Vertical Still-life Paintings

HUBERT HENRARD (Belgium 1816-1898) Still Life with Cornflower and Harebells Signed l.r.: Hubert Henrard Oil on canvas Framed 25 by 20.5 cm., 10 by 8 in. (frame size 41.5 by 36.5 c...

Artist: Oksana Kalenyuk Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on canvas Year: 2020 Style: Impressionism Title: Fl...

"The Tower" - original large art by Paula Craioveanu Original, large, unique painting, oil on canvas, 31.5x23.6in / 80x60cm. Shipped stretched, from Florida. Check 1stDibs code FREESHIP This painting, a study of an elaborate spiral staircase, demonstrates the artist’s skill in merging architectural elegance with a dynamic sense of movement and mystery. The subject itself—a wrought iron spiral staircase—becomes more than a functional object; it transforms into a metaphor for transcendence, curiosity, and the infinite. The staircase is richly ornate, with swirling ironwork patterns and intricate details that capture the eye. The artist emphasizes the craftsmanship, elevating the staircase into a work of art itself. The ornamental designs echo Baroque or Rococo influences, known for their flamboyance and decorative excess. The spiral is inherently dynamic, drawing the viewer’s gaze upward in a continuous loop. This quality imbues the staircase with motion and energy, almost as if it is alive, spiraling into another dimension. The artist employs a dramatic perspective, positioning the viewer at the base of the staircase, looking upward. This composition evokes a sense of aspiration or awe, as if the staircase ascends to an unknown destination. The light filtering through the structure accentuates the curvature and creates a contrast between the solid metal of the staircase and the soft, ephemeral glow of the environment. This interplay of light and shadow enhances the mood, making the staircase seem both tangible and ethereal. The cool metallic grays and silvers of the staircase reflect its materiality, suggesting durability and permanence. At the same time, the reflective surfaces give it a shimmering, almost celestial quality. The background is suffused with warm, earthy tones—yellows, browns, and muted greens—that contrast with the cold metal of the staircase. This contrast creates a sense of tension between the man-made structure and the organic or natural environment surrounding it. Symbolism. Spiral staircases are often symbolic of a journey, both physical and spiritual. They represent the process of ascent, growth, and transformation. This staircase seems to lead into a vortex of light, suggesting a path to enlightenment or transcendence. The spiral is a recurring motif in art and nature, often representing infinity, cycles, and continuity. The staircase's design hints at a journey without end, encouraging reflection on the passage of time and the eternal nature of life. The destination of the staircase is deliberately obscured, leaving the viewer to wonder where it leads. This creates a sense of mystery, drawing the viewer into an imaginative exploration of the unknown. The swirling patterns in the ironwork mirror the overall spiral shape of the staircase, creating a sense of harmony and cohesion. These designs also add a decorative richness to the piece, tying it to the tradition of Romanticism or Gothic Revival, where even utilitarian objects were imbued with beauty and meaning. The background is loosely rendered, with soft, swirling brushstrokes that echo the spiral of the staircase. This abstraction contrasts with the detailed depiction of the staircase, making the environment feel less defined and more dreamlike. The staircase appears to float in a liminal space, further emphasizing its symbolic and otherworldly qualities. The viewer’s vantage point and the sheer scale of the staircase evoke a feeling of awe. It could symbolize humanity’s ambitions to reach higher realms—intellectually, spiritually, or artistically. The absence of people in the painting draws attention to the object itself, suggesting introspection or solitude. The staircase might represent a solitary journey, one that each individual must take alone. The intricate design and upward motion of the staircase, combined with the lack of a specific time or place, imbue the piece with a sense of timelessness. It could exist in any era, representing universal human themes. In comparison to the artist’s other works, this painting shifts focus from mythological and figurative themes to an architectural subject. Yet, it retains the artist’s characteristic use of ornamentation, bold perspectives, and symbolic depth. Like the Minotaur or Zeus paintings...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Flower Piece with Storm Year: 1986 Medium: Acrylic on Panel, with Artist Painted Frame Size: 58.5 x 46.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription...

Impressionist Still Life Apples and Flowers, Oil Painting by Pamela Cawley, British 20th century oil painting on canvas, unframed board: 20 x 16 inches Stunning original Impression...

The Hanging Bouquet

Robert Kulicke’s Pear exemplifies his refined approach to still life—quiet, contemplative, and deceptively simple. Centered on a muted background with no distractions, the solitary p...

