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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Still Life with Cakes - Scottish 1950s art still life oil painting female artist
Located in London, GB
This vibrant still life oil painting is by Scottish artist Doris Zinkeisen. Painted circa 1950 the composition is a glass, lemon and two fondant fancies. They stand on a pink and whi...
Category
1950s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Blooming Eyes 1" (2022) by Anna Wypych, Surreal Still Life
By Anna Wypych
Located in Denver, CO
"Blooming Eyes 1" by Anna Wypych is a handmade 10" x 8" original oil painting. The piece depicts a brightly colored still life with red and pink blooms with eyes.
“I take Inspirati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Dark Horizon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Dark Horizon - The painting was created in 2024 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. Dixon’...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with a Blue Vase, Yellow Lemon, and Orange on a Table French Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Blue Still Life
Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021)
gouache on artist paper, unframed
painting : 12.5 x 15 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gone but not forgotten Pocket Paintings set, Still life, Original
Located in Deddington, GB
Forget me nots and Night light Series.
There are 2 paintings in this series.
Pocket Night Light is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting serie...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950s French Post Impressionist Watercolor Botanical Illustration
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
stamped verso ...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
The Coquette
Located in Wenham, MA
An original oil painting by GC Williams. Williams has a degree in art history which gave her an understanding of, and appreciation for, not only the art of the past, but the histori...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Mid-Century Oil on Canvas Abstract Still Life Entitled "Tavolo E Oggetti"
Located in New York, NY
Infuse your art collection with a remarkable piece of mid-century modernism: the oil on canvas abstract still life entitled "Tavolo E Oggetti," signed Giancarlo Isola, Italy, circa 1...
Category
1950s Abstract Geometric Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
George Reekie (1911-1969) - 1954 Oil, Roses
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine oil painting by George Reekie, depicting a still life painting of roses in a clear vase. Signed and dated to the lower right-hand corner. Well-pre...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$410 Sale Price
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At The Edge Of The Ocean, Original painting, Seascape, Ocean, Nature, Coastal
Located in Deddington, GB
At The Edge of The Ocean is a beautiful realist seascape oil painting, measuring 30 x 30 inches (approx 76 x 76cm). The viewer is looking directly out to sea from the standpoint of t...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Buoys of Summer, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Kristine Kainer depicts a colorful display of lobster buoys—a common sight found in a quaint New England fishing village near one of her childhood ho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Zhiqin Yu Still Life Original Oil Painting "Lost Beauty "
Located in New York, NY
Title: Lost Beauty
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 15.5 x 15.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
Floral Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful oil still life of a vase of assorted flowers, with two roses on the table. Unframed. Unsigned. Image, 16"H x 20"L.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$319 Sale Price
20% Off
Twilight flowers
Located in Oslo, NO
In this oil pastel creation, I've infused my soul into every stroke, blending fine art with semi-abstract styles to capture an ethereal twilight embrace. The flowers—rendered with pa...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"Bit of Teazle" (2023) by Sheri Farabaugh, Original Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Bit of Teazle" by Shari Farabaugh (United States) is a handmade oil painting that depicts a close up view of green teazle.
Sheri Farabaugh began painting after successful careers ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Raspberry Swirl, Oil Painting
By Pat Doherty
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A raspberry swirl cupcake, topped with mint and blueberry, serves as a creamy delight in this still-life painting. The vibrant frosting and garnish stand out ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red Chair and Green Phone - realist, interior, Ukrainian, Israeli, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Dmitry Yuzefovich’s realistic nostalgic oil paintings capture a moment in time. Rich in detail, this composition includes a worn, red leather office ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Impressionist Floral Table Setting Still Life 1950
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3771 Oil on canvas of a still life table setting
Set in a hand carved vintage frame
Image size 11.5x15.5"
Illegibly signed lower left
Category
1950s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Orange Peel Curls, Glossy Bold Minimalist Still Life Painting with Fruit
By Lori Larusso
Located in New York, NY
Orange Peel Curls by Lori Larusso (2024) is a compact, vivid composition rendered in acrylic and pigmented varnish on panel. The slick, ultra-glossy surface reflects light, giving th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Acrylic, Panel
Floral Bouquet (Lively Still Life Oil Painting of Flowers on Canvas)
By Dale Payson
Located in Hudson, NY
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
32 x 27 inches
This still life oil painting of a bouquet of vibrant lilies, roses and irises was painted by Hudson Valley-based artist Dale Payson. The range of canary and pastel yellows, emerald green, beige and burnt umber hues that span the canvas are complimented by Payson's skillfully executed impasto technique. Payson captures the essence of her subject matter and abstracts it in the same stroke, rendering each painting somewhere between representation and interpretation.
