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Item Ships From: Continental US
That Blue Teapot, Apricots
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An impressionistic painting of Fenske's recognizable blue teapot reflecting a window with a view of the Tuscan countryside. A glass and a bottle of wine, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Spring Onions, oil on canvas, food, realistic
By Doug Newton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Painted directly from live observation, Doug Newton’s hyper-real paintings explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with ...
Category
2010s Realist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Elegant Still Life of Two White and Gold Cups on Gray"
By Olga Antonova
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Elegant Still Life of Two White and Gold Cups on Gray"
Olga Antonova’s subject is compositions of extraordinarily elegant and beautiful cups, plates, teapots, and dishes, but there...
Category
2010s Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Like Nothing Else
By Myron Stephens
Located in Burlingame, CA
In this cinema noir , comic strip series of original oil and acrylic painting on wood panels, Myron Stephens realistically recreates images of people and often mundane objects that a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Haystack" - Oil painting, Sagaponack Farm in the Hamptons, after Claude Monet
By Viktor Butko
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a Haystack in a grassy field. Painted en plein air on Gibson Lane, in Sagaponack, New York, during the summer of 2019. Butko focuses in on one particular haystack,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Pink Peony Oil on Panel Floral Still-life in a vase Light and Shadow 14" x 10"
Located in Houston, TX
Pink Peony is a 14" x 10" oil on panel painting by European /Croatian artist Tina Orsolic Dalessio who is classically trained. This is part of her new 2024 series of still-life pai...
Category
2010s Impressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
'Still Life of Flowers', Paris, Salon D'Automne, Danish Avant-Garde, 'The Four'
By Karl Larsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Karl Larsen" (Danish, 1897-1977) and painted circa 1955.
Beginning in 1917, Karl Larsen participated in numerous exhibitions in France and Denmark including the...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Pear Wrapped in Plastic" Oil Painting by Kelly Birkenruth
By Kelly Birkenruth
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Pear Wrapped in Plastic" (2023) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 5 x 5 x 1 inches. This exquisite still life features a pear enveloped in a delicate plastic sheet, highlighting Birkenruth's exceptional attention to detail and mastery of light and texture. The vibrant green of the pear contrasts beautifully with the translucent plastic, creating a striking composition that emphasizes the realism and intricacy of the piece. The painting is framed, with overall dimensions of 7 x 7 inches, enhancing its presentation. Known for her ability to transform everyday objects into compelling works of art, Birkenruth’s "Pear Wrapped in Plastic" is a unique and engaging addition to any collection.
About the artist:
Kelly Birkenruth’s captivating paintings are in the style of contemporary realism while staying firmly grounded in the tradition of the Old Masters. She is able to pull the viewer into her paintings by interweaving emotion with a humanistic quality through her supreme handling of light. Through her portraits and still lifes she is able to evoke sensitivity and empathy, which in turn allows her to create images which transcend mere representation to capture the true essence of her subject. Kelly’s arresting compositions, draftsmanship, use of color and observation of detail allow her to create paintings with a timeless quality.
After earning her degree from Pennsylvania State University, Kelly moved...
Category
2010s Realist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Summer Still Life with Tulips', Danish Post Impressionist Oil, Paris, Benezit
By Axel Bentzen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Initialed lower right 'A.B.' for Axel Bentzen (Danish, 1893-1952) painted circa 1935.
A large and lyrical oil still-life showing a view from the artist's window onto a sun-drenched ...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Modern 3 - Abstract Floral Painting By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Mid Century Modern 3 - Abstract Floral Painting By Marc Zimmerman
This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, wheth...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunflowers & Morning News
By Tim McGuire
Located in Wenham, MA
To stand before one of Tim McGuire‘s works is to be immersed in a world of colorful energy and vibrant joy. Common objects sing with lively brushstrokes and unexpected colors. One c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Dahlia Icon" (2022) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera on Gold Leaf Painting
By Fred Wessel
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "Dahlia Icon" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf with coral cabochons. Created in 2022, this piece features a freshly bloomed stem of an orange Dahlia flow...
Category
2010s Realist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sweet Peas and Bougainvillea, Oil Painting
By Sherri Aldawood
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Colorful flowers spill from a pitcher, with lush green foliage serving as the backdrop. The quick, energetic brushstrokes capture the rapidly changing light. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Oil Painting Framed Fruit Table Still Life Pineapple Strawberry
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible early American realist still life featuring pineapple and strawberries on a table. Oil on canvas. Incredible detail and masterfully painted.
Signed illegibly, last n...
Category
1890s American Realist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Passage: West Marin
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
The impressionist land and water scene from Brooks Anderson. This estuary scene of Marin captures you and takes you on a journey from stream to ocean. Artist signed, titled and dated...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Modern Wheat & Fruit Still-Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid-century modern oil painting of wheat and fruit by Wanda Faust (American, 20th century), c.1950. Signed lower left corner "Faust." Displayed i...
