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Art Subject: Produce
Fruit Traveling in Water
Located in Atlanta, GA
Néstor MAYA is an artist born in XX The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1997,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Antique British Botanical Painting Sweet Corn Plant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Strawberries - Oil on Canvas by Zhang Wei Guang - 2008
Located in Roma, IT
Strawberries is an original oil on canvas realized by the chinese painter Zhang Wei Guang (Mirror) in 2008.
Excellent conditions.
Zhang Wei Guang, also called ‘mirror' was born in H...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Still Life With Fruit And Vegetables - Oil on Canvas by Luigi Spazzapan
By Luigi Spazzapan
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with fruit and vegetables is an original painting realized by Luigi Spazzapan during the 1930s. Oil on canvas.
On the back, the archive number: 2950037. Includes a frame ...
Category
1930s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fresno Crema - Southwest Inspired Pop Art Original Painting
By Will Beger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Will Beger and his contemporary-minimalist paintings, take on an entirely unique approach to southwest art. Influenced by his youth and inspired by nature, he effortlessly captures a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Red currant lights in white porcelain"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work is presented in my collection "Charm of red currant".
I called this still life "Red currant lights in white porcelain".
Charming bunches of red currants look very g...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Rulin Xian Still Life Original Oil On Canvas "Basket Of Yellow Cherry"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Basket Of Yellow Cherry
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 23.5 x 15 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$639 Sale Price
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Rulin Xian Still Life Original Oil Painting "Basket Of Cherry"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Basket Of Cherry
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 23.5 x 15.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, ABS
$639 Sale Price
20% Off
Suspension (Hyper-Realist Still Life of Flowers and Vegetables against Clouds)
Located in Hudson, NY
Suspension (Hyper-Realist Still Life of Flowers and Vegetables against Clouds)
Made is 2021, by Berkshire based artist Ann Getsinger
oil on linen, 20 x 24 inches
Signed, bottom left...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Prismagourd (Realist Still Life Oil Painting of Green and Orange Gourd on Side)
Located in Hudson, NY
Prismagourd (Realist Still Life Oil Painting of Green and Orange Gourd on Side)
Made is 2022, by Berkshire based artist Ann Getsinger
oil on linen, 11 x 14 inches
Ann Getsinger is ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Seedless - Red and Green Pop Art Food Painting
By Will Beger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Will Beger and his contemporary-minimalist paintings, take on an entirely unique approach to southwest art. Influenced by his youth and inspired by nature, he effortlessly captures a...
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Lemon With Scarlet Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
A wonderful still life by Hall Groat II., whose father is also a notable NY artist. It is painted on canvas mounted on a wood panel, ready for framing. Prou...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$337 Sale Price
25% Off
Still Life - Mid 20th Century French Russian Naïf Fruit & Vegetables Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A superb mid 20th century oil on board still life depicting pears, apples and garlic by the important French/Russian naïf artist Rastislaw Racoff.
The work is beautifully executed i...
Category
1950s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A composition - Figurative Oil Painting, Still life, Realism, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
ZBIGNIEW WOZNIAK (b. 1952)
Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, at the Department of Glass and Ceramics. He is involved in painting, graphics and artistic glass design. He...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fresh Strawberries, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Tom Furey
Located in Yardley, PA
I wanted to do a sort of traditional type painting. It was fun to do. I hope to be painting more still life subjects. There is something very calming about painting something like th...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Oil
Apples and Grapes, Still Life Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Still Life Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2024
Style: Impressi...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
''Cherries” Contemporary Fine Realist Still-Life Painting of Red Cherries, Fruit
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 gr...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The High Line II by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese style painting, red berry tree
Located in Paris, FR
The High Line II is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with India ink, Japanese pigments, gold leaf and black silver leaf on Japanese paper ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Post-Impressionist Still Life Apples and Pears In Glass Bowl
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fruit Still Life
signed Sinai
French Post-Impressionist School, late 20th century
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 10.75 x 14 inches
provenance: private collection
condition:...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red Cherries in a Glass Bowl, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Red, juicy cherries rest in a glass bowl, showcasing their plumpness and vibrant summer hues. The light illuminates their glossy skin, while shadows add depth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Still Life Painting Glass Jar & Apple
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
signed Sinai
French Post-Impressionist School, late 20th century
signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 15 x 18 inches
inscribed verso
provenance: private collection
conditi...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Looking for the Kitty
Located in Denver, CO
Sybiline's "Looking for the Kitty" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a surreal still life of a blue eye on a red apple as it floats on a cloud shaped like a white ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Contemporary Colorful Realistic Pastel Still Life Drawing of Cherry Eclairs
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary colorful realistic pastel food still life drawing of pastries. The work features detailed drawings of eclairs, each with a chocolate drizzle, whipped cream, and cherries...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Red Grapes on a String, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A bunch of red grapes illuminates from within, resembling tiny light bulbs. The artwork portrays their classic shape and translucency with white and purple sp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life - Oil Painting by Zhang Wei Guang - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is an original oil painting realized by Zhang Wei Guang (Mirror) in 2000s
Mixed colored oil on canvas
Includes frame: 58.5 x 68 cm
Hand-signed on the back
Zhang Wei Gu...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Hongsheng Wang Still Life Original Oil On Canvas "Happiness"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Happiness
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 19 x 23 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
LEMON, GRAPE AND PUMPKIN- Hyperrealism Italian still life oil on canvas painting
Located in Napoli, IT
LEMON, GRAPE AND PIMPKIN - Oil on canvas by Maximilian Ciccone, Italy 2011.
