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68 works by 32 artists

68 works featuring “Monkey” by 32 artists, from the 15th to the 20th century, held in 32 museums.

A Young Man with Parrots and Monkeys, David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl

A Young Man with Parrots and Monkeys, 1670.

Ung man med papegojor och markattor (museum title)

David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

The Dominatrix, Julio Ruelas

The Dominatrix, 1897.

La domadora (museum title)

Julio Ruelas (Mexican), oil on cardboard

Blaisten Museum (Andrés Blaisten Collection, Mexico City), Mexico

The Mandrill, Franz Marc

The Mandrill, 1913.

Der Mandrill (museum title)

Franz Marc (German), oil on canvas

Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany

The Seven Deadly Sins: Avarice, James Ensor

The Seven Deadly Sins: Avarice, 1904.

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Two Chained Monkeys, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Two Chained Monkeys, 1562.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany

Les Joyeux Farceurs, Henri Rousseau

Les Joyeux Farceurs, 1906.

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Two monkeys in red costumes, Erik Werenskiold

Two monkeys in red costumes, 1889.

To aper i røde drakter (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen and watercolour on paper

National Museum of Norway

Actors Onoe Kikugorō III as Yorimasa (R) and Iwai Kumesaburō II as the Nue Monster (L), Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Actors Onoe Kikugorō III as Yorimasa (R) and Iwai Kumesaburō II as the Nue Monster (L), 1830s.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Drawing School, Grandville

Drawing School, c. 1829.

Drawing School, from Les Metamorphoses du Jour (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

An abduction, or a sly accomplice, Grandville

An abduction, or a sly accomplice, 1828–1829.

Un Enlèvement ou un rusé compère (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Maison de Balzac, France

Monkey and Turtle, Utagawa Hiroshige

Monkey and Turtle, 1824.

Schildpad met aapje (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Orpheus and the Animals, Paulus Potter

Orpheus and the Animals, 1650.

Paulus Potter (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Flora and Fauna of the Cenozoic Period, Miocene. Evolution of Continental Life on Earth. Geological Study, José María Velasco

Flora and Fauna of the Cenozoic Period, Miocene. Evolution of Continental Life on Earth. Geological Study

Flora y fauna del periodo Cenozoico Mioceno. Evolución de… (museum title)

José María Velasco (Mexican), oil on cardboard

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Monkey Catching a Bee, Ohara Koson

Monkey Catching a Bee, c. 1928–1930.

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

The Little Monkey, Franz Marc

The Little Monkey, 1912.

Das Äffchen (museum title)

Franz Marc (German), oil on canvas

Lenbachhaus, Germany

A Harlot's Progress: pl.2, William Hogarth

A Harlot's Progress: pl.2, 1732.

William Hogarth (British), etching, engraving

National Gallery of Art, United States

Three Musicians, Diego Velázquez

Three Musicians, c. 1618.

Trois musiciens (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Germany

The actor Iwai Hanshiro VI in a female role, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The actor Iwai Hanshiro VI in a female role, 1830s.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

L. F. Raymond Wolowski, Honoré Daumier

L. F. Raymond Wolowski, 1849.

L.F. Raymond Wolowski (museum title)

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph

National Gallery of Art, United States

"The Thieving Kite" from the Series "Goldfish", Utagawa Kuniyoshi

"The Thieving Kite" from the Series "Goldfish", 19th century.

金魚づくし・さらいとんび (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Tokyo National Museum, Japan

Singes dans la forêt vierge, Henri Rousseau

Singes dans la forêt vierge, 1910.

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Forêt tropicale avec singes, Henri Rousseau

Forêt tropicale avec singes, 1910.

Henri Rousseau (French), watercolor on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Chairing the Members, William Hogarth

Chairing the Members, 1758.

William Hogarth (British), etching, engraving

National Gallery of Art, United States

White Gibbon, Giuseppe Castiglione

White Gibbon

清郎世寧畫白猿 軸 (museum title)

Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian), ink and color on silk, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Little Monkey and Man, Franz Marc

Little Monkey and Man, c. 1912.

