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Still-life Paintings For Sale
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...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary expressive art naive oil painting of cherries on canvas
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressive piece, "Sweet Summer Red Cherries from the Garden," by French artist Natalya Mougenot, is part of her “Still-Life” series. Through this work, Mougenot ex...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Illuminated Nest-Green Eggs, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A small, delicate nest cradles two blue eggs, its woven twigs and fibers forming intricate textures. Painted on an aluminum panel, the surface lends a subtle luminosity to the composition. The artwork celebrates nature's quiet beauty and the fragility of new life.


About the Artist
Artist Jennifer Ross finds inspiration in gathering and replicating fragments of nature. "Birds, nests, eggs, and horses represent my realization that life embodies a tension between wanting security and the love of freedom," says Jennifer. Through her art, she aspires to convey a healing power inspired by the living world. Jennifer initially aspired to follow her mother and grandfather's artistic path but took a detour and began a decade-long career working in art galleries, selling the artwork of others, and doing framing design. Eventually, her creative soul persisted. She began experimenting with small pastel...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Rare Antique Floral Oil Painting by Southern artist Hal Morrison (1852-1927)
Located in Baltimore, MD
Hal Alexander Courtney Morrison was born in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island in 1852. Part of British North America at the time, PEI was quite rural and in order to pu...
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1890s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

1960's French Colorist Oil Painting Yellow Flowers in Vase Blue Background
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Colorist School, circa 1960's period oil painting on board, framed framed: 18 x 14 inches board: 13 x 9.5 inches provenance: private collection,...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Sunny Day, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Golden sunflowers stretch across the field, their broad faces turned toward the light. Their bold yellow petals radiate vibrant energy while their lush green le...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Efflorescence
Located in Burlingame, CA
Efflorescence - acrylic on canvas - 48 x 30 inches, depicts a building by Julia Morgan — noted architect of Hearst Castle — located on Baker Street near G...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Summer Garden I, Botanical, Palms, Green Plants, Red Flowers, Backyard
Located in Kent, CT
This colorful painting of plants and flowers in a backyard is from Francis Sills' 2017 series of Flora Paintings. The verdant shades of green are punctuated by the warmer tones of th...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Mid Century Jewish Expressionist Oil Painting Floral Vibrant Colorful Flowers
Located in Surfside, FL
Gestural impasto painting of flowers in a vase. 23.5" x 17.5" sight size , 22" x 28" framed hand signed lower right. Born in 1899, Belle Golinko is a listed Jewish mid-century New ...
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1950s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

1930's French Impressionist Daises In Vase On Blue and White Table Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Daisies In Vase signed by Y. Blanchon, French 1950's Impressionist oil on canvas, framed framed: 15 x 23 inches canvas: 13.5 x 22 inches provenance: from a large private collection ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

Contemporary impressionist artwork of sunflowers on paper inspired by Van Gogh
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This captivating piece "Sunny sunflowers in a pot" is part of my "Floral" series, featuring a bouquet of radiant yellow sunflowers nestled in a charming terracotta pot. Inspired by ...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Yahong Teng Floral Original Oil On Canvas "Reed I"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Reed I Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 16 x 12 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pear on a Red String Realist Artist, Floral Painting, Representational, Framed
Located in Houston, TX
Pear on a Red String by Gary Hernandez is painted in the style of American Realism. Pear on a Red String has a custom archival frame. Oil on Panel 14 ...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Moon Flower - lively, narrative, overlapping botanicals, acrylic, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A fantastical arrangement of blue—turquoise, royal and sky-blue flowers amid spherical shapes, Moon Flower is one of a new series of abstract oil and acryl...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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...
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16th Century Renaissance Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

''Onions” Contemporary Fine Realist Still-Life Painting of Five Onions
Located in Utrecht, NL
During his successful career as a goldsmith the desire to paint grew on Dutch artist René Smoorenburg (1954). The attention to detail, which was of great importance in his work as a ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Clutter- 21st Century Contemporary Still-life painting with cutter plug
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...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood 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’...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Oil - Fruitful Bounty
Located in Corsham, GB
An impressively sized cornucopia still life with peaches, pears, grapes and greenery. The artist has signed to the lower left in Arabic. The painting is handsomely presented in an or...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

