François’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.

Breakfast
François Bernard Lépicié (French, 1698-1755) after François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)

School Mistress
François Bernard Lépicié (French, 1698-1755) after Jean Siméon Chardin (French, 1699-1779)

La Ratisseuse (The Turnip Scraper)
François Bernard Lépicié (French, 1698-1755) after Jean Siméon Chardin (French, 1699-1779)

Portrait of Philibert Orrey
François Bernard Lépicié (French, 1698-1755) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

The Family of Saint John the Baptist
Nicolas Bernard Lépicié French, 1735-1784

Study of the Head and Hands of an Old Woman Looking Up
Nicolas Bernard Lépicié French, 1735-1784

Lady Reading the Letters of Heloise and Abelard
Bernard d'Agesci (French, 1756–1829)

Geese in a Farmyard
Jean François Millet French, 1814-1875

Still Life with Fruit
Émile Bernard (French, 1868–1941)

Laundresses
Émile Bernard French, 1868-1941

Seated Female Nude
Bernard Perlin American, born 1918

The Shower
Charles François Daubigny French, 1817-1878

Are They Thinking about the Grape? (Pensent-ils au raisin?)
François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)

Breton Women
Émile Bernard French, 1868-1941

Madame François Buron
Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825)

Boy with a Carrot
François Boucher French, 1703-1770

Portrait of Wilhelm I, King of Prussia, Emperor of Germany (1797–1888)
Woven by Carquillat (French, 1803–1884) France, Lyon

Seated Female Nude Holding Back her Hair
Bernard Perlin American, born 1918

Lighthouse
Bernard Buffet French, 1928-1999

Scarf
Designed by Bernard Buffet (French, 1928–1999) France, Lyon, Maison Abraham Printed for Galerie Adrien Maeght France, Paris