Augustus’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.

Landscape with Stile
Augustus Wall Callcott English, 1779-1844

Four Peasants
Augustus Wall Callcott English, 1779-1844

Resting Travelers
Augustus Wall Callcott English, 1779-1844

The Flooded Grave
Jeff Wall Canadian, born 1946

Augustus John, Hampshire, England
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

Woman in a Shawl, Sketch of Legs
Augustus Edwin John English, 1878-1961

The Fall of Man with Scenes of the Creation
Attributed to Augustus Cordus (German, active 1544–1553)

The Puritan
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848–1907)

D-Yard Attica
Roger Brown American, 1941–1997

Amor Caritas
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848–1907)

The Golden Wall
Hans Hofmann American, born Germany, 1880-1966

A Bundle of Lavender
Augustus Edwin John English, 1878-1961

Denarius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Augustus
Roman; minted in Lugdunum (now Lyon, France)

Landing of British Army under Abercrombie
Unknown Artist after John Augustus Atkinson (English 1775-1838) published by Rudolph Ackermann (English, 1764-1834)

Bust from the Adams Memorial
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848–1907)

Violet Sargent
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848–1907)

Girl with a Curl
Augustus Edwin John English, 1878-1961

Ambrose McEvoy
Augustus Edwin John English, 1878-1961

Jules Bastien-Lepage
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848–1907) Cast by Magee Furnace Company Chelsea, Massachusetts