H.’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.

The Dane
H. Cotta (German or French, 19th century) after Johann Georg Pforr (German, 1745-1798)

Seven Panels and Index
Hanne Darboven German, 1941–2009

The Jazz Wall
Marisol (Marisol Escobar) American, born France, 1930-2016

Three-Quarter Composite Armor for the Infantry
German, Nuremberg

Wu Street
Xu Bing and Ai Weiwei Chinese, born 1955 and 1957

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: after Wang Meng (c. 1308-1385)
Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585-c. 1664)

Urns (Set of 8)
Thomas Schutte German, born 1954

Physiognomies (Physiognomien)
Jürgen Klauke German, born 1943

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 16, Impromptu!
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

Elevator Grille Ornament from the Schlesinger and Mayer Store, Chicago, Illinois
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

Jitterbugs II
William H. Johnson American, 1901-1970

The Mysteriously Abandoned New Home
H. C. Westermann American, 1922-1981

Angry Young Machine
H. C. Westermann American, 1922-1981

Pilaster Capital from the Marshall Field Wholesale Store, Chicago, Illinois
Henry Hobson Richardson American, 1838-1886

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 1, The Inorganic
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856–1924

Scene from Voltaire's "La Pucelle d'Orléans"
H. Guérin French, 19th century

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 12, Values of Overlap and Overlay
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856–1924

Teller's wicket from the National Farmers Bank, Owatonna, Minnesota
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 17, A Geometrical Play-Ground
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

The Modern Poster
William H. Bradley (American, 1868-1962) printed and published by Charles Scribner's Sons (American, founded 19th century)