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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers and Fruit)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers and Fruit) Year: 1963 Medium: Watercolor on heavy archival paper Size: 11.5 x 15 inches Condition: Go...
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1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

Daisies in a Purple Vase Flower Oil Painting, British Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Daisies in a Purple Vase, Flower Oil Painting, British Artist by Pamela Cawley, British 20th century oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 24 inches Stunning original Impr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Sweet Peas and Bougainvillea, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Colorful flowers spill from a pitcher, with lush green foliage serving as the backdrop. The quick, energetic brushstrokes capture the rapidly changing light. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Three in a Row II, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Three colorful and delectable cupcakes stand in a row. A carrot-flavored one entices on the left. In the middle, a blue-iced delight boasts a cherry on top of...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Fine Antique British Botanical Painting Red Amaryllis Flower
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

English Interior Still-life of Teapot, table and chair, fruit and flowers 1950s
Located in Woodbury, CT
An interesting and colourful classic 1950s English Interior. Jack Griffin was an English painter of interiors, landscapes and riverside scenes. He mostly painted in England, but was ...
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1950s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Artist Materials On Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting beautifully captures a realistic view of an artist's studio. The boxes covered in oil paint fingerprints, the small dent in the wall, the palette, tubes of paint scatt...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lotus 30: Photo Realist Still Life Painting of a Green Lotus Leaf on Grey
Located in Hudson, NY
Photo-realist still life painting of a green lotus leaf with brown decays edges against a soft grey background "Lotus Number Thirty", painted by Frank DePietro...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

One Bold Move - Bold Abstract Floral Painting Contemporary Blooms on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant paintings that celebra...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas

Wild Child - photorealist painting
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Wild Child' depicts a San Francisco home, painted brightly to reflect the free spirited city that is bathed in warm west coast sunlight with shadows cascad...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Grey Figure Walking Through French Courtyard 1930's Impressionist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape signed by Y. Blanchon, French 1950's Impressionist gouache on board, unframed painting: 16.5 x 12.5 inches provenance: from a large private collection of this artis...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

New in Town, Intersections Series, Abstract Geometric Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painting description: This is a new example of my ongoing series, "Intersections". My attempt to capture urban abstraction. Shapes and colors intersect and overlap. With the use of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Lily's and Glass Vase by Patricia Gillfillan
Located in Soquel, CA
Lily's and Glass Vase by Patricia Gillfillan Painterly study of a Glass vase and Lillys by Monterey California-area artist Patricia Gillfillan (American, 1924-2016). Oil on canvas. ...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist 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

Red Carnations, Mid Century Textured Floral Bouquet Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Heavily textured still life of a bouquet of carnations by an unknown artist, Singed "Gavincy" possibly. This background of this piece has layers of texture created by paper squares a...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Glaze, Mixed Media, Oil

Flowers in the Round Vase - Oil Painting by Elena Mardashova - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting on canvas realized by Elena Mardashova, 40x40 cm. , realized in 2022. Excellent condition.
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

French Painting Of Flowers Beside Windowsill In A Blue Gloomy Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
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20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

''Cauliflower II'' Contemporary Dutch Still-life Painting of a Cauliflower
Located in Utrecht, NL
Dutch artist Nico Heilijgers (1964) works in the tradition of the great seventeenth-century painters. Heilijgers' paintings are characterized by aesthetics, harmony and atmosphere,...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Cozy Still-Life of Red Peonies in Black Vase by a Sunlit Window French Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Peonies Still Life signed by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) size: 8 x 8 inches oil painting on board, unframed condition: the painting is in very good condition. It has previously been s...
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20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Lilacs and Books and Tea
Located in Wenham, MA
This is an original oil paining on linen canvas by Timothy Andrew McGuire. To stand before one of Tim McGuire‘s works is to be immersed in a world of colorful energy and vibrant joy...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

French Geometric Painting Of Purple Tulips In A Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
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20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, England and had been part of an album of works assembled by the artist during the early 1900's. During the Victorian and Edwardian era in Britain, it was very fashionable for ladies of aristocratic and wealthy backgrounds to draw and paint still lifes of flowers and plants that they had picked or seen in gardens. Many were highly accomplished and extremely talented artists, who sadly were not encouraged to exhibit due to society frowning upon such activities. Artist/ School: Caroline Worsley...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

