Henry’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.

Ronda
Henry Ernest Schnakenberg American, 1892-1970

Ice-Bound Falls
Ernest Lawson (American, 1873–1939)

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

The Defense of Paris
Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815–1891)

Bathers by a River
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

Fountain and Pergola in Italy
Ernest Christian Frederick Petzholdt (Danish, 1805–1838)

Woman before an Aquarium
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

Interior at Nice
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

Cuirassier with Drawn Sword
Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815–1891)

La Source
Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824–1887)

The Waterfall
Henri Rousseau French, 1844–1910

Henri Cartier-Bresson
George Platt Lynes (American, 1907–1955) printed by Jenson Yow (American, 1925-2022)

One of a Pair of Andirons
Designed by Ernest Gimson (English, 1864-1919) Made by Alfred Bucknell (English, early 20th century) Sapperton, England

Apples
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

Paris, My Friend Ernest
André Kertész American, born Hungary, 1894–1985

Milton Dictating to His Daughter
Henry Fuseli (Swiss, active in England, 1741–1825)

Daisies
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

At the Moulin Rouge
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901)

Hanging
Designed by Ernest Boiceau (French, 1881–1950) France

Ewer
Designed by Ernest Chaplet (French, 1835-1909) Made by Haviland & Co., Auteuil Studio, Paris (French, 1872-1886)