Michael’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.

Statue of Mercury
Michael Henry Spang Danish, active 1750-1767

Brilliant Gloom
Michael Raedecker Dutch, born 1963

For Sunday's Dinner
William Michael Harnett (American, born Ireland, 1848–1892)

Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler
Pablo Picasso Spanish, active France, 1881–1973

Just Dessert
William Michael Harnett (American, born Ireland, 1848–1892)

One at the Time
Michaël Borremans Belgian, born 1963

Rocking Chair
Made by Jacob And Josef Kohn Austria, Vienna

Ballet of the Left-Handed Piano
Michael Hurson American, 1941–2007

Apollo Granting Phaeton Permission to Drive the Chariot of the Sun
Johann Michael Rottmayr (Austrian, 1654–1730)

Diana and Endymion
Johann Michael Rottmayr (Austrian, 1654–1730)

Neues Bild-und Musterbuch (New Picture and Sample Book)
Johann Michael Kirschbaum (German, active c. 1771) Germany

Bathers by a River
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

Saint Michael and the Devil
Spanish

Woman before an Aquarium
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

Interior at Nice
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

Perv's House, Chicago
Michael Abramson American, 1948–2011

Jove Casts His Thunderbolts at the Rebellious Giants
Johann Michael Rottmayr (Austrian, 1654–1730)

Mercury Rescues the Disguised Io after Beheading Argus
Johann Michael Rottmayr (Austrian, 1654–1730)

The Waterfall
Henri Rousseau French, 1844–1910

The Old Violin
Unknown artist after William M. Harnett (American, 1848-1892)