Tom Nicholas

Satsumi & Dried Flowers

This wonderful still life of flowers was painted by artist Dimitri Romanovsky (1887- 1971) a Southern Russian born artist who lived and worked in New York with a studio at Carnegie H...

A beautiful still life of peonies and delphinium flowers in a blue vase by American artist Carle John Blenner (1862-1952). Blenner was born in Richmond, Virginia, educated at Marburg...

A fine 19th century still life of flowers by French artist Louis Mettling (1847-1904). Mettling was born in Dijon, Côte- d'Or, France to English parents. He studied at the École des ...

A fine still life painting with fruit and flowers by André (Gittleson) Gisson (1921-2003). Gisson, born Anders Gittleson in Brooklyn, NY, graduate...

An interesting 1863 still life painted by George E. Forster (German/American, 1817-1896). George Forster was born in Bavaria, Germany and came to New York in 1865 with his wife and ...

A pleasant still life with coffee pot, bowls, and flowers in a vase by American artist Dines Carlsen (1901-1966). Son of Soren Emil Carlsen, Dines was born in New York, and studied w...

Chani Cohen Zada Afterbirth , 2018 oil on canvas 100 x 100 cm 39 x 39 in Exhibited: 'Between Holy and Mundane', Lewinski College, Tel Aviv. Israel 11.1-...

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...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Artist Statement "Here I wish to evoke feelings of the night sky, in this quiet still life. A moment experienced fully, r...

Hand signed. Oil on canvas.

In this painting the clear blue sky offers a warm glow. Nature's intervention gives a touch of beauty to the fruits.

In this painting the arrangement of red grapes and red apples in a green background gives the impression that the perception of contradictions can be paired if arranged well.