Joseph’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.
L'Evocation des Morts (The Summoning of the Dead)
Joseph François Foulquier (French, 1745-1789) after Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg (French, 1740-1812)
Day (Truth)
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853–1918
Geese in a Farmyard
Jean François Millet French, 1814-1875
The Rapidity of Sleep
Yves Tanguy American, born France, 1900–1955
Christa and Wolfi
Gerhard Richter German, born 1932
Reclining Nude
Max Beckmann German, 1884–1950
Hyacinth Awaiting His Turn to Throw the Discus
François-Joseph Bosio (French, 1768-1845)
Midday Sorrow
Angel Planells Spanish, 1901–1989
The Shower
Charles François Daubigny French, 1817-1878
Are They Thinking about the Grape? (Pensent-ils au raisin?)
François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)
La durée poignardée (Time Transfixed)
René Magritte Belgian, 1898–1967
Dead Fowl
Chaim Soutine Born Minsk (Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1893; died Paris, 1943
Joseph-François Borri
Pierre Louis van Schuppen (Flemish, 1627-1702) after Jürgen Ovens (Danish 1623-1678)
Champs de Mars: The Red Tower
Robert Delaunay French, 1885–1941
Madam Pompadour
Amedeo Modigliani Italian, 1884–1920
Inventions of the Monsters
Salvador Dalí Spanish, 1904–1989
Madame François Buron
Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825)
The Railway Crossing (Sketch)
Fernand Léger French, 1881–1955
Joseph Sold by his Brothers
Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)
Boy with a Carrot
François Boucher French, 1703-1770