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...
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1950s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Pears canvas/oil, 38x46 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

ADVENTURE TIME
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by DARIA KUSTO The magic flow reality.. Acrylic on canvas Shipped From Spain.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Original Set-British-awarded Artist-feat. Scottish Tartan vs Camellia-the Weaver
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Gold

Mid 20th Century French Painting Pink Poppies and Ferns In China Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 16.75 x 15 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

Fisherman’s Catch
Located in San Francisco, CA
Castagnola Restaurant, Fisherman’s Catch is title, possibly Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco Clifford Holmes, 1876-1963
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Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bouquet of mimosa
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this exuberant expression of life, I've captured the vibrant essence of spring. My brushstrokes dance across the canvas, conveying the delicate yet robust nature of the blooms. T...
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2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

Golden Martini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. Kathleen brings a fresh, clean perspective to her colorf...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Erwin Steinhauser (1939-2023) - 1997 Acrylic, Water Lilies In Morning Light
Located in Corsham, GB
Inspired by Monet. Signed and dated. Presented in a silver-gilt frame. On board.
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20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Birds of Paradise, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A bird of paradise charms with its beauty. Its fiery petals contrast vividly with the lush green leaves. Inspired by her photograph taken during a stroll in S...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

ART NOUVEAU WINDOW 2 - original large painting by Paula Craioveanu FRAMED
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Art Nouveau Window #2".Oil on canvas. Large original, one-of-a-kind, painting. Shipped stretched, framed. Part of Window and Gates series. Art Nouveau style was originally inspire...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Milan Still Life
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Tony Scherman (1950-2023) is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists. He is renowned internationally for his work in encaustic (a mix of wax and oil, one of the most...
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Encaustic

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...
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20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Library 13, Oil on canvas, Abstract, library, Geometric, Expressionism
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Choose the color of the frame: black or wood In "Bibliothèque 13" (library 13), Sophie Dumont invites us to contemplate a minimalist bookshelf whe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Cecile Hertz-Eyrolles (1875-1974) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Nativity Ornaments
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming still life scene depicting two vases of flowers and small ceramic figures recreating the nativity. Signed. Studio stamp to the lower left. A second oil study depicting a r...
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20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Oil

ChunLi Huang Still Life Original Oil On Canvas "Blooming Beauty IV"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Blooming Beauty IV Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 24 x 20 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Large Bouquet" Modern Abstract Red, Blue, & Gray Floral Still Life Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern Cubist inspired still life painting by the iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. The work features an abstracted red, blue, and gray toned floral still life in a vase on ...
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Early 2000s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Coffee

Contemporary peaches still life, painting delicate straw yellow and pink tones
Located in Milan, IT
The exquisite still life can be paired with another still life with apples (symbolizing spring and autumn) also published on 1stdibs. Gianluca Corona expresses the values of the mo...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Wood, Oil

"Glass Table", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Yana Beylinson's (US based) "Glass Table" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts impressionistic white, and pink flowers melding together with green leaves. Artist Bio:...
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2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Board

“Petite Bouquet Rouge”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting of a floral still life by the well known French artist, Gaston Sebire. Signed lower right by the artist. Signed and titled verso. Circa 1965. Condi...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Camden South Carolina Signed Vintage American Southern Farm Tractor Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist farm landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed verso. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condi...
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1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Painting 19th Century Flowers
By Louis Adolphe Tessier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
TESSIER Louis Adolphe (1858-1915)Flowers Oil on canvas signed low right and dated 1893 Old original frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 53 X 67 cm Dim frame : 78 X 91 cm Certificat...
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Late 19th Century Academic Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Fine Antique British Botanical Watercolour Painting White Dimorphotheca Flower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

Set of 2 La Roche Laffitte Vintage Botanical watercolor on silk pair
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Stunning set of two botanical watercolors on silk pasted onto Japanese paper by French artist, La Roche Laffitte. Rare signed watercolor duo pasted onto handmade paper by the artist...
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Late 20th Century French School Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

