Five masterpieces in the Art Institute of Chicago that are really excited for the World Series
After a 71-year absence, the World Series has finally returned to Wrigley Field (Tune in to watch Game 3 tonight, with air time at 7:30 p.m. ET l game time at 8 p.m. on FOX), and Chicago is pulling out all the stops. The Skydeck is flying the W from a truly terrifying height, restaurants are serving up goat and even the paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago have caught Cubs fever.
Who's ready for #Game2? Go @cubs! #FlyTheW
— Art Institute (@artinstitutechi) October 26, 2016
Your move, @ClevelandArt 😜 pic.twitter.com/qvQQoRU91r
Let's take a look at some of the other well-known masterpieces housed in the Michigan Avenue museum. First up:
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (Georges Seurat, 1884)
Even though everyone in this masterpiece of pointillism is (presumably) French, they've hung around Cubs fans long enough to become fans themselves.
Nighthawks (Edward Hopper, 1942)
One of the most recognizable pieces of American art, "Nighthawks" was purchased by the Art Institute of Chicago in 1942. It was hanging there when the Cubs last appeared in the Fall Classic in 1945, and clearly the people in it have been waiting ever since.
The Old Guitarist (Pablo Picasso, 1903-04)
Pretty sure that the minute you move to Chicago, you become a Cubs fan and they give you Pearl Jam's entire discography. This is true even if you live in Picasso's Blue Period.
Paris Street; Rainy Day (Gustave Caillebotte, 1877)
In Gustave Caillebotte's best known work, fashionable Parisians protect themselves from the weather. Of course, it's all the Cubs swag that makes them so stylish.
Old Man with a Gold Chain (Rembrandt, 1631)
We like to call this example of Rembrandt portraiture "Old Ma(ddon) with a Gold Chain."
