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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: American Realist
Garden Dibble
By John Morfis
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of an antique tool, a Garden Dibble, which is a long stick-like tool used to make holes for seeds, to make sure they are sufficiently buried in the soil without damage. This particular object that Morfis chose to paint has a wooden handle, and a metal point. The dibber rests atop a nail, against a gray wall. Bright studio-light casts a sharp shadow directly beneath the tool. Painted in the academic realist style of "trompe-l'oeil" which is French for "trickery of the eye". BIOGRAPHY John Morfis was born in Glen Cove, Long Island in 1976. His humble beginnings made pursuing a career in art difficult and paradoxically necessary. Fixated on making things aesthetically pleasing, John made an extreme departure from his family life when he chose to base his life on art. Surrounded by mechanics, welders, and otherwise trade workers John had a tough time expressing his interest in a world much more utilitarian and much less expressive and impractical. With an extraordinary desire to be an artist and a grant awarded, John was able to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in painting from the University of Hartford in 1998. While there John studied oil painting under American realist Stephen Brown. John’s first solo show took place in 2007 at the Ellen Traut Collection Gallery in Hartford, CT and was a near sell out. Since then John has had success up and down the northeastern coast of the United States working with various galleries and collectors. His work has also appeared in various group shows at the New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut. ARTIST STATEMENT Each painting, although a portrait of a tired hand...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Garden Dibble
Garden Dibble

John Morfis
Garden Dibble, 2020

The Tapestry
By Leslie Lewis Sigler
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery. In my work I explore family objects as “families” of objects—individual silver heirlooms that are related to one another in a single collection...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Tapestry

Leslie Lewis Sigler
The Tapestry, 2022

Of Rocks and Colors - B, Original Painting
By Marie-Eve Champagne
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Marie-Eve Champagne paints a gold ore on a pale teal background. The subject opposes the contrasting hue, putting each aspect on ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Of Rocks and Colors - B, Original Painting
Of Rocks and Colors - B, Original Painting

Marie-Eve Champagne
Of Rocks and Colors - B, Original Painting, 2022

Breeze, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A lotus flower sways in the breeze among the high and low leaves. Artist Guigen Zha pictures a cultural symbol of purity in a poetic interpretation. "It is like...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Breeze, Oil Painting
Breeze, Oil Painting

Guigen Zha
Breeze, Oil Painting, 2022

Matt Malloys
By Rachel Personett
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Rachel Personett was born in Hawaii, but raised in Colorado. Being the daughter of a pilot she has always traveled extensively. She has studied part time at the Savannah College of Art and Design, The Angel Academy of Art, and finally settled on the Florence Academy of Art, graduating in 2015. In January 2016 she apprenticed the painter Odd Nerdrum...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Matt Malloys

Rachel Personett
Matt Malloys, 2017

Secret Agent Cap Gun
By John Morfis
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A trompe l'oeil painting of a toy gun hung upside down by a nail through the trigger.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Secret Agent Cap Gun
Secret Agent Cap Gun

John Morfis
Secret Agent Cap Gun, 2022

Lavender Petunia
By Peggie Blizard
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis' Gallery in NYC. Realism as a style has basically remained unchanged since the Renaissance. Realism as a technique, however, has definitely been alter...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Lavender Petunia

Peggie Blizard
Lavender Petunia, 2022

Cracked Brown Egg, Oil Painting
By Kristine Kainer
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A realistic rendition of an egg and its shell placed on a white ceramic plate by artist Kristine Kainer. "A freshly laid brown egg is ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cracked Brown Egg, Oil Painting
Cracked Brown Egg, Oil Painting

Kristine Kainer
Cracked Brown Egg, Oil Painting, 2020

"Three Magenta Peonies" contemporary realist oil painting pink flowers on black
By Rachel Personett
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Three Magenta Peonies" is contemporary realist oil painting pink flowers on black background. A classical painting subject and style, with a fresh and intriguing touch. Signed "Personett" lower left corner. Framed in a traditional black frame w gold trim. Framed dimensions: Rachel Personett was born in Hawaii, but raised in Colorado. Being the daughter of a pilot she has always traveled extensively. She has studied part time at the Savannah College of Art and Design, The Angel Academy of Art, and finally settled on the Florence Academy of Art, graduating in 2015. In January 2016 she apprenticed the painter Odd Nerdrum in Norway for eight months. Rachel Personett works strictly from life, and enjoys the challenged of painting the ephemeral. Working from life provides the opportunity to travel around the world painting the ever changing people and landscapes. Artist Statement My mother had studied advertising in college, so she knew a lot about arts and good craftsmanship. She did talks at my elementary school each week and on a different artist. I remember being very moved by the images of Van Gogh and Andrew Wyeth. At the Florence Academy I really liked Sargent, Sorolla, Willard Metcalf, Henri Fantin-Latour and Velazquez. At Odd Nerdrums I gained new respect for Rembrandt and was introduced to other Scandinavian...
Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Three Magenta Peonies" contemporary realist oil painting pink flowers on black
"Three Magenta Peonies" contemporary realist oil painting pink flowers on black

