R.’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.

Composition in Brown
R. G. Gillet French, born 1939

Armor for Field and Tournament
Jörg T. Sorg, the Younger, after German, Augsburg, active 1502-1542

Field Armor for Man
South German, Nuremberg

Elements of a Half Armor for Foot Tournament at the Barriers
South German; Augsburg

Elements of an Armor Garniture for the Field, Joust, and Tourney of a Radziwill Prince of Poland and Lithuania
South German; Augsburg

Boy's Armor
Western European

Female Figure
Nyamwezi Sikonge, Tanzania Eastern and Southern Africa

Seven Borders
Belgium

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: after Ni Zan (1301-1374), Cao Zhibo (1272-1355)
Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585-c. 1664)

Conduct Your Blooming
Cauleen Smith American, born 1967

Handkerchief
Printed by R.G. Anderston and Company (Scottish, 19th century) Scotland, Printfield

Allegory of Balance #6
Hongwei Li Chinese, b. 1980

The Fair Store: Pilaster from the Exterior
William LeBaron Jenney American, 1832-1907

Almost There
Manjunath Kamath Indian, born 1972

Gabon (Panel)
Designed by Nathalie Du Pasquier (French, born 1957) Produced by Rainbow Italy, Milan

Coffee Service
Vienna State Porcelain Manufactory Austrian, 1744-1864

Man Confronting Woman
Reginald Pannett English, active 1895-1925

Sister Tuesday
Leslie G. Bolling (American, 1898–1958)

Sideboard in Two Parts
Josef Albers American, born Germany, 1888-1976 Bauhaus Workshop Germany, 1919-1933

Painter Working Outdoors
Lloyd R. Jones American, 1890-1934