Lester’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.

La Porte de Valois, Palais-Royal, Paris
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

The Farms
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

Rush Street Bridge
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

Palais de Justice from Pont Neuf
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

The Pigs
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

The Outposts Christmas Letter
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

Rue Mouffetard Marketplace
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

La Porte St. Denis, Paris
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

In the Stock Yards
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

La Marne, Chateau-Thierry
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

The Library
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

The Carpenter Shop of the Rue Daguerre
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

Winter in the Luxembourg Garden
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

Little Spanish Wine House, Madrid
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

The Little Grocery Shop
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

Notre Dame, Paris
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

Old Houses, Rheims
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

Passage Molière
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

Château Ruins at La Ferté-Milon
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956

Waving Farewell, Paris 1914 (recto); Sketch of Woman Waving, Child, and Woman Carrying Scythe (verso)
Lester George Hornby American, 1881-1956