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

Hyacinth Awaiting His Turn to Throw the Discus
François-Joseph Bosio (French, 1768-1845)

Reclining Nude
Max Beckmann German, 1884–1950

The Shower
Charles François Daubigny French, 1817-1878

Are They Thinking about the Grape? (Pensent-ils au raisin?)
François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)

Midday Sorrow
Angel Planells Spanish, 1901–1989

Joseph-François Borri
Pierre Louis van Schuppen (Flemish, 1627-1702) after Jürgen Ovens (Danish 1623-1678)

La durée poignardée (Time Transfixed)
René Magritte Belgian, 1898–1967

Dead Fowl
Chaim Soutine Born Minsk (Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1893; died Paris, 1943

Madame François Buron
Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825)

Joseph Sold by his Brothers
Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Champs de Mars: The Red Tower
Robert Delaunay French, 1885–1941

Inventions of the Monsters
Salvador Dalí Spanish, 1904–1989

Madam Pompadour
Amedeo Modigliani Italian, 1884–1920

Boy with a Carrot
François Boucher French, 1703-1770

The Railway Crossing (Sketch)
Fernand Léger French, 1881–1955