Gaston’s work is defined by its modernism sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Woman (Elevation)
Gaston Lachaise (American, born France, 1882–1935)
Acrobat
Nude
Gaston Lachaise American, born France, 1882-1935
Torso
Carl Van Vechten
Gaston Lachaise
George Platt Lynes (American, 1907–1955) printed by Jenson Yow (American, 1925-2022)
Pardon in Brittany
Gaston La Touche (French, 1854–1913)
Plate from l'Assommoir (two women fighting, with onlookers)
Gaston La Touche French, 1854-1913
Portrait of an Old Fisherman
Little Girl with a Cat
Plate from l'Assommoir (dancer reclining on bed, with cat)
Plate from l'Assommoir (singer onstage with prompter)
Plate from l'Assommoir (dancing woman with circle of onlookers)
Plate from l'Assommoir (woman lying on floor)
Plate from l'Assommoir (women ironing, man seated before a woodstove)
Plate from l'Assommoir (blacksmith)
Plate from l'Assommoir (standing couple, with other figures in background)
Allegory in Honor of Grand Duke Gian-Gastone de' Medici
Unknown (possibly French, early 18th-century)
Plate from l'Assommoir (bearded man seated at table)
Plate from l'Assommoir (man proposing a toast at table with five other people)