Still life

Still Life

Frank Cohen Kirk (1889-1963) American

Medium: Oil on Canvas
Image Size: 30” x 30”
Frame Size: 38” x 38”
Signature: Signed lower left
Price: $7500

Biography/Statement

Frank C. Kirk was born on May 11, 1889 in Zitomir, Russia and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia under Daniel Garber, Celia Beaux and Hugh Breckenridge.  At PAFA he won the Crescent Travel Scholarship.

Mr. Kirk exhibited nationally and was a member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Art, the Society of Washington Artists, Audubon Artists, Boston Art Club, Allied Artists of America, North Shore Art Association, the Copely Society in Boston, the Springfield Art League and Grand Centre Art Galleries in New York City.

His prizes included the Conn. Academy of Fine Art in 1934, 1939, 1951 and 1953; the Oqunquit Art Center (Maine) in 1935, 1948 and 1954; Allied Artists of America in 1943, 1945, 1959 and 1960.

Some of the museums which have works by Mr Kirk include the following:  The Museum of Western Art in Moscow, the State Museum of New Jersey in Trenton, the Binghamton Museum of Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Cayugha Museum of History and Art.

His last known address was 38 Union Square, New York City where he died in 1963.

Artist Profile Page: Kirk, Frank Cohen / Categories: Still Life

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Stephen Motyka (N/A) Contemporary, American

Medium: Oil on Canvas
Image Size: 24” x 24”
Frame Size: 32” x 32”
Signature: Signed lower left
Price: $2800

Biography/Statement

American artist Stephen Motyka was born in Rhode Island in 1964 and started painting and drawing at a young age. He maintained his interest in art as a hobby throughout his schooling. Upon graduation from High School, Stephen started taking courses at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he honed his skills both with watercolor and oils. While in design school, he became influenced by many different styles of painting. Over the years, he has come into his own as a professional artist, a frame maker, and as an art collector as well.

Artist Profile Page: Motyka, Stephen / Categories: Impressionism, Still Life

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John Williamson (1826-1885) American

Medium: Oil on Canvas
Image Size: 27” x 20”
Frame Size: 35” x 28”
Signature: Signed lower right
Price: $7500

Biography/Statement

John Williamson was a versatile artist who created still lifes, genre scenes, and landscapes during the heyday of the Hudson River School. Born in Scotland, Williamson came to the United States with his family in 1831. He spent most of his life in Brooklyn, New York, studying art at the Brooklyn Institute and helping to found the Brooklyn Art Association.

Williamson was particularly drawn to mountain scenery and made frequent painting trips to the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains, as well as the Berkshire Mountains, White Mountains, and Green Mountains of New England. His intimate, poetic views drew from the atmospheric style of the Luminists and bear comparison to the works of John Frederick Kensett and Sanford Robinson Gifford.

In the mid-nineteenth century, his vivid depictions of nature earned a great deal of recognition, and Williamson was named an Associate at the National Academy of Design in 1861. He exhibited there regularly, and featured his paintings at the American Art-Union, the Utica Art Association, and in galleries throughout Boston and Washington. His work is now in The Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Hudson River Museum, and the Maier Museum of Art, among other prominent institutions.

Artist Profile Page: Williamson, John / Categories: Landscape, Luminist, Still Life

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Charles H. H. Burleigh (1869-1956) European

A Peacefull Room with a View

Medium: Oil on Canvas
Image Size: 20” x 24”
Frame Size: 28” x 32”
Signature: Signed lower right
Price: $6500

Biography/Statement

Little is known of Charles Burleigh; he was born in Brighton in 1869, the third and only son of four children. His parents seem to have kept a small private school for 30 boys from 6 to 15, which Charles Burleigh probably also attended. He trained at Brighton School of Art, and then in Paris, under Jacques-Emile Blanche; this appears to be the only period of his life when he lived elsewhere than in Brighton or Hove. The censuses record that he was still living at home with his elderly parents at the age of 22, but by 1901, when he was 33, he was boarding in Shoreham, Hove. Between this census and the next, in 1911, he had married Averil Dell, also an artist, of Hassocks in Sussex, and they were living together in Hove. Charles was 15 years older than his wife, and may possibly have met her at Brighton School of Art, if – as is probable – he supplemented his income by teaching there. Apparently they may have married rapidly and early, when Averil was 20 or 22, since planning permission for a family house in Hove was granted in 1903, and built in 1905 (see the item on the history of Burleigh’s painting of his family in the Geffrye Museum). It contained a purpose-built studio for husband and wife to share, and Charles painted his wife – also painting – in the huge bay window in 1940 (Brighton Museums & Art Galleries).

