Texas - Still-life Paintings

Still life by Gustav Likan 16" x 20" Acrylic on Canvas signature located on lower right side and dated '64

Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2004) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 24 x 20 Frame Size: 34.5 x 30.5 Medium: Oil on Panel Applied by Palette Knife Dated 1962 "Flores" Biography Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2004) His list of Pallbearers says it all. They were not just buyers of his art they were some of his closest friends. Pallbearers: E. Glenn Biggs, James M. Cavender, III, Tom C. Frost, Jr., James W. Gorman, Jr., George B. Irish, Joseph R. Krier, Robert L. Mooney and H. Bartell Zachry, Jr. Jose Vives-Atsara was born April 13, 1919, in Villafranca del Penedes near Barcelona, Spain. A native Spaniard, he developed a love of painting at an early age, and by age 11 had committed himself to becoming an artist. He studied at Colegio de San Ramon and had his first one-person show at age 14. The Spanish Civil interrupted his idyllic young life as he was forced to serve in the Communist Army, and then was imprisoned, suffering many hardships. Soon after the war he married Emilia Hill Domenech, and in 1947 set out to move with his wife and child aboard a tramp steamer to the United States. Unfortunately, immigration quotas did not allow them to move directly to the United States, and it was eight years before they achieved that goal. During this interim before obtaining temporary visas, he and his family lived first, in Caracas, Venezuela and then in Mexico City, Mexico. The family settled in San Antonio, Texas, where he had made friends on a previous visit. He and his wife and children gained citizenship in time for their first Christmas in the United States. He became such an exemplary immigrant citizen that officials of the U.S. District Court for the Western District Court regularly invited him to share his thoughts and advice for living in America with newly naturalized citizens Vives-Atsara also developed a close relationship with the Incarnate Word College, becoming, over the years, both a professor of art, and Artist in Residence. As a painter, he depicted many local scenes including San Antonio missions and the San Antonio River. For special guests such as Pope John Paul II, heads of state, and royalty from foreign countries, he was commissioned to provide paintings as gifts. His paintings were also commissioned for Frost Bank and the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. For his vibrant oil paintings, he used only nine colors, mixed in a variety of ways. They have been described as both realistic and impressionistic. "Vives-Atsara believed that art is a reflection of the artist's soul, if this is true; his paintings reflect a beautiful, bright spirit." (Richardson) Jose Vives-Atsara died in San Antonio on January 13, 2004 and is buried there in Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum. Jose Vives-Atsara was born in Vilafranca del Panades in the Catalonian region of Spain on April 30, 1919. As a small boy he loved to sketch with pencil and paper. He began painting at the age of eleven. His first one-man show came at the ripe old age of fourteen. From that time on, painting has been his love and his way of life. Jose studied art at Saint Raymond College and School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. He is quick to admit that his most inspirational teacher has been nature itself. Mr. Vives-Atsara came to San Antonio in 1956 where he has established his art career. His use of a palette knife in painting allows him to blend rich pure pigments to achieve his goal of creating a powerful statement of color directly on the canvas. This style is intended to produce works that are distinctively 'Vives-Atsara'. Vives-Atsara is represented in public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, Spain; Fort Worth Art Museum, Texas; His Royal Highness Juan Carlos...

Zen is a 14 x 9 Oil Painting by European /Croatian artist Tina Orsolic Dalessio who is classically trained. Tina Orsolic Dalessio is a figurative and still-life painter born in Z...

Michael Frary (1918 - 2005) Austin Artist Image Size: 16 x 20 Frame Size: 17.5 x 21.5 Medium: Oil "Still Life Fruit" Biography Michael Frary (1918 - ...

"Colors" by Malva is an impressionistic still life painting measuring 32x32 in. A Colorful vase od flowers including white daisies, orange and yellow pansies, and purple anemones s...

