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Still-life Paintings For Sale
"#1597" blue, red and yellow converse hang from above
Located in Edgartown, MA
The work of Santiago Garcia explores the wondrous, colorful and always intriguing world between figuration and abstraction. Through contextualization of reality, the Uruguayan artist...
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Along The Backroads - Vibrant Textural Desert Mountain Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With a contemporary perspective on landscape painting and inspired by paintings created by old masters, German artist Katharina Husslein paints in a representational manner to captur...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage French Impressionist Signed Oil White Flowers Vase Original Grey Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Flowers in the Windowsill
French artist, signed oil painting on board, framed
dated 1960
framed: 21.5 x 25 inches
board: 18 x 22 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condit...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Red pears", still life, red, small, horizontal, fruit, contemporary still life
Located in Oslo, NO
Still life oil painting featuring a simple arrangement of vibrant red pears in an elegant white ceramic dish with soft, rounded handles. The composition employs a subtle interplay of...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sweet and Sour (Pear and Lemon), Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A red pear and yellow lemon huddle beneath sheltering leaves. Deep shadows and moody lighting mimic the atmosphere of an approaching storm. Artist Art Tatiin ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wine and Biscuits, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A plate of biscuits and a bottle of wine create an inviting scene. Their rich colors exude a dynamic sense of indulgence and intimacy. Artist Samuel Pretorius...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Oskar Knapp (1914-1987) Floral Still Life C.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oskar Knapp (1914-1987) Floral Still Life C.1950
Original oil on board
Dimensions 19" wide x 24" high
The lightly distressed (minor chip) frame measures...
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Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
French School - Still life Garlic and Chili peppers Starwars Post Impressionist
Located in Zofingen, AG
⭐Still life _ Garlic and Chili Peppers ⭐
Technique: oil, acrylic, ink on wood frame 40x40cm / 15,7x15,7inch
➡️➡️》R E A D Y -- T O -- H A N G《⬅️⬅️
🟢 → Original signed work. Cert...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
19th century English oil of still life of fruit, German Stein with silver lid
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding English 19th century still life of fruit, a German Stein with silver top in an interior.
Charles Thomas Bale was born in Soho, London in 1849, the son of Thomas Bale, a basket maker. His older brother Thomas Charles Bale (1831-1899) was an artist and picture restorer. He lived with his family in St James, Westminster and although little is known about his education, he would have undoubtedly received encouragement and drawing tuition from his brother. Bale started exhibiting in 1866 at the Institute of British Artists, Suffolk Street. He also exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1872, the same year he married Caroline Leathem. Together, they spent their married life in St Pancras. He specialized in still life paintings predominantly of fruit, but he frequently incorporated baskets, a homage to his family’s profession, as well as pottery, glass, and game. Bale’s work was influenced by the English still-life artists George Lance and William Duffield...
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1890s Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Oil Painting Gold Leaf Stars 2 of 2
By Jacques Lamy
Located in Surfside, FL
This one is unsigned. the second one is signed.
Born in Paris in 1946 and raised in the heart of an idyllic French countryside near the Loire Valley, Jacques Lamy began painting at a very early age. Jacques completed his formal artistic training at the prestigious Ecole Nationale Superieur des Arts Decoratifs (Paris) in 1971. While there, he received the highest peer recognition in European Arts; the coveted Prix de Rome award for painting.
Jacques Lamy’s career as an artist, designer and art teacher took him from his native France to life abroad in Spain, Africa, and the United States. His broad artistic interests and his classic training in art and design have enabled him to enjoy a wide variety of artistic experiences from designing furniture, lamps, tapestries, and elegant garden statuary to creating large scale murals for public viewing and enjoyment.
in addition to his renowned mural work, Jacques received international recognition for his decorative fresco paintings.
Jacques personal artistic style is very much a melding of old and new – a merging of a classically trained artist with a modern artistic vision. The medium is multi-media and the composition has a modern, abstract quality but the Old World training in design and composition lends the whole an air of classical grace. Examples can be seen in his studio-gallery in Dallas, Texas.
