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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1930s
1959 Mid-Century Modern Still Life Oil Painting by Ture Fabiansson -Cauliflowers
Located in Bristol, GB
CAULIFLOWERS
Size: 42 x 51.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
A simple yet very pleasant modernist still life oil composition dated 1959, and painted by the established Swedish ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid Century French Watercolour Walled Garden Blossom Tree Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen
20th Century French Modernist Painting Pepper Table Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Expressionist Painting
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
gouache on artist paper, unframed
painting : 11 x 16 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Floral Still Life
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Stefanos Sideris (1921-2014).
Floral Still Life, ca. 1980.
Oil on panel measuring 11 x 14 inches; 19 x 22 inches framed.
Signed lower left.
Category
1980s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
Paul Sannemann, Still Life With Chrysanthemums, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by German artist Paul Sannemann (1886-1943) depicts a vibrant still life with chrysanthemums.
Sannemann had an eye for colour, never one to shy ...
Category
1930s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Botanical Studies, Pair of Watercolours on Silk on Handmade Paper, Anemones
Located in Cotignac, FR
A pair of fine hand painted botanical watercolour studies on silk of anemones by La Roche Laffitte. The works are signed bottom right. Both are titled. The silk has been mounted on h...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Silk, Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Gouache
One & a Half - contemporary, floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Two bouquets become one to create a lavish brightly coloured arrangement in this floral still life by Pat Service. The Canadian artist created a series of paintings in the 1990s that...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Burst of spring colors
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral theme. It is a bold and eclectic mix of art which radiates st...
Category
20th Century Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Vintage Still Life oil painting of Pomegranates, Post Impressionist Still Life
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Large vintage oil painting by French artist Franck Innocent (1912-1983) signed and dated in the original heavy frame. This post impressionist oil painting is cleverly crafted with i...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Post-Cubist 20th Century Still-Life painting 'Pendule et Verre' Yellow & Black
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Pendule et Verre' is a bold and vibrant painting from the mid-period of Venard's painting career. You can tell this by looking at the impasto of the piece, the thick layers of paint...
Category
20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950s French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Vibrant Still Life Anemonies
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Anemonies
by Denise Dardel, French Post-Impressionist artist, circa 1950
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 26 x 21 inches
board: 21 x 16 inches
provenance: private collection, Fran...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
1940's French Post Impressionist Painting Mediterranean Village Street View
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Street View Landscape
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen
French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition
by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017)
signed oil on board stuck on board, mounted
mount: 25.5 x 19.75 inches
board: 19 x 13 inches
provenance: the a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life - Oil Paint by Cristianus - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life is a modern artwork realized by Cristianus in the mid-20th Century.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Includes frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pink Primulas & Pot Plants.Original Still Life Flower Painting. Modern British.
By Diana Maxwell Armfield
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Diana Maxwell Armfield.
English ( b.1920 ).
Pink Primulas and a Collection of Potted House Plants.
Oil on Board. Signed.
Image size 12.6 inches x 10.6 inches ( 32cm x 27cm ).
Frame ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Still Life - Art Deco Flowers Pineapple & Greyhound Cup Antique Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful signed and dated 1936 oil on canvas still life with flowers, pineapple, fruit and ceramic mug decorated with a pack of hounds, by Arthur Sleight. A striking and unusual A...
Category
1930s Art Deco Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Black gloves
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Gray wooden frame
46.6 x 38.6 x 1.8 cm
Category
1930s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil on Linen Painting -- Madison Ave
Located in Troy, NY
This oil on canvas landscape features a street scene in an Upstate NY city. The painting shows a row of beautiful nineteenth century houses on one side of a sidewalk and verdant tre...
Category
1990s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Antique American Impressionist Hamptons Summer Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive impressionist oil painting on canvas by June Ciancio. Framed. Signed.
Category
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century French Illustration Leafs On Purple Paper Wallpaper Design
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Rose - Oil Painting by Giovanni Omiccioli - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rose is a modern artwork realized by Giovanni Omiccioli in the mid-20th century.
