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Gemma Bedford, Summer Dreams, Original landscape painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Summer Dreams Original Landscape painting by Gemma Bedford [2021] original Oil paint on canvas Image size: H:49.5 cm x W:49.5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:49.5 cm x W:49.5...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Summer" Oil Painting 47" x 59" inch by Egor Plotnikov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Summer" Oil Painting 47" x 59" 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Two Sardines on Spanish Tiles, Original painting, Seafood, Mediterranean art
Located in Deddington, GB
This fresh and vibrant contemporary still-life depicts two colourful sardines and a slice of lemon with a background of Spanish blue and white tiles. The composition is a joyful cele...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Abstract Visage IV" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Visage IV" 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

German Danish School, Decorative Marine Painting, Coastal Scene, Fishermen, Boat
Located in Greven, DE
German or Danish School, 19th Century Coastal Scene with boat and fishermen very decorative cabinet piece in a golden frame The painting is very fine and goes with a very nice and so...
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19th Century Romantic Still-life Paintings

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Canvas

Marie Robinson, Spring Harmony, Original Still Life Painting, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Spring Harmony [2021] Original Still Life Oil paint on canvas board Image Size: H:40 cm x W:40 cm Framed Size: H:53 cm x W:53 cm x D:2.5cm Sold Framed Please note that insitu images ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nexus - Squirrel Leaps Between Trees and Table Setting, Original Oil, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Desert cactus, in full bloom, sit atop a table scape while a squirrel leaps between snow covered pines in the background in John Hrehov's painting titled "Nexus". The saturated colors bring a liveliness and warmth to this surreal scene. This piece is floated in a white wooden frame measuring 32h x 25w x 2d inches. John Hrehov Nexus oil on canvas 30h x 24w in 76.20h x 60.96w cm JHR022 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...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Fine Antique British Botanical Painting Aloe Vera Plant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, Eng...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

I Wish You Roses
Located in Denver, CO
This subtle but highly detailed floral still life is rendered in a variety of media, including oil paint, children's crayons, and colored pencil. Kaitlyn Tucek...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Crayon, Oil, Color Pencil

"Abstract Visage V" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Visage V" 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,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Gottfried Libalt, Still Life with Birds, Fruits and Vegetables Landscape, signed
Located in Greven, DE
Stilllife with dead Birds, Fruits and Vegetables Oil on Canvas, 101 x 84 cm signed (upper left) „G Libald “ (G and L ligated) Provenance: Private Collection, Brussels; Private Coll...
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17th Century Baroque Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The Bass Season by John Atherton
Located in New Orleans, LA
John Atherton 1900-1952 American The Bass Season Saturday Evening Post cover, June 29, 1946 Signed "Atherton" (lower right) Inscribed "The Bass Season opens in the east July 1st /...
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20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Bluebell" Oil cm- 53 x 52 Oil Flowers, Violet
Located in Torino, IT
Flowers, Violet Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina. 1949-56: he began artistic studies in Dneprodzer...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Oasis Shore" Painting 8" x 18" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
Located in Culver City, CA
"Oasis Shore" Painting 8" x 18" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné Techniques Bakhoum often paints on canvases that have been prepared with various materials. She generally makes use ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Glass, Pastel, Mixed Media

Colourful Original Painting of English Country Garden Flowers by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful original painting of a beautiful English Country Garden with Flowers by leading British Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. Art measu...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Still life, Reverse Mylar Painting, Catherine Howe, Blue Composition (1)
Located in White Plains, NY
Reverse Mylar Painting, 'Blue Composition (1),' 2017 by Catherine Howe. Molding paste, oil and acrylic mediums on polyester sheeting, 40 x 30 in. / White Frame: 46 x 40.25 in. Howe's...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Mylar, Acrylic

Monet's Rose Garden Giverny Signed French Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
La Rosaire Monet's Garden, Giverny French School, signed inscribed verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 8.75 x 10.75 inches provenance: private collection, France condition...
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20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Still-life with teapot. Figurative and colorful Oil Painting in Fauvist style.
Located in Segovia, ES
Still-life with teapot. Figurative and colorful Oil on canvas Painting in Fauvist style. Author: Elena Negueroles (Spain) Measurements in centimeters:...
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1990s Fauvist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, 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...
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2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

