Anthony Ackrill was born in Alaska in 1958 but spent most of his childhood in Florida and Ohio. He decided to pursue painting at a relatively late age. Subsequently, he studied graphic design and worked as an art director at an established advertising agency. Also, he designed his line of humorous greeting cards, which sold internationally. Following this period, Ackrill began to study drawing and painting on his own. After winning awards in several local and regional art contests, as well as selling some of his paintings, he sought a more formal education to help develop his talent. Ackrill found an excellent atelier-styled school for artists in Florence, Italy, and enrolled in late 1995, at the age of 37. In his second year in Florence, Ackrill began teaching anatomy to his fellow students, and then also taught drawing and painting. After five years of painting and teaching in Florence, Italy, he returned to Florida, where he now has his studio.
"Watermelon by the Sea" surrealistic still life on the beach, Florida
By Anthony Ackrill
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Watermelon by the Sea" is a surrealistic still life on the beach. Ackrill takes inspiration from his beach surroundings in Florida. Artist Bio Anthony Ackrill was born in Alaska i...
Canvas, Oil
“Dreamers” oil painting, nude figures under fruit tree, sunset landscape, framed
By Anthony Ackrill
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by classically-trained American painter, Anthony Ackrill. Two nude figures rest under a tree ripe with fruit. Golden apples, or citrus, hang from a tree with thick ba...
Canvas, Oil
“Water Melon” unique surrealist fruit on vintage food tray, pop art oil painting
By Anthony Ackrill
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Ackrill presents to us his humor in "Water Melon." A juicy slice floats gently above a surreal body of water, beneath a blue sky. The composition is centered within a vintage, plasti...
Found Objects, Oil, Plastic
$3,000
"Belly Button" - Unique oil painting on small silver tray - realist style
By Anthony Ackrill
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a belly button on an antique silver platter. The painting continues the concentric circles of the platter, melding the 3D with the 2D. ...
Oil
"Olive" surrealist oil painting on silver tray of cocktail olive floating in sky
By Anthony Ackrill
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Olive" is a surrealist oil painting on a silver tray of a cocktail olive floating in the sky. The antique serving platter serves as both the c...
Silver
$2,260
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
Glittering Autumn, Nicky Chubb, Original Tree Painting, Bright Contemporary Art
By Nicky Chubb
Located in Deddington, GB
Glittering Autumn by Nicky Chubb [2022] Signed by the artist Acrylic on Canvas Image size: H:100 cm x W:100 cm x D:4cm Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how ...
Canvas, Resin, Acrylic
$3,200
H 21 in W 18 in D 3 in
Boy Sailing Toy Boat in Creek, oil on canvas in gilt frame signed and dated 1897
Located in Hillsborough, NC
A boy wades into the creek preparing to set his sailboat on a journey down the creek in this romantic narrative late Victorian oil painting. This painting tells a story, set in an id...
Canvas, Oil
$2,055
H 32 in W 25.75 in D 1 in
Nudist Woman Surrealist Oil Painting, Signed, Mid-20th Century
By Claude Benard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nudist Women, Signed Oil Painting By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016) Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner, Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 32 x...
Oil
$3,750
H 23 in W 33 in D 2 in
Antique Italian Super Realist Surreal Landscape Framed Signed Modern Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Italian modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Brooklyn, NY collection. Measuring: 23 by 33 inches overall. Handsomely framed in d...
Oil, Board
$7,996
H 23.23 in W 39.77 in
Nach dem Regen Oil Painting, Landscape with Figures, Signed 1873
Located in Stockholm, SE
signed and dated Otto Sinding Karlsruhe 1873 lower right oil on relined canvas framed 59 × 101 cm (23.2 × 39.8 in) unframed 41 × 83.5 cm (16.1 × 32.9 in) Provenance: The collection ...
Canvas, Oil
"Flower Farm, " Oil painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Flower Farm," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a crop of flowers growing thickly as it spreads out along the ho...
Oil
$2,250
H 13 in W 13 in D 2 in
Ginny Williams, Botanical Still Life Painting, Blue and White Chinoiserie
By Ginny Williams
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant and wonderfully restrained, Ginny Williams’ Lady Grace features a single sculptural bloom rising from a blue and white vessel against a dramatic black background. The simplic...
Oil, Board
$17,134
H 26.38 in W 42.13 in D 1.58 in
Evening prayers by fishermen under the high coast of Celebes
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Jacob Eduard Van Heemskerck Van Beest (1828-1894) “Avondgebed; Maleidische tripang visschers onder de hoge kust van Celebes” (Ev...