Skull Blue Pocket Painting c, original painting, contemporary, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Blue Skull 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 still l...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

French Modernist Gouache Painting Of Red Tulips In A Yellow Watering Can
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
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20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

Still life with chicken
Located in Oslo, NO
In this painting, I infused the vitality of nature and domestic tranquility through bold strokes and vibrant gouache colors. The rooster stands proudly, symbolizing wakefulness and t...
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2010s Fauvist Still-life Paintings

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Gouache, Bamboo Paper

Pastel Pink Shapes, Italian Terrazzo Tiles Inspiration in Soft Warm Skin Tones
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of hand painted acrylic paintings by Natalia Roman are inspired by the colors and textures of Italian terrazzo tiling. The patterns created combine a variety of vivid col...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

"Chocolate Choices, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's oil painting "Chocolate Choices" depicts a chocolate cupcake with whipped cream and a cherry on top, a small chocolate cake, a chocolate eclair, Hershey Kisses, M&Ms, and chocolate footballs. About the artist: Kelly Birkenruth’s captivating paintings are in the style of contemporary realism while staying firmly grounded in the tradition of the Old Masters. She is able to pull the viewer into her paintings by interweaving emotion with a humanistic quality through her supreme handling of light. Through her portraits and still lifes she is able to evoke sensitivity and empathy, which in turn allows her to create images which transcend mere representation to capture the true essence of her subject. Kelly’s arresting compositions, draftsmanship, use of color and observation of detail allow her to create paintings with a timeless quality. After earning her degree from Pennsylvania State University, Kelly moved to southern California where she began a career as a fashion model. Her agency soon sent her abroad to Paris and Tokyo, where she spent the next several years modeling. When she wasn’t walking the runway, she spent endless hours in the great museums of the world, closely observing and studying the works of the Old Masters. “My time abroad, particularly in Paris, opened my eyes to the vast beauty and power of a great painting. After that I knew I wanted to dedicate my life to the pursuit of Fine Art” said Birkenruth. After returning to the States, Kelly studied at Otis College of Art in Los Angeles, CA. She then continued her studies through workshops and private study with renowned artists such as Daniel Sprick, Steven Assael and Jesus Emmanuel Villarreal. In the spring of 2019 Kelly...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Bright & Colorful French Impressionist Oil Painting- Champagne Picnic
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011) oil on canvas, unframed 21.5 x 18 inches signed front and back condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the...
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20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Large American Impressionist Abstract Framed Modern Flower Still Life Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive large American school modernist flower still life painting. Oil on canvas. Handsomely framed. Signed illegibly. Very nice impasto and color.
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1980s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Zhiqin Yu Still Life Original Oil On Canvas "Little Flowers"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Little Flowers Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 19 x 23 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This pain...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

diptych of Pocket Snowdrop 2 and Pocket White Anemone, Original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Snowdrop 2 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still lif...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers and Fruit)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers and Fruit) Year: 1963 Medium: Watercolor on heavy archival paper Size: 11.5 x 15 inches Condition: Go...
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1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

1950's Very Large French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Bright & Colorful Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers French School, signed with initials and dated 1959 signed oil painting on board framed in Montparnasse style frame framed: 41.5 x 35 inches board: 35.5 x 21 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition Montparnasse picture frames...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Five Vases, Photorealist Oil Painting on Canvas by Gustavo Schmidt
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Photorealist Still Life painting of five glass vases on a table by Chilean-born artist Gustavo Schmidt. Five Vases Gustavo Schmidt, Chilean/American (1963-) Date: 2012 Oil on Canv...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Deborah Bigeleisen - Dynamism 4, Painting 2012
Located in Greenwich, CT
Most of Deborah’s paintings concentrate on a single bloom, large in size, so stunning that they command the view of the audience. With great affection she takes care to capture every...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bambu de Volpi & Coqueiros de Klee, Paintings. From the MATAS series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
For Jose Ignacio Suarez an abyss of time and space distances him from those who were the first inhabitants of the Brazilian coasts and of this vast American continent. His initial la...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary still-life expressive acrylic painting of strawberries on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant and expressive artwork titled "Sweet Strawberries" showcases a rich palette of colors that serve as my means of expression. In this piece, I delve into the beauty of lu...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Sky Presence
Located in Burlingame, CA
Willard Dixon, Sky Presence, painted in 2000 in oil on canvas. The etherial Bay Area cascading hillside painting displays a gentle warmth and tranqui...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, 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

