John’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.
Tankard
John Owen American, active 1804–1831 Philadelphia
Untitled
Laura Owens American, born 1970
Armchair
Designed by Owen Jones (born England, 1809–1874) Made by Jackson & Graham (c. 1840–85) London
Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)
Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654)
Trees
Richard Owen American, 20th century
Saint John the Evangelist
Paolo Farinati Italian, 1524-c. 1606
Augustus John, Hampshire, England
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009
Target
Jasper Johns American, born 1930
Corpse and Mirror II
Sutherland
Designed by Owen Jones (English, 1809–1874) Manufactured by Warner, Sillett & Ramm London
Chicagoland Building Brochure Collection
Unknown Artist
Mystic Night
Millard Owen Sheets American, 1907-1989
"Even when I hated everyone..."
Thompson Owen American, 20th century
Buildings
John Marin American, 1870-1953
Panel
Possibly designed by Owen Jones (English, 1809–1874) Made by Warner, Sillet, and Ramm, 1870–1874 England, Spitalfields or Bethnal Green, Hollybush Gardens
The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
Nude on a Table
John Currin American, born 1962
Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura
Richard Houston Irish, about 1721–1775 After Prince Rupert of the Rhine German, 1619-1682
Nightlife
Archibald John Motley Jr. (American, 1891–1981)
Stoke-by-Nayland
John Constable (English, 1776-1837)