Art Education Ecole National Superieure des Arts Decoratifs – Paris
Art Teaching Casa de Velasquez – Madrid, Spain.
National Institute of Art, Dakar, Senegal.
Has taught art in France, Spain, and Africa
Art Awards Prix de Rome de Peinture – Casa de Velasquez - 1971
Silver Medal for Industrial Creation - 1981
Museums Musee D'Art Roger Quillot, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Jesuit Art Museum – Dallas, TX
Exhibits
2012-current Represented by Wall Gallery – Dallas, TX, USA
2004 Jesuit Art Museum – Dallas, TX, USA
2001-current Galerie Fine Art – Nantes, France
2000 City Hall, Chamalieres – France
1998 Ivanffy – Uhler Gallery – Dallas, TX
1994-1996 Jacques Lamy Fine Art Gallery
1995 Neiman Marcus- Dallas and Atlanta
1981-1984 Gallery Frederic Mechiche...
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20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paint, Board
Contemporary Floral Still Life Oil Painting 21st Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Contemporary Floral Still Life Oil Painting 21st Century
Gorgeous painting by a mystery artist. No visible signature
Original oil on c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Arezzo Sun - Yellow Sunflowers Blue Interior Botanical Flower Still Life, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, a bright and inviting interior has a still life arrangement of cheerful yellow sunflowers beside a table with three yellow lemons and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oyster Plate
By Anne Harney
Located in Wenham, MA
This show-stopping tondo (round artwork) is made of mixed media and resin on a two-inch thick panel. The shine of the the resin and the circular motif combine to make this a center p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
I Almost Went Crazy When Mario Got Busted II, abstract w head fruit text
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil, graphite, clay on panel. Abstract mixed media work on panel. Images include text, still life and figurative elements. White tones, aqua and red.
Dimitri is noted for his use o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Clay, Oil, Wood Panel, Graphite
Floral Still Life with Tulips
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful floral still life by American artist, Jo Spiller. Watercolor on wove paper, sheet measures 23 x 30 inches; 35 x 44 inches framed. Signed lower lef...
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Eleanor Woolley, May Hill, Original landscape painting
Located in Deddington, GB
May Hill by Eleanor Woolley [May 2021]
original
Oil Painting on Gesso Board
Image size: H:15.2 cm x W:15.2 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:15.2 cm x W:15.2 cm x D:2cm
Sold U...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Board
Contemporary colorful floral acrylic painting on paper "Roses in summer garden"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
The abstract expressive painting "Roses in Summer Garden" by French artist Natalya Mougenot is part of her "Floral" series.
This theme serves as a playground for her intuitive appro...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Mid 20th Century French Oil Painting Iris Flowers in Vase Still Life Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Irises
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on canvas, unframed
measures: 24 high by 15 inches wide
condition: overall very...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Listed French Artist Georges de Marco 1906-1990 Oil canvas painting Still Life
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This striking still life painting exudes warmth and richness, set against a deep red background that enhances the vibrancy of the carefully arranged objects. A dark glass bottle, a d...
Category
20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Abstract Cubist Still Life Large Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted vintage American modernist still life. Cubist composition with great color. Oil on board. Framed. Signed.
Category
1940s Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Composition no. 1
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Spring Composition no. 1' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Tea Towels - 21st Century Realistic Still-life Painting of Colored Towels
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Heidi von Faber (Dutch artist)
Tea Towels
70 x 70 cm (framed, included in price 75 x 75 cm)
Acryl on canvas
In the paintings of The Hague-based artist Heidi von Faber, light plays ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Classical Still Life Flowers in Glass Bowl, Old Master Style oil on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
German School, early 20th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 33 x 27.5 inches
canvas: 30 x 25 inches
private collection, UK
the painting is in overall very ...
Category
Early 20th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lilies
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Jane Peterson (1876-1965)
Lilies
Oil on canvas, 1952-1953
Signed by the artist lower right: JANE PETERSON
(see photo)
Painting size: 29 x 23 inches
Frame size: 38 x 32-1/2...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
FLOWERING - Italian School -Oil on Canvas Italian Still Life Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Flowering Tree - Oil on Canvas cm.100x80 by Giovanni Bonetti, Italy, 2002
Undisputed artist of still life, Giovanni Bonetti reveals his originality and shrewd mastery in this precio...
Category
Early 2000s Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Orange Martini - Colorful Pastel Palette Still Life Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia (USA) based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant painti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Mid-Century Floral Still Life with Yellow and White Irises Carmel California
By Alvira Powell
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Floral Still Life with Yellow and White Irises
Gorgeous mid-century floral still life of a bouquet of Irises painted in 1959, by Pacific Grove and Santa Cruz, Californi...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
Bright Pink Roses In Blue Vase Post Impressionist Signed Thick Oil Impasto
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roses In Vase
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
signed on front
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 18 x 13 inches
Colors: Blue colors, grey, beige, brown and white
Very go...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Composition with Blue Gentians and Chrysanthemums" Jean Fournet (French 1878-?)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Composition with Blue Gentians and Chrysanthemums"
Jean Fournet (French 1878-?)
Oil on canvas on wood panel
13 1/2 x 11 1/2 frame size
Signed front and back
While little is known ...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Set 5 Antique French Engravings Ancient Roman Artefacts & Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of 5 black and white engravings
French School, 19th century
each paper (unframed) : 9 x 12 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: good and sound condition, old foxing s...
Category
19th Century Rococo Still-life Paintings
Materials
Engraving
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
Materials
Oil
Anselm Kiefer, rare serigraph on paper
By Anselm Kiefer
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
This extremely rare work on paper by Anselm Kiefer is the one and only silkscreen and signed edition on paper Anselm Kiefer ever made. Printed on a prestigious BKF Rives Paper (fines...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper
'Still Life with Red Poppies' 1921 by Léon De Smet (1881 – 1966), Belgian
By Léon De Smet
Located in Knokke, BE
Léon De Smet
Ghent 1881 – 1966 Deurle
Belgian Painter
'Still Life with Red Poppies'
Signature: signed lower left and dated ’Léon De Smet 1921’
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: im...
Category
Early 20th Century Pointillist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White Cherries, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Three juicy cherries line up on a table, with the light enhancing their luminous and vibrant color. The sharp and detailed rendition of the fruit imparts a re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life with gray terracotta pitcher
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Post-Impressionist Farm Landscape Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Farm Landscape, Signed Oil Painting
By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016)
Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner,
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 31...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Autumn Glory, Original Painting, Impressionism, Still-life floral art
By Mary Chaplin
Located in Deddington, GB
Autumn Glory is an impressionistic bouquet: Sun flowers, rubeckias, asters make up this bouquet collected in the garden of the artist who could not resist the temptation to paint it....
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Colorful profusion of flowers"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
I have worked on a new series of small oil paintings. This is the one of them. This series is dedicated to the scenes of a summer period.
This painting is called "Colorful profusion...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Geranium by Stéphanie Guerzoni - Oil on Canvas - 53x36.5 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Stéphanie Caroline Guerzoni (1887-1970) was an Austrian-born artist who spent much of her life contributing to the European art scene. Born in Vienna, she experienced the vibrant cul...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Impressionist Italian Woman Grape Farmer Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 15 by 19 inches overall and 10.5 by 15 painting alone.
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge 18th Century Italian Oil Still Life Classical Flowers Ornamental Setting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ornamental Flowers in a Classical Still Life Composition
Italian School, circa 1780's period
oil painting on canvas: 32 x 42 inches
antique gilt frame: 38 x 48 inches
condition: over...
