Joseph’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.

Tablespoon
Joseph Dubois American, 1767–1798 New York

Day (Truth)
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853–1918

Writing Desk
Jacques Dubois (born France, 1694–1763) Paris

The Goatherd Lamon Handing the Infant Daphnis to His Wife Myrtele
Ambroise Dubois French, 1543-1614

The Rapidity of Sleep
Yves Tanguy American, born France, 1900–1955

Christa and Wolfi
Gerhard Richter German, born 1932

Reclining Nude
Max Beckmann German, 1884–1950

Midday Sorrow
Angel Planells Spanish, 1901–1989

La durée poignardée (Time Transfixed)
René Magritte Belgian, 1898–1967

Dead Fowl
Chaim Soutine Born Minsk (Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1893; died Paris, 1943

Joseph Sold by his Brothers
Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Champs de Mars: The Red Tower
Robert Delaunay French, 1885–1941

Inventions of the Monsters
Salvador Dalí Spanish, 1904–1989

Madam Pompadour
Amedeo Modigliani Italian, 1884–1920

The Railway Crossing (Sketch)
Fernand Léger French, 1881–1955

The Awakening of the Forest
Paul Delvaux Belgian, 1897–1994

The Blue Forest
Max Ernst French, born Germany, 1891–1976

The Philosopher's Conquest
Giorgio de Chirico Italian, born Greece, 1888–1978

L'Auberge du soleil levant
Charles Joseph Beauverie French, 1839-1923

Commerce Counselor Ebenstein
Oskar Kokoschka English, born Austria, 1886–1980