Willem’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.

Saint Sebastian Crowned by an Angel
Willem Panneels Flemish, 1600-after 1632

The Toilet of Venus
Willem Panneels (Flemish, c. 1600–c. 1632) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640)

The Baptism of Christ
Willem Panneels (Flemish, c. 1600–c. 1632) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640)

Excavation
Willem de Kooning American, born Netherlands, 1904–1997

Landscape with Trees, Pond and Sheep
Willem Buytewech Dutch, 1591/92-1624

A Mother Feeding her Child (The Happy Mother)
Willem van Mieris (Dutch, 1662–1747)

Untitled XI
Willem de Kooning American, born Netherlands, 1904–1997

Untitled
Willem de Kooning American, born Netherlands, 1904–1997

Two Women's Torsos
Willem de Kooning American, born the Netherlands, 1904–1997

Litho #2 (Waves #2)
Willem de Kooning American, born Netherlands 1904-1997

Head #3
Willem de Kooning American, born Netherlands, 1904–1997

Untitled
Willem de Kooning American, born the Netherlands, 1904–1997

The Mass of St. Gregory, from a Book of Hours
Willem Vrelant or his workshop (Bruges) Netherlandish, flourished 1449-1481

Study for "Woman VI"
Willem de Kooning American, born the Netherlands, 1904–1997

Landscape with Plank-Hedges and Man Bearing Wood
Willem Buytewech Dutch, 1591/92-1624

The Coronation of the Virgin, from a Book of Hours
Attributed to Willem Vrelant or his workshop (Bruges) Netherlandish, flourished 1449-1481

The Apple Tree
Willem Witsen Dutch, 1860-1923

Frederick Kiesler & Willem de Kooning, New York
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

Willem de Kooning, Long Island, New York
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

The Battle of Actium from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra
After a design by Justus van Egmont (1601–1674) Woven at the workshop of Willem van Leefdael (1632–1688) Brussels