Äffchen und Mensch (museum title)

Franz Marc (German), oil on canvas

Lenbachhaus, Germany

Monkey Frieze, Franz Marc

Monkey Frieze, 1911.

Affenfries (museum title)

Franz Marc (German), oil on canvas

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

The Fable, Le Greco

The Fable, c. 1580.

La Fable (museum title)

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Forêt vierge au soleil couchant, Henri Rousseau

Forêt vierge au soleil couchant, 1909.

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Vocal Concert, Grandville

Vocal Concert, c. 1829.

Vocal Concert, from Les Metamorphoses du Jour (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Playtime, Grandville

Playtime, 1828–1829.

Récréation (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Maison de Balzac, France

Paysage exotique, Henri Rousseau

Paysage exotique, 1910.

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Norton Simon Museum, United States

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884, Georges Seurat

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884, 1884–1886.

Georges Seurat (French), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Monkeys and Persimmon, Ohara Koson

Monkeys and Persimmon, c. 1928–1930.

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

The Monkey Painter, Jean Siméon Chardin

The Monkey Painter, c. 1739–1740.

Le Singe peintre (museum title)

Jean Siméon Chardin (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

The Bear and His Leader, James Gillray

The Bear and His Leader, 1806.

James Gillray (British), hand-colored etching and aquatint

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Visitant l'interieur..., Honoré Daumier

Visitant l'interieur..., 1859.

Honoré Daumier (French), lithograph on wove paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Monkey on a tree branch, Ohara Koson

Monkey on a tree branch, 1900–1930.

Aap op boomtak (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Title page: Les Métamorphoses du jour par Grandville, Grandville

Title page: Les Métamorphoses du jour par Grandville, 1829.

Title Page: Les Metamorphoses/ Du Jour/ par Grandville (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Plate 41 from "Los Caprichos": Neither more nor less (Ni mas ni menos), Francisco de Goya

Plate 41 from "Los Caprichos": Neither more nor less (Ni mas ni menos), 1799.

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, burin

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Concerto a la Catalani, Thomas Rowlandson

Concerto a la Catalani

Thomas Rowlandson (British), pen, ink and watercolour

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Giving a Bite, William Mulready

Giving a Bite, 1834.

William Mulready (Irish), oil on panel

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Avarice, James Ensor

Avarice, 1904.

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

The Monkey Antiquarian, Jean Siméon Chardin

The Monkey Antiquarian, 1740.

Le Singe antiquaire (museum title)

Jean Siméon Chardin (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Boschbrand, Raden Saleh

Boschbrand, 1849.

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), oil on canvas

National Gallery Singapore

Fortitude, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Fortitude, 1560.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), engraving

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Singes et perroquet dans la forêt vierge, Henri Rousseau

Singes et perroquet dans la forêt vierge, 1905.

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Barnes Foundation, United States

A Woman Dressing a Girl for a the Kabuki Dance “Musume Dojōji,” with “Brother Picture” (E-kyōdai) of a Monkey Trainer, Kitagawa Utamaro

A Woman Dressing a Girl for a the Kabuki Dance “Musume Dojōji,” with “Brother Picture” (E-kyōdai) of a Monkey Trainer, c. 1795–1796.

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Plate 38 from "Los Caprichos": Bravo! (Brabisimo!), Francisco de Goya

Plate 38 from "Los Caprichos": Bravo! (Brabisimo!), 1799.

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Two monkeys playing, Ohara Koson

Two monkeys playing, 1900–1930.

Twee spelende apen (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

For a lady who has had nothing yet! Me too, for a lady!, Grandville

For a lady who has had nothing yet! Me too, for a lady!, 1828–1829.

Pour une dame Qui n'a encore rien eu. Moi aussi pour une… (museum title)

Grandville (French), hand-colored lithograph

Maison de Balzac, France