John Heliker Paintings

American, 1909-2000

Determined to become an artist, Heliker dropped out of high school to copy paintings at the Metropolitan Museum. From 1927 until 1929 he studied with Kimon Nicolaides, Thomas Hart Benton, and Boardman Robinson at the Art Students League. After several years away Heliker returned to New York in the 1930s and in 1947 joined the faculty at Columbia University where he taught until his retirement. Heliker won a Prix de Rome in 1948 and spent the next five summers in Italy. At this time larger strokes and freer designs began replacing the structural, Cézannesque abstractions that occupied him in the 1940s and early 1950s. A painter of landscapes, portraits, and still lifes, Heliker chooses traditional subject matter for his semi-abstract, painterly compositions. John Heliker was one of the premier landscape and figurative paintings of the second half of the twentieth century. He was born in Yonkers, New York when it was still farm country and, after high school, studied painting at the Art Students from 1927-1929. Heliker had three one-person shows at the Maynard Walker Gallery in New York, the first in 1936, and in the late 1930s was making drawings for the New Masses and joined the easel division of the WPA Federal Art Project. When Maynard Walker Gallery closed Heliker began his association with Kraushaar Galleries that continues with his estate to this day. Heliker was a Professor of Art at Columbia University for twenty-seven years. He also taught at the Colorado Springs Fine arts Center, Art Students League, the New York Studio School (he was a founding faculty member), and in the MFA Painting Program at Parsons School of Design. His work was exhibited nationally in the major survey exhibitions of the Carnegie Institute, the Brooklyn Museum, the Cleveland Museum, the Corcoran Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art’s Abstract Painting in America, and many others. The Whitney Museum of American Art honored Heliker with a mid-career retrospective in 1968, and he has been included in numerous Whitney Museum annuals and biennials. Heliker's work toured Europe in the 1950's through the USIA, and he was a featured artist at the World's Fair in Brussels in 1958 and in Osaka in 1969. He was represented at the Bicentennial Exhibition AMERICA: 1976 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, which traveled through the country. Heliker was elected a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1969. From the American Academy of Arts and Letters he won a Gold Medal for Merit and a Purchase award and grant in 1967. The artist was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Colby College, Maine and from Bard College, New York. He worked and lived in New York and on the coast of Maine, where he painted since the 1950's.

Artist: John Heliker

John HelikerSemi-abstract Still Life, Large 20th Century Blue & Pink Oil Painting

$5,440Sale Price|31% Off

Semi-abstract Still Life, Large 20th Century Blue & Pink Oil Painting

By John Heliker

Located in Beachwood, OH

John Heliker (American, 1909-2000) Still Life with Sugar Bowl Oil on canvas Signed lower right 39.75 x 39.75 inches 45.5 x 45.5 inches, framed Provenance: Private Collection Ypsilant...

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20th Century Abstract Impressionist John Heliker Paintings

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Oil

Eric Alfaro"Porcelain and Flowers" French Vase with Colorful Flowers Oil Painting on Linen, 2024

$15,000

H 60 in W 60 in D 1.5 in

"Porcelain and Flowers" French Vase with Colorful Flowers Oil Painting on Linen

By Eric Alfaro

Located in New York, NY

An impressionistic depiction of a Saint-Cloud factory porcelain vase ca. 1695–1710 with a burst of flowers exploding with color and bold marks. Alfaro bridges the Baroque cultural mo...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist John Heliker Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Shizico YiOriginal-Jardin d'Hiver-British Awarded Artist-Impasto, oil, goldleaf on Dahlias, 2026

$1,241Sale Price|30% Off

H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 0.12 in

Original-Jardin d'Hiver-British Awarded Artist-Impasto, oil, goldleaf on Dahlias

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while savouring for the summer left behind. Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en pl...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist John Heliker Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Katharina HussleinI Want That Kind of Forever That Burns Bright - Bouquet Still Life Painting, 2026

$2,950

H 47 in W 39 in

I Want That Kind of Forever That Burns Bright - Bouquet Still Life Painting

By Katharina Husslein

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Inspired by paintings created by old masters and the immersive nature she experienced in the Black Forest, German artist Katharina Husslein paints in a representational hyperrealisti...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist John Heliker Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Karnish ArtFlourish Now! Large Abstract Floral Painting, Acrylic Oil Pastel, 101x76 cm, 2026

