Stephen Basso

Hide and Seek still life peppers and lemons Spanish influence dark undercurrent

2009

Oil on canvas, color superrealism Doug Newton’s hyper-real oil paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways li...

Oil paint on canvas Doug Newton’s hyper-real paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways light can transform our perceptions. His subject matter concentrates on still lives of food, toys, candy and household objects. In addition to many group shows across the country, Mr. Newton’s show, “HARD CANDY and other confections” represents his fifth solo exhibition. His paintings have been collected in numerous private collections. Mr. Newton resides in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Sonia Coman writes in her essay, Doug Newton’s hard candy: the confection of painting Doug Newton’s paintings are about… painting. The hyperrealist technique of trompe l’oeil or “trick the eye” is knowingly playful. It simultaneously calls attention to the illusion of a different material—for example, translucent candy wrappers—and the reality of the layers of paint, masterfully applied to the canvas. In that, Newton’s paintings pay homage to an esteemed series of trompe l’oeil masters, from Inquisition-era Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán to Gilded-Age American painter William Michael Harnett...

Oil on Canvas Doug Newton’s hyper-real paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways light can transform our pe...

Oil on Canvas, bright color Doug Newton’s hyper-real oil paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways light ca...

colorful ribbons Oil on canvas Doug Newton’s hyper-real paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways light can...

A still life painting of two cellophane wrapped hard candies, one violet and the other red, backlit on a gray background. This food / childhood themed painting is a study of transpar...

Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting by Mark DiVincenzo. Oil on canvas, circa 2005. Signed verso. Unframed.

Here for your consideration is a beautiful still life of assorted fruit on a blue plate by the well known American artist, Robert Brackman. Signed lower right. Titled and signed ver...

Frameless Jordi Pagans Montsalvatge began his artistic career in 1948. In 1956 he began to work in the studio of Josep Roca Sastre, an artist who decisive...

Frame size 84x69 cm. José Antonio Palanca Ruiz was born in 1934 and was mainly inspired by the 1950s. Arguably, the 1950s were dominated by Abstract Expressionism, a form of paintin...

Large scale French still life of a vase with flowers by André Vagh Weinmann. The painting is signed and dated bottom right. Presented in a very fine patinated wood frame. An imposin...

Here for consideration is a richly painted in a thick impasto technique; a vibrant and stylized vase overflowing with poppies and sunflowers. Signed by the artist Edith E. Ferullo lower right “Ferullo” and dated 1974. Condition of the painting is excellent. The painting is housed in a period burnt orange period wood frame in fine condition. Overall framed measurements are 31 by 16 inches. Provenance: A Ellenton, Florida collector. Edith E. Ferullo was born in 1928 and is known for her mid century and post modern paintings...