Henmi’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.

Morning at a Seaside Village
Henmi Takashi (Japanese, 1895-1944)

Ueno Park
Henmi Takashi (Japanese, 1895-1944)

Cactus
Henmi Takashi (Japanese, 1895-1944)

Village
Henmi Takashi (Japanese, 1895-1944)

Field
Henmi Takashi (Japanese, 1895-1944)

Late Autumn at Itako (Itako banshu)
Henmi Takashi (Japanese, 1895-1944)

Seaside Village
Henmi Takashi (Japanese, 1895-1944)

Shanghai
Henmi Takashi (Japanese, 1895-1944)

Mr. Pointy
Takashi Murakami Japanese, born 1962

Okinawa Day, April 28, 1969, from the series "University Struggle Towards ANPO"
Takashi Hamaguchi Japanese, 1931-2018

Distant View of Mt. Tateyama from Mt. Hakuba
Ito Takashi Japanese, 1894-1982

Hibiya Park, June 15, 1969, from the series "University Struggle Towards ANPO"
Takashi Hamaguchi Japanese, 1931-2018

Lake Ashinoko in Rain, Hakone
Ito Takashi Japanese, 1894-1982

Okinawa Day, April 28, 1969, from the series "University Struggle Towards ANPO"
Takashi Hamaguchi Japanese, 1931-2018

Kyoto University, May 2, 1969, from the series "University Struggle Towards ANPO"
Takashi Hamaguchi Japanese, 1931-2018

Kyoto University, May 1, 1969, from the series "University Struggle Towards ANPO"
Takashi Hamaguchi Japanese, 1931-2018

Tokyo University, January 18, 1969, from the series "University Struggle Towards ANPO"
Takashi Hamaguchi Japanese, born 1931

Kyoto University, May 1, 1969, from the series "University Struggle Towards ANPO"
Takashi Hamaguchi Japanese, 1931-2018

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

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