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, Mass.

A Portrait: Mildred Howells
James McNeill Whistler American, 1834-1903

Frederick Douglass
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
Brassaï (Gyula Halász) French, born Hungary (now Romania), 1899–1984

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
England

Arc Antique a Orange
Édouard Baldus French, born Germany, 1813–1889

Crossing the River at Sano
Okumura Masanobu Japanese, 1686-1764

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

Reflection, Old St. Louis County Courthouse, St. Louis, Missouri
William Clift American, born 1944

Hotei and Two Children on a Boat
Okumura Masanobu Japanese, 1686-1764