Ferdinand’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.

The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris
Ferdinand Jules Albert Gosselin (French, born 1862) after Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868 )

The Song of the Lark
Jules Breton (French, 1827–1906)

Mower Honing a Scythe
Jules Bastien-Lepage French, 1848-1884

Day (Truth)
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853–1918

Barks Fleeing Before the Storm
Jules Dupré (French, 1811–1889)

Mountain Brook
Albert Bierstadt (American, born Solingen, Prussia, now Germany, 1830–1902)

James Vibert, Sculptor
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853-1918

On the Road
Jules Dupré (French, 1811–1889)

The Grand Muveran
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853-1918

The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky
Jules Dupré (French, 1811–1889)

"The Arts" Ewer and Basin
Jules-Paul Brateau French, 1844-1923 Paris, France

Mementos of a Trip
Jules F. Jacquemart (French, 1837-1880) published by Alfred Cadart (French, 1828-1875)

Odalisque
Jules Joseph Lefebvre (French, 1836–1912)

Head of a Soldier
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853-1918

Three Pierrots and Harlequin
Albert Bloch American, 1882–1961

Hermine David
Jules Pascin American, born Bulgaria, 1885-1930

Study for Day (Truth)
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853-1918

Portrait of Emmanuel Rio
Albert Schindler (Austrian, 1805–1861)

Palace Ball
Jules Pascin American, born Bulgaria, 1885-1930

Proposed Chicago Civic Center, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective
Daniel Hudson Burnham (American, 1846-1912) Edward Herbert Bennett (American, born England, 1874-1954) Jules Valée Guérin (American, 1866-1946)