Olle Hjortzberg (Swedish, 1872-1959) Stilleben met gula rosor (Still life with yellow roses), 1946 Oil on Masonite Sight: 25-1/2 x 21-1/4 inches (64.8...

Oil painting of a bowler hat propped against a lantern with dark blue, brown, orange and a white background with orange hues by French artist Raymond Bailly, 1967. Displayed on a w...

Warmly hued oil on paper still life of open wooden box with artist's supplies spilling out, circa 1930. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with ...

Francesca Fuchs Duck and Dolphin, 2018 acrylic on canvas over board 30 x 41 1/2 in (76.2 x 105.4 cm) This work is part of a series currently on view...

"Riviera Coast" by Malva is an impressionistic landscape painting measuring 32x32 in. Two wispy purple and gold trees sit on a clilff looking over the blue green ocean in Riviera Ma...

Vibrant abstract painting signed Nylon lower left, circa 1970. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Archival p...

Rich red and orange naturalistic landscape painting by Houston based artist Nancy Paris Pruden. The work features a serene path that winds through a forested area that is rich with v...

Strawberries , Marbles and Cream Egg Tempera, Realism 9.5 " x 7.5" It is painted in egg tempera which goes back centuries in the art world. Notice the reflections in the painting. ...

Colorful Impressionist landscape painting of St. Tropez by French artist Marcel Dyf. The work features a path by a field leading towards a group of distant houses. Signed in the fron...

This floral still life scene by José Vives-Atsara, features yellow, orange, purple and green. The impressionistic abstracting style nearly gives the feeling that you are viewing the ...

Colorful naturalistic landscape painting by Houston based artist Nancy Paris Pruden. The work features a serene pastoral landscape of a barn with fall trees set against a rocky outcr...

Moka Espresso is an example of the bright colors that Beckner uses in his paintings. Jim Beckner’s art vibrates with the pulse of the city. His edgy and...

Edifying still life painting in tones of green, circa 1960. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve and Certificate of Authen...

The Candle symbolizes that hope is always present. The Candle is an experimental paintings . It leaves a lot of the copper exposed, trying to see how much atmosphere can be created ...

In her work, Allison Gildersleeve addresses the theme of memory, exploring the phenomenon of past and present becoming collapsed or entwined by the emotional experience. Gildersleeve...

Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...

This is a vibrant and expressively rendered still life composition featuring pink roses in exterior setting with a window. The painting demonstrates a loose, spontaneous technique ch...

Contemporary naturalistic painting by Texas-based artist Jennifer Lively. The work features groups of various species of birds all in a single cage set against a light blue backgroun...

Randy Browning’s paintings sparkle with the breath of life. His delightful contemporary paintings offer his viewers a unique way of regarding contemporary still life, combined with old-world attention to detail. Browning feels that to truly observe an object, one must be absorbed by it. The large scale of the paintings helps people focus on the incredible variety and subtlety of apparently common objects. In the triptych, Randy is playing with a red and white striped dinnerware set placed upon a blue and off-white background. The teapot draws you into the middle panel and makes your eyes happily jump to the outside panels to view the whole optical illusion. Randy Browning’s paintings sparkle with the breath of life. His delightful fruit and vegetable paintings...

Bold up close painting of dandelions in the grass by artist Robert W. Boyle, dated 2001. Signed and dated in lower right corner. Artist Biograp...

Modern abstract painting of grass and leaves in browns, grays, and reds by artist Spe, 2013. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold bor...

Topo Chico Still-life Contemporary Texan Artist Brushstrokes Sparkling Water 12' x 9" framed Max Guarnaccia paints from objects like bottles, florals and portraits that he sets up ...

Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...

Contemporary realistic Arkansas landscape nature painting by Houston based artist Jerry Greenberg. The work features a stand fall colored trees next to a flowing river. Signed in the front lower left corner as well as titled on the reverse. Currently hung in a gold frame. Dimensions Without Frame: H 36 in. x W 60 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...

