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"Broken Hearts" Original Painting, Lush Pomegranate Still Life
Located in Denver, CO
Victoria Novak's "Broken Hearts" is a striking example of contemporary still life painting, brought to life through her masterful use of oil on canvas. ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Grand-Scale Old Master Garland Portrait, 17th Century, Signed & Dated, Rare work
Located in London, GB
Indistinctly signed and dated
In the first quarter of the 17th century a new form of flower painting was developed in Flemish painting, which, recreated by a large group of artists and workshops, would achieve considerable success throughout the century in much of Europe: the garland of flowers surrounding a central figure. Brueghel de Velurs was the initiator of this type of composition, however, it was his pupil, Daniel Seghers, who was the dominant figure in this specialised production and the creator of a prototype that would serve as a model for the numerous artists who followed in his wake. It seems undeniable that the artist of the present painting had seen the Garlands of Flowers Surrounding a Medallion Depicting the Triumph of Love by Daniel Seghers and Domenico Zampieri (now in the Musée du Louvre in Paris).
In our painting, the present floral wreath encircles a carved cartouche within which sits Saint Dorothy of Caesarea and the attribute which often accompanies her in art, a basket of roses. The extremely delicate flowers have been rendered in meticulous detail, so that every species can be identified from exotic tulips to roses, irises and forget-me-nots; this obvious attention to naturalism is inherited from the Flemish manner. Each flower is so precise and refined that they are an individual study in their own right.
The still-lifes are from the hand of Jan Anton van den Baren, with the central figures by another accomplished hand. Van den Baren’s arrangement of flowers would have delighted connoisseurs in both Flanders and in Vienna, where the impossibility of their all blooming at the same time of year would have been understood as a further statement of the wonder and beauty of the divine.
Van den Baren worked first in Brussels, where he collaborated with Erasmus Quellinus II for the figures in his works, before moving with Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, his patron, to Vienna in 1656, where he instead worked with fellow Flemish émigré painter Nikolaus van Hoy. The iconography relates to an eighth century legend where she was presented a basket of roses by a child.
In addition to the brilliance of his handling of still-lifes Van den Baren played an important art historical role as Director of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm’s Picture Gallery in Vienna, then one of the greatest collections in the world and the core of what was to become the present collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Van der Baren compiled an inventory of the collection in 1659, and his predecessor as Director of the Archduke’s Picture Gallery (when it was still housed in Flanders), David Teniers, depicted van der Baren (third from right) in his celebrated Archduke Leopold Willem in his gallery at Brussels, conserved at the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
It is a shining example of the Flemish Baroque and is a very rare object indeed, considering there are only 14 paintings accepted as authentic works by this artist.
We are grateful to Fred Meijer for confirming the attribution to Johannes Antonius van der Baren.
A feature of this painting is its outstanding carved and gilded frame with a plethora of flowers and foliage.
Titan Fine Art
Category
17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Geraniums and Pond, 2022, red and vibrant, floral still life painting
Located in New York, NY
Craddock’s floral paintings are loci for memory, spanning more than a decade and various dwellings. Sharing a kindred spirit with such artists as Jane Freilicher and Lois Dodd, Cradd...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Still Life painter (British school) - 20th century painting - Interior flower
Located in Varmo, IT
English painter (20th century) - Vase of flowers.
61 x 48 cm without frame, 76.5 x 66.5 cm with frame.
Ancient oil painting on hardboard, in carved and lacquered wooden frame.
- W...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Abstract Visage II" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Visage II" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
ABOUT
A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
" lilac" Spring, Flowers, Violet, Pink , Impressionistcm. 70 x 64
Located in Torino, IT
Lilac,Spring,Flowers,Violet,Pink,Russia,impressionist
Published in a monographic catalogue
Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015)
1937: he was born ...
Category
1990s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Lilacs on the table in the garden" Oil cm. 140 x 125
Located in Torino, IT
Lilac, garden, flowers, violet,Ukraine
Very important work
Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015)
1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina.
1949-56: he began artistic studies in Dneprodzerzinsk and later he attended the School of Fine Arts in Kiev.
1956-62: he attended the Academy of Fine Art of Saint Petersburg.
1960: he began his activity taking part in many exhibitions in Russia and abroad.
1973: member of the Union of the Artists.
1980: exhibitions in Austria, Hungary, Japan...
Category
1990s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Decorative, Abstract Oil Painting, Cubic Still Life, with Honeydew Melons.
Located in Berlin, DE
Highly Decorative, Abstract Oil Painting, Still Life with Honeydew Melons.
The painting was most likely made in the USA. (See reverse side, manufacturer of the cardboard).
Signed. U...
