richard and Mary L. Gray, promised gift to the Art Institute of Chicago
    Gray Collection Trust, Art Institute of Chicago
    © 2021 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
    Photography by Jamie Stukenberg, Professional Graphics Inc.

  • 004. Pablo Picasso

    Pablo Picasso
    Spanish, 1881–1973
    Reclining Nude (Sleeping Woman), 1969
    Graphite
    The Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Richard and Mary L. Gray; 2019.857
    Gray Collection Trust, Art Institute of Chicago
    © 2021 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
    Photography by Jamie Stukenberg, Professional Graphics Inc.

  • 005. Henri Matisse

    Henri Matisse
    French, 1869–1954
    Woman Resting in an Interior, 1941
    Charcoal, with stumping
    Richard and Mary L. Gray, promised gift to the Morgan Library & Museum
    Gray Collection Trust, Art Institute of Chicago
    © 2021 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
    Photography by Jamie Stukenberg, Professional Graphics Inc.

  • 006. Annibale Carracci

    Annibale Carracci
    Italian, 1560–1609
    Study of Hercules resting, with separate studies of his head and foot, 1595–97
    Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on blue paper, incised
    The Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Richard and Mary L. Gray; 2019.838
    Gray Collection Trust, Art Institute of Chicago
    Photography by Jamie Stukenberg, Professional Graphics Inc.