J.’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.

Gondolas
J. Dudley Johnston English, 1868–1955

Hinoki
Charles Ray American, born 1953

Field Armor
German, Augsburg

Infantry Armor
North German

Composite Armor for Heavy Cavalry (Cuirassier)
South German, Nuremberg

Half Armor
Italian

Henry Ossawa Tanner
Hermann Dudley Murphy (American, 1867–1945)

Zeitnot
Mirosław Bałka Polish, born 1958

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: colophon by Lu Hui, dated 1912
Lu Hui (Chinese, 1851-1920)

Gowanus Canal from Bond Street
Randy Dudley American, born 1950

Frederick Douglass
Samuel J. Miller American, 1822–1888

Pair of Flintlock Pistols
Johann Jacob Behr Flemish, Maastricht or Liège

Rock Anatomy
Abraham Oghobase Nigerian, born 1979

Sampler
Worked by Elizabeth Dudley (English, active c. 1799) England

Wine Cooler
Mack, Williams, and Gibton (Irish, 1811–1829) After a design by Francis Johnston (Irish, 1760–1829) Dublin, Ireland

Ocean Voyagers
Ynez Johnston American, 1920-2019

Katharine Dudley
Alfred Stieglitz American, 1864–1946

Lion in the Forest
Ynez Johnston American, 1920-2019

Flintlock Holster Pistol (One of a pair)
Johann Jacob Behr (Flemish, active 1690-1745) Liège