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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Pocket Blue Tit's Egg, Original Painting, Egg , Nature, Still life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Blue Tit's Egg is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
20th Century French Modernist Painting Pepper Table Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Expressionist Painting
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
gouache on artist paper, unframed
painting : 11 x 16 inches
provenance: private collection
conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Still Life painter (British school) - 20th century painting - Interior flower
Located in Varmo, IT
English painter (20th century) - Vase of flowers.
61 x 48 cm without frame, 76.5 x 66.5 cm with frame.
Ancient oil painting on hardboard, in carved and lacquered wooden frame.
- W...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Flowers Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italy Still-life Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Master of the Grotesque Vase (active in Rome and Naples in the first quarter of the 17th century)
Still life of flowers in a classic vase
oil on canvas
66 x 51 cm, In frame cm. 82 x...
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17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original French Impressionist Signed Oil Provencal Valley Old Town Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Provencal Village
French School, signed lower corner
circa 1950's
oil painting on canvas:20 x 24 inches
gilt frame: 26 x 30.5 inches
condition: excellent condition
provenance: fr...
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1950s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
YiJian Wang Surrealist Original Oil Painting "Caprice 3"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Caprice 3
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 12 x 15 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is unstretched
Year: 2015
Artist: YiJian Wang...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage 1930's French Impressionist Still Life Roses in Glass in Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roses
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
gouache painting on artist paper, unframed
measures: 13 high by 16.5 inches wide
condition: ov...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Tapestry, Original Painting, Abstract art, Mixed media collage, Middle East
By Jon Rowland
Located in Deddington, GB
Walking through the markets of the Middle East, one is amazed at the complexity of colour and materials. That experience inspired the idea as a more consolidated and structured paint...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Woman in the Silver Dress, Oil on Canvas Vintage Figurative Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Step into a world of vintage allure with our exquisite figurative painting featuring a captivating woman adorned in a shimmering silver dress, gracefully seated in a chair with her e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roadside - Hyperrealistic landscape oil painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperrealist oil painting of a lush country landscape with gold arrow by Anthony Adcock.
Medium: Oil and gold leaf on aluminum
Size: 15 x 10 inches.
Anthony Adcock is a superb ex...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Reclining Woman in Blue, Oil on Canvas Vintage Figurative Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Indulge in the elegance of our figurative painting capturing a woman's serene repose on a luxurious settee, adorned in a captivating blue dress with her dark hair elegantly pinned up...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Pomegranates and Earthenware" 2013 Sarah Lamb oil painting still life
By Sarah Lamb
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Pomegranates and Earthenware" is a 2013 Sarah Lamb oil painting still life.
Sarah Lamb is a talented and dynamic realist painter. With classical skill—and through transparency, de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fresh Cut Flowers in a Vase
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Oil on canvas by Eugene Edward Speicher signed lower right.
Measures 28" x 25" including the frame.
Provenance:
Private Collection USA
Bradbury Art and Antiques, Wiscasset, ME
...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nude with Coffee-original cubism figurative-still life painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Indulge in a moment of tranquil intimacy with Borja Guijarro's alluring painting, "Nude with Coffee." This original cubist figurative masterpiece beckons viewers into a world of sere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Descent - Hyperrealistic oil painting of rusty directional road sign
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperrealist oil painting of an oxidized, rusted metal road sign with orange directional arrow detail by Anthony Adcock.
Medium: Oil and 23.5 gold leaf on aluminum.
Size: 15 x 10 ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Le Poisson" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Le Poisson" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
ABOUT
A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at time...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Forward - Hyperrealistic oil painting of rusty directional road sign
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperrealist oil painting of an oxidized, rusted metal road sign with orange chevron directional arrow detail by Anthony Adcock.
Medium: Oil and silver leaf on aluminum
Size: 15 x ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Windows With Flowers Still Life Painting
By Calman Shemi
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Windows With Flowers Still Life Painting
Artist signed lower left, 16" x 18" with frame 26"h x 28"w
Calman Shemi was born in Argentina in 1939. He studied sculpture and ceramics at t...
Category
1980s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gold
"Manemsha Daybreak" a pop surrealist oil painting with a giant ice cooler
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
From an incandescent sunset on Long Island Sound to an iconic pop-kitsch ice storage bin at the neighborhood corner store, Rob Brooks offers us a visual journey from the real to surr...
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Balconies of the sky II by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract flower painting
Located in Paris, FR
Balconies of the sky II is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 100 × 130 cm (39.4 × 51.2 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unf...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Get Lucky" Oil Painting 24" x 20 "inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Get Lucky" Oil Painting 24" x 20 "inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube.
