Lilian E. Whitteker

Bouquet of Flowers in a Pitcher

circa 1960s

'Potted Flowers', oil on canvas, by Charles Kvapil (1933). Potted red geraniums symbolise happiness, good health, good wishes, and friendship. They are ...

'Still Life with Pitcher', oil on paper, by Charles Réal (circa 1950s). Still-lifes make voyeurs out of all of us. No matter the era to which they belong, they always give us the sense that we’re spying on a table set for a night of gluttony or perhaps, romance. Whatever is set on the still-life table can transport us to another place limited only by our imaginations. What is not well known is that those tabletop items often had coded meanings. The secret meanings behind the paintings and their unofficial language spawned several sub-genres, including floral still life, breakfast paintings...

'Still Life with Pineapple', oil on panel, by Lucien Martial (circa 1960s). Like human life, fruit is perishable and ephemeral, and thus many believe th...

'Still Life with Flowers and Fruit', gouache on art paper, by French artist, Michel Debiève (1964). As is usual with this artist, the joy is in the detail he has rendered. What is no...

Still Life with oranges in the basket. RAFAEL SALDARRIAGA was born in Medellin, Colombia in 1955. Arrived in the United States in 1993. After living in New Mexico and Hawaii establi...

Pierre Eugene Duteurtre (1911-1989) "La Lecture" c. 1960 Oil on Canvas Signed Canvas Size: 18 x 22 inches Framed Size: approx 26.5 x 30.5 inch...

"The Rain is Over (Bellflowers)" was painted from life in Rybakova studio in Russia. Currently UNFRAMED This painting was created in preparation for Grenning Gallery's second Russian-American Painting Alliance Exhibition in October 2018. Organized by Top Grenning artist Ben Fenske, Rybakova was one of four Russian artists brought to the States to paint plein-air in Stonington Maine...

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