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India Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper

"11 Oysters" abstract mixed media painting of oysters in black, white and gold
Located in Edgartown, MA
“Never taking anything for granted, I am so grateful to be able to paint every day.” Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding wit...
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2010s Still-life Paintings

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Resin, Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel

'Still Life on a Table', Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Carmel
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) estate stamp, verso, and painted circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and the C...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Painting Flemish school 17th century Oil canvas Still life fishes blueberries
Located in PARIS, FR
Flemish school of the 17th century Oil on canvas 52 x 60 cm (66 x 76 cm with the frame) Very beautiful old frame in gilded wood Good condition (a few repaints and craquelures) The style of our painting reminds the first period of Flemish still life of the 17th century, very descriptive and meticulous. We think of painters such as Osias Beert, Jacob van Es and Clara Peeters...
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17th Century Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Bouquet of dry flowers
Located in Bayonne, NJ
This is a remarkable oil on canvas painting by Yuriy Savchenko, a Ukrainian artist well known for his expressive compositions. It was purchased directly from the artist when he lived...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Still Life with Crab
Located in London, GB
'Still Life with Crab', oil on board, by André Lemaître (1951). As an artist based in Northern France's Normandy, Lemaître painted many works in the cou...
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1950s Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Fauvist Mid Century Floral Impasto Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid-century painting of heavily textured Ranunculus flowers in a blue vase by Bonnie Yankauer (American, 20th Century), 1964. The palette and impasto brush strokes gives thi...
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1960s Fauvist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of A Lhasa Apso, 20th Century by Ruth Bowyer
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Lhasa Apso, 20th Century by Ruth Bowyer 20th Century British Portrait Of A Lhasa Apso dog, oil on canvas by Ruth Bowyer. Good quality and c...
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Early 19th Century Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

A Scorpionfish, Jacques Madyol, Brussels 1871 – 1950, Belgian Painter
Located in Bruges, BE
A Scorpionfish Madyol Jacques Brussels 1871 – 1950 Belgian Painter Signature: Signed bottom left, verso inscribed and dated "La rascasse 1935" Expo Ja...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Touch of Green, surrealist egg tempera on panel still life painting
Located in New York, NY
Douglas Safranek's Touch of Green calls back to 17th century Dutch still lifes. Filled with humor and complexity, Safranek's rather const...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Board, Egg Tempera

Touch of Red, surrealist egg tempera on panel still life painting
Located in New York, NY
Douglas Safranek's Touch of Red calls back to 17th century Dutch still lifes. Filled with humor and complexity, Safranek's rather constra...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Panel, Egg Tempera

Three Shells, realistic still life sea shell subtle grey, tan composition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A still life painting of three sea shells from my collection. They are softly lit from the left, and painted from life in painterly realism.
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th Century French Oil Painting Iris Flowers in Vase Still Life Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Irises by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on canvas, unframed measures: 24 high by 15 inches wide condition: overall very...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

American oil painting, Still life of Sea Shells Late 20th Century
Located in Woodbury, CT
American Still life of Sea Shells A totally unique scene of seashells and objects painted Late 20th Century by an American Painter. Original driftwood influenced frame and in com...
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1940s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Listen, Shell, oil painting on copper, Style of Realism, Florence, Sound of Sea
Located in Houston, TX
Listen is inspired by the moment you put your ear to a shell and hear the sound f the sea. If you are silent and close your eyes and believe, you may hear it. The Painting is experi...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Copper