A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals a glamorous, feminine, provocative...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roses, Flowers Still Life Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan
Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen
Year: 2024
Style: Impressionism,
Subject: Roses,
Size: 24" x 15" x 0.8'' inch, ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shakespeare's Long Lunch, PINK ON GREY, Original painting, Pop art, Literature
Located in Deddington, GB
“TO BE OR NOT TO BE… TIPSY. LET’S HAVE ANOTHER BOTTLE AND WE CAN FIND OUT“
Original painting in mixed media by William Richard Hylton. This painting features a quote inspired by Wil...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pen
Pocket Autumn Collection Autumn leaf #3 [2024], Baroque Still Life, Small art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Autumn Leaf Collection (Pinky Ochre) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Jozef Popczyk Cubist Art Deco Painting Still Life
Located in Oakland, CA
Jozef Popczyk Cubist Art Deco Painting Still Life oil on poster board. Joseph Popczyk is a Polish artist known for his vivid palette and love of Cubism, and in this case, the chevrons and wavy patterns of Art Deco can also be detected. Like many of his contemporaries in Eastern Europe, the artist was born in Poland and gravitated toward Paris in the 1910s. He loved to depict the flash and jazz of club life in Paris, always with stamina and energy. This still life has outstanding elements: drinking glasses...
Category
1930s Art Deco Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
"AN EYE FOR AN EYE" Painting 40" x 30" inch by Isaac Pelayo
By Isaac Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"AN EYE FOR AN EYE" Painting 40" x 30" inch by Isaac Pelayo
Medium: OIl and aerosol on wood
"The Modern Renaissance" series
Historically, the art world has been an exclusive societ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Baroque Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Spray Paint, Wood
1958 Mid-Century Modern Still Life Oil Painting by Ture Fabiansson -Green Grapes
Located in Bristol, GB
GREEN GRAPES
Size: 32.5 x 56.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
An engaging and very pleasant modernist still life oil composition dated 1958, and painted by the established Swedi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Red Roses and a Lemon', California, Post-Impressionist, Esalen Institute
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, verso, 'Ant McNaught' for Anthony McNaught (American, born 1952), titled 'Still Life with Lemon', dated 2018 and inscribed, 'After Pablo Picasso'.
This California Post-Impressionist and Abstract Expressionist studied at Big Sur's Esalen Institute with Erin Gafill...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
17th Century Flower Still Life, by a Follower of Daniel Seghers
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite floral still life, likely created in the late 17th century, is attributed to a follower of Daniel Seghers. The painting showcases a vivid arrangement of various flower...
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Wood Panel
Follower of Adriaen Coorte (1665-1707) 18th Century Still Life c1795 Dutch
Located in Holywell, GB
Follower of Adriaen Coorte (1665-1707) 18th Century Still Life c1795
A sumptuous still life painting depicting peaches, grapes, plums, exotic birds and butterflies in the style of ...
Category
18th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flowering almond branch
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork belongs to my "Floral" series and was inspired by the art of Van Gogh. My floral artwork radiates striking color, spontaneity, liveliness, freedom and most importantly, ...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Quadtych of Pocket Selection: 2 Tulips, Strawberry and Bumble bee, Floral Nature
Located in Deddington, GB
A quadtych of 4 original paintings all created in 2024 by Dani Humberstone.
£199 each.
When placed directly beside one another in square formation: 30 H x 30 W x 3 D cm (11.81 x 11....
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Allure, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Bright pink roses rest on a bed of vibrant green leaves. The sun shines, casting a warm glow and a gentle shadow across the garden. For artist Hilary Gomes, a c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pocket White Anemone, Original Painting, Baroque style, Realism, Floral, Flowers
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket White Anemone is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pocket Very Ripe Strawberry, Original Painting, Baroque still life, Fruit, Food
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Very Ripe Strawberry is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rhapsody in the Tropics
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Figurative painting that explores the invisible bond that connects us with all other living beings. Against a background of natural shadow earth, a suspended dance that is infinite. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bunch of Flowers, Painting Post-impressionist Circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
GOBILLARD Paule (1869 - 1946)
Bunch of Flowers
Oil on canvas signed low right
Framed with gold leaves
Dim canvas : 47 X 39 cm
Dim frame : 67 X 59 cm
GOBILLARD Paule (1869 - 1946)
...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
WPA Landscape American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Farm Rural
Located in New York, NY
WPA Landscape American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern Farm Rural
James McCracken (1875 – 1967)
WPA Landscape
28 x 36 inches
Oil on canvas, c. 1930s
Signed lower right
...
Category
1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Claude Lepape, Still life with keys, Oil on Isorel panel
Located in PARIS, FR
Claude Lepape (1913-1994)
Still life with keys
Oil on Isorel panel
Signed “CLAUDE LEPAPE” lower right
33 x 45.5 cm (dimension of the art work)
Old frame with tiny marks
Category
Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nature Morte - French Cubist Still Life Oil Painting by Jean Metzinger
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed still life oil on canvas circa 1936 by French cubist painter Jean Metzinger. The work depicts two peaches, a knife, four sugar cubes, a glass of red wine, a small red notebook...