“Barnaby Fitzgerald’s outrageously gorgeous paintings are a guilty pleasure - yet the guilt is unnecessary, for they do not cloy or fatten us. They are as intellectually challenging ...

Modern abstract painting of grass and leaves by artist Spe, 2013. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a go...

Reflections is an 12" x 8" 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 pa...

Scene of a seated headmaster watching over a pair of studying students in the style of Romanticism. The work has been attributed to the renowned American portrait artist Thomas Sully...

Elegant floral still life of a vase of roses. Oil on canvas measures 24 x 20; frame dimensions measure 30 3/4 x 26 3/4 x 2 3/4. Artist's signature, lower right. Housed in a decorativ...

This painting was inspired by the Virginia Woolf quote: "I thought how unpleasant it is to be locked out; and I thought how it is worse, perhaps, to be locked in." In her serie...

"In the world of still life and landscape, conceptual events meet one another – the structural meets the narrative, the small stands in the space of the large, and color has a chance...

Contemporary colorful painting by Houston-based artist Jessica Simorte. The work features a central trio of three black dots surrounded by a field of green and set against a yellow, blue, and red background. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: Jessica Simorte completed her MFA with an emphasis in painting at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning in 2014. She is currently living in Texas where she coordinates Sam Houston State's University's WASH Program and teaches within their new MFA Program. She has shown regionally, nationally, and internationally and has been included in numerous publications including multiple issues of New American Paintings, Art Maze Mag, and Maake Magazine. Most recently, she was named a “noteworthy artist” in New American Paintings issue #162. Significant exhibitions include solos at Gallery Urbane...

Contemporary pop art inspired pixelated rendition of the renowned sports car, the Porsche 911. Similar to pointillism, the individual hand-painted blocks of color come together to fo...

Bold mid-century still-life painting with plates and cups by French artist Chantal Jouvin, circa 1950. Original artwork on paper displayed on a ...

"Behind my canvases, collages, and drawings lies a singular proposition: places are not inert; they are repositories for all that passes through them. My work is an inquiry into the ...

In lushly-colored paintings, Mark Messersmith creates dense narratives packed with animals, birds, plants, and insects that express his concern for the shrinking world they inhabit. ...

Modern abstract painting of grass and leaves by artist Spe, 2013. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a go...

Vibrant French oil still life painting of violin in blue lined violin case by artist Raymond Bailly, circa 1965. Signed lower right. Original artw...

A pair of floral still life paintings. The first painting depicts 2 bouquets, one in a large white vase and the second in a small blue one,...

Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...

Floral still life of pink roses in a red vase with two figures, set against a dark background. Oil on canvas measures 15 3/4 x 11 7/8; frame dimensions measure 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 2 3/...

"In the world of still life and landscape, conceptual events meet one another – the structural meets the narrative, the small stands in the space of the large, and color has a chance...

Floral scene with roses and wrought iron fence, by Spanish artist Bartolome Sastre 39.5" x 39.5 Oil on Canvas Frame Size: 46.25" x 46.25"

Modern abstract painting of grass and leaves in browns and reds by artist Spe, 2013. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat...

Beautiful impressionistic still life by artist Kevin Weckbach of a fish with an assortment of mixed produce. Placed in a gold frame. Signed by artist. Artist Biography: Kevin Weckbach was born in Denver, CO in 1970. He studied illustration at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design from 1990-92 and studied under the artist Quang Ho at the Art Students League of Denver from 1992-96. He is represented in galleries from Wellfleet, Massachusetts to Texas. Kevin balances his career as a painter with illustration. Weckbach recently illustrated a new edition of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights...

Roses in Antique Copper Pot Painted in the Style of Realism Oil Texas Artist 9" x 12" Painted by Texas artist Helene Robinson who has studied under great Texas painters. Artists ...

Modern abstract painting of grass and leaves in reds and gray by artist Spe, 2013. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat f...

