Charles’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.

L'Auberge du soleil levant
Charles Joseph Beauverie French, 1839-1923

The Last Drop
Charles Joseph Hullmandel (English 1789-1850) after Thomas Rowlandson (English, 1756-1827)

Untitled, Paris, March 1937
Charles Biederman (American, 1906–2004)

Day (Truth)
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853–1918

Bust of a Woman
Charles Henri Joseph Cordier (French, 1827–1905) Cast by Eck et Durand Fondeur (French, 19th century)

Bust of Saïd Abdullah of the Darfour People
Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier (French, 1827-1905) Cast by Eck et Durand Fondeur (French, 19th century)

Birth of Venus (Furnishing Fabric)
Engraved by Jean Baptiste Masse (French, 1687-1767) and others after Charles Joseph Natoire (French, 1700-1777) England

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

The Rapidity of Sleep
Yves Tanguy American, born France, 1900–1955

Christa and Wolfi
Gerhard Richter German, born 1932

Reclining Nude
Max Beckmann German, 1884–1950

Midday Sorrow
Angel Planells Spanish, 1901–1989

Head of a Sea God
Charles-Joseph Natoire French, 1700-1777

Untitled
Charles Joseph Biederman American, 1906-2004

La durée poignardée (Time Transfixed)
René Magritte Belgian, 1898–1967

Dead Fowl
Chaim Soutine Born Minsk (Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1893; died Paris, 1943

Joseph Sold by his Brothers
Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)

Shepherd and Shepherdess
Attributed to Joseph Charles Marin (French, 1759–1834)

Still Life: Apples and Green Glass
Charles Demuth American, 1883-1935