20th Century Still-life Paintings

Auguste Herbin 1882-1960 French Vases aux chrysanthèmes Signed 'Herbin' (lower right) Oil on canvas This bold and vivid still life was composed by French painter Auguste Herbin, ...

Miguel Padura "Still Life" Oil on canvas 21 1/2 x 38 in

Evgeni Chuikov was a master impressionist during the Soviet Era and after. His lyrical impressionism was highly celebrated even though it went against the official art style of the ...

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Bror Julius Olsson “B.J.O.” Nordfeldt (1878 – 1955) Bror Julius Olsson was born in Tullstrop, Sweden in 1878. He immigrated to the United States in 1891, later adopting his mother’s maiden name of Nordfeldt. Beginning his art studies at the Art Institute of Chicago where he was chosen to assist fellow artist, Albert Herter, with a large mural project for the McCormick Harvester Company. In 1900, he was sent to Paris by McCormick to help set up the completed mural at the Paris Exposition. While there, he studied briefly at the Academie Julian before traveling to England to study woodblock printmaking under F. Morley Fletcher. Returning to Chicago in 1903, Nordfeldt would spend the next ten years painting mainly figurative works in an academic style similar to that of the Old Masters. By the mid-teens he had developed a bold dramatic modernist style and divided his time between New York and Provincetown, Massachusetts. There, he invented the “Provincetown Print...

Complex and masterfully thought out the composition of rifle, gun shells, target shapes, and buck shots. Most likely done for a ad or men's magazine. Signed lower right Atherton. Housed in a rustic House of Heydenryk frame...

Joe Kaufman, writer, illustrator. Recipient Art Directors Club medal, 1948, New York Academy of Sciences Children's Science Book award, 1973, Gold award, Silver award Art Directors C...

Medium: Acrylic on Plywood Dimensions: 15.00" x 24.00" Signature: Signed Upper Right

Children's illustration of Ponies and Puppies Signed lower left Children’s Books Published by The Merrill Company

Medium: Egg Tempera on Illustration Board

Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: 10.00" x 8.00" Signature: Signed Upper Left A still life image of wine and fruit (pitcher and fruit). There are two pictures.

Watercolor on paper

Georges Georoy Belgium, 1906–1983 Still Life aux Legumes et Poisson Oil on canvas 23 ¾ in. by 28 ¾ in. W/frame 31 ¾ in. by 36 ¾ in. Signed lower right In a period Heydenryk frame ...

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...

A good antique French floral still life by the French artist Jules Francois Bernard (1884-1942), oil on canvas, dated 1920. This very attractive impressionistic still life depicts a ...

Full Bloom Oil on canvass, 28 x 21 1/2 inches Signed lower right: Robert Hallowell Provenance: Estate of the artist Marbella Gallery, New York Illustrated in Ma...

Still Life American Scene Social Realism 20th Century Woodstock Modern Dudensing Konrad Cramer (1888 – 1963) "Black Glass Bowl and Napkin" 16 ½ x 14 inches Oil on Board Singed lower...

WPA Landscape American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Farm Rural James McCracken (1875 – 1967) WPA Landscape 28 x 36 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1930s Signed lower right ...

Oil painting by Lowell Nesbitt (1933 - 1993). Titled "Rose Iris" and dated 1982. Wonderful vibrant painting in excellent condition. In 1958...

A beautiful large oil on canvas still life painting depicting two vases filled with lovely flowers in vibrant colors with a green background. The painting is finely presented in a cu...

Title: Flower In White Vase Medium: Oil On Canvas Painting Size: 35"" x 29"" Frame Size: 38.5"" x 33"" Condition: This artwork is in good overall condition for its age. Signature: S...

Wonderful mid-century modern oil painting of wheat and fruit by Wanda Faust (American, 20th century), c.1950. Signed lower left corner "Faust." Displayed i...

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...

Artist: Donald Roy Purdy, American (1924 - ) Title: Red Vase Year: circa 1962 Medium: Oil on Masonite, signed l.r. Size: 47 x 20 inches Frame Size: 53 x 24 inches

This superb oil on canvas painting was created by Felix Eugene Bellenot (1892 - 1963). This vibrant and passionate composition represents the port of Sainte Maxime...

Stunning Original Oil Painting of Cheerful Yellow Roses by Nell Walker Warner Antony Anderson, art critic of the Los Angeles Times, stated Nell Walker Shostrum Warner (American, 189...

Stefanos Sideris (1921-2014). Floral Still Life, ca. 1980. Oil on panel measuring 11 x 14 inches; 19 x 22 inches framed. Signed lower left.

This oil on canvas landscape features a street scene in an Upstate NY city. The painting shows a row of beautiful nineteenth century houses on one side of a sidewalk and verdant tre...

Impressive impressionist oil painting on canvas by June Ciancio. Framed. Signed.

Purple and white Hydrangeas still life by artist "Bernhard." This painting features purple and white hydrangeas in a brown vase on top of a table and against a brown gradient backgro...

