20th Century Still-life Paintings

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Gershon Benjamin (1899 - 1985) An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon ...

"Squares and Things" painted by the eminent artist, Charles McGee, literally breaths his African American heritage and his extraordinary vibrant use of colors. Provenance is The Arwin Galleries on Grand River in Detroit, Michigan - label on verso. This early painting of McGee's shows his mastery in creating a painting in the style of the French Impressionist Edouard Manet, "Still Life with Melon and Peaches" located in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, and in the style of Fauvist/Expressionist painter Henry Matisse, "Still Life with Blue Tablecloth", located in the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia. McGee makes the well-known genre of still life his own creating an exciting marvelous work incorporating the homely quilt - the powerful symbol of the African American road to safety from slavery - as his main focus. Quilts symbolize warmth, comfort, and as shown by the collection of quilts gathered by the artists in Gee's Bend the designs on the quilts hung outdoors at locations along the Underground Railroad showed fugitives the road north and to safety. "Squares and Things" was first shown at The Arwin Galleries, Inc., Detroit, Michigan, one of the stops along the Underground Railroad. This piece is signed by the artist, Charles McGee, and is an extraordinary example of his early work before he moved into Abstract Expressionism and his many sculptural works now located throughout Michigan. Several of these works are: "Noah's Ark: Genesis, 1984," on display at the Detroit Institute of Arts, his brilliant 2005 "Progression" a 45-foot wide aluminum sculpture at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, and his stunning 2016 "United We Stand" sculpture at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History . His genius can be seen in sculpture installments throughout the city of Detroit. . He was born into a family of sharecroppers. While helping his grandfather tend the land, "he observed firsthand the order and harmony that exists within nature." He had no formal schooling until moving to Detroit at age 10, where he found that "everything was on the move and it hasn’t slowed down yet." in 2017 he observed, "I learned something not being in school — because life is school . . .I learn something every time I move. Every time I go around a corner, something new is revealed to me.” McGee took advantage of the GI Bill to attend classes at the Society of Arts and Crafts, now the College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI. Other College for Creative Studies (formerly Center for Creative Studies) faculty and graduates include Richard Jerzy, Harry Bertoia, Doug Chaing (currently director of Lucas Film), Stephen Dinehart (game maker, writer, designer connected with The David Lynch Foundation), Tyree Guyton (international artist), Herb Babcock, Jerome Feretti, Kevin Siembieda (writer, designer and publisher of role-playing games), Renee Radell, and Philip Pearlstein. After retiring from the Corps of Engineers, McGee spent 1968 studying art in Barcelona. Despite not knowing the language at the outset, he immersed himself in the culture and opened himself to a whole new range of experience that would play out in his artwork. "If you free yourself, you have this kind of opportunity to have those experiences, horizons, and new vistas." (per interview with Nick Sousanis author of a book on Charles McGee.) He returned to Detroit and curated "Seven Black Artists" at the Detroit Artists Market in 1969, which along with McGee himself, included Lester Johnson, Henri Umbaji King, Robert Murray, James Lee, Allie McGhee...

Signed upper left, 'V. Isbrand' for Victor Isbrand (Danish, 1897-1989) and painted circa 1945. A vibrant Post-Impressionist still-life showing a view of a farmhouse interior with a...

Rolla Taylor (1872-1970) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 16 x 20 Frame Size: 20 x 24 Medium: oil Circa 1918 "Still Life" Biography Rolla Taylor (1872-1970) Taylor, originally...

BELA CZOBEL 1883-1976 1883 - Budapest-1976 (Hungarian) Title: Still Life with Flowers and Two Apples Technique: Original Signed Oil Painting on canvas size: 79 x 64 cm / x 31.1...

A Large, Vibrant 1950s Mid-Century Modern Still Life Painting / Interior Scene by Noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph T. Pen. Depicts a delightful interior scene painted in subtle harmoni...

