Nicolas’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.

Time Revealing Beauty
Style of Nicolas Pierre Loir French, 1624-1679

Scene with Nymphs and Satyr
Attributed to Nicolas Pierre Loir French, 1624-1679

Education of Marie de Medicis
Possibly after Nicolas Pierre Loir (French, 1624-1679) or after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

The Boathouse
Luigi Loir (French, 1845-1916)

Landscape with Saint John on Patmos
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665)

The Loire
Alfred Sisley (British, active in France, 1839–1899)

Pierre de Montarsis
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Antoine Coypel (French, 1661-1722)

Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples
Nicolas Bertin (French, 1668–1736)

Portrait of Jacques Nicolas Colbert, Archbishop of Rouen
Pierre Drevet (French, 1663-1738) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

Pierre Dupuis, Painter to the King
Antoine Masson (French, 1636-1700) after Nicolas Mignard (French, 1606-1668)

Two Sisters (On the Terrace)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)

Earthly Paradise
Pierre Bonnard French, 1867–1947

Wounded Lioness
Pierre Andrieu (French, 1821-1892)

Tiger Resting
Pierre Andrieu (French, 1821-1892)

Parallèlement (In Parallel)
Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947) poetry by Paul Verlaine (French, 1844-1896) printed by Imprimerie Nationale (French, 20th century) published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867-1939)

The Beautiful Greek Woman
Nicolas Lancret (French, 1690–1743)

The Happy Accident of the Swing
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)

Two Goats with Large Horns, from Various Animals
Nicolaes Berchem Dutch, 1620-1683

Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)

Jupiter and Mercury with Philemon and Baucis
Nicolaes Lauwers (Flemish, 1600-1652) after Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593-1678)