Genre: still life / Subject Terms: still life / Classification: Paintings

1. Flowers in a Lustre Pot

Creator:: Vanessa Bell, 1879–1961
Date:: ca. 1950
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper
Dimensions:: Frame: 18 1/4 x 21 3/4 inches (46.4 x 55.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Libra Foundation, from the family of Nicholas and Susan Pritzker
On View:: Not on view

2. 1930 (playing cards)

Creator:: Ben Nicholson, 1894–1982
Date:: 1930
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on board
Dimensions:: 12 x 15 3/4 inches (30.5 x 40 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. 1951 (still life – sweet peas)

Creator:: Ben Nicholson, 1894–1982
Date:: 1951
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite and oil on board
Dimensions:: 8 1/16 x 10 inches (20.5 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. September 1960 (wood)

Creator:: Ben Nicholson, 1894–1982
Date:: 1960
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on plywood
Dimensions:: 13 x 16 15/16 inches (33 x 43 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. 1934 (still life)

Creator:: Ben Nicholson, 1894–1982
Date:: 1934
Materials & Techniques:: Oil and pencil on canvas
Dimensions:: 11 1/4 x 15 inches (28.6 x 38.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

6. April 1950 (goblets)

Creator:: Ben Nicholson, 1894–1982
Date:: 1950
Materials & Techniques:: Oil and pencil on wood
Dimensions:: Mount: 16 x 19 1/2 inches (40.6 x 49.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Louise P. Stanton
On View:: Not on view

7. May 1955 (Gwithian)

Creator:: Ben Nicholson, 1894–1982
Date:: 1955
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 41 3/4 x 41 3/4 inches (106 x 106 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

8. Mineral Objects

Creator:: Paul Nash, 1889–1946
Date:: 1935
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 19 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches (50.2 x 60.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

9. Blue and Green Bottles and Oranges

Creator:: Spencer Frederick Gore, 1878–1914
Date:: ca. 1914
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 20 1/8 × 16 inches (51.1 × 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

10. Souvenir of Florence

Creator:: Paul Nash, 1889–1946
Date:: 1929
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 27 x 17 1/4 inches (68.6 x 43.8 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

11. The Blue Passion Flower, for Robert John Thornton’s Temple of Flora (London, 1799–1812)

Creator:: Philip Reinagle, 1749–1833
Date:: 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 17 7/8 x 14 3/4 inches (45.4 x 37.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

12. White Hydrangea

Creator:: Stuart Park, 1862–1933
Date:: ca. 1890
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 15 x 12 3/16 inches (38.1 x 31 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Isabel S. Kurtz in memory of her father, Charles M. Kurtz
On View:: Not on view

13. Still life with blue bottle

Creator:: Roger Fry, 1866–1934
Date:: 1917
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 24 1/2 x 17 3/4 inches (62.2 x 45.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

14. Red Interior

Creator:: John Monks, born 1954
Date:: 1990
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 94 × 72 inches (238.8 × 182.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Acquired through the generosity of Gilbert de Botton, Sir Charles Chadwyck-Healey, Sir James Colyer- Fergusson, Christina and Nilu Fallah, Simon K. Kettner, Ari Rennert, and the Graham Paton Gallery
On View:: Not on view

15. Glasses

Creator:: Sir William Nicholson, 1872–1949
Date:: ca. 1919
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas, mounted on millboard
Dimensions:: 13 x 16 inches (33 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

16. Still Life of Bread, Butter and Cheese

Creator:: George Smith, 1714–1776
Date:: ca. 1754
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 25 1/8 × 30 inches (63.8 × 76.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

17. The Brown Tea Pot

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: between 1915 and 1916
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 13 3/16 × 9 1/8 inches (33.5 × 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

18. Still Life with a Prayer Book, Shawl, Vase of Flowers and Inkwell

Creator:: Gwen John, 1876–1939
Date:: late 1920s
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 10 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches (26.7 × 21.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

19. Bundle of Asparagus

Creator:: Eliot Hodgkin, 1905–1987
Date:: 1962
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on board
Dimensions:: Image: 8 × 10 3/4 inches (20.3 × 27.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948
On View:: Not on view

20. Poppies and Tradascanthus

Creator:: unknown artist
Date:: ca. 1800
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on paper
Dimensions:: 17 x 14 inches (43.2 x 35.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

