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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Bouquet of chrysanthemums
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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1870s Still-life Paintings

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Oil

20th Century Oil - Daffodils and Iris
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming still life study depicting daffodils and irises in a ceramic jug. Unsigned. Well presented in a wooden frame. On board.
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20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Shiney Red Pomegranate, Original Painting, Still Life, Fruit Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Shiney Red Pomegranate is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her series featuring life size realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still life painting. T...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Pink Roses In White Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
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20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

Coffee cup on pink tablecloth
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Coffee cup on pink tablecloth" is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of things around us in everyday life. Pai...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Purple and Orange Gladiolus Bouquet Still Life 20th Century French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Gladiolus Still Life by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021) signed lower corner oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 32 x 25.5 inches condition: overall very good, minor surface ...
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Late 20th Century French School Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Daisy Bouquet, 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 Canvas Year: 2022 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Daisy...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bouquet, Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas laid on board by Lucien Neuquelman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lucien Neuquelman, French (1909 - 1988) - Bouquet, Year: circa 1938, Medium: Oil on Canvas laid on board, signed lower left, Size: 14 x 9 in. (35.56 x 22.86 cm), Frame Size: 17.5...
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1930s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Superlative - Original Surrealist Red Paint Brush Pop Art on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Smith explores the area between Pop Art and Surrealism and expresses it in one-of-a-kind original works on canvas, paper or wood. With the use of found images he tells slightly ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Mixed Media

Shuang Liu Still Life Original Oil Painting "Have Some Fruits I"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Have Some Fruits I Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 19 x 23 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life on Black Background
Located in London, GB
'Still Life on Black Background, oil on canvas (circa 1960s), by Edgar Stoëbel (1909-2001). In his inimitable style, artist Stoëbel's abstract still life with black background is a lively and colourful modernist work. This artwork has a powerful intensity of tone and colour which speaks to Stoëbel's very distinctive style but remains completely approachable and appealing. This is part of the post-war concrete abstract movement, or Constructive Art...
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1960s Constructivist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Jacques Blanchard (1912-1992) - 20th Century Oil, Still Life with Clementines
Located in Corsham, GB
A classic-looking still life, painted with a modern twist by French artist Jacques Blanchard (1912-1992). Elegant soft fruits have been exquisitely captured in a dark bowl, with a fe...
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20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Tulip Bouquet Floral Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3575B Tulip bouquet set in vintage silvered wood frame Image size 13x10" P.Russo Neapolitan artist
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Early 2000s Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Rulin Xian Still Life Original Oil On Canvas "Blue Glaze Porcelain Series I
Located in New York, NY
Title: Blue Glaze Porcelain Seriees I - Plum Bossoms Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 12 x 12 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excell...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Marcia’s Meadow (Vermont)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Marcia’s Meadow (Vermont) Year: 1983 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 50 x 72 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed recto; signed, date...
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1980s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Jo Haran, Jewel Heads in Darkness, Contemporary Floral Art, Mixed Media Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Jewel Heads in Darkness [2021] Original Flowers Gouache, watercolour ink and gesso. Image size: H:53 cm x W:64 cm Paper Size: H:56 cm x W:67.5 cm x D:0.01cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look 'Jewel Heads in Darkness' is an original painting by Jo Haran. "I wanted to try and capture the frailty of anemones nestled in darkness. I used jewel colours....strong pink, yellow, hints of ultramarine and neon green as a contrast to the moody foliage backdrop." 'There are always flowers for those who want to see them" - Henri Matisse. "I have been painting flowers for over 20 years as an artist and as a senior textile designer selling prints to clients internationally including Valentino, Leonard, Paul and Joe and high street brands such as Topshop and Marks and Spencer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Gesso, Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache

"You're Not Listening" Vibrant City and Floral Vignettes on Crown Panel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"You're Not Listening" is an original piece by Branche Coverdale made from acrylic gouache on shaped wood panel. This piece measures 12"h x 12"w and is hand signed by the artist. Br...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Wood Panel

Roses, Impressionism, Still Life, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ara H. Hakobyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism Title: Roses Size: 19.5" x 23.5" x 0.8'' in...
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2010s Academic Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tribal Scribble Pots Diptych, Ancient Greek Base Inspiration 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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Oil, Paper

Chunli Huang Floral Original Oil On Canvas "Those Flowers"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Those Flowers Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 23 x 20 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This paint...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Spring Light - unframed
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Spring Light' by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size. Internationally exhibited and celebrated worldwide, Bukovnik’s iconic works express a spiritual exultation - a joie de vivre - a vivid celebration of beauty. The painting captures the season of nature’s rebirth when the world awakes from its winter repose — Forever Spring...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Black Cat" (2020), Original Realist Animal Portrait on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel, Paper

