Lawrence Reiter

East Wind -- Bohemian Still Life with Watermelon and Statue

Circa 1980

Romantic still-life of a beautiful porcelain lady and her two dogs - perhaps Borzoi - set among a display of fresh cut lilies by listed artist Nell Walker Warner (American, 1891-1970). Signed "Nell Walker Warner" lower left. Displayed in a giltwood frame with linen liner. Image, 30"H x 36"L. Nell Walker Warner was born in Richardson County, Nebraska on April 1, 1891. She was educated in Colorado Springs, Colorado and graduated from the Lexington College in Missouri in 1910. She moved to California in 1916 where she studied and graduated from the Los Angeles School of Art and Design. After her marriage to Dr. Bion Smith Warner in 1920, the couple settled in La Canada. During the 1920's, Nell was the curator of the Tuesday Afternoon Club in Los Angeles and further studied with Nicolai Fechin, Paul Lauritz and Fritz Werner. Her floral paintings are radiant; an article in the Christian Science Monitor stated, ''California flowers...

Still Life of Gladiolas in a Blue Pot with bird figurine and Samurai portrait by Bonnie Beach Ryan (American, 1901-1940). In 1933, Bonnie Beach Ryan held her first solo show of flower and still life paintings at the Dana Bartlett...

Detailed still life of roses, books, a statue from The Pirates of Penzance, and an ash tray by Texas artist Willa (Willie) Kay Fall (1891-1976). Signed in the lower right corner. Presented in the original period giltwood frame. Image 36" H x 28"W. Unframed. Frame, 42"H x 33.5"W x 1.5"Signed lower right "W. Kay Fall" Willie (Willa) Kay Fall was 1976 Born in Kaufman, Texas to William K. Irvin an advertising man and Roxanne M. Cole. She Married Cecil G. Fall in 1912 in Kemp, Texas She painted in Texas 1920-19600, New York 1950-60, England 1947 and 1951 Sailed on the RMS Queen Elizabeth...

Exceptionally realistic still life of a bust of a young fisherman in the style of Claude Buck by Leila Sullivan (American, 1903-1998), who studied with Claude Buck for 5 years and Ma...

Vivid oil painting of a seated figure holding a terracotta vase, surrounded by hanging pottery, by August Lenox (American, 1908-1986). Signed "Lenox" ...

Bright, colorful Fauvist figurative painting of a woman with vase of flowers in a vibrant interior space, by an unknown Bay Area artist (American, 20th...

The young Dutch artist Lars van Wieren is seen by many as a great talent. We get that! Through one of our artists we were made aware of Lars' work. W...

Carl Schwartz's artwork is in permanent collections throughout the United States, including the Smithsonian Institution, Kemper Insurance, AT&T, Sears, Delta Airlines...

This painting was inspired by the Virginia Woolf quote: "I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse, perhaps, to be locked in." In her serie...

Inspired by the J. R. R. Tolkien quote "Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost" from the poem "All That is Gold Does Not Glitter" from "The Lord of the Rings." The poem reads: "All th...

DWELL is a multi-layered oil on linen painting by Jered Sprecher. The piece presents a floral composition, modeled on a bouquet arrangement created by the artist’s wife. Starting fro...

Artist statement: My work as a figurative painter examines my experience as a gay male living in Mexico today. My early paintings and drawings are explicitly erotic in that they foc...