21. Cyclamen

Creator:: Roger Fry, 1866–1934
Date:: 1915
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 19 x 15 1/2 inches (48.3 x 39.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Nicholas Pritzker
On View:: Not on view

22. Chinese Flowers

Creator:: Sir Sidney Nolan, 1917–1992
Date:: 1962
Materials & Techniques:: Ripolin enamel on canvas
Dimensions:: Frame: 42 3/4 × 37 inches (108.6 × 94 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Nicholas and Susan Pritzker
On View:: Not on view

23. Study of a Coat Belonging to John, 11th Earl of Westmorland

Creator:: Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1834–1890
Date:: mid-19th century
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 13 1/2 x 10 inches (34.3 x 25.4 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

24. Study of Poppies

Creator:: James Inskipp, 1790–1868
Date:: 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Oil and graphite on board
Dimensions:: 16 x 9 inches (40.6 x 22.9 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

25. Studies of Military Accoutrements: a study for `The Battle of Waterloo'

Creator:: George Jones, 1786–1869
Date:: 1815
Materials & Techniques:: oil on paper laid to card
Dimensions:: 16 3/4 x 20 1/2 inches (42.5 x 52.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

26. Jug and Fruit

Creator:: Mary Fedden, 1915–2012
Date:: 1989
Materials & Techniques:: oil on canvas
Dimensions:: Frame: 25 1/2 × 37 5/8 inches (64.8 × 95.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Nicholas and Susan Pritzker
On View:: Not on view

27. A Thistle

Creator:: Attributed to John Crome, 1768–1821
Date:: ca. 1812
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on board
Dimensions:: 27 × 21 1/4 inches (68.6 × 54 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

28. A Letter Rack

Creator:: Edward Collier, 1642–1708
Date:: 1695
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: Overall: 23 1/4 × 18 1/2 inches (59.1 × 47 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
On View:: Not on view

29. Bubble 6

Creator:: Alex Hanna, born 1964
Date:: 2014
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: Overall: 23 5/8 × 37 3/8 × 13/16 inches (60 × 95 × 2 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Priseman Seabrook Collection
On View:: Not on view

30. Still Life

Creator:: Roger Fry, 1866–1934
Date:: ca. 1915
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: Overall: 27 × 29 inches (68.6 × 73.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Lois Severini and Enrique Foster Gittes, Yale BA 1961
On View:: Not on view

31. Irises

Creator:: Roger Fry, 1866–1934
Date:: ca. 1915
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: Overall: 32 × 38 inches (81.3 × 96.5 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Lois Severini and Enrique Foster Gittes, Yale BA 1961
On View:: Not on view

32. Still Life (Michaelmas Daisies in a Pot Tankard)

Creator:: Roger Fry, 1866–1934
Date:: ca. 1915
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: Overall: 27 × 29 inches (68.6 × 73.7 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Lois Severini and Enrique Foster Gittes, Yale BA 1961
On View:: Not on view

33. Flowers in a Delft Jar

Creator:: Alexander Marshal, active 1651–died 1682
Date:: 1663
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on panel
Dimensions:: 12 x 16 inches (30.5 x 40.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

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1. Flowers in a Lustre Pot

2. 1930 (playing cards)

3. 1951 (still life – sweet peas)

4. September 1960 (wood)

5. 1934 (still life)

6. April 1950 (goblets)

7. May 1955 (Gwithian)

8. Mineral Objects

9. Blue and Green Bottles and Oranges

10. Souvenir of Florence

11. The Blue Passion Flower, for Robert John Thornton’s Temple of Flora (London, 1799–1812)

12. White Hydrangea

13. Still life with blue bottle

14. Red Interior

15. Glasses

16. Still Life of Bread, Butter and Cheese

17. The Brown Tea Pot

18. Still Life with a Prayer Book, Shawl, Vase of Flowers and Inkwell

19. Bundle of Asparagus

20. Poppies and Tradascanthus

21. Cyclamen

22. Chinese Flowers

23. Study of a Coat Belonging to John, 11th Earl of Westmorland

24. Study of Poppies

25. Studies of Military Accoutrements: a study for `The Battle of Waterloo'

26. Jug and Fruit

27. A Thistle

28. A Letter Rack

29. Bubble 6

30. Still Life

31. Irises

32. Still Life (Michaelmas Daisies in a Pot Tankard)

33. Flowers in a Delft Jar