Wilhelm’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.

Figure of Bravery (Herzhaftigkeit)
Berlin Porcelain Manufactory (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur im Berlin) Germany, 1763-1918

A Physionotrace Portraitist
Christoph-Wilhelm Bock (German, born 1754/55) after Ambrosius Gabler (German, 1762-1834)

Baptism of the Chamberlain of Queen Candace of Ethiopia
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich German, 1712-1774

The Satyr in Peasant's House
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich German, 1712-1774

Parrot
Wilhelm Schimmel American, born Germany, 1817–1890 Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

White Crucifixion
Marc Chagall Born Vitebsk (formerly Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1887; died Saint-Paul, France, 1985

Portable Garbo
Wilhelm Freddie Danish, 1909–1995

Bust of Kneeling Girl
Wilhelm Lehmbruck German, 1881–1919

The Scissors-Grinder
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich German, 1712-1774

Nymphs Bathing Near a Cave
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich German, 1712-1774

The Cornfield (Rembrandt Manner)
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (German, 1712-1774) after Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

Three Twenty Oakdale Apartment Building, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective
Milton Meyer Schwartz American, 1925-2007

Ballad Singer at a Country Fair
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich German, 1712-1774

View of The Castello Bracciano, near Rome with Coach and Figures
Johann Wilhelm Baur German 1607-1642

The Cloisters, San Lorenzo fuori le mura
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (Danish, 1783–1853)

Satyr in a Peasant's House, in the Style of Jordaens
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich German, 1712-1774

Battle of the Tritons
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich German, 1712-1774

Little Pensive One
Wilhelm Lehmbruck German, 1881-1919

Detective
Christian Boltanski French, 1944-2021