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Art Subject: Cooking
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).
Category

2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pase de cape, from Service Scènes de Corrida
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Pablo Picasso was an avid fan of bullfighting his entire life, attending his first corridas when he was a child in Spain and gaining a renewed interest in the events when he settled ...
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1950s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze

"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

Cavalier et cheval (AR 137), Ceramic Stamped 'Madoura Plein Feu/Edition Picasso'
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Cavalier et cheval (A.R. 137) stamped, marked and numbered 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / 274/30...
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1950s Modern Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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

Pablo Picasso 'Picador' (A. R. 160) Bullfighter Madoura Plate 1952
Located in Miami, FL
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Picador (A. R. 160) Terre de faïence plate, 1952, from the edition of 500, incised 'Edition Picasso', partially glazed and painted, with the Edition Pica...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Ceramic

Copper Vase #7
Located in Dallas, TX
Arturo Angel Punzo Vase #7 Hand Chiseled Copper Michoacan, Mexico Weight: 5 lbs., height: 16 in., width: 11 in.
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21st Century and Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Eternity: Pompeii in the Shadow of Vesuvius
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This work, by Fidel Santos, depicts a Pompeiian fresco resplendent with lush fruit trees and avian life against a backdrop of idyllic hills. The vibrant c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Still-life Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Ink

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

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

“ Collection of Eight Rosewood Bowls and Table Articles”
Located in Warren, NJ
including a set of six bowls or dishes and two similar serving dishes, each signed 'Emilan' on the underside, the set of six inscribed ' East Indian Rosewood' on the underside, one s...
Category

20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Rosewood

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,...
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

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

Kern Bone Forceps
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"The Beauty of the Uncommon Tools" is from Tony Chirinos' project entitled, "The Precipice", - also released as a book project by Gnomic Book in 2021 - which serves as a photographic...
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2010s Minimalist Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Moche Owl Pot, " Animalic Ceramic Vessel created in Pre-Columbian Peru
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This piece is a pot made by an unknown artist in Pre-Columbian Peru. It takes the shape of an owl and has a circular handle with the opening on its back. This pot is a light beige an...
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15th Century and Earlier Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wedgwood Wonderlust with Mushrooms, limited edition photograph
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Wedgwood Wonderlust with Mushrooms, limited edition photograph The Good Dishes integrates memory, legacy, and metaphor with my response to loss. As I witnessed an early generation of family members pass, my cousins and I were each faced with the emotional task of cleaning out the family home. Sorting through the heirlooms, we would determine which items to toss, sell, or preserve. Without fail, when it came to the family’s fine china, that item was always given to the person who most cherished its memory and sentimental value. Growing up in a large Italian family, everything was centered around food and the family table. I remember vividly my mother’s vintage marigold stoneware dishes that she bought at the grocery store back in the early 1970s. She used them every day for as long as I could remember, and they had a life of their own. Along with my mother’s everyday dishes...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Bird Ate the Loquat
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
This image may be available in a larger size. Please contact us. Story of "The Bird Ate the Loquat": My friend had given me a loquat branch from her tree and I found the imperfectio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Small Vase with Koi (MADE TO ORDER) (Hand-painted, hand-made, porcelain)
Located in Kansas City, MO
(MADE TO ORDER) (Hand-painted, hand-made, porcelain) *Lead Time may vary between 1-3 weeks Melanie Sherman "Small Vase with Koi" Year: 2021 Porcelain, Gla...
Category

2010s Rococo Sculptures

Materials

Luster, Porcelain, Glaze

E Shipley Zambezi with Blueberry, limited edition, archival photograph, signed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
E Shipley Zambezi with Blueberry Onion Cup, limited edition, archival photograph, signed and numbered. The Good Dishes integrates memory, legacy, and metaphor with my response to loss. As I witnessed an early generation of family members pass, my cousins and I were each faced with the emotional task of cleaning out the family home. Sorting through the heirlooms, we would determine which items to toss, sell, or preserve. Without fail, when it came to the family’s fine china, that item was always given to the person who most cherished its memory and sentimental value. Growing up in a large Italian family, everything was centered around food and the family table. I remember vividly my mother’s vintage marigold stoneware dishes that she bought at the grocery store back in the early 1970s. She used them every day for as long as I could remember, and they had a life of their own. Along with my mother’s everyday...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

