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Still-life Paintings For Sale
"Three Lemons and the Last Supermoon" bright impasto still life oil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Spring Terrace" bright yellow impasto oil painting of New York City apartment terrace.
Emily Persson is a Melbourne based artist who has been creating oil paintings with a palette knife for three years. Emily is a multi-generational artist with roots in Brisbane, Australia.
Although an avid hobbyist painter her whole life, Emily found her style and her new career in 2016 when she began painting landscape, seascape and floral still-life paintings inspired by her surrounds in Queensland. Emily decided in late 2017 that she would give away a successful corporate office job and pursue her life long dream of becoming a full time artist. She relocated to South Yarra in Melbourne and immediately began exhibiting across Australia at galleries such as the Moree Gallery and Satch & Co. Emily participated in many group exhibitions and fundraisers in 2018 including multiple shows in Melbourne, New South Wales and Queensland.
Emily has gained most of her notoriety from her popularity on Instagram where she has close to twelve thousand followers. Emily’s art has trended worldwide on social media and she has become a pioneer and mentor for other artists trying to find their online groove.
Emily has drawn the eye of some of Australia’s most sought after interior designers including Thomas Hamel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Mid-Century Modern Still Life Oil Painting by Gunnar Hållander - Stacked Objects
Located in Bristol, GB
STACKED OBJECTS
Size: 61 x 77 cm (including frame)
Oil on Board
A striking original mid century modernist composition, painted onto board and dated 1968 by the established Swedish a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
View of Budleigh Salterton from the Cliff, Original painting, Landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
This realistic distant view of the attractive town of Budleigh Salterton is shown from the cliff, with its iconic row of pine trees, which overshadows the estuary of the slow-flowing...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Mid-Century Modern Still Life Oil Painting by Gunnar Hållander - Brown & Black
Located in Bristol, GB
BROWN & BLACK
Size: 65.6 x 74.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on Board
A striking original mid-century modernist composition, painted onto board and dated 1968 by the established Swedish...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Eggscape (Sparrow)
By David Kroll
Located in Phoenix, AZ
David Kroll
Eggscape (Sparrow), 2024
oil on linen covered panel
24" x 24"
Artist David Kroll is known for his finely crafted paintings—precise still lives and exquisite landscapes t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Still Life Interior Oil Painting - The Arm Chair
Located in Bristol, GB
THE ARM CHAIR
Size: 62 x 37 cm (including frame)
Oil on Board
A brilliantly executed mid-century modernist composition of an interior scene, painted in oil onto board.
Here we have...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Triptych of Pocket Striped Bellona Tulip, Veronique Tulip and Upstar Tulip
Located in Deddington, GB
3 Original paintings. £199 each.
Pocket Striped Bellona Tulip is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic o...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Dering Harbor Sunset" contemporary blue and purple seascape with sailboats
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Dering Harbor Sunset" is a contemporary blue & purple seascape with sailboats.
Kelly Carmody’s work has been widely exhibited and collected. One of her major figurative works was c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel, Board
One & a Half - contemporary, floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Two bouquets become one to create a lavish brightly coloured arrangement in this floral still life by Pat Service. The Canadian artist created a series of paintings in the 1990s that...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
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...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape (Vase and Skull)
By David Kroll
Located in Phoenix, AZ
David Kroll
Landscape (Vase and Skull), 2024
oil on linen
36" x 48"
Artist David Kroll is known for his finely crafted paintings—precise still lives and exquisite landscapes that a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Market Bouquet by Nancy Franke, Impressionist Framed Floral Still Life Painting
By Nancy Franke
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unframed this piece measures 12"H x 12"W
Franke focuses on still life and figurative paintings, although she has also done some wonderful landscapes and pet portraits as well. With...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Acrylic
Still life of Tazza with red grapes- 17th Century Style Contemporary Still-life
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Cornelis le Mair
"Still life with Tazza with red grapes"
55 x 42 cm ( painting)
Framed the size is 93 x 79 cm (This by the artist handmade frame is included in the price)
Painted i...
