Joseph Stella: Visionary Nature Press Images

Two Pink Waterlilies

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), Two Pink Waterlilies, 1943, silverpoint and crayon on paper, Collection of B. Dirr.

Tropical Floral

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), Tropical Floral, ca. 1928, oil on canvas, 23 x 16 3/8 inches, collection of C. K. Williams, II.

Tree, Cactus, Moon

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), Tree, Cactus, Moon, ca. 1928, gouache on paper, Reynolda House Museum of American Art, affiliated with Wake Forest University, gift of Betsy Main Babcock, 1979.2.1.

Tree of My Life

The Water Lily

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), The Water Lily, ca. 1924, oil on glass, private collection.

Still Life

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), Still Life, undated, oil on linen, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, gift of Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Waldman. Photo © Whitney Museum of American Art / Licensed by Scala / Art Resource, New York.

Self Portrait

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), Self Portrait, ca. 1940, gouache, graphite, metalpoint, watercolor and crayon on prepared paper, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Spring (The Procession)

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), Spring (The Procession), ca. 1914–1916, oil on canvas, 75 5/16 × 40 3/16 inches, Yale University Art Gallery, gift of Collection Société Anonyme, 1941.692.

Self-Portrait

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), Self-Portrait, ca. 1937, silverpoint, crayon, and gouache on illustration board paper, Delaware Art Museum, bequest of Dr. Charles E. Farr, 1974.

Red Flower

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), Red Flower, 1929, oil on canvas, 57 ½ x 38 ¼ inches, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2006.102. Photo by Dwight Primiano.

Peonies

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), Peonies, ca. 1919, metalpoint and crayon on prepared paper, 23 1/8 x 18 1/2 inches, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, gift of Ruth Carter Stevenson, 1986.22.

The Peacock

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), The Peacock, 1919, pastel on paper, 25 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches, private collection. Photo by Roz Akin / Courtesy of Menconi + Schoelkopf, New York.

Nocturne

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), Nocturne, ca. 1918, pastel and watercolor, 23 ¼ x 17 15/16 inches, Toledo Museum of Art, Museum Purchase, 1953.51.

Flowers, Italy

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), Flowers, Italy, 1931, oil on canvas, 74 3/4 x 74 3/4 inches, Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Marshall, 1964.20.

Flower Bud

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), Flower Bud, undated, colored pencil and metalpoint with incised lines on white wove paper, 22 3/8 x 27 ¾ inches, Harvard Art Museums / Fogg Museum, gift of an Anonymous donor, 2008.271. Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College.

Dance of Spring (Song of the Birds)

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), Dance of Spring (Song of the Birds), 1924, oil on canvas, 43 3/8 x 22 3/8 inches, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection, gift of the Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation, 2003.03.01. Photo by James Allison Photography, 2013.

Untitled (Tree and Leaf)

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), Untitled (Tree and Leaf), undated, collage on paper, 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches, private collection. Photo courtesy of Kraushaar Galleries, New York.

Capri

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), Capri, ca. 1926–1929, oil on canvas, 17 1/4 x 14 1/4 inches, private collection. Photo © Christie’s Images / Bridgeman Images.

Purissima

Joseph Stella (American, born Italy, 1877-1946), Purissima, 1927, oil on canvas, 76 x 57 inches, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, purchase with funds from Harriet and Elliott Goldstein and High Museum of Art Enhancement Fund, 2000.206. Photo by James Schoomaker.