Oil Paintings, Still Lifes

Vintage mid century floral still life. Beautiful colors. Oil on canvas. Signed Nessler. Dated 1951.

Surreal hyper realistic trompe l'oeil oil painting by Latin American artist Victor Del Castillo. Peaches, grapes and cherries in rich brilliant colors and incredible detail. Measures...

"Horses Running", a bold abstract impressionist oil painting with heavy impasto. By Sheila Hedricks. Oil on board. In a period hand...

American abstract Bauhaus style high rise building. Oil on canvas, signed "E.M." dated 1958.

Venetian harbor scene with St Marks in the background oil on oak panel. Exceptional quality. Signed illegibly lower left. From an old Philadelphia collection.

"Mexican Woman" Mid-Century Modern painting by American/German artist Ake Tugel. Oil on masonite. Painted with palette knife. Dated 1959 and signed with ...

A sill life of glass vase with pink peonies and green apples in a bowl, all on a table with greenery. Signed lower right. In a fine gilt frame.

Heavy palette floral still life done in primarily blues and greens. Painted by midcentury artist Etta Cien.

Still life mural oil painting with birds in a wood frame. One of a pair sold separately.

Sumptuous, very large, original oil on canvas board, still life painting depicting a banquet table. This painting is a virtuoso display of how artist William Frederick Foster (1883-1953) captures texture in paint. You can see this in the mouth watering fruit, crustacea and other samplings laid upon the table as well as the masterfully painted reflective surfaces of the copper tea pot, wine bottle and the gathered table cloth. Painting is framed in the original wood frame. Painting framed measures 34.5” high x 46” wide x 1.5” deep. Painting unframed measures 30.5” high x 42.5” wide. William Foster was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1883. He became a noted figure painter and illustrator, living the last twenty-one years of his career in Los Angeles, California. At age 12, he moved with his family to Colorado, but in 1898, he returned to Cincinnati and enrolled at the Art Academy where he studied with Joseph Henry Sharp and Frank Duveneck. His early ambition was to be a violinist, but he was re-focused on fine art when he saw a painting by Albert Ceck Wenzell. In 1902, he went to New York City where he painted scenery for theaters, auditoriums, and large department stores. He also studied at the New York School with Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase, and from 1903 to 1931, he worked as an illustrator and with a brief teaching stint in 1919 at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1903, he sold his first illustration, a depiction of high society, to Life magazine, and the style was very similar to Wenzell. From that time, he worked for most of the major magazines including Collier's, The Saturday Evening Post and Harper's Monthly. In 1926, he won the National Academy of Design's Thomas B. Clarke Prize for the best figure composition painted in the United States by a non-academician. The following year, he was voted an Associate Member based on his recognition for a figure work titled The Girl in Brown. During World War I, he operated his own ambulance in France as a member of the American Volunteer Motor Ambulance Corps and also received mention as a camoufleur artist. Returning to the U.S., he resumed his illustration work and moved to Chicago, where he taught at the Art Institute. Foster moved to Los Angeles in 1932 and devoted his energy to painting, exhibiting and teaching. He taught at the Chouinard School of Art in Los Angeles and gave private classes in his studio. He also worked on a mural project at the Hearst estate...

Large nautical seascape oil on canvas painting by Charles Levier. Window to Corsican port featuring a bowl of fruit leading one's imagination that the artist was sitting at a table looking out the window while producing this magnificent work of art. This painting is a masterful work and is perfect for those who have an affinity for abstracts, post-impressionism, cubism, nature, and nautical works. Painted in the manner of some Bernard Buffet works of art. Professionally framed, circa 1965. Framed Measurements: 40" High x 1/2" Deep x 34 1/2" Wide This Charles Levier oil...

Cubist still-life painting of flowers on a nightstand in a very sturdy rustic wooden frame. This piece is unsigned.