Still-life Paintings
to
656
872
504
591
294
139
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
1
33
894
1,472
12
13
24
25
30
43
86
51
65
69
3,303
2,374
1,113
965
530
398
316
235
190
121
29
26
24
22
1,075
990
327
663
518
481
385
311
260
213
199
181
174
112
111
109
101
91
83
63
58
48
47
2,338
1,928
1,089
986
278
58
56
34
31
30
924
282
1,350
960
Still-life Paintings For Sale
Style: Impressionist
Style: Street Art
This Week's Listings Only
Autumn Glory, Original Painting, Impressionism, Still-life floral art
By Mary Chaplin
Located in Deddington, GB
Autumn Glory is an impressionistic bouquet: Sun flowers, rubeckias, asters make up this bouquet collected in the garden of the artist who could not resist the temptation to paint it....
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Dusk Walk Along Marine Park Drive" oil painting, boats docked in harbor, framed
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Dusk Walk Along Marine Park Drive" is a realistic impasto painting of Marine Park Drive in Sag Harbor, New York. Persson's impasto technique of the paint with her palette knife brin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
1930's French Post-Impressionist Oil Still Life Fruit & Portrait of Van Gogh
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Post-Impressionist, circa 1930's
Interior Still Life
oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 14 x 18 inches
Stamped canvas
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: very good cond...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
1940's Vintage French Flower Painting Still Life Roses in Vase, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated 1940's
Title: Still Life of Roses in a Vase
Medium: oil painting on board, unframed
Size:
board: 14 x 10.5 inches
Provenance: pri...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Still Life of Fruit, Flowers and Vases on a Table by Marcel Dyf. Oil on Canvas
By Marcel Dyf
Located in St. Albans, GB
Marcel DYF
1899 - 1985
This piece has been confirmed by Claudine Dyf
This work is registered in the Marcel Dyf Archive under N° ID 5158
Picture Size: 29 x 36" (72 x 92cm)
Outside F...
Category
1930s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
French School - Still life Garlic and Chili peppers Starwars Post Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
⭐Still life _ Garlic and Chili Peppers ⭐
Technique: oil, acrylic, ink on wood frame 40x40cm / 15,7x15,7inch
➡️➡️》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《⬅️⬅️
🟢 → Original signed work. Cert...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Vibrant Watercolor Floral Composition with Roses and Wildflowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Watercolor Floral
original watercolour painting on artist paper
by Marjorie Schiele (1913-2008) *see notes below
piece of paper is 9.5 x 12.5 inches
In good condition
proven...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Time to Cheer" Oil on Canvas by Laura 12" x 16"
By Laura 113
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Item includes custom built frame; framed dimensions are approximately 14 x 18 inches.
Laura was born...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vase of Roses, Flowers Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Flowers oil Painting, Impressionism
Artist: Ashot Muradyan
Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen
Year: 2025
Style: Impressionism,
Subject: R...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A summer landscape with white jasmine flowers." Original Oil Painting by Lilya
Located in Zofingen, AG
The paintings are drawn with oil on the canvas.
A summer landscape with white jasmine flowers. Clusters of flowers. The painting is made in the style of painting...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
Large Finely Painted American Impressionist Still Life Signed Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed illegibly. Image size, 20L x 24H.
Category
1930s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Garden Flowers Still-Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid floral still-life of colorful flowers bursting from a blooming spring garden by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned. Displayed in a rustic wood frame. Image si...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Magical Light in Monet's Garden, Mary Chaplin, Claude Monet Inspired Artwork
By Mary Chaplin
Located in Deddington, GB
Magical light in Monet’s garden in Giverny By Mary Chaplin [2021]
Signed by the artist
acrylic on canvas, unframed
Size: H:81 cm x W:116 cm
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Mary Chaplin, ' Magical light in Claude Monet’s garden...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Roses and the Vibration of Space
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Roses and the Vibration of Space" is an expressive semi-abstract painting depicting pink roses amidst lush greenery. Through the use of textures and blurred transitions, the flowers...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel
Irises Floral Original paintings
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting features abstract flowers in soft pink tones that gently contrast with a vibrant green background, creating a sense of harmony and nature’s awakening. The warm palette ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sunflowers Still Life Impressionist Oil Painting, British Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunflowers
by Pamela Cawley, British 20th century
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 23.5 x 23.5 inches
Stunning original Impressionist oil painting by the 20th century Brit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Arrangement de fleurs - Impressionist Still Life Painting Oil by Leon Detroy
By Leon Detroy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed still life oil on canvas circa 1930 by French impressionist painter Leon Detroy. The work depicts a vase filled with roses and peonies in deep reds and pinks.
Signature:
Sign...
Category
1930s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Secret Beach, Clouds" - oil painting, Sag Harbor beach with sailboats, framed
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Secret Beach, Clouds" is an oil painting on canvas by American Neo-Impressionist Ben Fenske. It depicts a Hamptons beach view with a sandy shoreline in the foreground, green grass, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Coffee Peloton XXXI, Figurative Painting, Cycling Art, Sports Painting, Coffee
Located in Deddington, GB
Coffee Peloton XXXI by Eliza Southwood [2022]
Coffee Peloton XXXI is an original coffee on paper drawing by artist Eliza Southwood. It features a peloton of cyclists painted in coff...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Coffee
Rio de San Barnaba, Venice 1927 - Impressionist Riverscape Oil by Emma Ciardi
By Emma Ciardi
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel landscape by Italian impressionist painter Emma Ciardi. The work depicts a view of the Rio de San Barnaba which runs through Venice, It...
Category
1920s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
1900's French Impressionist Oil on Canvas Pretty Flowers Still Life Natural
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers
French Impressionist, circa 1900's
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 20 x 25.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Condition: very good condition
For m...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Still Life with Bouquet
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Still Life with Bouquet" is an oil painting on hardboard by noted Russian/American artist Jack Pohr, 1918-2003. It is signed at the lower right...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Impressionist Rustic Bouquet of Vibrant Orange Roses in a Deep Blue Vase
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Rustic Orange Bouquet
by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
Size: 10.5 x 8.75 inches
Oil painting on cardboard, unframed
Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor signs of agi...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Eleanor Woolley, Watching the Fireworks, Impressionist Style Art, Winter Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Watching the Fireworks [November 2022]
original
Oil Paint on Canvas
Image size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:15 cm x W:15 cm x D:2cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Watching the Fireworks is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. The faces of the crowd are illuminated by the explosive scene in front of them. Purple and pink reflections lighting up the dark sky, the little lights of the village in the distance. The artist has used impasto technique, creating a lovely textured surface. Interior room images courtesy of vanitjan of freepik.
Eleanor Woolley was born in the Channel Island of Jersey, and moved to Gloucestershire where she was drawn to the outdoors, always taking walks in the landscape. Her first true love for painting came from an inspirational Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Peonies Glory by Stephanie Amato, Framed Floral Oil Painting, Green, Pink
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unframed this piece measures 12 x 9.
Stephanie was born and raised on Long Island, NY. Choosing computer programming as her first career, her passion for drawing and painting prompt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modernist Southern Magnolia Original Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Modernist Southern Magnolia Original Oil Painting
Rich hues of emerald green and soft yellow highlights frame Southern Magnolias (“Magnolia Grandiflora”, also known as Bull Bay) in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
The Old French Cafe in Village Huge French Oil Painting on Canvas, framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French Modernist artist, late 20th century
Title: The Old Cafe
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed
frame: 30 x 42 inches
canvas: 24 x 36 inches
Provenance: pr...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Voyage au Venezuela 1919 - Impressionist Seascape Oil Painting by Emilio Boggio
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas seascape by French impressionist painter Emilio Boggio. The piece in a view of the vast, open ocean - a rich blue sea with white ocean foam leading to ...
Category
1910s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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
Impressionist Coastal Landscape with Cliffs and Overcast Sky by C Roppens
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Coastal Landscape with Cliffs and Overcast Sky by C Roppens
by C Roppens
Signed: yes
Size: 8.75 inches (height) x 10.75 inches (width)
Medium: Oil on board, unfr...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Anemones - Belgian Impressionist Still Life, Antique Flowers Floral Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very beautiful early 20th century impressionist oil on board still life depicting colourful anemones in a blue vase by Victor Simonin. This important ...
Category
1910s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Large Floral Still Life Contemporary Impressionist Painting - Harvest Flowers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant paintings that celebrate intricate details. By skillfully applying layers of texture, Newsome brings forth paintings that exude depth and vitality.
This one-of-a-kind 30-inch high by 40-inch wide mixed-media artwork on canvas is wired and ready to hang. It is signed by the artist on the front and back of the artwork. It comes with a certificate of authenticity from the art gallery. Free delivery is available for those in the local Los Angeles area. Affordable worldwide shipping is available for U.S. and international art collectors.
Newsome says about this series of artwork: “Transparent Petals, a new series, where there is a new focus on a closer view of a few intricate and delicate flowers. I am pushing acrylic paint to create transparent layers and opaque stiffness, searching to celebrate the spaces between each petal and the light that illuminates each flower. Details are made with pencil, charcoal, and acrylic spray paint in hopes to achieve an ambient glow of life with a loose but bold structure.”
Born in Columbus, Georgia, and raised on a small farm in Alabama, Newsome's love for flora and fauna shines through in her work. Her art practice received sponsorship from Chroma's Atelier Interactive brand of paint while she attended Troy University. Today, her artworks are exhibited at art galleries such as Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles and art fairs across the USA. They are collected across the United States and beyond.
REPRESENTATION:
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Affordable Art Fair, Austin, TX, USA
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2023 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2022 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2021 Liz Lane...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
"Van Gogh's vibrations" Square large oil painting . Floral. Irises .Impressions
Located in Oslo, NO
In this passionate sea of colors, I harmonize yellows and blues, capturing nature's whispers and the earth's heartbeat. My brushstrokes swirl with life, each dab of paint a pulsating...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Impressionist still life of Pink, Red and White flowers in an interior.
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted and very interesting French or Belgium still life of flowers.
Signed and inscribed, Jane Herbo, 1906, Ste Louise! / á Marraine.
The ...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Rustic Bouquet of Sunflowers Still Life Gouache Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunflower Bouquet
signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
Size: 11.75 x 9.5 inches
Gouache painting on cardboard, unframed
Inscribed verso
Condition: The painting is in good condition,...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Impressionist Fleet of Sailboats with Reflections in a Blue and Pink Palette
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Fleet of Sailboats with Reflections in a Blue and Pink Palette
by Fanch Lel
Signed: yes
Size: 8.5 inches (height) x 10.75 inches (width)
Medium: Oil on board, u...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Harbour Scene with Moored Boats and Village Houses at Sunset
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Harbour Scene with Moored Boats and Village Houses at Sunset
by Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 7.75 inches (height) x 9.75 inches (width)
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Co...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionist Outdoor Café Scene with Seated Figures and Dappled Light
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Outdoor Café Scene with Seated Figures and Dappled Light
by Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 8.75 inches (height) x 10.5 inches (width)
Medium: Oil on board, unframed...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bateaux French Coastal Oil Painting with Boats and Lighthouse
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Bateaux French Coastal Oil Painting with Boats and Lighthouse
by Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 8.5 inches (height) x 10.5 inches (width)
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Condition...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Village Street with Church Spire and Figures in Soft Pastels
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Street with Church Spire and Figures in Soft Pastels
by Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 8 inches (height) x 9.75 inches (width)
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Condi...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Winter Cathedral Scene with Snow and Figures in Thick Impasto
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Winter Cathedral Scene with Snow and Figures in Thick Impasto
by Fanch Lel
Size: 10.75 inches (height) x 8.5 inches (width)
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Condition: T...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
St. Grawi French Impressionist Painting of Village Street and Cathedral
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: St. Grawi French Impressionist Painting of Village Street and Cathedral
by Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 8.5 inches (height) x 10.75 inches (width)
Medium: Oil on board, unfram...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Le Pêcheur à Pied French Coastal Figure Painting of Shoreline Foraging
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Le Pêcheur à Pied French Coastal Figure Painting of Shoreline Foraging
Signed by Fanch Lel
Size: 8.75 inches (height) x 10.5 inches (width)
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Cond...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bateaux French Impressionist Oil Painting of Fishing Boats and Lighthouse
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Bateaux French Impressionist Oil Painting of Fishing Boats and Lighthouse
Signed by Fanch Lel
Size: 8.75 inches (height) x 10.5 inches (width)
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
C...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Wildflowers" Floral Scene with Purple, Yellow, Green, and Orange
Located in Austin, TX
This floral still life scene by José Vives-Atsara, features yellow, orange, purple and green. The impressionistic abstracting style nearly gives the feeling that you are viewing the ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Indigo to Apricot. Contemporary Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Indigo to Apricot, Sometimes I will start a painting with the idea of wanting to use two blues. On this day the sky was a beautifuly pale and fresh so I set about fining an inky blu...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Maui Bare Coastal Scene with French Fishermen in Stormy Weather by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Maui Bare Coastal Scene with French Fishermen in Stormy Weather by Fanch Lel
Signed by Fanch Lel ( French School)
Size: 8.5 inches (height) x 10.5 inches (width)
Medium: Oil o...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pink and White Bliss, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Loose brushwork and bold palette knife techniques lend an impressionistic quality to this lush bouquet of roses. The rich texture brings the painting to life,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930's French Impressionist Watercolour Interior Scene Dressing Room
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Watercolour Painting
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
watercolour pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Stillness and Light, Oil Painting
By Lisa Elley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Inspired by the vibrant wildflowers of spring, artist Lisa Elley captures the dramatic beauty of poppies in full bloom. Painted entirely with a palette knife, t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Still Life -- Yellow & Blue Floral
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid late 1970's floral still-life featuring a colorful bouquet by Doro (American, 20th Century), 1979. Signed and dated "Doro 1979" lower left. Unframed. Image size, 24"H x 18"L.
Category
1970s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist still life with Bread, Cheese and wine on a dinner table interior
Located in Woodbury, CT
This still-life painting by George Weissbort exemplifies his mastery of classical realism and meticulous attention to detail. The composition is elegantly restrained, featuring a rus...
Category
1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Oyster Plate
By Anne Harney
Located in Wenham, MA
This show-stopping tondo (round artwork) is made of mixed media and resin on a two-inch thick panel. The shine of the the resin and the circular motif combine to make this a center p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large French Modernist Oil Painting of Red Tulips in a Vase 20th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red Tulips in a Vase
by René GUINAND (1892-1983)
dated verso
oil on board, unframed
Board: 20 x 16 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: couple of minor scuffs bu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Flowers in a Blue Vase
Located in Milford, NH
A large beautiful still life with flowers in a blue vase by American artist Owen Cullen Yates (1866-1945). Yates was born in Bryan, Ohio and studied in New York City with William Mer...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Chasing The Breeze - Impressionist Floral Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sabrina Zhou’s Chasing The Breeze, a radiant 13.5-inch square framed oil painting on canvas, captures the dynamic movement and fleeting beauty of a blooming floral arrangement swayin...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Diptych "Dandelions"
Located in Zofingen, AG
the size of artworks
25x25 cm -- each piece
This spring, the yellow dandelions were in full bloom on the green lawn in front of our house. How charming they are, not only when they...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Still Life with Flowers in a Stoneware Vase
Located in Milford, NH
A nicely detailed still life painting with flowers in a stoneware or ceramic painted vase by American artist Martha Walter (1875-1976). Walter was born in Phildelphia, PA, studied at...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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. 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.