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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Black and White I, II and III, Expanded Metal Painting. Triptych
Located in Miami Beach, FL
His The panel paintings "Expanded Metal Paintings" are the closest to the classic art of painting. Firstly paint is applied by a brush on a primed canvas. Then wire mesh is dunked in...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nightstand
Located in Loveland, CO
"Nightstand" by Lu Haskew Oil 24x20" framed, 20x16" image size A colorful antique oil lamp is accompanied by some fresh cut flowers and a lace drape cascades over the table in this r...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary impressionist floral roses oil painting on canvas ready to hang
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting features a bouquet of red summer flowers in a blue vase and two red apples near it. I wanted to capture summer through the beauty and charm of apples and flowers. T...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Picturesque Botany (Still Life Painting of Flowers on Blue in Victorian Frame)
Located in Hudson, NY
Realistic still life painting of colorful flowers on blue, made with cyanotype, watercolor, India ink, and gouache "Picturesque Botany (Octagon/Foxglove, Gingko, Dusty Miller, Forget...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

American School Still Life Painting 'Study of Citrus Fruits'
Located in San Rafael, CA
American School (20th c.) Still Life Study of Citrus Fruits Oil on canvas Unframed 18in H x 24in W This charming still-life study of lemons, oranges and other citrus exhibits wonder...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Bouquet by the window
Located in Oslo, NO
This captivating artwork showcases a textured bouquet of flowers in a vase, composed of rich and varied hues that immediately draw the viewer's eye. The painting employs an impressio...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

"FLOWERS" STILL LIFE OIL ON CANVAS APPLIED BY PALETTE KNIFE DATED 2001
Located in San Antonio, TX
Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2004) San Antonio Artist Image Size: 30 x 24 Frame Size: 38.75 x 32.75 Medium: Oil on Canvas Applied by Palette Knife Dated 2001 "Flowers" Biography Jose Vives-Atsara (1919-2004) His list of Pallbearers says it all. They were not just buyers of his art they were some of his closest friends. Pallbearers: E. Glenn Biggs, James M. Cavender, III, Tom C. Frost, Jr., James W. Gorman, Jr., George B. Irish, Joseph R. Krier, Robert L. Mooney and H. Bartell Zachry, Jr. Jose Vives-Atsara was born April 13, 1919, in Villafranca del Penedes near Barcelona, Spain. A native Spaniard, he developed a love of painting at an early age, and by age 11 had committed himself to becoming an artist. He studied at Colegio de San Ramon and had his first one-person show at age 14. The Spanish Civil interrupted his idyllic young life as he was forced to serve in the Communist Army, and then was imprisoned, suffering many hardships. Soon after the war he married Emilia Hill Domenech, and in 1947 set out to move with his wife and child aboard a tramp steamer to the United States. Unfortunately, immigration quotas did not allow them to move directly to the United States, and it was eight years before they achieved that goal. During this interim before obtaining temporary visas, he and his family lived first, in Caracas, Venezuela and then in Mexico City, Mexico. The family settled in San Antonio, Texas, where he had made friends on a previous visit. He and his wife and children gained citizenship in time for their first Christmas in the United States. He became such an exemplary immigrant citizen that officials of the U.S. District Court for the Western District Court regularly invited him to share his thoughts and advice for living in America with newly naturalized citizens Vives-Atsara also developed a close relationship with the Incarnate Word College, becoming, over the years, both a professor of art, and Artist in Residence. As a painter, he depicted many local scenes including San Antonio missions and the San Antonio River. For special guests such as Pope John Paul II, heads of state, and royalty from foreign countries, he was commissioned to provide paintings as gifts. His paintings were also commissioned for Frost Bank and the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. For his vibrant oil paintings, he used only nine colors, mixed in a variety of ways. They have been described as both realistic and impressionistic. "Vives-Atsara believed that art is a reflection of the artist's soul, if this is true; his paintings reflect a beautiful, bright spirit." (Richardson) Jose Vives-Atsara died in San Antonio on January 13, 2004 and is buried there in Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum. Jose Vives-Atsara was born in Vilafranca del Panades in the Catalonian region of Spain on April 30, 1919. As a small boy he loved to sketch with pencil and paper. He began painting at the age of eleven. His first one-man show came at the ripe old age of fourteen. From that time on, painting has been his love and his way of life. Jose studied art at Saint Raymond College and School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. He is quick to admit that his most inspirational teacher has been nature itself. Mr. Vives-Atsara came to San Antonio in 1956 where he has established his art career. His use of a palette knife in painting allows him to blend rich pure pigments to achieve his goal of creating a powerful statement of color directly on the canvas. This style is intended to produce works that are distinctively 'Vives-Atsara'. Vives-Atsara is represented in public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, Spain; Fort Worth Art Museum, Texas; His Royal Highness Juan Carlos...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Where The Swamps Sing" (2024) By Nadezda, Original Oil Surrealist Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Nadezda's beautiful new oil on panel painting "Where The Swamps Sing" (2024) is a surrealist Slavic portrait of a woman dressed in traditional Russian clothing, standing stoically in front of a bizarre scene, with iconography of demons' heads towered up with a cat resting atop it, deep in an abstracted symbolic forest. 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

