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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Hunt Slonem "Violet Spring" Purple and Green Flower
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Violet Spring" Purple and Green Flower
A single violet gestured in purple, yellow and green on a matching background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Glow Up" contemporary realist white flowers & green leaves on black background
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Glow Up" is a contemporary realist white flowers & green leaves on black background.
Maryann Lucas lives and works in Sag Harbor. She is primarily self-taught but has also received...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jian Zhang Still Life Original Oil On Canvas " The Balcony "
Located in New York, NY
Title: The Balcony
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 25 x 21 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This paintin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil on Canvas - Sedona Sunset -- After A Storm
By Bob Blackmon
Located in Troy, NY
This oil on canvas piece features a vibrant sunset with a complementary color scheme of orange and blue. The burnt umber rock and patches in the sky ground the composition and balance out the expanse of the horizon. The clouds reflect the warmth of the earth below. This piece is sold framed and is signed by the artist in the back.
Bob Blackmon...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hibiscus blooming in a vase (contemporary oil floral art)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary floral artwork "Hibiscus blooming in a vase" celebrates the charm of summer garden blooming red hibiscus.
I explore the beauty of these beautiful flowers via the...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Mid Century Pink & White Roses in Crystal Vase Still-Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate mid century still-life of white and pink roses in crystal vase with a soft, lime green background by listed California artist Helen Mae Enoch Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997)...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Signed Antique American 19th Century Realist Still Life Nicely Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 21 by 25 inches overall and 14.5 by 18.5 painting alone.
Category
1890s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1925 ARTS n CRAFT IMPRESSIONIST Garden Landscape Painting possibly KENTUCKY
By Frank von der Lancken
Located in New York, NY
Frank von der Lancken was a Brooklyn-born artist and teacher who chose to travel beyond the limits of New York to cultivate the arts across America. Indeed, by his death in 1950, von...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Resurrection Lillies (Unframed)
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Resurrection Lillies' - unframed by master watercolorist Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Aerie II
By June Glasson
Located in Bozeman, MT
June Glasson is an artist, illustrator, and designer. She lives in New York. Her paintings have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Nature Morte Gallery in Ber...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
Pink flowers
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this whirlwind of vibrant strokes and passionate hues, I've imbued my soul into the canvas, portraying blossoms that dance with life's exuberance. The petals, rich in texture, see...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Neapolitan Still Life "Flowers in a Glass Jug" Oil on Canvas in Frame
By Giacomo Recco (Naples 1603 - before 1653)
Located in Pistoia, IT
Attributed to Giacomo Recco (1603-1653), still life "Glass jug with flowers," oil on canvas in gilt frame.
This fine canvas depicts a glass pitcher filled with flowers resting on a ...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Barkinon
Located in Wien, 9
María Corte (*1983, Barcelona) is a Catalan-Argentine painter and illustrator who stands out in the contemporary art scene for her colorful and energetic works. She completed her stu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Les Tournesols (Sunflowers)
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery. Marcel Demagny was born in 1949 in Nancy, France. He graduated from the Nancy School of Architecture in...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Figural Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Eugene Arcieri (1914 - 2005). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring 15 by 19 inches overall and 14 by 18 painting alone. In exce...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
British Interior Table Scene Tea and Newspapers Contemporary Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Landscape
by Geza Somerset-Paddon (British 20th century)
oil painting on board , unframed
board: 11 x 16.5 inches
condition: overall very good
provenance...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life with apples 1961. Canvas, oil, 50x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with apples
1961. Canvas, oil, 50x70 cm
Published at book Biruta baumane on 78 page
"Still Life with Apples" is a stylized still life pain...
Category
1960s Fauvist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Nighthawks in Corona Times! Painting, Pop Art, Street Art
By Jay-C
Located in München, BY
Edition 5
JAY-C – the pseudonym of this innovative young artist known for his subversive use of familiar figures and symbols. Using a distinct and fine British sense of humour,
he a...
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Pigment, Archival Pigment
Abstract Floral with Art Deco Vase
By Stephanie Marrott
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Floral painting with geometric vase by Stephanie Marrott (American, 20th Century). Original acrylic on artists board. Signed lower right "Stephanie Workman Marrott" in pen. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard
"Light Switch" Contemporary Pastel Toned Hyperrealist Still Life Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pastel toned hyperrealist still life painting of a light switch by Texas-based artist Michael J. Abraham. Recently featured in "Michael J. Abraham: Quasi-Realism" at Ree...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Pears Aplenty in Victorian Days, 1890s
Located in Soquel, CA
Pears Aplenty in Victorian Days, 1890s
Oil still life painting depicting pears from 1890's.