He is known for his depictions of interiors, including those in public places – such as two more belonging to Brighton Museums & Art Galleries, which show the Music Room of Brighton Pavilion and the Dome in use as military hospitals during the First World War. He was also a landscapist and a painter of urban scenes. Charles Burleigh was elected to the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours (RI). He exhibited both at the exhibitions of these institutions, and at the Royal Academy and the Fine Art Society. His wife, Averil, also exhibited at the RA and the ROI, under the name of Averil Burleigh, as did his daughter, Veronica (b.1909).

His son, Duncan, unfortunately developed an unnamed illness at the age of 18, and Averil Burleigh became seriously ill in the late 1940s. The Burleigh family taking tea in a room overlooking a garden at Wilbury Crescent, Hove, c.1947 (Geffrye Museum), although superficially a sunlit scene of domestic intimacy, records this sombre aspect to their lives; two years later Averil was dead.

Works in public collections include: Brighton Front, c.1920, Portrait of an organist, 1921, The Music Room of the Royal Pavilion, c.1923-4, Brighton Arts Club, c.1930, Lieut. Col. S. Moens, Portrait of an old man (all Brighton Museums & Art Galleries); plus works in The Slade & UCL, London, and in other provincial art galleries.

 

Artist Profile Page: Burleigh, Charles H. H. / Categories: Still Life

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Levi Wells Prentice (1851-1935) American

Medium: Oil on Canvas
Image Size: 12” x 18”
Frame Size: 22” x 28”
Signature: Signed on Basket
Price: SOLD

Biography/Statement

Born in Lewis County, New York in the Adirondack Mountains, he earned a reputation for painting still lifes in landscape, although he began his career painting only the landscape.  His still lifes were of two types, either arrangements placed in the landscape or close-ups of fruit growing on trees or falling out of baskets.

He was raised on a farm from where he painted the mountain landscape of Lewis County and also painted in the vicinity of Buffalo and Syracuse.  In 1883, he moved to Brooklyn, New York, where he worked as a carpenter, frame- maker, and art teacher and also began painting still lifes objects, something that by 1894, he focused on exclusively, especially highly polished and well defined apples.

He left Brooklyn in 1903, and from that time, little is known except that his obituary was in the Philadelphia newspapers in 1935.

Source:
Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art

Artist Profile Page: Prentice, Levi Wells / Categories: Still Life

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Leon Dabo (1864-1960) American

Still Life, Flowers

Medium: Oil on Canvas
Image Size: 24” x 20”
Frame Size: 34” x 30”
Signature: Signed lower left
Frame: Very high quality Arts & Crafts frame by LOWY, New York
Price: $7500

Biography/Statement

A painter with a long and productive career, Leon Dabo was known for his atmospheric, tonalist paintings, especially of the Hudson and East rivers in New York City in early morning and sunset times of day—“silent, introspective times of day that appealed to the Tonalist sensibility. . .  he emphasized gentle nuances of light and atmosphere, luminous color effects, and an innovative handling of space”. (Lowrey 124)   Dabo also painted floral still lifes, and in the 1920s became a lecturer on art education and on specific artists including John La  Farge and James Whistler.

Newly discovered research, verified by gallery owner and art historian, Frank Goss has shown that Leon Dabo was born in France in 1864 and not as previously thought in Detroit in 1868. His father was Ignace Scott, an artist specializing in architectural decoration.  Dabo grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and was an apprentice to his father before going to New York City, where he worked for J. & R. Lamb studios and associated with John La Farge, painter and muralist.

In 1886, Dabo went to Paris where, using letters of introduction provided by La Farge, met leading artists.  He studied with Daniel Vierge and Pierre Galland, and at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, Academie Julian and the Ecole des Beaux Arts.  He also went to Italy and London, where it is thought he spent time with James Mc Neill Whistler in his studio.   In subsequent paintings, Dabo reflected Whistler’s influence including his philosophy of ‘art for art’s sake’, his tonalist style, and his use of a monogram as a signature.   Dabo later considered himself an expert on documenting Whistler’s paintings, as did others,  and Dabo became an authenticator and published writer work by Whistler.

In 1892, Dabo returned to New York City.  He took up his former career of architectural decorator and muralist of public and religious buildings.  He also painted river scenes, initially working in an inhibited-seeming academic manner but then loosening up in what was then regarded as modernist influences.   Among those artists whose work had an effect on him in addition to Whistler were French Impressionists and Japanese painters such as Hiroshige and Hokusai.

Dabo’s painting career ascended in 1905, when the National Arts Club, of which he was a member, sponsored a solo exhibition of his work, which critics generally praised and which brought him public attention.   Prominent collector and Tonalist enthusiast William T. Evans purchased some of Dabo’s paintings, which conveyed special distinction.   In 1910, he participated in the “Independents” exhibit organized by The Eight in New York City, and in 1913, as a member of The Society of Painters and Sculptors, was one of the principle organizers of the New York City Armory Show that introduced modernist art from Europe to the United States.

He was a member of the National Academy of Design, Scholastic Art League and Brooklyn Society of Artists.  In 1917, Dabo was commissioned and sent to France in the A.E.F. Corps of Interpreters.  In France he also received the Chevalier Legion of Honor award.

