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.
In der Kunstlergarderobe im Spiegel. Die Tanzerin, Lisa Czobel (In the Wardrobe Mirror. The Dancer, Lisa Czobel)
John H. Popper American, born Austria, 1904–1992
Seven Panels and Index
Hanne Darboven German, 1941–2009
The Jazz Wall
Marisol (Marisol Escobar) American, born France, 1930-2016
Three-Quarter Composite Armor for the Infantry
German, Nuremberg
Wu Street
Xu Bing and Ai Weiwei Chinese, born 1955 and 1957
Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: after Wang Meng (c. 1308-1385)
Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585-c. 1664)
Urns (Set of 8)
Thomas Schutte German, born 1954
Physiognomies (Physiognomien)
Jürgen Klauke German, born 1943
“- Here, Eudoxie, take my bear skin... since from now on I will not have the pleasure any more to wear it, I give it to you to make a muff out of it... This way I have at least the satisfaction of seeing it from time to time”
Honoré Victorin Daumier French, 1808-1879
Globes
Jacques Gaston Duchamp Villon French, 1875-1963
System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 16, Impromptu!
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924
Elevator Grille Ornament from the Schlesinger and Mayer Store, Chicago, Illinois
Jitterbugs II
William H. Johnson American, 1901-1970
The Mysteriously Abandoned New Home
H. C. Westermann American, 1922-1981
Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)
Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654)
Saint John the Evangelist
Paolo Farinati Italian, 1524-c. 1606
Angry Young Machine
The Tragic Actor (Rouvière in the role of Hamlet)
Édouard Manet French, 1832-1883
Augustus John, Hampshire, England
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009
Pilaster Capital from the Marshall Field Wholesale Store, Chicago, Illinois
Henry Hobson Richardson American, 1838-1886