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1930s Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Age of Reason I by Joachim Van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, scull
Located in Paris, FR
The Age of Reason I is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 135 × 145 cm (53.1 × 57.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Las Metas Pequeńas" (FRAMED) Painting 21" x 20.5" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Las Metas Pequeńas" (FRAMED) Painting 21" x 20.5" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Medium: Pencil on Paper. Acrylic Ink & Paint on Animation Acetate
Image size: 15" x 15" inch
Size framed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Memento mori, memento vive: Garland with Heron and skull.
Located in Firenze, IT
Memento mori, memento vive: Garland with Heron and skull.
Technique: tempera on canvas.
Signed below: G. Borgogelli-Ottaviani, probably refers to the Italian aristocratic family, wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Tempera
Crystal Hot Sauce, Oil Painting
By Karen Barton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"Hot sauce is a condiment some people cannot live without," says artist Karen Barton. The clear glass delicately captures the surrounding light while showcasing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Flowers I
Located in London, GB
Fujiko’s work amalgamates a contrast of the contemporary with traditional scenes, juxtaposing Indian black ink on a variety of warm textured papers, whilst forming a modern emotive f...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Banana Flower" Oil Painting D 39" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Banana Flower" Oil Painting D 39" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Bio
Born in Moscow into a family of artists, Sasha Sokolova is an award winning contemporary realist painter, working acro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Abstract Visage X" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Visage X" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
ABOUT
A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Balconies of the sky III by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting
Located in Paris, FR
Balconies of the sky III is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 100 × 130 cm (39.4 × 51.2 in).
The artwork is signed, sold un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Embossed textured orange flowers on a blue backgraund.Still life abstraction
Located in Zofingen, AG
Still life of scarlet, orange flowers on a blue background. An interesting composition. The canvas space is completely filled with flowers. But!There is air in the gaps. This makes t...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Epoxy Resin, Canvas
Gary E. Hinte (1954-) Impressionist Oil On Canvas "Flower In White Vase"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Flower In White Vase
Medium: Oil On Canvas
Painting Size: 35"" x 29""
Frame Size: 38.5"" x 33""
Condition: This artwork is in good overall condition for its age.
Signature: S...
Category
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Landscape" Oil Painting D 43" inch by Egor Plotnikov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Landscape" Oil Painting D 43" inch by Egor Plotnikov
Egor Plotnikov was born in Kirov (Russia) in 1980.
2000 – graduated from the Rylov Art School of Vyatka.
2006 – graduated from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Abstract Visage IX" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Visage IX" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
ABOUT
A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Splash 6" Oil Painting 55" x 33" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Splash 6" Oil Painting 55" x 33" inch by Sasha Sokolova
SPLASH
This series is about those sunny summer days in my dacha (country house) in a small village outside of Moscow, captur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Abstract Composition" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
ABOUT
A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at tim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Render to Caesar, Surreal Scene with Classical Greek Scupture and Garden
By John Hrehov
Located in Chicago, IL
Taken from a statue of Julius Caesar by French sculptor Nicolas Coustou from 1669, artist John Hrehov places his copy in an elaborate labyrinth of greenery. The classical elements of sculpture, ionic column and greek temple are tied together by a bright green and blue palette in this perfectly balanced surreal scene. This piece is floated in a white wooden frame measuring 38h x 32w x 2d inches.
John Hrehov
Render to Caesar
oil on canvas
36h x 30w in
91.44h x 76.20w cm
JHR025
John Hrehov
Education
1985 MFA-Painting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1981 BFA-Painting, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH.
Solo Exhibitions
2017 John Hrehov, Paintings and Drawings. Tom Thomas Gallery, Indiana University East, Richmond, IN.
2012 Shades from White to Black, New Drawings. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY.
2011 John Hrehov: Charcoal. Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne.
2009 John Hrehov: A Survey 1999-2009 Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY.
Paintings and Drawings. Seerveld Gallery, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, IL.
2004 John Hrehov: Drawings and Paintings. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY.
2002 Paintings. Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY.
2001 Charcoal. Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne.
John Hrehov, Paintings and Drawings. Wood Street...
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Chocolate Cone" Original Oil Painting 18"x24"
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Chocolate Summer" is an Original Oil painting on an 18"x24" cradled hardwood panel measuring 1.5" deep. Made using high quality oil paints this photorealist painting of silky chocol...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Still Life with Yarn" Painting 16" x 16" inch by Ahmed Saber
By Ahmed Saber
Located in Culver City, CA
"Still Life with Yarn" Painting 16" x 16" inch by Ahmed Saber
ink on paper
AHMED SABER - BIO
Ahmed Saber is an Egyptian artist based in Luxor in Uppe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Symbolist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Color Pencil
"In Company of Pigeons" Painting 56" x 64" inch by Ahmed Saber
By Ahmed Saber
Located in Culver City, CA
"In Company of Pigeons" Painting 56" x 64" inch by Ahmed Saber
acrylic, ink & silver leaf on wood
AHMED SABER - BIO
Ahmed Saber is an Egyptian artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Symbolist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Silver
Shop Still-Life Paintings on 1stDibs
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.