Ethel’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.

Rooster - print #45 of 52 in the 1936 Calendar of The Chicago Society of Artists
Ethel Spears American, 1903-1974

House - print #46 of 52 in the 1936 Calendar of The Chicago Society of Artists
Ethel Spears American, 1903-1974

Lion - print #44 of 52 in the 1936 Calendar of The Chicago Society of Artists
Ethel Spears American, 1903-1974

Amphora (Storage Jar)
Attributed to the Ixion Painter Greek; Campania, Italy

Amphora (Storage Jar)
Attributed to the Achilles Painter Greek; Athens

Sleeping Tiger
Ethel Henderson Canadian, 20th century

Amphora (Storage Jar)
Attributed to the Sabouroff Painter Greek; Athens

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Alexander the Great
Greek; minted in Ephesus, Asia Minor (modern Turkey)

"Eared" Spear
German

Panel
Ethel Stein (American, 1917-2018) Croton-on-Hudson, New York, United States

"Eared" Spear
Viking, possibly Swiss

No to Indian Point
Ethel Stein (American, 1917-2018) United States

A Change in the Weather
Ethel Stein (American, 1917-2018) United States

White Pinwheel
Ethel Stein (American, 1917-2018) United States

Indigo 23
Ethel Stein (American, 1917-2018) United States

Coin Depicting Shields and Spears
Roman, Palestine

Portrait
Ethel Stein (American, 1917-2018) United States

Moon Wall
Ethel Stein (American, 1917-2018) United States

The Three Graces
Ethel Stein (American, 1917-2018) United States

The Battle of Actium from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra
After a design by Justus van Egmont (1601–1674) Woven at the workshop of Willem van Leefdael (1632–1688) Brussels