Marie Lucie Nessi-Valtat Bouquet of flowers, ca. 1950 Oil on canvas Paper: 15 7/10 × 12 3/5 in l 40 × 32 cm Frame: 20 3/4 17 1/2 l 53 x 45 cm Marie-Lucie Nessi Valtat was a French p...

Philippe Auge (French 1935-) Still-life with pears Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: canvas 8 1/4 by 10 1/4in., 21 by 26cm. Hand signed upper left corner "Auge'" Provenance: Miami...

Pair of Two Gold Rings with Diamond Pendants Jewelry Design circa mid 20th century by Paul Touzet (French b. 1917) original gouache painting, with pencil on tracing paper unframed l...

Juan Jose Abella Rubio was born in Estercuel, a hamlet anchored in the Teruel mining basin in March 1944. In his painting the ocher and reddish colors of his first environment are w...

Red Feathers #3 by Carol Magnatta

A beautiful oil painting of shells before a lighthouse in muted blue and sandy tones by Modern British female artist Phyllis Bray. Phyllis Bray was a Bri...

Very impressive mid 20th century cubist abstract still life. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Great color.

Vase de Fleurs by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on canvas, unframed measures: 18.5 high by 15 inches wide condition: ove...

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

Studio per un 'opera più grande Molto luminosa,Verde e fiori sui colori rosso e rosa Luce d'estate Vjacheslav ZABELIN (Mosca, 1935 – 2001) Definito da alcuni critici come “il più g...

Signed lower right Provenance: Wally Findlay Galleries Gaston Sebire was born August 18, 1920, in Saint-Samson Calvados. He was a painter of landscapes, seascapes, still lifes and flowers. Sebire was also an engraver, pastel artist and painter of theatre decorations. He settled in Paris in 1951. In 1953 he created the costumes and decorations for l'Ange Gris, with music by Debussy, for the Ballets of the marquis de Cuevas. He lived and worked in Normandy and participated in numerous group exhibitions, including: Salon of Independents, Paris Salon of Tuileries, Paris Comparisons Salon since 1962, Paris Salon of French Artists since 1964, Paris. He appeared at other groupings in London with Lorjou and Clave, in Munich, Washington, Japan, and different exhibitions of the School of Paris at the Charpentier Gallery in Paris in 1953, 1954, a1955, 1956, 1946, 1958 and 1962, at the Biennial of the Jeunes au Pavilon of Marsan in 1957. He had many solo exhibitions: 1944- Galerie Gosselin, Rouen 1952 - Galerie Visconti, Paris 1956 - Galerie Charpentier, Paris 1961 - Galerie Combes, Clermont-Ferrand 1962, 1965 and 1968 - Galerie Drouant, Paris 1964 - Musee de Rouen 1965 - Wally Findlay Gallery, New York, and Chicago 1965 and 1971 - Wally Findlay Gallery, Paris 1976 - Cultural Center, Le Mesnis-Esnard 1986 - Retrospective, Museum of Fine Art, Rouen 1991 - with Cacheux, Roger Worms...

Paul Ninas (American, 1903 - 1964) Anchor and Chair with Seagull oil on canvas 30.1/8 × 60.3/4 in. (76.5 × 154.3cm.) Provenance: Le Mieux Galleries, New Orleans Paul Ninas, known as...

Still Life of Fruit French School, mid 20th century oil on canvas 10.5 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, France The painting is in sound condition but very much showing the...

Daniel Maffia, French (1937 - ) - Magenta Iris, Year: 1985, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size: 30.25 x 24 in. (76.84 x 60.96 cm)

Hail Victoria, by 1955, oil on Masonite, signed lower left, 20 x 16 inches, exhibited 26th Annual Exhibition of Paintings of Contemporary New England Artists, Jordan Marsh Company, B...

Early 20th Century Summer Floral Still Life - Zinnias, Delphiniums, Corn Flowers Substantial and gorgeous early 20th Century still life of summer flowers in cream bowl with Zinnia, Delphiniums, and Corn Flowers with pink candle by Volney...

Work on paper Gilded wood frame with glass pane 60 x 79 x 2,5 cm

His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...

