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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Large Colorful Backyard Landscape Still Life
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013) Backyard Landscape Oil on canvas Signed lower right 5'10" x 6'7" Joseph O'Sickey, born in Detroit in 1918, was a painter and teacher through...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Modern French Patisserie Wedding Cake on Wood Panel Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5028 French Patisserie wood panel with a wedding cake Signed on verso
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1980s Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Large Contemporary Bookshelf Painting – Oil on Canvas in Blue, Ochre and Ivory
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont – “Les Gardiens du Savoir” Oil on canvas – 19.69 x 59.06 in (50 x 150 cm) Framed dimensions: 22.44 x 61.81 in (57 x 157 cm) – Choice of black or natural wood frame Year: 2025 Certificate of authenticity included Les Gardiens du Savoir is a monumental bookshelf painting by French artist Sophie Dumont, known for her poetic and textured abstractions of literary spaces. In this large horizontal composition, vertical books stand as sentinels of silence and memory, painted in a harmonious palette of ivory, navy blue, ochre, rust, and soft grey. Built entirely with oil and palette knife, the surface is richly textured, offering tactile depth and visual rhythm. Each book, slightly irregular, becomes a unique entity—together forming a sculptural architecture of thought and time. This elegant and balanced work makes a powerful statement in modern interiors, reading rooms, or creative spaces. Part of Dumont’s acclaimed “library” series, Les Gardiens du Savoir combines minimalist structure with emotional resonance. Her work is collected internationally and exhibited in galleries and museums across Europe and North America. 🔍 Keywords SEO : bookshelf painting, large oil on canvas, French artist Sophie Dumont, contemporary library art, abstract book painting, neutral and blue wall art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Owl Tawny & Egg Blackbird's, Set of 2, original painting, nature
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Tawny Owl 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 Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still life with a red book, oil painting by Pierre Coquet
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Pierre Coquet (1926-2021) Still life with a red book Reference number F285 46 x 55 cm (not framed) This work is painted with oil on a canvas. There is a stamp of the signature in the...
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1990s French School Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pre-Eminence - Original Surrealist Red Paint Brush Rectangle Pop Art on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Smith explores the area between Pop Art and Surrealism and expresses it in one-of-a-kind original works on canvas, paper or wood. With the use of found images he tells slightly ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

FLOWERS - Carlo De Tommasi - Still Life Oil on Canvas Italian Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Flowers - Carlo De Tommasi Italia 2007 - Oil on canvas cm. 80x50. With frame cm. 100x70 Frame available on request from our workshop. In this precious oil painting, Carlo De Tommasi ...
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Early 2000s Old Masters Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Viola. Spring Flowers. 3 of the Triptych
Located in Zofingen, AG
Third artwork of the triptych. We are especially delighted by the blooming of spring. As if in it, we see the birth of a new cycle of hope and joy. Seemingly so fragile, yet at the ...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Verde y Verde - Vibrant Green Southwest Inspired Pop Art Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Will Beger and his contemporary-minimalist paintings, take on an entirely unique approach to southwest art. Influenced by his youth and inspired by nature, he effortlessly captures a...
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2010s Minimalist Still-life Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Still Life (Untitled)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Still Life (Untitled), c. 1940/50s, oil on canvas, 25 x 30 inches, identified by label verso Jeanette Maxfield Lewis was a California-based landscape painter and etcher. Born in Oa...
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1940s American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sprinkles - Photorealist Chocolate Cupcake Colorful Sprinkles on Purple Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stuart Dunkel is an artist, a musician and an author. He has studied music at Boston University, Mannes College of Music, the Juilliard School (Doctorate), and art at the Boston Mus...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary impressionist expressive floral painting paper "Roses in light"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This expressive and vibrant floral painting of roses, created by the contemporary French artist Natalya Mougenot, is a dynamic representation of nature’s energy. Born in Kazakhstan i...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Contemporary abstract floral acrylic painting on canvas "Blooming in sunshine"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Blooming in Sunshine" is a striking, expressive contemporary painting by French artist Natalya Mougenot, and it forms part of her Floral series. In this series, Natalya masterfully ...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Love Lorn", Surreal Figurative Oil Painting With Mermaid and Flamingo
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace’s “Love Lorn” is a whimsical, surreal oil on canvas that invites viewers into a fantastical narrative layered with dreamlike symbolism. Measuring 36 x 36 inches, this unframe...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Tama, Mimi, Chan" Chuzo Tamotzu, Japanese American Modernist Still Life, Cats
Located in New York, NY
Chuzo Tamotzu Tama, Mimi, Chan, circa 1950 Signed lower left Oil on canvasboard 40 1/2 x 28 inches Tamotzu was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1888. He was educated in poli...
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1950s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Purple Rain - contemporary, minimalist, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Vancouver artist Pat Service has always found inspiration in nature for her beautiful paintings. This series of florals documents a variety of single blossoms. This flower is render...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Composition with dish -21st Century Contemporary Stilllife Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Henk Boon Composition with dish Oil on wood 80 x 96 cm Frame included 85,5 x 101,5 cm The still-life paintings of Dutch painter Henk Boon show an abstaction of reality. Painte...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Pocket Crimson Strawberry 2 c, Original Painting, Fruit Art, Realism
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Crimson Strawberry 2 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 baroq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas

"Still Life" by Cornelis Le Mair 31 x 24 inch Oil on Board
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Item includes frame; framed dimensions are approximately 31 x 38 inches. Cornelis le Mair is truly a renaissance man, encompassing all disciplines of the arts. He enjoys painting, drawing, writing, architecture, sculpture, and interior design. Le Mair was born in Eindhoven, The Netherlands in 1944. He began drawing and painting at the young age of five and while in kindergarten, he was often made to show his paintings in other classes even though he was shy about doing so. “When I could not play outside because of bad weather, I would sit in my bedroom and would draw.” His early art studies were widely influenced by the Rembrandt exhibit in the Rijksmuseum (1956) that he attended with his father. There le Mair was inspired by the Old Masters and “the desire to unravel all the mysteries hidden under the cracked varnish” began. Already having painted a lifesize copy of “The Nightwatch” on the wall of his bedroom, le Mair was continually driven by the Rembrandt exhibit. He began to experiment with resins, pigments and oils in order to hone and perfect the technique of the old masters. He studied drawings and paintings and early on developed the feeling of color and composition. After completing high school, he worked for a short period as a designer of woven fabrics. Although his heart desired to paint, he enjoyed having a pencil and brush in hand and a case full of art books and says, “This treasure of inspiring information took me further on track to the traditional trade.” At this same time, le Mair’s artistic endeavors led him to learn the art of music. First learning to play the guitar from friends, he began performing at youth centers. This love of music expanded into him learning to play the mandolin, turning lye, banjo, and bagpipes. Just after his eighteenth birthday, le Mair was accepted into military service where his lack of conforming led him to a maximum solitary confinement sentence. After a month in training, the army physician and le Mair agreed that he was born to be an artist and released le Mair from military services. Once he returned home, with the encouragement from his parents, le Mair began his art schooling at the Art Academy (Kustacademie) in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. There he found that the school was geared for modernism and after painting a portrait of a fellow classmate, his teachers advised le Mair to look for a school where the traditional ideas were still taught. Longing to study the classical arts, he applied and was accepted to the Academy of Fine Arts (Koninklijke Kunstacademie) in Antwerp, Belgium in 1965. After studying under Professor Victor Dolphijn, le Mair graduated cum laude in portrait and figure paintings in 1968. He was then promoted to study as a student of the Higher Institute, a structure at a higher university level where he studied under Rik Slabbinck...
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21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Autumn Glory, Original Painting, Impressionism, Still-life floral art
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....
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Still Life of Flowers in Ornamental Urn on Ledge - Dutch Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb vibrant Dutch 18th century Old Master floral oil painting is attributed to circle of Gerard Van Spaendonck. Painted circa 1790, it is a beautiful mixed floral still life flower arrangement in an ornate urn on a marble ledge against a landscape. The flowers include roses, tulips, blue iris and trailing blue morning glory. The carved ornate grey/blue urn on the cream marble ledge create a strong textural contrast with the soft petals and leaves. This is a wonderful example of Dutch 18th century floral oil paintings with fine detail and brushwork. Provenance. Private Collection, UK (by descent). Condition. Oil on canvas, 30 inches by 25 inches unframed and in good condition. Frame. Housed in an ebonised frame, 39 by 34 inches framed and in good condition. Gerard van Spaendonck (1746-1822) was a Dutch painter. Gerard was born in Tilburg, an older brother of Cornelis van Spaendonck...
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1790s Old Masters Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Pink Roses in Green Vase 1940's French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 8.25 high by 6.25 inch...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

1940s French Fauvist Modernist Still Life Flowers on Table Interior Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life by M. Peiffer, French 1940's signed and dated 1946 oil on canvas, framed framed: 26 x 30 inches canvas: 24 x 28 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: ve...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Until the final bloom - 21st Century Realistic Still-life Painting with a bird
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Jeanine Donkers Until the final bloom 40 x 40 cm ( framed included in price) Measurement with included frame: 44 x 44 cm Oil on wood panel Jeanine Donkers' paintings offer a world ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Pocket Striped Bellona Tulip, Original Painting, Flower, Still Life, Plant
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Striped Bellona Tulip 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 baroqu...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

British still life with chille peppers, a melon, grapes
By George Lance
Located in New York, NY
Richly detailed still life by George Lance, featuring an opulent arrangement of fruit and vegetables—grapes, pomegranates, chili peppers, a large melon, and apples—set on a stone led...
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Mid-19th Century Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Feast" - Very Large Epic Figurative Expressionist Surrealist Abstract Scene
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) "Feast" 2021 Oil paint, Canvas, Stretcher bars The artist signed the back of the painting. "Feast" by Steven H. Rehfeld emerges as a triumpha...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Stretcher Bars, 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...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Unknown (still life with fan)
Located in Columbia, MO
UNKNOWN (still life with fan) Unknown Oil on canvas Framed: 35.5 x 23.5 inches
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19th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"White Roses in Vase" Mid-Century Abstract Floral Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Gian Luigi Campanile
Located in New York, NY
This piece has a strong presence with bold brushwork and heavy use of paint. A classic Mid-20th Century Modern piece on canvas depicting a floral still life with a white roses arrang...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Antique Cubist Impressionist Flower Still Life Signed Oil Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
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1930s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tania Oko, Bluebird Day, Contemporary Art, Affordable Art, Art Online
Located in Deddington, GB
Tania Oko Bluebird Day Original Landscapes and seascapes Oil on Deep Canvas Image size: H:40.64 cm x W:40.64 cm Frame Size: H:45.72 cm x W:45.72 cm x D:5cm ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Interior with Clay Pot and Flowers by Ellen Rolli, Contemporary Still Life
Located in Atlanta, GA
Interior with Clay Pot and Flowers by Ellen Rolli is a beautifully expressive 12 x 12-inch acrylic painting that blends rich textures with a refined color palette. This piece capture...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Still life with samovar
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Still life with samovar" is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of things around us in everyday life. The main objects, the teapot and two cup ho...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Summer Flowers - contemporary, floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The simple beauty of a summer bouquet is celebrated in this lovely floral portrait by Pat Service. The Canadian artist chose to experiment with the classic still-life genre in her ow...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lilies, Orange and Pink Pelargonium, Roses, and other Flowers in a Greek Vase
By Johan Laurentz Jensen
Located in New York, NY
From 1833 to 1835 Johan Laurentz Jensen lived in France and Italy; while in Rome, he was considered the most prominent painter in an extensive colony of Scandinavian artists there. I...
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19th Century Romantic Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Mid Century Still-Life with Wine and Fruit
By Dorothy Miller
Located in Soquel, CA
A classic still life in the style of Cezanne with fruit, wine jug and antique tea towel situated on a galvanized metal topped table by D. (Dorothy) Mil...
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1940s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Fiberboard

Fractal-Paris-1
Located in Paris, FR
Gouache on paper for a performance by Seiko Tachibana on September 27, 2024. The Fractal series illustrates the invisible networks of our interconnected world. Like the intertwining ...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

"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...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Crayon, Acrylic, Watercolor

