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Still-life Paintings For Sale
"Halfway, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Elena Burykina's "Halfway" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman with her hands folded and supporting her chin as she stares forward, her face cast in light and ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Landscape Study 256 - Original Moody Serene Mixed Media Painting on Canvas Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jodi Miller captivates with her atmospheric landscapes, inspired by the vast skies of her prairie upbringing and her global travels in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Influenced by the...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Graphite

Mid-Century Floral Still Life by Miriam Tabor — Oil on Canvas in Original Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
A luminous mid-century floral still life by noted artist Miriam Tabor. This elegant composition features soft pink blooms in a dark vase, set before a sunlit window. Tabor’s fluid br...
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1950s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Jammie Dodger Pocket Painting 4c, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Jammie Dodger 4c (canvas size 5x5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Fruit Still Life Tablescape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 14 by 17 inches overall, and 9 by 12 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. Handsomel...
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Early 1900s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Tomato Wedge - Abstract Color Drenched Floral Still Life Mixed Media Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks are the specialty of Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome. Her work is characterized by a loose and expressive style emphasizing line struct...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Still Life with Fruit & Bread Rustic French Farmhouse Interior by French Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Still Life with Fruit & Bread Rustic French Farmhouse Interior by 20th Century French Artist, Robert Chailloux (1913-2006). Art measures 29 x 23.5 in...
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1990s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

FRENCH INTERIOR with STATUES original large painting FRAMED Paula Craioveanu oil
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"French Interior with Statues" Oil on canvas Large original, one-of-a-kind, painting 80x60cm / 31.5x23.5in. Framed! Part of Interior series. Free shipping with 1stDibs code. This painting, "French Interior with Statues", radiates elegance and a strong sense of place. The artist has masterfully conveyed the sophistication of a French interior, blending architectural depth, light, and intricate details with expressive, painterly techniques. The composition draws the viewer’s eye through a series of framed spaces: an open door, a corridor, and a distant room. This layering technique creates a sense of depth and invites the viewer to explore the scene step by step. The checkerboard...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Festive bouquet 005
Located in Zofingen, AG
I like to draw bouquets of flowers in different vases. They are especially interesting in glass vases. Sun glare, reflection in water and play of colors. It's just very exciting.
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage Original Oil Painting on Canvas Still Life, Framed, Signed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a vintage original oil painting on canvas depicting Still Life Composition with fruits, yellow bottle and kettle. Overall and impressive-looking medium size paintin...
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20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Still Life of Pears on Purple - British 50's Post Impressionist art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely British Post Impressionist still life oil painting is by artist Peter Field. Painted circa 1955 on board it is a still life of pears on a purple background. It has echoes...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Orange & Green Flowers & Plants Interior Scene French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1970's Title: Orange Flowers and green plant within an interior setting Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 20 inches Prov...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Vivid Sea Sponges, Abstract Marine Painting in Pastel Tones, Large Diptych, 2025
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vivid Sea Sponges is a luminous diptych that celebrates the delicate beauty of marine life through a vibrant palette of pastels and soft organic forms. Inspired by the rhythmic patte...
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2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

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Gouache, Handmade Paper

Natural Beauty, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Mary Pratt grows pots of turmeric plants around her house, which sprout new shoots weekly and last throughout the summer. She visits the flowers in the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Fiori davanti alla finestra cm. 90 x70 1995
Located in Torino, IT
Opera con effetto Trompe-l'œil ,fiori e finestra , appeso da la sensazione fi avere un'altra finestra. - Firmato e datato , venduto con certificato di autenticità - Maya KOPITZEVA ...
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1990s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Blossom Diptych, Monoprint on Japanese Paper, Pastel Tones Flowers Patterns 2025
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Monoprint

Plum Juicy Purple Pocket Painting , original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Rusty Wild Pear 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 st...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

J. Lazcano After Antonio Arellano - Framed Oil, Spring Flowers in a Wicker Vase
Located in Corsham, GB
This exquisite still life painting showcases a lush bouquet of vibrant flowers arranged in a wicker vase. The composition masterfully balances an array of colourful blooms, including...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

