Still-life Paintings

Jennifer Hornyak is one of Canada’s masterful abstract and figurative artists. Known internationally for her vivid colour palettes, expressive form and luscious textures, Hornyak has...

Signed lower left with monogram, 'R.M.' for Rose Marshall' (American, 19th century) and dated 1887. Additionally signed, verso, on old label, 'Mrs. Rose Marshall. Displayed in the original and substantial, 19th century carved giltwood and gesso frame...

"Oranges" oil on canvas. Expressionist colorful still life. Measurements: (H) 61 x (W) 46 x (D) 2 cm. Framed: (H) 81 x (W) 66 x (D) 4 cm Expressionist still life with ...

Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintings. This is a miniature watercolor and gouache vibrant, colorful bouquet of flowers in a vase. Simka Simkhovitch (Симха Файбусович Симхович) (aka Simka Faibusovich Simkhovich) (Novozybkov, Russia May 21, 1885 O.S./June 2, 1885 N.S.—Greenwich, Connecticut February 25, 1949) was a Ukrainian-Russian Jewish artist and immigrant to the United States. He painted theater scenery in his early career and then had several showings in galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissions in the 1930s, he completed murals for the post offices in Jackson, Mississippi and Beaufort, North Carolina. His works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Born outside Kyiv (Petrograd Ukraine) into a Jewish family who owned a small department store. During a severe case of measles when he was seven, Simcha Simchovitch sketched the views outside his window and decided to become an artist, over his father's objections. Beginning in 1905, he studied at the Grekov Odessa Art School and upon completion of his studies in 1911 received a recommendation to be admitted to the Imperial Academy of Arts. Though he enrolled to begin classes in architecture, painting, and sculpture at the Imperial Academy, he was dropped from the school roster in December because of the quota on the number of Jewish students and drafted into the army. Simchovitch served as a private in the 175th Infantry Regiment Baturyn [ru] until his demobilization in 1912. Re-enrolling in the Imperial Academy, he audited classes. Simka Simkhovitch exhibited paintings and sculptures in 1918 as part of an exhibition of Jewish artists and in 1919 placed 1st in the competition "The Great Russian Revolution" with a painting called "Russian Revolution" which was hung in the State Museum of Revolution. In 1922, Simkha Simkhovitch exhibited at the International Book Fair in Florence (Italian: Fiera Internazionale del Libro di Firenze). In 1924, Simkhovitch came to the United States to make illustrations for Soviet textbooks and decided to immigrate instead. Initially he supported himself by doing commercial art and a few portrait commissions. In 1927, he was hired to paint a screen for a scene in the play "The Command to Love" by Fritz Gottwald and Rudolph Lothar which was playing at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway. Art dealers began clamoring for the screen and Simkhovitch began a career as a screen painter for the theater. Catching the attention of the screenwriter, Ernest Pascal, he worked as an illustrator for Pascal, who then introduced him to gallery owner, Marie Sterner. Simkhovitch's works appeared at the Marie Sterner Gallery beginning with a 1927 exhibit and were repeated the following year. Simkhovitch had an exhibit in 1929 at Sterner's on circus paintings. In 1931, he held a showing of works at the Helen Hackett Gallery, in New York City and later that same year he was one of the featured artists of a special exhibit in San Francisco at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. The exhibit was coordinated by Marie Sterner and included four watercolors, including one titled "Nudes". He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine. In 1936, Simkhovitch was selected to complete the mural for the WPA Post office project in Jackson, Mississippi. The mural was hung in the post office and courthouse in 1938 depicted a plantation theme. Painted on the wall behind the judge’s bench, “Pursuits of Life in Mississippi”, a depiction of black workers engaged in manual labor amid scenes of white professionals and socialites, was eventually covered over in later years during renovations due to its stereotypical African American imagery. Simka painted what he thought was typical of Jackson. His impression of pre-civil rights Mississippi was evidently Greek Revival column houses, weeping willow trees, working class families, and the oppression of African Americans. He painted African American men picking cotton, while a white man took account of the harvest and a white judge advised a white family, calling it Pursuits of Life in Mississippi. Though clearly endorsed by the government and initially generally well-received, the mural soon raised concerns with locals as the climate toward racial segregation began to change. The main concern was whether depictions that show African Americans in subjugated societal roles should be featured in a courtroom. The following year, his painting "Holiday" won praise at an exhibition in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1940, Simkhovitch's second WPA post office project was completed when four murals, "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat", "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright", "Sand Ponies" and "Canada Geese" were installed in Beaufort, North Carolina. The works were commissioned in 1938 and did not generate the controversy that the Jackson mural had. The main mural is "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright" and depicts a shipwreck which had occurred in Beaufort in 1866. "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat" depicted the lighthouse built in 1859 and the mail boat that was running mail during the time which Simkhovitch was there. The boat ran mail for the area until 1957. "Sand Ponies" shows the wild horses common to the North Carolina barrier islands and "Canada Geese" showed the importance of hunting and fishing in the area. All four murals were restored in the 1990s by Elisabeth Speight, daughter of two other WPA muralists, Francis Speight...

