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Interior Mid 20th Century American Scene Modern WPA Still Life Realism
Interior Mid 20th Century American Scene Modern WPA Still Life Realism

Interior Mid 20th Century American Scene Modern WPA Still Life Realism

By Joseph Solman

Located in New York, NY

In 1929, Solman saw the inaugural show at the Museum of Modern Art featuring Seurat, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Cezanne. It changed his life – and his art. Joseph Solman was, with Mark ...

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1930s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

NYC Street & Interior Scene 1940’s American Scene Modern WPA Still Life Realism
NYC Street & Interior Scene 1940’s American Scene Modern WPA Still Life Realism

NYC Street & Interior Scene 1940’s American Scene Modern WPA Still Life Realism

By Joseph Solman

Located in New York, NY

Joseph Solman 1940’s Oil on Masonite signed JS lower left 20x12 inches image size 26x18 inches with frame Good condition Private collection NYC Painting depicts a fantastic NYC Bri...

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1930s American Realist Interior Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

'Still Life', Carnegie, Biltmore, Mills College, CPLH, LACMA, WPA, Hollywood
'Still Life', Carnegie, Biltmore, Mills College, CPLH, LACMA, WPA, Hollywood

'Still Life', Carnegie, Biltmore, Mills College, CPLH, LACMA, WPA, Hollywood

By Boris Deutsch

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

'Still Life', Carnegie, Biltmore, Mills College, CPLH, LACMA, WPA, CWS, Hollywood Signed, lower right, 'Boris Deutsch' (Lithuanian-American, 1892-1978) and dated 1926.

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1920s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Masonite, Oil

"Still Life" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Thomas Hart Benton Student
"Still Life" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Thomas Hart Benton Student

"Still Life" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Thomas Hart Benton Student

By Daniel Celentano

Located in New York, NY

"Still Life" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modern Thomas Hart Benton Student Daniel Celentano (1902-1980) "Still Life" 14 1/8 x 10 1/2 Oil on canvas Signed lower left and on str...

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1930s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life with Vase and Urn
Still Life with Vase and Urn

Still Life with Vase and Urn

Located in North Clarendon, VT

Bright, fun, oil on board still life by WPA painter J. William Hallquist.

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1940s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

American Abstract Expressionist Flowers Oil Painting Norman Carton WPA Artist
American Abstract Expressionist Flowers Oil Painting Norman Carton WPA Artist

American Abstract Expressionist Flowers Oil Painting Norman Carton WPA Artist

By Norman Carton

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed lower left recto and hand signed verso. Norman Carton (1908 – 1980) was an American artist and educator known for abstract expressionist art. He was born in the Ukrain...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

VASE WITH FLOWERS IN MIRROR Modernist Oil Painting Joseph Raskin WPA Artist
VASE WITH FLOWERS IN MIRROR Modernist Oil Painting Joseph Raskin WPA Artist

VASE WITH FLOWERS IN MIRROR Modernist Oil Painting Joseph Raskin WPA Artist

By Joseph Raskin

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed Lower left Joseph Raskin painted still lifes throughout his career, often using them for formal and technical experimentation.

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1940s American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Signed WPA Black Artist Studio Framed Oil Painting
Antique American School Signed WPA Black Artist Studio Framed Oil Painting

Antique American School Signed WPA Black Artist Studio Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American signed modernist artist studio oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 18L x 24H.

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1930s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modernist Floral Oil Painting Roses, Flowers in Vase WPA Artist Nicolai Cikovsky
Modernist Floral Oil Painting Roses, Flowers in Vase WPA Artist Nicolai Cikovsky

Modernist Floral Oil Painting Roses, Flowers in Vase WPA Artist Nicolai Cikovsky

By Nicolai Cikovsky

Located in Surfside, FL

Nicolai Cikovsky is known for Shore landscape, figure, still life and portrait painting, printmaking. His mural "Irrigation," and "Gathering Dates" is at the Department of Interior, ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Still Life of Fruit', Denver Art Museum, WPA, Santa Barbara Museum, Who Was Who
'Still Life of Fruit', Denver Art Museum, WPA, Santa Barbara Museum, Who Was Who

'Still Life of Fruit', Denver Art Museum, WPA, Santa Barbara Museum, Who Was Who

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed, faintly, lower left, 'Donald Bear' (American, 1905-1952) and painted circa 1945. A dynamic, modernist still-life of fruit in gouache, watercolor, crayon and india-ink. Dona...

