Still-life Paintings




2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
18th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1870s Modern Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Cubist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Acrylic, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Modern Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
19th Century Rococo Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Constructivist Still-life Paintings
Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Glass, Pastel, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1960s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Masonite, Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
1960s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Board, Oil
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Oil
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
1980s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
2010s Folk Art Still-life Paintings
Metal
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Gold Leaf
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Board, Oil
Late 20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Linen, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Still-life Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
1940s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
Early 2000s Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
1970s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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.
Still-life paintings often 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 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.