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"Mountain Road" Contemporary Realistic Colorado Aspen Tree Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary realistic Colorado landscape nature painting by Houston based artist Jerry Greenberg. The work features sunlight streaming onto a rock path lined with aspen trees. 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 24 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 Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Red Flowers by Frank Chabry - Oil on canvas 65x54 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Frank Chabry (1916-1979) was a 20th-century artist whose career spanned several transformative decades in the art world. His work likely reflects the artistic evolution of the mid-20...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Painting of a Tall Bunch Of Pink And Orange Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003)
signed
original gouache painting on thick paper/ card
unframed
condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Bizarre bouquet
Located in Oslo, NO
This vibrant artwork showcases an abundant bouquet of flowers, expertly arranged in a rustic, earth-toned vase. The composition bursts with a rich pal...
Category
2010s Fauvist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Light As a Feather By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Light As a Feather By Marc Zimmerman
This masterwork is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Deco Delight
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Deco Delight' depicts a San Francisco building facade with cool shadows cascading across an art deco building and golden light reflected in the window panes. The subtle and brillian...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Orange and Pink Cattleya Orchids Still Life 20th Century French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cattleya Orchids
by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021)
signed lower corner
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 24 x 28.5 inches
condition: overall very good, minor surface scuf...
Category
Late 20th Century French School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Still Life on the Sound" oil painting, flowers in the sun, signed and framed
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A slightly impressionist painting showing a vase on a ledge overlooking a sound. The ledge glows bright peachy whites and yellows, with deep blue shadows cast by the flowers and shel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Antique American Impressionist White Rose Flower Still Life Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist still life oil painting by Harriette Bowdoin (1880 - 1947). Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 18H by 22L.
Category
1920s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Going to Bolinas - Realism oil on canvas painting - California Coast still life
Located in Burlingame, CA
Going to Bolinas - An iconic rural scene from Northern California's quintessential highway 1, while heading north to the town of Bolinas. A traditional landscape blending urban — manmade street signs and roadway — with nature. The painting depicts early evening light — the artist's favorite. Created in 2020 from celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. Dixon’s work can be found in numerous distinctive private and public collections, as well as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as well as the Oakland Museum of California.
The work comes framed in a California redwood frame. Artwork is 30 x 30 inches. With framing the outer dimension is 31 x 31 inches.Signed and dated by the artist.
Born: Kansas City MO, 1942
Education: Art Students League, New York, NY
Cornell University
Brooklyn Museum School
San Francisco Art Institute, M.F.A. 1969
Awards and Commissions
N.E.A. Fellowship Grant- 1989
California Supreme Court Mural Commission- 1998
Las Vegas Federal Courthouse Commission, G.S.A.-1998
Teaching
1989-90: San Francisco State University
1975: San Francisco Art Institute Realism Seminar
1974-76: Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
1973-74, 1976: California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
1971-72: California State University, Hayward, CA
One Man Exhibitions
2015: Willard Dixon Portraits College of Marin Fine Art Gallery, Kentfield
2014: SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2008: SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2005: Fischbach Gallery, NYC,NY
2005: Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004: Fischbach Gallery, NYC, NY.
2002: Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2002: Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA
2001: Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000: Fischbach Gallery, NYC , NY
2000: Hearst Art Gallery, St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA
1998: Hackett Freedman Gallery, SF, CA
1997: Tatistcheff/Rogers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1996, 1995: Contemporary Realist Gallery (now Hackett Freedman Gallery)
1994: Fischbach Gallery
1993: Contemporary Realist Gallery
1992: Fischbach Gallery
1991: Earl McGrath Gallery, 454 North, Los Angeles, CA
1990: Fischbach Gallery
1989: William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988: Gallery 454 North, Los Angeles, CA
1987: Fischbach Gallery
1987: Gallery 454 North
1986: William Sawyer Gallery
1985: Fischbach Gallery
1984: Harris Gallery, Houston, Tx
1984: William Sawyer Gallery
1983, 1982: Fischbach Gallery
1981: William Sawyer Gallery
1980,1979: Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1976, 1975: William Sawyer Gallery
1973, 1972: William Sawyer Gallery
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017: SHIFT / with Elizabeth Barlow, Kim Frohsin, Erin Parrish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Peonies" oil, Volskaya Lilia palette knife
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Still Life with Peonies" oil, Volskaya Lilia palette knife. This still life was painted with great love and joy. My mother's garden brought us happiness! The peonies were blooming a...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
SAN MARCO INTERIOR original painting oil/canvas Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"San Marco Interior", original, unique painting, 60x80cm / 23.5x27.5in
Shipped stretched ready for display by airmail.