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 ...
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18th Century Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Not Art, Word Art Calligraphy Painting, Acrylic Vivid Background, Red and Green
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Not Art" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. The hand-drawn render is reminiscent and inspired by the word art...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Archival Ink, Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Bouquet of Flowers
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintings. This is a miniature watercolor and gouache vibrant, colorful bouquet of flowers in a vase. Simka Simkhovitch (Симха Файбусович Симхович) (aka Simka Faibusovich Simkhovich) (Novozybkov, Russia May 21, 1885 O.S./June 2, 1885 N.S.—Greenwich, Connecticut February 25, 1949) was a Ukrainian-Russian Jewish artist and immigrant to the United States. He painted theater scenery in his early career and then had several showings in galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissions in the 1930s, he completed murals for the post offices in Jackson, Mississippi and Beaufort, North Carolina. His works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Born outside Kyiv (Petrograd Ukraine) into a Jewish family who owned a small department store. During a severe case of measles when he was seven, Simcha Simchovitch sketched the views outside his window and decided to become an artist, over his father's objections. Beginning in 1905, he studied at the Grekov Odessa Art School and upon completion of his studies in 1911 received a recommendation to be admitted to the Imperial Academy of Arts. Though he enrolled to begin classes in architecture, painting, and sculpture at the Imperial Academy, he was dropped from the school roster in December because of the quota on the number of Jewish students and drafted into the army. Simchovitch served as a private in the 175th Infantry Regiment Baturyn [ru] until his demobilization in 1912. Re-enrolling in the Imperial Academy, he audited classes. Simka Simkhovitch exhibited paintings and sculptures in 1918 as part of an exhibition of Jewish artists and in 1919 placed 1st in the competition "The Great Russian Revolution" with a painting called "Russian Revolution" which was hung in the State Museum of Revolution. In 1922, Simkha Simkhovitch exhibited at the International Book Fair in Florence (Italian: Fiera Internazionale del Libro di Firenze). In 1924, Simkhovitch came to the United States to make illustrations for Soviet textbooks and decided to immigrate instead. Initially he supported himself by doing commercial art and a few portrait commissions. In 1927, he was hired to paint a screen for a scene in the play "The Command to Love" by Fritz Gottwald and Rudolph Lothar which was playing at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway. Art dealers began clamoring for the screen and Simkhovitch began a career as a screen painter for the theater. Catching the attention of the screenwriter, Ernest Pascal, he worked as an illustrator for Pascal, who then introduced him to gallery owner, Marie Sterner. Simkhovitch's works appeared at the Marie Sterner Gallery beginning with a 1927 exhibit and were repeated the following year. Simkhovitch had an exhibit in 1929 at Sterner's on circus paintings. In 1931, he held a showing of works at the Helen Hackett Gallery, in New York City and later that same year he was one of the featured artists of a special exhibit in San Francisco at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. The exhibit was coordinated by Marie Sterner and included four watercolors, including one titled "Nudes". He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine. In 1936, Simkhovitch was selected to complete the mural for the WPA Post office project in Jackson, Mississippi. The mural was hung in the post office and courthouse in 1938 depicted a plantation theme. Painted on the wall behind the judge’s bench, “Pursuits of Life in Mississippi”, a depiction of black workers engaged in manual labor amid scenes of white professionals and socialites, was eventually covered over in later years during renovations due to its stereotypical African American imagery. Simka painted what he thought was typical of Jackson. His impression of pre-civil rights Mississippi was evidently Greek Revival column houses, weeping willow trees, working class families, and the oppression of African Americans. He painted African American men picking cotton, while a white man took account of the harvest and a white judge advised a white family, calling it Pursuits of Life in Mississippi. Though clearly endorsed by the government and initially generally well-received, the mural soon raised concerns with locals as the climate toward racial segregation began to change. The main concern was whether depictions that show African Americans in subjugated societal roles should be featured in a courtroom. The following year, his painting "Holiday" won praise at an exhibition in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1940, Simkhovitch's second WPA post office project was completed when four murals, "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat", "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright", "Sand Ponies" and "Canada Geese" were installed in Beaufort, North Carolina. The works were commissioned in 1938 and did not generate the controversy that the Jackson mural had. The main mural is "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright" and depicts a shipwreck which had occurred in Beaufort in 1866. "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat" depicted the lighthouse built in 1859 and the mail boat that was running mail during the time which Simkhovitch was there. The boat ran mail for the area until 1957. "Sand Ponies" shows the wild horses common to the North Carolina barrier islands and "Canada Geese" showed the importance of hunting and fishing in the area. All four murals were restored in the 1990s by Elisabeth Speight, daughter of two other WPA muralists, Francis Speight...
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1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache, Board, Watercolor

