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Still-life Paintings For Sale
"Pansies and Berries II", Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Key's (US based) "Pansies and Berries II" features colorful blooming pansies. About the artist: Daniel J. Keys was born on Oct. 7th 1985, in Fresno CA. Upon noticing a glimps...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Realist Chow Chow Dog Portrait Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American realist dog portrait oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a modern wood molding. Excellent conditio...
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1940s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Signed Unknown Vintage Fruit Still Life of Oranges, Lemon, and Nuts
Located in Buffalo, NY
Signed vintage fruit still life of oranges, lemon, and nuts. Mystery artist, signed illegibly lower right. Oil on board, framed.
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1940s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

English Countryside, Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English Countryside, Landscape, Oil Painting by Pamela Cawley, British 20th century oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 18 inches Stun...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Archaic Greek Pots Diptych, Ceramic Patterns Vessel, Acrylic Painting on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This modern still life diptych by Gio Bellagio is inspired by ancient Greek ceramic vessels. The pots are adorned with minimalist patterns reminiscent of Greek geometry, emphasising...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Oil

French Village Street with Church Spire and Figures in Soft Pastels
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Street with Church Spire and Figures in Soft Pastels by Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 8 inches (height) x 9.75 inches (width) Medium: Oil on board, unframed Condi...
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20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

1920's Pink & Blue Impressionist Floral Still-Life Early Work Society of Six
By William Clapp
Located in Soquel, CA
A brilliant early 20th century impressionist floral still-life by William Clapp (American, 1879-1954). Beautiful and bold, this 1920's pink floral still-life pops against a bright blue background. The artist uses expressive and loose brushstrokes in a fun and energetic palette, bringing a dynamic and lively energy to this one-of-a-kind piece. Signed lower right, "W. Clapp". Oil on old Canada packing crate board and presented in a rustic wood frame. Board size: 20"H x 24"L. Framed size: 24"H x 28"W. This an early work by the artist which is distinctive in his bold Impressionist style before he merged into his signature pointillist style. Born in Montreal, Canada of American parents on Oct. 29, 1879. At age six Clapp moved to California with his family, settling in Oakland where he spent his childhood. In 1900 he returned to Montreal for four years of study with Wm Brymner followed by further study in Paris at Académies Julian, Colarossi, and Grande Chaumière. He then returned to Montreal where he was elected an associate member of the Royal Canadian Art Academy. He lived and worked in Cuba before returning to Oakland in 1917. He then served as director and curator of the Oakland Art Gallery from 1918-49. In this position, and as a member of a group of painters called the Society of Six...
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1920s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Sheer Vessel and Bouquet by Ellen Rolli, Contemporary Still Life
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Sheer Vessel and Bouquet' by Ellen Rolli is a charming still life composition rendered in mixed media on paper. Measuring 12 x 9 in, this piece showcases the artist's distinctive st...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Oranges and Geranium in an Interior: 1934 elegant still life Berlin Woman artist
Located in Norwich, GB
This simple and elegant still life depicts a potted Geranium and a bowl of Oranges on a table decorated with a vase and a tablecloth. Clearly, the artist chose objets close to her he...
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1930s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Floral Still Life, Toledo, Ohio Artist
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Emmeline B. Spencer (American, Born 1880) Signed: Emmeline Spencer (Lower, Right) " Floral Still Life ", circa 1920s-1930s Oil on Canvas 24 1/8" x 20" Housed in a 2" Period Orn...
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Early 20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sergey Kovalenko (b.1980) - 2020 Oil, Bottles and Fruit
Located in Corsham, GB
Ukrainian school. Signed to the lower right.
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Parrot Tulips" Red & Yellow Tulips on Light Lavender Background Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Tulips. This piece depicts gestural figures of red and yellow Tulips on a light lavender background with thick use of paint....
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Contemporary impressionist still-life fruits watercolor painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This still life painting "One green apple and two red apples" features a blue jar with lid, a blue cup, two red apples, and a green apple on an orange-red surface. This piece eman...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Séptico I, Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
DNA is genetic information, hidden and encrypted in body fluids. Veiled data that we load, that we do not know and that someone knows how to decipher. Such specifications characteriz...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel

Basket With Fruit - Hyperrealism - Oil On Canvas Italian Still Life Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Basket with fruit - Maximilian Ciccone Italia 2011 - Oil on canvas cm.40x50. This oil on canvas painting is an incredible example of the artist's ability to capture breathtaking deta...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Impossible Series (Iris), Lowell Nesbitt - Painting (60 x 100 inches)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993) Title: Impossible Series (Iris) Year: 1983 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 60 x 100 inches Inscription: Signed, dated by the artist, verso LOWELL NESB...
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1980s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