This oil painting of the Interior of San Marco Church in Venic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,400 Sale Price
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Angela Cripps - Framed 20th Century Oil, Still Life of Blue Asters
Located in Corsham, GB
This eye-catching still life by Angela Cripps depicts a bouquet of blue asters arranged alongside a copper teapot and tazza, on blue gingham. The painting is beautifully presented in...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Vintage Floral Still Life with Roses in a Red Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Floral Still Life with Roses in a Red Vase
French School, mid 20th century
signed
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 29 x 24 inches
Provenance: Private collection
Condition: Goo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Pink and Purple Bouquet of Lilacs and Roses 20th Century French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lilacs & Roses Still Life
by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021)
signed lower corner
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 32 x 24 inches
condition: overall very good, minor surfa...
Category
Late 20th Century French School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Still Life with Fruit and Melon
Located in Soquel, CA
Antique Still Life with Fruit and Melon
Traditional European style still life with harvest fruits, figs, pears, grapes, and cantaloupe. The range of to...
Category
Early 20th Century American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Purple lace of white peonies" realistic still life by Liliya Volskaya
Located in Zofingen, AG
Purple lace of white peonies" realistic still life by Lilia Volskaya. Flowers are the ultimate delight in beauty, which is flawless. The slight curves of lines, tones and semitones, ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
Geranium and Abalone Shell Still Life
By Rose Campbell
Located in Soquel, CA
Still life with geraniums and abalone shells by Rose Lillian Campbell (American, 1888-1965). Presented in a wood frame. Signed "Rose Campbell" and dated "1944" lower right. Image siz...
Category
1940s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$1,480 Sale Price
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Dark Materials - original realism still life oil painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Underworld - original realism still life oil painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Purple Rhododendrons Flower Heads Still Life 20th Century French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Purple Rhododendrons
by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021)
signed lower corner
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 21 x 28.5 inches
condition: overall very good, minor surface ...
Category
Late 20th Century French School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Flowers in a Stoneware Vase
Located in Milford, NH
A nicely detailed still life painting with flowers in a stoneware or ceramic painted vase by American artist Martha Walter (1875-1976). Walter was born in Phildelphia, PA, studied at...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
AWH 167 - Original Figurative Abstract Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bernhard Zimmer has created a positive stir at major international art fairs (Art Basel, Kunst Köln, etc.). His lively and mysterious compositions pique the taste of the serious art ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Pink with flowers- 21st Century Contemporary Dutch Flower Still-life Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Keimpe van der Kooi
Pink with flowers
80 x 68 cm
Framed: 73 x 110 cm ( This frame is included)
Oil on wood panel
This Painting is made by Dutch Artist Keimpe van der Kooi. He likes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Jordan I - Origami Inspired Sneaker Still Life Camouflage Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Emilio Rama's captivating pop art-inspired paintings featuring origami animal figures are a distinctive and original contribution to the realm of contemporary art. With a vibrant int...
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Impressionist still life with Bread, Cheese and wine on a dinner table interior
Located in Woodbury, CT
This still-life painting by George Weissbort exemplifies his mastery of classical realism and meticulous attention to detail. The composition is elegantly restrained, featuring a rus...
Category
1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Antique American Modernist SunFlower Still Life Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist still life painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood molding. Excellent c...
Category
1930s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Memphis Abstract Shapes, Gray Tile over Strawberry Field, Modern Painting, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of hand painted acrylic paintings by Natalia Roman are inspired by the colors and textures of Italian terrazzo tiling. The patterns created c...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Fruits Fleurs Et Vase Blanc" / Fruits, Flowers And White Vase
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Fruits, Flures Et Vase Blanc ” Fruits, Flowers And White Vase. Oil on Woven Paper (BFK). Oranges, blacks, greens and shades of pink off-set against a ...
Category
Late 20th Century French School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Afternoon splendor
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
The subtle and brilliant work of art is meticulously hand painted by Lynette Cook, who realistically depicts scenes that she sees during her morning walks through the city, yet her p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1940s French Fauvist Modernist Still Life Flowers on Table Interior Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life
by M. Peiffer, French 1940's
signed and dated 1946
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 26 x 30 inches
canvas: 24 x 28 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Condition: ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century Oil - English Garden Bouquet
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming still life study depicting a vase stuffed with foxgloves, roses and gladioli. The floral arrangement spills over the edges of the vase filling the composition with their v...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$305 Sale Price
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Blue Flowers From The Garden - Still Life Collage Mixed Media Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maria C. Bernhardsson is a colorful artist who lives and paints in Sweden. Most of her works are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Bernhardsson travels the world...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Pause artistique : Abstract Studio, Still life, Contemporary Cubism, French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Framed size: 67 x 67 cm (26.37 x 26.37 in)
Unframed size: 60 x 60 cm (23.62 x 23.62 in)
Choose the frame: wood or black
Signed: Sophie Dumont in front and on the back of the canvas
O...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lilies
Located in Fairlawn, OH
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...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$24,000
Antique American Modernist Signed Flower Still Life Framed Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted American modernist still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 24H by 12L.
