Stuart Maxwell Armfield was a British painter born in Sanderstead, Surrey, in 1916. He was renowned for his use of the traditional egg tempera technique, a skilled process that uses egg yolk to bind pigments, and which dates from the Byzantine world of the early Middle Ages. Armfield studied at the West of England College of Art. He showed at both the Royal Academy in London and with St Ives Society of Artists of which he was a member.
Encouraged by his successful artist uncle, Maxwell Armfield (1881–1972), Stuart took up the use of tempera (what he called ‘the be-all and end-all of painting’) and was very keen on promoting the use of such traditional skills through their use in the production of his pictures. He particularly favored the medium for its ability to depict clear lines, razor-sharp detail and bright color. He is perhaps best known for his vivid still life works.
Flock of Seagulls - British 60's Surrealist art oil painting birds in flight
By Stuart Maxwell Armfield
Located in Hagley, England
A superb, detailed and meticulous egg tempera oil on panel from around 1960 by Stuart Maxwell Armfield. The painting depicts a flock of seagulls in a bold, strong and surreal colouri...
Egg Tempera
$1,493
H 16.23 in W 12.29 in D 0.79 in
Tiger and Magpie, Surreal Acrylic and Pencil Painting on Paper, 2025
By Nico Pearleyes
Located in FISTERRA, ES
A striped tiger turns its head toward a black-and-white magpie in this surreal animal painting by Nico Pearleyes. Its elongated tail curves across a grassy landscape beneath a dark s...
Paper, Acrylic, Color Pencil
$3,500
H 46.5 in W 32.5 in D 2 in
Reindeer In The Forest Painting, Egg Tempera on Silk, Modern, 1980s
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Reindeer In Forest Tempera on silk, gold leaf frame under glass, by Chinese artist Ma Hai Feng born 1958.
Egg Tempera, Silk
"Cheshire cat"
By Kyrylo Bondarenko
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This painting is about the fairy tale Alice in Wonderland and her friend, the Cheshire Cat. In this work, I have captured a dance of colors and emotions on canvas. Through oil ...
Paper, Oil
"Tiny Cow"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
"Tiny Cow" is a captivating journey into the realm of Magic Realism. The composition centers on a majestic blue cow, rendered in deep indigo and azure tones, gazing at a mysterious, ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$48,000
H 24 in W 12 in
The Great Bird - American Surrealism - Mid-Century - Yale
By Frederick Haucke
Located in Miami, FL
Frederick Haucke creates his own brand of surrealism in the 1941 stunner that was with the famous Perls gallery. The painting is signed lower right Signed and dated verso Verso with Perls Gallery, New York label. work is in original framed Provenance: Millicent Rogers...
Masonite, Oil
$8,800
H 20 in W 16 in
Wisdom Trumps Violence - Surreal Oil Painting with a Leopard, an Owl, and a Man
By Christopher Klein
Located in Chicago, IL
Toying (e.g., rider on toy horse) with violent threats is not wise. The sounds (e.g., horn) of violence (e.g., spear and leopard) will never overtake wisdom (e.g., owl and pearl). This masterfully painted surrealist artwork draws in the viewer with its extraordinary detail. The artwork is framed. Christopher A. Klein Wisdom Trumps...
Linen, Oil
$650
H 8 in W 10 in D 1 in
Fishing for Breakfast 8" x 10" Gouache on Illustrated Board Renaissance Wax
By E. Melinda Morrison
Located in Houston, TX
Fishing for Breakfast 8" x 10" Gouache on Illustrated Board Finished with Renaissance Wax Gouache (/ɡuˈɑːʃ, ɡwɑːʃ/; French: [ɡwaʃ]), body color,[a] or opaque watercolor is a wat...
Egg Tempera, Panel
"Sunflower Night"
By Anastasiia Grygorieva
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Painting “Sunflower Night” shows a quiet moment between night and day. In the center, a single sparrow wakes up as the darkness slowly fades. Sitting on a sunflower, the bird becomes...
Canvas, Oil
"Ukrainian night"
By Anastasiia Grygorieva
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This small oil painting captures the quiet poetry of a Ukrainian summer night. In the foreground, a bright sunflower rises against the darkening sky, its petals glowing softly in the...
Oil, Canvas
$12,500
H 36 in W 36 in D 1 in
Leopards Zebras Panther Hippo Acrylic on Canvas - Silent Paradise
By Gustavo Novoa
Located in Miami, FL
Leopards, zebras, panthers, and a hippo calmly lounge in a tropical paradise surrounded by lush foliage and flowers at the edge of azure blue water. Signed lower right. Signed and da...
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,804
H 8.67 in W 12.6 in
Charles March Gere - Tuscan Vintage - Early 20th Century Cotswold Group tempera
By Charles March Gere, RA, RWS
Located in London, GB
CHARLES MARCH GERE, RA, RWS (1884-1963) Tuscan Vintage Signed with monogram l.lr, signed again with monogram and dated 1912 on the overlap; signed and inscribed with title on the b...
Egg Tempera
$4,365
H 36.62 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
Still Life with Bottle. 1994. Oil on cardboard, 93x100 cm
By Janis Zemitis
Located in Riga, LV
Janis Zemitis graduated from the Riga Art School of J. Rosenthal in 1958, in 1964 Art Academy of Latvian State, painting department, Head of the diploma work "Working in the forest" ...
Cardboard, Oil
"Octopus"
By Anastasiia Grygorieva
Located in Edinburgh, GB
“Octopus” is the final, twelfth painting in the series “The Pathos of Bureaucracy” — a bitterly ironic full stop rather than a silent ending. The octopus is an allegory of a corrupt ...
Oil, Canvas
$4,010
H 43.31 in W 47.25 in D 1.58 in
Polar Bear and Puffin Balloons on Arctic Ice, Large Acrylic Painting on Linen
By Sofía Cristina Jiménez
Located in FISTERRA, ES
A pale-blue polar bear balloon stands on floating ice beneath a flying puffin in this large acrylic wildlife painting on linen. El oso polar y el puffin, created by Sofía Cristina Ji...
Linen, Acrylic, Canvas
"Aries, " Oil Painting
By Rhonda Libbey
Located in Denver, CO
Rhonda Libbey's "Aries" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white Ram with a orange floral wreath and a golden halo standing among yello...
Gold Leaf
The Vegetable Seller, Mauritius
By Stuart Maxwell Armfield
Located in London, GB
Tempera on board, 87cm x 60cm (framed 106cm x 78cm). Stuart Maxwell Armfield (1916-2000) was renowned for his use of the traditional egg tempera technique, a skilled process that us...
Egg Tempera, Board