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

Pablo Picasso
Spanish, 1881–1973
The Artist and Model, 1933
Watercolor and pen and black ink
Richard and Mary L. Gray Art Trust
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.

Willem De Kooning
American, 1904–1997
Two Women I, 1952
Pastel and charcoal
Richard and Mary L. Gray Art Trust
Gray Collection Trust, Art Institute of Chicago
© Willem De Kooning / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photography by Jamie Stukenberg, Professional Graphics Inc.

David Hockney
British, b. 1937
Celia, 1975
Colored pencil
Richard and Mary L. Gray, promised gift to the Art Institute of Chicago
Gray Collection Trust, Art Institute of Chicago
© David Hockney
Photography by Jamie Stukenberg, Professional Graphics Inc.

Vincent van Gogh
Dutch, 1853–1890
Avenue of Pollard Birches and Poplars, 1884
Reed pen and iron-gall ink
Richard and Mary L. Gray, promised gift to the Art Institute of Chicago
Gray Collection Trust, Art Institute of Chicago
Photography by Jamie Stukenberg, Professional Graphics Inc.

Georges Seurat
French, 1859–1891
Landscape, ca. 1881
Black Conté crayon
The Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Richard and Mary L. Gray; 2019.866
Gray Collection Trust, Art Institute of Chicago
Photography by Jamie Stukenberg, Professional Graphics Inc.

Franz Kline
American, 1910–1962
Chicago, 1959
Brush and black ink, white oil paint, and charcoal
Richard and Mary L. Gray, promised gift to the Art Institute of Chicago
Gray Collection Trust, Art Institute of Chicago
© Franz Kline / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Photography by Art Institute of Chicago Imaging Department

Giuseppe Porta, called Giuseppe Salviati
Italian, ca. 1520–ca. 1575
Bearded man with his right arm raised, 1562–64
Black, red, and ocher chalk, with touches of white chalk, on bluish- gray paper
The Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Richard and Mary L. Gray; 2019.860
Gray Collection Trust, Art Institute of Chicago

Paolo Veronese
Italian, 1528–1588
Study of a seated woman seen from below and another study of her head, 1553–54
Black chalk, with touches of white chalk, on blue paper
Richard and Mary L. Gray, promised gift to the Morgan Library & Museum
Gray Collection Trust, Art Institute of Chicago
Photography by Art Institute of Chicago Imaging Department

Giovanni Battista Naldini
Italian, 1535–1591
Study of a seated youth, ca. 1575
Black chalk, with touches of white chalk, squared in red chalk
Richard and Mary L. Gray, promised gift to the Morgan Library & Museum
Gray Collection Trust, Art Institute of Chicago
Photography by Jamie Stukenberg, Professional Graphics Inc.

Mattia Preti
Italian, 1613–1699
Saint Sebastian tied to a tree, ca. 1656
Red chalk, with brush and brown wash
Richard and Mary L. Gray, promised gift to the Morgan Library & Museum
Gray Collection Trust, Art Institute of Chicago
Photography by Jamie Stukenberg, Professional Graphics Inc.