Category
2010s Romantic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Siria Brau 49 TABLE CRYSTAL original realist acrylic canvas painting
By Siria Brau
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Spanish painter SIRIA BRAU
oil on canvas
Siria Brau,nació en Sabadell en 1951. De 1971 a 1977 cursó estudios en la Escola Massana, y de 1978 a 1984 continuó sus estudios en la “LLotj...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gravitation - Space Galaxy Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
As one can see some objects from planet earth have been pulled into the gravitational orbit of the distant planet of Saturn. It remains a mystery as to how this occured.
Gravitatio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Tablescape Still Life Watercolour
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a colourful tablescape still life by Henri Clamen. The painting is not signed but was acquired form the atelier of the artist with o...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Mid Century French Watercolour Walled Garden Blossom Tree Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen
Floral Still Life
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Stefanos Sideris (1921-2014).
Floral Still Life, ca. 1980.
Oil on panel measuring 11 x 14 inches; 19 x 22 inches framed.
Signed lower left.
Category
1980s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
DAISY (GERBERA) STUDY II
Located in London, GB
This painting, titled "DAISY (GERBERA) STUDY II," is simple yet expressive. The focal point is a yellow daisy, slanted in a glass that is only depicted by its rim, adding a modern an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil on Linen Painting -- Picnic Table
Located in Troy, NY
This oil on linen painting portrays one of the charms of summer with an outdoor table and attached umbrella. The scene is depicted in an
affectionate way with much greenery around th...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Bottles Patterns in Swimming Pool, Blue & White Kitchenware, Modern Still Life
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Bottles in Swimming Pool II" is a contemporary still-life monotype cyanotype portraying a kitchen scene. This is a unique piece made by layering paper cutouts and different exposure...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Monoprint, Monotype, Photogram
Orange Tulips
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Orange Tulips' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size.
Inter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Zinnias
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Zinnias' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size.
Internation...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Diptych of River Windrush, Upper Slaughter and Cottages in Upper Slaughter
Located in Deddington, GB
The artist loves to capture the shape of trees during the winter days. The river Windrush flows through many of the North Cotswold villages. the drawing is made in black ink with the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Leaf Flow - Landscape Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Colorful tropical leaves and flowers flow amongst themselves. Peaches and pink with blue-greens contrasting to bring harmony to the viewer.
Leaf Flow - Landscape Painting - Oil On C...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Diptych of Flowers, Original painting, Landscape, Nature, Flowers
By Dylan Lloyd
Located in Deddington, GB
A Diptych of flowers by Dylan Lloyd with beautiful hues of blues, mauves, yellows, whites and greens.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Original Oil Painting by Dylan Lloyd
Oil Paint on Board...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Post-Cubist 20th Century Still-Life painting 'Pendule et Verre' Yellow & Black
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Pendule et Verre' is a bold and vibrant painting from the mid-period of Venard's painting career. You can tell this by looking at the impasto of the piece, the thick layers of paint...
Category
20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique French Signed Watercolor Painting Still Life of Roses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Roses
French artist, late 19th century
signed watercolour painting on thin board, unframed
painting: 17 x 22 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: ve...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mingyan Li Still Life Original Oil Painting "White Blooming"
Located in New York, NY
Title: White Blooming
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 32 x 25.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Artist Palette - Landscape Painting - Oil On Canvas By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
A verdant tropical scene is the setting for the artists palette. After all its shape and color provide the perfect accent.
Artist Palette - Landscape Painting - Oil On Canvas By Mar...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lilac flowers in a vase
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this abstract floral artwork I experience the world of spring flowers through the bright colors of a spring period.
While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of blooming lil...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Oil on Linen Painting -- Madison Ave
Located in Troy, NY
This oil on canvas landscape features a street scene in an Upstate NY city. The painting shows a row of beautiful nineteenth century houses on one side of a sidewalk and verdant tre...
Category
1990s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
'Symphony of Colour: Cubist Still Life with Guitar and Wine', Berlin School
Located in London, GB
'Symphony of Colour: Cubist Still Life with Guitar and Wine', oil on board, Berlin School, initialed 'M.V.' (circa 1960s). This artwork is a clear cubist homage to one of the founder...