'Still Life in Turquoise & Coral', Fauve, Paris, Salon d’Automne, Section d'Or
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'Jais' for Jais Nielsen (Danish, 1885-1961) and dated 1913. A lyrical, early twentieth-century still-life of pink dog-roses shown loosely arranged in a cobalt bl...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Lazareto" (2024) By Nadezda, Original Surrealist Oil Interior Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Nadezda's beautiful new oil on panel painting "Red Shoes" (2024) is a surrealist painting of an abandoned hospital interior, with an explorer peering through a doorway, out from the hall. Just behind the debris and rot rest the spirits of the room, out of view from the explorer. Nadezda is a painter, sculptor, photographer, and concept artist. Her artwork is focused on narratives carefully gathered from the hidden chambers of her imagination as well as live theater-inspired work with actors, dancers, and models. Like a quilt stitched of poetic realities, Nadezda’s mysterious world defies the mundane. With a non-linear creative process flowing between different media, the artist explores various vantage points in her creations. This dynamic approach inspires her mind’s eye to focus on the worlds within and evoke an uninterrupted, creative transmission which is then channeled through her paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, writing and film. SOLO EXHIBITIONS: September 2024 Once There Was, Once There Wasn’t // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA, USA May 2024 Siren’s Heart // Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY, USA February 2022 Secret Hallway // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA, USA July 2021 The Great Scale of Little Things // Galleria D’Arte Piero Della Francesca, Arezzo, Italy February 2021 A Place To Dream // SHOH Gallery, Berkley, CA, USA July 2019 Pins & Petals // Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY, USA August 2018 Lukomorye // Spoke Art, San Francisco, CA, USA February 2018 Nightmares & Lullabies // Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY, USA June 2017 Fly-By-Night // Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY, USA MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS: March 2024 Miradas Femeninas // group exhibition, Museu Europeu d’Art Modern (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain FAIRS: April 2020 Art Market San Francisco // SFADA x Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA, USA February 2020 LA Art Show // Abend Gallery, Los Angeles, CA July 2019 Art Market Hamptons // Haven Gallery at Bridgehampton Museum of Art, NY October 2018 Moniker Art Fair // Spoke Art, London, UK July 2017 Art Market Hamptons // Haven Gallery at Bridgehampton Museum of Art, NY SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS: June 2024 Portrait Show XII: Myth // Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA March, 2024 BAA Teachers Show 2024 // BAA Gallery, Barcelona, Spain January, 2024 AKSK // Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, USA September 2023 Reverie // Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA August 2023 Mass // Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA October 2023 Bacchus // Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA September 2023 Harvest // Modern Eden, San Francisco, March 2023 Secret Longings // Corey Helford Gallery x Beautiful Bizarre, Los Angeles, CA December 2022 Yule // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA November 2022 Halcyon Days // Beautiful Bizarre x Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA October 2022 Danse Macabre // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA September 2022 Totem // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA August 2022 Mighty // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA June 2022 X Annual Portrait Exhibition // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA April 2022 100 Trees // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA October 2021 Lore // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA June 2021 Moleskine Project X // Spoke Art, San Francisco, CA June 2021 Portrait Show IX // Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA November 2020 Art Collector Starter Kit VII // Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA October 2020 Midnight Garden // Beautiful Bizarre x Modern Eden, San Francisco, CA July 2020 The Art of Quarantine // SHOH Gallery, Berkley, CA May 2020 Unjust Contentment // Beinart Gallery, Brunswick, Australia March 2020 Contemporary Figuration // Abend Gallery, Denver, CO November 2019 Paintguide x Thinkspace Projects // Thinkspace Projects, Los Angeles, CA November 2019 Annual Holiday Miniatures Show // Abend Gallery, Denver, CO November 2019 Esprit De Corps // Modern Eden x Haven Gallery, CA and NY June 2019 Moleskine Project VIII // Spoke Art SF, CA June 2019 Muse, SHOH Gallery // Berkley CA June 2019 Small Works, Beinart Gallery // Australia May 2019 Gaia Reborn // Beautiful Bizarre at Museum of Urban Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany March 2019 Femme, Spoke Art + Juxtapoz, NY January 2019 Music Box // Haven Gallery, Northport, NY December 2018 Solstice Blue...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