$1,500

H 39.77 in W 29.93 in D 0.79 in

Flourish Now! Large Abstract Floral Painting, Acrylic Oil Pastel, 101x76 cm

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Flourish Now! Painting Floral Abstract Bold Freedom Contrast Statement Maximalism In this painting, I expressed the feeling of aliveness into vibrant pink blossoms bursting...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist John Heliker Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Denna EricksonPassing Glimpses - Abstract Floral Botanical Still Life Oil Painting on Wood, 2026

$1,155

H 24 in W 16 in

Passing Glimpses - Abstract Floral Botanical Still Life Oil Painting on Wood

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Denna Erickson’s original artworks move through layers of oil, where personal symbols and organic forms emerge through luminous color. Guided by intuition, her paintings unfold throu...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist John Heliker Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Eric Alfaro"The Botanist's Table" Porcelain White Vase with Colorful Flowers Oil Painting, 2025

$8,000

H 36 in W 36 in D 1.5 in

"The Botanist's Table" Porcelain White Vase with Colorful Flowers Oil Painting

By Eric Alfaro

Located in New York, NY

An impressionistic depiction of a white porcelain vase with a burst of white, pink, orange, yellow and light red flowers exploding with color and bold marks. Alfaro bridges the Baroq...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist John Heliker Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Eric Alfaro"The Florist" Porcelain Blue Vase with Blue Flowers & Pink Accents Oil Painting, 2025

$8,000

H 36 in W 36 in D 1.5 in

"The Florist" Porcelain Blue Vase with Blue Flowers & Pink Accents Oil Painting

By Eric Alfaro

Located in New York, NY

An impressionistic depiction of a blue porcelain vase with a burst of blue flowers exploding with color and bold marks. Alfaro bridges the Baroque cultural movement onto his canvases...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist John Heliker Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Gunnar HållanderSwedish Modernist Floral Still Life, Signed Original Oil Painting, Framed, 1968, 1968

$850

H 25 in W 28.5 in

Swedish Modernist Floral Still Life, Signed Original Oil Painting, Framed, 1968

By Gunnar Hållander

Located in Portland, OR

A beautiful abstract floral still life from the 1960s! The muted gray and white palette is highlighted by a wonderful pop of pink and orange in the flowers. A wonderful example of Sw...

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1960s Abstract Impressionist John Heliker Paintings

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Oil

Gail Chase-BienRachmaninov: Letter to Sergei, Abstract Impressionist Diptych, 2019

$75,000

H 72 in W 192 in D 2.25 in

Rachmaninov: Letter to Sergei, Abstract Impressionist Diptych

By Gail Chase-Bien

Located in Burlingame, CA

Inspired by cello music, diptych, oil canvas in two parts. Contemplative, warm cream, bronze abstract Impressionist diptych painting created in homage to the composer Rachmaninov, S...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist John Heliker Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil, Panel

Denna EricksonSpring Melodies - Abstract Romantic Floral Botanical Still Life Oil Painting, 2026

$1,625

H 36 in W 18 in

Spring Melodies - Abstract Romantic Floral Botanical Still Life Oil Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Denna Erickson’s original artworks move through layers of oil, where personal symbols and organic forms emerge through luminous color. Guided by intuition, her paintings unfold throu...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist John Heliker Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Gérard AltmannLe Bouquet, 1955 - oil paint, 110x83 cm, framed, 1955

$6,043

H 43.31 in W 32.68 in

Le Bouquet, 1955 - oil paint, 110x83 cm, framed

By Gérard Altmann

Located in Nice, FR

Oil on canvas, signed lower left. Gérard Altmann, né à Paris le 23 septembre 1923 et mort à Paris le 19 avril 2012, est un peintre français. Il est le ...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist John Heliker Paintings

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Oil

Natalya Mougenot"Plum Fruits" Small Oil Painting on Paper, Contemporary Abstract Impressionism, 2023

$267

H 11.7 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in

"Plum Fruits" Small Oil Painting on Paper, Contemporary Abstract Impressionism

By Natalya Mougenot

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

This contemporary small-format original painting depicting plum fruits was created in an abstract impressionist style, with touches of Art Brut and Art Naïf, by French-based artist N...

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2010s Abstract Impressionist John Heliker Paintings

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Oil, Paper

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