The Arts Club of Chicago

Please note that dimensions are given in centimeters followed by inches in parentheses; height precedes width precedes depth. For works on paper, dimensions indicate sheet (as opposed to image) size.

Pierre Alechinsky
Belgian, born 1927
No Explanation (Pas d’Explication), 1960
Ink on tan wove paper mounted on linen
132.1 x 148.6 (52 x 58-1/2)
Arts Club Purchase Fund, 1965

Karel Appel
Dutch, 1921–2006
The Kick (Le Coup de pied), 1969
Color lithograph
76.2 x 56.5 (30 x 22-1/4)
Arts Club Purchase Fund, 1970

Alexander Archipenko
American, born Russia, 1887–1964
Untitled, c. 1928
Graphite on paper
45.7 x 54 (18 x 21-1/4)
Gift of the artist, 1929

Jean (Hans) Arp
French, 1887–1966
Shadow of Fruits (Ombre de fruits), 1952
Woven by Tabard Frère et Soeur, Aubusosson; editioned by Galerie Denise René, Paris
Slit tapestry weave of cotton warp, wool weft
163.1 x 132.7 (64-1/4 x 52-1/4)
Arthur Heun Memorial Purchase Fund, 1953

Richard Artschwager
American, born 1923
Bristle Corner, 1995
Acrylic bristles, wood
61 x 20.3 x 20.3 (24 x 8 x 8)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Freehling, 2002

Salcia Bahnc
American, born Poland, 1898–1976
Negress, 1947
Etching
19.1 x 24.4 (7-1/2 x 9-5/8)

Turmoil, 1947
Hand-colored lithograph
35.2 x 24.5 (13-7/8 x 9-5/8)
Gift of Theodora Winterbotham Brown

Untitled, n.d.
Oil on panel
13.3 x 8.9 (5-1/4 x 3-1/2)

Stephan Balkenhol
German, born 1957
Corner Man, 1998
Beech wood, paint
55.9 x 33 x 22.9 (22 x 13 x 9)
Arts Club Purchase Fund, 1998

François Baschet
French, born 1920
Bernard Baschet
French, born 1917
Merry-Go-Round, c. 1969
Aluminum, stainless steel
75.6 x 36.8 x 36.8 (29-3/4 x 14-1/2 x 14-1/2)
Gift of the artists, 1969

Fletcher Benton
American, born 1931
Rolling Disc, 1979
Graphite, watercolor on graph paper
30.2 x 30.2 (11-7/8 x 11-7/8)
Gift of the artist, 1979

Emile-Antoine Bourdelle
French, 1861–1929
Torso of Pallas (Torse de Pallas), cast in 1901 from a model of 1889
Bronze
66 (22)
Arts Club Purchase Fund, 1963

Bernard Boutet de Monvel
French, 1884–1949
Study for a Portrait of Elizabeth Chapman, c. 1927
Graphite on paper
32.7 x 21 (12-7/8 x 8-1/4)
Gift of Mr. James Alsdorf, Mr. William McCormick Blair, Mr. Leigh B. Block, Mrs. Allerton Cushman, Mrs. Eugene Davidson, Mrs. Donald B. Douglas, Mrs. Robert D. Graff, Mrs. C. Phillip Miller, Mrs. William H. Mitchell, Mrs. Curtis B. Munson, Mrs. Walter Paepcke, Mrs. Ruth Page, Mrs. William Wood-Prince, Mrs. Edward B. Smith, and Mrs. John Welling, in memory of Elizabeth Goodspeed Chapman by her friends, 1981

Georges Braque
French, 1882–1963
Athena (Athenée), 1932
Color lithograph on Arches paper
39.4 x 32.4 (15-1/2 x 12-3/4)
Gift of Theodora Brown in memory of Rue Winterbotham Carpenter, 1933

Still Life with Pipe (Nature morte à la pipe), 1935–36
Woven by Aubusson; editioned by the House of Marie Cuttoli, Paris
Slit tapestry weave of cotton or linen wrap, wool weft with silk highlights
210.7 x 112.8 (83 x 44-5/8)
Arts Club Purchase Fund and gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. McCormick, 1936

Green Head (Tete Verte), 1950
Color etching on Arches paper
36.2 x 23.2 (14-1/4 x 9-1/8)
Gift of Mrs. Robert Muckley, 1976

Peggy Burrows
American, 1905–1975
The Arts Club Sitting Room with Rue Shaw, 1954
Gouache
38.1 x 53.3 (15 x 21)
Gift of Rue Winterbotham Shaw, 1972

The Arts Club, 1966
Gouache
40.6 x 61 (16 x 24)
Gift of Phyllis Choyke, in memory of her husband

James Lee Byars
American, 1932–1997
Untitled, 1990–1991
Gold ink on black paper
48.3 x 48.3 (19 x 19)