“Zura Original ‘12 Chairs’ Artwork — Bold Primitivist Style
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Twelve Chairs revisits the visual language of 1920s modernism. With bold, simplified lines and a graphic immediacy reminiscent of drawing, Zura evokes the era’s spirit of primitivism...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Still life
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Black wooden frame 37 x 45 x 3 cm
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Blushing Pears, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Two pears rest on a wooden surface. The light accentuates their blemished yellow skin with reddish blush, along with their curvy form. A curling leaf adorns one...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Judas Medal- 21st Century Still-life painting of a tin with dry Judas Medal
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This still-life is made by Dutch painter Erik Zwaga. The painter started in the style of the romantic school, Erik Zwaga began to search more and more for his own visual language...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Still Life" by Cornelis Le Mair 31 x 24 inch Oil on Board
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Item includes frame; framed dimensions are approximately 31 x 38 inches. Cornelis le Mair is truly a renaissance man, encompassing all disciplines of the arts. He enjoys painting, drawing, writing, architecture, sculpture, and interior design. Le Mair was born in Eindhoven, The Netherlands in 1944. He began drawing and painting at the young age of five and while in kindergarten, he was often made to show his paintings in other classes even though he was shy about doing so. “When I could not play outside because of bad weather, I would sit in my bedroom and would draw.” His early art studies were widely influenced by the Rembrandt exhibit in the Rijksmuseum (1956) that he attended with his father. There le Mair was inspired by the Old Masters and “the desire to unravel all the mysteries hidden under the cracked varnish” began. Already having painted a lifesize copy of “The Nightwatch” on the wall of his bedroom, le Mair was continually driven by the Rembrandt exhibit. He began to experiment with resins, pigments and oils in order to hone and perfect the technique of the old masters. He studied drawings and paintings and early on developed the feeling of color and composition. After completing high school, he worked for a short period as a designer of woven fabrics. Although his heart desired to paint, he enjoyed having a pencil and brush in hand and a case full of art books and says, “This treasure of inspiring information took me further on track to the traditional trade.” At this same time, le Mair’s artistic endeavors led him to learn the art of music. First learning to play the guitar from friends, he began performing at youth centers. This love of music expanded into him learning to play the mandolin, turning lye, banjo, and bagpipes. Just after his eighteenth birthday, le Mair was accepted into military service where his lack of conforming led him to a maximum solitary confinement sentence. After a month in training, the army physician and le Mair agreed that he was born to be an artist and released le Mair from military services. Once he returned home, with the encouragement from his parents, le Mair began his art schooling at the Art Academy (Kustacademie) in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. There he found that the school was geared for modernism and after painting a portrait of a fellow classmate, his teachers advised le Mair to look for a school where the traditional ideas were still taught. Longing to study the classical arts, he applied and was accepted to the Academy of Fine Arts (Koninklijke Kunstacademie) in Antwerp, Belgium in 1965. After studying under Professor Victor Dolphijn, le Mair graduated cum laude in portrait and figure paintings in 1968. He was then promoted to study as a student of the Higher Institute, a structure at a higher university level where he studied under Rik Slabbinck...
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21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolours Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flowers" by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century) set of 2 watercolour on paper, unframed top painting : 6 x 4.5 inches, signed bottom right bottom painting: 5 ...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

André Lhote Cubist Composition Pen Drawing Painting, circa 1910
Located in Atlanta, GA
This cubist black ink pen drawing by André Lhote (1885 - 1962), circa 1910, features a still-life composition, a bowl with fruits on a table with a cubist geometric design. We added ...
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1910s Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Pen

