Joseph’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.

Candlestick, Model no. 1819
Designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich (German, 1867-1908) Germany, Darmstadt

Napkin
Designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich (German, 1867–1908) Produced by Künstler Kolonie Germany, Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)
Worked by Josef Maria Olbrich (German, 1867–1908) or his circle Austria, Vienna

Day (Truth)
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853–1918

The Wedding at Cana
Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Italian, 1665–1747)

The Rapidity of Sleep
Yves Tanguy American, born France, 1900–1955

Christa and Wolfi
Gerhard Richter German, born 1932

Reclining Nude
Max Beckmann German, 1884–1950

Friendship Quilt
Made for Ella Maria Deacon (American, 1811–94) Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States

Midday Sorrow
Angel Planells Spanish, 1901–1989

Portrait of a Man
Antonio Maria Esquivel (Spanish, 1806–1857)

Flight from Pompeii
Giovanni Maria Benzoni (Italian, 1809–1873)

La durée poignardée (Time Transfixed)
René Magritte Belgian, 1898–1967

Joseph Sold by his Brothers
Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Dead Fowl
Chaim Soutine Born Minsk (Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1893; died Paris, 1943

Champs de Mars: The Red Tower
Robert Delaunay French, 1885–1941

Inventions of the Monsters
Salvador Dalí Spanish, 1904–1989

Madam Pompadour
Amedeo Modigliani Italian, 1884–1920

The Railway Crossing (Sketch)
Fernand Léger French, 1881–1955

The Awakening of the Forest
Paul Delvaux Belgian, 1897–1994