Basket with tangerines
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Basket with tangerines” is a work that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of this luscious fruit. Painted with great precision and a keen eye for detail, this m...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Calla Lily
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Calla Lily' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size. Internat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

French school Still Life Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Still Life from J Robert⬅️ 🟢Jacques Robert (1921–1997) was a French writer, journalist, and screenwriter. Born on June 27, 1921, in Lyon, France, he began his career in journalis...
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Early 20th Century Tonalist Still-life Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Antique Oil Painting on canvas Still Life, books, candle, Signed Azuquita Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This painting is a still-life composition featuring an arrangement of books and other objects on a table. The focal point is an open book, its pages splayed out as if it was recently...
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Early 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Yellow Mums with Blue Drape - Midcentury Floral Still Life
By Antoni
Located in Soquel, CA
Yellow chrysanthemums in a black vase with a deep blue backdrop come together in a beautiful midcentury still life oil painting by Central Valley and Los Angeles, California artist A...
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1970s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Bouquet of flowers
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas oil on Canvas : 61 x 50 cm - With Frame : 80 x 69 cm This oil on canvas depicts a sumptuous bouquet of flowers in a vase on a stone table. The style is classical, evo...
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20th Century Flemish School Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"The Lily Pond" by Sheri Farabaugh– Painting, Serene Pondscape
Located in Denver, CO
"The Lily Pond" by Sheri Farabaugh is an oil painting on canvas, measuring 24 x 36 x 2.50 inches, presented in an elegant frame sized at 25.50 x 37.50 x 3 inches. Ready to hang, this...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Geraniums, a Cigar & Nude Figure Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Unique still life of a table with geraniums and a lit cigar, with a framed painting of a nude in a forest setting in the background by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Pre...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Natural Beauty, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Mary Pratt grows pots of turmeric plants around her house, which sprout new shoots weekly and last throughout the summer. She visits the flowers in the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Los Angeles Views - Original Abstract Textural Distressed City Collage Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss artist Marion Duschletta transforms luxury objects and urban landscapes from around the world into unique layered artworks. She combines an intriguing mixture of urban photogra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Levity I
Located in Burlingame, CA
Transparent yellow, pink, green and blue, blow up beach ball from Diana Tremaine, whose dynamic oil paintings reflect a search for truth and meaning through simple human experience. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Flowers Still-life Volo 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italt
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Francesca Volò Smiller, called Vincenzina (Milan, 1657 - 1700) attributed Floral composition overflowing from an embossed vase (LINK) Oil on canvas 79 x 61 cm. Framed 89 x 70 cm. T...
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17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Gorgeous summer day" (impressionist bouquet of flowers oil art on cardboard)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork makes part of my series dedicated to the scenes of a summer period. This floral painting called "Gorgeous summer day" is done in an expressive impressionist style. Fl...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Grammy
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...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Little Iris Icon" (2022) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera on Gold Leaf Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "White Orchid" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2023, this piece features a blooming branch of white orchids, resting over a deep red backgro...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Lemons, Tulip, Vase
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
For more than thirty years, Donald Sultan has experimented with and expanded still life painting. He takes familiar objects such as flowers, fruits, playing cards, and factory sites,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Mixed Media

"The Constellation Crater" (2019) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera/Gold Leaf Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "The Constellation Crater" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2015, this piece depicts a young woman, holding a crystal chalice and sitting upr...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Huge 1960's French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Fruit Bowl Interior Room
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Fruit Bowl by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 39 x 32 inches canvas: 32 x 36 inches Colors: Green colors, yellow, blue, orange a...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

White Peonies floral still life Dyf like provenance art deco period ocean liner
Located in Norwich, GB
This charming and exuberant posy of peonies immediately made me think of similar works by Marcel Dyf - but it is actually a work by the ultimate master of art deco...
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1930s Art Deco Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Attrib. Benjamin Blake (1757-1830) - British School Oil, Game in the Larder
Located in Corsham, GB
Attributed to British Old Master painter, Benjamin Blake (1757-1830). Still Life of Game in a Larder. Well presented in a gilt effect frame with internal slip. Unsigned. On canvas la...
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Early 19th Century Still-life Paintings

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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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