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Edvard Munch painted "The Girl by the Window" the same year as his most famous work, "The Scream." The loosely applied, somber brown tones mingle with violets and blues in this unsettling and enigmatic scene, evoking a feeling of melancholy and anticipation. #NowOnView
See fish and waterfowl amongst depictions of nature now on view in Japanese Art.
Today marks the autumn equinox and the official end of summer. Celebrate the changing of the seasons with this selection of autumnal works from the museum's collection.
The 12 apostles surround the virgin at the end of her earthly life in this 15th-century relief by Hans Klocker. The apostles' hands, now empty, once held objects to sanctify the moment.
See "The Death of the Virgin" on view in Medieval and Renaissance Art, Arms, and Armor.
OCTOBER 11—Explore the ways African art in American museums influences perceptions of the art and culture of the continent—in this lecture with curators Christa Clarke and Constantine Petridis.
Free to IL residents with registration.
REGISTER—https://t.co/fOw12oto3W
In Édouard Manet’s "Steamboat Leaving Boulogne," a side-wheel packet steamer heads up the channel, leaving slower sailing boats in its wake.
See this boldly brushed and almost calligraphic canvas among ten works by Manet #NowOnView.
EXPLORE—https://t.co/fnA0YdWZMm
"Music and Movement: Rhythm in Textile Design” features a selection of 17th- through 20th-century works made in countries including Brazil, Finland, France, Japan, and the United States, inviting visitors to consider how rhythm informs textile design: https://t.co/0rArLLwA7q
CLOSING MONDAY—"Charles White: A Retrospective"
TICKETS—https://t.co/UT83j0SLlx
Don't miss this exhibition by Chicago artist Charles White whose powerful images focus on African American lives and the struggle for equality.
"Nature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art."
—Man Ray, born #OnThisDay in 1890
See nine works by Man Ray now on view in the Modern Wing.
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NOW OPEN—“Vivian Suter: el bosque interior“
Vivian Suter lives and works in a remote studio in Guatemala. Installed in the Modern Wing, Suter presents large abstract paintings as immersive interiors that mirror the exterior of her home in the rainforest: https://t.co/jis7H1D6bA