William’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 Ruth Falkenau
William B. Dyer American, 1860–1931

Portrait of Ruth Falkenau
William B. Dyer American, 1860–1931

Portrait of Ruth Falkenau
William B. Dyer American, 1860–1931

Tassels
Nasca Nazca Valley, south coast, Peru

Seventeenth-Century Interior
Charles Gifford Dyer (American, 1846–1912)

Tall Case Clock
Painted by Uriah Dyer (American, 1849–1927) Works by Silas Hoadley (American, 1786–1870)

Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
Greek; Athens

Lekanis (Covered Dish)
Greek; Athens

Stamnos (Mixing Jar)
Attributed to the Chicago Painter Greek; Athens

Oct. 31, 1978 (Today Series, "Tuesday")
On Kawara American, born Japan, 1933-2014

Human Nature/Life Death
Bruce Nauman American, born 1941

Tureen
Creil Pottery French, 1801-1840

Fragments
France, Lyon

Buddha Seated in Meditation
Thailand, Cambodia or Laos

Street in New Orleans
Briggs Dyer American, 1911-1970

Mrs. Charles Gifford Dyer (Mary Anthony)
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)

Standing Female Nude
Arthur B. Davies American, 1862-1928

Waraji or Zori and Tabi Socks
Japan

Altarpiece of the Virgin and Child
Spain, El Burgo de Osma

Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
Attributed to the Euaion Painter Greek; Athens