Lionel Kalish

"A CURVED WALL" | To me, the way these typical Italian walls relate to each other is extremely satisfying. So I felt the need to make it come to life in this painting. | 18” X 24”

"A CURVED WALL" | To me, the way these typical Italian walls relate to each other is extremely satisfying. So I felt the need to make it come to life in this painting. | 18” X 24”

"A PATHWAY" | In this painting, I feel the effect is similar (but different) to that of an arch, because it helps bring out the distant town beyond these walls. | 14” x 18”

"A PATHWAY" | In this painting, I feel the effect is similar (but different) to that of an arch, because it helps bring out the distant town beyond these walls. | 14” x 18”

"A WALL IN FIRENZE" | Here I’ve done another version of contrasting elements-a Renaissance portrait (the poster) and a quite abstract (but at the same time very real) colorful Italian wall of today. | 24" x 18"

"A WALL IN FIRENZE" | Here I’ve done another version of contrasting elements-a Renaissance portrait (the poster) and a quite abstract (but at the same time very real) colorful Italian wall of today. | 24" x 18"

"A WALL IN ROMA" | In my work I’m always interested in the concept of contrast. So this painting brings together a bit of sculpture from ancient Rome (the poster) and a visually interesting Italian wall of today. | 36" x 24"

"A WALL IN ROMA" | In my work I’m always interested in the concept of contrast. So this painting brings together a bit of sculpture from ancient Rome (the poster) and a visually interesting Italian wall of today. | 36" x 24"

"AN AWNING" | I have a great fondness for flowers, and when in Rome I saw this window with its’ awning. I made a little sketch of it on the spot. Back in America I couldn’t resist making this painting of it. | 24" x 18"

"AN AWNING" | I have a great fondness for flowers, and when in Rome I saw this window with its’ awning. I made a little sketch of it on the spot. Back in America I couldn’t resist making this painting of it. | 24" x 18"

"ARCH AND LIGHTHOUSE" | Here I’ve presented the suggestion of mystery-the lighthouse-seen through the added focus of the arch. | 24 x 18"

"ARCH AND LIGHTHOUSE" | Here I’ve presented the suggestion of mystery-the lighthouse-seen through the added focus of the arch. | 24 x 18"

"A WALL IN FIRENZE" | Here I’ve done another version of contrasting elements-a Renaissance portrait (the poster) and a quite abstract (but at the same time very real) colorful Italian wall of today. | 24" x 18"

"A WALL IN FIRENZE" | Here I’ve done another version of contrasting elements-a Renaissance portrait (the poster) and a quite abstract (but at the same time very real) colorful Italian wall of today. | 24" x 18"

"LION AT THE LAKESIDE" | I happened to have a vivid dream one night in which this vision came to me. The very next day I dropped everything and began creating this painting, and this is the final result. | 18" x 24"

"LION AT THE LAKESIDE" | I happened to have a vivid dream one night in which this vision came to me. The very next day I dropped everything and began creating this painting, and this is the final result. | 18" x 24"

"RED DOOR AND POSTER" | One of my favorite themes as an artist involves contrasts. This painting combines a Dutch still life from centuries past (the poster) and a very modern Florentine wall in all its’ colorful variety. | 32" x 24"

"RED DOOR AND POSTER" | One of my favorite themes as an artist involves contrasts. This painting combines a Dutch still life from centuries past (the poster) and a very modern Florentine wall in all its’ colorful variety. | 32" x 24"

"THE LIGHTHOUSE IN THE DISTANCE" | To my eye it seemed a lonely lighthouse I saw a few months ago was somehow shrouded in mystery and I couldn’t wait to create something of my own out of it. This is how it turned out. | 18" x 24"

"THE LIGHTHOUSE IN THE DISTANCE" | To my eye it seemed a lonely lighthouse I saw a few months ago was somehow shrouded in mystery and I couldn’t wait to create something of my own out of it. This is how it turned out. | 18" x 24"

"THREE VASES" | This painting grew from a memory. Awhile ago, as my wife and I were walking through a village in Tuscany, I was struck by this window, and somehow it remained in my mind. Years later I finally felt the need to bring it to life.

"THREE VASES" | This painting grew from a memory. Awhile ago, as my wife and I were walking through a village in Tuscany, I was struck by this window, and somehow it remained in my mind. Years later I finally felt the need to bring it to life. | 24" X 18"

"WALL AND HOUSES" | In this painting, the way the bare wall sets off the complicated mixture of houses beyond it makes for quite a compelling image in my mind. | 18" x 14"

"WALL AND HOUSES" | In this painting, the way the bare wall sets off the complicated mixture of houses beyond it makes for quite a compelling image in my mind. | 18" x 14"

"WALL AND LIGHTHOUSE" | This is another in my series devoted to the lighthouse. It’s a challenging theme that’s really captured my imagination, and I’ve felt compelled to continue to realize it just as well as I possibly can. | 18" x 24"

"WALL AND LIGHTHOUSE" | This is another in my series devoted to the lighthouse. It’s a challenging theme that’s really captured my imagination, and I’ve felt compelled to continue to realize it just as well as I possibly can. | 18" x 24"

Lionel Kalish

“Every painting is a kind of adventure.”

— Lionel Kalish