10 August 2006

Art Institute of Chicago

This weekend was my first visit to the Art Institute of Chicago. I was at a conference. Lorelee took the train up for a couple of days of fun!

The museum is superb! So many gorgeous and moving pieces. And some really odd ones, too. Above left, "A Group of Houses and Figures" by Lyonel Feininger. It's funny. Perhaps not on purpose.

Here are a few pieces that I really liked. I guess I'm simple in the art world. I want it to be pretty or moving. "Pergola with Oranges" by Thomas Fearnley










Cheeky little monkey, part of "Still Life with Monkey, Fruits and Flowers" by Jean Baptiste Oudry









Very beautiful and intricate bracelets.

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