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1940s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Crayon, Ink

Expressionist Miniature Drawing Wheat Stalks American Modernist Ben Zion WPA
Expressionist Miniature Drawing Wheat Stalks American Modernist Ben Zion WPA

Expressionist Miniature Drawing Wheat Stalks American Modernist Ben Zion WPA

By Ben-Zion Weinman

Located in Surfside, FL

Ben-Zion consistently threaded certain subject matter—nature, still life, the human figure, the Hebrew Bible, and the Jewish people—into his work throughout his life.

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1950s Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Expressionist Color Drawing Cobalt Glass Vintage Frame Modernist Ben Zion WPA
Expressionist Color Drawing Cobalt Glass Vintage Frame Modernist Ben Zion WPA

Expressionist Color Drawing Cobalt Glass Vintage Frame Modernist Ben Zion WPA

By Ben-Zion Weinman

Located in Surfside, FL

Ben-Zion consistently threaded certain subject matter—nature, still life, the human figure, the Hebrew Bible, and the Jewish people—into his work throughout his life.

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1950s Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Crayon, Pastel, Ink

Expressionist Ink, Pastel, Crayon Drawing Jewish American Modernist Ben Zion WPA
Expressionist Ink, Pastel, Crayon Drawing Jewish American Modernist Ben Zion WPA

Expressionist Ink, Pastel, Crayon Drawing Jewish American Modernist Ben Zion WPA

By Ben-Zion Weinman

Located in Surfside, FL

Ben-Zion consistently threaded certain subject matter—nature, still life, the human figure, the Hebrew Bible, and the Jewish people—into his work throughout his life.

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Crayon, Pastel, Ink

Adolf Dehn - Haitian Scene A signed painting, Associated American Artists, 1950s
Adolf Dehn - Haitian Scene A signed painting, Associated American Artists, 1950s

Adolf Dehn - Haitian Scene A signed painting, Associated American Artists, 1950s

By Adolf Arthur Dehn

Located in New York, NY

There Dehn joined a group of students who went on to nationally significant careers, including Wanda Gag (later author of best-selling children’s books); John Flanagan (a sculptor no...

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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Board

Horses Leaving the Barn, American Realist Watercolor, Signed, 1940
Horses Leaving the Barn, American Realist Watercolor, Signed, 1940

Horses Leaving the Barn, American Realist Watercolor, Signed, 1940

By Adolf Dehn

Located in Fairlawn, OH

There Dehn joined a group of students who went on to nationally significant careers, including Wanda Gag (later author of best-selling children’s books); John Flanagan (a sculptor no...

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1940s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Getting Ready for the Revolution - Learning How to Ride in the Subway
Getting Ready for the Revolution - Learning How to Ride in the Subway

Getting Ready for the Revolution - Learning How to Ride in the Subway

By Adolf Arthur Dehn

Located in Fairlawn, OH

There Dehn joined a group of students who went on to nationally significant careers, including Wanda Gag (later author of best-selling children’s books); John Flanagan (a sculptor no...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Crayon

The Golden Gate
The Golden Gate

The Golden Gate

By Adolf Arthur Dehn

Located in Fairlawn, OH

There Dehn joined a group of students who went on to nationally significant careers, including Wanda Gag (later author of best-selling children’s books); John Flanagan (a sculptor no...

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1940s American Realist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

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WPA Still Life with NYC Street Scene Aaron Berkman Circa 1950-60.
WPA Still Life with NYC Street Scene Aaron Berkman Circa 1950-60.

WPA Still Life with NYC Street Scene Aaron Berkman Circa 1950-60.

By Aaron Berkman

Located in Hallowell, ME

Oil on canvas in what might be the original frame. Wonderful still life at a table with NYC street scene shown below.

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1950s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Doll in Mirror, " Aaron Bohrod, Trompe L'oeil Still Life, WPA Wisconsin Artist
"Doll in Mirror, " Aaron Bohrod, Trompe L'oeil Still Life, WPA Wisconsin Artist

"Doll in Mirror, " Aaron Bohrod, Trompe L'oeil Still Life, WPA Wisconsin Artist

By Aaron Bohrod

Located in New York, NY

Aaron Bohrod Doll in Mirror Signed lower left Oil on gesso board 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance: The artist Hammer Galleries, New York Private Collection, West Bloomfield, Michiga...