1950’s French Expressionist Signed Oil Still Life Lemons Oranges on Table
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French expressionist artist, 1955 signed oil painting on canvas, framed dated 55' framed: 22 x 29 inches canvas: 15 x 22 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: ove...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Abundance Apple Tree Still Life.Oil painting on canvas panel
Located in Zofingen, AG
Every autumn, apple trees become the queens of the garden, their branches laden with so much fruit they seem ready to break under the weight. These familiar fruits, evoking a sense o...
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2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Séptico I, Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
DNA is genetic information, hidden and encrypted in body fluids. Veiled data that we load, that we do not know and that someone knows how to decipher. Such specifications characteriz...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel

Seeds (fruit, still life, watercolor, bright colors)
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor on paper BIOGRAPHY: Eunju Kang was born in 1962 and raised in Daegu, Korea. She moved to California at 14 years old with her mother and two sisters in the 1970s. Kang was always an avid doodler, often in her textbooks, which became a helpful communication tool as she adjusted to her new life. Since the early 1990s, Kang has lived and worked in NYC, painting, printmaking and turning her doodles into a successful business with her sisters. Kang earned fine art degrees at UC Santa Barbara and Pasadena Art Center College of Design where she graduated with distinction. She has been awarded residencies at The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown (FAWC), the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and the Vermont Studio Center. She has taught at the L.A. County High School for the Arts, the ArtCenter College of Design and the School of Visual Art in NYC. Her fine art is in private collections around the world. Her illustration work has been used in packaging and ad campaigns by Godiva Chocolate...
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2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

Antique Old Master Continental School Bird Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique oil painting featuring brids. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
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Early 1800s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Small Oil Painting of Cottages in the Mournes in Ireland by Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Small Vintage Oil Painting of Cottages in the Mournes in Ireland by Contemporary Artist, Derek Quann Art measures 8 x 6 inches Frame measures 1...
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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tondo Blue, Expanded Metal Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
For these paintings, Wolf uses expanded metal as a brush and thus creates abstract paintings. The irretrievable moment is found here in the expressive painting process. Also, he adds...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Pigment

"Mannequins, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's (US based) "Mannequins" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts two white mannequins in a contrapposto stance with a sleek background of red, white and blue...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Untitled VII. Painting. From the Medium - Screen Time series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled VI, 2024 by Rodrigo Etem From the Medium - Screen Time series Mixed Media (oil, giclee print) on canvas Marupá wood Framed Frame size: 52 H x 41.5 W x 3 D cm. In this proj...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Oil, Giclée

"Iris (Revisited)" (2014) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera Painting on Gold Leaf
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "Iris (Revisted)" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2014, this piece depicts a young woman, looking inquisitively over her shoulder. The gold ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Gold Leaf

The Pond
Located in Lexington, MA
The Pond by McKenzie West is a 12 x 9 inch oil on panel piece. Painted from one of West’s treasured antique mirror collectibles, this exquisite still life highlights the quiet drama ...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Moon Flowers" (2024) By Robin Hextrum, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's (US based) "Moon Flowers" is an oil painting that depicts a bush of white flowers on a black background.. This piece measures 22.25 x 18 inches in its frame and is re...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Panel

Pocket Mauve Plum - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. A luscious plum, its dusky mauve skin infused with hints of de...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Red peppers. original mini painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Add coziness and harmony to your home with my exclusive painting! This work was painted with love and care to remind you of the beauty that surrounds us. Special offer! When you...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hampshire Garden I, Dylan Lloyd, Original Floral Oil Painting, Realist Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Hampshire Garden I by Dylan Lloyd [2021] original Oil paint on board Image size: H:30 cm x W:24 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:24 cm x D:2.5cm Framed Size: H:40.5 cm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

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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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