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$700 Sale Price
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The Artist
s Garden
, Munich Academy, Art Institute of Chicago, PAFA, Corcoran
By Julius Moessel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'The Artist's Garden' by Julius Moessel, 1943.
Munich Academy, Art Institute of Chicago, Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, Corcoran
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Signed lower left 'Moessel' for Julius Moe...
Category
1940s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still life with vegetables by Fernand Blondin - Oil on Canvas - 54x65 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Fernand Blondin (1887-1967) was a Swiss painter and teacher, celebrated for his depictions of idyllic rural life, interiors, female nudes, portraits, still-lifes, religious subjects ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Potted daffodils - Still life oil on canvas
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas
Gilded wooden frame
70,5 x 48 x 4,5 cm
Unsigned
Category
Mid-20th Century Academic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$640 Sale Price
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Trompe l
Oeil Still Life and Landscape in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Trompe l'Oeil Still Life and Landscape in Acrylic on Masonite
Still life in the trompe l'oeil style by Richard M. Bacon (American, 20th Century). A still life with a bottle, fishbow...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
$1,280 Sale Price
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Mid Century Lilies and Teapot Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid-century still life of a vase of white lilies next to a green teapot and lemon by listed California artist Helen Enoch Gleiforst (American, 19...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Picturesque Botany (Still Life Painting of Flowers on Blue in Victorian Frame)
Located in Hudson, NY
Realistic still life painting of colorful flowers on blue, made with cyanotype, watercolor, India ink, and gouache
"Picturesque Botany (Octagon/Foxglove, Gingko, Dusty Miller, Forget...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Voyage au Venezuela 1919 - Impressionist Seascape Oil Painting by Emilio Boggio
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas seascape by French impressionist painter Emilio Boggio. The piece in a view of the vast, open ocean - a rich blue sea with white ocean foam leading to ...
Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Modernist Spanish Abstract Impressionist Oil Canvas Still Life Painting 1950
By Juan Guillermo
Located in Portland, OR
A good Spanish Modernist Abstract Impressionist painting by Juan Guillermo Rodriguez Baez (1916-1968), still life oil on canvas, circa 1950.
The painting depicts a table with a brigh...
Category
1950s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Buttercup Surprise
By Emily Cho
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting.
Born in 1971 in Seoul, Korea, Emily Cho, whose Korean name is Yunshee Cho, attended an art hig...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$500 Sale Price
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Glimmer of the Garden: The Beauty of the Moment in a Thousand Points
Located in Zofingen, AG
shipped in roll
This piece is about the comfort of everyday life.
A garden table, left behind after a morning coffee. Leaves breathing in shades of green. A watering can that still ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
20th Century Floral Still Life by Mystery Artist
Located in New York, NY
Mystery Artist
Untitled (floral still life), c. 20th Century
Oil (?) on canvas board
Sight: 14 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.
Framed: 20 1/2 x 26 1/3 x 1 in.
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Irises Floral Original paintings
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting features abstract flowers in soft pink tones that gently contrast with a vibrant green background, creating a sense of harmony and nature’s awakening. The warm palette ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Danish Vintage Still Life oil painting on canvas, Unsigned, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This Danish still life painting presents a harmonious arrangement of everyday vessels, rendered in bold, confident brushstrokes and a rich color palette. A green teapot with ornate d...
Category
20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fuchsia flower
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures one of nature’s most elegant flowers — the fuchsia — rendered in rich, vibrant shades of purple, magenta, and crimson. The voluminous petals seem to glow again...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Floral Still Life
By Marion Huse
Located in Storrs, CT
Elegant, brightly-colored floral still life by Massachusetts artist Marion Huse. Oil on board measures 21 3/8 x 17 3/8; framed dimensions are 29 5/8 x 25 5/8 x 1 5/8. Painting is sig...
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fauvist Still Life : the Candy Shop - Original Oil on Canvas, SIGNED
Located in Paris, IDF
Albert ZAVARO (1925-)
Fauvist Still Life with Fruits and Flowers, 1967
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right corner
On canvas 60 x 73 cm (c. 24 x 29 in)
PROVENANCE: Galerie Framond, Par...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Yujun Tan Floral Original Oil On Canvas "Yellow Blossoms"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Yellow Blossoms
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 30.5 x 30.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in fair condition.
Year: 2000 Ci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,190 Sale Price
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Still Life of Wallflowers - Scottish 1920
s exh. floral art flower oil painting
By Andrew Law
Located in Hagley, England
This rich and vibrant Scottish still life oil painting is by noted Scottish artist Andrew Law. It was painted circa 1920 and has a Glasgow Club exhibition label verso entitling the p...