Category
20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Flowers Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italy Still-life Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Master of the Grotesque Vase (active in Rome and Naples in the first quarter of the 17th century)
Still life of flowers in a classic vase
oil on canvas
66 x 51 cm, In frame cm. 82 x...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life in the garden: flowers, grapes and hat
Located in PARIS, FR
Louise ALIX
1888-1980
Still life in the garden: flowers, grapes and hat
Painting, oil on canvas
Signed
Painting: 80 x 60 cm (31.5 x 23.6 inches)
Modern natural oak frame (American bo...
Category
1920s Art Deco Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Not Art, Word Art Calligraphy Painting, Acrylic Vivid Background, Red and Green
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Not Art" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. The hand-drawn render is reminiscent and inspired by the word art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Archival Ink, Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Untitled" Red and White Tulip on Forest Green Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Tulips. This piece depicts gestural figure of a red and white Tulip on a forest green background with thick use of paint. In...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Mid Century Red Flowers Still-Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Classic mid-century floral still-life featuring large red flowers painted with dynamic impasto brushstrokes with a background in warm orange and yellow tones by Frank McConnell (Amer...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Watchtowers - contemporary condensation window painting oil artwork original art
By Lucy du Sautoy
Located in London, Chelsea
This impression by contemporary painter Lucy Du Sautoy captures a spectacular vision of mist on a window which completely engulfs the composition apart from a textual/ symbolic moti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
YiJian Wang Surrealist Original Oil Painting "Caprice 3"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Caprice 3
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 12 x 15 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is unstretched
Year: 2015
Artist: YiJian Wang...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pocket Deep Blush Pear 1 and Pocket Ripe Banana by Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Deep Blush Pear 1 [2023]
Pocket Ripe Banana by Dani Humberstone [2022}
original
Oil paint on canvas
Image size: H:7 cm x W:5 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:7 cm x W:5 cm...
Category
2010s English School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sunflowers" rustic still life of yellow flowers in blue and white vase
By Amy Florence
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Sunflowers" is a rustic still life of yellow flowers in blue and white vase. Amy Florence creates a dark interior that is brightened by the three sunflowers that casually rest in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Mid 20th Century French Oil Painting Iris Flowers in Vase Still Life Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Irises
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on canvas, unframed
measures: 24 high by 15 inches wide
condition: overall very...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bouquet, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Carey Parks presents an impressionist still life of dainty flowers on a glass cylinder. Taking a small bunch from a large bouq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
La Vie Est Belle. 2023, oil on canvas, 80x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
La Vie Est Belle. 2023, oil on canvas, 80x70 cm
Works of Liene Liepina are full of life and joy because of photography-like, realistic details on the one hand, and intense and slight...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil Painting Red Tulips in Interior original frm
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red Tulips in Interior
by Marcel Chesneau (French 1902 - 1975)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 26 x 19 inches
canvas: 22 x 15 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
pocket dark blue sloes, Baroque Still Life Painting, Small Art, Fruit Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Dark Blue Sloes is an original still-life painting by artist Dani Humberstone. This painting is a small scale renaissance inspired still life in a photorealistic style and sol...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Bouquet de fleurs" Pastello cm. 36 x 45 1910 ca
Located in Torino, IT
Eccezionale Pastello Liberty , colori luminosi, bellissima cornice decò
Lucien Victor GUIRAND DE SCÉVOLA (Sète, 1871 – Parigi, 1950)
È allievo ...
Category
1910s Jugendstil Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Pocket Veronique Tulip, Original Painting, Floral art, Nature, Red, Affordable
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Veronique Tulip 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 stil...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pocket Gala Apple with Oil Paint on Canvas, Painting by Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Gala Apple [2023]
Pocket Tangerine is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fine Victorian Oil Painting Plums Raspberries & Quince Still Life
By Oliver Clare
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Fruit including plums, raspberries and what we believe to show a Quince fruit.
by Oliver Clare (British 1853-1927)
signed lower right
oil painting on canvas: 8 x 10 in...
Category
19th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pink Pastel Hibiscus Oasis, Red Flamingo and Bird of Paradise Flowers, Triptych
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Hibiscus Oasis I" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion.
Romina Mila...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Ink, Watercolor
Mid Century Modern Wheat & Fruit Still-Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid-century modern oil painting of wheat and fruit by Wanda Faust (American, 20th century), c.1950. Signed lower left corner "Faust." Displayed in rustic wood frame. Image,...
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Mid Century French Illustration Yellow Pink Flower Watercolour Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Pocket Full Moon
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Full Moon 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 life...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
AL AMANECER
Located in Greenwich, CT
Cecilia studied Social Studies and Literature at Universidad Catolica del Peru, Drawing with Cristina Galvez, and Watercolors with Juan Pastorelli. She...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil Pastel, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Clementines by Colleen Leach, Contemporary Framed Floral painting on paper
Located in Atlanta, GA
The size includes the frame.