Category
1960s Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Valley Top View, Original Painting, Landscape, Nature, Sky, Weather, Scenery
Located in Deddington, GB
In his Landscape paintings, James Naughton finds a constantly engaging conversation, a dialogue between light, air, and the earth. The subject has been a fascination which has established his reputation and crucial in developing his painting philosophy. These works are not of specific topography or familiar sites, it is James’ intention that they are a culmination of his experiences, memories and imagination.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Original Oil Painting by James Naughton
Oil on Board
Complete size of framed work: 80 H x 100 W x 3 D cm (31.50 x 39.37 x 1.18 in)
Sold framed
SIZE:
Image size:
Height: 60cm (23.62 in)
Width: 80cm (31.50 in)
Complete size of unframed painting
Height: 80cm (31.50 in)
Width: 100cm (39.37 in)
Depth: 3cm (1.18 in)
Framed Size:
Height: 80cm (31.50 in)
Width: 100cm (39.37 in)
Depth: 3cm (1.18 in)
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:
Discover new paintings by James Naughton. James has been a professional Artist since 1998. Producing oil paintings from Bolton studio(UK) he has created a unique vision of Landscape painting. He has established his reputation through a consistent determination to make art. Trusting instincts which result in emotive experiences for him and the viewer. His work emerges from three preoccupations, light, landscape and the nature of paint, these combine to result in paintings that link tradition and a modern visual experience. James values direct observation, as a traditional way to record the Landscape but is also drawn to communicating the interplay between what we see and our imagination, forging bonds between experience and mythology. His process does not normally involve preparation, sketching or photography, he finds that inviting the natural movement of oil paint to suggest the direction of a work, in an intuitive way, provides the most exciting challenge. James has exhibited widely in the UK and at numerous acclaimed international Art Fairs. Recently his personal interest in the art of Thomas Moran led to an ambitious Arts Council funded project and included a two week road trip in Yellowstone, National Park, The Teton Range and Green River(Wyoming USA) . The project culminated in an extensive exhibition in the public art gallery of his home town Bolton. This year James’ passion for the American Landscape will develop further as he has been awarded a four week residency at Teton Art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
'Collecting the Wildflowers' Contemporary Still Life painting, yellow, pink
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Contemporary Still Life Painting 'Collecting the Wildflowers'. Fun and vibrant work that would jump off any wall.
Helios is considered to be one of the best Spanish artists in his ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life of Spring Flowers and Birds Nest - British Victorian art oil painting
By George Clare
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Victorian still life oil painting is by noted still life Birmingham artist George Clare. Painted circa1870 the composition is one of his favourites, a bird's nest...
Category
1870s Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life of Fruit - British 19th century Victorian art oil painting still Life
By George Clare
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Victorian still life oil painting is by noted still life painter George Clare. Painted circa1870 the composition is different fruit, including green and red grape...
Category
1870s Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
SERENITY
Located in THOMERY, FR
"Serenity" is a captivating artwork that invites viewers to immerse themselves in the tranquility of a beautiful sunset painting with flowers. Created using acrylic on a 50 x 50 cm c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Everblooming, 20 x 10, Still Life, Oil Painting
By Robin Cole
Located in Denver, CO
Introducing "Everblooming," an original oil on mounted linen by contemporary artist Robin Cole, dated 2024. The painting, sized at 20 x 10 inches (50.80 x 25.40 cm), with framed dime...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hint of Beauty, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A bouquet mesmerizes with its display of vibrant colors and shapes. It hints at the beauty of nature without being too literal, allowing the viewer to interpret...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pruned, 12 x 12, Still Life, Oil Painting
By Robin Cole
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's "Pruned," a 2024 original, is an intimate oil on mounted linen painting that measures 12 x 12 inches, encased in a frame that extends the dimensions to 17 x 17 inches. T...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mixed Fruit Tart, Oil Painting
By Pat Doherty
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Luscious, fresh fruits fill a classic custard tart. The combination of vibrant blueberries, strawberries, and kiwi against a striped backdrop creates a visually...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Floral Still-Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Classic mid century floral still-life with impasto in warm, autumn colors by F. Christensen (American, 20th Century). Signed "F. Christensen"...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard, Canvas
Still Life - Oil Painting Red Green Brown Blue White Pink Purple
Located in Sofia, BG
"Still-Life" is an modernist painting, oil on canvas by Maestro Olga Kashshay .