Warmly hued tempera still life of an assortment of pottery and ceramics by Argentine artist Mariano Acha, 1975. Signed and dated lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on ...

Allison Gildersleeve received her BA from the College of William and Mary and her MFA from Bard College. She has exhibited across the United States and abroad, including New York Cit...

Signed "Calmettes" at lower left The overall size, including the frame, is 30 3/4 x 37 1/8 inches

Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2004) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 30 x 24 Frame Size: 38.75 x 32.75 Medium: Oil on Canvas Applied by Palette Knife Dated 2001 "Flowers" Biography Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2004) His list of Pallbearers says it all. They were not just buyers of his art they were some of his closest friends. Pallbearers: E. Glenn Biggs, James M. Cavender, III, Tom C. Frost, Jr., James W. Gorman, Jr., George B. Irish, Joseph R. Krier, Robert L. Mooney and H. Bartell Zachry, Jr. Jose Vives-Atsara was born April 13, 1919, in Villafranca del Penedes near Barcelona, Spain. A native Spaniard, he developed a love of painting at an early age, and by age 11 had committed himself to becoming an artist. He studied at Colegio de San Ramon and had his first one-person show at age 14. The Spanish Civil interrupted his idyllic young life as he was forced to serve in the Communist Army, and then was imprisoned, suffering many hardships. Soon after the war he married Emilia Hill Domenech, and in 1947 set out to move with his wife and child aboard a tramp steamer to the United States. Unfortunately, immigration quotas did not allow them to move directly to the United States, and it was eight years before they achieved that goal. During this interim before obtaining temporary visas, he and his family lived first, in Caracas, Venezuela and then in Mexico City, Mexico. The family settled in San Antonio, Texas, where he had made friends on a previous visit. He and his wife and children gained citizenship in time for their first Christmas in the United States. He became such an exemplary immigrant citizen that officials of the U.S. District Court for the Western District Court regularly invited him to share his thoughts and advice for living in America with newly naturalized citizens Vives-Atsara also developed a close relationship with the Incarnate Word College, becoming, over the years, both a professor of art, and Artist in Residence. As a painter, he depicted many local scenes including San Antonio missions and the San Antonio River. For special guests such as Pope John Paul II, heads of state, and royalty from foreign countries, he was commissioned to provide paintings as gifts. His paintings were also commissioned for Frost Bank and the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. For his vibrant oil paintings, he used only nine colors, mixed in a variety of ways. They have been described as both realistic and impressionistic. "Vives-Atsara believed that art is a reflection of the artist's soul, if this is true; his paintings reflect a beautiful, bright spirit." (Richardson) Jose Vives-Atsara died in San Antonio on January 13, 2004 and is buried there in Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum. Jose Vives-Atsara was born in Vilafranca del Panades in the Catalonian region of Spain on April 30, 1919. As a small boy he loved to sketch with pencil and paper. He began painting at the age of eleven. His first one-man show came at the ripe old age of fourteen. From that time on, painting has been his love and his way of life. Jose studied art at Saint Raymond College and School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. He is quick to admit that his most inspirational teacher has been nature itself. Mr. Vives-Atsara came to San Antonio in 1956 where he has established his art career. His use of a palette knife in painting allows him to blend rich pure pigments to achieve his goal of creating a powerful statement of color directly on the canvas. This style is intended to produce works that are distinctively 'Vives-Atsara'. Vives-Atsara is represented in public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, Spain; Fort Worth Art Museum, Texas; His Royal Highness Juan Carlos...

With an irreverent eye, Vera Barnett selects everyday objects which remind her of other things: a pepper under a light bulb becomes a reclining sunbather, and a radish becomes a plum...

Vera Barnett is best known for creating elements of her composition—by sewing and painting plastic, building objects with cardboard and tape, and assembling found objects—then settin...

Architectural landscape painting by Anthony V. Martin of a white house with a lovely green velvet mat and a gold frame. Artist Biography: Anthony V. Martin grew up in east Texas. H...