Still-life Paintings
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Paper, Pastel
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Pastel, Paper
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
A rose blooms quietly, its petals glowing softly in the light. The branches in the distance stretch out, piercing the night sky like steel knives. Painted with ...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Still-life Paintings
Acrylic, Board
Artist Comments
Honeysuckles entice with their delicate white and creamy yellow petals with hints of pink. Their soft, summer colors pop against the lush green background. Thes...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
A dainty rose exudes a strong and feminine aura. Its petals draw the gaze in, revealing more detail as they converge toward the center. Bronze and gold highlights enhance the neutral tones of the flowers, bringing depth and warmth to the painting.
About the Artist
Artist Nava Lundy crafts impressionist paintings that radiate delicate feminine charm, characterized by romantic and textured elements. Focused on achieving depth and dimension, Nava applies impasto layers with a palette knife. With a touch of gold present in nearly all her pieces, her paintings shimmer with a luminous and dreamlike quality. "My goal is to have the viewer see the depth of color I see and to rethink the mundane by elevating it through the exploration of subtlety and turning up its volume at just the right points," says Nava. Her creative journey took a transformative turn at 16 when a teacher's encouragement led her to discover her artistic voice. She then pursued a BFA degree in painting. Nava works in her cluttered home studio, accompanied by her two dogs and occasionally music or podcasts. Beyond art, she spends quality time with her family and rescue hounds and enjoys her alone time in the morning with a strong cup of coffee and a workout.
Words that describe this painting: rose, floral, flower, bronze, gold, neutral, dramatic, metallic, petals, flora, modern , acrylic painting, beige
The Bronze Goddess...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Pastel, Paper
Early 2000s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1930s Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Pastel, Paper
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Pastel, Paper
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Pastel, Paper
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Pastel, Paper
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Pastel, Paper
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Pastel, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1990s Conceptual Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Fauvist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Paper, Gouache
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Linen, Synthetic Resin
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil Pastel, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
1990s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Panel, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
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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.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of still-life paintings in a wide range of styles and subject matter.