Still Life, Handmade Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Anatoly Borisovich Tarabanov Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2017 Style: Impressionism Title: Still Life Size: 15.5...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Trompe L'oeil Hyperrealism Painting Abstract Surrealist Photo Realist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Large acrylic painting by Pat Rosenstein, American Woman Artist, graduate of Pratt Institute whose work has been exhibited extensively. Rosenstein, who...
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Jam Doughnut Pocket Series, original painting, contemporary, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Jam Doughnut 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 l...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Tea Party. Flowers, fruits, still life, oil painting, sommer, impressionism
Located in Oslo, NO
"I painted this still life at my home." said Anna Shesterikova about this painting. "The summer sun breaks through the window and colors the tea in noble, thick honey tones, plays wi...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Triumph" oil painting of old automobile found amongst trees in the forest
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a verdant, wooded area, painted en-plein air in Arkansas. An old, rusted, abandoned race-car, a BMW Triumph, is the focal point behind a time-honored stone wall. D...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Linen

The Painted Flag Blue (2003) - minimalist, contemporary, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This pop art painting of a Canadian flag is by Charles Pachter. One of Canada’s much-loved and collected contemporary artists, Charles Pachter is renowned for his iconic pop art ima...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Wild Mushrooms Harvest, Autumn, Magic Nature, Illustration Style, Orange Tones
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Wild Mushrooms IV" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion. Romina Mil...
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2010s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, India Ink, Rag Paper

Qun Song Floral Original Oil On Canvas "Whisper Of The Flower"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Whisper Of The Flower Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 31 x 23 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Autumn Leaf Pocket Painting 5c, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Autumn Leaf 5c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still life painting. The paintings are...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

1950s "The Schoolgirl" Oil and Sand Figurative Painting NYC Brooklyn Museum
Located in Arp, TX
Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011) 26-1 "The Schoolgirl" c.1950s Oil paint, sand on Masonite 36x48 wood period frame Unsigned Collection acquired from family estate Sylvia Weinreb Rutkoff (...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gesso, Masonite, Oil

A Bunch of Joy - Floral Gem Joy Nature Colorful Investment Energy Mother Earth
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: A Bunch of Joy Floral Gem Joy Flowers Nature Colorful Investment Energy Mother Earth A joyful gift for Mother's day - or to celebrate Mother Earth and our soft, yet untamed ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Ginger Cat
Located in Columbia, MO
ASHLEE SELBURG Ginger Cat Ink and pencil on paper 20 x 16 inches
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Ink

Clair de Lune - contemporary, abstract, floral, still-life, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting was inspired by nature and features a moon. Vancouver-based artist Fiona Ackerman has often turned to the beauty of the natural world as a source...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Original Oil Painting of Blue Vase, Brown Bowl, and Eggs on a Table
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Blue Vase, Brown Bowl, and Eggs on a Table Artist: Roland Pichard Signed: Bottom right Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 14 (height)...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Potted daffodils - Still life oil on canvas
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas Gilded wooden frame 70,5 x 48 x 4,5 cm Unsigned
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Mid-20th Century Academic Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Original English Realist Oil Painting STILL LIFE FREESIA FLOWERS by James Noble
By James Noble
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: James Noble (1919-1989) English TITLE: "Still Life Of Freesias" MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 54cm x 44cm incl. frame CONDITION: excellent NOTES: Born in Middlesex he went t...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Set Of Two Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Paintings, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Two 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,...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

Hunt Slonem "2 Tulips" Florals
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: 2 Tulips Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: U...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Still life with pomegranates
Located in Zofingen, AG
One of the works in a series of small still lives to play with form, color and texture. The beautiful color of pomegranates and their texture inspired me to create this work. The wor...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

