G.’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.

The Lady of the Lake (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by G. Merklen (French, active c. 1820) France, Alsace, Mulhouse

Field Armor for Man
South German, Nuremberg

Elements of a Half Armor for Foot Tournament at the Barriers
South German; Augsburg

Boy's Armor
Western European

Female Figure
Nyamwezi Sikonge, Tanzania Eastern and Southern Africa

Seven Borders
Belgium

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: after Ni Zan (1301-1374), Cao Zhibo (1272-1355)
Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585-c. 1664)

Conduct Your Blooming
Cauleen Smith American, born 1967

Composition in Brown
R. G. Gillet French, born 1939

The Fair Store: Pilaster from the Exterior
William LeBaron Jenney American, 1832-1907

Almost There
Manjunath Kamath Indian, born 1972

Gabon (Panel)
Designed by Nathalie Du Pasquier (French, born 1957) Produced by Rainbow Italy, Milan

Coffee Service
Vienna State Porcelain Manufactory Austrian, 1744-1864

Sister Tuesday
Leslie G. Bolling (American, 1898–1958)

Sideboard in Two Parts
Josef Albers American, born Germany, 1888-1976 Bauhaus Workshop Germany, 1919-1933

Postcard Commemorating the Russian All-Union Spartakiada
Gustav Klutsis Latvian, 1895-1938

Worker Men and Women: Everyone Vote in the Soviet Elections (Raboche i rabotnitsy: vse na perevybory sovetov)
Gustav Klutsis Latvian, 1895-1938

Manuscrit de Théorie No. 3
France, Lyon

Decorated Initial "G" in Pink with Curling Leaves from a Manuscript
European

The Music Making Couple
Monogrammist b. g. German, active c. 1470–90