Medium Still-life Paintings

Botanical gouache on paper circa 1920 by French fauvist painter Raoul Dufy. The work flowers in red and blues with green foliage against a yellow and white stripped background. Dimensions: Framed: 25"x20" Unframed: 18"x13" Raoul Dufy was one of a family of nine children, including five sisters and a younger brother, Jean Dufy, also destined to become a painter. Their father was an accountant in the employ of a major company in Le Havre. The Dufy family was musically gifted: his father was an organist, as was his brother Léon, and his youngest brother Gaston was an accomplished flautist who later worked as a music critic in Paris. Raoul Dufy's studies were interrupted at the age of 14, when he had to contribute to the family income. He took a job with an importer of Brazilian coffee, but still found time from 1892 to attend evening courses in drawing and composition at the local college of fine arts under Charles Marie Lhullier, former teacher of Othon Friesz and Georges Braque. He spent his free time in museums, admiring the paintings of Eugène Boudin in Le Havre and The Justice of Trajan in Rouen. A municipal scholarship enabled him to leave for Paris in 1900, where he lodged initially with Othon Friesz. He was accepted by the École des Beaux-Arts, where he studied under Léon Bonnat, whose innate conservatism prompted Dufy to remark later that it was 'good to be at the Beaux-Arts providing one knew one could leave'. And leave he did, four years later, embarking with friends and fellow students on the rounds of the major Paris galleries - Ambroise Vollard, Durand-Ruel, Eugène Blot and Berheim-Jeune. For Dufy and his contemporaries, Impressionism represented a rejection of sterile academism in favour of the open-air canvases of Manet, the light and bright colours of the Impressionists, and, beyond them, the daringly innovative work of Gauguin and Van Gogh, Seurat, Cézanne, Toulouse-Lautrec and others. Dufy was an out-and-out individualist, however, and was not tempted to imitate any of these artists. He produced, between 1935 and 1937, Fée Electricité (Spirit of Electricity), the emblem for the French utilities company Electricité de France (EDF). Dufy visited the USA for the first time in 1937, as a member of the Carnegie Prize jury. In 1940, the outbreak of war (and his increasingly rheumatic condition) persuaded him to settle in Nice. When he eventually returned to Paris 10 years later, his rheumatism had become so debilitating that he immediately left for Boston to follow a course of pioneering anti-cortisone treatment. He continued working, however, spending time first in Harvard and then in New York City before moving to the drier climate of Tucson, Arizona. The cortisone treatment was by and large unsuccessful, although he did recover the use of his fingers. He returned to Paris in 1951 and decided to settle in Forcalquier, where the climate was more clement. Within a short time, however, he was wheelchair-bound. He died in Forcalquier in March 1953 and was buried in Cimiez. Between 1895 and 1898, Raoul Dufy painted watercolours of landscapes near his native Le Havre and around Honfleur and Falaise. By the turn of the century, however, he was already painting certain subjects that were to become hallmarks of his work - flag-decked Parisian cityscapes, Normandy beaches teeming with visitors, regattas and the like, including one of his better-known early works, Landing Stage at Ste-Adresse. By 1905-1906 Friesz, Braque, Matisse, Derain, Vlaminck, Van Dongen and Rouault were described collectively as Fauves (the wild beasts). What they had in common was a desire to innovate, but they felt constrained nonetheless to meet formally to set out the guiding principles of what promised to be a new 'movement'. Dufy quickly established that those principles were acceptable; moreover, he was most impressed by one particular painting by Henri Matisse ( Luxury, Calm and Voluptuousness) which, to Dufy, embodied both novelty and a sense of artistic freedom. Dufy promptly aligned himself with the Fauves. Together with Albert Marquet in particular, he spent his time travelling the Normandy coast and painting views similar...

Realistic still life painting by Houston based artist Nancy Paris Pruden. The work features black and white fabric draped across one another with dramatic lighting. Signed in the fro...

Oil on canvas without frame. There is a signature "René Aumbach" and date 1922.