Multicolor Abstract Cubist Oil Painting with Monogram Signature MJ
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking abstract Cubist oil on board, signed with the monogram "M.J." in the lower right corner, is the work of a 20th-century German artist. The composition is bold and archit...
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1950s Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Waiting. Impasto original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting "Waiting" is painted on canvas with oil paints in impasto style. A very cute story with a cat sitting in the window of an old house, waiting for its owner. A wonderful...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Still Life - Oil Painting by Claude Decamps - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Still Life is a painting realized by Claude Decamps in the 1970s Oil painting on cardboard canvas. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Th...
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1970s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"After Rain" Abstract Painting 48" x 48" inch by Carole Baines
Located in Culver City, CA
"After Rain" Abstract Painting 48" x 48" inch by Carole Baines Carole Baines is a self-taught, London-born artist based between Townsville and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Carol...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage American Cubist Still Life Signed Giltwood Framed Interior Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 16 by 20 inches overall, and 11.5 by 15.75 painting alone. Handsomely framed in wide giltwood mo...
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1940s Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Viridian with Dark Pewter - small dark green, teal, white, floral still life oil
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A ground of viridian green frames an iconic bouquet of cerise and white in this classic oil on panel by Jennifer Hornyak. Framed dimensions are 14.25 x 18.25 inches. Inspired by Ge...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Wild Wet Lands, Expressionist Gestures, Illustration Style Flora, Green, Red
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Wild Wet Lands I" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion. Romina Mila...
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2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Canadian Perennials -original realism oil painting for sale- contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. “Canadian Perennials” by Ann Goldberg is a masterful display o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1854 Oil - Still Life with Lemon and Glass
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming 19th century still life painting features an elegant arrangement of objects on a table, including a glass of wine, a halved lemon, ornate vessels, and decorative items ...
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Mid-19th Century Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Someone / Never Met
Located in Burlingame, CA
A portrait of a man. Acrylic on paper 14 x 11 inches unframed and 15 x 12 inches framed, Part of the artist's new Face to Face series started in 2017 and featuring real and imagined ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

"Nature and Humans Relationships –Embrace– 30F" Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in New York, NY
Unorthodox; yet effective, Suki treats us to a series of works that tantalizes the imagination with bold strokes of dark and light, hinting at shapes both human and ethereal and pulling us through the two-dimensional surface of the canvas into the mysterious depths of a multidimensional world. Her works resonate with strong, masculine strokes, vibrant colors, and passionate themes. The common factor is that when looking at her pieces you can spend some time letting your mind play within each painting and you'll come away with a much richer understanding of what Suki Maguire's art has to show at a simple glance. This painting is signed by the artist lower right, and titled and dated on verso. Art measures 28.5 x 35.75 inches There is a great potential for discovery in Maguire's world of symbols, but a passing glance will not do, you have to allow your gaze to linger on this part and that of each painting so that your subconscious will have the opportunity to retrieve the elusive forms that seem to be hiding within the more obvious shapes. This holds true even in those works that incorporate letters of the Korean or Latin alphabet, which serve as glyphs bearing some symbolic meaning that goes beyond the mere representation of sound. She has exhibited internationally in Seoul, Nantucket, New York and Italy. Her styles and materials have ranged from realism to abstract, from water and oil colors to acrylics and coffee grounds. Suki Maguire (Kim Jong...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Mixed Media

The Lobster Party 2 - Seafood Still Life Collage Mixed Media Artwork on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maria C. Bernhardsson is a colorful artist who lives and paints in Sweden. Most of her works are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Bernhardsson travels the world...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Deep Moss, Tropical Botanic Diptych in Dark Green, Jurassic Leaves, Pink Flowers
Located in Barcelona, ES
In this series, Perrine explores the profound relationship between light and color, both essential elements in her artistic expression. Without light, there would be no colors, and i...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

La Cote d'Opale -Impressionist Pointillist Landscape Oil - Theo van Rysselberghe
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and titled pointillist oil on board coastal seascape circa 1900 by Belgian neo-impressionist painter Theo van Rysselberghe. The work depicts a view of the Opal Coast, a coasta...
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Early 1900s Pointillist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Moon Full Bright Pocket Painting 5c*, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Bright Full Moon 5c* is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still life painting. The paintin...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Vitrum Umbrae 02, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Christopher Garvey presents a group of varying glassware in different colors, sizes, and shapes. Set against a tonal background, the focus is drawn to ...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Charles Bale (British painter) - 19th century still life painting - Peaches
Located in Varmo, IT
Charles Thomas Bale (British, 1845 - 1925) - Still Life of Peaches. 61 x 30 cm without frame, 88.5 x 57.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, within passe-partout in a c...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

