Yao’s work is defined by its chinese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Ghosts
Yao Luan 姚鑾 (Chinese, 19th century)

Pillars of the Country
Yao Shou Chinese, 1423-1495

Parting at the Gate of the Capital
Yao Shou (Chinese, 1423-1495)

Famous Scenes of Yandang Mountain
Yao Kuang 姚匡 Chinese, active 17th century

Lady Yao of the Southern Tang Dynasty
Artist unknown (Chinese, active 19th century)

Bowl
China

Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)

Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)