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La memoria del nonno
Located in Firenze, FI
Giorgio Sansoni Title: La memoria del nonno Media : oil on canvas Size: 100x100 cm
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1990s Italian School Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

CRESCENT OBELISK - Contemporary Realism / Still Life
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Kevin Palme
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Camel, Zebra and Bottle
Located in Manchester, GB
Craig makes paintings and drawings that explore still life, figure and landscape subjects, seeking to investigate the profound qualities that exist in our surroundings. '…The eye s...
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2010s Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Pocket Full Moon 2, Original Painting, Skyscape, Space, Lunar, Affordable art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Full Moon 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 life...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Skull with Shutters
Located in Manchester, GB
Geoffrey Key is a highly acclaimed and celebrated artist known for his bold, distinctive style and his ability to capture the essence of the human form and the natural world. His pai...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Vintage 1930's French Impressionist Still Life Pink and Red Roses Bunch In Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roses by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 14.5 high by 12 inches wide condition: overal...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

TEACUPS - Contemporary Still Life / Russian American Artist
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Olga Antonova
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life Of Pears, Apples and Grapes in an upturned basket, 17th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Still Life Of Pears, Apples and Grapes in an upturned basket, 17th Century circle of BARTHOLOMEUS ASSTEYN (1607-1667) Huge 17th Century Dutch Still Life of apples, pears and grape...
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17th Century Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vases Aux Chrysanthèmes By Auguste Herbin
Located in New Orleans, LA
Auguste Herbin 1882-1960 French Vases aux chrysanthèmes Signed 'Herbin' (lower right) Oil on canvas This bold and vivid still life was composed by French painter Auguste Herbin, ...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Blumenstillleben
Located in Wien, 9
The artist's modesty was probably an obstacle to her career. Her magnificent, expressive works have few equals in Austria, but the time has come for her work to be honoured anew afte...
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20th Century Neo-Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Nu Endormi", 20th Century by GERARD DUREAUX (1940-2014)
Located in Blackwater, GB
"Nu Endormi", 20th Century by GERARD DUREAUX (1940-2014) Large 20th Century French Nude portrait of a reclining nude lady, oil on canvas by Gerard Dureaux. Excellent quality and condition example of the famous French painters...
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20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Still Life
Located in Miami, FL
Miguel Padura "Still Life" Oil on canvas 21 1/2 x 38 in
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life on Wood
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Very fun painting by artist, Ekaterina Bokotey, a graduate of the prestigious Repin Academy in St. Petersburg. The whimsical, well-painted tells the story of a serious fly fisherm...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Modernist Cubist Still Life Interior Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
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1960s Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Love is Powerful - Contemporary Love Lettering Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
'Love is Powerful' is an original artwork by urban impressionist painter Steve Javiel. The piece incorporates a blend of acrylic paints, oil pastels, and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Summer Blooms
Located in WOOLLAHRA, AU
Kate Gorman is an established artist based in the North-East Valleys region of Victoria. Her practice is an exploration of colour, the landscape and mark-making. She draws great insp...
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2010s Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Echoes of Literature, library, multicolor abstract, expressionism, geometric
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Echoes of Literature" is an abstract artwork that invites the viewer to delve into the timeless realm of books and stories. With dimensions of 50 x 50 cm, this captivating canvas ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Suspended Animation 2
Located in Greenwich, CT
Joel Carson Jones Biography American, b. 1975 Joel Carson Jones lives, teaches, and paints in Northeastern Pennsylvania, where he was born in 1975.  With the work-ethic of the Scran...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Foliage
Located in WOOLLAHRA, AU
Kate Gorman is an established artist based in the North-East Valleys region of Victoria. Her practice is an exploration of colour, the landscape and mark-making. She draws great insp...
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2010s Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Flower Study No. 10 - Pink Bouquet Flower Impressionist Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
'Flower Study No. 10' is an original impressionist floral painting by urban impressionist painter Steve Javiel. The piece incorporates a blend of acrylic paints, oil pastels, and spr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Blue Poppies
Located in Singapore, SG
I love to paint the blue poppies as they are truly blue with delicate and fragile petals. The journey of the blue poppy is that of triumph and optimism, tha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A HOLE IN ONE II - Hyperrealism / Contemporary / Doughnut / Golf Lover
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Elizabeth McGhee
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Home and Food"
Located in Singapore, SG
Mass migration and expression of human struggle during his times.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Untitled" - Agave, pink and green, organic, nature, Mexican, figurative paint
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Daniel Berman's production is not only torrential and overflowing but also mutating as if it were a chameleon, it changes to support and scale to explore the possibilities of each te...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