Alexander Calder
American, 1898–1976
Red Petals, 1942
Plate steel, steel wire, sheet aluminum, soft-iron bolts, aluminum paint
259.1 (102)
Arts Club commission, Elizabeth Mable Johnston Wakem Bequest Fund, 1942

Chinese
Sui dynasty (589–618)
Tomb Sculpture
Glazed Earthenware
25 (9-7/8)
Arts Club Purchase Fund, 1925

Chinese
Yuan dynasty (1260–1368)
Bodhisattvas
Wood with traces of pigment
left to right, 48 x 20 x 17 in, 51 x 27 x 21 in, 47 x 22 x 19 in (121.9 x 50.8 x 43.18 cm, 129.5 x 67.31 x 53.34 cm, 119.4 x 54.61 x 48.26 cm), respectively
Arts Club Purchase Fund, 1931

Chinese
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Pair of Archaistic Vases, 19th century
Porcelain with celadon glaze
29.1, 29.2 (11-7/16 , 11-1/2), respectively

Colombian
Quimbaya region
Seated Slab Figure, 1000/1500 A.D.
Unslipped orange earthenware with black patina
18.5 x 15.6 x 6.2 (7-1/4 x 6-1/8 x 2-7/16)

Robert Cottingham
American, born 1935
Art, 1991–92
Color lithograph on Rives BFK
116.8 x 116.8 (46 x 46)
Gift of Isaac Goldman, 1996

Pierre Courtin
French, born 1921
Alliance, 1966
Embossed intaglio
29.8 x 28 (11-3/4 x 11)
Arts Club Purchase Fund, 1967

Jean Pierre Demarchi
Baigneuse, n.d.
Pâte de Verre crystal
20.3 x 22.9 x 7.6 (8 x 9 x 3)
Gift of Theodora Winterbotham Brown, 1982, in memory of Rue Winterbotham Shaw

André Derain
French, 1880–1954
Untitled, c. 1929
Red chalk on paper
52.7 x 44.5 (20-1/4 x 17-1/2)
Gift of Anne M. Reynolds (Mrs. John H.) Winterbotham, 1962

Charles Despiau
French, 1874–1946
Portrait of Maria Lani, c. 1927
Plaster
55.9 (22)
Arts Club Purchase Fund, 1930

Wilhelm Hunt Diederich
American, born Hungary, 1884–1953
Three Boxers One Bullfighter, n.d.
Four paper cutouts
18.7 x 22.9 (7-3/8 x 9), 18.7 x 22.9 (7-3/8 x 9), 20.3 x 27.9 (8 x 11), 19.1 x 23.9 (7-1/2 x 9-3/8)
Bequest of Arthur Heun, 1947

Peter Doig
Scottish, born 1959
Gastof, 2003
Pencil, oil on paper
62.3 x 50.2 (24-5/8 x 19-3/4)
Gift of the artist, 2003

Purple Jesus (Black Rainbow), 2006
Distemper on linen
300 x 350 x 4 (118 x 137-3/4 x 1-1/2)
Arts Club Purchase Fund, 2006

Alfeo Faggi
American, born Italy, 1885–1966
Portrait of Alice Roullier, c. 1925
Bronze
20.3 (8)
Gift of Josephine Harris, 1964

Serge Férat
French, born Russia, 1881–1958
Little Guitar Fantasy (Petite Fantasie à la guitare), 1927
Gouache on paper
16.5 x 9.2 (6-1/2 x 3-7/8)
Bequest of Arthur Heun, 1947

Untitled, 1920s
Graphite on paper
27.3 x 19.1 (20-3/4 x 7-1/4)
Bequest of Arthur Heun, 1947

The Circus (Le Cirque), 1920s
Graphite on paper
27.7 x 18.8 (10-7/8 x 7-3/8)
Bequest of Arthur Heun, 1947

Woman, Child, and Dog (Femme, enfant, et chien), 1927
Gouache on paper
12.1 x 9.2 (4-3/4 x 3-5/8)
Albert Roullier Art Galleries, Chicago

Jean-Michel Folon
Belgian, born 1934–2005
The Chair, 1972
Watercolor, pencil on paper
25.1 x 17.5 (9-7/8 x 6-7/8)
Gift of the artist, 1972

Tsuguhara Foujita
French, born Japan, 1886–1968
Portrait of Girl with Red Hair, 1926
Ink, watercolor on coated paper mounted on canvas
33 x 26 (13 x 10-1/4)
Bequest of Arthur Heun, 1947

Mary Frank
American, born England, 1933
Hand with Figures, 1975
Ceramic
9.2 x 24.4 x 12.5 (3-5/8 x 9-5/8 x 4-15/16)
Gift of W. S. Pischer, in memory of Charlotte Picher Purcell, 1981