Jean-Marie Calmettes

Carafe et Pot a Tache Rouge

1964

Donald S. Vogel's work has entered the collections of the following institutions: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Beaumont Museum of Fine Art, Beaumont, Texas Charle...

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...

"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...

"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...

'Still Life with Pitcher', oil on paper, by Charles Réal (circa 1950s). Still-lifes make voyeurs out of all of us. No matter the era to which they belong, they always give us the sense that we’re spying on a table set for a night of gluttony or perhaps, romance. Whatever is set on the still-life table can transport us to another place limited only by our imaginations. What is not well known is that those tabletop items often had coded meanings. The secret meanings behind the paintings and their unofficial language spawned several sub-genres, including floral still life, breakfast paintings...

This vibrant work by noted 20th century American artist, Durand, employs a bold palette and sophisticated approach in this dramatic and abstracted still life composition.

Still Life (58) John F. Leonard American (1921–1987) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Board, unsigned Size: 16 in. x 20 in. (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm)

A fruit bowl sits arranged on a table, its vibrant colours reflecting in the metallic surface of a large jug beside it. A 'painting within a painting' hangs on the wall behind. The a...