Red Plant Still Life by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 20 x 26 inches stamped verso provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good a...

Tranquil tropical scene of blooming bougainvillea by American Realist nature scene oil painter Peter Loftus who is known for captivating color rich scenes through shadow and light th...

A medium sized, unique oil painting on stretched canvas, ready to hang. Framing options are available on request.

Premiering for the first time in three decades, the original paintings of American artist Maurice Green. Born in 1908 in Latvia, Maurice Green stu...

Neige de Nuit (Night Snow) — luminous oil on linen. Dimensions are 32 x 24 inches. French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and country...

Hubert Bellis 1831 - Brussels - 1902 Belgian Painter 'Red and Yellow Roses in a Glass Vase' Signature: signed lower right Medium: oil on panel Dimensions: image size 43,50 x 23 cm...

During his successful career as a goldsmith the desire to paint grew on Dutch artist René Smoorenburg (1954). The attention to detail, which was of great importance in his work as a ...

'Fly Me To the Moon', oil on paper mounted on wood panel painted by Elena Zolotnitsky depicting a floral scene. The art is 32 x 28 inches and professionally framed measuring 34 x 30 ...

Artist: William Littlefield, American (1902 - 1969) Title: Still Life and Abstract Year: 1950 & 1954 Medium: Double-Sided Oil on Masonite, signed and dated both sides Size: 22 x 28 i...

Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2004) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 27 x 20 Frame Size: 36 x 29.5 Medium: Oil on Panel Applied by Palette Knife "Flowers" Biography Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2...

Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas and sold unframed, already stretched and r...

Still life with roses. Canvas, oil, 71x56 cm

Autumn flowers. 1992, oil on cardboard, 65x50 cm Still life with pink asters in green jug Olgerts Jaunarajs (1907-2003) He was so-called legend of ...

'Bouquet on an entablature' by Denise Dardel (French, mid 20th century) signed and dated 1944 oil on board, framed framed: 23 x 29 inches board: 19.5 x 26 inches provenance: private ...

Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...

Fiori di campo,Estate,Luce,Impressionismo Maya KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia 1924 – San Pietroburgo 2005) Maya Kuzminichna Kopitzeva nasce nel 1924 in Georgia, ma già l’anno successivo...

ROBINSON, Geoffrey (b.1945) Your Greatest Asset 2013 Image: 51.0 x 61.0 cm Frame: 70.0 x 80.0 cm Unglazed Geoffrey Robinson trained at Bournemouth...

This series of hand painted acrylic paintings by Natalia Roman are inspired by the colors and textures of Italian terrazzo tiling. The patterns created c...

Andre Raffin French, 1927-2005 Les Fruits Oil on Canvas 18 in. by 22 in. W/frame 25 ½ in. by 29 ½ in. Signed & dated 61 lower left André Raffin was bor...

"Cream Bottles Collection" is a contemporary still-life painting portraying a collection of bottle silhouettes in tan tones, perfectly arranged b...

Unsigned Work on canvas Gilded wooden frame 70,5 x 48 x 4,5 cm

Pink peonies in vase. 1983, canvas, oil, 60x70 cm Light pink peonies bouquet in day light in brown vase on the table

Title: Blooming Under The Moonlight Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 28 x 22 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. N...

Oil on canvas

Signed Upper Left "Tosca" for Tosca Olinski (American, 1909-1984) and painted in 1941. Provenance: Mongerson Wunderlich Galleries, Chicago. Exhibited: New Directions in American Pai...

Artist’s Statement: “I have been an abstract painter for over 30 years, and I can't exactly say what caused me to one night go to the studio and paint flowers, of all things. But of ...

Flowers. Canvas, cardboard, oil, 69x50 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Sa...