Canvas, Oil
$2,250
H 13 in W 13 in D 2 in
Ginny Williams, White Floral Still Life Painting, Chinoiserie Vase, Oil
By Ginny Williams
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ginny Williams’ Bon Chance is an elegant floral still life featuring branches of delicate white blossoms emerging from a blue and white decorative vessel. Set against a dramatic dark...
Oil, Board
Twilight Landscape with Windmill and Church, 1891
Located in Stockholm, SE
"Twilight Landscape with Windmill and Church" is a captivating work by Swedish artist Albert Larsson, painted in 1891 when Larsson was 22 years old. The painting captures a landscape steeped in the quietude of dusk, with a sky ablaze in hues of red and orange, signalling the end of the day. The silhouettes of trees are rendered with astonishing detail against the twilight sky, showcasing Larsson's early mastery of light and shadow. Dominating the pastoral scene is a traditional windmill, its blades stilled against the sky, alongside the spire of a church that pierces the horizon. These structures, together with the meticulously painted trees, are testaments to the human presence within the natural world, suggesting a harmony between the two. A notable feature is the small water-filled furrow in the field, which catches the fading light of the sky, creating a pathway of reflection leading the eye through the composition. This detail highlights Larsson's skill in using light to draw attention to elements within his paintings. Albert Larsson, born on November 4, 1869, in Malmö and passing on August 31, 1952, in Lund, was an artist deeply influenced by his education in Copenhagen at the Art Academy and later at Peder Severin Krøyer...
Canvas, Oil
$2,888Sale Price|25% Off
H 24 in W 18 in
Surreal Floral Painting, Bird, Illusion of Permanence by Joerg Dressler
By Joerg Dressler
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JOERG DRESSLER "Illusion of Permanence" Acrylic on Panel 24 x 18 inches _____________________________________ Joerg was born in Hanau, Germany. He received his MFA from the Hochschu...
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$1,370
H 13.39 in W 11.23 in D 1.19 in
Allegory of Love, Cupid With Beauty in Fine Dress Carrying a Basket of Flowers
Located in Cotignac, FR
A late 18th Century oil on canvas laid on board of a young beauty in period costume carrying a basket of flowers on her head. Presented in a very fine gilt, period 'Directoire' frame...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$2,950
H 16 in W 16 in D 2 in
Fortune Favors the Bold by Ginny Williams Still Life Oil Paintig, Black
By Ginny Williams
Located in Atlanta, GA
Fortune Favors the Bold by Ginny Williams is an intimate contemporary still life painted in oil on panel, measuring 16 x 16 inches. This original artwork pairs vibrant florals with g...
Oil, Panel
$3,200
H 17 in W 17 in D 2 in
Ginny Williams, Pink Floral Still Life Painting, Roses, Contemporary Art
By Ginny Williams
Located in Atlanta, GA
A dramatic pink bloom takes center stage in Ginny Williams’ Reach for the Stars. Set against a deep black background, the flower rises from a glass vessel with striking clarity, allo...
Oil, Board
$2,736Sale Price|24% Off
H 20 in W 16 in
Surreal Floral Still Life Painting, Silent and Unseen III by Joerg Dressler
By Joerg Dressler
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JOERG DRESSLER "Silent and Unseen III" Acrylic on Panel 20 x 16 inches _____________________________________ Joerg was born in Hanau, Germany. He received his MFA from the Hochschul...
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Blonde on Blue
By Anthony Ackrill
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A reclining nude woman is seen from behind. Her beautiful blonde locks of hair sprawl onto the floor. Ackrill expertly creates the depth and space of the composition against a pale b...
Linen, Oil
Conch
By Anthony Ackrill
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Ackrill creates a surrealist landscape of an oversized conch shell resting like a ballerina on pointe on the dark ocean water. Perfect puffy clouds levitate...
Linen, Oil
Whelk
By Anthony Ackrill
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting on an antique silver platter. Ackrill's skyscape is dominated by a large conch shell, creating a surrealist composition. Artis...
Found Objects, Oil
Cupcake By the Sea - unique oil painting on silver tray
By Anthony Ackrill
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Oil painting of a cupcake on the beach on a small silver tray. Artist Bio Anthony Ackrill was born in Alaska in 1958, but spent most of his childho...
Silver