Tamara De Lempicka 1898-1980 Polish Le bouquet de lilas (Lilac Bouquet) Signed "Lempicka" (lower right) Oil on canvas This exceptional floral still life by Art Deco icon Tamara d...

True strength does not lie in domination or suppression. It is found in seeking harmony, even with the wildest, most untamed parts of oneself. The lion in my painting represents our...

This hyperrealistic painting by Roni Yoffe is from her latest body of works. It is oil on wood and comes not framed, but framing options are available. "My paintings in recent years ...

This contemporary abstract painting was inspired by nature and features a moon. Vancouver-based artist Fiona Ackerman has often turned to the beauty of the natural world as a source...

A glorious riot of colour….pink—from pale to a rosy red play against orange, green, white and a pop of bright yellow in this oil painting by Jennifer Hornyak. Known for her abstract ...

This piece is part of an exciting new collection depicting iconic "Coco Chanel" with the artists "Dripping Dots" style. Focused on a pointillistic technique, the paint is able to cap...

This superb Post Impressionist floral oil painting is by noted successful Russian born female artist Nadia Benois. Benois came to England and settled in L...

Still Life of Pink and White Flowers French School, mid 20th century signed by the artist, "Paul Barre" oil on canvas, framed framed: 33 x 28.5 painting: 26 x 21 inches provenance: p...

Still Life Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...

Artist/ School: French Impressionist school, signed lower corner, 20th century Title: The Japanese Bridge, Monet's waterlily pond at Giverny. Medium...

STILL LIFE WITH CHALICE Size: 46 x 34.5cm (including frame) Oil on board A striking mid-century modernist still life composition, executed in oil onto board and dated 1956. Central...

This contemporary vivid and expressive painting with a touch of impressionism, Red Roses, was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot. The artwork immediately captures the viewer's...

A bright and inviting interior scene with colorful patterned china plates leaning beside a floral arrangement with green flowers in a vase on a kitchen counter and a crimson red teap...

"Blackberries Are Red When They Are Green" - Trompe L'Oeil Still Life Hyper realistic still life by Alexis Pencovic (American, 1921-1987). A still life arrangement of blackberries w...

Vibrant Bouquet of Roses signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) size: 10.75 x 9 inches oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. It has previou...

Contemporary colorful painting by Houston-based artist Jessica Simorte. The work features a central abstracted still life of a tree set against a light yellow background with ethereal floating shapes. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: Jessica Simorte completed her MFA with an emphasis in painting at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning in 2014. She is currently living in Texas where she coordinates Sam Houston State's University's WASH Program and teaches within their new MFA Program. She has shown regionally, nationally, and internationally and has been included in numerous publications including multiple issues of New American Paintings, Art Maze Mag, and Maake Magazine. Most recently, she was named a “noteworthy artist” in New American Paintings issue #162. Significant exhibitions include solos at Gallery Urbane...

Lunaria - Honesty Plant French School, circa 1930's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 15 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condition The f...

Oil on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1968. Hand signed and dated. Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artist. cm. 44x34. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1,...

Ture Ander (1881-1959) Sweden A Bouquet of Digitalis, Poppy, Iris, Snapdragons, Cornflower, Buttercup. 1936 oil on board signed and dated Ture Ander 36 board dimensions 24,41 x 18,...

"Blumen Bild " Heavy Impasto Expressionist Flower Still Life Abstract expressionist sill life of flowers in a vase by California artist Harald "Harry" Dry Schmidt (American, 1933-19...

Stéphanie Caroline Guerzoni (1887-1970) was an Austrian-born artist who spent much of her life contributing to the European art scene. Born in Vienna, she experienced the vibrant cul...

Rene Marcil: 1917-1993. Very well listed Canadian artist who has auction records as high as $100,000. This fabulous fresh to the market oil painting is either on a thin board or thic...

A Rare and Significant Discovery. We are pleased to offer this newly discovered vanitas still life by the enigmatic German artist Johann Andreas von Düwens (?-1716). Titled "Vanitas...

In a time of profound environmental change, Kevin Sloan’s images depict rare beauty intertwined with puzzlement. Part art, part artifice, his painstaking vignettes of animals posed i...

