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Quiet History, Robert Barnes, 1986
RRobert BarnesAmerican, 1947

Quiet History

1986 · Painting

May one see it?

Not receiving at present

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked
3 days ago
In this state since
Aug 19, 2026
Source
The museum
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Particulars

1986 · aged 39
1947now
Accession number
1987.140

What it shows

ManAbstract shapesAbstract figures

In the catalog

PaintingsOilAmerican paintingContemporary art20th centuryUnited States

Sources

  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder

More by Robert Barnes

All works
Metaphysical Joke #1 (~E!V), Robert Barnes, 1954

Metaphysical Joke #1 (~E!V)

1954 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Judith and Holofernes, Robert Barnes, 1958

Judith and Holofernes

1958 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

W.S., Robert Barnes, 1962

W.S.

1962 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art

View from the Riverbank, Robert Barnes, c. 1962

View from the Riverbank

c. 1962 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Exterior, Robert Barnes, 1963

Exterior

1963 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Ritual, Robert Barnes, 1982

Ritual

1982 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art

Ursula-Cologne, Robert Barnes, 1996

Ursula-Cologne

1996 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art

Neighbors at Art Institute of Chicago

Museum page
The Bedroom, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Vincent van Gogh

The Bedroom, 1889

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884, Georges Seurat, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Georges Seurat

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Paris Street; Rainy Day, Gustave Caillebotte, 1877

Gustave Caillebotte

Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877

Two Sisters (On the Terrace), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Two Sisters (On the Terrace), 1881

The Basket of Apples, Paul Cézanne, c. 1893

Paul Cézanne

The Basket of Apples, c. 1893

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer), Claude Monet, 1890–91

Claude Monet

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer), 1890–91

American Gothic, Grant Wood, 1930

Grant Wood

American Gothic, 1930

Nighthawks, Edward Hopper, 1942

Edward Hopper

Nighthawks, 1942

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Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler), Vincent van Gogh, 1887

Vincent van Gogh

Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler), 1887

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Garden at Sainte-Adresse, Claude Monet, 1867

Claude Monet

Garden at Sainte-Adresse, 1867

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Musicians, Caravaggio, 1597

Caravaggio

The Musicians, 1597

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Self-Portrait, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1660

Rembrandt van Rijn

Self-Portrait, 1660

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1665–67

Rembrandt van Rijn

Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse, 1665–67

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Rembrandt, 1653

Rembrandt van Rijn

Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, 1653

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Young Sailor II, Henri Matisse, 1906

Henri Matisse

Young Sailor II, 1906

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678), Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1635

Peter Paul Rubens

Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678), ca. 1635

The Metropolitan Museum of Art