Michael’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.

Man is the Measure of All Things
Michael Ponce De Leon American, born 1922

Interrogation II
Leon Golub American, 1922–2004

Madame Léon Clapisson
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)

Chariot Race
Jean Léon Gérôme (French, 1824–1904)

Brilliant Gloom
Michael Raedecker Dutch, born 1963

Anacreon with the Infants Bacchus and Cupid
Jean Léon Gérôme (French, 1824–1904)

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Léon Bakst (Russian, born Belarus, 1868–1924) Produced by the Robinson Silk Company for Clingen and Selig (New York) New York, United States

Combat
Leon Golub American, 1922–2004

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Léon Bakst (Russian, born Belarus, 1866–1924) Produced by the Robinson Silk Company for Clingen and Selig (New York) New York, United States

For Sunday's Dinner
William Michael Harnett (American, born Ireland, 1848–1892)

The Heretic's Fork
Leon Golub American, 1922-2004

Leo Ornstein at the Piano
Leon Kroll (American, 1884–1974)

Portrait of a Woman
Jean Léon Gérôme (French, 1824–1904)

Just Dessert
William Michael Harnett (American, born Ireland, 1848–1892)

To the Dance (Apaches)
Léon Gaspard (American, born Vitebsk, Russian Empire, now Belarus, 1882-1964)

One at the Time
Michaël Borremans Belgian, born 1963

Colossal Figure
Leon Golub American, 1922–2004

Caricature of Léon Manchon
Claude Monet French, 1840-1926

Rocking Chair
Made by Jacob And Josef Kohn Austria, Vienna

Mother and Child
Leon Kroll American, 1884-1974