Cubist French Oil Painting Still Life Abstract Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Pierre Vincent, French contemporary Title: Cubist composition Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed, signed and inscribed verso canvas: 18 x 22 inches Provenan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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

Modern Architecture - Original Artwork Critical History Modern Design Architect
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Smith is an American artist who has been living in Berlin, Germany, since 2001. He works with a combination of silkscreen printing, collage, and painting to create his urban ins...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Acrylic, Screen

"Burst of Creativity" (contemporary impressionist floral painting on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this floral artwork I experience the world of nature through the bright colors of a summer period. While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of summer flowers which are full...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Abstract Oil Painting Gold Leaf Stars 1 of 2
Located in Surfside, FL
This one is signed. the second one is unsigned. Born in Paris in 1946 and raised in the heart of an idyllic French countryside near the Loire Valley, Jacques Lamy began painting at a very early age. Jacques completed his formal artistic training at the prestigious Ecole Nationale Superieur des Arts Decoratifs (Paris) in 1971. While there, he received the highest peer recognition in European Arts; the coveted Prix de Rome award for painting. Jacques Lamy’s career as an artist, designer and art teacher took him from his native France to life abroad in Spain, Africa, and the United States. His broad artistic interests and his classic training in art and design have enabled him to enjoy a wide variety of artistic experiences from designing furniture, lamps, tapestries, and elegant garden statuary to creating large scale murals for public viewing and enjoyment. in addition to his renowned mural work, Jacques received international recognition for his decorative fresco paintings. Jacques personal artistic style is very much a melding of old and new – a merging of a classically trained artist with a modern artistic vision. The medium is multi-media and the composition has a modern, abstract quality but the Old World training in design and composition lends the whole an air of classical grace. Examples can be seen in his studio-gallery in Dallas, Texas. ​Art Education Ecole National Superieure des Arts Decoratifs – Paris Art Teaching Casa de Velasquez – Madrid, Spain. National Institute of Art, Dakar, Senegal. Has taught art in France, Spain, and Africa Art Awards Prix de Rome de Peinture – Casa de Velasquez - 1971 Silver Medal for Industrial Creation - 1981 ​Museums Musee D'Art Roger Quillot, Clermont-Ferrand, France Jesuit Art Museum – Dallas, TX Exhibits 2012-current Represented by Wall Gallery – Dallas, TX, USA 2004 Jesuit Art Museum – Dallas, TX, USA ​ 2001-current Galerie Fine Art – Nantes, France 2000 City Hall, Chamalieres – France 1998 Ivanffy – Uhler Gallery – Dallas, TX 1994-1996 Jacques Lamy Fine Art Gallery 1995 Neiman Marcus- Dallas and Atlanta 1981-1984 Gallery Frederic Mechiche...
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20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Paint, Board

Monstera Plant, Green Interior Plant Pot, Modern Still Life Yellow Background
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Monstera Plant" is a contemporary still-life painting portraying green Monstera plant leaves in a ceramic pot. Details: Title: Monstera Plant Medium:...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Onion. original mini painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
It is just a head of onion, but its play of light and shadows reminds us of the harmony that exists in nature. This work was painted with love and care to remind you of the beauty t...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Flowers, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Shuxing Fan paints alluring florals in shades of lilac, blue, yellow, and white. He fixes them on a contrasting chic gray ce...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Anniversary No. 42" Contemporary Still Life Wine Glass Framed Oil on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Anniversary No. 42" is a framed oil on canvas painting by Joseph Adolphe, depicting a still life of a wine glass stuffed with a linen napkin. The artist's use of painterly brushstro...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Oil

"Pantry Variations" (2022) by Clyde Steadman, Original Still-Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Pantry Variations" by Clyde Steadman (United States) is a handmade still-life painting that is unframed, but ready to hang.
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

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

20th Century French Modernist Painting Purple Eucalyptus Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interior with Flowers by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls...
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20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

Oyster & Lemon and Artichoke & Lemon diptych, Original painting, Sea
Located in Deddington, GB
This is a diptych of Oyster & Lemon and Artichoke & Lemon. Both paintings are same size. This contemporary still-life depicts a fresh and vibrant oyster with a slice of lemon on b...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Huge French Signed Oil Vineyard Grapes Growing on Vines Deep Green & Blue Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Vineyard signed J. Bernd (French, 20th century) oil painting on board, unframed painting: 31.5 x 39.5 inches condition: overall very good
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1990s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil

'Still Life At Night', Oil on Linen, by Robert Bonaparte
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed, 33" x 26" oil on canvas painting was completed by Robert Bonaparte in 1980. The painting presents a composition dominated by dark hues, creating a nocturnal atmosphere a...
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1980s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Flowers 1978, Op Art Floral Oil Tempera on Board Roses Pop Art Large Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Lowell Nesbitt (American, 1933-1993) Flower, 1978 tempera on board 60 1/2 x 40 1/2 inches. Provenance: Sold: Christie's East, May 18, 1999, Lot 224 Blair Nesbitt is an American p...
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1970s Pop Art Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Black Necked Stilt
Located in Burlingame, CA
Black Necked Stilt, by one of the finest American contemporary realist painters, Willard Dixon, who has painted western landscapes and nature-scenes for 35 years, capturing the undeniable beauty of the West with its grand and humble spirit. This painting depicts a Black Necked Stilt walking through a marsh or bog. It is a quiet and contemplative early morning scene in water grey, blue, white and green-brown. Lovely moving water in this painting. Dixon’s work can be found in numerous distinctive private and public collections, as well as the San Francisco Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Oakland Museum of California. Signed front - Also signed, dated and titled Verso. oil on canvas - 48 x 58 inches. A wonderful contemporary work of original art by Willard Dixon. Comes framed in a minimal hardwood strip frame. Born: Kansas City MO, 1942 Education: Art Students League, New York, NY Cornell University Brooklyn Museum School San Francisco Art Institute, M.F.A. 1969 Awards and Commissions N.E.A. Fellowship Grant- 1989 California Supreme Court Mural Commission- 1998 Las Vegas Federal Courthouse Commission, G.S.A.-1998 Teaching 1989-90: San Francisco State University 1975: San Francisco Art Institute Realism Seminar 1974-76: Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA 1973-74, 1976: California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA 1971-72: California State University, Hayward, CA One Man Exhibitions 2015: Willard Dixon Portraits College of Marin Fine Art Gallery, Kentfield 2014: SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2008: SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2005: Fischbach Gallery, NYC,NY 2005: Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2004: Fischbach Gallery, NYC, NY. 2002: Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2002: Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA 2001: Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2000: Fischbach Gallery, NYC , NY 2000: Hearst Art Gallery, St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA 1998: Hackett Freedman Gallery, SF, CA 1997: Tatistcheff/Rogers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1996, 1995: Contemporary Realist Gallery (now Hackett Freedman Gallery) 1994: Fischbach Gallery 1993: Contemporary Realist Gallery 1992: Fischbach Gallery 1991: Earl McGrath Gallery, 454 North, Los Angeles, CA 1990: Fischbach Gallery 1989: William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1988: Gallery 454 North, Los Angeles, CA 1987: Fischbach Gallery 1987: Gallery 454 North 1986: William Sawyer Gallery 1985: Fischbach Gallery 1984: Harris Gallery, Houston, Tx 1984: William Sawyer Gallery 1983, 1982: Fischbach Gallery 1981: William Sawyer Gallery 1980,1979: Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1976, 1975: William Sawyer Gallery 1973, 1972: William Sawyer Gallery Selected Group Exhibitions 2017: SHIFT / with Elizabeth Barlow, Kim Frohsin, Erin Parrish, Irene Zweig, Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA 2015: REAL with Elizabeth Barlow Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, CA. 2014: Stillness and Activity / A father and daughter exhibition, Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, CA. 2013: Outwin Boocher Portrait Competition 2013 Exhibition” Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. Hey Everybody / Portraits, Diablo Valley College 2012: Artistic Visions of the Golden Gate Bridge”, George Krevsky Gallery, S.F., CA. Introduction Two/ Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, CA. 2011: California: A Landscape of Dreams/ Fresno Art Museum 2010: Self Portrait Invitational/ Julie Nester Gallery, Park City UT 2009: On Beauty /I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA. 2008: At Water’s Edge / I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA. 2007: San Francisco Scenes/ George Krevsky Gallery, S.F., CA Ten Years- A Retrospective/ Dolby Chadwick Gallery, S.F., CA. 2006: Our Planet, Our Home/ SFMOMA Artists Gallery, S.F. CA 2005: 2005 Spring Group Show/ Earl McGrath Gallery, L.A., CA 2002: H2O’02, Paintings of Water/ Fischbach Gallery, NYC Scene in Oakland 1852-2002 Oakland Museum Oakland, CA