On The Mantle 1 (Pink)
Located in London, GB
Vibrant colours and texture adorn the surfaces of each artists’ compositions. Dawn Beckles’ use of paint, print making and collage create bold depictions of the domestic: the exotic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Botanical Study with Rose
Located in London, GB
Oil on board Image size: 6 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (17 x 24 cm) This delicate botanical study evokes the printed and painted flora that historically have been used as pattern books by artists and designers such as William Morris and Alexander MccQueen. This artwork paces emphasis on the aesthetic value of the plant while remaining scientifically and botanically correct. It reflects an intimate knowledge and understanding of the subject based on firsthand observation by the artist. Indeed, Sergeant has here sought out to understand the structure of the plant and to communicate it to her audience in an aesthetically pleasing manner. 'The greatest flower artists...
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20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

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Board, Oil

Poppies
Located in Petworth, GB
Tuëma Pattie was born in Dublin, studied at the Belfast College of Art, the Central School of Art and Design and Morley College, London, and with Piers Ottey and Christopher Baker in Sussex, and Robin Child in Devon. In her early days in Belfast and London, she took advantage of urban scenes as her subject matter. She then had a long period in which she took time out to have two children and to support her husband in his career. It was a difficult to find time for her beloved painting, as was the case for many women in that era. Tuëma has exhibited extensively at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the London Art Fair, the Royal Hibernian Summer Exhibition, the Cork Street Gallery, Art for Youth at the Mall Gallery London, London Art Fair, Chichester Open, East Hampshire Art Fair, the Jorgensen Gallery in Dublin and at Glyndebourne. Also with Kevis House Gallery, Moncrieff Bray Gallery and Rountree Tryon Gallery...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

At The End of Summer 2
Located in London, GB
Dawn Beckles’ interpretation of the classic still life is unparalleled in her use of vibrant colour and contemporary settings depicted alongside her reocc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Charcoal, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary, Industrial, Dark, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Fort Worth, TX
Lost in Space, Daniel Blagg, Oil on Canvas, 38 x 58", 2020 A well-known figure of the contemporary Fort Worth art scene, Daniel Blagg has worked in the DFW area for over four decades. Blagg creates compositions that are both large-scale and intimate, familiar and unfamiliar, through his realistic style and chosen subject matter. Inspired by the surroundings of his studio warehouse on the outskirts of Fort Worth, his paintings of deteriorating road signs, empty streets, and vacant buildings examine urban...
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2010s Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Contemporary, Dark, American Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Fort Worth, TX
GUN SALE is an oil on canvas painting standing at 54 inches tall and 41 inches wide, featuring an inflatable advertiser standing adjacent to a gunshop seated in a dark, night sky background. A well-known figure of the contemporary Fort Worth art scene, Daniel Blagg...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

PLAY, BOY BUNNY - Contemporary Realism / Humorous Still Life
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Elizabeth McGhee
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

On The Mantle 6 (Pink)
Located in London, GB
Vibrant colours and texture adorn the surfaces of each artists’ compositions. Dawn Beckles’ use of paint, print making and collage create bold depictions of the domestic: the exotic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Coffee, Fireworks, and Amphetamines
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Coffee, Fireworks, and Amphetamines" is an oil painting of the titled items, a to-go coffee cup is the focal point, a few red firecrackers resemble miniature dynamite sticks. Pills scattered about the tabletop in capsules and tablet forms. A single match with a red tip rests along the table's edge, ready to ignite a spark. A diagonal shadow dissects the composition. A hole in the wall can be found on the upper right. Painting dimensions: 11 x 14 inches Framed dimensions: 13.5 x 16.5 inches Matthew Weigle...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Panel