Unknown artist.
Category
Late 19th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Pair of flower still lifes on copper, Flanders, 17th century, tulip
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Pair of flower still lifes with various flowers (including a tulip) in a basket, oil on copper
Flemisch school, second half 17th century.
Dimensions excl. frame: 17 x 22 cm.
Dimensions incl. frame: 23 x 28 cm.
Still-life painting as an independent genre or specialty first flourished in the Netherlands during the early 1600s, although German and French painters (for example, Georg Flegel and Sebastian Stoskopff; 21.152.1, 2002.68) were also early participants in the development, and less continuous traditions of Italian and Spanish still-life painting date from the same period. Still-life motifs occur fairly frequently in manuscripts, books of hours, and panel paintings of the 1400s and 1500s, such as Robert Campin’s Annunciation Triptych (56.70) of about 1425, and in Petrus Christus‘ Goldsmith in his Shop of 1449 (1975.1.110). Many of the objects depicted in these early works are symbolic of some quality of the Virgin or another religious figure (for example, the lily stands for purity), while other objects may remind the viewer of an edifying concept such as worldly vanity or temperance (as in the case of the goldsmith’s mirror and scales). Moralizing meanings are also common in independent still-life paintings of the seventeenth century, which range from such obviously didactic works as Jacques de Gheyn...
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17th Century Flemish School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Copper
"SATURDAY AFTERNOON", painting, surrealist dream, giant insect, sci-fi paranoia
By Tony Geiger
Located in Toronto, Ontario
SATURDAY AFTERNOON is a new oil on linen surrealist painting by Brooklyn, New York artist Tony Geiger. It measures 18x18" and is a unique artwork. Note the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Impressionist Oil on Board Still Life. 'Pepe, Sale e Stecchii'..
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century oil on board painting of a still-life signed bottom left 'Magotti'. The painting is titled 'pepe, sale e stecchii' (pepper, salt and toothpicks) to the reverse and ...
Category
1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid Century Floral Still-Life with Bearded Irises, Parrot Statue, & Purple Drape
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial and period mid-century still life of a bowl of bearded irises with a parrot figurine by noted California artist Nell Walker Warner (American, 1891-1970), c.1940's. A charming parrot statue...
Category
1940s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Melting Snow" 2023 Impressionistic winter scene in Vermont, fence and mountains
By Viktor Butko
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Butko paints the natural, sprawling light of early, mid, and late day. In this composition–his largest of 2023—Butko takes on early summer's mid-day light in Northeastern U.S. The cl...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Heaven in a Wild Flower- Katharina Husslein Botanical Flower Still life Painting
Located in DE
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
This is a beautiful large botanical oil painting of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Flowers in a Vase
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Category
19th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
STILL LIFE WITH FLOWER FRUIT AND BIRDS - Oil on canvas Italy Alfredo Mayeux
Located in Napoli, IT
Oil painting on canvas - Composition of flowers in a metal vase with fruit, and landscape in the background - Alfredo Mayeux; early XX century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Rug, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan
Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen
Year: 2023
Style: Impressionism,
Subject: Still Life with Rug,
Size: 23.5" x 20...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Two Red Chairs and Pinocchio - realist, interior, Ukrainian, Israeli, oil/canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Artist Dmitry Yuzefovich remembers—details, colours, textures and images from his life in the Ukraine. Using a trompe l’oeil technique to great effect, he renders nostalgic and realistic paintings that recall a rich and somewhat mysterious past. In this piece, two bright red wooden chairs lean against soft green striped wallpaper and a plant sits in a sky-blue pot...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life on Black Background
Located in London, GB
'Still Life on Black Background, oil on canvas (circa 1960s), by Edgar Stoëbel (1909-2001). In his inimitable style, artist Stoëbel's abstract still life with black background is a lively and colourful modernist work. This artwork has a powerful intensity of tone and colour which speaks to Stoëbel's very distinctive style but remains completely approachable and appealing. This is part of the post-war concrete abstract movement, or Constructive Art...
Category
1960s Constructivist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960's French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Flowers in a Vase Very Thick Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, signed
Title: Still Life of Flowers in a Vase, beautifully thickly painted oil creating a dramatic surface texture.
