Staircase Paintings

While "Composition for Film" evokes notable associations with masters of painting and poetry known precisely for their ability to evoke slow time, intimacy, poetry, and introversion ...

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...

This stunning Artist's Proof is an one-off, oil hand-painted and gilded by the artist , signed at front and on the back label too; each proof is 80% hand painted and gold gilded by S...

François-Marius GRANET (Circle of) Aix-en-Provence, 1775 – Aix-en-Provence, 1849 Convent interior with nuns Oil on canvas 35 x 27.5 cm (39.5 x 31 cm with frame) Beautiful black and g...

Michiel Schrijver 'The Moon Painter ' 100 x 110 cm (will be shipped in a tube due to it's size) acryl on canvas Dutch Painter Michiel Schrijver lives and works in the center of the...

Vintage American impressionist garden landscape oil painting by Alice Rosenblatt. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 29 by 25 inches overall, and 24 by 20 painting alone. Handsomely ...

Artist: Lucio Ranucci, Italian (1925 - ) Title: Seated Boy Year: 1973 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 28 x 30 in. (71.12 x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 35 x 37.5 inches

Night Doorway, Oil on panel, nocturne Park Slope, Brooklyn Dr. Rowland S. Russell PhD. writes about his experience directly witnessing Greg's practice as a “plein air” artist: Whet...

This series of pieces is the result of an investigation into the use of light as a tool for the representation of reality and image creation. Starting in the 40s, the work of the art...

Frameless. Artwork Information: "Combarro, Galicia" by Rafael Duran Benet Title: Combarro, Galicia Artist: Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 46...

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Auguste Chabaud was born in Nimes, France and attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Avignon and Paris.He lived in the area of Montmarte where he had a studio and painted various scene...

Title: French Gouache Street Scene of Sunlit Stone Steps and Tower by Fanche Lel Signed: Yes Size: 10.5 inches (height) x 8.5 inches (width) Gouache painting on card, unframed Condit...

Original oil painting on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Ferjo. Canvas image size 30 x 24 x 1 inches. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of au...

The Country House Interior British School, 19th century oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 21 x 17 inches framed: 24 x 20 inches conditon: very sound, presentable and good. Frame...

Urban Staircase and Architectural Scene by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933) Unsigned Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Painting size: 9.5 inches (height) x 9 inches (width) Co...

"The Stair in the Tower" - original large art by Paula Craioveanu Original, large, unique painting, oil on canvas, 31.5x23.6in / 80x60cm. Shipped rolled in a tube. Check 1stDibs code FREESHIP This painting, a study of an elaborate spiral staircase, demonstrates the artist’s skill in merging architectural elegance with a dynamic sense of movement and mystery. The subject itself—a wrought iron spiral staircase—becomes more than a functional object; it transforms into a metaphor for transcendence, curiosity, and the infinite. The staircase is richly ornate, with swirling ironwork patterns and intricate details that capture the eye. The artist emphasizes the craftsmanship, elevating the staircase into a work of art itself. The ornamental designs echo Baroque or Rococo influences, known for their flamboyance and decorative excess. The spiral is inherently dynamic, drawing the viewer’s gaze upward in a continuous loop. This quality imbues the staircase with motion and energy, almost as if it is alive, spiraling into another dimension. The artist employs a dramatic perspective, positioning the viewer at the base of the staircase, looking upward. This composition evokes a sense of aspiration or awe, as if the staircase ascends to an unknown destination. The light filtering through the structure accentuates the curvature and creates a contrast between the solid metal of the staircase and the soft, ephemeral glow of the environment. This interplay of light and shadow enhances the mood, making the staircase seem both tangible and ethereal. The cool metallic grays and silvers of the staircase reflect its materiality, suggesting durability and permanence. At the same time, the reflective surfaces give it a shimmering, almost celestial quality. The background is suffused with warm, earthy tones—yellows, browns, and muted greens—that contrast with the cold metal of the staircase. This contrast creates a sense of tension between the man-made structure and the organic or natural environment surrounding it. Symbolism. Spiral staircases are often symbolic of a journey, both physical and spiritual. They represent the process of ascent, growth, and transformation. This staircase seems to lead into a vortex of light, suggesting a path to enlightenment or transcendence. The spiral is a recurring motif in art and nature, often representing infinity, cycles, and continuity. The staircase's design hints at a journey without end, encouraging reflection on the passage of time and the eternal nature of life. The destination of the staircase is deliberately obscured, leaving the viewer to wonder where it leads. This creates a sense of mystery, drawing the viewer into an imaginative exploration of the unknown. The swirling patterns in the ironwork mirror the overall spiral shape of the staircase, creating a sense of harmony and cohesion. These designs also add a decorative richness to the piece, tying it to the tradition of Romanticism or Gothic Revival, where even utilitarian objects were imbued with beauty and meaning. The background is loosely rendered, with soft, swirling brushstrokes that echo the spiral of the staircase. This abstraction contrasts with the detailed depiction of the staircase, making the environment feel less defined and more dreamlike. The staircase appears to float in a liminal space, further emphasizing its symbolic and otherworldly qualities. The viewer’s vantage point and the sheer scale of the staircase evoke a feeling of awe. It could symbolize humanity’s ambitions to reach higher realms—intellectually, spiritually, or artistically. The absence of people in the painting draws attention to the object itself, suggesting introspection or solitude. The staircase might represent a solitary journey, one that each individual must take alone. The intricate design and upward motion of the staircase, combined with the lack of a specific time or place, imbue the piece with a sense of timelessness. It could exist in any era, representing universal human themes. In comparison to the artist’s other works, this painting shifts focus from mythological and figurative themes to an architectural subject. Yet, it retains the artist’s characteristic use of ornamentation, bold perspectives, and symbolic depth. Like the Minotaur or Zeus paintings...

