Published 29/04/2016
Nighthawks, 1942 by Edward Hopper, Edward (1882-1967) / The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA / Friends of American Art Collection / Bridgeman Images
Bridgeman Images is delighted to announce their representation of The Art Institute of Chicago, one of the largest permanent collections in the United States, most famous for its Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and American paintings.
Among the most important works of the American collection are paintings by Mary Cassatt, Grant Wood and Edward Hopper.
"Our mission is to make the best of the world’s art available for reproduction while giving back to our museums, artists and collections. We are excited to be partnering with the Art Institute of Chicago to enable the masterpieces in their collection to reach an even wider audience", said Edward Whitley, President, North and South America at Bridgeman Images.
A first selection from the collection is on the Bridgeman website available to download for image licensing with many more going online in the next couple of months. For further enquiries please contact the Bridgeman team.
See all images from The Art Institute of Chicago on the Bridgeman website.
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Get up close to some of art history's most famous paintings
The Art Institute of Chicago, founded in 1879, is an encyclopedic museum. With a collection of approximately 300,000 art works and artifacts, the museum has particularly strong holdings in Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting, contemporary art, early 20th century European painting and sculpture, Japanese prints, and photography.
It houses some of art history's most iconic artworks including Seurat's famous pointillist painting A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884–86) which featured in the John Hughes filmFerris Bueller's Day Off (1986).
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