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)

Sleeping Infant Faun Visited by an Inquisitive Rabbit
Edward Clark Potter (American, 1857–1923)

Day (Truth)
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853–1918

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

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
Paulus Potter Dutch, 1625-1654

Two Bulls Fighting
Paulus Potter Dutch, 1625-1654

Midday Sorrow
Angel Planells Spanish, 1901–1989

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

The Shepherd
Paulus Potter Dutch, 1625-1654

Joseph Sold by his Brothers
Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Champs de Mars: The Red Tower
Robert Delaunay French, 1885–1941

Inventions of the Monsters
Salvador Dalí Spanish, 1904–1989