Category
1950s Modern Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Blackberry, Raspberry, and Blueberry Tart with Hair
By Marc Dennis
Located in Denver, CO
Marc Dennis is an American artist known for his hyper-realistic paintings that celebrate the subversive potential of art history, beauty and humor.
In his "Desserts with Hair" seri...
Category
2010s Photorealist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Vintage Oil Still Life - Copper Pot & Artichokes
By Raymond Bailly
Located in Houston, TX
This charmingly impressionist oil still life depicts an antique copper pot, a glass bottle, and two artichokes by French artist Raymond Bailly, 1970s.
Original artwork on paper dis...
Category
1970s Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
“Still Life with Fruit”
By Henry George Todd
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a late 19th century still life with fruit by the well known British artist, Henry George Todd. Signed lower left a...
Category
1890s Academic Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Minimalist Mixed Media Botanical Painting "Branch #1"
By Derek Lynch
Located in Soquel, CA
Minimalist Mixed Media Botanical Study Painting Botanical "Branch #1"
This mixed media painting by Derek James Lynch (American, b. 1959, 2003 presents a botanical study rendered in ...
Category
Early 2000s Minimalist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Found Objects
Vintage French Still-Life Painting
By Grau Ias
Located in Houston, TX
Rustically quaint acrylic painting of a freshly hunted bird of prey and table elements by French artist, circa 1950. Signed lower left.
Original one-of-a-kind vintage work of art on...
Category
1950s Other Art Style Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Tropical Fantasy Floral - Still Life Flowers Painting by Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Tropical Fantasy Floral - Still Life Flowers Painting by Marc Zimmerman
Oil on board
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Evening Blue Clouds (Realist Landscape Oil Painting of Small Town Night Scene)
By Carl Grauer
Located in Hudson, NY
"Evening Blue Clouds" By Carl Grauer
Oil on Canvas
20x20 inches
21 x 21 x 3 inches framed, custom painted white wood floater frame
Signed en verso
Artist Carl Grauer captures the qu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Lemons / purple and yellow still life
By David Shevlino
Located in Burlingame, CA
A dish of yellow lemons on a purple tablecloth are presented in this masterful still life oil painting from artist David Shevlino. The oil on panel is 14 x 15 inches. Framed, it has ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impossible Series, Lowell Nesbitt - Painting (66 x 162 inches)
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993)
Title: Impossible Series
Year: 1987
Medium: Oil on canvas, triptych
Size: 66 x 54 inches, each; 66 x 162, overall
Inscription: Signed, dated by the...
Category
1980s Realist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Darling, Oil, Acrylic, Sailboat, Textured, Water, Beach House, Blue, Sailing
By Jason Wright
Located in Riverdale, NY
Darling by Hawaii artist Jason Wright is a textured oil and acrylic painting on wood panel. It is 18x24, framed. This sailboat image is richly layered and created with a palette kn...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Evening Beach, 2023
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Oil painting by Willard Dixon featuring figures enjoying an evening at a beach. Willard Dixon, who is one of the finest American contemporary realist painters today, has painted coas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Apples, Grapes, and Pears" Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Idyllic still life with fruit by American artist Nancy Taylor (20th century). A lush grave vine is perched atop a bowl of apples and pears. Two more apple...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Morning Light, Beautiful oil and gold leaf painting, pink & blue floral blossoms
By Anastasia Gklava
Located in Dallas, TX
"Morning Light" is a beautiful oil painting of pink cherry blossoms on a bright blue background. The texture and color covers the entire 39x39 inch canvas in a stunning composition. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Expressionist French Israeli Modern Oil Painting Chelsea Hotel, George Chemeche
By George Chemeche
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a bright, colorful modernist oil painting of a vase of Flowers
A great floral work.
George Chemeche was born in Basra, Iraq in 1934 He emigrated to Israel and studied at th...
Category
1960s Expressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Zhiqin Yu Still Life Original Oil On Canvas "Little Flowers"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Little Flowers
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 19 x 23 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunrise Magnolia (Framed 13 x 13 inch acrylic painting on wood panel)
Located in Oakland, CA
Painted on birch wood panel and framed in a 1.5 " deep white solid wood floater frame. The same frame is now on the other tree paintings this size by the artist, Afternoon Bay Laurel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Birch, Paint, Acrylic, Panel, Wood Panel, Graphite
Sonoma Kitchen Table - after Henri Matisse - Still Life with Geranium
Located in Soquel, CA
Sonoma Kitchen Table - after Henri Matisse - Still Life with Geranium
An exceptional painting of Still Life with Geranium styled after and Henri Matisse by Bay area and Sonoma artist William Lionel Sheets (American, 1937-2022). In exceptional condition and a real value in the artists modern take on Impressionism in California art.
