Mertie’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.

Bedcover
Mertie Amalia Postel (American, 1891–1980) United States, Illinois, Mascoutah

Bedcover
Erna E. (née Hucke) Postel (American, 1889-1998?) Mascoutah, Illinois, United States

Penny Doily Quilt
Erna E. Postel (American, 1889-1998?) Mascoutah, Illinois, United States

May the Hand of Providence Strew Flowers on the Path of Your Life (valentine)
Carolina Amalia Schutler German, 18th century

Amalia van Solms, wife of Frederick Henry, from Nine Portraits
Cornelis Visscher (Dutch, c. 1629-1658) after Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1592-1656)

Amalia van Solms, wife of Frederick Henry, from Nine Portraits
Cornelis Visscher (Dutch, c. 1629-1658) after Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1592-1656)

Table Cover
Europe or United States

Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)

Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)

Remembrance of Italy
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875) printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) published by Cadart et Chavalier, Editeurs (French, 1801-1900)

Priest and Boy
Lawrence Carmichael Earle American, 1845-1921

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891)

Fishing Craft near the Cliffs at Collioure
Adolphe Appian French, 1818-1898

Interior of St. Mark's, Venice
David Dalhoff Neal (American, 1838–1915)

Nighthawks
Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967)

Lion (One of a Pair, South Pedestal)
Edward Kemeys (American, 1843–1907) American Bronze Founding Company (American, founded 1886) Chicago

American Gothic
Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942)

The Fall of the Giants
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673

It Rocks but is Not Sunk
Charles Meryon French, 1821-1868

Souvenir of Tuscany
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot French, 1796-1875