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What does a still life painting portray?

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What does a still life painting portray?
A still life painting portrays inanimate subjects of small to medium size : a bouquet, a cup of fruits, cooking utensils, a set of keys, etc.
La ChrysomeleFebruary 23, 2021
A still-life painting is typically a group of arranged objects in an intimate setting. The term comes from the Dutch word "stilleven".
Glenn Green Galleries
Glenn Green GalleriesFebruary 24, 2021
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Nature Morte
Located in New York, NY
Serge Clement Nature Morte, 1963 Signed lower right Clement 1963 Oil on canvas, still life. (Frame
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1960s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nature Morte
By Maurice Savin
Located in Belgrade, MT
This colorful lithograph is part of my private collection since the 1970's. It is signed in the plate and also pencil signed on the print on the lower left corner. Publisher: La Guil...
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Early 19th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Ceramic, Tapestry, Oil, Lithograph

Nature morte à la théière
By Georges Braque
Located in Ottikon, CH
Nature morte and incorrectly dated '1927'). Munich, Haus der Kunst, Georges Braque, October - December
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1950s Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nature Morte Agile
By Fabian Jean
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Fabian Jean graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University. He has had solo exhibitions in Montreal, Toronto and Halifax and has been included in several group exhi...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

Fernand Léger, Authentic Gouache on Paper, Nature morte aux pots, 1951
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, FR
Fernand Léger, Nature morte aux pots, 1951 – Original Gouache on Paper This vibrant gouache on
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1950s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

"Nature morte" Bela de Kristo, Mid-century Cubist Still Life Abstract Cello
By Bela De Kristo
Located in New York, NY
Bela de Kristo Nature morte, circa 1956 Signed lower right Oil on board 19 5/8 x 11 3/4 inches
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1950s Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Dans mon dos (In My Back), Gray Shades Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
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Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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