CHRYSANTHEMUMS IN A GREEN VASE EDWARD BEALE British contemporary artist.
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Edward Beale 1950,,,2017. British Edward Beale was born in London in 1950, at the age of sixteen he began attending morning drawing classes at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

The Mystery of Growing Things - Moody Still Life Flowers in Vase Bright Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by paintings created by old masters and the immersive nature she experienced in the Black Forest, German artist Katharina Husslein paints in a representational hyperrealisti...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Black, White and Red Pears" (2023) by Suzy Smith, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Black, White and Red Pears" by Suzy Smith (US based) is an original oil painting that depicts ripe red pears in a silver bowl with black and white cloth patterned fabric contrasting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Arezzo Garden Square - Yellow Red Chrysanthemum Flowers Fruit Still Life, 2019
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary still life painting in oil on canvas, a clear glass vase holds bright lush chrysanthemum blossoms in coral red and pink beside orange and yellow fruits in a frui...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Roses Still Life Impressionism Oil Painting Handmade Artwork One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Title: Roses Size: 27" x 18.5 " x 0.8 '' inch, ...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Spring Flowers" Colorful Vintage Floral Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
"Spring Flowers" Colorful Vintage Floral Still Life This colorful and energetic piece captures a vase full of flowers with an impressionistic style by Los angeles California artist ...
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1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Fetta di melone. still life, oil painting, impressionism, fruits, southern art.
Located in Oslo, NO
The still life titled "Slice of Melon" is an oil painting on canvas. This work captures the essence of the sunny south with its warm and vibrant color palette. The painting features ...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition. Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...
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1970s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Still Life - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition. Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...
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1970s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

FLOWERS - Italian still life oil on canvas painting, J. Robis
Located in Napoli, IT
FLOWERS - Oil on canvas painting cm. 44x35. J. Robis, Italy, 2005. Gold leaf gilded wooden frame cm.54x45 In this delightful oil on canvas, the painter depicts a bouquet of flowers ...
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Early 2000s Italian School Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Forest river. 1990. Cardboard, oil. 67, 5x93 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Forest river. 1990. Cardboard, oil. 67,5x93 cm Information about artist Edgars Vinters (1919-2014). Edgars Vinters was working in oil, waterc...
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1990s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

