Chicago, Part III: The Art Institute

I thought I'd share some of the photos I took while I was at the Art Institute with Lori. I always enjoy seeing close-ups and details of paintings, and these are a few that I especially enjoyed.
First are two details from Henri Fantin-Latour's "Corner of a Table." *Click on the pictures to see a bigger version.





























Below is a famous painting by Mary Cassatt, "The Child's Bath." I took a close-up to show the high chroma accent colors she used around the edges of the forms; it is really striking and this kind of detail doesn't usually show up very well in the reproductions I've seen.









































This is Giovanni Boldini's "Portrait of Lina Cavalieri." I love the name Boldini for a painter! His brushstrokes go with his name-they are definitely bold and expressive.































The last one is Edouard Manet's "Boy with Pitcher." I didn't know that this was actually part of a larger painting called Les Gitanes, a portrait of a gypsy family. Apparently he cut that painting into three sections and exhibited this section as an individual work. I think it stands on its own as a work of art; I love the simplicity of this painting.