David Shrigley - I Will Burst Some Of Your Bubbles, 2023
Located in Central, HK
David Shrigley I Will Burst Some Of Your Bubbles, 2023 Linocut Format 65 x 50 cm Paper: Somerset 300 gr. Edition of 100 Hand-signed and numbered Published by schaefergrafik
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2010s Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Linocut

Fruit Cocktail Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
Fruit Cocktail 1961 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Mrs Charles Rogers sits on a submerged bar stool in the Villa Vera Spa & Racque...
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1960s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"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

Ceramic Pitcher (Still Life Photograph of Lemons, Olives, Zucchini, & Chestnuts)
Located in Hudson, NY
Contemporary color still life photograph of a ceramic pitcher with assorted fruits and vegetables Archival pigment print, ed. of 25 15 x 19.5 inches unframed Signed and editioned, verso In this series, Halliday captures the beauty of everyday life with a contemporary still life image of various objects and vegetation arranged on a wooden plank. The imagery calls to mind a Baroque still life, highlighting the beauty and simplicity found in every day objects. Here a sienna colored ceramic pitcher is captured besides an arrangement of yellow lemons, curly green zucchini, black olives, and brown nuts. The pop of white from the napkin in addition to the stark black background accentuates the simplistic color and shapes of the fruits and vegetables. About the Artist: David Halliday's photographs are about beauty, pure and simple. His primary subjects are carefully composed still lifes, portraits and landscapes which he shoots in black and white film with only natural light. He is a purist behind the lens, rarely manipulating his negatives in any way, and a master in the darkroom. His work has an ethereal quality that's translated not only through the subject, but also by the warm colors and sepia tones he uses in his printing. More about the work: A master of light, David Halliday produces lush and elegant images that are both classical and modern. Celebrated for his ‘purist’ eye, he poetically captures the nude male body in a selection of sepia-toned prints from 1996. Rarely revealing the model's face, Halliday prefers to focus on the natural drape of limbs, soft folds of flawless skin, and curvature of the spine. Overall, a stunningly intimate portrayal of the male form done with elegance and charm. Resume: Born 1958, Glen Cove, New York Lives in Schodack Landing, NY EDUCATION 1998 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina 1988 The Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, Maine 1976-79 Syracuse University, New York 1974-76 Wooster School Community Art Center, Danbury, Connecticut SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2013 Threadbare/New Photographs, Arthur Roger Galley, New Orleans, LA McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, TX 2012 The Past Still Present, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA 2010 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA Wessel+O’Connor Fine Art, Lambertville, NJ Julie Heller Gallery, Provincetown, MA Graficas Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2009 Culinary Delights, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX Two Decades: David Halliday, Carrie Haddad Photographs, Hudson, NY 2008 Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA Still-Life, Stephen Cohen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY Watermark Gallery, Houston TX Strange Fruit: David Halliday and Greg Kuharic...
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Early 2000s Modern Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Surrealist Still Life with Lemon - Original Lithograph Handsigned and Numbered
Located in Paris, IDF
Georges ROHNER Surrealist Still life with Lemon, 1972 Original lithograph (Mourlot workshop) Handsigned in pencil Justified HC (hors commerce) On Japan paper 76 x 54 cm (c. 29,9 x 2...
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1970s Surrealist Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Physalis fruit painted with oil paints on a round canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
Physalis fruit painted with oil paints on a round canvas
Category

2010s Aesthetic Movement Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

Materials

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

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

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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

Materials

Oil, Paper

Marbled Tablescape
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS PIECE: Julia Stotz is a food and still life photographer that strives to capture the simple everyday moment with a sense of sincerity and wonder. Her food still-life’s sho...
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2010s Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"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