If you love spices, you will love this original oil painting by renowned photorealist Mark Schiff. One cannot appreciate this painting on a computer screen; in real life, it is absolutely amazing. Because you cannot appreciate it on a computer screen, our gallery has a unique policy. When purchasing from us, the buyer has sixty days to determine if they want to keep the artwork. If not, the buyer returns to piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways! A collector should consider several factors when deciding from whom to purchase artwork online. Check the location of the seller. When one buys from a foreign seller, one also has to consider the problems of getting the piece through Customs. There are often delays and considerable fees to pay in order to import the item. When purchasing from us, we ship the same day and you receive it via FedEx the next day, no problems or hassles. When one purchases from an auction house, one pays a buyer’s premium of anywhere from 23% to 28% over the “hammer price”. So when one “wins” an auction for $20,000, the actual price paid is more like $25,000. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price agreed to is the price paid by the buyer, no hidden fees. Secondly, when one purchases from an auction house, the buyer pays the packing and shipping fee, which are usually exorbitant. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price includes packing and shipping. Thirdly, when one purchases from an auction house, the sale is final. If one receives the piece and is not 100% satisfied with it, there is nothing the buyer can do about it. They are stuck with it. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the buyer has sixty days to determine if they want to keep it. If not, the buyer returns to piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways. About Mark Schiff -- Animated by photographs that reflect his personal life, Mark Schiff’s paintings are fueled by what makes him happy. Through his open touch and signature blending method, he lends his artistic perception to the original photographic compositions captured on his Leica. Mark’s creative vision has been alive since he was a boy. As a child he spent his summers observing life as he rode the trolley back and forth to art classes at the Pratt Institute. During his future travels to Europe, Mark’s eye for light and photography merged with his passion for painting at the Jeu de Paume in Paris; which triggered his career in photorealism. Mark is well known for painting objects that people can identify and emotionally connect with. His work is distinctly marked by a rich palette and the luminous range of light he paints into his compositions. Each painting is a true extension of his vision and can take up to 200 hours to complete. Mark Schiff’s work has been commissioned by the well-known brands The Hershey Company and Tropicana. His private collectors include A-list celebrities and also corporate collectors in the US and abroad. Possessing a strong philanthropic nature, Mark donates both his time and works to charitable organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, The Ronald McDonald House, Make-A-Wish Foundation, The Humane Society and the Special Olympics. Photorealism is widely viewed as one of this century’s most exciting genres of art. When a photorealistic painting is viewed from afar, it looks like a photograph. Only when getting very close to the art does the viewer realize that it is in fact not a photo, but rather an oil painting. Photorealism can also refer to sculptures. Duane Hanson is known as the greatest photorealistic sculptor of all time. Some of the greatest photorealistic painters include Mark Schiff, Richard Estes, Ralph Goings, Charles Bell and Audrey Flack. Photorealist Mark Schiff was born in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, in a neighborhood known as a kuchalane, a Yiddish word which Schiff defines as a place where everyone (from the Old Country) ended up living on the same street, and most likely knowing each other’s business. His Russian grandfather came to the US before the revolution and both his parents were first generation American. Even at five years of age, Mark showed exceptional talent. In the summer, his mother permitted him to travel by himself on the trolley for art classes at the Pratt institute. He continued studying there until he was eleven and the family moved to Great Neck. Except for a few art classes in high school and playing baritone horn in the band, Mark focused on other things besides art, especially when his mother worried for his financial future, kept insisting “that Jewish boys don’t starve to death.” His father made a good living as a production man in textiles so Mark, who had spent years doing the rounds of knitting mills with his father, decided to major in textile chemistry at North Carolina State. ROTC was mandatory on his campus and he did two years in order to be eligible for officer status. He won the Armed Forces Chemical Association award and thought for sure that he would be assigned chemical work, but instead was made a tank commander and stationed at Fort Knox. Not exactly what his heart yearned for, but a good job awaited him at Sandoz, a Swiss company that made dyestuff. What perfect training for someone who would soon be working in wonderful rich colors on canvas. He went on to receive his MBA degree from Hofstra University, left Sandoz and was hired to sell at a spinning mill. He liked it. In 1976 he joined Bennett Berman Associates and had an opportunity to buy the spinning mill Spun Fibers. But what of art? In the early days, Elsie, his wife of fifty-two years, had a problem with the large amount of space his canvases occupied in their one bedroom apartment. Mark took up photography instead, which only required a small darkroom. Photography was a natural ally for his eventual return to painting in the photorealistic style. It was on his second trip to Europe that Mark fell in love with painting all over again. The impressionistic museum, Jeu de Paume in Paris, renewed his passion and it’s been non-stop since then. Out came the brushes, but this time, he used his love and skill of photography, and built a style based on the photographs he had taken, bringing them to life with paint. Mark was still not painting to sell until in 1990 when someone discovered and desperately wanted his candy bar (Sweet Series) painting. Mark didn’t want to let go of that particular piece, but was finally convinced to sell it and a second candy painting to this ardent art and candy lover. Two years later, Mark was commissioned to make three paintings of this man’s new Ferrari. Some of the artists who have inspired his work are Richard Estes, Sandy Scott, Chuck Close, and Charles Bell. He appreciates the work of Ken Keeley, but unlike Keeley’s hard-lined/tape and ruler style, Mark prefers an open touch, using the blending method. Mark’s subject matters range from candy bars to spice racks to soda cans and soda bottles. He photographs with a Leica M-7 and each painting can take up to 200 or more hours to complete. His palette is rich; his subjects, be it a fire engine or a pretzel cart, take on a luminous quality, always photoreal, but even more beautiful. Mark developed his own technique for working with bottles by painting a canvas all black, so that the transparency of the bottles allows a wonderful range of light to filter through. The same light and reflection can be seen in the black rotary phone...