Crystal Hot Sauce, Oil Painting
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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings

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Oil

1950's French Fauvist Signed Oil St. Tropez Pink Houses Gardens & Palm Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
St. Tropez French School (Fauvist), mid 20th century indistinctly signed lower front oil painting on artists board, unframed size: 15 x 18 inches condition: very good provenance: from a private collection in Paris Stunning mid 20th century French Fauvist...
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Mid-20th Century Fauvist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Van Gogh Flowers, Contemporary Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ara Harutyunyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Contemporary Art, Titl...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

pocket dark blue sloes, Baroque Still Life Painting, Small Art, Fruit Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Dark Blue Sloes is an original still-life painting by artist Dani Humberstone. This painting is a small scale renaissance inspired still life in a photorealistic style and sol...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1950s French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Vibrant Still Life Anemonies
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Anemonies by Denise Dardel, French Post-Impressionist artist, circa 1950 signed oil on board, framed framed: 26 x 21 inches board: 21 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, Fran...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

20th Century French Post Impressionism Still life Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
Still life composition Structural Analysis : It's an Impressionist still life, composition with glass in the foreground_ behind, flower pot, a basket of vegetables, a bottle, a viol...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life With Amaranth
Located in Oslo, NO
Red amaranth grew on my plot near the house and decorated the garden all season. I simply fell in love with this strong, powerful plant and decided to capture its beauty in my painti...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

"Untitled" Red and White Tulip on Forest Green Background Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Tulips. This piece depicts gestural figure of a red and white Tulip on a forest green background with thick use of paint. In...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Still Life of Colorful Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil

20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Pink Roses In White Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
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20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

Pocket Quail Egg (c), Original Painting, Egg, Nature
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Quail Egg (c) 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 ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Pink blooming. Rhododendron . Oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The contrast of the colors of the shadows and the lighting of the blossoms gives us a warm mood. Green leaves with pink flowers a nice gift for someone dear to us 30 -40 cm (11.8-1...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pocket Deep Blush Pear 1 and Pocket Ripe Banana by Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Deep Blush Pear 1 [2023] Pocket Ripe Banana by Dani Humberstone [2022} original Oil paint on canvas Image size: H:7 cm x W:5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:7 cm x W:5 cm...
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2010s English School Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

SOLA PUIG 104 Roses and Lemons original impressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original impressionist acrylic painting. SOLÁ paints in a natural way, which reflects the Old Masters, soaking up the colour, air, smell and the pure scent of his environment. He d...
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15th Century and Earlier Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic

French Watercolour Ecole de Paris Mid 20th Century Floral Display
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Summer Floral Display in a Green Jug by Henri Miloch (1898-1979) signed lower right and dated 1947 watercolour painting on artist's paper, unframed sh...
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1940s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

Bottles. 2012, canvas, oil, 120x120 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Bottles. 2012, canvas, oil, 120x120 cm Alyona Prokofyeva (1988) From 2016 surname Galaktionova. Alyona graduated Riga art school, Latvian University, receiving a visual arts teache...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Large 1950's French Modernist Signed Oil Pink White Lilac Flowers in Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Flowers in Vase by Lucie River (French female artist b. 1910) titled and inscribed verso signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 32 inches inscribed verso provenance: private col...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Amanda Horvath, Golden Evening Light, Original Painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Amanda Horvath Golden Evening Light Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas Acrylics on canvas Image size: 71cm x 71cm x 2cm Framed size: 87cm x 87cm x 5cm (Please note that in situ imag...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Bouquet, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Carey Parks presents an impressionist still life of dainty flowers on a glass cylinder. Taking a small bunch from a large bouq...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

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...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

English Countryside, Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Countryside, Landscape, Oil Painting by Pamela Cawley, British 20th century oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 18 inches Stun...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

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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.

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