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1960s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

American Abstract Expressionist Flowers Oil Painting Norman Carton WPA Artist
American Abstract Expressionist Flowers Oil Painting Norman Carton WPA Artist

American Abstract Expressionist Flowers Oil Painting Norman Carton WPA Artist

By Norman Carton

Located in Surfside, FL

Norman Carton (1908 – 1980) was an American artist and educator known for abstract expressionist art. He was born in the Ukraine region of Imperial Russia and moved to the United Sta...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

VASE WITH FLOWERS IN MIRROR Modernist Oil Painting Joseph Raskin WPA Artist
VASE WITH FLOWERS IN MIRROR Modernist Oil Painting Joseph Raskin WPA Artist

VASE WITH FLOWERS IN MIRROR Modernist Oil Painting Joseph Raskin WPA Artist

By Joseph Raskin

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed Lower left Joseph Raskin painted still lifes throughout his career, often using them for formal and technical experimentation.

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1940s American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modernist Floral Oil Painting Roses, Flowers in Vase WPA Artist Nicolai Cikovsky
Modernist Floral Oil Painting Roses, Flowers in Vase WPA Artist Nicolai Cikovsky

Modernist Floral Oil Painting Roses, Flowers in Vase WPA Artist Nicolai Cikovsky

By Nicolai Cikovsky

Located in Surfside, FL

Nicolai Cikovsky is known for Shore landscape, figure, still life and portrait painting, printmaking. His mural "Irrigation," and "Gathering Dates" is at the Department of Interior, ...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Expressionist Miniature Drawing Wheat Stalks American Modernist Ben Zion WPA
Expressionist Miniature Drawing Wheat Stalks American Modernist Ben Zion WPA

Expressionist Miniature Drawing Wheat Stalks American Modernist Ben Zion WPA

By Ben-Zion Weinman

Located in Surfside, FL

Ben-Zion consistently threaded certain subject matter—nature, still life, the human figure, the Hebrew Bible, and the Jewish people—into his work throughout his life.

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1950s Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Expressionist Color Drawing Cobalt Glass Vintage Frame Modernist Ben Zion WPA
Expressionist Color Drawing Cobalt Glass Vintage Frame Modernist Ben Zion WPA

Expressionist Color Drawing Cobalt Glass Vintage Frame Modernist Ben Zion WPA

By Ben-Zion Weinman

Located in Surfside, FL

Ben-Zion consistently threaded certain subject matter—nature, still life, the human figure, the Hebrew Bible, and the Jewish people—into his work throughout his life.

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1950s Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Crayon, Pastel, Ink

Expressionist Ink, Pastel, Crayon Drawing Jewish American Modernist Ben Zion WPA
Expressionist Ink, Pastel, Crayon Drawing Jewish American Modernist Ben Zion WPA

Expressionist Ink, Pastel, Crayon Drawing Jewish American Modernist Ben Zion WPA

By Ben-Zion Weinman

Located in Surfside, FL

Ben-Zion consistently threaded certain subject matter—nature, still life, the human figure, the Hebrew Bible, and the Jewish people—into his work throughout his life.

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Crayon, Pastel, Ink

Quirky WPA Style Still Life Painting
Quirky WPA Style Still Life Painting

Quirky WPA Style Still Life Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Great bold colors on this interesting painting. Signed and dated 1937. The painting is unframed.

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Vintage 1930s American Paintings

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Canvas

Blue and Green Tablescape (WPA abstract still life painting c. 1960)
Blue and Green Tablescape (WPA abstract still life painting c. 1960)

Blue and Green Tablescape (WPA abstract still life painting c. 1960)

By Lionel Gilbert

Located in Hudson, NY

Blue and Green Tablescape (Post-War Modern Abstract Oil Painting on canvas) by New York School Painter and WPA artist, Lionel Gilbert Mid century modern, abstracted still life painti...

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1960s Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Floral Painting Listed WPA Woman California Artist Flower Gouache Painting
Floral Painting Listed WPA Woman California Artist Flower Gouache Painting

Floral Painting Listed WPA Woman California Artist Flower Gouache Painting

By Dorr Bothwell

Located in Surfside, FL

This is a gouache or watercolor painting. signed and dated. it depicts poppies and some other wildflowers.. Dorr Hodgson Bothwell (May 3, 1902 – September 24, 2000) was an American a...

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1960s American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Bouquet of Flowers
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Bouquet of Flowers

Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Bouquet of Flowers

By Simka Simkhovitch

Located in Surfside, FL

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 paintin...

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1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Board

Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior
Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior

Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior

By Philip Evergood

Located in New York, NY

Interior with Man at Table American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Painting Philip Evergood (1901 - 1973) Untitled (Interior with Man at Table), c. 1932, oil on panel, 11 1/2 x...

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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Large Modernist Ben Benn Still Life with Fruit Bowl Oil Painting WPA Artist
Large Modernist Ben Benn Still Life with Fruit Bowl Oil Painting WPA Artist

Large Modernist Ben Benn Still Life with Fruit Bowl Oil Painting WPA Artist

By Ben Benn

Located in Surfside, FL

Neumann Gallery in 1925. Portraits, still-lifes, and landscapes formed the core of Benn's subject themes and he often shifted between abstract and figurative images.