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Mediterranean Garden with Steps and Flowers By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Dimensions:...

Plant Shadows Mijas is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. This painting was sketched in Mijas and finished in the Studio in Gloucestershire. Walking back down from the Monaster...

A. E. Halliwell (1905-1987) Lifts and Stairs Galore Gouache 53 x 33 cm c.1930 Signed lower right Provenance: Family of the artist A.E. Halliwell (1905–1986) was a British artist, ...

Grey Stone Stair Way by Louise Alix, French 1950's Impressionist gouache on artist paper, unframed painting: 14.5 x 10.5 inches provenance: from a large private collection of this ...

Les Carreaux Anciens Patrick Le Flohic, French (1952) Oil on canvas, signed lower left, titled on verso Size: 44.5 x 57.5 in. (113.03 x 146.05 cm)

'Deco Delight' depicts a San Francisco building facade with cool shadows cascading across an art deco building and golden light reflected in the window panes. The subtle and brillian...

Mimi Jensen uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. Her paintings invite speculation into possible metaphors – California Home+Design magazine Ms. Jensen is a Still Li...

'Rhapsody in Blue' depicts a historic San Francisco apartment building with warm sunlight and shadows cascading across the facade of the lavender buil...

Mediterranean Villa with Flowers - Seascape in Oil on Canvas Bold landscape overlooking the sea by J. Davison (20th Century). The viewer stands on the balcony of a Mediterranean hou...

A dynamic 1930s, WPA era industrial scene watercolor of a steel mill and factory workers by notable Chicago Modern artist, Harold Haydon. A wonderful example of early Twentieth Cent...

Lynette Cook, 'To Be a Hawk', 30 x 24, Acrylic on canvas. One of the artist's new 'To Be' paintings that is a recognition of our urban spaces coexisting with nature. Diving deeper, ...

Joanne Tod (b. 1953) is a renowned Canadian painter acclaimed for her unwavering approach to realism, technical precision, and critical wit. She is also one of the country's most celebrated living portrait artists. Tod has frequently depicted institutional buildings such as banks, museums, and post offices to explore the architecture of authority and trust. These essential urban institutions shape our lives whether we acknowledge them or not. In her paintings, decorative elements such as columns and classical façades convey importance and permanence, while demanding our respect or even dependence. Tod highlights the aesthetic characteristics of these edifices, showing how power can be conveyed through beauty and awe. This painting is a portrait of the New York Life Insurance building, located at Place d'Armes in Old Montreal. The city was once known as a powerhouse of commerce, particularly in the 19th century, with most of the corporate headquarters based in this area. At the time of completion, circa 1899, this building was the tallest structure in the city and one of the most prestigious office buildings. Today this structure remains impressive, standing out with its striking red sandstone exterior, elegant clock tower and lavish interior. Tod is originally from Montreal, so her Place d'Armes paintings have a special resonance for her. See another painting from the series here. Tod captures the decorative features of the historic building in "New York Life." Painting in her signature realist style, she treats each surface with care, applying thin layers of paint to amplify the brighter hues. The veined marble...

