Bonaventure’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.

The Elements (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Bonaventure M. Lebert (French, 1759-1836) Manufactured by Hartmann et Fils (French, founded 1776) France, Nantes

The Elements (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Marie Bonaventure Lebert (French, 1759–1836) Manufactured by Hartmann et Fils (French, founded 1776) France, Munster

Infantry Armor and Targe (Shield)
Master I.P.F. (Italian) Milan

Composite Field Armor
Italian, Milan

Composite Boy's Armor for Foot Tournament at the Barriers
South German; Augsburg

Three-Quarter Field Armor of Anime Construction
Michel Witz the Younger (Austrian, active 1525—60) Innsbruck

Seated Nude
Aristide Joseph-Bonaventure Maillol (French, 1861-1944) published by Henri Marie Petiet (French, 1894-1980)

Girl with Arm over Her Eyes
Aristide Joseph-Bonaventure Maillol (French, 1861–1944)

Woman under Six Lights
Ralph M. Hattersley American, 1921–2000

Reclining Nude
Aristide Joseph-Bonaventure Maillol French, 1861-1944

Enchained Action
Aristide Joseph-Bonaventure Maillol (French, 1861–1944)

Standing Nude Walking to Left
Aristide Joseph-Bonaventure Maillol French, 1861-1944

Leda
Aristide Joseph-Bonaventure Maillol (French, 1861–1944)

Nude Girl Seen from Back
Aristide Joseph-Bonaventure Maillol French, 1861-1944

Nude
Aristide Joseph-Bonaventure Maillol (French, 1861–1944)

The Hour Approaches
Mikhail Mikhailovich Cheremnykh (Born Tomsk, 1890; died Moscow, 1962) Dem'ian Bednyi (Born Gubovka, 1883; died Moscow, 1945)

Woman with Crab
Aristide Joseph-Bonaventure Maillol (French, 1861–1944)

Glory to the Soviet Youth!
Mikhail Mikhailovich Solov'ev (Born Moscow, 1905; died Moscow, 1990) Inna Mikhailovna Levidova (Born St. Petersburg, 1916; died 1988)

Untitled
Mikhail Mikhailovich Cheremnykh (Born Tomsk, 1890; died Moscow, 1962)

Female Nude Seen from Back
Ralph M. Hattersley American, 1921–2000