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Still-life Paintings For Sale
"Chrysanthemums painted in Claude Monet" Original Oil Painting by Lilya Volskaya
Located in Zofingen, AG
The paintings are drawn with oil on the canvas.
Shipping rolled in a TUBE.
Chrysanthemums painted in Claude Monet's manner.
Water-based sustainable mineral paints were used to creat...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil, Pigment
Contemporary still life composition of flowers in a pot acrylic on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork " Blue pot with flowers" presents an expressive and vibrant composition, capturing the viewer's attention with its bold use of color and dynamic brushwork.
The focal p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Les Andelys at Dawn" view of French village from hilltop, painted en plein air
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Les Andelys at Dawn" is the view of this French village from a hilltop, painted en plein air.
Frame Dimensions 41.5 x 53in
Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, Californ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mandarins" interior landscape in a baguette of Volsky Lily
Located in Zofingen, AG
Mandarins" interior landscape in a baguette of Volsky Lily. Christmas Eve.The modern style of painting. Relief lines and fruits are created using texture paste on canvas. All year ro...
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers)
Year: 1963
Medium: Watercolor on heavy archival paper
Size: 29.5 x 21 inches
Condition: Good
Provena...
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1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
My Roses with Peaches
By Teresa Vito
Located in Loveland, CO
My Roses with Peaches by Teresa Vito
20x16" oil Floral Still Life
Bouquet of Roses surrounded by a table full of peaches
Signed lower right
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Teresa Vito's paintings reflect the beauty she sees all around her. She loves painting living energy, whether it is the outdoor landscape, berries and flowers picked for a still life, or the unending variety of the human face.
Vito has been a full time oil painter since 1992. She currently lives in Pueblo, Colorado. Vito has won numerous national and regional awards including an Award of Excellence, Best Portrait and Best Still Life Awards from Oil Painters of America. She also received the Best of Show award from the Artists of Colorado Exhibition held at the Colorado History Museum.
Teresa Vito grew up in a one store town in upstate New York. She had never met an artist or had gone to an art gallery until she went to college. She chose to major in art because she loved to draw. College offered no clue as to how to become an artist so she decided to try to figure it out on her own.
With $250 and a train ticket to Denver (she had never been west of Ohio) carrying a suitcase, a purse and a portfolio of nude drawings, Vito began her artistic journey. During her twenties she did every job she could find that was art related. Vito worked in a frame shop and gallery, at art supply stores, made posters and newspaper advertisements and created display windows in downtown Denver.
The year the Art Students League in Denver opened, she maneuvered a job there running a small art supply store. It was here she found out about the world of Artist's Workshops. Vito learned as much as she could looking through the door of the many classes taught by master artists, who were in fact making a living with their art. With this inspiration Vito saved up enough money in 1992 to live cheaply for a year and become a full time artist. She has never looked back and strives to continue to be the best possible painter she can be. She now teaches workshops with gratitude and generosity, to share in all that she has learned.
Vito has a BA in Fine Art from the State University of New York at Geneseo and has taught and studied at the Art Students League at Denver and the Loveland Academy of Fine Arts. She has expanded her knowledge by taking numerous workshops over the years with artists Quang Ho, Ramon Kelley...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oval Still Life, with Fruits and Lobster. Oil Painting by Herzberg-Schönwald.
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique, oval still life, with fruits and lobster. Oil painting.
Signed lower right.
Dimensions are without frame.
The painting and the frame have m...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
Peonies - Contemporary Still Life Peony Flowers in Vase Teacup Glove, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
A contemporary still life oil painting with magenta, pink, white and dark purple peonies in a mustard ochre colored vase, a blue glove and white teacup against a warm brown backgroun...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Carafe, pot and brau by I. Charles Goetz - Oil on cardboard 29x41 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on cardboard
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Orange Flowers with Green Vase" Post-Impressionism Still Life Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts a whimsical bouquet of orange flowers in a beautiful white jug seated on a table with a background in green. The piece is done in a highly impressionistic manne...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Convergence of Peppers and Beets" (2022) By Timothy J. Standring, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Convergence of Peppers and Beets" by Timothy J. Standring is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life featuring vegetables on a white tablecloth and a yellowish ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original mid century modern abstract expressionist painting by American artist Toma Yovanovich.