Tulips in Vase by René GUINAND (French, 1892-1983), signed oil on canvas, in a wooden frame Framed: 29.5 x 22 inches Canvas : 29 x 21 inches Inscribed verso Provenance: private colle...

Pocket Dark Cherries 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 still ...

Pocket Pink Rose with Leaf 2 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil...

Bright Yellow Daffodils and Tulips by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) gouache painting on artist paper, unframed artist paper: 23 x 15.5 inches condition: overall very good...

Pocket Dark Red Cherry 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...

Charleston native and celebrated native, Anne Darby Parker, has spent her life creating. As a young child she learned to knit from her mother and grandmother and later, developed a p...

Charleston native and celebrated native, Anne Darby Parker, has spent her life creating. As a young child she learned to knit from her mother and grandmother and later, developed a p...

Anticipation, dated 1907 by Margaret H. COLLYER (1872-1945) sales to $30,000 Large 1907 scene of the Great Dane & Black Terrier sat on an outside step, oil on canvas by Margaret Co...

Cubist still life. Oil on canvas signed Lambert. Fine canvas, mounted on thin cardboard. Pin holes in the corners. Good condition. 48 x 65.5 cm

Charleston native and celebrated native, Anne Darby Parker, has spent her life creating. As a young child she learned to knit from her mother and grandmother and later, developed a p...

A bright red rotary phone sits on a turquoise-green cabinet, paper notes randomly taped to the wall, paint-peeling in this nostalgic trompe l’oeil by Dmitry Yuzefovich...

Floral landscape in oil. Signed lower right. Presented in a contemporary wood frame. On canvas board.

This vibrant piece of artwork " Wine-tasting holiday in Provence" is a compelling example of contemporary expressionism. The painting immediately arrests attention with its vivid col...

Very Shiny Very Red Apple is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her series of realistic oil paintings of fruit with a nod to baroque still life painting. The pa...

Master of the Grotesque Vase (active in Rome and Naples in the first quarter of the 17th century) Still life of flowers in a classic vase oil on canvas 66 x 51 cm, In frame cm. 82 x...

Original abstract painting, exploring the language of paint and colour.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Original Painting by Jessie Woodward Acrylic on Canvas signed by the artist 80 H x ...

by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...

A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Tulips. This piece depicts gestural figure of a red and white Tulip on a forest green background with thick use of paint. In...

Artist Commentary: "This painting is inspired by my travels in the western US in Fall." Keywords: Impressionist, Landscape, Autumn, Fall, Painting, Western, Southwest About the artist: Lynne's work was recently chosen by the U.S. Department of State to be featured in the Art in Embassies Program for the U.S. Embassies in Djibouti, East Africa and Colombo, Sri Lanka. She has had numerous solo shows in New York City galleries, as well as the Booth Western Art Museum and the James McNeil Whistler...

Gorgeous mid-century painting of heavily textured Ranunculus flowers in a blue vase by Bonnie Yankauer (American, 20th Century), 1964. The palette and impasto brush strokes gives thi...

Rodney Gladwell (British, 1928 – 1979) Aubergines, 1959 Signed and dated ‘Gladwell 59’ (lower left) Oil on board 79.1/2 x 31.1/2 in. (202 x 80 cm.) including frame Painter Rodney Gl...

