Frans’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.

View of Douai
Adam Frans van der Meulen Flemish, 1632-1690

Falling Horse
Adam Frans van der Meulen Flemish, 1632-1690

Cavalry in Battle
Philipw Wouwerman (Dutch, 1619-1668) or possibly Adam Frans van der Meulen (Flemish, 1632-1690)

Trompe-l'Oeil Still Life with a Flower Garland and a Curtain
Adriaen van der Spelt (Dutch, 1630–1673) Frans van Mieris (Dutch, 1635–1681)

The Quick and the Dead
Ed Van der Elsken Dutch, 1925–1990

Portrait of Jean Gros (recto); Coat of Arms of Jean Gros (verso)
Rogier van der Weyden (Netherlandish, c. 1399–1464) Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden (Netherlandish, c. 1399–1464)

François Van der Meulen
Pierre Louis van Schuppen (Flemish, 1627-1702) after Nicolas de Largillière (French, 1656-1746)

Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market
Frans Snyders (Flemish, 1579-1657)

An Old Man in a Fur Cap
Karel van der Pluym (Dutch, 1625-1672)

Court House Studies, Interior Perspective Study
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe American, born Germany, 1886–1969

Willard Gidwitz House, Chicago, Illinois, First Floor Plan
John Van der Meulen (American, 1922–2003) Ralph Rapson (American, 1914–2008)

Portrait of an Artist
Follower of Frans Hals (Dutch, 1582–1666)

Bacchus and Drunken Silenus—The Dream of Silenus
Frans van den Wyngaerde (Flemish, 1614-1679) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

Virgin and Child
Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden (Netherlandish, c. 1399-1464)

Lady Playing with a Dog
Eglon van der Neer (Dutch, 1634–1703)

The Quick and the Dead
Ed Van der Elsken Dutch, 1925–1990

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, Library and Administration Building Proposal
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe American, born Germany, 1886-1969

Portrait of a Lady
Frans Hals (Dutch, 1582–1666)

Farm near Duivendrecht
Piet Mondrian Dutch, 1872–1944

Highrise Buildings Sketch, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Sketches
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe American, born Germany, 1886–1969