THE FRESCO - original large oil canvas painting by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Fresco" Oil on canvas Large original, one-of-a-kind, painting - 33.5x63in / 85x160cm Nude in a Italian Baroque interior, with blue marine painted fresco. Picture from the sol...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Impressionist Oil Painting - Beautiful Flower Field
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School/ Date: Douglas Stuart Allen (American/ French 1923-2021) American born artist from Chicago, retiring to France during his latter ye...
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Vanity - Large Mid 20th Century Modern Belgian Surrealist Still Life Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large 1960's Modern Belgian surrealist oil on board depicting a skull, bottles and other objects in a landscape, by Noëlle Verheggen. The work signed lower right and pr...
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1960s Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Going to Bolinas - Realism oil on canvas painting - California Coast still life
Located in Burlingame, CA
Going to Bolinas - An iconic rural scene from Northern California's quintessential highway 1, while heading north to the town of Bolinas. A traditional landscape blending urban — manmade street signs and roadway — with nature. The painting depicts early evening light — the artist's favorite. Created in 2020 from celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. Dixon’s work can be found in numerous distinctive private and public collections, as well as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as well as the Oakland Museum of California. The work comes framed in a California redwood frame. Artwork is 30 x 30 inches. With framing the outer dimension is 31 x 31 inches.Signed and dated by the artist. Born: Kansas City MO, 1942 Education: Art Students League, New York, NY Cornell University Brooklyn Museum School San Francisco Art Institute, M.F.A. 1969 Awards and Commissions N.E.A. Fellowship Grant- 1989 California Supreme Court Mural Commission- 1998 Las Vegas Federal Courthouse Commission, G.S.A.-1998 Teaching 1989-90: San Francisco State University 1975: San Francisco Art Institute Realism Seminar 1974-76: Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA 1973-74, 1976: California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA 1971-72: California State University, Hayward, CA One Man Exhibitions 2015: Willard Dixon Portraits College of Marin Fine Art Gallery, Kentfield 2014: SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2008: SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2005: Fischbach Gallery, NYC,NY 2005: Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2004: Fischbach Gallery, NYC, NY. 2002: Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2002: Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA 2001: Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2000: Fischbach Gallery, NYC , NY 2000: Hearst Art Gallery, St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA 1998: Hackett Freedman Gallery, SF, CA 1997: Tatistcheff/Rogers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1996, 1995: Contemporary Realist Gallery (now Hackett Freedman Gallery) 1994: Fischbach Gallery 1993: Contemporary Realist Gallery 1992: Fischbach Gallery 1991: Earl McGrath Gallery, 454 North, Los Angeles, CA 1990: Fischbach Gallery 1989: William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1988: Gallery 454 North, Los Angeles, CA 1987: Fischbach Gallery 1987: Gallery 454 North 1986: William Sawyer Gallery 1985: Fischbach Gallery 1984: Harris Gallery, Houston, Tx 1984: William Sawyer Gallery 1983, 1982: Fischbach Gallery 1981: William Sawyer Gallery 1980,1979: Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1976, 1975: William Sawyer Gallery 1973, 1972: William Sawyer Gallery Selected Group Exhibitions 2017: SHIFT / with Elizabeth Barlow, Kim Frohsin, Erin Parrish...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sterling Peonies: framed contemporary oil painting of pink & white flowers
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a beautifully framed contemporary floral still-life oil painting of pink and white peonies in a sterling vase in a traditional style by Pennsylvania artist Sharon Henderson. ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Word Series (Could Not)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Paint and ink on canvas.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Ink

Word Series (Could Not)
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Contemporary British Modernist Oil Painting Kitchen Table & Chairs Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Kitchen Table by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) painting on artist paper, unframed artist paper: 10.5 x 7.5 inches condition: overall very good provenance: all the pain...
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20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

An Vibrant, Expressive Mid-Century Floral Still Life Painting by Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Expressive Mid-Century Floral Still Life Painting by Rudolph Pen. Artwork size: 15” x 10"; Framed size: 19 1/2” x 14 1/2”. Signed Pen, lower right. Provenance: Esta...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Barco Rojo. Painting. Oil paint on Canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Barco Rojo, by Sergio Bazan Oil on Canvas Image Size: 75 H x 75 W inches Unframed Signed by artist _______ Paintings- Mix media & works on paper. Sergio Bazan was born in Bue...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

SOLA PUIG 6 Flowers original impressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
flowers 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 his environmen...
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1990s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Very Large Classical Oil Still Life Study Of Fruit and Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Manner of Emilio Greco, 20th Century oil on board, framed framed: 24 x 29 inches board: 16 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, England The painting is in very good and presen...
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20th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century Pink & White Roses in Crystal Vase Still-Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate mid century still-life of white and pink roses in crystal vase with a soft, lime green background by listed California artist Helen Mae Enoch Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997)...
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1950s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Diptych "Dandelions"
Located in Zofingen, AG
the size of artworks 25x25 cm -- each piece This spring, the yellow dandelions were in full bloom on the green lawn in front of our house. How charming they are, not only when they...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Contemporary small floral artwork acrylic on paper "Fresh spring bouquet"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary colorful floral artwork, titled "Fresh Spring Bouquet", is part of the “Floral” series by French artist Natalya Mougenot. A celebration of spring, the painting feat...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Morning Light, Beautiful oil and gold leaf painting, pink & blue floral blossoms
Located in Dallas, TX
"Morning Light" is a beautiful oil painting of pink cherry blossoms on a bright blue background. The texture and color covers the entire 39x39 inch canvas in a stunning composition. ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Original Parisian Vintage Jewelry Design Art by Van Cleef & Boucheron Designer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interwoven Elegance Dual-Tone Leaf Motif Band Ring Jewelry Design circa mid 20th century by Paul Touzet (French b. 1917) original gouache painting, with pencil on tracing paper unfra...
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Mid-20th Century French School Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Original 20th Century French Oil Pink Flowers Illuminated In a Dark Room
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pink Flower Still Life by Annie Faure (French 1940-2021) signed lower corner oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 13 x 16 inches condition: overall very good, minor surface ...
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Late 20th Century French School Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Impressionist still life with Bread, Cheese and wine on a dinner table interior
Located in Woodbury, CT
This still-life painting by George Weissbort exemplifies his mastery of classical realism and meticulous attention to detail. The composition is elegantly restrained, featuring a rus...
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1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

FLOWERS - Roberto Suraci - Still Life Oil on Canvas Italian Painting
By Roberto Suraci
Located in Napoli, IT
Flowers - Italian oil on canvas painting. Italy, 2007, Roberto Suraci, cm.70x50 Flower Still Life depicts a lush variety of different flowers, Roberto Suraci combines a complex and ...
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Early 2000s Italian School Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, 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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