Frame available on request from our workshop.
This oil on canvas painting is an incredible example of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lin Xu Still Life Original Oil Painting "Three Pomegranates"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Three Pomegranates
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 12 x 16 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,320 Sale Price
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French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Still Life Champange Bottle and Fruit Bowl
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
signed Sinai
French Post-Impressionist School, late 20th century
signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 15 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good an...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spring
Located in New York, NY
Karl Hartman’s Spring (2024) is a finely rendered celebration of the seasonal shift from winter to new growth. Painted in oil on a 12 x 12 inch aluminum panel, the composition is a c...
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$1,900
20th Century French Modernist Painting Pepper Table Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Expressionist Painting
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
gouache on artist paper, unframed
painting : 11 x 16 inches
provenance: private collection
conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Up Where We Belong, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Dwayne Wolff
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life of pear with string on taped corrugated box. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Salad and a Bunch of Radishes-Oil on Canvas by F. De Pisis-1941
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed lower right: Pisis 41
On left, centered, the initials “V.R.”, indicating the artist’s Studio in Milan, via Rugabella.
Filippo De Pisis
was an Italian painter-poet who wa...
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
E. Reekie - 1968 Oil, Study with Pewter, Glass, and Fruit
Located in Corsham, GB
This still life painting masterfully captures the interplay of light and shadow on an array of fruits and glassware. The composition skillfully balances vibrant citrus hues against t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Melon and Mouse
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Moscow, Idaho,and raised in Seattle, Robert Jessup received his BFA from the University of Washington in 1975 and his MFA from the University of Iowa in 1979. His work has been exhibited extensively since 1981 and is in numerous private and public collections including the metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the University of Virginia, the University of Texas, the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Dallas Museum of Art. He is a Professor Emeritus from the University of North Texas where he taught painting in the College of Visual Arts and Design from 1991 to 2018. His work is represented by the Conduit Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Peaches I, Photorealistic Oil Painting by Gustavo Schmidt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gustavo Schmidt
Title: Peaches I
Year: 2013
Medium: Oil on Canvas with Varnish, signed l.r.
Size: 38 x 42 inches
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Oil
Six Green Apples - Oil Painting by Zhang Wei Guang - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Six Green Apples is an original artwork realized in 2006 by Zhang Wei Guang (Mirror).
Beautiful oil painting on canvas.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Includes frame.
Hand-wri...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Óleo sobre tela - Composición - Año 1974
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Como pueden apreciar, la obra va firmada en la parte inferior y fechada del año 1974
Se presenta enmarcada la obra con un fino listón de madera (el marco presenta algunas leves falt...
Category
1970s Other Art Style Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Apples and Skull, Figurative Oil Painting by Ohio Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000)
Still Life with Apples, 1940
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated upper right
18 x 24 inches
Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success that was nearly unprecedented among Cleveland School artists of his day, with representation by major New York dealers...
Category
1940s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Diptych «Bless you!» - Set of 2 oil paintings (each - 50/40 сm). Still life.
Located in Zofingen, AG
So much has been said about the benefits of natural food that I will not repeat. You all know yourself...)) I'll tell you about the second picture "Magic Berries". In Mexico, there...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cherries - Oil Painting by Zhang Wei Guang - 2006
Located in Roma, IT
Cherries is an original oil painting realized by Zhang Wei Guang (Mirror) in 2006.
Includes frame.
Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin.
Good conditions.
Zhang Wei Gu...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Still Life Lemon and Peach, Fruit, Oil Painting
By J.B. Holmes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life, Fruit, Oil Painting
By J.B.Holmes, British artist, 20th Century
Oil painting on board, unframed
Board size: 10x12 inches
Still life painting of fruit, using a delightfu...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Yang Li Still Life Original Oil Painting "An Apple And Banana"
Located in New York, NY
Title: A Apple And Banana
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 13.5 x 11.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Pineapple Pink - Original Figurative Still Life Fruit Food Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Strawberries, Still Life, fruits, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2022
Style: Impressionism,
Subject: Strawberries,
Size: 11.5" x 21....