Signed lower right "Wm Sheets 70"
Image 30"H x 28"W
Framed, 33"H x31"W x 2"D
William Lionel Sheets lived in St. Louis, where Bill was a commercial artist. (He also painted a mural in an East St. Louis jazz club.) He read about both the art and the jazz scenes in San Francisco took a "drive-away" to arrive in SF in time for him to enroll at the San Francisco Art Institute in January 1960. He attended the University of Arkansas on a basketball scholarship. He left after a year and then attended Oklahoma State...
Category
1970s American Modern Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Danish Design - Original Mid Century Modern Book Artwork on Canvas
By Carl Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Smith is an American artist who has been living in Berlin, Germany, since 2001. He works with a combination of silkscreen printing, collage, and painting to create his urban ins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic, Screen
Pear & Cut Flowers in a Glass, Botanical Still Life in Magentas
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful botanical still-life of a large purple pear and a glass full of cut flowers with a background of soft, warm neutrals by California artist Josephine Guerra...
Category
1970s American Impressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Open Landscape" Contemporary Realistic East Texas Nature Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary realistic Texas landscape nature painting by Houston based artist Jerry Greenberg. The work features a pair of trees casting shadows in an open field. Signed in the front lower right corner as well as titled on the reverse. Currently hung in a gold frame.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 24 in. x W 30 in.
Artist Biography: I have a deep appreciation for nature. In my work I seek to convey the landscape as I experience it emotionally as well as visually. I travel frequently throughout the United States and Europe in search of new landscapes. Some of my favorite subjects include rivers and creeks in the Texas hill country; aspen trees in the Rocky Mountains; ponds in New England; and lush rolling hills in the English countryside. My influences include French and Russian Impressionists and early California landscape...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red & Cerulean Rose (Abstracted Still Life Painting on Paper of a Red Flower)
By Joy Taylor
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstracted still life painting of a red flower with blue outlined petals against a white background
"Red & Cerulean Rose" painted by Joy Taylor in 2021
35....
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Persimmons" still-life oil on copper, diospyros fruit on branch, orange & white
By Melissa Franklin Sanchez
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Persimmons" is a realist still life painted with a neutral toned palette. Painted with Oil on Copper. The painting shows two branches with fruit and subtle red-orange and green leav...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Copper
Important Still Life Oil on Canvas Painting, Centerpiece Bowl with Fruits
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning oil on canvas painting of a highly colorful still-life composition features a fruit bowl with fruits and grapes.
It is an extremely lively and vibrant post-cubist exec...
Category
1980s Modern Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pink Peonies 20 X 16
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pink Peonies 20 X 16 Acrylic on canvas
Viewing Patricia Forelle’s work offers a look into her world of fantasy and reality with freeform and whimsy. Her work holds a spirit of fresh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Studio Recycling
Located in Tulsa, OK
Abra Johnson's "Studio Recycling" is a captivating study of iconic beverage containers. This 16" x 16" oil painting on a wood cradled panel showcases a Coca-Cola can alongside its cl...
Category
2010s Realist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Lose Yourself by Allison Chambers, Oil Landscape Painting
By Allison Chambers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Explore 'Lose Yourself' by Allison Chambers, a captivating oil on canvas painting measuring 48" x 60". This large horizontal artwork beautifully depicts a low country landscape in so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lilac and Pines, Original Painting
By Rebecca Klementovich
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Bright and colorful flowers bloom in the foreground. Artist Rebecca Klementovich notes that each year, she and her painter friends hunt for the most impressive lupine fields...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Hello Tulips in a tall vase 1
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Hello Tulips in a tall vase 1' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lilacs and Books and Tea
By Tim McGuire
Located in Wenham, MA
This is an original oil paining on linen canvas by Timothy Andrew McGuire.
To stand before one of Tim McGuire‘s works is to be immersed in a world of colorful energy and vibrant joy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Asensio Fruits - original Still-life acrylic Painting
By Joan Asensio Marine
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Fruits - original Still-life acrylic Painting
Asensio Mariné (Barcelona, 1890-1961) was a painter who specialized in landscapes, figures and still lifes of marked realism, that ca...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Big Bouquet of Autumn Flowers, Still Life, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Oksana Kalenyuk
Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind
Medium: Oil on canvas
Year: 2015
Style: Impressionism
Title: Big Bouquet of Autumn Flowers,
S...
Category
2010s Impressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Apple Picking Season
By Dale Zinkowski
Located in Wenham, MA
Dale Zinkowski is a master of still life. His work, reminiscent of Golden Age Dutch still life painting, glows with light and subtle, quiet beauty. This original oil painting shows a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Bird's Nest, 2 Eggs" by Thane Gorek, Original, Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thane Gorek's (US based) "Bird's Nest, 2 Eggs" is an original, handmade mixed media painting that depicts two baby blue eggs tucked in together in a bird's nest of twigs that resides...