About the artist:
Payson studied extensively at the School of Visual Arts in New York and eventually taught at this prestigious institution. Before painting became her sole ambition, she was a freelance book illustrator and has more than 25 books to her credit. Dale Payson also studied under Robert...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blueberries and milk
Located in Zofingen, AG
This is a charming breakfast still life featuring fresh blueberries served on an ornate blue and white patterned plate, accompanied by a glass of milk. The composition is set on a wh...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
An American Still Life of an Apple, Pear and Grapes circa 1880s
Located in SANTA FE, NM
An American Still Life of an Apple, Pear and Grapes
Oil on canvas on board
Signed illegibly
circa late 1800s
9 3/4 x 5 7/8 (16 x 12 3/4 frame) inches
This is an example of late 19...
Category
Late 19th Century American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
A luxury Still life with lobster, ham and fruits, 17th Antwerp school, de Heem
By Jan Davidsz. de Heem
Located in PARIS, FR
A luxury Still life with lobster, ham and fruits
Studio of Jan Davidsz de Heem (Utrecht, 1606 - Anvers, 1683-84)
17th century Antwerp school
Bears a signature J D D Heem lower left on the table
Oil on canvas, dim. h. 78 cm, l. 109 cm (h. 30.70 in, w. 42.91 inch)
An 18th century giltwood frame, framed: h. 97 cm, l. 130 cm (38.19 in. x 51.18 in)
This is a studio version after the slightly larger original by Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1683) c. 1645 in the Royal Collection at the Royal Palace, Stockholm.
Provenance: Galerie Charpentier auction, May 1st 1965
Sumptuous still life in which precious silver, glass and delicious food are displayed on a truly grand scale. The painter invites a viewer to the feast of red cooked lobster, mouth-watering ham, ripe peaches and plums, and sumptuous bunches of grapes.
All of this extravagant food is richly displayed on a wooden table elegantly covered with a dark green velvet tablecloth.
Our eye is directly attracted to the big red boiled lobster in the middle on a larger silver dish, with a silver plate of crabs in front.
Behind the lobster is a large wicker basket with a white napkin, draped over its front edge and supporting a large silver dish...
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French School Red Converse shoes Oil READY TO HANG Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
🟢☀️Still Life Red Converse shoes☀️🟢
Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars as an iconic imagery from Pop Culture.
⭐Technique⭐: oils, acrylics and ink on old book pages, mounted on a woo...
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1920s Tonalist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Glue, Mixed Media, Stretcher Bars
Chateau Park Flower Gardens & Gates Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975)
oil on unstretched canvas, unframed
painting: 24 x 19.5 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
condition: the painting is on unstretched canv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid-Century Modern Swedish Expressive Still Life Oil Painting - Tulips in a Jug
Located in Bristol, GB
TULIPS IN A JUG
Size: 70 x 61 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
An elegant and delicate mid-century still life painting, executed in oil onto canvas.
