Patrick Lodwitz

"Orange" and "Three Apples", Still Lives, 2

21st Century

Dean Chamberlain (American, b. 1954), Two Cibachrome Prints in Colors, comprising: Women in a Red Room and Yellow Tulips, unsigned, both float mounted in wood frames. Larger image: 1...

Francois Gabriel (French, 1893-1993), Still Life with Bouquet and Fruit, Oil on Panel, late 20th century, signed lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 29.5" H x 24.5" W; frame: 39" H x...

Herbert Cooper (British, 1842-1916), Group of Two Hand-Painted Porcelain Plaques, 1874, depicting still life scenes of fruit and flowers, signed "H Cooper / Dublin / 1874" lower righ...

Paul Henry Ramirez (American, b. 1963), Three Paint Chip Drawings, Ballpoint Pen on Paper, 2008, signed and dated to the verso, framed together in white wood frame. Overall image: 7....

This elegant still life by Trinidad Ball, painted in 2005, depicts three luminous apples arranged in soft diagonal alignment on a light surface, contrasted against a deep teal backgr...

Oil paint on canvas Doug Newton’s hyper-real paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways light can transform our perceptions. His subject matter concentrates on still lives of food, toys, candy and household objects. In addition to many group shows across the country, Mr. Newton’s show, “HARD CANDY and other confections” represents his fifth solo exhibition. His paintings have been collected in numerous private collections. Mr. Newton resides in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Sonia Coman writes in her essay, Doug Newton’s hard candy: the confection of painting Doug Newton’s paintings are about… painting. The hyperrealist technique of trompe l’oeil or “trick the eye” is knowingly playful. It simultaneously calls attention to the illusion of a different material—for example, translucent candy wrappers—and the reality of the layers of paint, masterfully applied to the canvas. In that, Newton’s paintings pay homage to an esteemed series of trompe l’oeil masters, from Inquisition-era Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán to Gilded-Age American painter William Michael Harnett...

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. In Apples and Copper Kettle, Laura Critchlow invites us into t...

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. “Sunkissed Peaches” by Ann Goldberg is a radiant example of co...