Swim, Summer Fresh Painting on Paper, Word Art Pastel Tones Typography in Purple
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Swim 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 that Ed Ruscha produ...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings

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Ink, Archival Ink, Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Acrylic

Superb French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Still Life Fruit & Champagne
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: signed Guy Benard (French, contemporary) Title: 'Nature Morte' Medium: oil on canvas, unframed and inscribed verso Canvas: 18 x 21.5 inch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Black Jar and Roses, Libbi Gooch, Semi-Abstract Painting, Contemporary Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Libbi Gooch Black Jar and Roses Original Abstract Still Life Painting Oil on Board Canvas Size: 80 cm x 80 cm x .5 cm Framed Size: 93 cm x 93 cm x 1.8 cm Sold Framed Free Shipping Pl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Yellow Roses, Still-Life, Impressionism , Classical, Florence Academy Of Art
Located in Houston, TX
Yellow Roses is a 12 x 16 oil on linen panel. It has an archival frame which makes it 14 x 18. Yellow Roses was painted in 2021 by Anton Zhou who recently graduated from Columbia University in NYC .He has painted portraits, still-lifes and landscapes over the years and is known for showing the details in the subject matter that he paints.. He is also know for winning the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo art...
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2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Vintage American School Trompe L'Oeil Modernist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted American school Trompe L'oeil still life painting. Finely executed with great detail. Signed. Framed. Ready to hang!
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1960s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil on Canvas Painting -- Sunset Over Cancun
Located in Troy, NY
This oil on canvas painting shows a dramatic scene of a sunset in the tropics: Cancun, Mexico. Deep reds and browns line the edge of the piece. Areas of purple combine with blue clouds creating a wonderful contrast. This is a small jewel of a painting that can be hung on its own, or in a group of others. This painting is signed by the artist on the front of the work, and is being sold with an elegant gold frame. William Pettit...
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2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

White Lilac, Red Tulip by Stéphanie Guerzoni - Oil on Canvas - 55x46 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Stéphanie Caroline Guerzoni (1887-1970) was an Austrian-born artist who spent much of her life contributing to the European art scene. Born in Vienna, she experienced the vibrant cul...
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1960s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Oil Painting on Canvas Still Life, Fruits, Framed, Signed Spiesel 1998
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a vintage original oil painting on canvas depicting Still Life Composition with fruits, and a blue vase. Overall an impressive-looking medium-sized painting that wil...
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1990s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

In the Doghouse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stuart Dunkel's original oil paintings are created in a hyper-realistic style. He paints realistic imagery based on real-world inspirations. His paintings show that everyday objects ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Basket with tangerines
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Basket with tangerines” is a work that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of this luscious fruit. Painted with great precision and a keen eye for detail, this m...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"The Light Within, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Aixa Oliveras' (US based) "The Light Within" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a model's hands curling around the petals of red and pink...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Gold Leaf

MID 20TH CENTURY FRENCH MODERNIST STILL LIFE - FISH LEMON KITCHEN TABLE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, extensively inscribed Title: nature morte. Medium: oil painting on board, framed Size: framed: 15.5 x 19 painting:...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