The composition captures a bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Einsteinium" (2025) by Patrick Nevins, Oil on Board 3D Trompe-l'œil Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Patrick Nevins’ "Einsteinium" is a striking 3D trompe-l'œil oil painting that masterfully blends realism with sculptural illusion. Painted in 2025, this unique piece presents a playf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Flowers in a Vase, original 42 x 33 abstract expressionist floral still life
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Sophisticated, chic, worldly--call it what you wish--but abstract expressionist flowers by Sonia Grineva, shown here freshly cut and placed in an emerald green glass vase, is what br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Vibrant abstract red flowers with splashes of green & yellow on box canvas
Located in Preston, GB
Vibrant abstract red flowers with splashes of green & yellow on box canvas by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 20 x 8 inches
Signed, Unique Original, Unfra...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,403 Sale Price
30% Off
"Still Life of Mushrooms in Undergrowth" French circa 1830s
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Still Life of Mushrooms in Undergrowth"
French circa 1830's-1840's
Oil on canvas
Illegibly initialed lower right
17 3/4 x 13 1/4 (25 1/2 x 21 frame) inches
This deftly painted depi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life of Roses - Scottish Colourist thirties art floral oil painting flower
Located in London, GB
This superb floral still life oil painting is by Scottish artist David Alison. Painted circa 1930 it is an arrangement of pink roses in a glass vase on a table. The darker background...
Category
1930s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Floral oil painting on paper "Sunflowers of Provence " Inspiration Van Gogh
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
French artist Natalya Mougenot’s 2023 piece, "The Sunflowers of Provence," is an exceptional blend of tradition and innovation, capturing the essence of contemporary impressionism th...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Lion’s Head Rock (East Hampton, New York)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Lion’s Head Rock (East Hampton, NY)
Year: January 1971
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 42 x 66 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed, ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$26,000 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Colorful Still Life of Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021),
Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large 20th Century French Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
French School, 20th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Abstract Diptych: Still Life with Bottle and Chairs - Contemporary Oil Paintings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Diptych: Still Life with Bottle and Chairs - Contemporary Oil Paintings
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: Left piece: 13 (heig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Still Life of Irises', Carmel, Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Still Life of Irises' by Victor Di Gesu
Carmel, Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, Los Angeles County Museum of Art., San Francisco Art Association
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Signed, verso, 'Di Gesu' fo...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
An Apple A Day
By Pat Hobaugh
Located in Atlanta, GA
From the artist: "The symbol of the Apple has held significance for humans throughout recorded history. In the bible it represents the forbidden. It was used by Newton to explain gra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Latex, Oil, Panel
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Mountain Study by Allison Chambers, Oil on paper Landscape Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Allison’s softly rendered and beautifully painted landscapes and waterscapes capture light, depth and the constantly shifting movement of water, flora and fauna.
Her impasto techniq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Plant in a Pot - Mid 20th Century French Modernist Cubist Still Life Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful, large modernist cubist influence oil on canvas still life with potted plant by French artist Jef Friboulet. Striking and excellent quality work, presented in a box frame...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Crocuses, Belgian Original Oil Painting with Flowers by Irina Trushkova
Located in Zofingen, AG
A vibrant blue and white crocuses vase is placed in a smooth, neutral space. I intended to keep the tenderness and preciousness of flowers, a quality I wanted to preserve. The work i...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Elegant Still Life of Blue, White, Burgundy and Silver/Gold Art Nouveau Vase"
Located in Wellesley, MA
Olga Antonova
"Elegant Still Life of Blue, White and Burgundy Patterned Art Nouveau Vase with Silver/Gold and Bird on Top"
Oil on Canvas
26 x 26 Inches
Olga Antonova’s subject is...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rites- 21st Century Contemporary Still-life Painting with cassette tape
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
Saved (American Bald Eagle)
Located in Burlingame, CA
The original painting by Adrienne Sherman in oil on panel with a lacquer-like luster. depicting the once endangered American Bald Eagle, is happil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
French, 20th Century still life of apples and a decorated jug by Boris Buchet
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Boris Buchet (French, 1917 – 1999)
Apples and a decorated jug
Oil on board
Signed and dated ‘B. Buchet.70’ (upper right)
18 x 21.1/2 in. (45.5 x 54.8 cm.)