Elegant floral still life of a beautiful spring bouquet in an antique ivory soup tureen by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Forbes (Dallam) (American, 1875-1933). Exhibition placard on verso signed "Elizabeth Forbes...

Pocket Lime is an original small scale oil still life painting by Dani Humberstone, as part of her small scale pocket fruit series. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: signed by the artist Oil...

Wonderful watercolor depicting a plant/flower. These were used at a Belgium University to teach the students about botany. Dating from the early 20th century. They are watercolor on ...

Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Still life - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 73x54 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan painter, nephew ...

"Colorfull literature" beckons the viewer into a realm where books morph into elements of a colorful symphony. The artist adopts a nearly abstract approach, exploring shapes and hues...

Dimensions: 16 x 16 inches (framed: 18.5 x 18.5 inches) In Tale in tones, the artist presents a captivating exploration of literary themes through a dynamic arrangement of books. Th...

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...

Wildlife Collection: Pocket Goldfinch is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod ...

Flowers In Vase signed by Louise Alix, French 1950's Impressionist watercolour on artist paper stuck on board, unframed. painting: 11.75 x 10 inches provenance: from a large privat...

Wildlife Collection: Pocket Bluetit 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...

Yellow Flowers in Blue Vase English Impressionist early 20th century signed oil on board, unframed inscribed verso board: 14 x 10 inches inscribed verso provenance: private collectio...

The artist has signed on the back. Ellen earned her degree in Art Education with a minor in Painting at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. In 2009 she completed a residenc...

Work : Original Oil Painting, Unique Work. Ready to Hang. Medium : Oil painting on Linen Canvas. Artist : Gabriel Riesnert Subject : Tulipes du jardin dans un verre en cuivre (Title...

Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV – 1991.11.I) Alfej Bromults received his first professional education at Tautas University under R. Suta, J. Bīne and G. Šķilters. From 1938 he studied in...

Vintage French Oil Painting by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below signed to the front, provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 14 inches ...

Blue abstract array of messy books in a library Sophie Dumont is an artist recognized worldwide and many collectors own her works. She has been working on this theme since 2016 with ...

In this piece, Dumont skillfully arranges bold and vibrant blocks of color that represent the spines of books on a shelf. The dynamic interplay of reds, blues, yellows, and greens cr...

Charleston native and celebrated native, Anne Darby Parker, has spent her life creating. As a young child she learned to knit from her mother and grandmother and later, developed a p...

Impressive contemporary still life oil painting by Stephen Heigh. Oil on canvas. Signed.

In Muscat Grapes and Teacup, Rebecca Ritchie captures a moment of quiet elegance through her refined approach to still life realism. A cluster of muscat grapes spills from an overtur...

Roses by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back gouache painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 13 high by 16.5 inches wide condition: ov...

Columbus, Georgia (USA) based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant painti...

Follower of Adriaen Coorte (1665-1707) 18th Century Still Life c1795 A sumptuous still life painting depicting peaches, grapes, plums, exotic birds and butterflies in the style of ...

SOLID SOUND is an oil on paper piece by Jered Sprecher. The first layer of the painting was simply the result of the artist cleaning his brush, working without a conscious goal. At s...

Signed to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame with beaded and lambs tongue running patterns. On board.

Sophie Dumont is a professional painter renowned for her contemporary works that combine depth and texture through oil-on-canvas techniques. With a mastery of color and form, her cre...

Pocket Pink Rose with Leaf 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 ...

Antonio Tibaldi (Rome, c. 1635 - post 1675) Workshop of Still Life with Armour, Curtains and Sculpture Oil on canvas 53 x 77 cm. - in frame 65 x 89 cm. Beautifully scenic painting ...

Pocket Deep Blush Pear 1 [2023] Pocket Ripe Banana by Dani Humberstone [2022} original Oil paint on canvas Image size: H:7 cm x W:5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:7 cm x W:5 cm...

Summer Dreams Original Landscape painting by Gemma Bedford [2021] original Oil paint on canvas Image size: H:49.5 cm x W:49.5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:49.5 cm x W:49.5...