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

New York Night
New York Night

Adolf DehnNew York Night, 1930

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H 19.125 in W 13.5 in

New York Night

By Adolf Dehn

Located in Fairlawn, OH

There Dehn joined a group of students who went on to nationally significant careers, including Wanda Gag (later author of best-selling children’s books); John Flanagan (a sculptor no...

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1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

The Golden Gate
The Golden Gate

The Golden Gate

By Adolf Arthur Dehn

Located in Fairlawn, OH

There Dehn joined a group of students who went on to nationally significant careers, including Wanda Gag (later author of best-selling children’s books); John Flanagan (a sculptor no...

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1940s American Realist Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

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By Jo Cain

Located in New York, NY

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1930s Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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By William Sharp

Located in New York, NY

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By Daniel Ralph Celentano

Located in New York, NY

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WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial "Cellar with Horseshoe"

WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial "Cellar with Horseshoe"

By Joseph Solman

Located in New York, NY

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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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By Joseph Solman

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Oil on canvas, signed with initials center left. Measures 32" x 23.5" including the frame. Provenance: ACA Galleries, NYC Bradbury Art and Antiques, Wiscasset, Maine Brought to Am...

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By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

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By Konrad Cramer

Located in New York, NY

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Oil, Board

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By Joseph Solman

Located in New York, NY

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Questions About Wpa Still Life
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A still life is a type of painting or drawing portraying an arrangement of different objects. Typically, these subjects include fruit, flowers, dining ware, and glassware.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 29, 2024
    No, a still life doesn't have to be realistic. Still life is a genre or type of subject matter. To fit the definition, a piece simply needs to portray inanimate objects. Artists can employ any style they choose to represent the objects in their paintings. Some examples of abstract still-life paintings include Georges Braque's Violin and Candlestick, Pablo Picasso's Still Life with Chair Caning and Paul Cézanne's Fruit Bowl, Glass, and Apples. Find a large collection of still-life paintings on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    A still- life painting depicts inanimate, everyday objects.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Dutch still life paintings are painted works of art depicting everyday objects that were produced in the Netherlands during the 16th and 17th centuries. Although the pictured items are realistic, they tend to have symbolic meanings. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Dutch still life paintings.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Pronkstilleven is a type of still life that was developed in the 1640s by Flemish artists. Rather than traditional still-life paintings, these emphasized abundances and various objects considered to be part of a luxurious life such as fruits, flowers and wild game. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024
    Why it is called still life has to do with the history of the art genre. Still life painting became a distinct genre thanks to the work of late 16th- and 17th-century Dutch artists. They called their paintings stilleven, which translates to motionless or silent life in English. This term relates to the fact that Dutch still life artists painted motionless objects such as flowers and fruit. As the genre spread beyond the Netherlands, English-speaking artists referred to it as still life. Shop a selection of still life paintings on 1stDibs.
  • Lilac Gallery Ltd.March 17, 2021
    A 'Still Life' image refers to a work of art where the main subject usually portrays an intimate interior scene showing natural objects like food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc. or man-made objects like drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, etc. which are mostly arranged on top of a flat surface like a table or mantel.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    The subject of a portrait is typically a person; the subject of a still life consists predominantly of inanimate objects.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Whether or not still life art is realism depends on the piece. Dutch still lifes produced during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries are examples of a realistic style. Impressionist and Expressionist still lifes from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are not realistic. Shop a variety of still life art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Although still lifes occur in ancient murals, Jacopo de’Barbari is considered to have painted the first still life, in 1504.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Most people considered the nationality of the still life technique to be Dutch. This is because Realist still life painting originated in Holland in the 16h century. However, artists from other parts of the world also work in the genre. On 1stDibs, shop a range of still life paintings.
  • La ChrysomeleFebruary 23, 2021
    A still life painting portrays inanimate subjects of small to medium size : a bouquet, a cup of fruits, cooking utensils, a set of keys, etc.
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    Glenn Green GalleriesFebruary 25, 2021
    A still-life painting is typically a group of arranged objects in an intimate setting. The term comes from the Dutch word "stilleven".
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    In his work Still Life with Fuji Chrysanthemums, Tom Wesselmann used well-defined contour lines to depict flowers, fruit and other household objects. The American Pop artist made the piece of laser-cut steel and designed it to hang on the wall like a canvas painting. Shop a variety of Tom Wesselmann art on 1stDibs.