Henri’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.

Portrait of Charles Meryon
Henri Monnier French, 1799/1805–1877

Henri Monnier
Etienne Carjat French, 1828–1906

“- I never laughed so much as at the funeral of Bourdin's daughter.......” (Henri Monnier), plate 303 from Souvenirs d’artistes
Honoré Victorin Daumier French, 1808-1879

Henri Monnier. (in the role of Joseph Prudhomme) “- Never shall I allow that my daughter becomes the wife of a scribbler!,” plate 1 from Les Artistes Contemporains (Odéon)
Honoré Victorin Daumier French, 1808-1879

Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler
Pablo Picasso Spanish, active France, 1881–1973

Bathers by a River
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

Woman before an Aquarium
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

Interior at Nice
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

The Waterfall
Henri Rousseau French, 1844–1910

Henri Cartier-Bresson
George Platt Lynes (American, 1907–1955) printed by Jenson Yow (American, 1925-2022)

Apples
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

Milton Dictating to His Daughter
Henry Fuseli (Swiss, active in England, 1741–1825)

Daisies
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

At the Moulin Rouge
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901)

Still Life with Geranium
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

Henry Ossawa Tanner
Hermann Dudley Murphy (American, 1867–1945)

Lemons on a Pewter Plate
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

A Holiday
Edward Henry Potthast (American, 1857–1927)

Laurette with a Cup of Coffee
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954

Girl in Yellow and Blue with Guitar
Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954