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Portrait wall

Tall flowers, birds, gardens and landscapes from Japanese prints, Chinese scrolls and Western painting, chosen to fill the tall companion panel.

Portrait wall: the collection's first works, side by side
The collection's first works, side by side. On a screen each work shows whole, with its placard.

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Works from Art Institute of Chicago and The Cleveland Museum of Art · public domain (CC0)

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The 24 works

In the order the collection plays them, each with what it shows. Every title links to the work's page at its museum.

  • Bullfinch and Weeping Cherry (Uso, shidarezakura), from an untitled series of flowers and birds (opens in a new tab) · Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 (Japanese, 1760-1849) · c. 1834 · Color woodblock print; chuban · Art Institute of Chicago · CC0A woodblock print of a bullfinch hanging upside down from a weeping cherry branch full of pale pink blossoms against a deep blue ground, with a poem in calligraphy.
  • Pine Tree (opens in a new tab) · Giovanni Segantini (Italian, 1858–1899) · c. 1897 · oil on canvas · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A slender pine trunk rising through a sunny hillside of green grass and flowering shrubs beside a small stream, painted in fine threads of colour.
  • Herbaceous Peony (opens in a new tab) · Yun Shouping (Chinese, 1633–1690) · 1685 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0White and pale lilac peonies with green leaves on a warm golden silk ground, with columns of calligraphy at the top right.
  • Early Morning, Tarpon Springs (opens in a new tab) · George Inness (American, 1825–1894) · 1892 · Oil on canvas · Art Institute of Chicago · CC0Tall thin pine trees and red-roofed houses in a misty Florida morning, with a lone figure on a path through golden grass.
  • Mountain and River on the Kiso Road (opens in a new tab) · Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858) · 1857 · One of a triptych of color woodblock prints · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A woodblock print of a deep blue mountain river winding between steep white snow-covered slopes under a grey sky with falling snow.
  • New England Scenery (opens in a new tab) · Thomas Cole (American, born England, 1801–1848) · 1839 · Oil on canvas · Art Institute of Chicago · CC0A tall tree framing a wide green valley with a white church steeple, a wooden bridge and distant blue mountains under a glowing sunrise.
  • Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf D (previous leaf 2) (opens in a new tab) · Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673) · 1668 · album leaf; ink and light color on paper · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0An ink landscape of a rounded rocky hill with clusters of dotted trees and a small pavilion by the water, with calligraphy in the corner.
  • The Bewitched Mill (opens in a new tab) · Franz Marc (German, 1880–1916) · 1913 · Oil on canvas · Art Institute of Chicago · CC0A brightly coloured painting of a mill with a red waterwheel and a white waterfall pouring down among blue, green and yellow shapes.
  • Paddy Bird and Magnolia Flowers (Buncho, kobushi no hana), from an untitled series of flowers and birds (opens in a new tab) · Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 (Japanese, 1760-1849) · c. 1834 · Color woodblock print; chuban · Art Institute of Chicago · CC0A woodblock print of a small bird perched on a branch of white magnolia flowers with blue-green leaves, beside columns of calligraphy.
  • Landscape near Painesville (opens in a new tab) · Allen Smith, Jr. (American, 1810–1891) · c. 1880s · oil on canvas · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A clear river running over pale stones between leafy green trees and a sandy bank, under a blue sky with soft white clouds.
  • Trees (study for La Grande Jatte) (opens in a new tab) · Georges Seurat (French, 1859-1891) · 1884 · Black Conté crayon, on white laid paper, laid down on cream board · Art Institute of Chicago · CC0A soft crayon drawing of tree trunks and arching branches in a misty park, in pale greys on cream paper.
  • Birds Gather under the Spring Willow (opens in a new tab) · Yin Hong (Chinese, c. 1430-c. 1500) · late 1400s–early 1500 · hanging scroll, ink and color on silk · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A silk painting of a flowering willow and plum tree full of small birds, with peacocks, pheasants and pink and white peonies below.
  • Snow Field, Morning, Roxbury (opens in a new tab) · John La Farge (American, 1835–1910) · 1864 · Oil on beveled mahogany panel · Art Institute of Chicago · CC0A snowy field at morning with two small green fir trees, below a dark line of woods and a band of pale green and blue sky.
  • Tall Bamboo and Distant Mountains, after Wang Meng (opens in a new tab) · Wang Hui (Chinese, 1632–1717) · 1694 · Hanging scroll; ink on paper · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A pale ink painting of tall bamboo, a thatched pavilion and distant hills by a lake, with long columns of calligraphy above.
  • Vase of Flowers (opens in a new tab) · Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916) · c. 1905 · oil on fabric · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A white vase holding a loose bouquet of red, orange, blue and white flowers against a glowing orange and pink background.
  • Two Cows and a Young Bull beside a Fence in a Meadow (opens in a new tab) · Paulus Potter (Dutch, 1625–1654) · 1647 · Oil on panel · Art Institute of Chicago · CC0Two cows and a young bull resting in a meadow beside a broken tree and a wooden fence, under a large sky of white clouds.
  • Landscape after Mi Fu (opens in a new tab) · Min Zhen (Chinese, 1730–after 1788) · 1788 · album leaf, ink on paper · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0An ink landscape of tall craggy rocks, a small house and a row of trees, drawn with loose grey brushwork on white paper.
  • The Mill Pond (opens in a new tab) · George Inness (American, 1825–1894) · 1889 · Oil on canvas · Art Institute of Chicago · CC0A flaming orange autumn tree beside a green meadow and a mill pond, with golden woods and a patch of blue sky.
  • Landscape (opens in a new tab) · Zhai Dakun (Chinese, d. 1804) · 1775 · album leaf; ink and color on silk · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A soft ink and colour landscape on golden silk with misty mountains, a lake, willows and pines, and a short poem at the top left.
  • The Garden in Front of the Studio (opens in a new tab) · Edouard Jean Vuillard (French, 1868-1940) · printed 1901 · Color lithograph on grayish-ivory China paper · Art Institute of Chicago · CC0A colour lithograph looking down on a garden of green lawns and bushes in front of a studio with a tall glass window, with a figure resting on a rug on the grass.
  • Japanese white-eye on flowering branch (opens in a new tab) · Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 (Japanese, 1797-1858) · 1830s–1840s · Color woodblock print; yotsugiriban · Art Institute of Chicago · CC0A woodblock print of a green Japanese white-eye perched on a slender branch of pink and white blossoms below a deep blue sky.
  • Spring Flowers (opens in a new tab) · Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926) · 1864 · oil on canvas · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A tumble of white peonies, white guelder roses, red tulips, blue morning glories and green leaves in a basket against a dark background.
  • Willow and Magpie (opens in a new tab) · Fachang Muqi (Chinese, 1220–1280) · mid-1200s · hanging scroll; ink on paper · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A soft ink painting of a magpie perched on a thin willow branch, with faint willow leaves above on stained pale brown paper.
  • In my Bordeaux Garden (opens in a new tab) · Maxime Lalanne (French, 1827–1886) · 1872 · etching · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0An etching of a quiet garden with a large leafy tree, a tub of plants and a path leading to a sunny opening beyond.

Credits and review status

Every work is in the public domain under its museum's own CC0 release, resized for screens by Denframe. Each work's title, creator and museum also travel inside the file and show on its placard.

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