North Coast Stacks
Located in Burlingame, CA
'North Coast Stacks', by one of the finest American contemporary realist painters, Willard Dixon, who has painted western landscapes and nature-scenes for 35 years, capturing the und...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"His Master's Aim" Frank Califano, Trompe l'oeil, Photorealism, Italian Artist
Located in New York, NY
Frank Califano His Master's Aim, circa 1922 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 36 x 22 1/4 inches Provenance Zaplin-Lampert Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico Private Collection (acquired ...
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1920s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Copper Vase, Roses and Red Grapes - original realism painting - contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
In Copper Vase, Roses and Red Grapes, Rebecca Ritchie showcases her exceptional skill in still life realism. The painting centers around a gleaming copper vase, which reflects the li...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still life painting of fruit and a parrot by French artist Eugène Boudin
Located in London, GB
Still life painting of fruit and a parrot by French artist Eugène Boudin French, 1869 Canvas: Height 90cm, width 80cm This very fine still life painting is by the French artist Eugè...
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1860s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pretty in Pink- 21st Century Still-life painting, Pink Peonies in a Square Vase
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Erik van Elven is a modern painter with a romantic and impressionistic style. Both his brushstrokes and use of color are fresh and done in a fluid way. Erik started years ago to pa...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Poppies in a Vase - Impressionist Still Life Oil Painting by Maximillien Luce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed still life oil on canvas circa 1910 by French impressionist painter Maximilien Luce. The piece depicts a vase filled with red poppies. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensio...
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1910s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Red Tulip . original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
This mixed media painting is inspired by the photograph "Tulip" by American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. It depicts a perfect red tulip against a red backdrop, rendered in oil o...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Tea for Two & Ranunculus
Located in Wenham, MA
To stand before one of Tim McGuire‘s works is to be immersed in a world of colorful energy and vibrant joy. Common objects sing with lively brushstrokes and unexpected colors. One ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Green and White Hydrangeas - Floral Still Life Watercolor Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Anna Kudriashova, born in a small town in Russia, has always been an artist at heart. From her youngest years, she was passionate about painting, spending her days immersed in the wo...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Still life with an artist's palette", horizontal, oil painting, classic
Located in Oslo, NO
This evocative still life captures a harmonious interplay of artistic elements, blending rich textures and muted tones with thoughtful symbolism. At the heart of the composition lies...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Blue Vase, 2024 - Still Life with Flowers and Landscape in Green and Blue
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Richard Ballinger is a British landscape and still-life painter. “I do not draw in the landscape, I draw from it. It’s taken me inside, to the studio, imagining how it should be ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

The Stream
Located in Burlingame, CA
Oil painting by Willard Dixon featuring a stream with reflections of trees. Willard Dixon, who is one of the finest American contemporary realist painters today, has painted coastal ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Silent Serenade- 21st Century Stlllife Painting of a Figurine playing Violin
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This painting by Astrid Ritmeester belongs to a series she has called 'Memories' Ritmeester also works as a costume and graphic designer for theatre productions. Astrid Ritmeester...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Frederick Cuming, Modern British Impressionist still life of fruit on a table
By Fred Cuming
Located in Harkstead, GB
Frederick Cuming (1930-2022) Yellow kettle and fruit, Signed, Oil on board, 15 x 19½ inches ​ Provenance: Private Collection A most appealing still life by one of the United Kingdom's foremost contemporary artists. The wonderful array of colours in the fruit set off by the yellow kettle. Frederick Cuming trained at Sidcup School of Art and then at the Royal College of Art, before being awarded the Abbey Travel Scholarship to visit Italy. He was elected an Associate Member of the Royal Academy in 1964 and a full member ten years later. He exhibited widely and won many awards. His work features in many public and private collections including Monte Carlo Museum, Royal Academy of Arts, Department of the Environment, Guinness Collection, Lloyds of London...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Still Life of Wallflowers - Scottish 1920's exh. floral art flower oil painting
Located in London, GB
This rich and vibrant Scottish still life oil painting is by noted Scottish artist Andrew Law. It was painted circa 1920 and has a Glasgow Club exhibition label verso entitling the p...
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1920s Art Deco Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Picturesque Botany (Still Life Painting of Pink Lilies & Roses on Indigo Blue)
Located in Hudson, NY
Realistic still life painting of pastel pink lilies, roses, and foxglove on dark blue Hand-painted cyanotype by Julia Whitney Barnes "Picturesque Botany (Lily, Rose, Cherry Blossom, ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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India Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Early 20th Century Still Life w/ Green Apples & Copper Vessels, Cleveland School
Located in Beachwood, OH
Adam Lehr (American, 1853–1924) Still life with green apples and copper vessels, 1908 Oil on canvas Signed lower right 16 x 24 inches 27 x 35 inches, framed Exhibited: WOLFS Gallery...
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Early 1900s Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Red parchment
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard Gray wooden frame 52 x 44 x 5.5 cm This work of art is a striking still life where vibrancy of color and expressive texture take the foreground. The painting feat...
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1950s Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Heavenly Blue", White Yellow Turquoise Empowering Bouquet Abstract Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
"Heavenly blue" is a mixte media painting on canvas by Andrée de Frémont, a piece inspired by a vibrant memory and serendipitous encounter, reflecting the artist's creative journey. ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