The Garden/ Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA The Moving Still Life/ Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY Bay Area Printmakers/ works from Trillium Press, Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA California Landscape Paintings/ College of Marin Art Gallery, Kentfield, CA Bay Area Printmakers/ SF Museum of Modern Art/Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA Visions: Northern California/ Bank of America, San Francisco, CA 2001: Opening Exhibit: Group Show, Fischbach Gallery, NY, NY 2000: Hackett Freedman Gallery Artists/ Shasta College Art Gallery, Redding, Ca 1999: Homage to the Art Institute, Artists Who Transformed American Culture, Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1999: What is Art For? What are Museums For? What are You For? curated Curated for the Oakland Museum by William T. Wiley & Mary Hull Webster, Oakland, CA 1998: Paintings of Marin County Past and Present/ The North Point Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1997: 10th Anniversary Exhibition/ Hackett Freedman Gallery, S.F., CA 1996: Rediscovering the Landscape of the Americas/ Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (traveling exhibition) Contemporary American Realist Painters/ Halls Crown Center Gallery, Kansas City, MO 1996: Foundation for the Future: Celebrating 125 Years at the San Francisco Art Institute/ One Bush St., S.F., CA 1996: New Work by Selected Gallery Artists, Tatistcheff/Rogers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Flower Paintings/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA 1995: Facing Eden: 100 Years of Landscape Art in the Bay Area / De Young Museum, S.F., CA Contemporary Still Life Painting/ David Klein Gallery, Birmingham, MI 1994: Still Life/ Fischbach Gallery, New York City, NY New Bay Area Painting/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA A Room with a View/ The North Point Gallery, S.F., CA 1993: Bay Area Painting/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA Vanishing Point: A Look at Contemporary Landscape Painting”, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA Tribute/ William Sawyer Gallery, S.F., CA Revolution: Into the 2nd Century at the San Francisco Art Institute, One Market Plaza, S.F., CA Contemporary Realism: Central and Northern California Landscapes/ Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA The Artist as Native: Reinventing Regionalism/ a traveling exhibition curated by Alan Gussow and Babcock Galleries, N.Y., NY 1992: A Day in the Country, California Landscape Painting / I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA West Art and the Law/ Weat Publishing Co., St. Paul, MN(traveling ex.) The New York Academy of Art, New York, NY In Support of Contemporary Bay Area Artists / One Market Plaza, S.F., CA 1991: The Landscape in 20th-Century American Art: Selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art/ New York, NY, National Traveling Exhibit 1990: Contemporary Landscapes/ 21st Anniversary Exhibition Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. 1990: New Bay Area Painting Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA 1989: The Modern Pastoral/ Robert Scholekopf Gallery, New York, NY 1988: Images of the Land/ William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1988: Ten Artists from the William Sawyer Gallery / Shasta College Gallery, Redding CA Works on Paper/ William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1987: The Contemporary American Landscape/ Swain Gallery, NJ 1986: Landscape, Seascape, Cityscape/ Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA 1985: The Bay Area Seen/ Bay Area Regionalists Show, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA Large Scale/ Harris Gallery, Houston, TX A City Collects/ Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, CA American Realism/ William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1984: San Francisco Bay Area Painting/ curated by George Neubert for the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE American Landscape Painting/ California State University, L.A. CA Western Landscape Painters/ The Museum of the West, Houston, TX The Urban Landscape / One Market Plaza, San Francisco, CA 1982: Collectors Gallery 16/ McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX Thirty Approaches to Realism/ William Sawyer Gallery, S.F., CA 1981: Views of California Past and Present/ Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA Landscapes/ Harris Gallery, Houston, TX 110th Anniversary S.F. Art Institute Alumni Group Show/ William Sawyer Gallery, S.F., CA 1980: Realism/ Walnut Creek Civic Arts Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA 1979: Bay Area Artists Exhibition/Sale/ Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA Omnium Gatherum/ Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA California Viewpoints/ Sunne Savage Gallery, Boston, MA 1978: New Work/ Mills College Art Gallery, Oakland, CA Images of the Land/ William Sawyer Gallery, S.F., CA 1977: Contemporary California Artists/ Marshall-Meyers Gallery Alternative to the Whitney Annual/ James Yu Gallery, N. Y, N.Y. San Francisco Art Festival/ ( Airport Competition Purchase Prize) 1977: Eight Young Americans/ Montclair Museum of Art, Montclair,NJ 1976: Three From California/ Francine Sedars Gallery, Seattle, WA Faculty Show/ California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA 1975: Realism in Painting and Ceramics/ Helen Euphrat Gallery, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA 1975: A Tribute to the Art Institute/ Hansen Fuller Gallery, S.F., CA California Artists/ Utah Museum of Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT 1974: Our Land, Our Sky, Our Water/ by Alfred Frankenstein Expo 74, Spokane, WA A Sense of Place/ curated by Alan Gussow for the Joslyn Museum, Omaha, NE The Discovery Gallery, Montclair, N.J. 1973: College of Marin Gallery, Kentfield, CA California Artists/ Kaiser Center, Oakland, CA 1972: Visiting Artists/ California State University, Hayward, CA 1970: Drawing Invitational/ Emanuel Walter Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, S.F., CA 1970: San Francisco Art Institute Centennial Exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, S.F., CA 1967: Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art Annual, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, S.F., CA 1966: California Landscape Painters/ San Francisco Art Institute, S.F. CA. Selected Collections The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Oakland Museum The Utah Museum of Fine Art San Francisco Art Commission Shaklee Corporation Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, CA Kemper Insurance Company, Long Grove, Il Morrison and Foerester, San Francisco, CA SSI Container Corporation, San Francisco, CA San Francisco International Airport Oxford Petroleum Company, Houston,TX California First Bank, San Francisco, CA United Pipeline, Houston, TX Security Pacific National Bank, S.F., CA Crocker Bank, Los Angeles, CA Visa Corporation, San Francisco, CA Atlantic Richfield Corporation Shell Oil, Houston, TX First National Bank of Seattle RREEF Corporation, San Francisco, CA Texas Heritage Society Genstar Corporation, San Francisco, CA Sohio Corporation Skidmore Owings and Merrill, N.Y.C., NY Chemical Bank, NY Swissre Corporation, NY The Insurance Company of North America First National Bank of Midland, Texas Commerce Bank AMA Headquarters, Washington, DC Hughes Tool, Houston, TX ATT, NY Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, San Francisco, CA IBM Corporation, San Jose, CA Northern Trust Company, Chicago, IL Smith Kline and French Corp., Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco, CA Republic National Bank Chevron Trammel Crow Company, Dallas, CA U.S. Insurance Group, N.J. Southwestern Bell Corp., MO Union Bank Pacific Bell United States Trust Company, NY The United Bank of Denver, CO Cigna Corp., Philadelphia, PA Atlantic Richfield Corp., Los Angeles, CA Show, Pittman, Pots and Trobridge, Washington, DC San Francisco Zen Center Hughes Aircraft Co. Los Angeles, CA Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M), St. Paul, MN Bank of America, NY Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City,MO Robinson Humphrey/American Express, Atlanta, GA Merrill Lynch, San Francisco, CA Goldman Sachs, NY Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., NY Victoria Bank and Trust, Victoria, TX NYNEX, NY Coca Cola, U.S.A., Atlanta, GA TransAmerica Corporation Pacific Telesis Group Brobeck, Phleger, & Harrison Exxon Corporation U.S. Trust Selected Private Collections Estate of Ahmet Ertegun, New York, NY Mr. Harrison Ford, Los Angeles, CA Estate of Irving Lazarr, Los Angeles, Ca Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Holzer, New York, NY Mr. and Mrs. Peter Asher...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Intro, 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

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid Century Still Life with Yellow Flowers and Orange Leaves
By Jean M. Stites
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century still life by American artist Jean M. Stites of Fayetteville, North Carolina (b. 1929). A variety of yellow flowers are in a reddish vase, sur...
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1960s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

#338
Located in New Orleans, LA
This painting is based on Rachel Ruysch’s, Vase of Flowers, 1700. The painting contains an example of the Dutch tulip most prized during Tulipomania: Sem...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

Autumn poppies
Located in Oslo, NO
In this artwork, I've poured my soul into capturing the fleeting beauty of nature. The acrylic and ink dance with collage elements, creating a textured tapestry that almost breathes ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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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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