Rachel Personett
"Three Magenta Peonies" contemporary realist oil painting pink flowers on black, 2019

Spatula on Blue - Oil painting by trompe l'oeil american realist painter Morfis
By John Morfis
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A dark, yet crisp tromp-l'oeil depiction of a spatula. Morfis makes beauty out of the ordinary objects that we use everyday. ARTIST BIO John Morfis was born in Glen Cove, Long Island in 1976. His humble beginnings made pursuing a career in art difficult and paradoxically necessary. Fixated on making things aesthetically pleasing, John made an extreme departure from his family life when he chose to base his life on art. Surrounded by mechanics, welders, and otherwise trade workers John had a tough time expressing his interest in a world much more utilitarian and much less expressive and impractical. With an extraordinary desire to be an artist and a grant awarded, John was able to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in painting from the University of Hartford in 1998. While there John studied oil painting under American realist Stephen Brown...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Spatula on Blue - Oil painting by trompe l'oeil american realist painter Morfis

John Morfis
Spatula on Blue - Oil painting by trompe l'oeil american realist painter Morfis, 2021

Contemporary Oil of Antique, Rustic Porcelain Christian/Catholic Virgin Mary
Located in Fort Worth, TX
Mother Mary, 2017 John Hartley discovered his life's passion while growing up in Piqua, Ohio. Encouraged to develop his talents in an academic environme...
Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Oil of Antique, Rustic Porcelain Christian/Catholic Virgin Mary

John Hartley
Contemporary Oil of Antique, Rustic Porcelain Christian/Catholic Virgin Mary , 2017

Bouquet by Henry Meylan - Oil on canvas
By Henry Meylan
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas
Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bouquet by Henry Meylan - Oil on canvas
Bouquet by Henry Meylan - Oil on canvas

Henry Meylan
Bouquet by Henry Meylan - Oil on canvas

Little Girl and Dog Shovel
By John Morfis
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A trompe l'oeil oil painting of a child's beach shovel. Morfis' incredible realism contrasts the quaint illustration on the shovel. Framed dimensions: 23.5 x 17.5 inches John Morfis was born in Bayville, Long Island in 1976. His humble beginnings made pursuing a career in art difficult and paradoxically necessary. Fixated on making things aesthetically pleasing, John made an extreme departure from his family life when he chose to base his life on art. Surrounded by mechanics, welders, and otherwise trade workers John had a tough time expressing his interest in a world much more utilitarian and much less expressive and impractical. With an extraordinary desire to be an artist and a grant awarded, John was able to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in painting from the University of Hartford in 1998. While there John studied oil painting under American realist Stephen Brown...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen, Panel

Little Girl and Dog Shovel

John Morfis
Little Girl and Dog Shovel, 2022

Of Rocks and Colors - S, Original Painting
By Marie-Eve Champagne
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Marie-Eve Champagne shows a realistic depiction of aquamarine crystal clusters on a coral-pink background. The subject opposes the contrasting hue, putti...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Of Rocks and Colors - S, Original Painting
Of Rocks and Colors - S, Original Painting

Marie-Eve Champagne
Of Rocks and Colors - S, Original Painting, 2022

Vase with Peony and Butterflies, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Guigen Zha paints a realistic still life of lotuses in different stages of development. He props them on Chinese ceramic vases against a background of tw...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vase with Peony and Butterflies, Oil Painting
Vase with Peony and Butterflies, Oil Painting

Guigen Zha
Vase with Peony and Butterflies, Oil Painting, 2020

Prunus Vase with a Dragon, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Guigen Zha displays a blooming lotus flower that echoes through the composition. It blooms from a porcelain Prunus vase painte...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Prunus Vase with a Dragon, Oil Painting
Prunus Vase with a Dragon, Oil Painting

Guigen Zha
Prunus Vase with a Dragon, Oil Painting, 2020

Reverie
By Elizabeth Barlow
Located in Burlingame, CA
For Elizabeth Barlow, painting the intricate details of a flower is a meditation that promotes a deep reverence for all living things. The artist imbues her works with a radiant ligh...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