French Mid Century Oil on Board, The Blue Vase, Circle of Henri Matisse
Located in Cotignac, FR
French mid century oil on board of an interior by Léon Nancey. Though not signed the painting was acquired directly from the artist's atelier. This captivating painting depicts a b...
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Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Love doves, Romanticization series
Located in Zofingen, AG
Inspired by Ukrainian naive folk art, this piece draws on the traditional motif of doves—a symbol of love and harmony, often used to decorate homes and represent couples united by de...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Balconies of the sky V by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, flower
Located in Paris, FR
Balconies of the sky V is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 140 × 140 cm (55.1 × 55.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unfr...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Set Ines I, II, III and IV. Abstract paintings from the Ines series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
lemens Wolf declares himself a champion of sensuality: 'I'm really interested in the process of transforming something trivial into a sensual object.The guided coincidence plays a major role in the making of the works. Clemens Wolf...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life with Onions Impressionism Original Oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism, Title: Still Life wit Onions Size: ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Interieur a la fenetre ouverte - Post Impressionist Oil by Edouard Vuillard
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on board interior by French Les Nabis painter Edouard Vuillard. The work depicts a room with a large window, outside of which are bare trees. Inside the room are three chairs and a patterned rug on the floor. Signature: Signed lower left Dimensions: Framed: 20"x13" Unframed: 13"x6" Provenance: Prince Antoine Bibesco (1878-1951) - Special Envoy of Romania to the United States Piasa Encheres - Paris Lot no. 88 - 8th April 2005 - Sold EUR 118,000 hammer price Acquired at the above by Thomas Gibson Fine Art - London Acquired by the previous owner from Thomas Gibson Fine Art - TEFAF Maastricht November 2005 Literature: This work is included in the catalogue rasionne of the work of Edouard Vuillard under Ref Volume II No. 172 - illustrated and described Access to the raisonne online can be found at the Wildenstein Plattner Institute website. The work is described as being executed in the period 1899 to 1904 by Antoine Salomon and Guy Cogeval Édouard Vuillard attended the Lycée Condorcet in Paris, where he made friends with Maurice Denis, Lugné-Poe, and Ker-Xavier Roussel, later his brother-in-law. He studied in Maillart’s studio; for six weeks came under the tutelage of Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris; and later under William Bouguereau and Robert at the Académie Julian, where he became closely linked with the Nabis group (from the Hebrew word for ‘prophet’). He met Marcel Proust in 1902. From 1908, he taught at the Académie Ranson. In 1937, he was elected member of the Institute. At first, Édouard Vuillard painted small subjects, disciplined and proficient, qualities for which the prestigious École Française was famous. His earliest still-lifes (1888) are astonishing in their decisiveness and subtlety. His empathy for the object had already compelled him to soften its appearance; the object, which, by virtue of its bright or glossy presence, remained the nonego and the ‘thing represented’ for so many others. ‘Intimacy’ developed immediately between the painter and this modest environment; inhabiting it every day enabled him to celebrate its splendour, and it was to remain his favourite environment. But he was already alternating between small portraits and still-lifes, which gained recognition because of their natural qualities and dignity of tone: a rare combination in a beginner. About 1890, influenced indirectly by Paul Gauguin, all the certainties which the self-styled Nabis painters had contented themselves with suddenly collapsed. Everything was called into question again: both the linear layout of the picture and its colour scheme; the choice of subject and its material aspect; its manufacture and its purpose. Vuillard’s paintings at that time show surprising, bold innovations and an arbitrary power, which one would expect 15 or 20 years later at the height of the Fauvist period. The preoccupation with an internal geometry set them apart from earlier studies. From then on, the paintings were based on forms, lines, and colours. Vuillard made concessions. He produced a portrait or interior with its furniture and its wallpapers, in which the family inhabiting it, evolves. Treated with flat areas of colour and solid shades of ochres, reds, blues, and saffron yellow, without modulation, they seem to prefigure certain paintings by Henri Matisse and Roger de La Fresnaye. In 1891, Édouard Vuillard painted an Elegant Lady, a silhouette seen from the back; a long vertical shape starting from the hair decorated with brown feathers; there is a kind of pink cloak, the tight and never-ending black skirt, erect in front of a half-open, bright orange door in a green wall, from where the light of another vertical shape emerges, which is bright yellow, and is reflected in red on the parquet at the feet of the elegant lady. This painting meets his concerns about the actual moment of creating ‘harmonies corresponding to our feeling’, and by virtue of its almost geometric structure, its drawing entirely free of detail, its light effects and colour harmonies, very much prefigures aspects of the future Abstraction movement and is oddly reminiscent of the final period of Nicolas de Staël. All too often, Édouard Vuillard is only admired in his role as the harmonist, the serene contemplator who combines an exquisite sense of nuance, rhythms, and values with the most acute observation. These singular investigations, these three-dimensional meditations including a table, a folding metal cot...
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1890s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Peaceful morning, "Moments" series
Located in Zofingen, AG
The "Moments" series tells a visual story of life’s events—both big and small—that stay with us and warm the soul Each painting is available individually, yet all the works in this ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Young Girl after Sir Thomas Lawrence, Regency portrait painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Charming work in the Regency style, mid 19th Century after Sir Thomas Lawrence. High quality painting. Old Christie's Stencil to verso. Would grace any home, suitable for contempor...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

White Bubble Framed Contemporary Oil Painting in Pale Tonalities
Located in FISTERRA, ES
White Bubble is a framed contemporary oil painting by María Magán, part of her Chicles series. Executed with refined technique, the work presents a pale inflated form resembling a tr...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Spring Peonies" (2022) by Kristen Santucci, Oil Painting, Still Life
Located in Denver, CO
Kristen Santucci's "Spring Peonies" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of three blooming pink peonies. Kristen grew up in Greenbelt, Maryland. She was always creative as a child and had an interest in art, but it wasn’t until she moved to Florida in 1988 and worked as a picture framer that she started painting. Florida’s sunsets...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Copper

"Diversity" by Karina Rodríguez, Oil Painting - Realistic Rubber Band Ball
Located in Denver, CO
Karina Rodríguez's "Diversity," rendered in oil on panel, measures 12 x 12 x 75 inches, with a framed dimension of 13.25 x 13.25 inches, ready to hang. This strikingly realistic stil...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Sunflowers – Oil Painting of Sunflowers (100x80 cm)
Located in Zofingen, AG
Oil Painting of Sunflowers (100x80 cm) Bring warmth and joy into your space with Sun-Kissed Harmony Sunflowers, a captivating oil painting that radiates sunshine and positive energ...
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2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Blue Spruce by Shirley Lewis Large Square Contemporary Blue Painting on Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blue Spruce by Shirley Lewis is a serene and sophisticated mixed media painting that captures the quiet beauty of nature through a contemporary lens. Measuring 40 x 40 inches, this original work features soft layers of blues, greens, and neutral tones that subtly reference botanical and woodland forms with a modern, abstract twist. Perfectly scaled for intimate spaces or layered gallery walls, Blue Spruce brings calm, texture, and visual interest to any interior. Ideal for collectors of abstract landscapes or designers seeking a nature-inspired piece with a minimalist feel, this painting adds a refined organic element to bedrooms, offices, or transitional spaces. Blue Spruce is an elegant, one-of-a-kind original that balances tranquility with sophisticated artistry. Shirley’s love of creating came at an early age. She learned many of her techniques from the time she spent with her depression-era grandmother, making artistic statements from items found. Working with various mediums over the past 25 years, she has developed a unique way to manipulate ink and color movement, using traditional and non-traditional artistic tools. Interpreting nature in its various spectrums, Shirley’s paintings and the techniques used allow the colors to organically blend and take their shape. With spontaneous composition, each painting creates magnificent imagery, allowing for multiple interpretations. The looseness in the process demands a layering of complex colors, yet the results are intended. botanical abstract painting blue spruce inspired artwork nature-themed abstract 40 x 40 canvas painting organic neutral art...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

