“Every new painting is like throwing myself into the water without knowing how to swim.”

—Édouard Manet, born in 1832.

See nine works by Manet in European Art.

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"I am the primitive of the method I have invented."

—Paul Cézanne, born in 1839.

See five paintings by Cézanne at the Art Institute.

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Near the end of his life, Francisco de Goya created a satirical series of etchings known as “Los disparates,” meaning “nonsense” or “follies.” These prints contain some of Goya's most mysterious imagery, which he intentionally left open to many interpretations.

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Winter days offer a beauty all their own and time to spend with friends and family. Enjoy this selection of paintings evoking the winter season—#NowOnView at the Art Institute.

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“Color is the place where our brain and the universe meet.”

—Paul Klee, born in 1879

See six works in Modern Art: https://t.co/MwJquOVizs

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In "Cupid Chastised," Bartolomeo Manfredi captures a moment of high drama, as Mars, the god of war, beats Cupid for having caused his affair with Venus, the goddess of love.

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“To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at.”

See 28 paintings by Impressionist master Claude Monet—born in 1840.

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Completed just after the Civil War, Constant Mayer’s “Love’s Melancholy" resonated with the American public—#NowOnView in American Art.

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"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

Pablo Picasso—born in 1881. https://t.co/L16aBMzyAp

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Jean Louis Forain—born in 1852—exhibited with the Impressionists on the recommendation of his friend Edgar Degas.

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This outstanding example of Cornelis Saftleven’s work belongs to a traditional Dutch genre: scenes of hellfire and witchcraft.

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See 7 works by artist Alberto Giacometti—born in 1901—#NowOnView in the Modern Wing: https://t.co/pZKdTwQMoP

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Like other Surrealists of the period, Victor Brauner drew inspiration from dreams, the unconscious, mysticism & mythology

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“Visitors are really in for a treat” says curator Edouard Kopp of our installation of Dutch drawings https://t.co/NJP5NH0UHp

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Playful masks from Saul Steinberg’s collaboration with photographer Inge Morath.

in “Along the Lines”—https://t.co/mdbT9GotmA

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Théodore Géricault—born a frequent visitor of morgues & hospitals, often bringing body parts home for his studies.

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Today marks the autumn equinox and the official end of summer. Celebrate the changing of the seasons with this selection of works

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Edvard Munch painted “The Girl by the Window” the same year as his most famous work, “The Scream.”

in Gallery 244.

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"The Birth of Pastel" explores the evolution of pastel paintings out of colored chalk drawings. https://t.co/KWgE3sv4rl

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