V.’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.

Money Pouch
After an engraving by V. S. Aksolsky (Russian, active c. 1839) Russia

Seventy in Seven (from Fish Story: Chapter 4)
Allan Sekula American, 1951–2013

A Belorussian Landscape
Vladimir Lebedev (Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

Portrait of Rufino Tamayo
Sherril V. Schell American, 1877–1964

Lily
William S. Schwartz (American, born Smarhoń, Russian Empire, now Belarus, 1896-1977)

Flood Victims of Harrisburg
Terry Husebye American, born 1945

Brooklyn Bridge
Sherril V. Schell American, 1877–1964

The Wedding Present
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967 Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964

Villa Pamphili outside Porta S. Pancrazio, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro Piranesi (Italian, born 1758/9)

Spiders in a Jar
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967 Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964

Nurse
Fedor Vasil'evich Antonov (Born Tambov, 1904; died Moscow, 1994) Iosif Pavlovich Utkin (Born Khingan, 1903; died Moscow, 1944)

Handle Spout Vessel with Relief Depicting a Standing Figure, Holding Farming Tools
Moche North coast, Peru

Captured!
Vladimir Lebedev (Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967) Aleksei Ivanovich Mashistov (Birth and death dates unknown)

The Arsonists Burn
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967 Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964

In Orchestra Hall
Beatrice S. Levy American, 1892-1974

Untitled
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967

Cuenca from Across the Huécar
S. Chatwood Burton American, 1881-1955

Lascaux
Barbara S. Spitz American, born 1926

The Force of Habit
Vladimir Lebedev Born St. Petersburg, 1891; died Leningrad, 1967 Samuil Iakovlevich Marshak Born Voronezh, 1887; died Moscow, 1964

Romanesque
Barbara S. Spitz American, born 1926