Artworks · Eldzier Cortor

Sepia Odalisque III

1998 · Etching and aquatint with flat bite on cut plate in brown-black on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 48.5 × 35 cm (19 1/8 × 13 13/16 in.); Sheet: 76.3 × 56.4 cm (30 1/16 × 22 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sepia Odalisque II

1998 · Etching and aquatint on cut plate in brown on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 52 × 35 cm (20 1/2 × 13 13/16 in.); Sheet: 76 × 55.5 cm (29 15/16 × 21 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sepia Odalisque I

1998 · Etching and aquatint with flat bite on cut plate in brown-black on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 50.1 × 34.8 cm (19 3/4 × 13 3/4 in.); Sheet: 76 × 56.2 cm (29 15/16 × 22 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Trilogy No. II

1989 · Etching, soft ground etching, and aquatint in red on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 51.9 × 38.2 cm (20 7/16 × 15 1/16 in.); Sheet: 70.5 × 50.5 cm (27 13/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jewels/Theme VI

1985 · Mezzotint with etching in black and color aquatint with etching from multiple plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 59.8 × 42 cm (23 9/16 × 16 9/16 in.); Plate: 60.5 × 42.7 cm (23 7/8 × 16 13/16 in.); Sheet: 76.4 × 56.4 cm (30 1/8 × 22 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jewels/Theme I

1985 · Mezzotint with etching in black and color aquatint with etching from multiple plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 57.9 × 42.3 cm (22 13/16 × 16 11/16 in.); Plate: 60.7 × 42.4 cm (23 15/16 × 16 3/4 in.); Sheet: 76.4 × 56.7 cm (30 1/8 × 22 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jewels/Theme III

1985 · Mezzotint with etching in black and color aquatint with etching from multiple plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 58.2 × 40.8 cm (22 15/16 × 16 1/8 in.); Plate: 60.8 × 42.7 cm (23 15/16 × 16 13/16 in.); Sheet: 76.3 × 57 cm (30 1/16 × 22 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jewels/Theme V

1985 · Mezzotint with etching in black and color aquatint with etching from multiple plates on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 58.5 × 41.3 cm (23 1/16 × 16 5/16 in.); Sheet: 76.7 × 56.6 cm (30 1/4 × 22 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jewels/Theme IV

1985 · Mezzotint with etching in black and color aquatint with etching from multiple plates on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 60.5 × 42.6 cm (23 7/8 × 16 13/16 in.); Sheet: 76.3 × 57.2 cm (30 1/16 × 22 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jewels/Theme VII

1985 · Mezzotint with etching in black and color aquatint with etching from multiple plates on ivory wove paper

Image: 57.9 × 53 cm (22 13/16 × 20 7/8 in.); Plate: 60.6 × 55.5 cm (23 7/8 × 21 7/8 in.); Sheet: 89.4 × 76.5 cm (35 1/4 × 30 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jewels/Theme II

1985 · Mezzotint with etching in black and color aquatint from multiple plates on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 65 × 43 cm (25 5/8 × 16 15/16 in.); Sheet: 76.5 × 56.5 cm (30 1/8 × 22 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jewels/Theme I

1985 · Mezzotint with etching in black and color aquatint with etching

Sheet: 24 in. × 16 5/16 in. (61 × 41.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jewels/Theme VI

1985 · Mezzotint with etching in black and color aquatint with etching

Sheet: 23 1/4 × 30 5/16 in. (59 × 77 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jewels/Theme V

1985 · Mezzotint with etching in black and color aquatint with etching

Plate: 23 1/4 × 16 1/8 in. (59 × 41 cm) Sheet: 30 3/16 × 22 5/16 in. (76.7 × 56.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jewels/Theme III

1985 · Mezzotint with etching in black and color aquatint with etching

Plate: 23 15/16 × 16 13/16 in. (60.8 × 42.7 cm) Sheet: 30 1/16 × 22 7/16 in. (76.3 × 57 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

L'Abbatoire VI

1980 · Soft ground etching and aquatint, with flat bite, from two cut plates in black and red on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 89.5 × 60.3 cm (35 1/4 × 23 3/4 in.); Sheet: 105.5 × 75.1 cm (41 9/16 × 29 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dance Composition No. 34

1980 · Etching, aquatint, and flat bite from two plates in brown and black on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 44.5 × 36 cm (17 9/16 × 14 3/16 in.); Sheet: 56.3 × 38.3 cm (22 3/16 × 15 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

L'Abbatoire III

1980 · Soft ground etching and aquatint, with flat bite, in black and red on white wove paper

Image/plate: 34.5 × 52.1 cm (13 5/8 × 20 9/16 in.); Sheet: 56.2 × 75.9 cm (22 3/16 × 29 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Classical Study #41

1979 · Oil on canvas

55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dance Composition No. 31

1978 · Etching, aquatint, and flat bite with color additions on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 51.7 × 39 cm (20 3/8 × 15 3/8 in.); Sheet: 58.5 × 45.3 cm (23 1/16 × 17 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dual Form No. III

1978 · Color aquatint, etching, soft ground, and flat bite viscosity on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 40.2 × 49.8 cm (15 7/8 × 19 5/8 in.); Sheet: 46.5 × 56.5 cm (18 5/16 × 22 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dual Form No. III

