Still-life Paintings

Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintings. This is a miniature watercolor and gouache vibrant, colorful bouquet of flowers in a vase. Simka Simkhovitch (Симха Файбусович Симхович) (aka Simka Faibusovich Simkhovich) (Novozybkov, Russia May 21, 1885 O.S./June 2, 1885 N.S.—Greenwich, Connecticut February 25, 1949) was a Ukrainian-Russian Jewish artist and immigrant to the United States. He painted theater scenery in his early career and then had several showings in galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissions in the 1930s, he completed murals for the post offices in Jackson, Mississippi and Beaufort, North Carolina. His works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Born outside Kyiv (Petrograd Ukraine) into a Jewish family who owned a small department store. During a severe case of measles when he was seven, Simcha Simchovitch sketched the views outside his window and decided to become an artist, over his father's objections. Beginning in 1905, he studied at the Grekov Odessa Art School and upon completion of his studies in 1911 received a recommendation to be admitted to the Imperial Academy of Arts. Though he enrolled to begin classes in architecture, painting, and sculpture at the Imperial Academy, he was dropped from the school roster in December because of the quota on the number of Jewish students and drafted into the army. Simchovitch served as a private in the 175th Infantry Regiment Baturyn [ru] until his demobilization in 1912. Re-enrolling in the Imperial Academy, he audited classes. Simka Simkhovitch exhibited paintings and sculptures in 1918 as part of an exhibition of Jewish artists and in 1919 placed 1st in the competition "The Great Russian Revolution" with a painting called "Russian Revolution" which was hung in the State Museum of Revolution. In 1922, Simkha Simkhovitch exhibited at the International Book Fair in Florence (Italian: Fiera Internazionale del Libro di Firenze). In 1924, Simkhovitch came to the United States to make illustrations for Soviet textbooks and decided to immigrate instead. Initially he supported himself by doing commercial art and a few portrait commissions. In 1927, he was hired to paint a screen for a scene in the play "The Command to Love" by Fritz Gottwald and Rudolph Lothar which was playing at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway. Art dealers began clamoring for the screen and Simkhovitch began a career as a screen painter for the theater. Catching the attention of the screenwriter, Ernest Pascal, he worked as an illustrator for Pascal, who then introduced him to gallery owner, Marie Sterner. Simkhovitch's works appeared at the Marie Sterner Gallery beginning with a 1927 exhibit and were repeated the following year. Simkhovitch had an exhibit in 1929 at Sterner's on circus paintings. In 1931, he held a showing of works at the Helen Hackett Gallery, in New York City and later that same year he was one of the featured artists of a special exhibit in San Francisco at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. The exhibit was coordinated by Marie Sterner and included four watercolors, including one titled "Nudes". He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine. In 1936, Simkhovitch was selected to complete the mural for the WPA Post office project in Jackson, Mississippi. The mural was hung in the post office and courthouse in 1938 depicted a plantation theme. Painted on the wall behind the judge’s bench, “Pursuits of Life in Mississippi”, a depiction of black workers engaged in manual labor amid scenes of white professionals and socialites, was eventually covered over in later years during renovations due to its stereotypical African American imagery. Simka painted what he thought was typical of Jackson. His impression of pre-civil rights Mississippi was evidently Greek Revival column houses, weeping willow trees, working class families, and the oppression of African Americans. He painted African American men picking cotton, while a white man took account of the harvest and a white judge advised a white family, calling it Pursuits of Life in Mississippi. Though clearly endorsed by the government and initially generally well-received, the mural soon raised concerns with locals as the climate toward racial segregation began to change. The main concern was whether depictions that show African Americans in subjugated societal roles should be featured in a courtroom. The following year, his painting "Holiday" won praise at an exhibition in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1940, Simkhovitch's second WPA post office project was completed when four murals, "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat", "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright", "Sand Ponies" and "Canada Geese" were installed in Beaufort, North Carolina. The works were commissioned in 1938 and did not generate the controversy that the Jackson mural had. The main mural is "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright" and depicts a shipwreck which had occurred in Beaufort in 1866. "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat" depicted the lighthouse built in 1859 and the mail boat that was running mail during the time which Simkhovitch was there. The boat ran mail for the area until 1957. "Sand Ponies" shows the wild horses common to the North Carolina barrier islands and "Canada Geese" showed the importance of hunting and fishing in the area. All four murals were restored in the 1990s by Elisabeth Speight, daughter of two other WPA muralists, Francis Speight...

