Anonymous’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.

"Alfred Stieglitz," Painted Portrait by Robert Barnes
Artist unknown active mid-20th century

Andre Breton, "An Anxious Friend," and Max Ernst
Artist unknown (possibly Julien Levy, American, 1906–1981)

San Francisco
Artist unknown, after daguerreotypes attributed to Carleton Watkins American, 19th century

Max Ernst in His Sculpture Garage, Great River, Long Island
Artist unknown (possibly Julien Levy, American, 1906–1981)

A Blindfold Chess Match Between Grandmaster George Koltanowski, Fredrick Kiesler, and Alfred Barr
Artist unknown (possibly Julien Levy, American, 1906–1981)

Arthur Craven
Artist unknown (possibly Julien Levy, American, 1906–1981)

Profile Bust of a Woman with Flowers in Her Hair
Unknown Artist Spanish, 18th-19th centuries

My Message Comes in Fighter Planes
Artist Unknown (English, 20th century)

We Shoot the Fascists Out of the Sky
Artist Unknown (English, 20th century)

We Sink the Fascist Pirates
Artist Unknown (English, 20th century)

1945, Santa Katarina, Italy - Moses Wloski
Artist unknown printed by Jeffrey Wolin (American, born 1951)

Untitled (Experiment 597)
Anonymous Fermilab Photographer

Anonymous Follis (Coin)
Byzantine

Figure with Scythe, Illuminated Initials "KL" or "BV" recto, and Fish with Lobster Claws, verso, from a Psalter or Book of Hours
Flemish (probably Liège, possibly Benedictine)

Kolowrat-Ring No. 8, Wohnhaus des Herrn Alfred Skene
Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century

Anonymous Follis (Coin), Attributed to Theodora
Byzantine

Untitled (Views of Vienna and Surrounding Areas)
Artist unknown Austrian, 19th century

Untitled (Fern Study), c. 1850, from the Hatton Fern Album
Anonymous English, 19th Century

Anonymous Follis (Coin), Attributed to John I Tzimisces
Byzantine

Anonymous Follis (Coin), Attributed to Constantine IX
Byzantine