Category
1920s Art Deco Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
THE TOWER - original large oil painting Paula Craioveanu 55x40in
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Tower" - original large art by Paula Craioveanu
Original, large, unique painting, oil on canvas, 31.5x23.6in / 80x60cm. Shipped stretched, from Florida.
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This painting, a study of an elaborate spiral staircase, demonstrates the artist’s skill in merging architectural elegance with a dynamic sense of movement and mystery. The subject itself—a wrought iron spiral staircase—becomes more than a functional object; it transforms into a metaphor for transcendence, curiosity, and the infinite.
The staircase is richly ornate, with swirling ironwork patterns and intricate details that capture the eye. The artist emphasizes the craftsmanship, elevating the staircase into a work of art itself. The ornamental designs echo Baroque or Rococo influences, known for their flamboyance and decorative excess. The spiral is inherently dynamic, drawing the viewer’s gaze upward in a continuous loop. This quality imbues the staircase with motion and energy, almost as if it is alive, spiraling into another dimension.
The artist employs a dramatic perspective, positioning the viewer at the base of the staircase, looking upward. This composition evokes a sense of aspiration or awe, as if the staircase ascends to an unknown destination. The light filtering through the structure accentuates the curvature and creates a contrast between the solid metal of the staircase and the soft, ephemeral glow of the environment. This interplay of light and shadow enhances the mood, making the staircase seem both tangible and ethereal.
The cool metallic grays and silvers of the staircase reflect its materiality, suggesting durability and permanence. At the same time, the reflective surfaces give it a shimmering, almost celestial quality. The background is suffused with warm, earthy tones—yellows, browns, and muted greens—that contrast with the cold metal of the staircase. This contrast creates a sense of tension between the man-made structure and the organic or natural environment surrounding it.
Symbolism. Spiral staircases are often symbolic of a journey, both physical and spiritual. They represent the process of ascent, growth, and transformation. This staircase seems to lead into a vortex of light, suggesting a path to enlightenment or transcendence. The spiral is a recurring motif in art and nature, often representing infinity, cycles, and continuity. The staircase's design hints at a journey without end, encouraging reflection on the passage of time and the eternal nature of life. The destination of the staircase is deliberately obscured, leaving the viewer to wonder where it leads. This creates a sense of mystery, drawing the viewer into an imaginative exploration of the unknown.
The swirling patterns in the ironwork mirror the overall spiral shape of the staircase, creating a sense of harmony and cohesion. These designs also add a decorative richness to the piece, tying it to the tradition of Romanticism or Gothic Revival, where even utilitarian objects were imbued with beauty and meaning.
The background is loosely rendered, with soft, swirling brushstrokes that echo the spiral of the staircase. This abstraction contrasts with the detailed depiction of the staircase, making the environment feel less defined and more dreamlike. The staircase appears to float in a liminal space, further emphasizing its symbolic and otherworldly qualities.
The viewer’s vantage point and the sheer scale of the staircase evoke a feeling of awe. It could symbolize humanity’s ambitions to reach higher realms—intellectually, spiritually, or artistically. The absence of people in the painting draws attention to the object itself, suggesting introspection or solitude. The staircase might represent a solitary journey, one that each individual must take alone. The intricate design and upward motion of the staircase, combined with the lack of a specific time or place, imbue the piece with a sense of timelessness. It could exist in any era, representing universal human themes.
In comparison to the artist’s other works, this painting shifts focus from mythological and figurative themes to an architectural subject. Yet, it retains the artist’s characteristic use of ornamentation, bold perspectives, and symbolic depth. Like the Minotaur or Zeus paintings...
Category
2010s Symbolist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,400 Sale Price
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R. A. Brugger - 20th Century Oil, Study of Roses
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame with beaded and lambs tongue running patterns. On board.
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$254 Sale Price
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Contemporary Yellow Roses Watercolor Painting – Floral Artwork on Paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This stunning contemporary floral yellow roses watercolor painting is a delicate yet vibrant representation of the timeless beauty of roses. Created by French artist Natalya Mougenot...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
George Reekie (1911-1969) - 1954 Oil, Roses
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine oil painting by George Reekie, depicting a still life painting of roses in a clear vase. Signed and dated to the lower right-hand corner. Well-pre...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$410 Sale Price
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Spring Lights, Portrait 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: 2022
Style: Impressionism,
Subject: Spring ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cecile Hertz-Eyrolles (1875-1974) - Framed Mid 20th Century Oil, Cod
Lemons
Located in Corsham, GB
A large oil still life depicting freshly caught cod on white paper with lemons. Presented in an antique maple frame. Stamped with the Artist's Atelier verso. On board.
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil





