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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Photorealist
Ken Orton, "Patent Image", 40x60 Photorealist Glass Jar Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Ken Orton's "Patent Image" is a 40x60 original oil painting on canvas. This painting depicts a still life setting featuring a grouping of crystal clear jars and bottles. Included in ...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Pack of Pansies", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's (US based) "Pack of Pansies" is an oil painting created in 2023 that depicts yellow and purple pansies ready for planting. About the artist: Scott Fraser is a lead...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Talavera Composition 1
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Talavera Composition 1' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Floral Portrait
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Artist signed lower left., and artist certificate is included. The painting size is 13.75" H by 10.75"W, oil on board. Floral Portrait" by Minas Halaj is a captivating masterpiece ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Deborah Bigeleisen - Illuminata 12, Painting 2015
Located in Greenwich, CT
Having started my career by painting Rembrandt-like portraits of luminous white roses, I credit my discovery of fractals for transforming my artistic vision, and changing the directi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Oil

A River Runs Through It
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘A River Runs Through It’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Family Reunion", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's (US based) "Family Reunion" is an oil painting created in 2023 that depicts a family of eight rabbit figurines with a warm grey background. About the artist: Scott ...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Ken Orton, "Rose Blossom", Blue Glass Jar Still Life Photorealist Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Ken Orton's "Rose Blossom" is a 36x54 original oil painting on canvas. This painting depicts a still life setting featuring an up-close cropping of an assortment of glass bottles and jars. Soft and subtle tones of blue bend, reflect and refract through the glass and onto the table below. Ken's paintings are large scale and cropped in a way to create a very dramatic effect. About the artist: Ken Orton has dedicated his life to painting. His childhood was spent drawing the urban, industrial surroundings of Birmingham, England. At the Birmingham and then Manchester Colleges of Art he studied Art Education and after six years teaching in England accepted an offer to head the arts program at the Joan Miro Centro de Arte of the Baleares International School in Mallorca, Spain. For the next twenty years he would introduce the concepts of pictorial composition, color theory and draftsmanship to his students. Many of these students would go on to achieve great success in the many branches of the arts, architecture and music and remain close friends with their teacher to this day. An integral part of Orton’s perspective training for his students was the study of the ellipse. He often used glass cylinders to demonstrate how the perceived ellipses generated by variations in the circle's relationship to the eye-line could be used as a powerful tool in creating the appearance of a third dimension on a two dimensional surface. Later, after he had moved to America in 1999, he discovered a treasure trove of antique mason jars...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Autumn’s Treasures, Classical Style Woodland Painting, Autumn Landscape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
A seasonal acrylic painting, Autumn colours, golds, rusts and greens contrast with the lilacs and blues of the sky. Sunlight breaks through lightning up the woodland floor, highlight...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Deborah Bigeleisen - Untitled No. 26, diptych, Painting 2011
Located in Greenwich, CT
My work with Fractals takes the literal definition - ‘the self-repeating properties found within a single object of nature’ – and broadens the principles to how nature repeats itself...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Used Monuments
Located in Denver, CO
My paintings operate in a fictitious world that utilizes the mythologies and realities of the modern American West. Because of its unique history, the Western United States is more t...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Abstract Flowers II" Oil Painting 35" x 24" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Flowers II" Oil Painting 35" x 24" inch by Ashraf Zamzami ABOUT A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Green River
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘Green River’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil on canvas p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Family Meal", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's (US based) "Family Meal" is an oil painting created in 2023 that depicts a family of eight rabbit figurines surrounding a carrot with a warm grey background. About t...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Pink Peonies by Anne Harney, Contemporary Floral Painting with Black and Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Three Protector Shield Original Kevin Red Star Native American Crow Indian Art
Located in Whitefish, MT
"Three Protector Shield" by Kevin Red Star. It was thought that the Crows' shields had powerful spirits that protected them and allowed them to win so many battles. This warriors' medicine was the horse. Acrylic, Mixed Media on Canvas, 16" x 20", 19" x 23" (framed in a deep floater frame). Kevin Red Star’s art is honored throughout Native America for its authenticity. It presents a shining vision of centuries-old Crow...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Fruit Cup unframed oil pastel study
Located in Loveland, CO
Fruit Cup by Roy Wilce Oil Pastel Monoprint on Paper, signed lower right image 2x3", paper size is 10"x10", unframed, ships flat Colorful little contemporary still life of mixed fr...
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Caples Lake with Sun and Clouds
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘Caples Lake with Sun and Clouds’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Ken Orton, "Mandrake" Rainbow Glass Bottle Still Life Photorealist Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Ken Orton's "Mandrake" is a 54x36 original oil painting on canvas. This painting depicts a still life setting featuring multiple antique bottles and jars. The bottles range in size, color and shape, the most prominent of is Presto jar. Light from the background adds depth and interest to the composition, and the warm orange tones shining through the foreground glass compliments the subtle soft blues and greens within the clear glass. The artist chooses to paint larger than life still lives, cropping in closely and creating a fish-eye lens effect for more impact. Every detail from the reflections on the table, to the illusion of the raised letters on the bottles, is painted masterfully. About the artist: Ken Orton has dedicated his life to painting. His childhood was spent drawing the urban, industrial surroundings of Birmingham, England. At the Birmingham and then Manchester Colleges of Art he studied Art Education and after six years teaching in England accepted an offer to head the arts program at the Joan Miro Centro de Arte of the Baleares International School in Mallorca, Spain. For the next twenty years he would introduce the concepts of pictorial composition, color theory and draftsmanship to his students. Many of these students would go on to achieve great success in the many branches of the arts, architecture and music and remain close friends with their teacher to this day. An integral part of Orton’s perspective training for his students was the study of the ellipse. He often used glass cylinders to demonstrate how the perceived ellipses generated by variations in the circle's relationship to the eye-line could be used as a powerful tool in creating the appearance of a third dimension on a two dimensional surface. Later, after he had moved to America in 1999, he discovered a treasure trove of antique mason jars...
Category

2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Veuve Clicquot B 12″ x 16″
Located in Boca Raton, FL
One cannot appreciate this painting on a computer screen; in real life, it is absolutely amazing.  Because you cannot appreciate it on a computer screen, our gallery has a unique policy.  When purchasing from us, the buyer has sixty days to determine if they want to keep the artwork.  If not, the buyer returns the piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways! A collector should consider several factors when deciding from whom to purchase artwork online. Check the location of the seller. When one buys from a foreign seller, one also has to consider the problems of getting the piece through Customs. There are often delays and considerable fees to pay in order to import the item.  When purchasing from us, we ship the same day and you receive it via FedEx the next day, no problems or hassles. When one purchases from an auction house, one pays a buyer’s premium of anywhere from 23% to 28% over the “hammer price”.  So when one “wins” an auction for $20,000, the actual price paid is more like $25,000. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price agreed to is the price paid by the buyer, no hidden fees. Secondly, when one purchases from an auction house, the buyer pays the packing and shipping fee, which are usually exorbitant.  By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price includes packing and shipping. Thirdly, when one purchases from an auction house, the sale is final.  If one receives the piece and is not 100% satisfied with it, there is nothing the buyer can do about it.  They are stuck with it.  By contrast, when purchasing from us, the buyer has sixty days to determine if they want to keep it.  If not, the buyer returns to piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways. About Randy Ford Exhibitions of Ford’s work have taken place at Art Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, Editions/Line Gallery, Marlton, NJ, Edward Hopper House Museum, Nyack, NY, Galería artelibre Zaragoza,Spain, Hughes Gallery, Boca Grande, FL, J. Willott Gallery, Palm Desert, CA, Jones & Terwilliger Galleries, Palm Desert, CA, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY, M.A Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Plus One Gallery, London, England, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY, Stricoff Fine Art, New York, NY, Trudy Labell Fine Art, Naples FL...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Reveille, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Reveille" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts green reeds of Sweet Flag sprouting from the shallows of a pond filled with the blue reflecti...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Yellow Still Life by Viola Frey (NP#5016)
Located in Morton Grove, IL
VIOLA FREY (1933-2004) Rare Yellow Still Life 1966 oil on canvas, signed 'V. Frey' lower right 34 x 44in (86.3 x 111.8cm) Provenance- The Nevica Project, Ch...
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1960s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"August Pond", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Adrienne Stein's (US based) "August Pond" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a pond with colorful blooms in tranquil waters. About the artist: Adrienne Stein (b. 1...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Golden Hour I", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Adrienne Stein's (US based) "Golden Hour I" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a lily pond with colorful blooms in tranquil waters. About the artist: Adrienne Ste...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Autumn Reflections no. 2
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘Autumn Reflections no. 2’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Botanicals No. 1", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's "Botanicals No. 1" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life of yellow and white blooms with a blue and clear bottle. About the artist: Greg...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Big Momma's Still Life #2
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Big Momma's Still Life #2 Oil pastel on rag paper, 2007 Signed by the artist lower left: "Sedrick Huckaby III" (see photo) Sheet size: 16 x 12 1/8 inches Frame: 28 x 24 inches Exhibi...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil Pastel

Kiawe at Hilo Bay
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘Kiawe at Hilo Bay’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil on ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Delight or Disgust" Jell-o motif, images of food, glassware
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Delight or Disgust" is an original artwork by Angela Rio and is made of acrylic on masonite, framed in artist-made oak wood. This piece measures 18”h x 24”w framed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic, Oak

"Botanicals No. 2", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's "Botanicals No. 1" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life of yellow and white blooms with 2 blue jars and a clear bottle. About the artist:...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Snowy Field with Aspens
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘Snowy Field with Aspens’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Pink Peonies in Glass Vase by Anne Harney, Contemporary Floral Painting and blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

White Bouquet by Anne Harney, Contemporary Floral Painting with White and Black
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Lili'Uokalani Gardens no. 2
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘Lili'Uokalani Gardens no. 2’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Sunshafts II / realist nature 52x80 in. oil on canvas painting
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘Sunshafts II’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil on canvas ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Snow Above Emerald Bay
Located in Burlingame, CA
American Realist nature scene oil painter Peter Loftus who is known for captivating color rich scenes through shadow and light through his oil on canvas paintings that breathe life w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Elly's Drawing, Art on Studio Wall, Plumb Bob Pendulum, Wooden Table
Located in Kent, CT
In this quiet still life painting, a drawing on paper of a sketched plant in a simple pot is taped with blue tape to a white wall with gray marks, while a plumb bob, an artist's tool...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"July Lotus", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Adrienne Stein's (US based) "July Lotus" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a lily pond with colorful blooms in tranquil waters. About the artist: Adrienne Stein ...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mixed Florals by Anne Harney, Contemporary Floral Still Life Painting, Pink
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Milan Still Life
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Tony Scherman (1950-2023) is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists. He is renowned internationally for his work in encaustic (a mix of wax and oil, one of the most...
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Encaustic

Roses in Brass Vase, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This still-life painting depicts white roses arranged in a brass vase, with a pink one at the bottom. The earth-toned palette and thick bravura brushstrokes imp...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Bergamo Still Life
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Tony Scherman (1950-2023) is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists. He is renowned internationally for his work in encaustic (a mix of wax and oil, one of the most...
Category

1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

White Roses by Anne Harney, Contemporary Floral Painting with Pink, Blue, Green
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Bouquet, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Fully bloomed white roses flourish in the bright sunlight. Resting on a bed of lush green leaves, the soft edges of their petals display their delicate nature. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Landscape with Repeater" Oil Painting 39" x 39" inch by Egor Plotnikov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Landscape with Repeater" Oil Painting 39" x 39" inch by Egor Plotnikov Egor Plotnikov was born in Kirov (Russia) in 1980. 2000 – graduated from the Rylov Art School of Vyatka. 2006...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Three Blooming Roses and Thorns, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Light peach roses bloom from a bed of thriving leaves, with the soft edges of their petals displaying their delicate nature. The sun casts a gentle glow on the ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

French Contemporary Art by Anne du Planty - La Havane Grise et Verte
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Anne du Planty is a French artist born in 1953 who lives & works in Paris, France.Originally from North of France, she discovered lights of the South, the brightness o...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Green Drawers, Still Life Painting, Light Green Drawers Curvilinear
Located in Kent, CT
A painting with curvilinear perspective of a light green set of drawers in a wooden dresser, lovingly painted. Signed, dated and titled on verso. ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

White Bouquet in Gray Vase by Anne Harney, Contemporary Floral Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Flowers in a Vase
Located in Bonn, NW
original painting; acrylic on canvas and mounted on wooden stretcher frame. 60 x 80 cm 23.6x31.5 in. It's got a painted white "frame" / "passpartout" and it's ready to hang, though...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Progress #4
Located in Denver, CO
June Glasson is an artist, illustrator, and designer. She lives in New York. Her paintings have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Nature Morte Gallery in Ber...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil

French Contemporary Art by Anne du Planty - Dans la Baie d’Halong Terrestre
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Anne du Planty is a French artist born in 1953 who lives & works in Paris, France.Originally from North of France, she discovered lights of the South, the brightness o...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

ROSE-RIMMED - Realism / Contemporary Kitchen Still Life / Potatoes
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Janet Rickus
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Lamp Revisited, Still Life with Lamp on Dark Brown Mahogany Wooden Desk
Located in Kent, CT
In this quiet still life painting, a single lamp with a yellowed lamp shade stands atop a dark brown mahogany wooden desk with gray metal handles on the drawer. The object and furnit...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Fragment, Still Life, Botanical Patterned Green, Yellow Fabric, Wooden Table
Located in Kent, CT
A floral patterned fabric with yellow flowers on light green lays atop a nondescript light wood table. The botanical patterned object is unexpectedly dramatic against a stark white w...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Veuve Clicquot A 12″ x 16″
Located in Boca Raton, FL
One cannot appreciate this painting on a computer screen; in real life, it is absolutely amazing.  Because you cannot appreciate it on a computer screen, our gallery has a unique policy.  When purchasing from us, the buyer has sixty days to determine if they want to keep the artwork.  If not, the buyer returns the piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways! A collector should consider several factors when deciding from whom to purchase artwork online. Check the location of the seller. When one buys from a foreign seller, one also has to consider the problems of getting the piece through Customs. There are often delays and considerable fees to pay in order to import the item.  When purchasing from us, we ship the same day and you receive it via FedEx the next day, no problems or hassles. When one purchases from an auction house, one pays a buyer’s premium of anywhere from 23% to 28% over the “hammer price”.  So when one “wins” an auction for $20,000, the actual price paid is more like $25,000. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price agreed to is the price paid by the buyer, no hidden fees. Secondly, when one purchases from an auction house, the buyer pays the packing and shipping fee, which are usually exorbitant.  By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price includes packing and shipping. Thirdly, when one purchases from an auction house, the sale is final.  If one receives the piece and is not 100% satisfied with it, there is nothing the buyer can do about it.  They are stuck with it.  By contrast, when purchasing from us, the buyer has sixty days to determine if they want to keep it.  If not, the buyer returns to piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways. About Randy Ford Exhibitions of Ford’s work have taken place at Art Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, Editions/Line Gallery, Marlton, NJ, Edward Hopper House Museum, Nyack, NY, Galería artelibre Zaragoza,Spain, Hughes Gallery, Boca Grande, FL, J. Willott Gallery, Palm Desert, CA, Jones & Terwilliger Galleries, Palm Desert, CA, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY, M.A Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Plus One Gallery, London, England, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY, Stricoff Fine Art, New York, NY, Trudy Labell Fine Art, Naples FL...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Soprano - contemporary, abstract, botanicals, still-life, acrylic canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This expressive abstract painting is by Fiona Ackerman, a Vancouver-based artist known for her beautiful contemporary work. With ‘Soprano,’ Ackerman has created a melange of images i...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Garden Bouquet by Anne Harney, Contemporary Floral Still Life Painting Gray
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Panel, 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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