Isabelle Graham Reese (1927-2005). Floral Still Life, ca. 1950s. Oil on canvas measuring 16 x 20 inches; 22 x 26 inches in period frame. Signed lower right. The artist lived and wo...

Abstract Modernist oil painting by Zoute. Oil on canvas mounted on board. Painted in circa 1940's. Zoute (Born-Leon Salter, 1903-1976) was self-taught and well exhibited during his l...

Isabelle Graham Reese (1927-2005). Floral Still Life, ca. 1950s. Oil on canvas measuring 12 x 16 inches; 17.5 x 21.5 inches framed. Signed lower right. The artist lived and worked ...

TRUMPET AND MIMOSA original impressionist acrylic painting. SOLÁ paints in a natural way, which reflects the Old Masters, soaking up the colour, air, smell and the pure scent of hi...

Daphne Mumford Tulips Signed lower right, titled on each stretcher Oil on canvas, diptych 24 x 74 inches Daphne Mumford studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting in 1952; the Chel...

Amazing American modernist still life oil painting by Adrian Martinez (Born 1949) . Oil on canvas. Exhibited.

Beautiful Expressionist floral still life painting. Oil on canvas measuring 14 x 20 inches, 18 x 24 inches framed. Frame is from the 1960's but the canvas is clearly much older, ca...

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...

Olle Hjortzberg (Swedish, 1872-1959) Stilleben met gula rosor (Still life with yellow roses), 1946 Oil on Masonite Sight: 25-1/2 x 21-1/4 inches (64.8 x 54.0 cm) Framed: 35 X 30.25 ...

The Staircase - 1987 Original Oil on Masonite Original 1987 oil painting depicting a staircase behind a brick archway by Miriam Ragan (American, 1930-2014). The viewer looks onward toward the staircase, plants can be seen on the ceiling and in pots nearby. A window shade appears open to the right of the staircase. Warm hues of browns and greens make up this vintage piece. Signed "'87 Miriam Ragan" lower left. Presented in a wood frame. Frame: 11"H x 9"W Image: 6.5"H x 4.5"W Miriam (Brinkman) Ragan (American, 1930-2014) was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. From a young age she took interest in painting, watching her father draw in his spare time. Miriam Ragan worked as a copywriter for a newspaper until she had the opportunity to study with famous artists John Campbell, Edgar Whitney...

Wonderful Hayley Lever, still life floral titled "Astors." 16"x20" does not include frame.

Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.

A nature scene showing the edge of a palm tree and a potted flowering plant. Oil on Board. 21" x 21" Framed

Autumn detail depicted in this original charcoal drawing by Terry Futvoye. It is signed twice on the front by the artist. It is in fair condition.

Charcoal drawings add warmth to an artwork and this is a nice one by Terry Futvoye. It has a few minor imperfections but still looks nice in the frame. Reframing is an option if t...

Still life of an interior with lemons and draped cloth by James Pollock (American, 20th Century). Signed and dated "Jim Pollock 7/87" on verso. Unframed. Image size: 18"H x 24"W.

Sola puig. trumpet. still life. fruit and rose. colors original impressionist SOLÁ paints in a natural way, which reflects the Old Masters, soaking up the colour, air, smell and the...

Very impressive mid 20th century cubist abstract. Oil on canvas. Framed.

Beyond artistic and aesthetic expression, every still life offers the opportunity to activate a deeply intimate experience. David Segel invites us into a profound encounter with this...

Impressive 1963 modernist painting. A cubist abstract with great composition and color. Framed. Signed.

Wonderful still life oil painting by Franz Krischke from the 1950s. Painting depicts a clock, teapot, teacup, and open book arranged on a tabletop. Framed in a heavy, rustic frame. S...

Signed upper right, 'V. Isbrand' for Victor Isbrand (Danish, 1897-1989) and painted circa 1935. Framed dimensions: 24 H x 1.5 D x 28.5 W inches. A vibrant Post-Impressionist still...

Vibrant mid-century floral still-life of a bouquet of Chrysanthemums in a classic Deco style trapezoid vase by C.A. Wilkenson (American, 20th C), c.1960. Signed "C.A. Wilkenson" lowe...

A good Spanish Modernist Abstract Impressionist painting by Juan Guillermo Rodriguez Baez (1916-1968), still life oil on canvas, circa 1950. The painting depicts a table with a brigh...

Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed lower right.

Ben-Zion (1897-1987) Flower Piece with Black Vase Oil on board, Hand signed 'Ben-Zion ' lower right, with the artist 's label and label from Duveen-Graham gallery, NY. 16 x 7 3/4 i...

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...

Nicely painted fruit still life. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.

Oil on canvas. Signed lower right; titled verso. 36.25 x 28.75 in. 44.75 x 37.5 in. (framed) Custom framed in an ornate, gilded frame by Glenn Gobel Custom Frames, Pacific Grove, C...