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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 2000s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Realist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Realist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Realist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Photorealist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil
People Also Browsed
2010s North American Pillows and Throws
Cotton, Polyester
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum
2010s North American Paperweights
Glass
Artist Comments
A minimalist realistic still life of an open pomegranate by artist Christopher Garvey. The tart fruit is cut in three portions with its seeds scattered around a...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil
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Resin
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Paintings
Paper
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Metal
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Canvas
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Artist Christopher Garvey presents a group of varying glassware in different colors, sizes, and shapes. Set against a tonal background, the focus is drawn to th...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
Vintage 1970s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Christopher Garvey presents a realistic display of glassware and ceramics set atop a wooden table joined by billiard balls. A soft light brightens the sc...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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Finding the Right still-life-paintings for You
Still-life paintings work as part of the decor in nearly every type of space.
Still-life art, which includes work produced in media such as painting, photography, video and more, is a popular genre in Western art. However, the depiction of still life in color goes back to Ancient Egypt, where paintings on the interior walls of tombs portrayed the objects — such as food — that a person would take into the afterlife. Ancient Greek and Roman mosaics and pottery also often depicted food. Indeed, still-life paintings frequently feature food, flowers or man-made objects. By definition, still-life art represents anything that is considered inanimate.
During the Middle Ages, the still life genre was adapted by artists who illustrated religious manuscripts. A common theme of these paintings is the reminder that life is fleeting. This is especially true of vanitas, a kind of still life with roots in the Netherlands during the 17th century, which was built on themes such as death and decay and featured skulls and objects such as rotten fruit. In northern Europe during the 1600s, painters consulted botanical texts to accurately depict the flowers and plants that were the subject of their work.
Leonardo da Vinci’s penchant for observing phenomena in nature and filling notebooks with drawings and notes helped him improve as an artist of still-life paintings. Vincent van Gogh, an artist who made a couple of the most expensive paintings ever sold, carried out rich experiments with color over the course of painting hundreds of still lifes, and we can argue that Campbell’s Soup Cans (1961–62) by Andy Warhol counts as still-life art.
While early examples were primarily figurative, you can find still lifes that belong to different schools and styles of painting, such as Cubism, Impressionism and contemporary art.
As part of the wall decor in your living room, dining room or elsewhere, a still-life painting can look sophisticated alongside your well-curated decorative objects and can help set the mood in a space.
When shopping for a still-life painting, think about how it makes you feel and how the artist chose to represent its subject. When buying any art for your home, choose pieces that you connect with. If you’re shopping online, read the description of the work to learn about the artist and check the price and shipping information. Make sure that the works you choose complement or relate to your overall theme and furniture style. Artwork can either fit into your room’s color scheme or serve as an accent piece. Introduce new textures to a space by choosing an oil still-life painting.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of still-life paintings in a wide range of styles and subject matter.