Toma Yovanovich (1931-2016)
Yovanovich was a painter/printmaker whose work i...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil
Geometric Pot Patterns Diptych on Pink, Ancient Vessels Painting on Paper, 2024
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...
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Spring Flowers, 2003 - Bright Watercolour Painting of Flowers by Mary Fedden
By Mary Fedden
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Mary Fedden was a Modern British painter, printmaker and illustrator.
Born in Bristol to a family of surgeons, from childhood Fedden had wanted to become a painter. At the age of si...
Category
Early 2000s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Leave the Pieces by Laura McCarty, Large Framed Contemporary Abstract Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
The framed price is listed. UNFRAMED this piece measures 36"H x 36"W.
Born and raised in Georgia, from a young age, Laura developed a deep love for an array of creative outlets. Des...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Barbara Doyle (b.1917) - 1990 Oil, Summer Delight
Located in Corsham, GB
An expressive oil painting by the artist Barbara Doyle, depicting a floral still life in blue. Signed and dated to the lower left-hand corner. There is a...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
stories in nuances , abstract, colored, oil on canvas, expressionism, geometric
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
abstract representation of books on shelves. The painting is characterized by thick, visible brush strokes that add texture and depth to the image. The color palette is diverse, with each “book” painted in different hues including blues, greens, reds, and neutrals. The background is painted in a muted tone which helps in highlighting the colorful “books...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Magnolia Blossoms and Blue Jay
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
UNFRAMED:30" x 20" FRAMED: 30" x 20" x 1.125"
Artist Statement
“The magnolia tree and I share common rots in the Southeast. The Carolinas, Georgia, and Tennessee are home to us both. This stately, ancient tree is native to the Southeast. Its large fragrant blossoms and dark, shiny leaves adorn the green lawns and line the streets of the small towns where I am from. So, when I moved to California, I was pleasantly surprised to see this icon from the South growing freely here as well! This paining, with its representatives from the Southeast (the Magnolia and Blue Jay) and the West (the Plums and Persimmons) shows how roots can expand and grow to embrace new beginnings.”
— Mary Kay West...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Beach House, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Vibrant flowers spill from a deep purple vase, their colorful petals popping against a neutral backdrop. The abstract floral details evoke the tranquil sunshi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
“Still Life with Flowers and Fruit”
By John Russell
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully painted oil on canvas still life with vase of flowers and a glass bowl of fruit. In the background is a painting of a young woman. Artist monogram lower right. The mon...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bouquet De Fleurs
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas
Canvas size: 25.5 x 21.25 inches
Framed size: 33.5 x 29.25 inches
Signed lower right
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary French Impressionist Signed Oil Figs in a Green Bowl Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fresh Figs
by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary)
signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
dated
canvas: 13 x 16 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large private col...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Five Vases, Photorealist Oil Painting on Canvas by Gustavo Schmidt
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Photorealist Still Life painting of five glass vases on a table by Chilean-born artist Gustavo Schmidt.
Five Vases
Gustavo Schmidt, Chilean/American (1963-)
Date: 2012
Oil on Canv...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Petunias" oil painting of white flowers in pot on table, springtime, realism
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Petunias" is a realist oil on canvas painting by Rachel Personett. A potting of white petunias overflows in verdant abundance. White blossoms glow against the dark background. Frame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Colourful French Impressionist Oil Painting Pink Waterlilies
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011)
Oil on board, unframed,
10.75 x 8.75 inches
Signed
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oyster & Lemon, Original painting, Food art, Seafood, Mediterranean
Located in Deddington, GB
This contemporary still-life depicts a fresh and vibrant oyster with a slice of lemon on blue and white Mediterranean tiles. This box canvas is part of my MINI Tiles series, and is r...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary impressionist expressive acrylic floral bouquet vase painting
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This captivating floral artwork "Summer blooming flowers in a blue vase" is an exuberant portrayal of a bouquet, radiating vibrancy and textural complexity. The piece commands attention with its vigorous brushstrokes, creating a sense of movement and depth.
