Ben Schonzeit was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1942. He is a graduate of The Cooper Union. He has exhibited widely both here and abroad since 1969. Schonzeit is a leading representative of the so-called Photo-Realists, who use photographs rather than reality as a basis for their paintings. He has also created works on paper from life and his imagination using a variety of mediums such as pen & ink, brush and watercolor. Schonzeit is internationally recognized as a pioneer of the Photorealist Movement (1970's) along with artists such as Richard Estes, Chuck Close, Robert Bechtle and Malcolm Morley. However, Schonzeit sets himself apart from this movement by choice and depiction of the subject matter. Schonzeit’s canvases were filled with highly magnified fruits, vegetables and flowers sometimes reproduced in a deliberately skewed, out of focus manner. His aesthetic is informed by the concurrent movements of Pop, that of color field painting, whose concerns were more formal. Schonzeit uses familiar objects as a vehicle to explore issues of color, form, content and abstraction. He is a prolific artist who embraces imagination as opposed to observation; invented rather than the depicted. Schonzeit is concerned with narrative color, abstraction, intellectual experience, drama and beauty. His work speaks of sensation, nostalgia, memory, relationships and associations unique to each viewer and each viewing. His paintings, drawings and photographs are included in the collections of many important museums around the world including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, the Kunstmuseum Basel, the Denver Art Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum.
“Dutch Lilies”
By Ben Schonzeit
Located in Warren, NJ
This is a ben schonzeit original on canvas. In my opinion this is one of Ben’s finest works I’ve seen. Painting is in good condition. Frame has some scratches, but nothing major. Not...
Oil
Martin Petersen Children at a Pond
Located in San Francisco, CA
Martin Petersen: 1867-1956. Listed Danish American artist who just had an Auction sale this past January for over $2000. I feel that that painting which was a little smaller is not n...
Oil
$581
H 27.56 in W 39.38 in
CLOTO TESSE IL FILO DELLA VITA - Oil on canvas painting, Antonio Minopoli
By Antonio Minopoli
Located in Napoli, IT
CLOTO TESSE IL FILO DELLA VITA - Oil on canvas painting cm.70x100, Antonio Minopoli Italia 2009 Frame available on request from our workshop.
Canvas, Oil
$4,200
H 22.5 in W 18.5 in D 1.5 in
Brilliant Reflections; Rocky Point, Carmel, California
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Peter Adams" on lower right Artist Statement "While on a recent painting trip along the 101 Highway to Carmel I stopped twice to paint at one of my favorite spots, Rocky...
Oil, Panel
$5,000
H 23.5 in W 21.5 in
"Summer Picnic by the River" Joshua Shaw, American Atmospheric Genre Painting
By Joshua Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Joshua Shaw Summer Picnic by the River, circa 1840 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 15 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches Born in Bellingborough, Lincolnshire, England, Joshua Shaw became known f...
Canvas, Oil
$5,811
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
1 Depth in Minor Painting, Turquoise Palette, Venice Biennale 2026
By Elena Lukina
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Depth in Minor" is the fundamental work that opens the entire Venetian cycle. It captures the incredible, translucent emerald light within a cresting wave — a symbol of inner streng...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Eel Seller
By Joseph Paquet
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "J. Paquet" on lower right Artist Statement "Was painted in a remote village in late afternoon. I don’t think the...
Linen, Oil, Panel
Summer Afternoon, Inspiration Point
By Stephen Mirich
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Mirich" on lower left Artist Statement "A light, breezy day along the coast of Palos Verdes with Catalina Island...
Canvas, Oil
Diaolou
By Calvin Liang
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Calvin Liang" on lower left Exhibited China's Crown Jewel; Recent Paintings by American Artists, American Legacy...
Oil, Panel
$8,000
H 14 in W 12 in D 2 in
"Untitled" Yellow Diamond Dust Bunny & Resin Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a light yellow bunny on a yellow background with thick use of paint ...
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
Life On The River
By John Budicin
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Budicin" on lower right Artist Statement "The first morning by the river with Kevin and Wanda Mcpherson, Jason Situ and Andy Evansen. We always gathered a crowd wherever we would go as we were a rarity in Kaiping. Among the onlookers were Mian Situ’s brother, an artist from Canada, who is a cousin to the Situs. The Situ family Museum is across the street from where we were painting." —John Budicin...
Canvas, Oil
$2,905
H 33.47 in W 18.12 in
FEMALE PORTRAIT - Giacomo Moretti - Italian Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Female Portrait - Giacomo Moretti Oil on Canvas Painting signed lower right, Italy White lacquered wooden frame
Canvas, Oil
Kaiping Village
By John Budicin
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the artist directly from the artist Signed "Budicin" on lower left Artist Statement "Most villages were mostly abandoned, city life was the preference. The few left in the village were very graceful and kind. As I was painting a small crowd gathered to watch. It began to rain. I was kept dry by an umbrella held over me provided by the local people. —John Budicin...
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Beige & White Flowers (floral still life)
By Ben Schonzeit
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Ben Schonzeit (b.1942). Beige & White Flowers, 2001. Oil on linen, 46 x 62 inches. Signed, titled, dated on verso. Excellent, clean condition. Unframed. A pioneer of the Photorealist movement, Ben Schonzeit has been recognized by the legendary art dealer Louis Meisel...
Linen, Oil