Ferdinand’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.

Vase with Sacrifice Scene
Ferdinand Barbedienne French, 1810-1892 After Claude Michel Clodion French, 1738-1814 Paris, France

Joan of Arc
Henri Chapu (French, 1833–1891) Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810–1892)

Imogen
Erastus Dow Palmer American, 1817–1904 Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne French, 1810–1892

Day (Truth)
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853–1918

James Vibert, Sculptor
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853-1918

The Grand Muveran
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853-1918

Head of a Soldier
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853-1918

Study for Day (Truth)
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853-1918

The Holy Hour
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853-1918

Study of Students Putting on Uniforms
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853-1918

The Actor Maximilian Korn in a Landscape
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793–1865)

The Mower
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853-1918

Anacreon with the Infants Bacchus and Cupid
Jean Léon Gérôme (French, 1824–1904)

Bearded Old Man in a Skull Cap
Ferdinand Bol Dutch, 1616-1680

Vincent van Gogh on His Deathbed
Dr. Paul Ferdinand Gachet French, 1828-1909

Curly Headed Man with a Wry Mouth
Possibly Ferdinand Bol (Dutch, 1616-1680) In the manner of Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

The Sacrifice of Abraham
Ferdinand Bol Dutch, 1616-1680

The Man with the Pink
Claude Ferdinand Gaillard (French, 1834-1887) after Jan van Eyck (Netherlandish, c. 1390-1441)

Oedipus and the Sphinx
Claude Ferdinand Gaillard (French, 1834-1887) after Jean–Auguste–Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867)

Woman with the Pear
Ferdinand Bol Dutch, 1616-1680