The bouquet is composed of blooming flowers in a rich palette of colors ranging from various shades of pinks and purples to luminous whites. Each flower is rendered with bold, gestural layers of paint, creating a tactile surface that invites the viewer to appreciate the artist’s dynamic technique.
The background, with its harmonious blend of cool blues and popping greens, forms a vivid contrast against the warm tones of the flowers, enhancing their visual impact.
Noteworthy is the blue-checkered vase...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
1940s American Impressionist Still Life Oil Painting with Flowers - Original Art
Located in Denver, CO
This original vintage 1945 oil painting beautifully captures a serene interior still life scene, featuring a vase of flowers, a delicate tea cup, and flowing drapery. Created by reno...
Category
1940s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Floral Arrangement in Porcelain Vase - French 19thC art flower oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Victorian oil painting is by French artist Jules Etienne Carot. Painted in 1884 it is a mixed floral of mainly white flowers, including lilac and roses, which stand out b...
Category
1880s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary still life, red apples and water glass. Exquisite oil on board
Located in Milan, IT
The exquisite still life can be paired with another still life with peaches (symbolising spring and autumn) also published on 1stdibs.
Gianluca Corona expresses the values of the m...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
In Bloom 36”x 36” oil on birch panel Impressionism Floral Women in the Arts
Located in Houston, TX
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ARTIST EXPLANATION OF THE PAINTINGS:
In Bloom measures 36" x 36" x 1.5" and is oil on birch panel . Ready to hang with wire on the back.
Artist d...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Birch, Oil, Wood Panel
Pink Frosting - Original Gary John Street Art Food Painting on Newspaper
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Vintage 1930's French Impressionist Still Life Roses in Glass in Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roses
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
gouache painting on artist paper, unframed
measures: 13 high by 16.5 inches wide
condition: ov...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Naturaleza Muerta
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Naturaleza Muerta" is an oil on canvas work painted by Rufino Tamayo in 1935. The artwork size is 29 1/4 x 58 3/4 inches. The framed size is 40 1/4 x 69 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches. The work...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Mid Century Abstract Still Life Framed Wine Bottle Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract wine bottle still life oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
Category
1960s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Winter Landscape with Sun Glow. 'Lights and Shadows of Evening'.
Located in New York, NY
American landscape with sunny glow by American Artist Harry F. Waltman (1871 - 1951).
The painting shows a bright sunny winter landscape during sunset. Hints of warm tones reflect o...
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life flemish school by Roberto Gherardi - Oil on wood 47x69 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on wood with frame
Total size with frame: 60x82x7 cm
Roberto Gherardi is a Geneva Artist born in 1933
Category
1980s Flemish School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionist still life of Pink, Red and White flowers in an interior.
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted and very interesting French or Belgium still life of flowers.
Signed and inscribed, Jane Herbo, 1906, Ste Louise! / á Marraine.
The ...
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Dahlias in Bloom" (2024) By Robin Hextrum, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's (US based) "Dahlias in Bloom" is an oil painting that depicts a blooming white dahlia bush on a black background. This piece measures 22.25 x 18 inches in its frame a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Linen
Dance in the Wind (fall tree autumn colors orange red yellow leaves landscape)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Dance in the Wind is a vibrant acrylic painting on canvas depicting a maple tree with fall-colored leaves during autumn season.
Comes framed and ready to hang.
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Primula pubescens ; Pubescent primrose, flower still life, oil on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Henriette de Longchamp (1814-1887)
Primula pubescens ; Pubescent primrose
Oil on canvas
Signed “Htte de Longchamp” lower left
Marked “E. Vernier” on the back of the canvas, marchand ...
Category
19th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Impressionist Flower Still Life Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist flower still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 30.5H by 21.5L.
Category
1920s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Spring Garden Still-Life Peonies and Garden Gloves
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous and vibrant mid century spring garden still life of a vase of pink peonies with a pair of garden gloves in the foreground by listed artist Helen Gleiforst (American, 1903-19...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
1950's FRENCH FLOWER OIL PAINTING - PASTEL SHADES OF PINKS GREENS & GREY COLORS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Jules ROBLIN (1888-1974) French School, circa 1950's, signed to the lower corner.
Title: Still Life of Flowers. Beautiful pastel shades of muted colours.
