Charles’s work is defined by its 19th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Bust of a Woman
Charles Henri Joseph Cordier (French, 1827–1905) Cast by Eck et Durand Fondeur (French, 19th century)
Bust of Saïd Abdullah of the Darfour People
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier (French, 1827-1905) Cast by Eck et Durand Fondeur (French, 19th century)
L'Auberge du soleil levant
Charles Joseph Beauverie French, 1839-1923
Shepherd Resting in a Clearing
Henri Joseph Harpignies French, 1819-1916
The Last Drop
Charles Joseph Hullmandel (English 1789-1850) after Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)
Day (Truth)
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853–1918
Trees
The Rapidity of Sleep
Yves Tanguy American, born France, 1900–1955
Christa and Wolfi
Gerhard Richter German, born 1932
Birches and Oaks
It Rocks but is Not Sunk
Charles Meryon French, 1821-1868
Reclining Nude
Max Beckmann German, 1884–1950
Untitled, Paris, March 1937
Charles Biederman (American, 1906–2004)
Midday Sorrow
Angel Planells Spanish, 1901–1989
La durée poignardée (Time Transfixed)
René Magritte Belgian, 1898–1967
Dead Fowl
Chaim Soutine Born Minsk (Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1893; died Paris, 1943
Hilly Landscape with River
Birth of Venus (Furnishing Fabric)
Engraved by Jean Baptiste Masse (French, 1687-1767) and others after Charles Joseph Natoire (French, 1700-1777) England
Champs de Mars: The Red Tower
Robert Delaunay French, 1885–1941
Inventions of the Monsters
Salvador Dalí Spanish, 1904–1989