Beauford’s work is defined by its modernism sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Self-Portrait
Beauford Delaney (American, 1901–1979)

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Beauford Delaney (American, 1901–1979)

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Beauford Delaney American, 1901-1979

Beauford Delaney
Georgia O'Keeffe American, 1887–1986

Coney Island
Joseph Delaney (American, 1904–1991)

Jacob Lawrence
Joseph Delaney American, 1904-1991

Study for "Cité": Brushstrokes Cut into Twenty Squares and Arranged by Chance
Ellsworth Kelly American, 1923-2015

Untitled (Study for Cubi VII)
David Smith American, 1906-1965

Untitled
Louise Bourgeois American, 1911-2010

Desk
Attributed to R. J. Horner and Company (American, active 1886–c. 1915) New York

Lord Goodman in his Yellow Pajamas
Lucian Freud English, born Germany, 1922-2011

Poster for "Studies for a Boy Book by Andy Warhol"
Andy Warhol American, 1928-1987

Occasional Table
Designed by Walter von Nessen (American, born Germany, 1889–1943) Manufactured by Nessen Studio, Inc. (American, founded 1927) New York

Civil War Regalia of Major Levi Gheen McCauley
George Cope American, 1855–1929

Plaster Cast of Body, Pompeii
Giorgio Sommer Italian, 1834–1914

The Kiss (Bela Lugosi)
Andy Warhol American, 1928-1987

Drawing from "Zeno Writing" (female figure lying on stomach, with text)
William Kentridge South African, born 1955

Boneman
Susan Rothenberg (American, 1945-2020) published by Gemini G.E.L. (American, founded 1965) printed by Ken Farley (American, 20th-21st century)

She Sure Knew Her Devotionals
Ed Ruscha American, born 1937

Three Holes
Martin Puryear American, born 1941