"Serenity" is a captivating artwork that invites viewers to immerse themselves in the tranquility of a beautiful sunset painting with flowers. Created using acrylic on a 50 x 50 cm c...

YELLOW & GREEN BALL Size: 62.5 x 71.5 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A striking original mid century modernist composition, painted onto board and dated 1969 on the reverse by th...

by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...

Profusion of Flowers European artist, late 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound condition

Gladioli Flowers by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour on artist paper size: 18 x 15 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the ar...

French school from the beginning of the 20th century Oil on canvas 34 x 46 cm (53 x 63 cm with the frame) Signed and dated lower left "EB / 1914" Trace of signature lower right Very ...

This piece is an original oil painting on panel. It is framed in a simple gold frame. The overall dimensions of the piece as framed are approximately 11x11 inches. GC Williams has ...

Jill Opelka Blooms Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 18 x 14 inches Framed: 19 x 15 x 1.5 inches Signed COA provided Tags: Blooms, Flowers, Saturated, Green, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Red...

Jill Opelka Magnolia (Flowers, Toned-down, Muted, Delicate, Warm) Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 48 x 30 inches Framed: 49 x 31 x 1.5 inches Signed COA provided Tags: Magnolia , Flo...

This piece is an original oil painting on linen canvas. It features blue and white porcelain vases and deep purple dahlias. Its overall framed dimensions are approximately 40x45 inch...

Still Life of Flowers on a Stone Plinth European artist, late 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 36 inches provenance: private collection, south west of England condi...

This piece is an original oil painting on panel. It is framed in a simple gold frame. The overall dimensions of the piece as framed are approximately 11x11 inches. GC Williams has ...

THE GREEN BALL Size: 66 x 75 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A striking original mid-century modernist composition, painted onto board and dated 1966 by the established Swedish ar...

Alan Latter (born 1961) Varnish bottle Signed and dated 2021 Oil on board 13¾ x 10½ inches 14½ x 11¼ inches including the frame A charming still life capturing the artist's working...

Red Peonies signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 22 high by 18 inches wide condition: ov...

This piece is an original oil painting on panel. It is framed in a simple gold frame. The overall dimensions of the piece as framed are approximately 11x11 inches. The title referenc...

STACKED OBJECTS Size: 61 x 77 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A striking original mid century modernist composition, painted onto board and dated 1968 by the established Swedish a...

BROWN & BLACK Size: 65.6 x 74.5 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A striking original mid-century modernist composition, painted onto board and dated 1968 by the established Swedish...

"Dering Harbor Sunset" is a contemporary blue & purple seascape with sailboats. Kelly Carmody’s work has been widely exhibited and collected. One of her major figurative works was c...

THE ARM CHAIR Size: 62 x 37 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A brilliantly executed mid-century modernist composition of an interior scene, painted in oil onto board. Here we have...

Still life is a modern artwork realized by Cristianus in the mid-20th Century. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Includes frame.

"Still-Life" is an modernist painting, oil on canvas by Maestro Olga Kashshay . About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: oil painting STYLE: Contemporary Edition : Unique, signed Weight: App...

Flowers in Vase by Lucie River (French female artist b. 1910) titled and inscribed verso signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 32 inches inscribed verso provenance: private col...

Bouquet de Roses by Leon Garraud (French 1877-1967) signed oil on board, framed framed: 19 x 16 inches board: 15.5 x 12 inches inscribed verso to label provenance: private collection...

Diana Maxwell Armfield. English ( b.1920 ). Pink Primulas and a Collection of Potted House Plants. Oil on Board. Signed. Image size 12.6 inches x 10.6 inches ( 32cm x 27cm ). Frame ...

"Lilac"" is an modernist still-life painting, oil on canvas by Maestro Olga Kashshay . About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: oil painting STYLE: Contemporary Edition : Unique, signed Weig...

