B.’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.

Limits of Reality
B. J. Adams (American, born 1931) Washington, DC, United States

Hinoki
Charles Ray American, born 1953

Field Armor
German, Augsburg

Infantry Armor
North German

Composite Armor for Heavy Cavalry (Cuirassier)
South German, Nuremberg

Half Armor
Italian

Tassels
Nasca Nazca Valley, south coast, Peru

Zeitnot
Mirosław Bałka Polish, born 1958

Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects)
Greek; Athens

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: colophon by Lu Hui, dated 1912
Lu Hui (Chinese, 1851-1920)

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

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

Adam
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)

Eventide
J. B. B. Wellington English, 1858–1939

Portrait of Rosette Loewenstein
Ansel Adams American, 1902–1984

Fragments
France, Lyon