This painting featuring blooming irises in the garden is an exquisite example of expressive abstraction that immediately captivates the viewer with its dynamic brushstrokes and vivid...

Mary Spain (American, 1934–1983) Man with Bird Oil on canvas Signed middle right 13.5 x 11.75 inches 17 x 15 inches, framed Set in a realm of fantasy, Mary Spain’s work exhibits odd...

Jean Paul Marsman (Dutch artist) Red Disguised as Blue 30 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 33 x 23 cm) Oil paint on wood This hyper-realistic oil painting features a paint tube from the brand Oud Holland. The artist has added a touch of humor by depicting a blue paint tube with red paint coming out of it. Such combinations are characteristic of Jean Paul Marsman's work. The cheerful and hyper-realistic paintings...

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 ...

Vintage French Watercolour Painting by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back watercolour pa...

Original painting on canvas. Hand signed, titled and dated on verso by Lowell Nesbitt. Canvas size 74 x 58 inches. Frame size approx 76 x 60 inches. Artwork is in excellent condi...

Erich Kruger (1897-1978) Floral Still life Oil on canvas Pink poppies + Hydrangeas 23.5 x 331.5 unframed, 37.5.x 25.5 framed

Radiant Blooms signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) size: 16 x 13 inches dated 84' oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. It has previousl...

Nudist Women, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner, Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 32 x...

"Macarons" is a framed oil painting on canvas by Alexander Sheversky, depicting 6 highly detailed macarons in various flavors & colors. The artist masterfully captures the chewy text...

In this large work the artist has shown a lovely bouquet of peonies in various states of bloom. The glass pitcher that holds them glints in the light. and casts a shadow on the table...

Impressionist Oil Painting of Daisies, Lemons and Apples by Pamela Cawley, British 20th century oil painting on board, unframed board: 20 x 16 inch...

Very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, Eng...

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...

-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...

'Large Blue Iris' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size. Int...

This one-of-a-kind notebook features an original hand-painted cover of delicate still life flowers, making it not just a journal—but a piece of art. Whether you're using it for perso...

This painting demonstrates the source of Arnoldus Bloemers’ enduring popularity. A profusion of peonies, honeysuckle, and poppies share the confines of a terracotta urn sitting on a ...

A magnificent oil on canvas representing a Vase of Flowers in a Metal Vase with a Mask, realized by an italian artist in the first half of 17th Century. In very good condition, it i...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract Garden Still Life with Flowers and Plants) Year: 1963 Medium: Watercolor on heavy archival paper Size: 29.5 x 21 inches Condi...

A modern depiction of Sun Flowers by Theresa F. Bernstein. The bold colors and strong contrasts make Berstein's work so striking and captivating. The flowers are executed with bold p...

Frank Chabry (1916-1979) was a 20th-century artist whose career spanned several transformative decades in the art world. His work likely reflects the arti...

This contemporary abstract expressionist floral painting, with an impressionist touch, is part of Natalya Mougenot’s 2023 summer-themed series. Created in her French studio, Colorful...

This still life was created with oil paints on canvas and painted en plein air from life. The artwork features a potted young rosehip bush, capturing its delicate energy and natural ...

Flower Bunch by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back old exhibition label verso signed oil painting on board, unframed measures: 12 high by ...

This vibrant artwork " Summer flowers bouquet by the window" features a dynamic still life composition of flowers in a vase. Bold brushstrokes bring energy and movement to the canvas...

French Colorist School, circa 1960's period oil painting on board, framed framed: 18 x 14 inches board: 13 x 9.5 inches provenance: private collection,...