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Late 18th Century Baroque Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nude - Figurative Oil Realistic painting, Polish young artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
AGNIESZKA STAAK-JANCZARSKA (born in 1994)
A graduate of the State Secondary School of Art of Józef Kluza in Krakow. In 2020, she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in ...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Canyon View, Print on Canvas, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan
Work: Print on Canvas
Subject: Canyon View,
Size: 12" x 22" x 0.8''inch, 30x56x2cm
Unframed, Stretched on the wooden bar, Gallery Wrapped, Ready to Hang
All wo...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Color
Arrangement de fleurs - Impressionist Still Life Painting Oil by Leon Detroy
By Leon Detroy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed still life oil on canvas circa 1930 by French impressionist painter Leon Detroy. The work depicts a vase filled with roses and peonies in deep reds and pinks.
Signature:
Sign...
Category
1930s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flowers In Vase. Still Life Floral Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Michael Forster (bn. India, 1907-2002)
Vase of flowers, an impression,
signed, dated 1984, Polymer medium / Acrylic on paper or board, 58cm x 43cm.
More Information
Framed and glaz...
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1980s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
BLUE PULSATING
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Oil painting on cardboard
Original art by Grigori Ivanov.
Founder of art style "Svetizm"
healing paintings with light and color.
Ready to hang.
Sh...
Category
2010s Folk Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Blooming pink almond branch "( pink flowers in a vase oil painting on canvas)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This floral artwork makes my of my new small collection called 🪻"Primavera"🪻 dedicated to a springtime.
For me spring means rebirth, life, energy, new possibilities. Springtime ma...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
" Fiori sulla finesta" Olio cm. 55 x 50
Located in Torino, IT
Luminosa opera di Maya Kopitzeva artista Georgiana
Sulla parete crea un effetto trompe l'oeil
MAYA KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia, 1924 - 2005)
Maya Kopitzeva’s works have been acquired by the Russian Ministry of Culture, by the Foundation for the Russian Culture, by various collectors in Europe...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Wrapping of Sea Warmth by Anne Darby Parker, Cubist Figure Oil on Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Charleston native and celebrated native, Anne Darby Parker, has spent her life creating. As a young child she learned to knit from her mother and grandmother and later, developed a passion for photography. After a successful career as a photographer her artistic interests evolved into painting. She recently earned her MFA at Academy of Art University. Anne paints daily in her Sullivan’s Island studio surrounded by the natural elements of the island. Several of her paintings have been featured in juried exhibitions, including Xavier University...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Radicchio, food still life, purple on grey, super realistic painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The artist describes this work:
"Inspired by a head of Radicchio in our local market. The white veins crossing through the maroon really caught my eye and needed to be captured in o...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Midi et Soir à Èze" by Grégoire Mathias – Diachronic Cubist Acrylic Painting
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Midi et Soir à Èze
65 x 54 cm
Acrylic on Canvas
"Midi et Soir à Èze" by Grégoire Mathias is a vibrant portrayal of the picturesque village of Èze, capturing the shifting moods of mi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flowers for Melissa, Earth Tones Bouquet Diptych, Faux Naïf, on Paper, Yellow
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful expressionist style painting by Juanjo Saez. Juanjo's pictorial work is an exploration of color, texture, and movement, creating vibrant compositions that capture...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Summer Flowers - contemporary, floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
By Pat Service
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life with Grapes', French School
Located in London, GB
'Still Life with Grapes', oil on canvas, French School, signed 'Kerlog' (circa 1950s). A naively charming still life with vibrant colours and ha...
Category
1950s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Edward Van Ryswyck, 1871 – 1931, Belgian Painter, Still Life with Oranges
By Edward Van Ryswyck
Located in Knokke, BE
Van Ryswyck Edward
Antwerp 1871 – 1931
Belgian Painter
Still Life with Oranges and Flowers
Signature: Signed bottom left
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Image size 51 x 72 cm, fra...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modernist Oil Painting Abstract Dock with Boat Judith Shahn
By Judith Shahn
Located in Surfside, FL
In this painting by Judith Shahn, the artist renders a boat and dock in a series of lines. The artist takes a naive approach at depicting the subject by simplifying the elements in t...
Category
20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Cherries in a Saucer- original realism still life oil painting- contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This elegantly framed artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
A vision of delicacy and refinement, Cherries in a Saucer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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.