Flower Arrangement - Original 19th Century Painting
By Achille Théodore Cesbron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Achille Théodore CESBRON (1849-1915) Flower Arrangement Oil on oval canvas signed low right Framed by Gault (Paris - Fbg St Honoré) Dim canvas : 63 X 48 cm Dim frame : 79 X 64 cm Achille Théodore CESBRON (1849-1915) French school 19th-20th century Born the 5th of November 1849 in Oran (Algeria). Dead the 4th of January 1915. Painter of genre scene, portraits, still life, flowers, pastel. Pupil of Bonnat and Cormon, he regularly exhibited at the « Salon des Artistes Français », whose he became shareholder in 1883, getting several rewards and medals from 1882 to 1886. He has got the Marie...
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1880s Academic Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Girl from Ipanema - Watercolor Figurative Painting, Limited Edition Print, 2021
Located in Bal Harbour, FL
Experience the epitome of sun-kissed serenity with "Girl From Ipanema," a captivating fine art figurative watercolor painting that transports you to the sandy shores of Brazil's icon...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Cotton, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Dreamy, Retro, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Fort Worth, TX
Dreamland Motel, Daniel Blagg, Watercolor on Paper, 21 x 30", 2022 A well-known figure of the contemporary Fort Worth art scene, Daniel Blagg has worked ...
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2010s Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Still life with a Chinese bowl by Jean Grimal
Located in Gent, VOV
Jean Grimal is a true 20th century discovery. This breathtaking piece is a gorgeous example of his mastery as an artist. He beautifully creates chiaroscuro in this painting. The way the light touches the edges of the Chinese bowl and the grapes is an example of his skill in representing light. Jean Grimal (1942-1998) was born in the town of Tulle, France in 1942. Jean’s family moved to Paris when he was 8 years of age. After receiving a classical French education with studies in Latin and Greek, Jean Grimal entered the University to receive his Baccalaureate. He then attended Claude Barnard School for three years, when he received his Art Degree.  Upon completion Grimal taught art for seven years.  As Grimal’s own interest in formal painting and art began to possess him, the artist’s destiny changed.  In 1967 Jean Grimal stepped aside from teaching and pursued a career in professional painting and working as an illustrator in advertising.  As an advertising illustrator, Grimal worked with Lise Goldfard for more than 25 years at Studio 44 where they collaborated with major and important accounts, such as: Air France, Christofle, Peugeot, Lacoste, to name a few. At the same time he began presenting his formal paintings to galleries in Paris and Cannes, France and in London and Windsor, England.  Much to his surprise, Grimal found that his paintings were sought after by major art galleries and collectors throughout Europe.  After a number of years of being an important and successful art illustrator for these major accounts, he found himself having to choose between the two.  Fortunately for collectors, he chose to dedicate his life to the classical style of painting.  Jean looked at the simplest things in life through a microscope, where he could take the simplest object and depict the age of the fruit or the leaf. Jean Grimal received great pleasure from his work and painted for over thirty years.  As his style matured and became ever more perfect Jean Grimal truly reached the pinnacle of his career.  The artist’s methods were particularly distinguished when measured against his peers.  Grimal’s painting skill was distinctive and exceptional. Jean Grimal was known for his realistic trompe l’oeil and still life paintings.  The artist would carefully arrange the objects to form a satisfying composition.  By painting every shadow, highlight, and reflection within each composition Grimal brought mundane subjects to life.  His tight rendering combined with his attention to light and detail allowed him to blur the lines between illusion and reality, truly making his works one of a kind.  Grimal’s trompe l’oeil paintings consist of intricate compositions of cards, envelopes, photographs, paper of different materials and weights, backs of canvases, images of other artists’ works, kitchen utensils, pistols, and more.  Grimal had a talent for mastering these illusions that deceive the eye in his trompe l’oeil paintings.    No matter what genre Grimal was painting, tight, unperceivable brushwork characterizes his work.  The artist painted every crease and crinkle, every shadow and highlight, every detail.  By doing so, he was able to capture each individual surface texture of the objects in his paintings.  Grimal was also fabulous at depicting light in his paintings- often contrasting strong lights with strong darks, creating chiaroscuro modeling.  His still life paintings are reminiscent of Dutch seventeenth century...
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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

June 2001, J.T.
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Xiaoze Xie. "June 2001, J.T." is a contemporary painting, oil on canvas by Chinese photorealist Xiaoze Xie. The artwork is signed on the verso, "June 2001 Xie Xiaoze...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

