Virginia Campbell Art

Silhouettes of trees, drawn in a fine, nervous black, rise up on the canvas in a dense cluster at its centre. Their branches claw at a shifting light — gold, orange, blue-grey, white...

Clyde Steadman's "Family Meeting" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts four rubber ducks gathered together

About this work: “Pear” 1991 by Robert Kulicke (American, 1924-2007) An especially charming example of the intimate still lifes for which Kulicke is best known, made all the more di...

Jane Peterson (1876-1965) Lilies Oil on canvas, 1952-1953 Signed by the artist lower right: JANE PETERSON (see photo) Painting size: 29 x 23 inches Frame size: 38 x 32-1/2...

American landscape with sunny glow by American Artist Harry F. Waltman (1871 - 1951). The painting shows a bright sunny winter landscape during sunset. Hints of warm tones reflect o...

Portrait of the Artist Manuel Neri Heavy Impasto on Linen San Francisco Abstract San Francisco Abstract Expressionist School a portrait by Honora Berg (American, 1897 - 1985). Heavy impasto with broad strokes an interior scene with the iconic San Francisco sculptor Manuel Neri. Honora captures Manuel's distinctive features with her expressionist style and layered paints. Manuel is in a dark suit and bright shirt and tie resting his arm on the window and looking out at the trees in the distance. Provenance, Estate of Honora Berg - David Carlson Gallery, Larry Miller...

Well painted American School impressionist still life. Oil on Canvas, signed and dated upper left. Can you solve the mystery. Housed in a nice frame, 16" x 14", 30.5" x 18.5" frame...

Surrealist Mineral Still Life with Dalinian Organic Forms and Textured Surface Artist: Antoni Pitxot Soler (Figueres, 1934 – Barcelona, 2015) Title: Surrealist Mineral Still Life wi...

An amazing and impressive quality still life! Ernest Albert was a true Connecticut landscape artist, devoted to depicting the different seasons in an Impressionist manner. Albert was...

Albert Herter (American, 1871 - 1950) Still Life of Flowers and Fruit Dimensions: 30 in (76.2 cm) x 22 in (55.88 cm) Medium: Oil on canvas Signed upper left Gallery label on reverse...

Albert Herter American, 1871-1950 Still Life of Flowers and Fruits Oil on canvas Piece: 30 x 22 in Frame: 36 x 28 in Signed upper left Provenance: Private Collection, New York, ...

Title: "Musician Trio No. 2 : Exploring the Movement of Music Through Art" Koko, a classically trained musician, has created a captivating series of paintings titled the "Musician" ...

Colorful Modernist Portrait of Two Women in a Mediterranean Interior Artist: Miquel Torner de Semir Title: Two Women in a Mediterranean Interior Medium: Oil and mixed media on canvas Dimensions: 54 × 65 cm / 21.26 × 25.59 in Orientation: Landscape Signature: Signed lower right Frame: Unframed Country of origin: Spain Period: Late 20th century Style: Modernist, Figurative, Neo-Expressionist Subject: Female figures, portraiture, interior scene, Mediterranean landscape Condition: Good vintage condition. The surface presents pronounced impasto, visible texture and intentional irregularities characteristic of the artist’s technique. Description A vibrant and highly decorative modern figurative painting by Catalan artist Miquel Torner de Semir, depicting two stylized women within a richly textured Mediterranean interior. The composition presents one standing woman dressed in vivid red, holding a small turquoise object, while a second female figure appears in profile in the foreground. Their pale faces, large expressive eyes, elongated necks and carefully arranged hairstyles create the enigmatic, timeless presence that defines Torner de Semir’s most recognizable paintings. Behind the figures, the artist constructs a fragmented interior through architectural forms, dark window-like structures and a distant view of white Mediterranean buildings beneath an intense blue sky. The result combines female portraiture, interior painting and Mediterranean landscape within a single layered composition. Strong black outlines organize the scene into flattened areas of cobalt blue, crimson red, turquoise, ochre, brown and violet. Thick impasto, graphic marks and collage-like passages give the canvas a tactile, almost sculptural surface. The contrast between the monumental figures and the abstracted background creates both decorative impact and psychological tension. The painting reflects Torner de Semir’s fascination with Catalan Romanesque frescoes, Gothic portraiture, early Renaissance painting and modern European figuration. The frontal poses, hieratic expressions and simplified forms recall medieval religious imagery, transformed here into a colorful and unmistakably contemporary vision of Mediterranean womanhood. A particularly representative example of the artist’s mature figurative language, combining expressive female portraiture, bold color, textured surfaces and a sophisticated Mediterranean atmosphere. Its compact dimensions and strong visual presence make it especially suitable for a modern interior, eclectic collection or gallery wall. About the artist Miquel Torner de Semir was born in Santa Pau, Girona, in 1938. He studied at the Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona and continued his artistic education at the San Fernando School of Fine Arts in Madrid. He was also a pupil of Catalan muralist, engraver and illustrator Ricard Marlet. Torner de Semir developed a deeply personal figurative style rooted in the visual traditions of Catalonia and the wider Mediterranean world. His work draws inspiration from Romanesque mural painting, Gothic art, Italian primitive painters, Renaissance portraiture and the major European artistic movements of the 20th century. He is especially known for his stylized female figures, characterized by almond-shaped eyes, elongated necks, strongly outlined features and elaborate hairstyles. These mysterious women often inhabit imaginary interiors, theatrical settings or fragmented Mediterranean landscapes. His compositions combine flattened perspective, saturated color and heavily worked surfaces. Through the use of impasto, graphic lines and collage-like textures, Torner de Semir gives his paintings an almost architectural construction. His figures appear simultaneously ancient and modern, combining the solemnity of medieval icons with the expressive freedom of modern figurative art. He held his first solo exhibition in Terrassa in 1968 and subsequently exhibited extensively in Spain and abroad, including France, other European countries, the United States and Japan. His distinctive female portraits and Mediterranean compositions have made his work highly recognizable among collectors of Catalan and Spanish modern art. Pictorial inspiration The composition evokes the expressive female figures of Pablo Picasso, the chromatic intensity and decorative freedom of Henri Matisse, the poetic atmosphere of Marc Chagall, the elongated elegance of Amedeo Modigliani and the simplified, sculptural forms of Paul Gauguin. Its bold outlines, flattened perspective and Mediterranean palette also connect the work with modern European figurative painting and the tradition of Catalan Romanesque art. Colorful modernist painting, female portrait painting, two women painting...

This rare and historic Orientalist painting, La Petite Dieu, translated as “Little God”, by renowned Armenian-American artist Hovsep Pushman. First exhibited March 27 – April 7, 192...

Mid Century Figurative Oil Painting -- Young Woman in Elegant Blue Gown This intimate painting depicts a familiar scene of a young woman caught in a quiet moment determining which dress to wear to a formal occasion. Dressed in a flowing blue gown with red floral accents, she stands in three-quarter profile gazing at her reflection with one arm raised as if adjusting her bodice of her dress. The interior of her room displays another green gown draped over the pink upholstered chair...