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Fruit and Vegetables, Impressionist Oil Painting, Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Still Life with Fruit and Vegetables, Year: circa 1960, Medium: Oil on Board, Size: 12 in. x 14 in. (30.48 cm x 35.56 cm), Description: ...
Category
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vodka Gimlet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Scott French has over 30 years of painting experience. His work focuses on figures, landscapes, and recently, cocktails. Known for his painterly and expressive style, French uses ric...
Category
2010s Land Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Bunch of grapes
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've poured my soul into capturing the lush essence of life. Each grape, rich and vibrant, symbolizes abundance and prosperity. Brushstrokes balance fine art wi...
Category
2010s Expressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Apples, Grapes, and Pears" Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Idyllic still life with fruit by American artist Nancy Taylor (20th century). A lush grave vine is perched atop a bowl of apples and pears. Two more apple...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Nature's Bounty, Oil Painting
By Jo Galang
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The vibrant colors in this piece highlight a dynamic interplay of orange and green hues, evoking freshness and vitality. It captures the essence of abundance ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Andres Carceller Nunez Still Life
Located in San Francisco, CA
A. Carceller Nunez:1894-1969. Listed Spanish artist. Most notable for doing these very realistic still life’s. This oil on canvas measures 25 inches wide by 19 inches high and is unf...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life of fruit on a woodland bank
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
G Gray (Early 19th Century)
Still Life of Fruit
Oil on panel
Signed
Painting Size 17.5" x 20" (44.4 x 50.8cm)
Framed Size 23 x 26 in
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life - Oil on Table by Ernesto Alcide Campestrini - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is an artwork realized by Ernesto Alcide Campestrini (1897-1983).
Oil on Table.
cm 50x60; 55 x 66 cm with frame.
Hand signed in the lower left margin.
Good condition.
Alcide Ernesto Campestrini was born in Milan, where the family had moved in 1897.
After the first rudiments of art with his father, from 1914 he was a student at the Brera Academy in Milan, under the guidance of Ambrogio Antonio Alciati.
In 1919 he resumed his painting studies in Brera, interrupted by enlistment. He concluded them in 1922, the year in which he obtained his teaching qualification.
He lived in Milan and in 1923 he exhibited Smiles of other times at the Palazzo della Società per le Belle Arti and Permanent Exhibition: the so-called Brera Biennale, at the following one in 1925, presented with Ultime note and El disperados.
In 1926 he exhibited Porta Volta, at the First Art Exhibition of Milanese Artists organized by the Meneghina family, the contemporary Self-Portrait is one of the first works by him that we know so far today.
He devoted himself to still life, figure painting and the alpine landscape, the Trentino one in particular, with a technique linked to his father's school and to the late nineteenth-century tradition.
He held several personal exhibitions in Milan. The Campestrini family spends their holidays in Valsugana several times, sometimes as guests of Emma Campestrini's relatives.
The painter falls in love with Lake Caldonazzo, depicted several times in his canvases, such as in the 1949 painting...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Still Life with Pear
Located in Astoria, NY
William Wetzel (American, XX), Still Life with Pear, Oil on Canvas, 1920s, signed and marked "Weber Class" to verso on stretcher, unframed. 12" H x 14.25" W. Provenance: From the All...
Category
1920s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White Radish, Oil Painting
By Pat Doherty
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A vibrant still life depicts radishes resting on a soft peach surface. An unseen light source casts a warm glow on the scene, creating shadows that accentuate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Grannies" (2023) by Carrie Goller, Original Oil Painting of Green Apples
Located in Denver, CO
Carrie Goller's (US based) "Grannies" (2023) is an original, oil on canvas painting that depicts three granny smith apples. This piece is framed and ready to hang.
Born and raised on Washington’s tiny Bainbridge Island, artist Carrie Goller recalls being advised as a child to pursue a career in fine art. After an early career as a paralegal, a life-changing experience led her to become a serious and dedicated artist.
Once I finally indulged my need to create art, the door was opened and I haven’t looked back. I’ve been making up for lost time; a bit obsessed. Art is now a necessity for me. I find true expression and balance in that world, says Goller.
Goller is inspired by simple, sensuous organic forms and the realm of colors, shapes and textures found in nature. Her thoughtful approach to subject matter can be evidenced from her tender still life work, along with a passion for rendering impressionist oils of daily life. From her Bainbridge Island and Hood Canal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Avocado
Located in Zofingen, AG
In crafting this piece, I aimed to evoke the essence of nature's perfection through the vibrant simplicity of an avocado. The contrasting tones and the textured brushstrokes in oil s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Contemporary Abstract Surrealist Painting of a Green Pear in a Bathtub
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract surrealist painting of green pear lounging in a white bathtub with a single lightbulb hung over it. The scene is set against a ligh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Peaches
Located in Greenwich, CT
Peaches in a bag
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Rulin Xian Still Life Original Oil On Canvas "Full Buket Series IV"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Full Buket Series IV
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 12 x 11.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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