Joseph’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.

Diana of Ephesus as Allegory of Nature
Joseph Werner Swiss, 1637-1710

Paper Doors
Werner Bischof Swiss, 1916–1954

Day (Truth)
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853–1918

Priests of the Modern Neiji Temple
Werner Bischof Swiss, 1916–1954

The Rapidity of Sleep
Yves Tanguy American, born France, 1900–1955

Christa and Wolfi
Gerhard Richter German, born 1932

Reclining Nude
Max Beckmann German, 1884–1950

Midday Sorrow
Angel Planells Spanish, 1901–1989

Machu Picchu
Werner Bischof Swiss, 1916–1954

La durée poignardée (Time Transfixed)
René Magritte Belgian, 1898–1967

Dead Fowl
Chaim Soutine Born Minsk (Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1893; died Paris, 1943

Champs de Mars: The Red Tower
Robert Delaunay French, 1885–1941

Inventions of the Monsters
Salvador Dalí Spanish, 1904–1989

Madam Pompadour
Amedeo Modigliani Italian, 1884–1920

The Railway Crossing (Sketch)
Fernand Léger French, 1881–1955

Joseph Sold by his Brothers
Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Arizona Evening
Werner Drewes American, born Germany, 1899-1985

The Awakening of the Forest
Paul Delvaux Belgian, 1897–1994

The Blue Forest
Max Ernst French, born Germany, 1891–1976

The Philosopher's Conquest
Giorgio de Chirico Italian, born Greece, 1888–1978