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Born #OnThisDay—Henri Fantin-Latour underwent a striking evolution in his career, starting out as a member of the Realist avant-garde before creating anti-Realist, fantastic compositions in the 1870s.
Find over 100 works by Fantin-Latour in our collection https://t.co/rAq3ubSX49
Happy New Year’s Eve from the Art Institute! We hope you enjoy the evening’s festivities, however you wish to celebrate! 🍸🎉
Please note the museum is closed tomorrow on New Year’s Day.
Don't let the season pass you by! Find inspiration in our world-class collection, explore special exhibitions, and enjoy free art-making activities for all ages.
TICKETS—https://t.co/uqiaCkH7YV
NOW OPEN—"Conserving Photographs" invites visitors to travel behind the scenes of the Art Institute’s cutting-edge conservation lab, revealing the numerous steps taken to care for and preserve the approximately 24,000 objects in our photography collection: https://t.co/E3WgAjcoet
Explore thousands of years of art and culture from around the world—right here in the ❤️ of Chicago.
The Art Institute offers free museum admission to Link/WIC cardholders, active-duty military, and IL educators—every day throughout the year.
LEARN MORE—https://t.co/uqiaCkYJnv
Born #OnThisDay in 1863—Edvard Munch’s life and art have come to epitomize modern notions of anxiety. Find over 100 works by Munch in the museum's collection, images of alienation and existential suffering that exemplify the artist's unmistakable style: https://t.co/sSgVcLcEhW
Happy 200th birthday to Illinois, which became the 21st state of the Union in 1818. #IllinoisProud
Works across the museum’s collection offer glimpses into the people and past of our great state.
Leonora Carrington’s imaginative portrait of her friend—self-taught artist Juan Soriano—was one of the first paintings in which she combined Surrealist-inspired dreamscapes with the history and ancient practices of Mexico, her adopted homeland—#NowOnView in Modern Art.
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Born #OnThisDay—Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was the quintessential chronicler of the bohemian district of Montmartre. And the local circus—the Cirque Fernando—was one of his favorite subjects.
Explore nearly 500 works by Lautrec in the museum’s collection: https://t.co/Dm1vwHkUgm
Artist Tomma Abts transforms two-dimensional canvases into complex illusory spaces. Experience the subtle and eccentric work of this singularly distinctive artist—now at the Art Institute.
TOMMA ABTS—https://t.co/7kaz2i4JIZ