Danny Heller Paintings

American, b. 1982

Danny Heller paints the reality of the American environment: how structures once revered for their groundbreaking ideas in design and social planning have been perpetuated and how they have been forgotten. Primarily focusing on the nation’s mid-century identity, Heller plays with lighting, dramatic angles, and specific colors to form engaging paintings that capture architectural elements. He uses a realistic style to paint those moments where design and environment come together harmoniously in order to showcase the compelling characteristics of these spaces. In some ways, Heller acts as a documentarian of an endangered architectural culture in America. However, these paintings are a bit more personal, as they tend to focus on locations from the artist's childhood or at least slices of an era recounted to him from his parents’ and grandparents’ times. By painting these historically and personally significant scenes, Heller reconnects with a presumably by-gone time period whose remnants actually still exist. Because especially in an age that values constant change, when the past is demolished to make way for the brand new, we are at risk of losing our collective history. Without which, we leave ourselves devoid of a foundation to build our future on.

Artist: Danny Heller

Danny HellerGuggenheim + TBird, limited edition print, 2017

$300

Guggenheim + TBird, limited edition print

By Danny Heller

Located in Fairfield, CT

Represented by George Billis Gallery, NY & LA -- My latest series opening at the George Billis Gallery, titled “Modern Society,” continues my exploration into midcentury architecture and design found in New York City, but focuses on the cultural centers and glamorous institutions that signaled its strength – and enchantment – in the 1950s and 60s. Covering such bewitching landmarks as Lincoln Center, the Guggenheim, and 5th Avenue stalwart Bergdorf Goodman, this series delves into how high design from this groundbreaking Modern period shaped metropolitan society and reinforced New York as a cultural capital. When viewed individually, each painting showcases an aspect of booming avant garde design, be it the Metropolitan Opera’s Sputnik Chandeliers, the high fashion displayed...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

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Paper, Giclée

Danny HellerAfternoon At The Glass House, 2024

$7,104Sale Price|20% Off

Afternoon At The Glass House

By Danny Heller

Located in Fairfield, CT

My latest series opening at the George Billis Gallery, titled “Modern Society,” continues my exploration into midcentury architecture and design found in New York City, but focuses o...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Danny HellerThanksgiving Day Parade Charlie Brown Float, 2025

$5,400

Thanksgiving Day Parade Charlie Brown Float

By Danny Heller

Located in Fairfield, CT

My latest series opening at the George Billis Gallery, titled “Modern Society,” continues my exploration into midcentury architecture and design found in New York City, but focuses o...

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2010s American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Danny HellerUsonian Ideal, 2024

$4,320Sale Price|20% Off

Usonian Ideal

By Danny Heller

Located in Fairfield, CT

My latest series opening at the George Billis Gallery, titled “Modern Society,” continues my exploration into midcentury architecture and design found in New York City, but focuses o...

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2010s American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Danny HellerB&B Shoe Repair, 2019

$6,000

B&B Shoe Repair

By Danny Heller

Located in Fairfield, CT

Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- My latest series opening at the George Billis Gallery, “Birth of the Cool,” celebrates the midcentu...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Danny HellerCentral Park Evening, 2024

$8,880

Central Park Evening

By Danny Heller

Located in Fairfield, CT

My latest series opening at the George Billis Gallery, titled “Modern Society,” continues my exploration into midcentury architecture and design found in New York City, but focuses o...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Danny HellerUsonia House At Twilight, 2024

$5,400

Usonia House At Twilight

By Danny Heller

Located in Fairfield, CT

My latest series opening at the George Billis Gallery, titled “Modern Society,” continues my exploration into midcentury architecture and design found in New York City, but focuses o...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Danny HellerAirport Service, Framed

$6,000

Airport Service, Framed

By Danny Heller

Located in Fairfield, CT

Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- I paint the reality of the Southern California environment: how structures once revered for their groundbreaking ideas in design an...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Danny Heller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Danny HellerDrugs, 2017