About the artwork:
TECHNIQUE: oil painting
STYLE: Contemporary
Edition : Unique, signed
Weight: App...
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jiwei Chen Still Life Original Oil Painting "White Lily"
Located in New York, NY
Title: White Lily
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 19.25 x 15.25 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Flowers: Guzmania. Circa 1963. Signed Giandante X. Milan.
Located in Firenze, IT
The Flowers: Guzmania.
Circa 1963.
Signed Giandante X, a painter born in Milan in 1899 and died in 1984.
Milano.
Measurements without the frame: 50 x 35 cm.
On the back is a pho...
Category
1960s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Tempera
"Key Lime Pie" Original Oil Painting 20 in x 20 in
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Key Lime Pie"
2020
Oil on linen
20 in x 20 in
"Key Lime Pie" is an original oil painting by Contemporary Realist Megan Eisenberg. This photorealist painting was made with high qu...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Classical Still Life Oil Painting Ornate Flowers on Stone Plinth Large Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers on a Stone Plinth
European artist, late 20th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 24 x 36 inches
provenance: private collection, south west of England
condi...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Morning Lemon, Oil Painting
By Malia Pettit
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A vibrant citrus wedge basks in the morning light. While slicing a lemon, the glossy pulp and the shadow beneath the fruit captivates artist Malia Pettit. The s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Diptych of Single hummingbird & Tuesday's Girl (Sakura), Originals, Floral, Girl
Located in Deddington, GB
2 original paintings by Angela Smith.
Slightly different sizes, both sold framed - Tuesday's Girl (Sakura): Complete size of framed work: 53 H x 53 W x 3.5 D cm (20.87 x 20.87 x 1.38 in)
Single Hummingbird, Framed size: 45.5 H x 45.5 W x 2.5 D cm (17.91 x 17.91 x 0.98 in)
TUESDAY'S GIRL (SAKURA):
Original painting by Angela Smith showing back of girl's head.
A portrayal of young girl with brown hair tied back by pink flowers. Surrounded by a vibrant damask pink...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Pink Primulas & Pot Plants.Original Still Life Flower Painting. Modern British.
By Diana Maxwell Armfield
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Diana Maxwell Armfield.
English ( b.1920 ).
Pink Primulas and a Collection of Potted House Plants.
Oil on Board. Signed.
Image size 12.6 inches x 10.6 inches ( 32cm x 27cm ).
Frame ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Grammy
By Peter Max
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Peter Max
Title: Grammy
Size: 48 x 36 Inches (Framed: 51 x 39 Inches)
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Edition: Original
Year: 2002
Notes: Hand Signed by the Artist. Hand S...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
River Windrush, Upper Slaughter, Original painting, cotswolds, Landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
The artist loves to capture the shape of trees during the winter days. The river Windrush flows through many of the North Cotswold villages. the drawing is made in black ink with the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
Lilac - Still Life Oil Painting Red Green Brown Blue White Pink Purple
Located in Sofia, BG
"Lilac"" is an modernist still-life painting, oil on canvas by Maestro Olga Kashshay .
About the artwork:
TECHNIQUE: oil painting
STYLE: Contemporary
Edition : Unique, signed
Weig...
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life - Oil Paint by Cristianus - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life is a modern artwork realized by Cristianus in the mid-20th Century.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Includes frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
The landscape.Red mountains in the style of Paul Gauguin" original painting by L
Located in Zofingen, AG
The landscape.Red mountains in the style of Paul Gauguin" original painting by Lilia Volskaya.Size:55x75 cm. Cotton canvas, mineral pigments, natural environmental paints. Painting i...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Quadtych of Pocket Upstar Tulip, Veronique Tulip, Snowdrop 2, Bluebells 2024 art
Located in Deddington, GB
This quadtych includes 4 pocket paintings from Dani Humberstone's spring collection: Pocket Upstar Tulip, Pocket Veronique Tulip, Spring Collection: Pocket Bluebells and Pocket Snowd...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life - Study in Blues
Located in Houston, TX
Acrylic painting on canvas paper still life of various objects in serene shades of blue against a buttery yellow backdrop by J. Dupuis, 1991.
Original one-of-a-kind artwork on pape...
Category
1990s Still-life Paintings
Materials
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.