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Art Subject: Cooking
"Peach Communion" - Oil on Canvas Still Life Painting With Vessels and Fruit
Located in Denver, CO
Michael DeVore’s "Peach Communion" (2015) is a masterfully executed original oil on canvas painting that exemplifies the artist’s refined approach to classical still life. This conte...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Jam Doughnut Pocket Painting 2c, Still life, Sweet Original
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Jam Doughnut 2c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque stil...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Mandarins" realistic still life painting, bouquet of fruit with greens
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Mandarins" is a realistic oil painting on panel of a bouquet of mandarin branches and fruit, connected with twine, resting on a rustic blue wall. Details in the light blue table bac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Panel, Oil

''Swimming 3'' Contemporary Oil Painting in Blue of a Girl Swimming, Pool
Located in Utrecht, NL
Christine van der Cingel (1966) paints mainly cityscapes, people and animals. In her portraits the emphasis is on movement. It is more about t...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century 1950s French Oil Still Life Pink Fish & Lemons on Plate
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Fish (see notes below) by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 24 inches condition: This painting is in very goo...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Oysters and lemon
Located in Zofingen, AG
The bird’s eye view, strong light on the mother-of-pearl of oysters and folds create this image. The medium used is oil on canvas, which allows to capture the vibrant color, delicate texture, and the play of light on the subject matter. The iridescent oysters contrast on a black plate focusing the viewer's eye towards the center of the composition. Color palette in “Oysters and lemon...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Boston School Impressionist Still Life Original Oil Painting
By Rudolph Colao
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American still life oil painting by Rudolph Colao (1927 - 2014). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 30 by 35 inches overall and 24 by 28 painting alone.
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1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French, 20th Century still life of grapes, apples and tea cup by Boris Buchet
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Boris Buchet (French, 1917 – 1999) Grapes, apples, tea cup and a tea pot Oil on canvas Signed and dated ‘B. Buchet.60’ (lower right) 13 x 16.1/4 in. (33 x 41 cm.)
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Oval Shape Figures in Tavern Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tavern Interior Dutch School, 17th century oil on metal, framed framed: 8 x 6.75 inches painting: 6 x 4.25 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound condit...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Impressionist Tablescape Still Life Watercolour
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a colourful tablescape still life by Henri Clamen. The painting is not signed but was acquired form the atelier of the artist with o...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Early Morning, April by Ginny Williams Still Life Oil Painting with Orange, Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
We were immediately drawn to the thoughtfully painted work, the clever titles and the rich, deep hues. And when we got to know the artist, we were equally charmed by her delightful w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Old Teapot, Still life, Oil painting, Impasto, Canvas on panel, Vertical
Located in Oslo, NO
This still life was painted in 2024. Vertically composed, oil on canvas on panel. The main subject is the Old black Teapot, accompanied by a cup and a red apple on a golden-yellow ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Burger Oil Painting Featuring Gourmet Cheeseburger Art for Modern Kitch
Located in Zofingen, AG
Bring a touch of playful realism to your space with this stunning oil painting of a gourmet cheeseburger! Measuring 8x8 inches, this artwork is painted on durable cardboard with vibr...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Cardboard, Oil

Küchenstillleben
Located in Wien, 9
If one tries to describe Heinrich Krause’s almost one-century work in a few words, one recognizes an artist who, despite continuously changing artistic trends, remains faithful to ce...
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20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

GOD WANTS ME TO FORGIVE THEM!?! - Oil Painting of a Frightened Bob the Tomato
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
A scene of distress is depicted in this work regarding Bob the Tomato, a primary character in the acclaimed children’s animation, VeggieTales. “God Wants Me to Forgive Them!?!” challenges the formative life lessons we are taught from a young age that is not always easy to uphold. Based on a prophetic dream I had surrounding ideas of violence, familial relationships, estrangement, biblical references, revenge, and ultimately death, this painting begs...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Warrior of everyday life
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting "Everyday Warrior" depicts a woman whose strength and resilience are manifested in the most important part of the battlefield - in the rear. Inspired by the real image o...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel

