John Schieffer Paintings

American

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Mayer Productions as a children’s book illustrator. It was a job where he used his artistic abilities although it was not an outlet for a serious painting career. (He has written and illustrated a book of his own that is awaiting a publisher). Schieffer then worked in the field of graphics at Leslie Roy Designs where he became production manager.

Until recently Schieffer has been a full-time conservator for Yost Conservation. Working primarily on 19th-century American art, he has been recreating what is missing due to damage from tears, punctures, flaking and aging. Schieffer uses his painting and sculpting skills to erase the marks of time. As a new resident of Arizona, these pieces now travel to him for his expert handling.

All through these differing art-related jobs, Schieffer has always been painting. He paints in many different sizes from murals to miniatures using both acrylic and oil paints. His experience as a restorer has honed a variety of techniques in realism, Impressionism, Surrealism, abstraction and portraiture. All of Schieffer’s own paintings explore texture, space and color.

Schieffer’s current works are contemporary still lifes. These pieces focus on the object while at the same time exploring the color and value of the object by keeping backgrounds subdued or shadowed. With trompe l'oeil precision, common and under-appreciated objects take on a fresh and unexpected persona.

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(Biography provided by Bonner David Galleries)

Artist: John Schieffer

John Schieffer"Deep and Passionate Red", 2018

$12,000

"Deep and Passionate Red"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Mayer Productions as a children’s book illustrator. It was a job where he used his artistic abilities although it was not an outlet for a serious painting career. (He has a written and illustrated a book of his own that is awaiting a publisher). John then worked in the field of graphics at Leslie Roy...

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2010s Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

Materials

Oil

John Schieffer"Vertical Spheres", 2025

$15,000

"Vertical Spheres"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

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2010s Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

John Schieffer"Electric Green", 2018

$10,000

"Electric Green"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

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2010s Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

John Schieffer"Trio of Gummy Bears", 2020

$35,000

"Trio of Gummy Bears"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

Category

2010s Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

John Schieffer"Star Confetti", 2021

$15,000

"Star Confetti"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

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2010s Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

John Schieffer"Magenta Jack", 2018

$10,000

"Magenta Jack"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

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2010s Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

John Schieffer"Da Robit", 2008

$12,000

"Da Robit"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

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2010s Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

John Schieffer"Sapphire", 2018

$10,000

"Sapphire"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

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2010s Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Erik van de BeekLemniscate - 21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still life Painting, 2025

$2,555

H 5.99 in W 10.99 in D 1.19 in

Lemniscate - 21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still life Painting

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Erik van de Beek (Dutch artist) Lemniscate 15,2 x 27,9 cm ( framed included 19,2 x 31,9 cm) Oil paint on wood panel Artist Erik van de Beek lives and works in Nijmegen. The modest N...

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2010s Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Erik ZwagaJudas Medal- 21st Century Still-life painting of a tin with dry Judas Medal, 2020

$1,965

H 11.42 in W 8.27 in D 1.19 in

Judas Medal- 21st Century Still-life painting of a tin with dry Judas Medal

By Erik Zwaga

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

This still-life is made by Dutch painter Erik Zwaga. The painter started in the style of the romantic school, Erik Zwaga began to search more and more for his own visual language...

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2010s Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Carole GarlandOrchids for Sale, 2023

$2,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 16 in W 20 in D 2 in

Orchids for Sale

By Carole Garland

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Everyday life is full of surprises, and artist Carole Garland uncovers and discovers delight in the cellophane wrapped orchids at Trader Joe’s. The cellophane reflects the sunlight ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Carole GarlandSeptember Sunflowers, 2025

$1,600

H 20 in W 16 in D 2 in

September Sunflowers

By Carole Garland

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"September Sunflowers" - A sign that autumn is in the air - the appearance of blooming sunflowers in the garden. The open-faced flowers bring joy, the happy fluttering yellow petals ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Marco FarielloStill Life with Lemons, Cruet and Teaspoon - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2020, 2020

$1,923

H 11.82 in W 15.75 in D 0.04 in

Still Life with Lemons, Cruet and Teaspoon - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2020

Located in Roma, IT

Still life with lemons, cruet and teaspoon is one of the best works by the artist Marco Fariello. It is made on wood panel, painted in oil in 2021. The subject of the work is the re...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Elena ZolotnitskyEsturay Tondo, 2025

$4,800

H 16 in W 16 in D 0.78 in

Esturay Tondo

By Elena Zolotnitsky

Located in Burlingame, CA

A circular landscape set within a luminous gold frame, this work reflects Elena Zolotnitsky’s ongoing meditation on beauty, adolescence, and the passage of time. Her oil paintings ar...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Abram LernerAbram Lerner (founding director of Hirshhorn Museum), Still Life Painting, 1999

$900

H 10 in W 10.33 in D 0.33 in

Abram Lerner (founding director of Hirshhorn Museum), Still Life Painting

Located in New York, NY

Abram Lerner (founding director of Hirshorn Museum, 1917-2009) Still Life with Mango, 1999 Oil on wood panel 10 x 10 1/3 in. Signed and inscribed verso: A...

