Richard’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.

Memorial by Augustus Saint Gaudens to the Massachusetts 54th regiment (full view) in Boston Common
Richard Benson American, 1943-2017

Memorial by Augustus Saint Gaudens to the Massachusetts 54th regiment (detail) in Boston Common
Richard Benson American, 1943-2017

Rainy Day
Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862–1951)

Cloudy Dawn
Frank Weston Benson American, 1862-1951

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

Hovering Geese
Frank Weston Benson American, 1862-1951

White Heron in a Pool in a Garden
Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862–1951)

Little Bluebills
Frank Weston Benson American, 1862-1951

The Start
Frank Weston Benson American, 1862-1951

Portrait
Frank Weston Benson American, 1862-1951

Herons at Rest
Frank Weston Benson American, 1862-1951

Boiling the Kettle
Frank Weston Benson American, 1862-1951

Pewter Pitcher
Frank Weston Benson American, 1862-1951

Through the Willows
Frank Weston Benson American, 1862-1951

Illumination
Richard Aberle Florsheim American, 1916-1979

Table with Pink Tablecloth
Richard Artschwager American, 1923-2013

Ronald Fisher, Beekeeper, Davis, California
Richard Avedon American, 1923–2004

Nude Study
Walter Richard Sickert British, 1860-1942

Desert Fire #153 (Man with Rifle), from the series, "Desert Cantos IV: The Fires" (1983-85)
Richard Misrach American, born 1949

Untitled (The Rookery, staircase)
Richard Nickel (American, 1928–1972) printed by Patrice Grimbert (French, 1947–1974)