Maia Leisz Impressionist Still Life Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
This beautiful still life is by the Montana/Idaho artist Maia Leisz. Leisz studied art extensively in the south of France and the influence of that region i...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Still Life with Geranium', Paris, Post-Impressionist, Royal Academy, Denmark
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'V. Isbrand' for Victor Isbrand (Danish, 1897-1989), titled, verso, on old label, 'Opstilling' (Still Life) and dated 1949. Exhibited: Landmandsbankens Kunstforen...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Impressionist Oil on Board Still Life. 'Pepe, Sale e Stecchii'..
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century oil on board painting of a still-life signed bottom left 'Magotti'. The painting is titled 'pepe, sale e stecchii' (pepper, salt and toothpicks) to the reverse and ...
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1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Convergence of Peppers and Beets" (2022) By Timothy J. Standring, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Convergence of Peppers and Beets" by Timothy J. Standring is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life featuring vegetables on a white tablecloth and a yellowish ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Ornamental Poppies - original realism still life painting contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
A striking fusion of delicacy and opulence, Ornamental Poppies and Passion Fruits presents a mesmerizing balance between floral elegance and nature’s lush abundance. At the heart of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original oil painting by prominent & searchable artist Steve McElroy.
Located in Dallas, TX
"Sunflowers" oil on canvas original painting by Steve McElroy. 16 x 20 inches. This is the original painting! Beautiful archival quality limited edit...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Excess (melting cake lady dessert americana vintage surreal painting)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In this striking surrealist composition, a giant molten dessert, rich in deep crimson and glossy chocolate tones, engulfs a partially visible human figure. The oversized, almost grot...
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2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Contemporary Art by Claudine Picard - Kaki
Located in Paris, IDF
Claudine Picard is a French artist born in 1949 who lives & works in Sainte Marie, France. She is graduated from the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in 1973 (ENSAD).
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century French Pastel Still Life of Fruit in a Blue Bowl
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Fruit signed by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) pastel painting on artist paper dated 1947 painting: 10.5 x 13 inches condition: This painting is in exce...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Let's be fluffy
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures the moment when two individuals, weary of competition and pretense, choose to revel in the present and set aside their underlying conflicts. They don masks, en...
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2010s Contemporary Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still life with tea-pot by René Aumbach - Oil on canvas 53x66 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas without frame. There is a signature "René Aumbach" and date 1922.
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1920s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Copper Teapot, Vase and Fruit Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
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...
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1950s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

A Kettle's Muse, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was created with oil paints on a 11"x14" stretched linen canvas and showcases the charm and warmth of a kitchen in Hilton Head Island. The addition of the my reflection...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ranunculus- 21st Century Contemporary Dutch Flower Still-life Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Keimpe van der Kooi Ranunculus 40x 41 cm Framed: 45x 46cm ( This frame is included) Oil on wood panel This Painting is made by Dutch Artist Keimpe van der Kooi. He likes to paint s...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Boston Cream Donuts Still Life" Original Oil Painting 16"x20"
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Boston Cream Donuts Still Life" is an original oil painting measuring 16"x20" on 1.5" deep cradled hardwood panel. The piece has clean wooden edges ...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

1950's French Modernist Signed Oil - Colorful Fruit against dark background
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1951, signed with initials and stamped reverse. Title: Modernist still life coffee pot and fruit Medium: oil...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Tea and Cookies" by Sarah van Der Helm, Original Still Life, Oriental
Located in Denver, CO
"Tea and Cookies" by Sarah van der Helm is an original oil painting depicting fortune cookies and a tea kettle with an Asian motif in the back ground. B...
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21st Century and Contemporary Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Table with vase- 21st Contemporary Hyper Realistic Still-life painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Dutch artist Heidi Von Faber lives and works in The Hague. The Stillllifes she paints are modern but made according the tradition of the old masters. Her still-life paintings show ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

fine art yellow Lemons still life oil painting on wood - brown foreground
Located in Milan, IT
Gianluca Corona is a still-life and portraiture contemporary Italian painter who looks for the inner truth of what he paints. His beautiful fruits, flowers, vegetables, and food subj...
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Whispering by Ginny Williams Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ginny Williams, "Whispering" – Ethereal Oil Painting on Canvas Immerse yourself in the quiet elegance of "Whispering", a mesmerizing 20 x 24-inch oil painting by Ginny Williams. Fram...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

still life with flowers and teapot oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antonio Sala Herrero (1927-2012) - Still life with teapot and flowers - Oil on canvas Oil measures 61x50 cm. Frameless. Sala Herrero, Antoni, Barcelona- ...
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1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Window Sill
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This still life by Stephen Scott Young stands out in the artist’s oeuvre in that Young is most known for his luminous portraits of African Americans or native Bahamians. Nonetheless,...
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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