Category
2010s Realist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Fresh Pick
By Jesus Navarro
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting.
Jesús Navarro was born in Jerez, (Cadiz), located in southern Spain, in 1952. By the age of tw...
Category
2010s Photorealist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Garden Roses, Flowers, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan
Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen
Year: 2024
Style: Impressionism,
Subject: Garden Roses,
Size: 21" x 24" x 0.8''...
Category
2010s Impressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Lure of the Dinner Bell" (2024) by Sheri Farabaugh, Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Lure of the Dinner Bell" (2024) by Sheri Farabaugh (United States Based) is a handmade still life oil painting that depicts a scene on a lake, with a woman on a kayak looking back a...
Category
2010s Impressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Happy Daffodils
By Carole Garland
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Happy Daffodils" Daffodils are the harbinger of spring. They peek through the soil in gardens and are tied in bunches in buckets at Trader Joe's. Winter has turned a corner. It is t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Geranium" Original Oil and Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Conrado López's "Geranium," a 2023 artwork, is a vivid representation of the artist's skill with acrylic and oil on canvas, spanning 65 x 46 cm (25.59 x 18.11 inches). This original,...
Category
2010s Realist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Around the Bend" (2021) by Clyde Steadman, Original Still-Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Around the Bend" by Clyde Steadman (United States) is a handmade still-life painting that is unframed, but ready to hang.
Clyde Steadman got his start as an artist drawing people i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Fly With Me / trompe l'oeil painting - bar scene martini fun painting
By Myron Stephens
Located in Burlingame, CA
Fly With Me is a trompe loeil painting with the appearance of chalk and masking tape, but is in truth a painting, painstakingly created with oil ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
1925 Viennese Oil Painting Interior Still Life with Porcelain Vase, Tapestry Rug
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 21.2 X 25.5
Unframed 17 X 21
Signed and dated 1920.
Nina Karasek (Joële)
born 1883 Kuttenberg, Czech Lands, Austro-Hungarian Empire, died in 1952 (I have also seen the date recorded as 1933) Vienna, Austria. Nina Karasek was an Austrian Impressionist & Modern artist who was born in 1883. Her work was featured in exhibitions at the Es Baluard, Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art and the Bildraum Bodensee.
Little is known of Nina Karasek's life. She was born in 1883 in Kuttenberg (Kutná Hora) in Bohemia, studied art at the Kunstschule für Frauen und Mädchen (Art School for Women and Girls) in Vienna, Austria, under Adalbert Seligmann and Tina Blau. She studied at the Frauenakademie in Vienna and Munich. In the 1920's she worked first as a landscape painter and an illustrator, later turning toward symbolism, painting mystical subjects after her interest in spiritualism. Her conventional works were shown at various exhibitions. At the age of 44, while she was copying a work by Rembrandt in an Italian museum, she fell into an altered state of consciousness. Rembrandt appeared to her, took possession of her arm, and immediately her hand started to draw something quite different from what she had intended. From then on, for the rest of her life Nina Karasek was in “supernatural” contact with a series of great masters like Rembrandt, Albrecht Dürer, Goya, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Gustav Klimt and others. Under their guidance and inspiration, she drew and painted works "in the style" of the masters. But very soon her works became stylistically more and more unrestricted and Symbolist, showing an enormous range of creative expression, ranging from symbolic and allegorical motifs to bewildering images with a fantastic arsenal of figures and private characters, signs, and symbols, and to frantic, gestural sketches and abstract compositions. From then on, she often signed her works with her esoteric “primordial name” Joële. (Nina Karasik-Joel)
Almost everything we know about her life was from what she noted on the reverse of her drawings: sometimes diary-like notes of her horrible living conditions during World War II, but often strangely impenetrable explanations of the depicted motifs – often as fascinating and mysterious as the drawings themselves. In her works and notes, an exciting private cosmology and mythology unfolds, a drama of hidden powers and principles that flow through macrocosm as well as microcosm. Shortly after their discovery, Nina Karasek's Spiritualist, mediumistic works have found their way into galleries and major international collections.
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2019 The Medium’s Medium: Spiritualist Art Practices From the Turn of the Century and Beyond. The Gallery of Everything, London, (she showed with Madge Gill, Augustin Lesage, Fleury-Joseph Crépin...
Category
1920s Symbolist Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coqueiros de Klee, Abstract painting. From the series Matas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
For Jose Ignacio Suarez an abyss of time and space distances him from those who were the first inhabitants of the Brazilian coasts and of this vast American continent. His initial la...
Category
2010s Abstract Continental US - Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
