Gilles’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.

Catholic Schoolgirls Smoking during Lunch Break, Ardoyne, Belfast
Gilles Peress French, born 1946

The Irish Republican Army the Day after Bloody Andersonstown, Belfast
Gilles Peress French, born 1946

St. Paul's Church, Falls Road, Belfast
Gilles Peress French, born 1946

Bloody Sunday, one minute before first British paratroop regiment fires, killing thirteen civilians, Londonderry
Gilles Peress French, born 1946

Stairs
Gilles Peress French, born 1946

First Snow, Ardoyne, Belfast
Gilles Peress French, born 1946

Street Scene Reflected in a Mirror, Teheran
Gilles Peress French, born 1946

Pilgrimage, Croagh Patrick County Mayo
Gilles Peress French, born 1946

Pro-Shariatmadari Demonstrations, Tabriz
Gilles Peress French, born 1946

Places Proust haunted on the 100th anniversary of his birth: Celeste Albaret, Marcel Proust's housekeeper, talking, France
Gilles Peress French, born 1946

Horse Show, Dromore, County Down
Gilles Peress French, born 1946

Funeral of the Civilians Killed in the Internment Riots, Londonderry
Gilles Peress French, born 1946

Corner of William Street, Londonderry
Gilles Peress French, born 1946

Nap at the Field on Twelfth of July, Belfast
Gilles Peress French, born 1946

Funeral of the Civilians Killed in the Internment Riots, Londonderry
Gilles Peress French, born 1946

Ave Jesu Parvule
Eric Gill English, 1882-1940

Head of a Woman
Gilles Demarteau (French, 1722-1776) after François Boucher (French, 1703-1770)