Mixed colored oil painting.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Includes frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fruits - Oil Paint by Gianpaolo Berto - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Fruits is a modern artwork realized by the artist Gian Paolo Berto in 1967.
Mixed colored oil painting.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Signature, title and date on the back
Inc...
Category
1960s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Composition by Zoute (Leon Salter) Mid Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Abstract Modernist oil painting by Zoute. Oil on canvas mounted on board. Painted in circa 1940's.
Zoute (Born-Leon Salter, 1903-1976) was self-taught and well exhibited during his l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Colorful Still Life of Flowers Profusion of Petals & Flowers Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Profusion of Flowers
European artist, late 20th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 24 x 20 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine French Still Life Oil Painting Bouquet of Roses in Vase signed original
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bouquet de Roses
by Leon Garraud (French 1877-1967)
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 19 x 16 inches
board: 15.5 x 12 inches
inscribed verso to label
provenance: private collection...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life of Flowers in Jug - Post Impressionist 1940's art floral oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Post Impressionist floral oil painting is by noted successful Russian born female artist Nadia Benois. Benois came to England and settled in London in 1920 having married...
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Ribbons - Oil Paint by Gianni Cacciarini - 1970s
By Gianni Cacciarini
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with ribbons is a modern artwork realized by Gianni Cacciarini.
Mixed colored oil on board.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Includes an elegant frame (with some loss).
Category
1970s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Impressionist Tablescape Still Life Watercolour
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a colourful tablescape still life by Henri Clamen. The painting is not signed but was acquired form the atelier of the artist with o...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Sola Puig 13 TRUMPET AND MIMOSA original impressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
TRUMPET AND MIMOSA original impressionist acrylic painting.
SOLÁ paints in a natural way, which reflects the Old Masters, soaking up the colour, air, smell and the pure scent of hi...
Category
1990s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid Century French Glass Ornament In Yellow Box Gouache Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Glass Ornament
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache
My Favourite Orange Silk Cloth - floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Colour, fresh and vivid, gives this classic still life by Pat Service a contemporary feel.
A beloved bright orange silk cloth, draped over a table set with two patterned vases of col...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Classical Still Life Oil Painting Ornate Flowers on Stone Plinth Large Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers on a Stone Plinth
European artist, late 20th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 24 x 36 inches
provenance: private collection, south west of England
condi...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Italian Cityscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Isabelle Graham Reese (1927-2005). Floral Still Life, ca. 1950s. Oil on canvas measuring 12 x 16 inches; 17.5 x 21.5 inches framed. Signed lower right.
The artist lived and worked ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Calabaza (Pumpkin). Expressionist still-life. Colorful Orange, yelow, turquoise.
Located in Segovia, ES
Calabaza (Pumpkin) . Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Chico Montilla.
Measurements: (H) 116x (W) 81 x 2 (D) cm.
Framed 139 x 104 x 4.5 cm.
Colorful expressionist still-life.
Beautif...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fresh Flowers - contemporary, floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A pretty, mixed floral bouquet fills the canvas with joyful colour in this still-life painting by Pat Service. The Canadian artist explored the traditional art form in the 1990’s but...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Modern British still life, pink roses, tea cup and fruit by Norman Edgar
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Norman B. Edgar (Scottish, 1948 -2022) (pink roses)
Roses in a jug by tea cup and fruit
Signed ‘Edgar’ (lower left)
Oil on canvas
20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm.)
Norman Edgar was bor...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Trompe L'Oeil Surreal Still Life Exhibited Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing American modernist still life oil painting by Adrian Martinez (Born 1949) . Oil on canvas. Exhibited.
Category
1960s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Tulips" Daphne Mumford, Bright and Colorful Floral Diptych
Located in New York, NY
Daphne Mumford
Tulips
Signed lower right, titled on each stretcher
Oil on canvas, diptych
24 x 74 inches
Daphne Mumford studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting in 1952; the Chel...