"Spring lace" is an modernist painting, oil on canvas by Maestro Olga Kashshay . About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: oil painting STYLE: Contemporary Edition : Unique, signed Weight: Ap...

This monotype of a beautiful flower has colors of melon and light purple/mauve that are not visible to the camera. It is by an artist named Susan--her last name begins with an "S" b...

Norman B. Edgar (Scottish, 1948 -2022) (pink roses) Roses in a jug by tea cup and fruit Signed ‘Edgar’ (lower left) Oil on canvas 20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm.) Norman Edgar was bor...

"Collioure Sunset" is a contemporary impressionist view of the Collioure church in this coastal South of France town. Painted en plein air. Framed Dimensions: 17 x 20 inches Marc ...

Expressionist Painting by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) gouache on artist paper, unframed painting : 11 x 16 inches provenance: private collection conditio...

Ruscello, 2023 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti Unique ---------- Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku is an Afro-Italian painter of Congolese origins. Veggetti has been working on the con...

"The Bay at Collioure" is a bright realist plein air oil painting of the South of France village. Framed Dimensions: 14 x 18 inches Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, C...

Tramonto, 2024 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti From the Beaches series Mounted on stretcher Unique The beaches of Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku represent a pictorial exploration th...

Al mare, 2024 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti From the Beaches series Mounted on stretcher Unique The beaches of Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku represent a pictorial exploration tha...

This painting is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s. Untitled (Horns and Bow), 1941, oil on board, signed and dated lower right, 15 x 20 1/x inches...

"Buddha Statue, Ayutthaya" plein air oil painting at historic site in Thailand Framed Dimensions: 18 x 14 inches Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in...

French Expressionist by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 16.75 x 15 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and ...

"Lisbon Alley" is a realist plein air oil painting of Portugal street with a motorcycle. Framed Dimensions: 14 x 18 inches Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California...

French Expressionist by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 10 x 12.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound con...

Interior Abstract by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 24 x 19.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition

White Flower Still life by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 25 x 19.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound ...

Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...

"Blois" realist plein air landscape oil painting of French village from field. Framed Dimensions: 40 x 50 inches Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in ...

Dale Zinkowski is a master of still life and Tromp l'oeil. His work, reminiscent of Golden Age Dutch still life painting, glows with light and subtle, quiet beauty. This original oil...

Threading The Needle by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour on artist paper mounted in card frame size: 12 x 16 inches condition: very good and ready to be e...

"Vrnik, Croatia" is a rich and colorful plein-air oil painting of the Vrnik island in Croatia. Dalessio captures the glowing shallow waters as it reaches the rocky shoreline, beneath...

"Street in Fez" is a plein air oil painting of a street scene in Morocco. Framed Dimensions: 18 x 14 inches Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in his e...

"City Gates, Fez" is a plein air painting of ppl at the edge of a village in Morocco. Framed Dimensions: 14 x 18 inches Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. E...

"Dawn Light, Florence" plein air oil painting of Florence shining in distance Frame Dimensions 33 x 41in Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in his ear...

"Les Andelys at Dawn" is the view of this French village from a hilltop, painted en plein air. Frame Dimensions 41.5 x 53in Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, Californ...

A. Derek Ching (American, 20th Century) created this stunning, colorful cubist still life gouache on paper painting. With lovely fall colors, this subtle still-life composition featu...

The Cafe Interior by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) gouache on artist paper, unframed painting : 20 x 26 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound cond...

#303, 2024 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti From the Beaches series Oil and acrylic on canvas Size: 10 H x 15 W cm Unique The beaches of Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku represent a pi...

#301, 2024 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti From the Beaches series Oil and acrylic on canvas Size: 10 H x 15 W cm Unique The beaches of Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku represent a pi...

#302, 2024 by Luigi Christopher Veggetti From the Beaches series Oil and acrylic on canvas Size: 10 H x 15 W cm Unique The beaches of Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku represent a pi...

"Street Scene, Collioure" is a colorful plein air oil painting of town in France. Framed Dimensions: 18 x 14 inches Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even...