ALEXANDER STOLIN, born and raised in Kiev, Ukraine (under the former Soviet Socialist Republic), where he received intensive training and a master of fine arts degree in his homeland’s traditional art academies. He immigrated to San Francisco in 1992, met his future wife in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, then married and settled in New Orleans. He maintains a home and studio in Madisonville, Louisiana, and is a significant but understated figure in the New Orleans art community. As art critic D. Eric Bookhardt suggested in 2002, “Stolin is more accomplished than he is famous.” His art, often exhibited in thematic series that incorporate a variety of media, ranges from intimate portraits to large-scale murals (one measuring twelve feet by seventy-two feet). He has worked on a progressively larger scale, most recently designing and painting projects for the Louisiana film industry. Stolin’s technically proficient and complexly layered art reflects a unique fusion of the academic training he received in Kiev and his evolving response to the very different culture, lifestyle, and subject matter he has discovered in New Orleans, Madisonville, and the Gulf South.   Stolin’s Face to Face series of portraits, completed from 2000 to 2002, featured New Orleans artists including Douglas Bourgeois...

Antique American oil painting of a southern courtyard by Charles Baskerville Jr (1896 - 1994). Oil on canvas, circa 1950. Signed. Displayed ...

It's all about the red. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Si...

Signature: Signed Lower Left Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, December 2, 1950 The Post described, “One night Art Editor Stuart was having a party. His three boys came downstairs four times and were conducted back up by their mother. The next time they came down, Papa Stuart waxed excited, firmly conveyed them aloft himself, and they did not show up again. Stuart was warmly congratulated on his success as a father. When the party broke up, the youngest lad was found asleep on the stairs. Stuart claims that the older ones never did come down again, but this was probably because they merely went to sleep in their beds from natural causes. George Hugehes has painted some other people’s offspring, to get over the idea that children all over America are eager to improve their minds by listening to sophisticated conversation.” (The Saturday Evening Post, December 2, 1950, p. 3) Exhibited: Norman Rockwell Museum...

"Time Remembered" Mid 20th Century NYC Modern American Scene WPA El Railway 1940 A view of the Third Avenue El (elevated railway) at 28th Street, New York. Signed lower left. Titled verso. c. 1940. oil on board c. 1940, 27.875 h × 21.75 w inches. BIO Staats Cotsworth...

Acrylic on canvas

Taulé was born in 1945 in Sabadell, Barcelona. His father imparted the taste for painting to Antoni as a boy as the young artist watched him paint. After his primary studies, he began studying architecture in Barcelona and graduated in 1970. In 1965, he arrived in Paris and worked in architectural firms. It was Sartre's Paris, the construction of Unesco, the year of Le Corbusier's death and the end of Chandigarh, the French Cinematheque and Antonioni's films. Since the age of 14, he has never stopped painting and made his first personal exhibition in 1966 at the Academie de Belles Arts in Sabadell. Upon receiving his degree in architecture, he worked on the construction of l’Université autonome de Barcelone for a year. In 1971, he was asked to work on the development of a large shipyard on the small island of Formentera. There he met Laetitia Ney of Elchingen, who he would go on to marry. He devoted himself entirely to painting, and Formentera, like Paris, became one of his favorite places in both his life and to work. His first exhibition in Paris was in 1975 with Mathias Fels, presented to him by Hervé Télémaque—showing many paintings of his young daughter Djamilla, then three years old. The exhibition was titled, Espace hors temps (Space out of Time), with a foreword by Alain Jouffroy. In 1976, Taulé exhibited Contre-Jour (Against Day) at Fabien Boulakia on rue Bonaparte with a preface by Gérald Gassiot-Talabot and in Barcelona at the Aimé Maeght gallery—an exhibition visited by Joan Miró and Alexander Calder. In 1977, he exhibited at the Beaubourg gallery, with then associates Nahon and Trigano. In 1983, he met Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar, who wrote the novella Fin d’étape (End of Stage) for Taulé That same year, he was named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by Jack Lang...

