Joseph’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.
Illinois Plate
Decorated by Joseph S. Potter (American, 1822–1904)
The Bull
Paulus Potter Dutch, 1625-1654
Two Cows and a Young Bull beside a Fence in a Meadow
Paulus Potter (Dutch, 1625–1654)
Day (Truth)
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853–1918
Sleeping Infant Faun Visited by an Inquisitive Rabbit
Edward Clark Potter (American, 1857–1923)
The Rapidity of Sleep
Yves Tanguy American, born France, 1900–1955
Christa and Wolfi
Gerhard Richter German, born 1932
Reclining Nude
Max Beckmann German, 1884–1950
Midday Sorrow
Angel Planells Spanish, 1901–1989
Mrs. Potter Palmer
Anders Leonard Zorn (Swedish, 1860–1920)
Potter's Bow
Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs British, 1876-1938
Cow Lying Beside a Tree, plate 7 from Eight Bulls and Cows
Two Bulls Fighting
Sampler
Lucy Potter (American, active 1790s) Mary Balch's School Providence, Rhode Island, United States
La durée poignardée (Time Transfixed)
René Magritte Belgian, 1898–1967
Dead Fowl
Chaim Soutine Born Minsk (Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1893; died Paris, 1943
Champs de Mars: The Red Tower
Robert Delaunay French, 1885–1941
Madam Pompadour
Amedeo Modigliani Italian, 1884–1920
Inventions of the Monsters
Salvador Dalí Spanish, 1904–1989
The Railway Crossing (Sketch)
Fernand Léger French, 1881–1955