Guo’s work is defined by its chinese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Water Pavilion by Twin Pines
Artist unknown Chinese, early 14th century

Red Lotus in Autumn (Qiuri honglian)
Guo You Chinese, born 1957

Untitled XI
Willem de Kooning American, born Netherlands, 1904–1997

Heavenly Dragon
Guo Fengyi Chinese (1942-2010)

Seating for Eight
Scott Burton American, 1939–1989

Collage with text (Pie XI: La calvitie vous guette...)
Max Ernst American and French, born Germany, 1891-1976

Underfoot XI, New York
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009

Jar (hu)
China

Head of a Fisherman XI
Max Pechstein German, 1881-1955

Study XI for Richard J. Daley Center Sculpture
Pablo Picasso Spanish, 1881-1973

People Coming through the Wall (Chuan qiang er guo de ren)
Zhang Minjie Chinese, born 1959

Artist's Studio
Wucius Wong Chinese, born 1936

Searching for Mountains No. 2
Wucius Wong Chinese, born 1936

Lady with Veils (Femme aux Voiles)
Brassaï (Gyula Halász) French, born Hungary (now Romania), 1899–1984

The Chinese Immortal Seiobo (C: Xi Wang Mu, Queen of the West)
Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章 Japanese, 1726-1792

“Guleng” Teapot
Yang Pengnian, Potter Chinese, active early 19th century Guo Lin, Calligrapher, (1767-1831)

Landscape No. 8
Wucius Wong Chinese, born 1936

Funeral Procession of the Young Pallas, Aeneid Book XI
Jean-Antoine Julien French, 1736-1799

New Dawn No. 1
Wucius Wong Chinese, born 1936

Apollo XI Crew (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins)
Yousuf Karsh Canadian, born Turkish Armenia, 1908–2002