Frans’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.

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Frans Wildenhain American, born Germany, 1905-1980 Marguerite Wildenhain American, born French, 1896-1985

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Frans Wildenhain American, born Germany, 1905-1980 Marguerite Wildenhain American, born French, 1896-1985

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Frans Wildenhain American, born Germany, 1905-1980 Marguerite Wildenhain American, born French, 1896-1985

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Frans Wildenhain American, born Germany, 1905-1980 Marguerite Wildenhain American, born French, 1896-1985

Bowl
Frans Wildenhain American, born Germany, 1905-1980 Marguerite Wildenhain American, born French, 1896-1985

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Frans Wildenhain American, born Germany, 1905-1980 Marguerite Wildenhain American, born French, 1896-1985

Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market
Frans Snyders (Flemish, 1579-1657)

Landscape (recto)
Marguerite Thompson Zorach (American, 1887–1968)

Portrait of an Artist
Follower of Frans Hals (Dutch, 1582–1666)

Pair of Candlesticks
Attributed to Marguerite Wildenhain (American, born France, 1896–1985) Pond Farm Pottery (American, c. 1949–1980) Guerneville, California

Portrait of a Lady
Frans Hals (Dutch, 1582–1666)

Study for a Portrait of Marguérite de Gas
Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917

Birds flying over Forest (Jukai o tobu tori)
Azechi Umetaro Japanese, 1902-1999

Study Head of a Bearded Man
Frans Floris, I (Netherlandish, by 1520–1570)

Marie de’ Medici
Frans Pourbus the Younger (Flemish, 1569-1622)

Faust in Marguerite's Prison Cell, from Faust
Eugène Delacroix French, 1798-1863

The Rommel-Pot Player
Workshop of Frans Hals (Dutch, 1582–1666)

Tsuchiyama, Forest Road, from the series 53 Stations of the Tokaido
Sekino Jun'ichiro Japanese, 1914-1988

The Damnation of Faust: The Appearance of Marguerite
Henri Fantin-Latour French, 1836-1904

My Space and My Dimension No. 465
Funasaka Yoshisuke Japanese, born 1939