Dirk’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.

Christ Tempted by the Devil
Dirk Vellert Netherlandish, 1480-1547

Saint Luke Painting the Virgin and Child
Dirk Vellert Netherlandish, 1480-1547

The Triumph of Time (recto); Sketch of a Stag (verso)
Style of Dirk Vellert Netherlandish, active 1511-1544

Drinking in Hogan's Bar
Dirk Bakker (Dutch, born 1944) and Sandra Binion (American, born 1949)

The Katzenjammer Kids
Rudolph Dirks American, 1877-1968

In the Art Institute
Dirk Bakker (Dutch, born 1944) and Sandra Binion (American, born 1949)

In Deering Library
Dirk Bakker (Dutch, born 1944) and Sandra Binion (American, born 1949)

At Arlington Park
Dirk Bakker (Dutch, born 1944) and Sandra Binion (American, born 1949)

In Cousin Deborah's Porch Swing
Dirk Bakker (Dutch, born 1944) and Sandra Binion (American, born 1949)

Face Down on Bed in the Royal Suite of the Drake Hotel
Dirk Bakker (Dutch, born 1944) and Sandra Binion (American, born 1949)

In the Shedd Aquarium
Dirk Bakker (Dutch, born 1944) and Sandra Binion (American, born 1949)

A Skirmish Between the Cavalry Officers and Footsoldiers with Bayonets
Dirk Langendijk Dutch, 1748-1805

Downtown Crossing State Street in the Crowd
Dirk Bakker (Dutch, born 1944) and Sandra Binion (American, born 1949)

Running in Wrigley Field
Dirk Bakker (Dutch, born 1944) and Sandra Binion (American, born 1949)

Sears Tower
Dirk Bakker (Dutch, born 1944) and Sandra Binion (American, born 1949)

Half Buried in the Illinois-Indiana Sanddunes
Dirk Bakker (Dutch, born 1944) and Sandra Binion (American, born 1949)

At the Twin 1-2-3 Drive-in
Dirk Bakker (Dutch, born 1944) and Sandra Binion (American, born 1949)

Courtyard on Wellington Street
Dirk Bakker (Dutch, born 1944) and Sandra Binion (American, born 1949)

South Side Junkyard
Dirk Bakker (Dutch, born 1944) and Sandra Binion (American, born 1949)

O'Hare
Dirk Bakker (Dutch, born 1944) and Sandra Binion (American, born 1949)