1978 · Zinc plate

40.3 × 50.5 cm (15 7/8 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Compositional Study No. III from Impressions: Our World, Volume I

1974 · Etching with embossing from a portfolio of seven etchings (five with aquatint, two with embossing)

plate: 20 7/8 × 16" (53.1 × 40.6 cm); sheet: 30 × 22 1/16" (76.2 × 56.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Environment No. V

1969 · Color etching, aquatint, and collagraph on white wove paper

Image/plate: 60.5 × 86.5 cm (23 7/8 × 34 1/16 in.); Sheet: 79.2 × 107 cm (31 3/16 × 42 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Left plate, from Environment V

1969 · Zinc plate

52.2 × 37.8 cm (20 9/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Right plate from Environment V

1969 · Zinc plate

51.5 × 35.8 cm (20 5/16 × 14 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Figure Assemblage I

1959 · Color woodblock on cream Japanese paper

Image/block: 31.9 × 50.8 cm (12 9/16 × 20 in.); Sheet: 35.5 × 54.4 cm (14 × 21 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

L'Abbatoire IV

1955 · Color woodblock on cream Japanese paper

Image/block: 37.5 × 50.6 cm (14 13/16 × 19 15/16 in.); Sheet: 42.8 × 55.9 cm (16 7/8 × 22 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

L'Abbatoire (The Slaughterhouse)

1955 · Woodcut

composition (irreg.): 19 3/4 × 11 13/16" (50.2 × 30 cm); sheet: 21 7/8 × 14 1/2" (55.6 × 36.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

L'Abbatoire No. VI (The Slaughterhouse No. VI)

1955 · Etching and aquatint

plate (irreg.): 35 1/4 × 23 11/16" (89.5 × 60.2 cm); sheet: 44 3/16 × 29 15/16" (112.3 × 76 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

L'Abbatoire

1950 · Color woodblock on cream wove paper

Image/block: 50.7 × 30.3 cm (20 × 11 15/16 in.); Sheet: 55.9 × 37 cm (22 1/16 × 14 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

L'Abbatoire I

1950 · Color woodblock on cream wove paper

Image/block: 50.6 × 38.2 cm (19 15/16 × 15 1/16 in.); Sheet: 55.3 × 42.8 cm (21 13/16 × 16 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Trio Assemblage I

1950 · Color woodblock on cream Japanese paper

Image/block: 32 × 50.5 cm (12 5/8 × 19 15/16 in.); Sheet: 36 × 55 cm (14 3/16 × 21 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Room No. VI

1948 · Oil and gesso on Masonite

106.9 × 79.9 cm (42 1/16 × 31 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Southern Theme (The Room) No. III

1947 · Oil and gesso on panel

15 × 28 in. (38.1 × 71.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Day Clean

1945 · Oil on linen

Overall: 35 1/8 × 30 1/8 in. (89.2 × 76.5 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Drawing for Southern Gate

1942 · Ink on paper

28 1/2 × 13 1/2" (72.4 × 34.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Coming Home from Work

1938 · Pen and brush and black ink on cream wove paper with pink fibers

52 × 45 cm (20 1/2 × 17 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man with Overcoat

1937 · Linocut

9 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (24.4 × 16.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Composition Jewels

1936 · Relief etching in black on ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 52.3 × 46.4 cm (20 5/8 × 18 5/16 in.); Sheet: 84 × 66.1 cm (33 1/8 × 26 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dance II/Diptych

1936 · Mezzotint with etching in blue, with aquatint in silver and embossing, from multiple plates, with hand-coloring, on ivory wove paper

Image: 54.4 × 35.2 cm (21 7/16 × 13 7/8 in.); Plate, max: 55.5 × 37.9 cm (21 7/8 × 14 15/16 in.); Sheet: 75.8 × 58.6 cm (29 7/8 × 23 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dance I/Diptych

1936 · Mezzotint with etching in blue, with aquatint in silver and embossing, from multiple plates, with hand-coloring, on ivory wove paper

Image: 54.2 × 35 cm (21 3/8 × 13 13/16 in.); Plate, max: 55.2 × 37.1 cm (21 3/4 × 14 5/8 in.); Sheet: 76 × 77.7 cm (29 15/16 × 30 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dual Form No. III

1936 · Aquatint, etching, soft ground, and flat bite viscosity inked in black and brown on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 40.1 × 39.6 cm (15 13/16 × 15 5/8 in.); Sheet: 60.7 × 70 cm (23 15/16 × 27 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Torso

1936 · Soft ground etching, aquatint, and flat bite in brown (with purple undertones) on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 51 × 37.5 cm (20 1/8 × 14 13/16 in.); Sheet: 70.1 × 51.1 cm (27 5/8 × 20 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dance I/Diptych

1936 · Copper plate

56 × 38.2 cm (22 1/16 × 15 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dance Composition No. 35

1936 · Color etching, aquatint, and flat bite from two plates on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 60.7 × 55.5 cm (23 15/16 × 21 7/8 in.); Sheet: 92.6 × 70 cm (36 1/2 × 27 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lady with Foliage I

1936 · Mezzotint with etching in black, color relief, and embossing on white wove paper

Image/plate, max: 32.7 × 21.5 cm (12 7/8 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 56.8 × 38.2 cm (22 3/8 × 15 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dance II/Diptych

1936 · Copper plate

56 × 38.2 cm (22 1/16 × 15 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago