 He was a great admirer of Annibale Carracci, and other trompe l'oeil 15th to 17th Century Italian painters.He spoke of creating an American Academy of Art, and made an engraving of a painting by Philip Pearlstein as an homage.He was represented by the Allan Frumkin Gallery (50 W. 57th St., New York City), which is now the George Adams Gallery (525 W. 26th St., New York City).