Hans’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.

Halberd
Hans Ulrich Hermann (Swiss, active c. 1600-25)

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

The Golden Wall
Hans Hofmann American, born Germany, 1880-1966

Untitled
Ulrich Rückriem German, born 1938

Venus in Vulcan's Forge (recto); Geometry (verso)
Hermann Weyer (German, c. 1596-1621) or Bartholomaeus Spranger (Flemish, 1546-1611)

Adam and Eve Under a Tree (recto); Two Men in Dispute (verso)
Hermann Weyer German, c. 1596-1621

Virgin and Child
Hans Memling (Netherlandish, c. 1430–1494)

The Emperor Maximilian Presented to Christ by His Patron Saints
Hans Springinklee German, c. 1495-after 1522

Ways of Worldly Wisdom: Hermann's Battle
Anselm Kiefer German, born 1945

Blue Rhythm
Hans Hofmann American, born Germany, 1880-1966

Beaker
Attributed to Hermann Beckert Germany

Center Table
Danhauser Furniture Factory (1814–39) Vienna

Apollo and Marsyas
Hans Thoma (German, 1839–1924)

Plate from the Fish Service
Designed by Hermann Gradl German, 1869-1934 Made by Königlich-Bayerische Porzellan-Manufaktur Nymphenburg, Germany

Eight Boys
Sebald Beham German, 1500-1550

Portrait of a Donor (recto); Saint Anthony of Padua (verso)
Hans Memling (Netherlandish, c. 1430–1494)

Growth
Jean (Hans) Arp French, born Germany (Alsace), 1886–1966

Christ Carrying the Cross
Attributed to Hans Maler (German, c. 1480–by 1529)

Portrait of a Lady of the Wentworth Family (Probably Jane Cheyne)
Hans Eworth (Flemish, active England, 1545–73/74)

The Poet
Hans Hofmann American, born Germany, 1880-1966