Nicolas’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.

Snuff Box: Portrait of Duchess of Marlborough
Nicolas André Courtois French, 1734-1806 Paris, France

Landscape with Saint John on Patmos
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665)

Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples
Nicolas Bertin (French, 1668–1736)

Saints Abdon and Sennen Bury the Remains of Christian Martyrs
Guillaume Courtois French, 1628-1679

André de Nerciat
Felix Bracquemond French, 1833–1914

Portrait of Jacques Nicolas Colbert, Archbishop of Rouen
Pierre Drevet (French, 1663-1738) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

The Beautiful Greek Woman
Nicolas Lancret (French, 1690–1743)

The Happy Accident of the Swing
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)

Mars and Venus (recto and verso)
Guillaume Courtois French, 1628-1679, active in Italy

Chez Mondrian
André Kertész American, born Hungary, 1894–1985

Two Goats with Large Horns, from Various Animals
Nicolaes Berchem Dutch, 1620-1683

Jupiter and Mercury with Philemon and Baucis
Nicolaes Lauwers (Flemish, 1600-1652) after Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593-1678)

Le carquois épuisé (The Empty Quiver)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Pierre Antoine Baudouin (French 1723-1769)

Christ and the Woman of Samaria
Nicolas Beatrizet (French, 1515-after 1565) after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564)

Ballet Dancer
André Derain French, 1880-1954

Forest at Martigues
André Derain French, 1880–1954

Study for God the Father
Guillaume Courtois French, 1628-1679, active in Italy

Les Hazards Heureux De L'Escapolettes (The Happy Accident of the Swing)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)

Les Soins Tardifs (The Belated Care)
Nicolas Delaunay (French, 1739-1792) after Pierre Antoine Baudouin (French, 1723-1769)

Mondrian's Glasses and Pipe
André Kertész American, born Hungary, 1894–1985