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...

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 ...

This still life painting showcases a delicate arrangement of flowers, including a vibrant rose and a large purple bloom, set against a velvet yellow cushion. The composition is frame...

Ornate Flowers in Glass Vase Pair of original French paintings, circa 1950's period 2 x oil paintings on unframed board, with added collage/ mixed media each of the boards measures: ...

Radiant Gold Earring Duo Jewelry Design circa mid 20th century by Paul Touzet (French b. 1917) original gouache painting, with pencil on tracing paper unframed left design overall pa...

mixed media cardboard painting CUIXART I TÀPIES, Modest (Barcelona, 1925 - Palafrugell, Girona, 2007). He cuixart initially studied medicine, but soon abandoned his studies to devot...

The Coastal Path French School, early 20th century Oil on canvas laid on board, framed Framed: H19 x W14 inches Canvas: H17.5 x W12.5 inches Idyllic scene of the Mediterranean coas...

Still Life painting. Bermuda Asparagus, ca. 1980. Watercolor and pencil on paper mounted to illustration board. Image measures 7 x 8.5 inches. Framed measurement: 10 x 12 inches. ...

This floral still life scene by José Vives-Atsara, features yellow, orange, purple and green. The impressionistic abstracting style nearly gives the feeling that you are viewing the ...

RED BLOOMS & CARDS Size: 67.5 x 53.5 cm (including frame) Oil on board An energetic and confidently executed mid-century modernist still life composition, painted in oil onto board....

Almazan Realistic Still Life Acrylic Painting virtual frame MIQUEL was an artist focused on the art of realism. His structured works on his great mastery of drawing, are romantic an...

English painter (20th century) - Vase of flowers. 61 x 48 cm without frame, 76.5 x 66.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on hardboard, in a carved and lacquered wooden frame. -...

Work on paper Gilded wood frame with glass pane 75 x 57 x 2,5 cm

Floral Still Life French Impressionist, circa 1930's by Lucien Martial, signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 32 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very ...

Artist: Harry Lane Title: Art Shipping and Receiving Year: Circa 1950 Medium: Oil on Board, signed lower right Size: 30 in. x 24 in. (76.2 cm x 60.96 cm) ...

Artist/ School: American School, mid 20th century Title: Garden Landscape view Medium: oil painting on canvas, wood framed framed: 27.25 x 23.25 inches canvas: 20 x 16 inches ...

Signature: Signed, dated 1938 and inscribed Italy lower right. Thistles, 1938 Pastel on paper 25 3/4 × 18 3/4 in Work is framed Christie's, New York Very strong in person. Gallery st...

This is a vibrant and expressively rendered still life composition featuring pink roses in exterior setting with a window. The painting demonstrates a loose, spontaneous technique ch...

Sunlit Still Life by Max Toutain (1935-2006) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 20 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the artists ...

Excellent gouache on paper titled “Still Life with Flowers” ​​by the artist M. Chamorro. This floral composition offers a free and vibrant interpretation of the traditional flower st...

Artist/ School: French School, 20th century, signed lower corner Title: Still Life of Red, Green and Yellow Peppers Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed Size: frame: 18 x 21...

On the plane of the table, covered with blue drapery, there is a vase with Chrysanthemums of white and purple color, practically in the center. The backgr...

Lilies and the Blue Vase Signed by British artist 'Arthur Pass' C.1995 signed, oil painting on board framed Painting framed H24.5 x W21 inches Elegant still life painting of flowe...

The French Town French School (Fauvist), mid 20th century indistinctly signed lower front oil painting on artists board, unframed size: 15 x 18 inches condition: very good provenance: from a private collection in Paris Superb mid 20th century French Fauvist...

Elegant floral still life of a vase of roses. Oil on canvas measures 24 x 20; frame dimensions measure 30 3/4 x 26 3/4 x 2 3/4. Artist's signature, lower right. Housed in a decorativ...