It's Beautiful - Floral Still-life Colorful Delight Flowers Bouquet Mother Earth
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: It's Beautiful Floral Still-life Colorful Delight Invest Flowers Bouquet Joy Energy Captivating A joyful gift for Mother's day - or to celebrate Mother Earth and our soft, y...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Still life with flowers and fruit
Located in Zofingen, AG
Impressionist still life with flowers and fruit My paintings express movement towards rebirth, light and sun, renewal, associated with spring. This idea of movement and renewal is ex...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

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

Bateaux French Coastal Oil Painting with Boats and Lighthouse
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Bateaux French Coastal Oil Painting with Boats and Lighthouse by Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 8.5 inches (height) x 10.5 inches (width) Medium: Oil on board, unframed Condition...
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20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Roses - Still Life Painting Pink Red Flowers in Pitcher on Wooden Table, 2020
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary still life oil painting on linen, a floral patterned pitcher on a wooden table holds brightly colored pink and red roses with long leaves in verdant shades of gr...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Peonies
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist Statements: “My paintings are the poetry of my interpretations of reality." "After my years of formal academic training, I sometimes take my work toward the more contempora...
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2010s Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Beets- 21st Century Contemporary Dutch Still-life of Vegetables
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Beets 50 x 122 ccm Framed in a white gold gilded frame: 71 x 143 Oil paint on wood panel Dutch artist, painter, Adriana van Zoest, lives and works in Warmenhuizen, in the North of ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Cubist Floral Still Life
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Isabelle Graham Reese (1927-2005). Floral Still Life, ca. 1950s. Oil on canvas measuring 16 x 20 inches; 22 x 26 inches in period frame. Signed l...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

20th Century French Post Impressionist still life with apples by Aujame
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Jean Claude Aujame (French, 1905 – 1965) Nature Morte aux pommes Signed and dated ‘Aujame 62’ (lower right) Oil on canvas 23.1/2 x 32 in. (60 x 81.3...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French 1950's Signed Large Oil Painting Colourful Flowers in Vase Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers in a Vase French School, mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 29 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

"Rotterdam Field" Yellow & Red Tulip on Peach Orange Background Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Tulips. This piece depicts a gestural figure of an organ and yellow Tulip on a peach orange background with thick use of pai...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's Red Flower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

Pocket Ladybird 2, Original painting, Still life, Insect
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Ladybird 2 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still lif...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

STILL LIFE - Dutch School -Italian Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Still life - Giovanni Perna Italia 2004 - Oil on canvas cm.50x70 in this beautiful oil on canvas Giovanni Perna was inspired by the paintings of the Spanish painter of Dutch origin J...
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Early 2000s Dutch School Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Grapefruit and Strawberries" Classical realist still life of fruit, Minnesota
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Grapefruit and Strawberries" is a classical realist still life of fruit. Signed bottom right corner Framed Dimensions: 19.25 x 19.25 inches Steven J. Levin - (b. 1964) is classica...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Party!- 21st Century Contemporary Impressionistic Painting of a Garden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Keimpe van der Kooi Garden Party 122 x 122 cm Framed: 132 x 132 cm ( This frame is included) Oil on wood panel This Painting is made by Dutch Artist Keimpe van der Kooi. The impre...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Fabulous Long Lunch, Original painting, Pop art
Located in Deddington, GB
'If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit next to me' Acrylic on Canvas 100 H x 76 W x 5 D cm (39.37 x 29.92 x 1.97 in) Sold unframed Image size: Height: 100cm (39.37 in) W...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life of Wine & Open Book
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, late 19th century Post Impressionist painter, circa 1880-1890 period oil on canvas, framed framed: 12.5 x 15 inches canvas: 7.75 x 10 inches provenance: private collec...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Dance of the Lilies, contemporary oil painting with lilies.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Oil on canvas and artist signed lower right .
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist 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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