Floral Still Life with Parrot, Oval Oil on Panel, Signed, Late 19th c.

This charming antique oil on canvas captures the timeless elegance of a floral still life, masterfully rendered by the hand of French artist B. Girodelle, whose signature appears in ...

This vibrant oil on canvas still life, signed by Jean-François Thomas (1894–1939), is a compelling example of early 20th-century French expressionism. Painted with confident, impasto...

This elegant French still life oil painting, signed “Gaston P. 96”, dates from the late 19th century — most likely 1896, given the inscription. Executed on canvas and housed in its o...

This delicate still life captures a vibrant bouquet of pansies in full bloom, arranged informally in a simple glass vase. Rendered in oil on canvas, the composition celebrates the fr...

A very large, impressive, and beautifully painted Baroque era still life with a colorful parrot and flowers. Oil on canvas in giltwood frame. Italy, late 17th century-early 18th cent...

A master-level painting surrounded by a thick and detailed gold leaf frame, this large oval oil on canvas has an impressive scale for a nature morte (still-life) painting. The painting, which dates to circa 1850, is by an unknown, yet extremely talented French artist. In stark contrast to the dark gray background, the subject of the painting is a brightly colored floral bouquet. The vibrant flowers (blue, red, yellow, pink, and white) reside in a brown woven basket that sits atop a stone baluster railing. A cluster of darkly colored grapes is strewn across the top of the railing, next to the basket, as two butterflies flutter above the bouquet. If you look closely, you will even see a third butterfly perched on one of the large green leaves that accompany the irises, carnations, and sunflowers. The equally impressive original frame is adorned with rings of beading, foliate rinceaux, and spiral fluting, with a deep convex molding carved with additional fluting. In 19th-century France, an entire school devoted to floral still-life paintings emerged, located in Lyon, which was the capital of floral design. Although originally still-life art was classified as unimportant, acceptance by art historians of the 20th century elevated the public opinion of nature mortes. A painting such as our large and striking oval floral...

Large Antique Floral Still Life on Board. Dramatic dark background with blue urn full of flowers. Housed in a worn gold gilt frame. Ple...

A beautiful antique painting, a flower still life with roses against a dark background. On the back is an old label, which states that the painting was possibly made by a painter nam...