"Yellow Roses in Glass," executed in 2004, is an exquisite example of Ben Aronson's single object still lifes. Featuring vibrant yellow flowers rendered with thick, gestural brushstrokes, this painting highlights Aronson's exemplary realism and expressive, energetic compositions.

Ben Aronson (American, b. October 4th, 1958) is a Contemporary artist, best known for his urban landscape paintings. Though executed with a high degree of realism, his work is characterized by his gestural, expressive brushstrokes. Incorporating contemporary themes like Wall Street and big business, his lush, haunting paintings often have Social Realist tendencies. Aronson attended Boston University, earning his BFA in Painting in 1980 and his MFA in Painting in 1982. He is the recipient of many awards, including the St. Botolph Foundation Grant in Painting, a Rhode Island State Council for the Arts Grant, the William P. & Gertrude Schweitzer Painting Prize from the National Academy of Design, the Thomas Fisher Award from American Society of Architectural Perspectivists, and the Childe Hassam Purchase Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, among others. His work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions at MB Modern in New York, Scott White Contemporary in La Jolla, California, Alpha Gallery in Boston, Jenkins Johnson Gallery in San Francisco, Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York, the Ogunquit Museum of American Art in Ogunquit, Maine. Aronson lives and works in Massachusetts.

Selected Public Collections:
DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, CO
Detroit Institute of Arts, MI
De Young Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA
Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
National Academy Museum, New York, NY
National Museum of Fine Arts, Malta
New Orleans Museum of Art, LA
San Diego Museum of Art, CA
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA