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Still-life Paintings For Sale
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Pink Peonies In Glass Vase Still Life 20th Century French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Gladiolus Still Life
by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021)
signed lower corner
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 32 x 25.5 inches
condition: overall very good, minor surface ...
Category
Late 20th Century French School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life with flowers and fruit
Located in Zofingen, AG
Impressionist still life with flowers and fruit
My paintings express movement towards rebirth, light and sun, renewal, associated with spring. This idea of movement and renewal is ex...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Spring Collection: Pocket Bluebells, Baroque Still Life, Flower art, Realism
Located in Deddington, GB
Spring Collection: Pocket Bluebells 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...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine Antique French Flower Painting, signed oil Beautiful Flowers in Blue Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, late 19th century/early 20th century, signed by Barthelemy
Title: Profusion of flowers in a deep blue vase.
Medium: oi...
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19th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Persimmons", contemporary, semi-abstract, impasto, bold, modern still life
Located in Oslo, NO
Bold and expressive, this little painting captures the humble beauty of everyday life through contemporary lens. This semi-abstract still life features vibrant persimmons scattered o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Is There a Point?" - Mixed media figurative painting with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
Original mixed media painting by Adam Baranello.
Size 36 x 36 in. Offered unframed.
Mixed media, acrylic, spray paint on canvas.
Multidisciplinary artist Adam Baranello creates mus...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Pocket Blueberries c, Original Painting, Still Life, Fruit Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Blueberries c 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 ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th century Venetian Still life of flowers, classical vase on a marble ledge
Located in Woodbury, CT
The Pseudo-Guardi was an unidentified Venetian painter from the 18th or early 19th century who closely imitated the style of Francesco Guardi (1712–1793), one of the great Venetian v...
Category
1760s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still-Life in Red - 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting by Ingrid Smuling
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ingrid Smuling
Still life in Red
22 x 37 cm ( frame is included in price, size with frame is 35 x 50 cm)
Artist Ingrid Smuling, 80 years in August '24, is still most in her element ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Vase with Tulips - 21st Century Contemporary Still-Life by Ronald Soeliman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
The studio of this extravert painter is outside. Everywhere the light is, there you can find Ronald Soeliman. The work of Ronald Soeliman caught us immediately because of the colors....
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spring Collection: Pocket Daffodil [2024], Baroque Still Life, flower
Located in Deddington, GB
Spring Collection: Pocket Daffodil 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 ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Champs de fleurs - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Jacques Martin-Ferrieres
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A simply beautiful oil on canvas circa 1950 by French post-impressionist painter Jacques Martin-Ferrieres. The work is of a field filled with bright flowers in all shades of red, lil...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Karl Nordström, Yellow Tulips, Signed and dated.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A beautiful still-life of yellow and red tulips in a vase by Karl Nordström (1855-1923), signed 'KN' and dated a tergo 1917. The vibrant flowers are standing in a vase which is placed on a cloth against a bluish-green background.
Karl Fredrik Nordström was born on the Swedish west coast on the large island of Tjörn and was a Swedish painter known mostly for his landscape paintings.
He came to Stockholm in 1875 and started to study at the
Royal Art Academy, where he was tutored by Edvard Perséus, among others. There, he also became close friends with the artists Richard Bergh and Nils Kreuger...
Category
1910s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vidal Rolland 20 Roses Original Oil. painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Antonio Vidal Rolland (Barcelona, 1889 - 1970
Catalan painter. Disciple of José Ruiz Blasco father of Picasso a Lonja and Aleix Clapés. He started out as a sculptor. He participated,...
Category
1940s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chinese Still Life. Impressionism, oil, flowers, doll, braun, orange
Located in Oslo, NO
"Chinese still life should be called “East” in one word," said Anna Shesterikova about this painting. "The items collected here are my travel trophies that I brought back from Singap...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Realistic Pastel Blue and Green Toned Mountain Desert Nature Landscape Painting
By David Caton
Located in Houston, TX
Realistic pastel toned desert mountain landscape painting by Texas artist David Caton. The work features a rolling mountain range with desert brush and grass in the foreground. Signe...
Category
1970s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Aced It, Original Painting, Contemporary Portrait, Food art, Coffee and cards
Located in Deddington, GB
An unapologetic woman plays her ace card with the assured confidence of someone who takes her coffee strong and knows exactly what to do when life gives her lemons.
ADDITIONAL INFOR...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Canvas, Acrylic
Gordes Village Luberon Provence Huge Original French Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Guy Benard (French b.1928) signed lower corner. Painter from Rouen, Normandy, exhibited throughout France.
Title: Gordes (Luberon Valley, Provence)
Medium: signed oil on canvas, unframed and inscribed verso
size: 39 x 39 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: The painting is in overall very good and sound condition.
Arles is a historic city located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southern France. It is situated on the banks of the Rhône River and is known for its rich Roman heritage, picturesque streets, and vibrant cultural scene.
Arles has a fascinating history that dates back to Roman times. It was an important Roman provincial capital and became a major trading center. Many well-preserved Roman monuments can still be found in the city today...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Large Classical Still Life Ornate Flowers & Birds Nest Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Profusion of Flowers
Dutch School style, late 20th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 36 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, Cornwall, England
condition: a few minor su...
Category
20th Century Dutch School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Viennese Impressionist Josef Jungwirth Rose Still Life, 1921
Located in New York, NY
Josef Jungwirth (Austrian, 1869-1950)
Sclien, 1921
Oil on wood panel
19 x 16 1/8 in.
Framed: 21 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 7/8 in.
Signed, dated, and inscribed lower right: J. Jungwirth, Sclien,...
Category
1920s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Grey books, Abstract, Expressionism, Oil on canvas, Library serie, French art
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Painting of a library with gray, blue and black books worked in oil and knife.
Les Livres Gris by Sophie Dumont is a captivating oil on canvas t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Peach and Brass Vase" (2024) By Blair Atherholt, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
"Peach and Brass Vase" (2024) by Blair Atherholt is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a still-life featuring fruit spread around...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Toy Horse Series: Sunset (Still Life Painting Against Sunset Mountain Landscape)
Located in Hudson, NY
Toy Horse Series: Sunset (Still Life with Toy Horse Against Sunset Landscape)
12 x 12 inches, oil on linen
14 x 14 inches in frame of medium dark wood
Signed right bottom corner
An...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Pocket Peacock Butterfly 2, Original painting, Still life, Butterfly, Insect
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Peacock Butterfly 2 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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beautiful Lilly Batik, 1977, Signed by C. Powell
Located in New York, NY
Catherine Powell
Sticks & Lilie, 1977
Batik
Framed: 36 1/8 x 29 1/4 x 3/4 in.
Signed lower right: C Powell
Inscribed verso: Stick & Lilie, C Powell, Batik, '77
This piece is by Catherine Powell, a famous batik artist from Vermont. She was featured in the New York Times in the 1970s for her batik work that was shown at the Yellow Door Gallery. Batik art involves brushing or drawing hot wax...
Category
1970s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Dye, Wax
Still Life With Lemons by Ginny Williams American Goldfinch Oil Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
In Still Life with Lemons, Ginny Williams reimagines the classic still life with quiet wit and luminous detail. A single American Goldfinch—recognized by its brilliant yellow plumage...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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
Blue Spruce by Shirley Lewis Large Square Contemporary Blue Painting on Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blue Spruce by Shirley Lewis is a serene and sophisticated mixed media painting that captures the quiet beauty of nature through a contemporary lens. Measuring 40 x 40 inches, this original work features soft layers of blues, greens, and neutral tones that subtly reference botanical and woodland forms with a modern, abstract twist.
Perfectly scaled for intimate spaces or layered gallery walls, Blue Spruce brings calm, texture, and visual interest to any interior. Ideal for collectors of abstract landscapes or designers seeking a nature-inspired piece with a minimalist feel, this painting adds a refined organic element to bedrooms, offices, or transitional spaces.
Blue Spruce is an elegant, one-of-a-kind original that balances tranquility with sophisticated artistry.
Shirley’s love of creating came at an early age. She learned many of her techniques from the time she spent with her depression-era grandmother, making artistic statements from items found. Working with various mediums over the past 25 years, she has developed a unique way to manipulate ink and color movement, using traditional and non-traditional artistic tools.
Interpreting nature in its various spectrums, Shirley’s paintings and the techniques used allow the colors to organically blend and take their shape. With spontaneous composition, each painting creates magnificent imagery, allowing for multiple interpretations. The looseness in the process demands a layering of complex colors, yet the results are intended.
botanical abstract painting
blue spruce inspired artwork
nature-themed abstract
40 x 40 canvas painting
organic neutral art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Illustration Style Still Life Painting of Pink Dragon Fruit Tree, Botanical Art
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Dragon Fruit Bush" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion.
Romina Mil...
Category
2010s Fauvist Still-life Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Acrylic, Rag Paper
Monkey Dream
Located in Columbia, MO
Marie Gardeski grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She received her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and her MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, and currently lives i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Graphite, Archival Paper
The Red and White Striped Cloth, Contemporary Impressionism
Located in Brecon, Powys
This was a blisterly hot day. Anyone who as a cat will know cats like the heat and they seek out a nice comfy spot in the sun. This comfy spot was in the middle of my stil life!
In ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Nature morte florale, Modern Oil Painting and Sand on Canvas by Claude Venard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Claude Venard, French (1913 - 1999) - Nature morte florale, Year: 1974, Medium: Oil and Sand on Canvas, signed lower right, Size: 25.5 x 21.5 in. (64.77 x 54.61 cm), Frame Size: ...
Category
1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sakura
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting Sakura is painted on a canvas stretched on a frame with oil paints. During the pandemic, I was visiting Japan and was able to admire this wonderful time - the blossoming...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Creeping Charlie" Botanical Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful hand painted and silkscreen print of a "Creeping Charlie" house plant by Babette Joslyn Bauman Eddleston (American, 1922-1990). Titled and signed on bottom "Creeping Charlie; Babette Eddleston...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Blushing Pears, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Two pears rest on a wooden surface. The light accentuates their blemished yellow skin with reddish blush, along with their curvy form. A curling leaf adorns one...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Modernist Still-Life Painting, Titled Nature Morte by Artist Pierre Bisiaux
Located in Chicago, IL
A Modernist, Mid-Century still-life painting, in reds & blues titled "Nature Morte" by French artist Pierre Bisiaux. Artwork size: 21 1/4" x 18". Framed size: 30 1/2" x 27".
Pie...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Flowers Still-life Scacciati 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master (2/3)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Andrea Scacciati (Florence 1642-1710)
Composition of flowers within embossed vase (2 of 3)
oil on canvas
130 x 90 cm
In antique frame 145 x 105 cm.
Work with expertise by Prof. Emi...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
diptych of Pocket Snowdrop 2 and Pocket White Anemone, Original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Snowdrop 2 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 lif...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sky Coffee
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This oil on canvas coffee-inspired still life is a smaller painting of two cafetieres that I have collected in my studio. The reflective geometry and quiet so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Avenues of Pink, Abstract Geometric Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painting description: This is a new example of a form I have been working with for many years. It is expressive and contains and reflects life in our constantly changing world.
Robe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Lanternes du Japon" Olio cm. 46 x 38 1910 ca
Located in Torino, IT
Luminoso quadro con mazzo di fiori arancioni su fondo verde
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Plywood
Breakfast at Goretto Cafe Florence Oil Table Top Interior Morning Espresso
Located in Houston, TX
Breakfast at Goretto Cafe Florence Oil Table Top Interior Morning Espresso 8" x 12"
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The painting measures 8" x 12...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
STILL LIFE - Giovanni Perna - Dutch School - Oil on Canvas Italian Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Still life - Giovanni Perna Italia 2006 - Oil on canvas cm.60x80
In this beautiful oil on canvas Giovanni Perna was inspired by the paintings of the Spanish painter of Dutch origin ...
Category
Early 2000s Dutch School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Multi Coloured Floral Bouquet, Still life Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Multi Coloured Floral Bouquet
signed by the artist 'L.Seeyer', late 20th Century
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Oil painting on canvas, framed
Frame size: 15 x 1...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pocket Pale Blue Sloes 2, Original Painting, Still Life, Sloes Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Pale Blue Sloes 2 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil pai...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flowers
Located in Genève, GE
Work on a paper that is mounted on a canvas
Golden wooden frame
50 x 61 x 4.5 cm
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Boston School Impressionist Still Life Original Oil Painting
By Rudolph Colao
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American still life oil painting by Rudolph Colao (1927 - 2014). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 30 by 35 inches overall and 24 by 28 painting alone.
Category
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Artichokes Original painting, Still life art, Real art
By Kate Verrion
Located in Deddington, GB
Artichokes, oil paint on paper on board
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Kate Verrion [2024]
Original painting
Oil Paint on paper on board
Complete size of framed work: 23.5 H x 28.5 W x 2 D...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Board
Still Life with Domino
Located in Burlingame, CA
Willard Dixon, who says "the charm of Still Life painting for the artist lies in the ability to manipulate ones subject matter and in the intimate, direct nature of the painting proc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Vintage Catch" by Irene Georgopoulou, Pastel, Baseball Glove Still Life
Located in Denver, CO
Irene Georgopoulou's "Vintage Catch" (2024) is an original soft pastels on paper artwork, measuring 8.50 x 11.50 inches. Part of her solo exhibition "Nostalgic Treasures: A Journey Through Time," this intricate still life features a lovingly detailed vintage baseball glove...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Russian School Art Deco Cubist Gouache on Board Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a beautiful 20th-century Russian Art Deco cubist gouache painting on cardboard. There is no obvious signature on the artwork. Although this painting is a typical example of t...
Category
20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board, Cardboard
Details about LARGE 1970'S FRENCH MODERNIST SIGNED OIL - BRIGHT & COLORFUL INT
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed lower left, circa 1970's
Title: The Interior.
Medium: oil painting, on canvas, framed.
Size: frame: 25 x 41inches
painting: 23.5 x...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tablescape (Mid-Century Abstract, Cubist Still Life Painting in Grey & Blue)
Located in Hudson, NY
Tablescape (Mid-Century Modern Abstract and Cubist Style Oil Painting on canvas) by New York School Painter and WPA artist, Lionel Gilbert
Mid century modern, abstracted still life p...
Category
1960s Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Paper Nest
Located in Columbia, MO
Ashlee Selburg (American, b. 1989)
Ashlee Selburg is a multidisciplinary artist whose ink drawings and paintings are characterized by whimsical narratives, imaginative scenarios, and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
"Leopard Skin Dr. Scholl's Spa Sandals" - Fashion Pop Art Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid and dynamic painting of leopard skin Dr. Scholls spa sandals by Marc Foster Grant (American, b. 1947). Signed, titled and dated "Leopard Skin D...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Acrylic, Watercolor
Cherries - Oil on Canvas by Zhang Wei Guang - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Cherries is an original oil on canvas realized by the chinese painter Zhang Wei Guang (Mirror) at the beginning of 2000s.
Excellent conditions.
Zhang Wei Guang, also called ‘mirror'...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Fallen" (2017) By John Tarantola, Original Nude Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Fallen" (2017) is a beautiful surrealist oil on panel painting that depicts an athletic nude male figure crawling forward weary through a des...
Category
2010s Surrealist 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.