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.

The Great Autobiographical Silverpoint Drawing
John Wilde American, born 1919

Pseudo-Anatomy, No. 2, After Cowper's "Anatomy", 1732
John Wilde American, born 1919

Myself as a Bandit
John Wilde American, born 1919

Myself at 62.95
John Wilde American, 1919-2006

Partridge
John Wilde American, born 1919

Anna May Wong
Dorothy Wilding English, 1893–1976

Mohnköpfe (Poppyheads) (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Koloman Moser (Austrian, 1868–1918) Produced by Johan Backhausen und Söhne (Austrian, founded 1849) Austria, Vienna

Sacred Heart Ranch, from Screen Prints 1970
Gary Wilding conceived, organized, and produced by Sonia Sheridan produced by The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Advance Screen Company, Chicago distributed by The Goodlion

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

Wild Boars
Heinz Warneke American, born Germany, 1895–1983

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

Panel
Designed by René Beauclair (French, active c. 1910) France

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)