Léon’s work is defined by its 19th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Portrait of Henry Field
Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (French, 1833–1923)

Monsieur Thiers
Léon Bonnat (French, 1833-1922) printed by Alfred Cadart (French, 1828-1875)

Interrogation II
Leon Golub American, 1922–2004

Corpus and Superscription Plaque
Florentine

Day (Truth)
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853–1918

Madame Léon Clapisson
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)

The Rapidity of Sleep
Yves Tanguy American, born France, 1900–1955

Christa and Wolfi
Gerhard Richter German, born 1932

Reclining Nude
Max Beckmann German, 1884–1950

Chariot Race
Jean Léon Gérôme (French, 1824–1904)

Midday Sorrow
Angel Planells Spanish, 1901–1989

Anacreon with the Infants Bacchus and Cupid
Jean Léon Gérôme (French, 1824–1904)

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Léon Bakst (Russian, born Belarus, 1868–1924) Produced by the Robinson Silk Company for Clingen and Selig (New York) New York, United States

Combat
Leon Golub American, 1922–2004

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Léon Bakst (Russian, born Belarus, 1866–1924) Produced by the Robinson Silk Company for Clingen and Selig (New York) New York, United States

The Heretic's Fork
Leon Golub American, 1922-2004

La durée poignardée (Time Transfixed)
René Magritte Belgian, 1898–1967

Dead Fowl
Chaim Soutine Born Minsk (Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1893; died Paris, 1943

Leo Ornstein at the Piano
Leon Kroll (American, 1884–1974)

Portrait of a Woman
Jean Léon Gérôme (French, 1824–1904)