Reverie
Reverie

Elizabeth Barlow
Reverie, 2022

"Two Bottles" American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Female Artist WPA 1940's
By Helen Clark Oldfield
Located in New York, NY
"Two Bottles" American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Female Artist WPA 1940's Helen Clark Oldfield "Two Bottles," 1943. Signed “Helen Oldfield” lower right. Oil on canvas board, 18 x 14 inches. Provenance: Estate of the Artist. Helen Clark Oldfield was born in Santa Rosa. Her father, James E. Clark, invested in local hops farms. He was a director of the first Santa Rosa Bank. Oldfield lived at 547 Mendocino Avenue, in one of the finest custom-built homes in town. She was the oldest child of the family. They spent summers in their beach cabin at Jenner-by-the-Sea. She was a good student and graduated from DeWitt Montgomery High in Santa Rosa with college standard grades. Unfortunately, this idyllic situation tumbled down suddenly. due to a fraud scandal at the Bank, her father forfeited most of his assets in order to make good on his client's losses. At the time when her high school friends were going east to college, Oldfield followed her family to a new life of farming. She found this life frustrating as there was little time for her interests after conclusion of her daily duties. Here she developed her natural gift for sophisticated needle work. At the time she also took a correspondence course in industrial design and became an expert tailor. Her family was not happy with the farming arrangement. They decided to move to Oakland. In 1921 they purchased a home at 318...
Category

1940s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Two Bottles" American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Female Artist WPA 1940's
"Two Bottles" American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Female Artist WPA 1940's

Helen Clark Oldfield
"Two Bottles" American Scene Realism Mid 20th Century Female Artist WPA 1940's , 1943

Of Rocks and Colors - BG, Original Painting
By Marie-Eve Champagne
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Marie-Eve Champagne displays a metallic ore on a striking lilac background. The subject opposes the contrasting hue, putting each aspect on display. This...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Of Rocks and Colors - BG, Original Painting
Of Rocks and Colors - BG, Original Painting

Marie-Eve Champagne
Of Rocks and Colors - BG, Original Painting, 2022

Large, Retro, Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Fort Worth, TX
Daffodil, Daniel Blagg, Oil on Canvas, 42 x 54", 2019 A well-known figure of the contemporary Fort Worth art scene, Daniel Blagg has worked in the DFW ar...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large, Retro, Oil Painting on Canvas

Daniel Blagg
Large, Retro, Oil Painting on Canvas, 2019

Rousseau's Garden
By Stephanie Peek
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Rousseau's Garden', 2018 is 30 x 30 inches. By focusing on a single subject, the artist immerses herself in the nuanced lines, shapes, and tones that the oil paint offers. Contempor...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Rousseau's Garden

Stephanie Peek
Rousseau's Garden, 2018

Three Shells, realistic still life sea shell subtle grey, tan composition
By Douglas Newton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A still life painting of three sea shells from my collection. They are softly lit from the left, and painted from life in painterly realism.
Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Three Shells, realistic still life sea shell subtle grey, tan composition
Three Shells, realistic still life sea shell subtle grey, tan composition

Douglas Newton
Three Shells, realistic still life sea shell subtle grey, tan composition

Downtown Cafe, Oil Painting
By Hadley Northrop
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"The historic Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles has a cafe on its street level called Best Girl," explains artist Hadley Northrop. "The floor is a classic bl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Downtown Cafe, Oil Painting
Downtown Cafe, Oil Painting

Hadley Northrop
Downtown Cafe, Oil Painting, 2019

"Babylon" - rose painting, still life, botanical realism - Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Babylon" is an oil painting featuring hues of green, orange, pink, yellow and tan. Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Magritte, Jam...
Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Babylon" - rose painting, still life, botanical realism - Georgia O'Keeffe
"Babylon" - rose painting, still life, botanical realism - Georgia O'Keeffe

Jim Wise
"Babylon" - rose painting, still life, botanical realism - Georgia O'Keeffe, 2021

Reverie: Morning
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
Ethereal landscape with water celebrating morning light. Oil on canvas is 30 x 40 inches, and it is meticulously painted by Brooks Anderson. Signed, ti...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Reverie: Morning
Reverie: Morning

Brooks Anderson
Reverie: Morning, 2022

Another Day
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Another Day" is an oil painting on panel. A winding California road snakes its way up a hill. Houses are perched at the top overlooking brown scrub and ro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Another Day

Carl Bretzke
Another Day, 2021

Recovery II, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Guigen Zha displays elegant lotuses with broad fleeting leaves. He paints the poetic piece with his unique style dubbed virtual...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Recovery II, Oil Painting
Recovery II, Oil Painting

Guigen Zha
Recovery II, Oil Painting, 2022

Spring Serenity, Oil Painting
By Nicole Lamothe
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
After arranging the composition for this floral still life, artist Nicole Lamothe was immediately attracted to the soft warm lig...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Spring Serenity, Oil Painting
Spring Serenity, Oil Painting

