John’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.

Side Chair
Attributed to John Gaines III (American, 1704–1743) Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Color Regression #1
Charles Gaines American, born 1944

Color Regression #3
Charles Gaines American, born 1944

Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)
Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654)

Augustus John, Hampshire, England
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

Saint John the Evangelist
Paolo Farinati Italian, 1524-c. 1606

Fragment
Italy

Cup in the Form of a Feline Head
Moche North coast, Peru

Lobed Bowl
Seifu Yohei III Japanese, 1851-1914

Target
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

Fragment
Italy

America (Amerika)
Utagawa Hiroshige III Japanese, 1843-1894

Corpse and Mirror II
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Figure Fishing, Possibly Ai-Apec, with a Crab
Moche North coast, Peru

Buildings
John Marin American, 1870-1953

Flower Basket
Hayakawa Shôkosai III Japanese, 1864–1922

Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura
Richard Houston Irish, about 1721–1775 After Prince Rupert of the Rhine German, 1619-1682

Walnut Tree Orchard: Set 9
Charles Gaines American, born 1944

Fragment
Italy

A. D.'s Place, Glendora, Mississippi
Birney Imes, III American, born 1951