John’s work is defined by its folk art sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
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John Bell American, 1800–1880 Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
The Reward of Cruelty
John Bell (English, 1721–1780) after William Hogarth (English, 1697-1764)
Cruelty in Perfection
White
Designed by Vanessa Bell (English, 1879–1961) Produced by Omega Workshop England, London
Untitled (Terminal Series)
Larry Bell American, born 1939
Bell
Greek; Thessaly
Bell (nao)
China, probably Hunan province
Bell Krater (Mixing Bowl)
Manner of the Niobid Painter Greek; Athens
Mug
S. Bell and Sons American, 1882-1908 Strasburg, Virginia
Rocks at Port-Goulphar, Belle-Île
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)
Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)
Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654)
Saint John the Evangelist
Paolo Farinati Italian, 1524-c. 1606
Augustus John, Hampshire, England
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009
Target
Jasper Johns American, born 1930
Corpse and Mirror II
"The Bath," a dripping spring in Kanab Cañon. Temperature, 69° Fahr, No. 9 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian"
William H. Bell (American, 1830-1910) commissioned by George Wheeler for the War Department, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army
Toning the Bell
Walter Shirlaw (American, born Scotland, 1838–1909)
Bell Pull
England
Eight Bells
Winslow Homer American, 1836-1910
Buildings
John Marin American, 1870-1953