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
Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)
Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654)
Saint John the Evangelist
Paolo Farinati Italian, 1524-c. 1606
Fragment
Italy
Augustus John, Hampshire, England
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009
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
Corpse and Mirror II
America (Amerika)
Utagawa Hiroshige III Japanese, 1843-1894
Blackware Vessel in the Form of a Figure Fishing, Possibly Ai-Apec, with a Crab
Buildings
John Marin American, 1870-1953
Walnut Tree Orchard: Set 9
Flower Basket
Hayakawa Shôkosai III Japanese, 1864–1922
A. D.'s Place, Glendora, Mississippi
Birney Imes, III American, born 1951
The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)