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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...
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1960s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Still-life by Frank Chabry - Oil on cardboard
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (46 x 40 cm) Frank Chabry (also spelled Franck Chabry) (1916–1979) was a Swiss painter and art educator born in Lausanne on April 25, 1916, and passed away i...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Nowhere to Land III" Abstract Painting 83" x 87" inch by Carole Baines
Located in Culver City, CA
"Nowhere to Land III" Abstract Painting 83" x 87" inch by Carole Baines Carole Baines is a self-taught, London-born artist based between Townsville and Brisbane, Queensland, Austral...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Nowhere to Land I" Abstract Painting 91" x 87" inch by Carole Baines
Located in Culver City, CA
"Nowhere to Land I" Abstract Painting 91" x 87" inch by Carole Baines Carole Baines is a self-taught, London-born artist based between Townsville and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

"Fruit Bowl" - Colorful Contemporary Still Life Fruit Painting with Earth Tones
Located in Carmel, CA
Penny Whent (American, born 1949) "Fruit Bowl" 2005 Acrylic Paint, Canvas Board The artist signed the bottom left of the painting. Framed: 29" x 33" x 1.25" “Fruit Bowl” by Penny W...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Board

FLOWERS - Italian still life oil on canvas painting, J. Robis
Located in Napoli, IT
FLOWERS - Oil on canvas painting cm. 44x35. J. Robis, Italy, 2005. Gold leaf gilded wooden frame cm.54x45 In this delightful oil on canvas, the painter depicts a bouquet of flowers ...
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Early 2000s Italian School Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Danish Modernist Abstract Signed & Framed Cubist Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Danish modernist abstract cubist oil painting by Eugène Sala (1899 - 1987). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 19 by 13 inches overall. In excellent original conditi...
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1940s Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Still Life With Mimosa Flower Arrangement - Oil On Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Still Life With Mimosa Flower Arrangement - Oil On Canvas Original 1988 still life oil painting depicting a small blue vase of yellow mimosa flowers by Francisco Giordano (Italian, ...
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1980s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Emerald Manner - Contemporary Still Life Flowers Fruit Landscape Green, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, a bright and inviting interior scene is set with a still life arrangement of flowers in a green bottle, painted patterned china and fruit...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Sunflowers in a blue vase" Original impressionistic still life. Oil painting
Located in Oslo, NO
Through impasto strokes and vivid oils, I've brought to life a dance of sunflowers, capturing their raw, sunlit essence. In a harmonious clash of warmth against cool blues, the emoti...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Blue Damson - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. In Grape, Dani Humberstone reduces the still life tradition to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Kelsey Plums" Vintage Naive Still Life in Oil
Located in Soquel, CA
"Kelsey Plums" Vintage Naive Still Life in Oil An understated and precise still life by San Francisco artist Kenneth Howard (American, 20th century.) A white bowl with painted blue ...
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1960s Folk Art Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Mid Century French Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life Colorful Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Suzanne Dinkés (French, 1895 - 1984) Medium: oil on board, unframed Size : 10.75 x 8.75 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painting is in ov...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

'Un étalage de fleurs – At the Florist' by Jean Capeinick (1838 – 1890)
Located in Knokke, BE
Jean Capeinick Ghent 1838 – 1890 Brussels Belgian Painter 'Un étalage de fleurs – At the Florist' Signature: signed lower middle left 'J. Capeinick' Medium: oil on canvas Dimension...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Tompe l'oeil still life of hanging birds
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
English School, c. 1800 Still life of hanging birds Oil on panel Panel size - 8 x 6 in Framed size - 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 in This trompe-l'œil still life is a striking example of illusio...
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19th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Floral Still Life" Post-Impressionist Interior Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
A charming oil painting on canvas depicting a colorful floral still life in a blue vase on top of a wood table. The flowers depicted are a bright bunch of tulips, placed effortlessly...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Lilting" (2025) Original Oil Floral Painting with Pink Roses
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Key's "Lilting" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a fresh array of pink roses and assorted flowers. About the artist: Daniel J. Keys was born on Oct....
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Contemporary Abstract Black, White, and Pink Shapes on Blue Field Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary colorful abstract painting by Houston based artist Shelbi Nicole. The work features black, white, and pink shapes floating against a blue background. Signed and dated in...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, 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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