Boris Buchet (French, 1917 – 1999) Fruit and candlesticks Oil on canvas Signed and dated ‘B. Buchet 84’ (lower left) 21.1/4 x 25.5/8 in. (54 x 65.1 cm.)

Almazan Realistic Still Life Acrylic Painting MIQUEL was an artist focused on the art of realism. His structured works on his great mastery of drawing, are romantic and translates ...

Title: Original Oil Painting of a Bouquet of Anemones in Full Bloom on a Glass Table Artist: Roland Pichard Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 13.75 (height) x 10.75 ...

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...

A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, England and had been part of an album of works assembled by the artist during the early 1900's. During the Victorian and Edwardian era in Britain, it was very fashionable for ladies of aristocratic and wealthy backgrounds to draw and paint still lifes of flowers and plants that they had picked or seen in gardens. Many were highly accomplished and extremely talented artists, who sadly were not encouraged to exhibit due to society frowning upon such activities. Artist/ School: Caroline Worsley...

Work on wood Molded frame in gilded wood 41 x 49 x 4 cm This captivating work presents a striking still life, where two defeated birds rest on an undefined surface. The artist uses ...

Theresa Bernstein, 1890 - 2002 Abstract Still Life Oil and Pen on Paper Painting (1994) by Theresa Bernstein Frame: 26" X 22", Image: 18.5" X 14.75" A Polish born American modernist figurative artist in the traditions of the Ashcan and New York Realism Schools, wife of William Meyerowitz. The artwork represents a still life with two flower vases. Signed by the artist and dated 1994 in the lower left. Theresa Ferber Bernstein-Meyerowitz (1890 – 2002) was an American artist, writer, and supercentenarian born in Kraków, in what is now Poland, and raised in Philadelphia. She received her art training in Philadelphia and New York City. Over the course of nearly a century, she produced hundreds of paintings and other artwork, plus several books and journals. Bernstein and her husband William Meyerowitz (a WPA, New deal artist), who was also an artist, lived and worked in Manhattan and Gloucester, Massachusetts. She painted portraits and scenes of daily life, plus reflections of the major issues of her time, in a modern style that evolved from realism to expressionism. She was active in several art associations and promoted her husband's work as well as her own. Her artworks are found in dozens of museums and private collections in the United States and abroad. She remained active all her life and was honored with a solo exhibition of 110 art works to celebrate her 110th birthday. Bernstein also authored several books, including a biography of her husband and a journal about their many trips to Israel. She died in 2002, just a couple of weeks short of her 112th birthday. Theresa Ferber Bernstein was born in Cracow, Poland, on March 1, 1890. She was the only child of Isidore Bernstein, a Jewish textile...

Red Peonies signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 22 high by 18 inches wide condition: ov...

Illustrated in "Joseph Barrett, The Prime Years 1970s - 1990s", pg. 10 #010 Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Joseph Barrett (1936 – ) Joseph Barrett was born in Midland, North Carolina, in 1936 and studied at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston and at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. Barrett, now of Lahaska, Pennsylvania, has been painting his entire adult life. His favorite subjects include the landscape surrounding New Hope and many local landmarks often encompassing figures into his compositions. Barrett utilizes a heavy impasto and his palette bears similarities to that of Fern Coppedge and George Sotter. Barrett’s paintings are always found in unique and somewhat charming handmade frames designed by the artist and finished in metal leaf. A living contemporary of the no longer living “New Hope School” impressionist painters, Joseph Barrett resides outside of New Hope above his old-fashioned antique shop and studio. Entering Barrett’s shop is like taking a step back in time. Inside this cluttered and dusty haven of treasures from the past, is a studio spanning only four by eight feet. This little studio, containing cans of old brushes and hundreds of used paint tubes...

Purple flowers surrounding a French doorway. Perron had a complete mastery of shape and of delicate hues, a wonderful sense of design and an expert command of his chosen medium. H...

Studio Interior Oil Painting, British Artist Duncan Holmes, British 20th century signed and titled verso dated 1918 oil painting on board, unframed paint...