R.’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Desk
Attributed to R. J. Horner and Company (American, active 1886–c. 1915) New York
Side Chair
Hinoki
Charles Ray American, born 1953
Armor for Field and Tournament
Jörg T. Sorg, the Younger, after German, Augsburg, active 1502-1542
Field Armor
German, Augsburg
Infantry Armor
North German
Elements of an Armor Garniture for the Field, Joust, and Tourney of a Radziwill Prince of Poland and Lithuania
South German; Augsburg
Punch Bowl
Chased by Eugene J. Soligny (American, c. 1833–1901) Tiffany and Company (American, founded 1837) New York
Composite Armor for Heavy Cavalry (Cuirassier)
South German, Nuremberg
Fern and Daisy Perfume Bottle (no. 2661)
Tiffany and Company (American, founded 1837) New York
Armchair
J. S. Ford, Johnson and Company (American, 1872–early 20th century) Chicago
Half Armor
Italian
Zeitnot
Mirosław Bałka Polish, born 1958
Pair of Sinumbra Lamps
Cornelius and Company (American, 1839–1851)
Pair of Wine Coolers
Handkerchief
Printed by R.G. Anderston and Company (Scottish, 19th century) Scotland, Printfield
Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: colophon by Lu Hui, dated 1912
Lu Hui (Chinese, 1851-1920)
Girandoles
Isaac F. Baker (American, active mid-19th century) Made by Cornelius and Company (American, 1839–1851) Philadelphia
Loving Cup
Lebolt & Co. (American, founded 1899) Chicago
Composition in Brown
R. G. Gillet French, born 1939