James’s work is defined by its 19th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Untitled (Portrait of Man and Woman)
James Presley Ball & Thomas American, active 1840s-1870s

Daniel Webster
Thomas Ball (American, 1819–1911) Cast by James Tyler Ames (American, 1810–1883) Chicopee, Massachusetts

Feet with Campbell's Soup Can
Andy Warhol American, 1928-1987

Saint James the Greater
Master F.P. (Italian, c. 1530-1550) or after Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, called Il Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540)

Ball Clock
Irving Harper (American, 1916–2015) George Nelson Associates (American, 1955–mid 1980s) Manufactured by Herman Miller Inc. (American, founded 1905)

Whispering Zephyr
Thomas Ball American, 1819–1911

Palace Ball
Jules Pascin American, born Bulgaria, 1885-1930

Untitled
James McGarrell American, born 1930

Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water
James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903)

Bottle
F. Carlton Ball (American, 1911–1992) Aaron Bohrod (American, 1907–1992) Madison, Wisconsin

Untitled
Christina Ramberg American, 1946-1995

James William Wallack
Charles Robert Leslie American, born England, 1794–1859

Feet with Sea Shells
Andy Warhol American, 1928-1987

Helmet Mask (Kholuka or Mbala)
Yaka Bandundu region, Democratic Republic of the Congo Central Africa

At Mouquin's
William Glackens (American, 1870–1938)

Windmill, Veere
James McBey American, born Scotland, 1883-1959

James Vibert, Sculptor
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853-1918

Many Mansions
Kerry James Marshall American, born 1955

The Masked Ball
Paul Gavarni French, 1804-1866

Mary (Polly) Lawton Bringhurst
James Peale (American, 1749–1831)