Category
Late 20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Symphony of Colour: Cubist Still Life with Guitar and Wine', Berlin School
Located in London, GB
'Symphony of Colour: Cubist Still Life with Guitar and Wine', oil on board, Berlin School, initialed 'M.V.' (circa 1960s). This artwork is a clear cubist homage to one of the founder...
Category
1960s Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Vintage Still Life with Lemons
Located in Soquel, CA
Still life of an interior with lemons and draped cloth by James Pollock (American, 20th Century). Signed and dated "Jim Pollock 7/87" on verso. Unframed. Image size: 18"H x 24"W.
Category
1980s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century French Illustration Viola Canina Watercolour Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Botanical Sketch
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century French Illustration White Blossom Flower Watercolour Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
White Flower Sketch
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century French Illustration Blue Leafs Design Wallpaper Design
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Mid Century French Illustration Yellow Daffodil Watercolour Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Antique American Modernist Cubist Still Life Interior Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
Category
1960s Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 lower right.
The artist lived and wo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Expressionist Floral Still Life
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Expressionist floral still life painting. Oil on canvas measuring 14 x 20 inches, 18 x 24 inches framed.
Frame is from the 1960's but the canvas is clearly much older, ca...
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Blossom"
Located in Clinton Township, MI
This monotype of a beautiful flower has colors of melon and light purple/mauve that are not visible to the camera. It is by an artist named Susan--her last name begins with an "S" b...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Monoprint
Fine Antique British Botanical Painting Green Tall Plant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, Eng...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
A New Apostle
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
ROBINSON, Geoffrey (b.1945)
A New Apostle
1996
60.0 x 50.0 cm
Painting on unstretched canvas, Unframed
Geoffrey Robinson trained at Bournemouth College of Art in the 1960’s, before...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Outer Reaches XVI
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
ROBINSON, Geoffrey (b.1945)
Outer Reaches XVI
1998
29.5 x 42.0 cm
Oil on board, Unframed
Geoffrey Robinson trained at Bournemouth College of Art in the 1960’s, before a career in ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Nowhere to Go
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
ROBINSON, Geoffrey (b.1945)
Geoffrey Robinson
Nowhere to Go
1997
21.0 x 29.7 cm
Unframed
Geoffrey Robinson trained at Bournemouth College of Art in the 1960’s, before a career in ad...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Mixed Media
More Than You Know
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
ROBINSON, Geoffrey (b.1945)
More Than You Know
1996
41.8 x 29.5 cm
Unframed
Geoffrey Robinson trained at Bournemouth College of Art in the 1960’s, before a career in advertising and...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Black Sea
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
ROBINSON, Geoffrey (b.1945)
Geoffrey Robinson
Black Sea
1996
21.0 x 29.7 cm
Unframed
Geoffrey Robinson trained at Bournemouth College of Art in the 1960’s, before a career in advert...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil
Profusion of Flowers Large Still Life Oil Painting signed canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Profusion of Flowers
European artist, late 20th century
signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 24 x 20 inches
provenance: private collection, England
condition: very good and sound ...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Staircase - The French Quarter - New Orleans Original Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
The Staircase - 1987 Original Oil on Masonite
Original 1987 oil painting depicting a staircase behind a brick archway by Miriam Ragan (American, 1930-2014). The viewer looks onward ...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Narcisos
Located in Segovia, ES
"Narcisos" . Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Chico Montilla.
Measurements: (H) 81 x (W) 100 x 2 (D) cm. Framed 104 x 123 x 6 cm.
Colorful expressionist still-life with daffodil flow...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Olle Hjortzberg Still Life With Yellow Roses, 1946
Located in Dallas, TX
Olle Hjortzberg (Swedish, 1872-1959)
Stilleben met gula rosor (Still life with yellow roses), 1946
Oil on Masonite
Sight: 25-1/2 x 21-1/4 inches (64.8 x 54.0 cm)
Framed: 35 X 30.25 ...
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1940s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paint
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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.
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