Colleen Leach is a self taught artist. She believes that art evokes the human spirit. Heavily influenced by music, Colleen's work explores the relation...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Pocket Blackbird's Egg 3 (c), Original Painting, Egg, Realism
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Blackbird's Egg 3 (c) 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 baroqu...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Pocke Yellowy Orange Clementine, Original painting, Still life, Clementine
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Yellowy Orange Clementine 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 ba...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Purple Hydrangeas" Contemporary Impressionist Still Life by Maria Bertran
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Purple Hydrangeas" is a gorgeous oil painted from life in France by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist still life captures the brilliant lavender, purple, and mauves of ...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
CRESCENT OBELISK - Contemporary Realism / Still Life
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Kevin Palme
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Horns and Bow)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This painting is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s.
Untitled (Horns and Bow), 1941, oil on board, signed and dated lower right, 15 x 20 1/x inches...
Category
1940s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Flower Garland Virgin Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Giovanni Stanchi (Rome 1608 - 1675) or Niccolò Stanchi (Rome 1623 - 1690), workshop of
GARLAND OF FLOWERS WITH PORTRAIT OF THE VIRGIN
Rome, First half of the Seventeenth century
o...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
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
Still Life - 1950s - Pio Semeghini - Painting - Contemporary
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and dated by the artist lower right. Includes a beautiful contemporary wooden gilded frame. In excellent conditions.
References:
- Catalogo della mostra di Pio Semeghini...
Category
1950s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Early Summer Creamsicle, Oil Painting
By Judy Mackey
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Judy Mackey says she asked her patrons to help her title this impressionist painting of orange tulips, and she loved the sug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Purple Flowers painting
Located in Sempach, LU
Painting with Purple Flowers is a beautiful wall decor, october flowers are one of favorite flowers of the artist, he always tries to show their beauty and luxury. Beside, Nikolay li...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Fiberboard, Linen
Spring Collection: Pocket Bluebells, Baroque Still Life, Flower art, Realism
Located in Deddington, GB
Spring Collection: Pocket Bluebells 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...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gary E. Hinte (1954-) Impressionist Oil On Canvas "Flower In White Vase"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Flower In White Vase
Medium: Oil On Canvas
Painting Size: 35"" x 29""
Frame Size: 38.5"" x 33""
Condition: This artwork is in good overall condition for its age.
Signature: S...
Category
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Lilac flowers in a vase
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this abstract floral artwork I experience the world of spring flowers through the bright colors of a spring period.
While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of blooming lil...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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
"The Magic Flute of Beauzart", Rose Flower Golden Drapery Symbolist Oil Painting
By Andrée Bars
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Titled "The magic flute of Beauzart" and by Andrée Bars, this oil painting presents a mesmerizing fusion of music and nature, portrayed through the elegant composition of a clarinet ...
Category
2010s Symbolist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Amanda Horvath, Golden Evening Light, Original Painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Amanda Horvath
Golden Evening Light
Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Acrylics on canvas
Image size: 71cm x 71cm x 2cm
Framed size: 87cm x 87cm x 5cm
(Please note that in situ imag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Still life Spain oil on canvas painting spanish
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Still life - Oil on canvas
Oil measurements 73x54 cm.
Frameless.
Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan painter, nephew ...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
What?
Located in Wenham, MA
This piece is an original oil painting on panel. It is framed in a simple gold frame. The overall dimensions of the piece as framed are approximately 11x11 inches.
GC Williams has ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Lyrebirds", Classical Music Scene Architecture Symbolist Oil Painting
By Andrée Bars
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Titled "Lyrebirds" and by Andrée Bars, this linen canvas oil painting sets a whimsical scene of musical enchantment within a classical architectural setting. Figures in early 20th-ce...
Category
2010s Symbolist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pruned, 12 x 12, Still Life, Oil Painting
By Robin Cole
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's "Pruned," a 2024 original, is an intimate oil on mounted linen painting that measures 12 x 12 inches, encased in a frame that extends the dimensions to 17 x 17 inches. T...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
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
Everblooming, 20 x 10, Still Life, Oil Painting
By Robin Cole
Located in Denver, CO
Introducing "Everblooming," an original oil on mounted linen by contemporary artist Robin Cole, dated 2024. The painting, sized at 20 x 10 inches (50.80 x 25.40 cm), with framed dime...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Striped cups with blossom, original still life oil painting by Tim Snowdon
Located in BUNGENDORE, AU
Original artwork by established Australian painter Tim Snowdon.
Striped cups with blossom, oil on linen, 23.8 inches x 21.4 inches, 2020
“I try to paint images that are interesting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, 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.
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