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique Impressionist Poppies In A Vase Interior Scene Still Life
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6007 Antique Poppies Still Life,an antique oil painting on artist board displayed in a hand painted newer wood frame, signed lower right by Alb.Mayer 1...
Category
1950s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Poppies 4
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I've poured my passion into each stroke, blending acrylics, oil pastels, and colored pencils to capture the vibrant essence of poppies swaying in an unseen breeze. Dra...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Satin Paper
"Breath in the Warm Salty Air" (2025) Original Acrylic Painting, Whimsical
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Breath in the Warm Salty Air" is an original acrylic and charcoal painting depicting a blue vase with flowers next to a picturesque scene featuring a blue oce...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Antique Fauvist "Still Life with Flowers and Skull" Louis Mathieu Verdilhan
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Fauvist Vanitas "Still Life with Flowers and Skull"
Louis Mathieu Verdilhan (Provence, France, 1875-1928)
Circa 1910
Oil on canvas on ...
Category
Early 1900s Fauvist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Bright & Cheerful French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil - Flowers in Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century
Title: Colorful Still Life of Flowers in Vase
Medium: oil painting on board, framed.
Size:
framed: 31 x 26.5 inches
painting:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Grey Ocean
Located in Burlingame, CA
Unique contemporary 'Grey Ocean' depicts a provocative grey sky with a blue, yellow and white sea. Choppy waters beneath a sky alive with filtered early eve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fishing Boats Moored, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Boat at Sea, Signed Oil Painting
By French artist Claude Benard, (1926 - 2016)
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner,
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 18 x...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Illuminated Manuscript Painting by the German School
Located in New Orleans, LA
Extraordinary in its beauty and rarity, this early 16th-century German painting of an illuminated manuscript showcases a masterful trompe l’oeil effect. Unequivocally among the finest of only 17 known works of its kind, the oil on panel is both rare and captivating. With illusory pages that appear to leap from the panel, this virtuosic painting of a hand-colored book suspended into space is exceptional.
Created more than four centuries ago, the composition evokes a strong sense of realism. Executed by a masterful Northern Renaissance artist of the German school, the illuminated manuscript pictured shows the astonishing splendor of the historical books of the period. Sumptuously decorated with scrolling floral motifs in the margins, the manuscript appears before a deep black background, heightening the trompe l’oeil illusion of depth through its strong contrast and the naturalistic shadows falling across the fluttering pages. It has been said that of the 17 known versions of this composition, ours stands alone in its precision in both perspective and the play of light and shadow.
The visible folios feature choral arrangements and other texts, indicating the pictured manuscript likely served a role in the celebration of church services. In fact, other examples of manuscript paintings...
Category
16th Century Renaissance Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Soft Water" woman in white bathingsuit glides through the water
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I throw myself into the water almost every day- it grounds me, the body floats and the mind drifts. The "Swimmer series" has followed me over the years, resurfacing and evolving. P...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Breakfast
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work evokes the past, both in technique and in subject. I love the way the objects are reflected on the silver plate and the subtle warm and cool color throughout. Contemporary ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
White on White Blue, Expressionist Still Life by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"White on White Blue" is a monochromatic, interior still life by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 20" x 16" oil on canvas painting is framed and signed "B ...
Category
1950s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Framed Early 20th Century Oil - Military Still Life
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful early 20th-century still life of an armoured breastplate, cannon barrel and short-handled axe on a wooden desk. Unsigned. Well-presented in a solid oak frame with gilt de...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life on a Windowsill
By Jeanne Selmershein-Desgrange
Located in Sheffield, MA
Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange
French, 1877–1958
Still Life on a Windowsill
Oil on canvas
28 ¾ by 36 ¼ in, w/ frame 38 ¼ by 45 ½ in
Signed lower right
Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange (1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pointillist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
A French Still Life
Located in Wenham, MA
This is an original oil painting on linen canvas by Ginny Williams. This still life uses colors from the French flag as its color palette, and an image of the famous "Odalisque" pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$2,500 Sale Price
28% Off
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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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