This unique multistep technique is a combination of a painting and a photograph or monotype. Cyanotypes are a kind of alternative photographic process from the 1800s. The chemicals are different from those used in black and white photography. The light-sensitive chemicals can be used to print blue and white photographs from a large negative or a person can capture the silhouette of solid objects rather like an x-ray in blue and white. In her Delft Garden series, artist Christine So first drew the outline of a plant in pencil and then painted it in a dark room —not paint– but with the cyanotype light-sensitive emulsion. When the painting had dried, she arranged plants on top of the painted silhouette in a pattern that would leave gaps like lace, carefully moved the entire bundle outside while still covered and then exposed the pattern multiple times at different angles to the sun, to achieve various shades of blue and white. The heavy cotton watercolor paper then needed to be thoroughly rinsed in order to stop the darkening process. The silhouette here is of the Giant California Tree...

Work : Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork, Unique Work. Ready to Hang. Medium : Oil painting on Canvas. Artist : Gabriel Riesnert Subject : Hortensia (Title) Signature : The wo...

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...

Sunflowers is a beautiful oil painting realized by Vrbova Miloslava Prof. Zinkovy (1909-1991).  Oil on panel, 80 x 60 cm. hand signed lower margin. Good conditions

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 this work we find the image of the Buddha and several pomegranates, symbolizing fertility. The choice of combining objects and materials of different nature becomes an unmistakable feature of his style. A taste for the intrinsic qualities of different materials, specifically chosen for their characteristics of gloss transparency and sphericity, not least, the optical precision with which the different surfaces are rendered. Croatto creates images where reality is transformed into a magical and suspended atmosphere. Bruno Croatto...

Angelo Donadoni was born in post-war northern Italy in 1945. His father did not recognize him. Her mother was a prostitute. At 13, he was placed in a reformatory. Then, very quickly,...

White lilac. 1981, oil on canvas, 60x61 cm Lilac in vase on dark brown background

"Tulips and Apples" is an beautiful oil painted from life in her studio in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures the brilliant reds and pinks ...

'Luminous 3' — luminous oil on linen. Dimensions are 31.5 x 31.5 inches. French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and countrysides of France, New York, and Calif...

Bold and vivid acrylic painting of a bouquet of fresh gladiolus flowers by Graf, 1977. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold...

Beautiful impressionist oil painting of blue Japanese irises in a white pitcher in style of Vincent Van Gogh, by an unknown artist. Signed illegibly. Presented in a giltwood frame. F...

Flower Pot is an original artwork realized by an artist of 20th century in 1961. Original Oil on Paper. Good condition. The author’s signature, at the bottom right in red, is ille...

Painting oil on canvas measuring 67 x 45 cm without frame and 82 x 60 depicting a vase of flowers by the painter Niccolò Stanchi ( Rome 1626 - 1690 ). The Stanchi brothers (Giovanni...

Work on paper Gilded wood frame with glass pane 85 x 65 x 3 cm

Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2022 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Roses, Size: 25" x 29" x 0.8'' inch, ...

This lovely British Victorian still life oil painting is by noted still life painter George Clare. Painted circa1870 the composition is different fruit, including green and red grape...

Beautiful mid century still life of a copper teapot and fruit by listed California artist Helen Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997), circa 1950's. The artist...

The series of flowers shows a classical motif with a subtle attention to the subtle movement and rhythm of the flora, with the help of paint, abstract vision and expressive handwriti...

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Contemporary figurative painter Andrew S. Conklin creates a co...

' Blue Vase' by Édouard Righetti (1924-2001) Dated 1973 Signed lower front oil painting on canvas, beautifully painted with thick impasto oil and bold colors. very good condition...

Work on canvas

Henry John Livens was born in 1858, in St Pancras, London the direct descendant of Jan Liebens who had left his native Holland in the 1600’s to paint a portrait of the King and subse...

An oil painting of a a hallway interior. "Hallway in Green" presents to us a sunlit interior from one large window on the left. Forms McGuire incorporates creates playful geometric c...

In this oil on canvas, I've poured my soul into capturing the vibrant essence of life. With bold strokes and vivid hues, I've embraced expressionism and realism to evoke a sense of w...

Signed lower right "Vantore" for Mogens Erik Christien Vantore (Danish, 1895-1977) and painted circa 1925. A fine early twentieth-century oil still-life of white and yellow daisies ...