"Cream puff with strawberries" Dutch Fine Realist Painting of Still-Life Pastry
By René Smoorenburg
Located in Utrecht, NL
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 goldsmith, proved of great value in painting his one of a kind still life’s. In "Cream puff with strawberries" the artist's attention to fine detail is traceable in the way he painted the sprinkle of powdered sugar, the lightness of the whipped cream, the shimmer on the strawberries and so on. All the fine details create an effect of trompe-l'oeil, the painting is deceptive realistic. His work stands in the long tradition of Dutch still life painting, originated in the seventeenth century, with its highly refined and meticulously executed depiction of reality. His work is in the spirit of many of those great works but retains its own distinctive style. Although René Smoorenburg works at a few paintings at the same time, the time it takes him to finish one individual painting amounts six months. Because of his very detailed style of painting, this time span is necessary to complete the work with a lot of patience and endurance. In contrast to the masters of the Golden Age, he chooses to emphasize the vulnerability, fragility and imperfection of everyday objects in his still life’s. According to René Smoorenburg, beauty is not perfection, but in the trace of the past and the evidence of enduring ravages of time. René Smoorenburg finds his sources of inspiration at antique fairs and markets: worn shoes...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Mid Century Southwest Still Life -- Hopi Relics
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century still-life of authentic Hopi Indian relics including terracotta pottery, an ear of corn, and colorful moccasins on a traditional patt...
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1950s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Physalis fruit painted with oil paints on a round canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
Physalis fruit painted with oil paints on a round canvas
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2010s Aesthetic Movement Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Home- 21st Century Contemporary Dutch Flower Still-life Painting with Roses
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Keimpe van der Kooi Home 49 x 41 cm Framed: 54x 46 cm ( This frame is included) Oil on wood panel This Painting is made by Dutch Artist Keimpe van der Kooi. He likes to paint still...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Flour, Sugar, Cornmeal, Tea (Contemporary Still Life Painting of Kitchen Jars)
Located in Hudson, NY
Flour, Sugar, Cornmeal, Tea (Contemporary Still Life Painting of Kitchen Jars) Contemporary monotype, oil and collage still-life painting on pane...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel, Monotype

"Cream Cannoli" Contemporary Dutch Fine Realist Painting of Still-Life Pastry
Located in Utrecht, NL
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 goldsmith, proved of great value in painting his realistic still life’s. In "Cream Cannoli" the artist's attention to fine detail is traceable in the way he painted the sprinkle of powdered sugar...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Vintage Oil Still Life - Copper Pot & Artichokes
Located in Houston, TX
This charmingly impressionist oil still life depicts an antique copper pot, a glass bottle, and two artichokes by French artist Raymond Bailly, 1970s. Original artwork on paper dis...
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1970s Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Paper

