Howard’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.

Primordial Pool
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979

April Reflection
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979

Abstraction on Concrete
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979
![Untitled [Broken Glass]](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/2704c1e0-fc94-ad60-43b1-5eb56bd236ab/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
Untitled [Broken Glass]
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979
![Untitled [Pebbles on Sand]](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/0859edde-bde3-b782-dfaa-8e87269df783/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
Untitled [Pebbles on Sand]
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979

Sandpiper's Mud Lark
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979

Untitled (Packages Wrapped in Brown Paper)
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979

Untitled (Bottles in Wooden Crates)
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979

Untitled (Plants Against Blue Water)
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979

Untitled (Bare Trees Against the Sky)
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979

Untitled (Leaves and Stone in Water)
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979
![Untitled [Paper Bag in Puddle of Water]](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/6b84f1de-5c22-5c49-9d47-3485583e39e0/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
Untitled [Paper Bag in Puddle of Water]
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979

Rock Bed of Yellow Creek Between Tapoco and Santeelah Lake, N.C.
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979

Untitled (Stalks in Icy Water)
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979

Untitled (Wooden Horses)
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979

Panzer collage
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979

Untitled
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979

Untitled (Abstraction of Leaves)
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979

Untitled (Prow of a Boat)
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979

Victor Falkenau House, Chicago, Illinois, Stringcourse Element
Adler & Sullivan American, 1883–1895