John’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.

Rip Van Winkle
John Quidor American, 1801–1881

Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)
Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654)

Augustus John, Hampshire, England
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

Saint John the Evangelist
Paolo Farinati Italian, 1524-c. 1606

Target
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

Corpse and Mirror II
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

Buildings
John Marin American, 1870-1953

Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura
Richard Houston Irish, about 1721–1775 After Prince Rupert of the Rhine German, 1619-1682

The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

Nude on a Table
John Currin American, born 1962

Nightlife
Archibald John Motley Jr. (American, 1891–1981)

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist
Bartolomeo di Giovanni (Italian, active c. 1465-1501)

Stoke-by-Nayland
John Constable (English, 1776-1837)

Seen in a Mirror
John Copley English, 1875-1950

Renganeschi's Saturday Night
John Sloan (American, 1871–1951)

Near the Lagoon
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

The Bridge, New York
John Marin American, 1870-1953

Mrs. George Swinton (Elizabeth Ebsworth)
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

Landscape with Saint John on Patmos
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665)

Alphabet
Jasper Johns American, born 1930