Douglass’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.
Tatyana Grosman's Business Card
Douglass Morse Howell American, 1906-1994
Frederick Douglass
Samuel J. Miller American, 1822–1888
Chief Cook and Dishwasher
Felicie Waldo Howell American, 1897-1968
Cup
Moses Morse (American, active 1813–1830) Boston
A Portrait: Mildred Howells
James McNeill Whistler American, 1834-1903
Charles White (American, 1918-1979) printed by Robert Blackburn (American, 1920–2003)
Picture
England
Beehive-Shaped Water Coupe
China
Fisherman Along the Seine
Brassaï (Gyula Halász) French, born Hungary (now Romania), 1899–1984
Cope with Orphrey Band, Hood and Remnants of a Morse
Italy
Untitled
Panel (Furnishing Fabric)
After etchings by Nicolaes Berchem (Dutch, 1620–1683), after an engraving by Josephus Sympson (English, 1710–1750), after a painting by Marmaduke Craduck (English, 1660–1717), after a drawing by Francis Barlow (English, 1626–1702) Manufactured by Robert Jones and Company Old Ford, Middlesex, England
Panel
Arc Antique a Orange
Édouard Baldus French, born Germany, 1813–1889
Samuel Slater, The Father of American Manufacturers (Handkerchief)
Engraved by James Provan & Son's (American, active 1890s) after a portrait by James Sullivan Lincoln (American, 1811–1888) Manufactured by Cranston Print Works Co. (American, active 1890) United States, Rhode Island, Cranston
Crossing the River at Sano
Okumura Masanobu Japanese, 1686-1764
Cup and Saucer
Nyon Porcelain Factory Swiss, 1780-1860
Reflection, Old St. Louis County Courthouse, St. Louis, Missouri
William Clift American, born 1944