Medium: oil on...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Georges Louis Claude (1879-1963) Still life with fruits, 1938, oil on paper
Located in Paris, FR
Georges Louis Claude (1879-1963)
Still life with fruits, 1938
oil on paper
32 x 40 cm
In good condition
In a vintage white frame, 41.5 x 49 cm, numerous lacks of white painting (see photographs please)
Georges Louis Claude was born in Paris in 1879.
The artist first studied at the Bernard Palissy School of Drawing in Paris. There he learned mythological and religious subjects, the art of portraiture, still life and of course, wall decoration, which became his favourite medium.
His career began as an architectural decorator for the Galland house in Paris. He then collaborated with the orientalist architect Alexandre Marcel. Noticed at the
at the 1900 Universal Exhibition, he decided to emancipate himself and presented his
his own projects. It was at this time that Georges-Louis laude was to seduce some of the most influential personalities of their time with his talent.
First of all King Leopold II of Belgium, followed immediately by Baron Empain became infatuated with the artist to decorate palaces and flats.
In Belgium, Georges-Louis Claude was chosen to decorate the Royal Palace of Laeken (Japanese Tower...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rags and Old Iron oil painting by Aaron Bohrod
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in Hudson, NY
Painting measures 16" x 20" and framed 24 ¼" x 28 ¼".
Signed "Aaron Bohrod" lower center.
About this artist: Aaron Bohrod was known for the range of styles from social realism to la...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Asensio Fruits - original Still-life acrylic Painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Fruits - original Still-life acrylic Painting
Asensio Mariné (Barcelona, 1890-1961) was a painter who specialized in landscapes, figures and still lifes of marked realism, that ca...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Abstract Summer Still Life with Flowers and Plants), Ian Hornak
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Untitled (Abstract Summer Still Life with Flowers and Plants)
Year: 1963
Medium: Watercolor on heavy archival paper
Size: 29.5 x 21 inches
Condi...
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1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Primitive Spanish vase of flowers, after Pedro de Camprobín
Located in New York, NY
Early 18th Century still life, very close to Pedro de Camprobín.
Category
Early 18th Century Baroque Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nightfall, oil, black abstract; library, books, contempory art, minimalism
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Nightfall" by Sophie Dumont is part of a daring artistic exploration, immersing the viewer in a mysterious realm where darkness becomes the canvas upon which inner light dances. Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"A Heart Asunder" (2022) By Alexandra Manukyan, Armenian Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Alexandra Manukyan presents "A Heart Asunder" an exquisite oil on linen on wooden panel from 2022.This piece captures a fusion of traditional Armenian aesthetics with contemporary po...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Flower Song, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Bright yellow trumpet flowers hang gracefully from green stems, while a leaf-patterned background creates a sense of rhythmic movement. As the summer days wan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rare Early Important Flower Abstract Modernist New York Israeli Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist orchid flower still life oil painting by Abraham Pariente. Oil on canvas, circa 1980. Signed. Displayed in a modernist frame. Important large and impressive work!
Category
1990s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
(Hudson River Landscape) Untitled, 1985, Ian Hornak — Painting
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: (Hudson River Landscape) Untitled
Year: 1985
Medium: Acrylic on illustration board
Size: 12.5 x 10 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Estate of ...
Category
1980s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Illustration Board
Contemporary impressionist expressive floral oil canvas "Vase with Pink Roses"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary vibrant, expressive abstract floral painting, "Vase with Pink Roses", is a striking work by French artist Natalya Mougenot, ren...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Insomnie" abstract acrylic canvas linen 60x80cm chassis aluminium
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
Pour la nième fois je constate que les nuits de pleine lune
j'ai de grande pause d'éveil et l'esprit en surchauffe.
Ce que j'appelle une nuit d'insomnies.
Pour la lune, j'ai utilisé ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Mixed Media
Beautiful 1960's French Post Impressionist Oil The Artists Studio Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Atelier
by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
signed
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 37 x 32 inches
canvas: 29 x 24 inches
Colors: Green colors, beige, blue and gr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pocket Green Gooseberry 2 c
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Green Gooseberry 2 c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Kettle's Muse, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Grace Diehl
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was created with oil paints on a 11"x14" stretched linen canvas and showcases the charm and warmth of a kitchen in Hilton Head Island. The addition of the my reflection...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Roses Signed French Oil Painting Still Life Flowers in Glass Bowl
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Roses
French School, circa 1930's period
signed oil on board, unframed
board: 10 x 15 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound condi...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Mr. Melville’s Kitchen” Contemporary Pastel Toned Abstract Still Life Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pastel toned abstract painting by Houston based artist Kristen Anton. The work features grey, pink, brown, and orange blocks of color accented with layers of brushwork. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Undamaged - original still life oil painting - contemporary realism artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
Rendered in exquisite detail, Undamaged is a striking example ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Yellow and Red, realistic, colorful still life with cabbage and onion
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil paint on canvas
Doug Newton’s hyper-real paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways light can transform our perceptions. His subject matter concentrates on still lives of food, toys, candy and household objects.