Preservation Jar 2
Located in Kansas City, MO
Due to the current situation related to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, our gallery will donate 10% of our commission from this sale to the Kansas City Artists Coalition, which has been supporting local Kansas City Artists for the past 40 years. The Kansas City Artists Coalition (KCAC), is a non-profit, artist-centered, artist-run alternative space, supporting artists at every level in their career through exhibitions, continuing education and artist studios. Title : Preservation Jar 2 Materials : Stoneware, Underglaze, Glaze Date : 2020 Dimensions : 11" x 5.5" 5.5" Description : Ceramic jar with hand-painted vintage textile print...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Luster, Porcelain, Stoneware, Glaze, Underglaze

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

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Jewels
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
11 x 14 inch image is an edition of 45. Three other sizes available. Mina Afshari was born in Tehran, Iran. Her life and art are shaped by her journey from oppression to freedom. Gr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Untitled
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
11 x 14 inch image is an edition of 45. Four other sizes are available. Mina Afshari was born in Tehran, Iran. Her life and art are shaped by her journey from oppression to freedom....
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21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Soup
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Known for her whimsical and intuitive style, Taylor uses digital technology to build evocative photomontages of what she terms "dreamlike worlds inhabited by everyday objects." Inspi...
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Materials

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Quatre Poissons Polychromes (Four Polychrome Fishes)
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Picasso Quatre Poissons Polychromes (Four Polychrome Fishes), 1947 is a wondrous mixture of color and charm. In the center of the dish are three fish, e...
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1940s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze

Brown teapot surrounded by red onions on Yellow background
By Glenora Richards
Located in New Orleans, LA
Glenny created beautiful miniature watercolors, mostly still life. This image of a bronze teapot with red onions is a unique work of art. Glenora Rich...
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1990s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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

Ahmedabad 151209-28 (India, Spice, Street Market, Vibrant, Red, 30% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lord Fauntleroy Ahmedabad 151209-28 Pigment Print Year: 2015 Visible Size: 9.25 x 9.25 inches Framed: 10.6 x 10.6 inches Signed: On Label Edition: 8 COA provided *White frame with s...
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2010s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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

Materials

Linen, Oil

Tu Me Connais - Yunomi (MADE TO ORDER) (Hand-painted, hand-made, porcelain)
Located in Kansas City, MO
(MADE TO ORDER) (Hand-painted, hand-made, porcelain) *Lead Time may vary between 1-3 weeks Melanie Sherman "Yunomi" - (Du Kennst Mich Series)" Year: 2021 Porcelain, Glaze, ChinaPain...
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2010s Victorian Sculptures

Materials

Luster, Porcelain, Glaze

Small Vase (MADE TO ORDER) (Hand-painted, hand-made, porcelain)
Located in Kansas City, MO
(MADE TO ORDER) (Hand-painted, hand-made, porcelain) *Lead Time may vary between 1-3 weeks Melanie Sherman "Small Vase" Year: 2021 Porcelain, Glaze, China...
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2010s Baroque Sculptures

Materials

Luster, Porcelain, Glaze

Flora 7, 2015 - Limited Edition Giclee Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 7 is a Giclée print on Ultra Bright Hahnemuehle paper, available in this size only from a Limited Edition of 6. Culatto's new series 'Flora' features a selection of plant life...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée

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

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

Flora 6, 2015 - Limited Edition Giclee Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 6 is a Giclée print on Ultra Bright Hahnemuehle paper, available in this size only from a Limited Edition of 6. Culatto's new series 'Flora' features a selection of plant life...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée

Flora 4, 2015 - Limited Edition Giiclee Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 4 is a Giclée print on Ultra Bright Hahnemuehle paper, available in this size only from a Limited Edition of 6. Culatto's new series 'Flora' features a selection of plant life...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography

Materials

Giclée, Photographic Paper, Color

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

Vasija Los Gemelos / Ceramics Mexican Folk Art Mata Ortiz
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE Artisan: Laura Bugarini Cota MASTERPIECE Carved polychrome jar painted with geometric design.   - Dimensions: 11" x 14" i...
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

'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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Russian Tea Party: In a Relationship" (2016) By Daud Akhriev, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daud Akhriev's (EUR and US based) "Russian Tea Party: In a Relationship" (2016) is an original, handmade oil painting. Artist Biography: The Soviet educational system singled out 8-...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

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