Morning Table by Ginny Williams Still Life Oil Painting with Silver, Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Morning Table" by Ginny Williams – 20x24 Oil on Canvas (Framed 21.5x25.5) – $4,500 Bring warmth and timeless charm to your space with Morning Table by Ginny Williams. This exquisit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Southwest Zuni Pottery Still Life by Amaranta
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautifully executed realistic Southwestern still life of traditional Native American pottery, with a patterned textile, feather, and ear of red corn, by an unknown artist (20th cent...
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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Campfire
Located in Denver, CO
Brad Davis' "Campfire" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an orange fire glowing as its embers drift out from the fire ring.
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Vintage American School Signed Super Realist Kitchen Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed still life oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed.
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1980s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Blue Teapot and Roses, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist John Jaster paints a realistic still life of a teapot and flowers. White roses blossom, some with open petals and some still in their colorful buds. Th...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Israeli Folk Art Oil Painting Pomegranates Naive Style Still Life Hedva Yardeni
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 29.5 X 37.25 sight 28.5 X 36.25 Hedva Yardeni was born in 1969 in Jerusalem to a traditional jewish family. She grew up in Jerusalem, Israel. During 2004 yardeni settled in los angeles, on this time Yardeni's work was based on images, landscapes and jewish symbols taken from her childhood in Jerusalem. The dominant motif in her work is the pomegranate. In the jewish – Israeli tradition, a myriad of symbolic meanings has been ascribed to the pomegranate. This humble fruit signifies the land of israel and the revival of the jewish people. It is the symbol of the land's wealth and prosperity. Yardeni returned to Israel in 2005, settling in the galilee. She rediscovered the exquisite beauty of her home land and let the full expression of her deep love to Jerusalem from her soul and onto the canvas.Her recent work is full of light and joy reflect an inner spirit that is always reaching towards the Almighty. They are more abstract, pure and radiant with light. Her work has a naive, whimsical, folk art quality to it. Yardeni grew up in Jerusalem and completed her BA in art at Kay academy Beer Sheva, and my MA at Schechter Institute of jewish Studies...
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21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Protection II (Contemporary Still Life in Blue and Green Tones of Kettle In Jar)
Located in Hudson, NY
Protection II (Contemporary Still Life in Blue and Green Tones of Kettle In Jar) Painted by Hudson Valley based artist, Carl Grauer, in 2022 oil on canvas Signed verso Excellent cond...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