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1990s Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Carl GrauerBackyard Sunset (Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting by Carl Grauer, Framed), 2020

$2,500

H 21 in W 21 in D 3 in

Backyard Sunset (Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting by Carl Grauer, Framed)

By Carl Grauer

Located in Hudson, NY

"Backyard Sunset" By Carl Grauer Oil on Canvas 20x20 inches, 21 x 21 x 3 inches framed in painted white wood floater frame Signed en verso Artist Carl Grauer expertly and astutely c...

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2010s Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Anne Sargent Walker"Out of Synch", Contemporary, Green, Tree, Collage, Acrylic, Oil Painting, 2015

$2,500

H 48 in W 24 in D 1.625 in

"Out of Synch", Contemporary, Green, Tree, Collage, Acrylic, Oil Painting

By Anne Sargent Walker

Located in Franklin, MA

Anne Sargent Walker’s oil, acrylic and collage painting "Out of Synch" is one of many to explore the beauty, complexity and fragility of the natural world and our complicated relatio...

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2010s Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil, Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Carole GarlandA Potpourri of Flowers, 2025

$2,000

H 24 in W 20 in D 1.5 in

A Potpourri of Flowers

By Carole Garland

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"A Potpourri of Flowers" - A dramatic array of spring blooms, from puffy white hydrangeas and pink-hearted roses to chrysanthemums and mysterious dark leaves, are on striking display...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Allison GreenDream Weavers (Gold), Oil on oval wood panel, 2014

$14,500

H 46 in W 30 in

Dream Weavers (Gold), Oil on oval wood panel

By Allison Green

Located in New York, NY

“String Theory (Dusk)” by Allison Green depicts a spherical, leafy birdcage containing two birds against a pale pink background. The painting is part of Green’s “String Theory” serie...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Erik van de BeekSweet - 21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still life Painting, 2025

$2,633

H 4.81 in W 15.36 in D 1.19 in

Sweet - 21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still life Painting

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Erik van de Beek (Dutch artist) Sweet 12,8 x 39 cm ( framed included 16,8 x 43 cm) Oil paint on wood panel Artist Erik van de Beek lives and works in Nijmegen. The modest Nijmegen n...

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2010s Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Previously Available Items

John Schieffer"Dark Shadows"

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H 48 in W 72 in

"Dark Shadows"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Contemporary artist John Schieffer’s latest exhibit, Beautiful Things, highlights the importance of the relationship between color and design.

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2010s John Schieffer Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John Schieffer"Purple Alien", 2020

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H 8 in W 8 in

"Purple Alien"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

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2010s John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil, Panel

John Schieffer"Beckoning Love", 2020

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H 8 in W 8 in

"Beckoning Love"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

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2010s John Schieffer Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

John Schieffer"Green Toucan", 2020

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H 6 in W 6 in

"Green Toucan"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

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2010s John Schieffer Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

John Schieffer"Snow Bat", 2020

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H 6 in W 6 in

"Snow Bat"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

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2010s John Schieffer Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

John Schieffer"U.F.O", 2020

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H 5.75 in W 6 in

"U.F.O"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

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2010s John Schieffer Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

John Schieffer"The Swiss Option", 2020

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H 7.5 in W 5.75 in

"The Swiss Option"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

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2010s John Schieffer Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

John Schieffer"Reach for More", 2020

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H 48 in W 48 in

"Reach for More"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Schieffer's thoughts on his work: I often paint shiny objects like glass, metal, and water. I am kind of like a crow collecting sparkling things. Transl...

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2010s John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil, Panel

John Schieffer"Typeface/Clockworks", 2013

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H 22 in W 22 in

"Typeface/Clockworks"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

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2010s Photorealist John Schieffer Paintings

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Oil

John Schieffer"Dangerous Love", 2014

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H 6.5 in W 6.5 in

"Dangerous Love"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

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2010s Photorealist John Schieffer Paintings

Materials

Oil

John Schieffer"Clear Focus", 2018

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H 4 in W 4 in

"Clear Focus"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

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2010s Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

Materials

Oil

John Schieffer"The Wavelength of Jacks", 2018

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H 48 in W 48 in

"The Wavelength of Jacks"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

Category

2010s Contemporary John Schieffer Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Find a wide variety of authentic John Schieffer paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by John Schieffer in oil paint, paint, panel and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large John Schieffer paintings, so small editions measuring 36 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Jacob Collins, Robert Jackson, and Robert Minervini. John Schieffer paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $10,000 and tops out at $40,000, while the average work can sell for $20,000.