In addition to many group shows across the country, Mr. Newton’s show, “HARD CANDY and other confections” represents his fifth solo exhibition. His paintings have been collected in numerous private collections.
Mr. Newton resides in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY.
Dr. Sonia Coman writes in her essay, Doug Newton’s hard candy: the confection of painting
Doug Newton’s paintings are about… painting.
The hyperrealist technique of trompe l’oeil or “trick the eye” is knowingly playful. It simultaneously calls attention to the illusion of a different material—for example, translucent candy wrappers—and the reality of the layers of paint, masterfully applied to the canvas. In that, Newton’s paintings pay homage to an esteemed series of trompe l’oeil masters, from Inquisition-era Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán to Gilded-Age American painter William Michael Harnett...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stargazer Still Life - Clear Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
In lushly-colored paintings, Mark Messersmith creates dense narratives packed with animals, birds, plants, and insects that express his concern for the shrinking world they inhabit. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Lev Khodchenko (Ukrainian painter) - 20th century Soviet still life painting
Located in Varmo, IT
Lev Pavlovich Khodchenko (Shimanovka, 1912 - 1998) - Still life of fish and vase.
60 x 80 cm without frame, 72 x 92 cm with frame.
Oil on canvas, in wooden frame.
- Work signed on...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vibrant Bouquet of Roses and Carnations in a Glass Vase Still Life Mid Century
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Bouquet of Roses
signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
size: 10.75 x 9 inches
oil painting on board, unframed
condition: the painting is in very good condition. It has previou...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pears and apple
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork is a masterful still life composition that captivates through its rich textures and vibrant color palette. Dominating the foreground are three prominently placed fruits:...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood, Gouache
Santa Fe Arch — Rainbow over dessert / oil on canvas
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Santa Fe Arch' features a double rainbow that shines over a western New Mexico desert landscape / sky scape in this important Willard Dixon work of art. One of our finest American c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Williamsburg Bridge" oil painting, realist, iconic build, lower east side NYC
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Williamsburg Bridge" is a collaborative realist painting by Stephen Bauman & Steven Forster. It depicts the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City at sunset. The painting shows the bo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shop Still-Life Paintings on 1stDibs
Still-life paintings work as part of the decor in nearly every type of space.
Still-life art, which includes work produced in media such as painting, photography, video and more, is a popular genre in Western art. However, the depiction of still life in color goes back to Ancient Egypt, where paintings on the interior walls of tombs portrayed the objects — such as food — that a person would take into the afterlife. Ancient Greek and Roman mosaics and pottery also often depicted food. Indeed, still-life paintings frequently feature food, flowers or man-made objects. By definition, still-life art represents anything that is considered inanimate.
During the Middle Ages, the still life genre was adapted by artists who illustrated religious manuscripts. A common theme of these paintings is the reminder that life is fleeting. This is especially true of vanitas, a kind of still life with roots in the Netherlands during the 17th century, which was built on themes such as death and decay and featured skulls and objects such as rotten fruit. In northern Europe during the 1600s, painters consulted botanical texts to accurately depict the flowers and plants that were the subject of their work.
Leonardo da Vinci’s penchant for observing phenomena in nature and filling notebooks with drawings and notes helped him improve as an artist of still-life paintings. Vincent van Gogh, an artist who made a couple of the most expensive paintings ever sold, carried out rich experiments with color over the course of painting hundreds of still lifes, and we can argue that Campbell’s Soup Cans (1961–62) by Andy Warhol counts as still-life art.
While early examples were primarily figurative, you can find still lifes that belong to different schools and styles of painting, such as Cubism, Impressionism and contemporary art.
As part of the wall decor in your living room, dining room or elsewhere, a still-life painting can look sophisticated alongside your well-curated decorative objects and can help set the mood in a space.
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.