American Contemporary Oil of Antique/Vintage Toy Race Car Driver
Located in Fort Worth, TX
'Champion,' 2019 John Hartley discovered his life's passion while growing up in Piqua, Ohio. Encouraged to develop his talents in an academic environment...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Violin Concerto, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In this painting I got inspired by the little angel figurine playing the violin and the stamp of German composer Paul Lincke, also playing violin. The address on the letter is to give homage to William Harnett...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Spanish 18th C. Oil on Canvas"Still Life with Walnuts, Melon, Grapes and Orange"
Located in Madrid, ES
SPANISH SCHOOL 18th CENTURY STILL LIFE WITH WALNUTS, MELON, GRAPES AND ORANGE unsigned oil on canvas 15-3/4 x 21 inches (40 x 53 cm.) framed: 24-1/2 x 28-3/4 inches (62 x 72.5 cm.) ...
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18th Century Baroque Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

NIMBOSTRATUS - Photorealism / Still Life with Origami / High Color Sunset
Located in New York, NY
Kevin Palme paints ephemeral scenes to convey the transitory nature of life. In his view, from everyday occurrences to history defining events, change and ...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Divine Garden Series #268", Mark Whitmarsh, Contemporary White Flowers, 48x36
Located in Dallas, TX
“As I build layers of color, a personal iconography evolves on the painted surface. I’m interested in a surface that has a rich patina with a modern ancestry. By adding and subtracti...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Medium Oil painting of Vintage, Antique, Collectable Toy Wearing American Flag
Located in Fort Worth, TX
Political Chatter, 2017 John Hartley discovered his life's passion while growing up in Piqua, Ohio. Encouraged to develop his talents in an academic envi...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

Hammer by Michele Mikesell, abstract and bold colorfiel painting
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Cotton Canvas

Figurative Still life painting - Seven pots
Located in Beijing, CN
Feng Shi, born in Shanghai in 1990, professional painter. In 2009, he studied in the painting department of the school of fine arts of Shanghai Normal Univer...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

Still Life with Old Sunflowers
Located in Gloucester, MA
Timothy Harney's emotionally powerful paintings, drawings, and collages possess an exceptional formal excellence which propels them beyond the particula...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

YELLOW, GREEN, BLACK, WHITE - Contemporary Realism / Still Life Color Apples
Located in New York, NY
Original still life painting by Edward A. Butler.
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Things in My House” Little Golden Book, Children's Book CoverIllustration Art
Located in Miami, FL
Joe Kaufman, writer, illustrator. Recipient Art Directors Club medal, 1948, New York Academy of Sciences Children's Science Book award, 1973, Gold award, Silver award Art Directors C...
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1960s Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

Small Contemporary Dessert Watercolor of Pink Strawberry Cupcake with Pistachios
Located in Fort Worth, TX
Nancy Lamb, Strawberry Blip, 2020, Watercolor on Paper, 5.5 x 3.5" Contemporary American Still Life of Strawberry Cupcake, Dessert Treat. This fantastic ...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor

Pears in a Row
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated (at lower right): J. STONE ROBERTS./ 2004.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Geometric Shapes
Located in Greenwich, CT
Still life of boxes and geometric shapes
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Giving All
Located in Atlanta, GA
Justin Lyons, "Giving All," 2022, Mixed media on canvas.
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2010s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Shotgun Hunting Abstract with Shooting Bullseye
Located in Miami, FL
Complex and masterfully thought out the composition of rifle, gun shells, target shapes, and buck shots. Most likely done for a ad or men's magazine. Signed lower right Atherton. Housed in a rustic House of Heydenryk frame...
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1940s Post-Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Small Contemporary Watercolor Chocolate Dessert Pie ideal for Kitchen/Bar/Baker
Located in Fort Worth, TX
Nancy Lamb, Mile High Pie, 2020, Watercolor on Paper, 5.5 x 3.5" Contemporary American Still Life of a Chocolate, Mile High Pie Dessert Treat. This fant...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

Norwegian Teapot
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
“The success of a realistic painting does not depend merely on copying a subject. I believe it needs to offer the textures, colors, and tones to one’s eye and become something more ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Her Majesty's Thunder, original oil on canvas, American realist artist
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
Leigh Murphy This original work of art by the award-winning watercolour and oil painter Leigh Murphy wonderfully illustrates her super realist technique of using thin layers to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of still-life paintings in a wide range of styles and subject matter.

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