$1,600Sale Price|20% Off

Drugs

By Danny Heller

Located in Fairfield, CT

"Drugs" by Danny Heller draws inspiration from a pharmaceutical store on a busy avenue corner in NYC. See second image for the real life referenced location. My latest series openi...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Danny HellerSan Diego Modern Pathway, 2007

$8,500

San Diego Modern Pathway

By Danny Heller

Located in Fairfield, CT

Heller covers monumental and lesser-known works starting with Frank Lloyd Wright and tracing his design principles through his son Lloyd Wright, and students Richard Neutra, Rudolph ...

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Early 2000s American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Danny HellerUsonia Visitors, 2024

$4,320Sale Price|20% Off

Usonia Visitors

By Danny Heller

Located in Fairfield, CT

My latest series opening at the George Billis Gallery, titled “Modern Society,” continues my exploration into midcentury architecture and design found in New York City, but focuses o...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Danny HellerUsonia Afternoon, 2024

$4,320Sale Price|20% Off

Usonia Afternoon

By Danny Heller

Located in Fairfield, CT

My latest series opening at the George Billis Gallery, titled “Modern Society,” continues my exploration into midcentury architecture and design found in New York City, but focuses ...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Syd Browne"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern, c. 1930

$6,500

H 22 in W 30 in

"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern

By Syd Browne

Located in New York, NY

"Summer Pier Fishing" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne (1907-1991) "Summer Pier Fishing" 22 x 30 inches Oil on canvas. c. 1930s Signed lower r...

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1930s American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Jack SaylorStorm Gust, 2025

$8,500

H 16.25 in W 20 in

Storm Gust

Located in Greenwich, CT

North Carolina native Jack Saylor received his degree in Art from Barton College in Wilson, North Carolina. Upon graduating he moved to Spain, then Italy w...

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2010s American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Otis Oldfield"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker, 1924

$18,500

H 20 in W 18 in

"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker

By Otis Oldfield

Located in New York, NY

"Old Shoemaker" Ashcan 20th Century Modernism 1924 California WPA Realism Worker. Signed “Otis Oldfield” lower left. 14 x 12 inches. Exhibited: Galerie des Beaux Arts, San Francisco, CA, 1925 Provenance: Estate of the Artist Born in Sacramento, CA on July 3, 1890, Otis Oldfield left high school at age 16 to work in a local print shop. In 1909 he arrived in San Francisco and enrolled at the Best Art School. After working for two years as a bellhop at the Argonaut Hotel and as a hat check boy at the Cliff House, he had saved enough money for further studies in Paris. In 1911 he sailed for France and enrolled at Académie Julian. Caught up in the activities of wartime Paris, he was an apprentice for a book...

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1920s American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Shizico YiHand painted Artist Proof-Magnolias-Weaver Series-British Awarded Artist #2 of 3, 2024

$570

H 47.25 in W 31.5 in D 0.04 in

Hand painted Artist Proof-Magnolias-Weaver Series-British Awarded Artist #2 of 3

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

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...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Danny Heller Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Shizico YiHand Painted X-Large-Gladiolus Glorious-Awarded Woman Artist-Open Edition of 60, 2026

$542

H 31.5 in W 47.25 in D 0.04 in

Hand Painted X-Large-Gladiolus Glorious-Awarded Woman Artist-Open Edition of 60

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

This Iconic painting by Shizico Yi is in a private collection in Florida, and it was also sold out on its Limited edition of 10 and it's Artist’s Proof. 2026, we are proud to offer...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist Danny Heller Paintings

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Gesso, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Giclée

Charles Warren Eaton“Eastern White Pines, c. 1910”, New England Landscape, Signed Oil Painting, Circa 1910

$7,500

H 19.5 in W 15.5 in D 1.5 in

“Eastern White Pines, c. 1910”, New England Landscape, Signed Oil Painting

By Charles Warren Eaton

Located in Yardley, PA

“Eastern White Pines, c. 1910” by Charles Warren Eaton (American, 1857-1937). A wonderful example of Eaton’s renowned compositions of Eastern white pine trees in his mature style. A...