"Blooming purple irises" ( impressionist acrylic floral painting on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant artwork " Blooming purple irises" depicts a lush arrangement of purple flowers cascading from a rich, red vase that sits on a surface adorned with broad, sweeping brushs...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

"Midnight Roses". Contemporary Floral Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
'Midnight Roses' Acrylic and plaster paste on canvas 71x91 cm First the canvas is primed with gesso, and several layers of the base coat are applied. When I am satisfied that there is enough depth to the colour, I start to sculpt the actual roses onto the painted canvas using a flexible plaster paste. The sculpted roses are then primed individually with gesso and painted with high-quality, heavy-body acrylic paint. The resulting relief has a highly 3-dimensional feel. I am a lover of the old English roses...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Bold Blue Vase with Red Flower on a Vibrant Yellow Background British Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary) Title: Bold Blue Vase Medium: gouache on artist paper, unframed Painting : 18 x 12.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

Pears and Grapes large Modernist mid century Still Life Interior painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A large and elegant still life with grapes and pears on a table which also features a pristine white bowl and a candle stick. Painted with simplicity, clarity of structure, and restrained emotion, this is a superb modernist work by Jean Chauffrey (1911-) dating from circa 1950. At the time, Chauffrey had a contract with mythical Paris art dealers...
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1950s French School Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Monochromatic Orange and Scorpion" (2023) by Delton Demarest, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Delton Demarest's "Monochromatic Orange and Scorpion" (2023) is an original oil still-life painting. Delton Demarest has been working in the freelance industry for many years. Recen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Lilac and Pines, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Bright and colorful flowers bloom in the foreground. Artist Rebecca Klementovich notes that each year, she and her painter friends hunt for the most impressive lupine fields...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

The Italian Table, Lobster, Original painting, Food art, Seafood, Mediterranean
Located in Deddington, GB
This contemporary still-life depicts two vibrant and juicy prawns with a lemon wedge on blue and white Mediterranean tiles. This box canvas is part of my MINI Tiles series, and is re...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Diptych «Bless you!» - Set of 2 oil paintings (each - 50/40 сm). Still life.
Located in Zofingen, AG
So much has been said about the benefits of natural food that I will not repeat. You all know yourself...)) I'll tell you about the second picture "Magic Berries". In Mexico, there...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Still life - Oil Painting by Giordano Becciani - Mid-20th Century
By Giordano Becciani
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is a modern artwork realized by Giordano Becciani in the Mid-20th Century. Mixed colored oil on canvas. Includes frame. The artwork is ...
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1930s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Paint, Oil

Bouquet of flowers in a pretty green vase
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Light gray wooden frame and gold edges 81 x 66 x 5 cm
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Late 20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Oval Still Life - Oil on Canvas - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oval Still Life is an artwork realized by an unknown in the mid-20th centry. Oil on canvas mounted on board. 37 x 49 cm ; 53 x 65 cm with frame. Good conditions!
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Neige de Nuit (Night Snow)
Located in Burlingame, CA
Neige de Nuit (Night Snow) — luminous oil on linen. Dimensions are 32 x 24 inches. French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and country...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

In the Twinkle of an Ocean
Located in Burlingame, CA
Lustrous blues and golds abound in this original and highly unique contemporary oil and resin painting on canvas from acclaimed American abstract artist Erin Parish, Parish's tradema...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Resin, Oil

Fine Antique British Botanical Painting Aloe Picta Plant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
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, Eng...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

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...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Blue Thistle by Shirley Lewis Large Square Contemporary Blue Painting on Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bold, layered, and visually arresting, Blue Thistle by Shirley Lewis is a 48 x 48-inch mixed media painting that fuses contemporary abstraction with organic elegance. Rich in tonal d...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Encaustic

Still Life with Bowl of Strawberries
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Vito Tomasello (American, ?-1982). Still Life with Strawberries, 1979. Oil on masonite panel, 10 1/2 x 11 5/8 inches. Signed and dated low...
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1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Still Life of Flowers in Vases
Located in Milford, NH
A fine still life oil painting with flowers in vases by American artist Everett Lloyd Bryant (1864-1945). Bryant was raised in Galion, Ohio, and s...
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Early 20th Century American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Original Parisian Vintage Jewelry Design Art by Van Cleef & Boucheron Designer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Feathers of Splendor: A Duality of Opulent Flight Duo Jewelry Design circa mid 20th century by Paul Touzet (French b. 1917) original gouache painting, with pencil on tracing paper st...
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Mid-20th Century French School Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

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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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