The New York Times in it’s review of his Floral Etudes, drawings, and Pastels at M. Knoedler Company, New York City in 1933, wrote: “A distinct contribution to be associated with the flower harmonies of Odilon Redon and of Fantin-Latour.”

Artist Profile Page: Dabo, Leon / Categories: Still Life, Tonalism

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Leslie Gabosh (N/A) Contemporary, American

Medium: Oil on Board
Image Size: 6” x 8”
Frame Size: 10” x 12”
Signature: Monogram lower right
Price: $900

Biography/Statement

Leslie Gabosh has been a working artist for over 40 years, painting still life as well as designing and fabricating jewelry.  As a painter, her inspiration has been the 17th century and 18th century Dutch and Flemish paintings of the Golden Age, Spanish paintings of the 18th century, and the 19th century American painters.  “My subjects are the incidentals of daily life.  When I study the paintings of Adriaen Coorte, Willem van Aelst, and Luis Melendez, I see similar concerns and delights.”

Gabosh also enjoys the addition of contemporary subjects that add a whimsical touch and resonate with her aesthetic sensibility.  Historically, translucence and luminosity of natural objects have appealed to artists and viewers; they relay a sense of tranquility and serenity that cancels out the noise of everyday chaos.  A moment of quiet reflection can produce a calm and meditative perspective on these ordinary and highly recognizable objects.

“My work is painted from life with intentionally organized and illuminated arrangements. Some objects come from my own garden where I have a deep and long-standing relationship with my trees and plants.  These small-format panels catch the eye from across the room and compel the viewer to move closer.  Although these are unremarkable objects, they are a pathway to thoughts and memories, and a window into the world of the artists who inspire me.”

Artist Profile Page: Gabosh, Leslie / Categories: Still Life

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Leslie Gabosh (N/A) Contemporary, American

Medium: Oil on Panel
Image Size: 9” x 12”
Frame Size: 13” x 16”
Signature: Monogram lower right
Price: $1500

Biography/Statement

Leslie Gabosh has been a working artist for over 40 years, painting still life as well as designing and fabricating jewelry.  As a painter, her inspiration has been the 17th century and 18th century Dutch and Flemish paintings of the Golden Age, Spanish paintings of the 18th century, and the 19th century American painters.  “My subjects are the incidentals of daily life.  When I study the paintings of Adriaen Coorte, Willem van Aelst, and Luis Melendez, I see similar concerns and delights.”

Gabosh also enjoys the addition of contemporary subjects that add a whimsical touch and resonate with her aesthetic sensibility.  Historically, translucence and luminosity of natural objects have appealed to artists and viewers; they relay a sense of tranquility and serenity that cancels out the noise of everyday chaos.  A moment of quiet reflection can produce a calm and meditative perspective on these ordinary and highly recognizable objects.

“My work is painted from life with intentionally organized and illuminated arrangements. Some objects come from my own garden where I have a deep and long-standing relationship with my trees and plants.  These small-format panels catch the eye from across the room and compel the viewer to move closer.  Although these are unremarkable objects, they are a pathway to thoughts and memories, and a window into the world of the artists who inspire me.”

Artist Profile Page: Gabosh, Leslie / Categories: Still Life

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(American School) American

American School Still Life

Medium: Watercolor & Gouache
Image Size: 18” x 12”
Frame Size: 31” x 24”
Signature: Monogram and date 1882 lower right
Price: $2800

Biography/Statement

N/A

Artist Profile Page: American School / Categories: Still Life

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Helen Van Wyk (1930-1994) Contemporary, American

Medium: Oil on Canvas
Image Size: 24” x 20”
Frame Size: 34” x 30”
Signature: Signed lower left
Price: SOLD

Biography/Statement

Born in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Helen Van Wyk became a resident of Rockport, Massachusetts in 1968 and was a painter of portraits and still lifes as well as a highly active person in the community including the Rockport Art Association.

She wrote seven books taught and demonstrated around the country. She became most known for her PBS television series on painting, “Welcome to my Studio” in the 1990s.
The Woburn Guild of Artists was fortunate to have Van Wyk agree to do a demonstration for their students.

Exhibits: Academic Artists, Springfield, MA; Audubon Artists, New York; National Academy of Design, New York, Silvermine Guild Artists, Conn.

Awards: John C. Pierson Prize, Ogunquit Art Ctr, ME; First Prize for Still Life, Catherine Lorillard Wolfe At Club; Curtis Memorial Award, Rockport Art Association.

Collections of her Works: Norfolk Museum Arts & Science, Virginia; Bergen County Museum, NJ; St. Vincents College, Latrobe, PA; Minneapolis Club.

Positions she held: Editor Palette Talk, Grumbacher, Inc., 1967.

Artist Profile Page: Van Wyk, Helen / Categories: Still Life

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