The basis of Beatriz's painted scenes is an exploration of the construction of reality. She represents this by analyzing all the things that are contained in a given space — and what...

Daniela Gullotta - "Interno con mezzo busto" (2024) Step into the evocative world of Daniela Gullotta, where architecture and memory intertwine through richly layered compositions. ...

1960s oil on board painting of a Paris street scene by Nicola Ortis Poucette. The painting is signed bottom right. Presented in modern white gloss frame. A charming French mid century oil painting...

Oil on canvas

Oil on linen Helen Uter is an established Franco-American painter born in 1955 who lives and works in Donnery, near Orléans, France. Heavily influenced b...

Original painting on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Ferjo. Canvas size 69.5 x 85 inches. Painting will ship unstretched, rolled in an extra large tube. Artwork is in excellen...

Title: Sunlit Steps in Menton French Riviera Street Scene Watercolour by Pierre Neveu Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W):...

shipped in roll “The Meta Cats” is a dynamic oil painting that captures two playful cats leaping and sliding on a surreal staircase. The artwork blends realism with a whimsical, dre...

French Landscape by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) Signed original watercolour/ gouache painting on artist paper, mounted on board unframed Size: 25.5 x 21 inches Condition:...

Old School House, Original Realist Cityscape Painting, 2013 32" x 40" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Oil on Canvas The sun streaks in across the old New England buildings as they stand out in contr...

Medium: Oil and Pencil on Canvas Laid Down on Board Study for the December 23rd, 1939 issue The Saturday Evening Post.

Colourful Fauvist inspired iconic view of Rome, Oil on canvas paper by Pierre Pruvost. The painting is signed bottom left and dated and titled to the back of the paper. This artwork...

5035 Vintage Italian oil Painting "The Streets of Naples Italy" Framed in a black wood frame Image size 13x10"

Maria Deely Abbey Road Studios 2025 Original Drawing with Colored Pencils Size: 11 x 14 inches (27.94 x 35.56 cm) Signed COA provided This drawing captures Abbey Road Studios — one ...

Charming French Village by Regine David (female French artist, 1910-2018) watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed inscribed verso, dated 1937 panting: 12.5 x 9 inches conditio...

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 31.00" x 24.25;" Framed 37.00" x 30.00" Cover of the December 23rd, 1939 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. Literatu...

"Fort Smith Hotel, 2024" is a captivating original oil on canvas by Hiroshi Sato, a contemporary master of the medium known for his meticulous attention to light and form. Measuring ...

Title: British Watercolor of a Rustic Mediterranean Courtyard with Flower Sellers By Anthony Avery (British 1946-2023) Original watercolor on artists paper, unframed Signed: Yes Dime...

Portrait is a result of transformations in Judith Berry’s painting practice from singular landscapes into abstracted forms, still lives, and now, into human and animal life. These lu...

Original cover for Liberty magazine, published October 17, 1931. As Lil’s Aunt Ruby, a “social gadabout” and “blithe widow of many years’ standing” arrives at the Jenkins family home for a visit, Sandy tries to hide his irritation once he sees the massive amount of luggage she had in tow. Aunt Ruby shows off an enormous new diamond ring and coyly announces she is to be married that fall and that her new fiance would be arriving shortly. As Lil scrambles up some hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, Sandy hears a car pull up to the house and is shocked to discover that Aunt Ruby’s future husband is none other than Sandy’s boss! (Liberty magazine, October 17, 1931, p. 37) “For the Love o’ Lil: The Picture Story of an American Family” In 1926, under his long-term contract to produce a cover per week for Liberty magazine, Leslie Thrasher introduced a signature cast of characters that appeared each week, telling a serialized story through his illustrations. Liberty touted its new cover serial as “something no magazine has ever done before…Heretofore, all magazine cover...

A night in the city.Rain in Istanbul" abstract landscape of the Volsky Lily. An atmospheric, modern painting. Fashionable color combinations this season. Black, white and ochre. All...

The Village and the Moon is an original Contemporary Artwork realized by the Italian artist Sabrina Pugliese (b. 1990). Original oil painting on canvas. Hand-signed on the lower ri...