J.’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.

What Are You Doing?
J. Paul Verrees (American, born Belgium, 1889-1942) printed by Gatchel & Manning (American)

Hinoki
Charles Ray American, born 1953

Field Armor
German, Augsburg

Infantry Armor
North German

Composite Armor for Heavy Cavalry (Cuirassier)
South German, Nuremberg

Half Armor
Italian

Zeitnot
Mirosław Bałka Polish, born 1958

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: colophon by Lu Hui, dated 1912
Lu Hui (Chinese, 1851-1920)

Daniel Mytens
Paul Pontius (Flemish, 1603-1658) after Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)

The Basket of Apples
Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906)

Frederick Douglass
Samuel J. Miller American, 1822–1888

The Bay of Marseille, Seen from L'Estaque
Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906)

Mahana no atua (Day of the God)
Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903)

Head of a Woman with a Blue Necklace
Paul Kleinschmidt German, 1883-1949

Les-Parents-Terribles series: Here is the little Dancer
Paul Gavarni French, 1804-1866

Auvers, Panoramic View
Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906)

Arlésiennes (Mistral)
Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903)

Pair of Flintlock Pistols
Johann Jacob Behr Flemish, Maastricht or Liège

Rock Anatomy
Abraham Oghobase Nigerian, born 1979