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Early 20th Century American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Shizico YiHand-Gilded-Constant Gardener-the last Artist Proof-Rare X-Large-Awarded Artist, 2024

$820

H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.04 in

Hand-Gilded-Constant Gardener-the last Artist Proof-Rare X-Large-Awarded Artist

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

This is an unique one-off Artist Proof, in a rare Extra-Large square format. A special Proof that only 3 have been made with hand gilded Gold Leaf. The outstanding hand-painted qual...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Danny Heller Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Heusing"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism, 1947

$4,900

H 33 in W 38 in

"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism

Located in New York, NY

"High School Dance" WPA Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Social Realism Heusing (20th Century) "High School Dance" 27 x 32 inches Oil on canvas Signed and dated '47 Lower Righ...

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1940s American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Elena LukinaSea. Sailboat., 2012

$774

H 11.42 in W 15.36 in D 0.79 in

Sea. Sailboat.

By Elena Lukina

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this piece, I sought to capture the serene dance between sky and sea, interspersed with the graceful ballet of a sailboat. Infused with the essence of expressionism and the delica...

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2010s Expressionist Danny Heller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée

Syd Browne"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern, c. 1930

$6,500

H 22 in W 30 in

"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern

By Syd Browne

Located in New York, NY

"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne (1907-1991) "Snowy City Scene" 22 x 30 inches Oil on canvas. c. 1930s Signed lower lef...

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1930s American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cecil Crosley BellNYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative, c. 1939

$25,000

H 30 in W 38 in

NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative

By Cecil Crosley Bell

Located in New York, NY

NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative Cecil Bell (1906 – 1970) Street Life Under the EL 22 x 30 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1930s Signed upper...

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1930s American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dorothy EatonNYC Cafe WPA American Scene Social Realism Regionalism Modernism Woman Artist, 1931

$18,000

H 25 in W 32 in

NYC Cafe WPA American Scene Social Realism Regionalism Modernism Woman Artist

Located in New York, NY

NYC Cafe WPA American Scene Social Realism Regionalism Modernism Woman Artist Dorothy Eaton (1893-1968) New York City Cafe Scene, 1931. 20 x 29 inches ...

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1930s American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Previously Available Items

Danny HellerRichard and Dion Neutra, VDL House, 2022

Sold

H 38 in W 58 in

Richard and Dion Neutra, VDL House

By Danny Heller

Located in Fairfield, CT

Heller covers monumental and lesser-known works starting with Frank Lloyd Wright and tracing his design principles through his son Lloyd Wright, and students Richard Neutra, Rudolph ...

Category

2010s American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Danny HellerGuggenheim Study 1, Framed

Sold

H 6 in W 9 in

Guggenheim Study 1, Framed

By Danny Heller

Located in Fairfield, CT

Represented by George Billis Gallery, NY & LA --My latest series opening at the George Billis Gallery, titled “Modern Society,” continues my exploration into midcentury architecture and design found in New York City, but focuses on the cultural centers and glamorous institutions that signaled its strength – and enchantment – in the 1950s and 60s. Covering such bewitching landmarks as Lincoln Center, the Guggenheim, and 5th Avenue stalwart Bergdorf Goodman, this series delves into how high design from this groundbreaking Modern period shaped metropolitan society and reinforced New York as a cultural capital. When viewed individually, each painting showcases an aspect of booming avant garde design, be it the Metropolitan Opera’s Sputnik Chandeliers, the high fashion displayed...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Danny HellerMet Stairway, 2017

Sold

H 16 in W 23 in

Met Stairway

By Danny Heller

Located in Fairfield, CT

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Danny Heller Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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