Charles’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.

Profile Portrait, Blake
Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin French, 1770-1852

Frida Kahlo Rivera
Julien Levy American, 1906-1981

The Long Road to Mazatlán
Isaac Julien (Director) and Javier De Frutos (Choreography and Movement) English, born 1960; Venezuelan, born 1963

Dali in the "Venus" workshop
Julien Levy American, 1906–1981

It Rocks but is Not Sunk
Charles Meryon French, 1821-1868

Hyacinthe and Passion Fruit Flower, plate two from Mes Petits Bouquets
Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin French, 1721–1786

Cope
England

Edward James and a Mermaid, at the New York World's Fair
Julien Levy American, 1906–1981

View of the Salon in the Louvre in the Year 1753
Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin French, 1724-1780

Paperweight
Saint-Louis Glassworks (Cristalleries de Saint-Louis) Lorraine, France, founded 1586

Paperweight
Saint-Louis Glassworks (Cristalleries de Saint-Louis) Lorraine, France, founded 1586

Dali's "Dream of Venus", Completed Facade
Julien Levy American, 1906–1981

Les Papillons en scene ou Theatre Italien (Butterflies on Stage or Italian Theater, from Essai de Papiloneries Humaines par Saint aubin)
Charles Germaine de Saint-Aubin French, 1721-1786

Mermaids Resting on the Roof with Botticelli's "Venus", at the New York World's Fair
Julien Levy American, 1906–1981

Fabienne Lloyd with her nephew Jerrold Levy
Julien Levy American, 1906–1981

"The Anger of Neptune" Fountain
Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin (French, 1724-1780) after a fountain by Jacques-François Blondel (French, 1705-1774)

Sketchbook
Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin French, 1724-1780

Reliquary Casket of Saints Adrian and Natalia
León, Spain

Still Life: Apples and Green Glass
Charles Demuth American, 1883-1935

Adrienne-Sophie, Marquise of ***
Augustin de Saint-Aubin French, 1736-1807