That Blue Teapot, Apricots
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An impressionistic painting of Fenske's recognizable blue teapot reflecting a window with a view of the Tuscan countryside. A glass and a bottle of wine, a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Still Life with Gold Cup
Located in Burlingame, CA
Willard Dixon, who says "the charm of Still Life painting for the artist lies in the ability to manipulate ones subject matter and in the intimate, direct nature of the painting proc...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Evening in the Spring Garden
Located in Sofia, BG
"Evening in the Spring Garden" is a painting by Maestro Aleksandr Kryushyn Dear art lovers, if you like the art of maestro Aleksandr Kryushyn please click the link to follow this artist and art gallery Snow Pearl to discover all our artists and beautiful artworks. Thank you so much! we appreciate your interest to our work. The painting has no frame. His paintings bring emotion of happiness, love, pure energy, peace and beauty represented by the vast creative power of his talent.” Maestro Aleksandr Kryushyn was Born in 1982 in Kerch (Crimea, Ukraine) Alexandr Kryushyn is a professional painter. He studied at the Kharkov Academy of Design and Arts. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. In his work, Alexandr combines the traditions of the European school of painting with a bright author's emotional manner of implementation. The artist has a great experience of painting on the plein air, and this allows him to masterfully work in color. Each picture of the author has a unique composition and color mood. The artist's inspiration is the search for love, beauty, harmony and aesthetics in the surrounding world. Paintings by Alekandr Kryushyn are colorful music containing a palette of pure human emotions. 1998-2001 / Art School in Kerch 2004-2010 / Kharkiv Academy of Design and Arts, «Easel painting» specialty 2013 / got master's degree in the specialty «Easel painting» 2010-2014 / teacher of painting in «Kharkiv Academy of Design and Arts» 2006 – «Picturesque Ukraine», Odessa 2007 – «Picturesque Ukraine», Ternopol' 2008 - Personal exhibition, Kharkov 2008 - Exhibition creative association «Round a Sun», Kharkov 2009 - The «Refraction» Youth Art Salon «Marts» at the National Museum of. Taras Shevchenko...
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2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Mexican Hat
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Description Solliday creates an homage to Old California ranchero life, the Hacienda, and its Mexican roots. The fiesta colors of red, yellow, turquoise and orange bring to mind a celebration of western heritage and culture. The subject focuses on the traditions of farming, weaving, pottery, and craftsmanship—skillfully portrayed in the handling of textures ranging from smooth peppers to a woven wool blanket...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Original James Tormey Photo Realist Oil Painting Still Life Candy Bowl Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
James Tormey (American, 1938-2017) "Candyland (Mixed Bowl)" on table with white tablecloth cover. Oil Painting on Canvas. Hand signed lower right. Measures approx. - 32" high x 37" wide, total with frame - 37 1/2" high x 42 1/2" wide. James J Tormey, NYC artist, He was born in Brooklyn in 1938. As a young man he moved to Manhattan where he lived and worked for more than 60 years. James Tormey studied at the Pratt Institute, in Brooklyn, and at Columbia University and worked in advertising for several years while he painted part time. In the 1960s he supported himself as a photographer, covering openings and events for the Museum of Modern Art, in New York City. For many years he was represented by the Madison Avenue Gallery, in New York City, where he had numerous one-man shows. He has also exhibited in Japan and Germany. The artist makes his home in Manhattan and is represented by the Uptown Gallery, also in New York City. James Tormey paints still lifes of traditional subject matter: fruit, vegetables, or eggs appear in bowls or on surfaces illuminated by powerful directional light. Tormey builds stronger and more precise meaning into his work by exploring how the backgrounds and settings for his still lifes can convey particular ideas. In his recent work, for instance, he painted a series of images in which fruit—a traditional still-life subject—is placed in architectural settings or frames that we usually associate with religious imagery. In Icon, for instance, the artist painted a red cabbage and placed it inside a Renaissance-style frame that he built and decorated himself. Instead of being presented with a saint or a Madonna within such a context, we are given a fully realized, but quite ordinary, vegetable. Tormey’s painting technique involves great care from the beginning. He works in his apartment in Manhattan’s Upper West Side in a meticulously clean space equipped with a very solid easel and a large glass palette on a painting table. For reference he uses photographs he has taken of still-life setups in conjunction with pictures of architectural or other settings he has collected over the years. “I start with a careful graphite drawing right on the canvas,” he explains. These days he uses lightweight cotton duck, although much of his earlier work was done on smoother surfaces. Once the graphite line is established, the artist makes a thin monochrome version of the image with a dull green. “I don’t add anything to the paint other than turpentine,” he explains. “I don’t use oil or glazing mediums because I don’t like shine. The turpentine dulls the paint, which suits what I’m doing.” Once the green layer has dried, the artist applies a second thin layer in a warm brown using burnt sienna or burnt umber. “In all these stages I’m working from dark to light,” he says, “so that I’m always getting a rendered, three-dimensional image.” Tormey works on two or three paintings at a time to allow for sufficient drying time between layers. “I also like the way one painting seems to talk to another,” he says. “It makes for a richer process.” Once he starts working in full color on the image, he continues slowly, applying many thin layers and gradually achieving subtle tonal and color shifts until his forms burst with three-dimensional life. “I work with a very dry brush,” explains the artist. Many of Tormey’s paintings contain dark backgrounds, some of which are pure black—something that can present its own technical problems. “I don’t want those backgrounds to feel present,” he says. “I want them to simply drop out.” Because he doesn’t want any shine on his work he doesn’t use varnish. It’s not surprising that Tormey’s work, with its heavy contrasts and smooth tonal transitions, is strongly influenced by photography. Tormey worked as a photographer for some years, and when he began doing still lifes he often photographed them against black backgrounds. His work was also published as fine art cards, posters, and fine art Giclee prints. He pioneered the "larger-than-life" still-life with his work combining traditional subject matter with a contemporary interpretation that produces startling images of heroic proportions. Light reflected and transmitted lends the natural objects, which are the subjects, a quality which may evoke in the viewer clarity of vision and a delight in the forms of the natural world around them. His work conveys a powerful positive philosophy and he once said "I believe the only way we can come to terms with the world is if we look at it as it really is." He believed that artists should take responsibility for the meaning their works carry and stated that "there are definite ideas behind my paintings". He studied at Pratt Institute and Columbia University and worked in advertising and as a photographer before turning to full-time painting. His paintings were exhibited in dozens of galleries around the country, in Germany and Japan and are now seen in numerous public and private collections. While he was not officially part of the Photorealism art...
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20th Century Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Still Life, Fruit & Flowers', Paris, Copenhagen Royal Academy of Art
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
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...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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