Medium: oil painti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Plants on Porch - Contemporary Botanical Geranium Flowers Potted Plants, 2017
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary painting of plants on a porch in oil on linen is from Francis Sills' 2017 series of Flora Paintings. Verdant leafy palms in planters stand behind a wooden table wit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Clutter- 21st Century Contemporary Still-life painting with cutter plug
By Erik Zwaga
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This still-life is made by Dutch painter Erik Zwaga.
The painter started in the style of the romantic school, Erik Zwaga began to search more and more for his own visual language...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Night Season (Impressionistic Oil Painting of Tiger Striped Cat on a Porch)
Located in Hudson, NY
56 x 58 x 2 inches
oil on canvas, white wood frame
Through expressionistic gestures and a sophisticated handling of paint, David Konigsberg's works take on a life of their own, so that even inanimate objects seem filled with energy and intent. This painting captures a delightful scene of a lazy cat taking a nap in the abundant late afternoon light on a porch.
David Konigsberg is a conceptual realist who works across media and painting genres to portray transitional spaces, metaphoric moments and alternative histories. A long-time member of the Gowanus and Red Hook artist communities in Brooklyn, he is now based in Hudson and employs the area's landscapes as the setting and sometimes subject of his work.
The artist’s work has been exhibited throughout out the United States and has been featured in The New York Times, Chronogram and Brooklyn Journal and numerous art and culture blogs. David Konigsberg lives and works in Hudson, New York.
RESUME
Selected Exhibitions:
· Nigh Season (2014)
· Troposphere (2012)
· Largo Arenula (2008)
Allen Sheppard Gallery...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage 1930's French Impressionist Still Life Flower Bunch In Clear Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting
signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on board, unframed
measures: 13.5 high by 10.5 inch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flowers In Vase An Impression. Still Life Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Michael Forster (bn. India, 1907-2002)
Flowers in a vase, earthy tones
signed, Polymer medium / Acrylic on paper, 76cm x 53cm.
More Information
Framed and glazed, protected behind ...
Category
1980s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
White and Glass by Millie Gosch, Framed Flowers Oil Still-Life Painting
By Millie Gosch
Located in Atlanta, GA
Enhance your space with White and Glass, a stunning original oil painting by renowned artist Millie Gosch. This 8x8 inch piece, beautifully framed to 11x11 inches, showcases Gosch’s ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Flowers Still-life Scacciati 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Andrea Scacciati (Florence 1642-1710)
Composition of flowers within embossed vase (1 of 3)
oil on canvas
130 x 90 cm
In antique frame 145 x 105 cm.
Work with expertise by Prof. Emi...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Nameless Grace" (2022) By Alexandra Manukyan, Traditional Female Oil Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Alexandra Manukyan presents "A Heart Asunder" an exquisite oil on linen on wooden panel from 2022.This piece captures a fusion of traditional Armenian aesthetics with contemporary po...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Still Life with Mandolin by Georges Girard - Oil on canvas 54x81cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Georges Girard (1917-2003) was a French painter known for his work throughout the 20th century. His art often appeared in auctions, with pieces like Picador and Le Jeune Homme et l'O...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Lights, Portrait Original 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: 2022
Style: Impressionism,
Subject: Spring ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Charles PICART LE DOUX, Bouquet of Wild Flowers, 1934
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Charles PICART LE DOUX (1881-1959), France, 1934. Bouquet of Wild Flowers. Artwork typical of the manner of Charles Picart Le Doux. However, the robust and contrasti...
Category
1930s Art Deco Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Zhenyan Zhao Contemporary Original Oil On Canvas "Blue Dream Butterfly"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Blue Dream Butterfly
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 19 x 27 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Neighborhoods (oil on canvas 24"x 24")
Located in Agoura Hills, CA
Kathy is an abstract artist who explores a diverse range of mediums and techniques, including painting with oil or acrylic, incorporating paper in collage, and experimenting with pri...
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Daffodils Oil on Canvas Floral Italy Still-life nature
Located in Houston, TX
Daffodils by Melissa Franklin Sanchez is an Oil on Canvas Painting. Looking closely at Daffodils by Mellissa F. Sanchez you will notice the background with objects. There is pot...
Category
2010s 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.