Nicole Lamothe
Spring Serenity, Oil Painting, 2020

'Beach at Crissy Field' (San Francisco, California)
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Oil painting by Willard Dixon featuring the Golden Gate Bridge from Crissy Field in San Francisco. Willard Dixon, who is one of the finest American contemporary realist painters today, has painted coastal landscapes for 35 years, capturing the undeniable beauty of the West with its grand and humble spirit. The painting, with its atmospheric light and calm palette is contemporary and serene. 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 his work is collected Internationally. Artist signed and dated. A classic Dixon that will sure to bring those who view it a life time of pleasure. Beach at Crissy Field, painted in 2022. the canvas is 26 x 45 inches. Oil on canvas, and traditionally framed in contemporary, minimal hardwood floater frame.Condition is new and excellent. Artist signed and dated. Ready to ship. Proudly presented by Andra Norris Gallery in California. 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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Beach at Crissy Field' (San Francisco, California)
'Beach at Crissy Field' (San Francisco, California)

Willard Dixon
'Beach at Crissy Field' (San Francisco, California), 2022

Sea Wall
Located in Burlingame, CA
New iconic American painting, Sea Wall, by James Torlakson, who is known for his photorealist oil paintings and watercolors. Torlakson’s photorealism s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sea Wall
Sea Wall

James Torlakson
Sea Wall, 2022

Anthony Ackrill - Enlightened Apple, Surrealist Painting
By Anthony Ackrill
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Anthony Ackrill applies his classical training at Florence Academy of Art to create still life studies which are both realistic and dramatic. Enlightened Apple is a perfect example ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Anthony Ackrill - Enlightened Apple, Surrealist Painting
Anthony Ackrill - Enlightened Apple, Surrealist Painting

Anthony Ackrill
Anthony Ackrill - Enlightened Apple, Surrealist Painting, 2020

Three Clovers and Plumbago
By Peggie Blizard
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery. Realism as a style has basically remained unchanged since the Renaissance. Realism as a technique, however, has definitely been altered and heav...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Three Clovers and Plumbago

Peggie Blizard
Three Clovers and Plumbago, 2022

Les Gros Prunes, plums still life
By Adam Lehr
Located in Greenwich, CT
This still life of Plums is a top notch example of 19th century still life painting! Beautiful quality and striking but also spare and honest in nature which is what typified Americ...
Category

Early 1900s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Les Gros Prunes, plums still life
Les Gros Prunes, plums still life

Adam Lehr
Les Gros Prunes, plums still life, circa 1900

Vase & Spouted Ewer with Handle, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Two Chinese vases lay on a background of different shades of gray in artist Guigen Zha's piece. The still life references cultural relics from the Song Dynasty ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vase & Spouted Ewer with Handle, Oil Painting
Vase & Spouted Ewer with Handle, Oil Painting

Guigen Zha
Vase & Spouted Ewer with Handle, Oil Painting, 2020

"Poppies" contemporary realist oil painting, red wildflowers birch tree green
By Rachel Personett
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a poppies in front of a rock wall. The setting sun shines through the petals making them glow golden orange against the darker foliage. The sun cuts shadows into t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel, Canvas

"Poppies" contemporary realist oil painting, red wildflowers birch tree green
"Poppies" contemporary realist oil painting, red wildflowers birch tree green

Rachel Personett
"Poppies" contemporary realist oil painting, red wildflowers birch tree green, 2020

Green Refuge
By Stephanie Peek
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Green Refuge', 2021 is 50 x 50 inches. By focusing on a single subject, the artist immerses herself in the nuanced lines, shapes, and tones that the oil paint offers. Contemporary a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Green Refuge

Stephanie Peek
Green Refuge, 2021

"Arcanum" - shell painting - skyscape - realism - Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Arcanum" is an oil painting featuring hues of orange, blue, grey and yellow. Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Magritte, James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha and 17...
Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

"Arcanum" - shell painting - skyscape - realism - Georgia O'Keeffe
"Arcanum" - shell painting - skyscape - realism - Georgia O'Keeffe

Jim Wise
"Arcanum" - shell painting - skyscape - realism - Georgia O'Keeffe, 2021

Transition
By Stephanie Peek
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Transition', 2011 is 30 x 30 inches. By focusing on a single subject, the artist immerses herself in the nuanced lines, shapes, and tones that the oil paint offers. Contemporary and mysterious monochromatic and inspired by the garden at night...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Transition
Transition

Stephanie Peek
Transition, 2011

The Buddha Head Vase, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In the style of contemporary realism, artist Guigen Zha paints a porcelain vase of Buddha's head. A bouquet of blue lotus flowers blooms in the oriental still l...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Buddha Head Vase, Oil Painting
The Buddha Head Vase, Oil Painting

Guigen Zha
The Buddha Head Vase, Oil Painting, 2020

Pineapple Frosted Cookie, Oil Painting
By McGarren Flack
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist McGarren Flack paints a pineapple frosted cookie on a solid white background. “Who doesn't like sweets?” asks McGarren. In his Sweets series, he draw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pineapple Frosted Cookie, Oil Painting
Pineapple Frosted Cookie, Oil Painting

McGarren Flack
Pineapple Frosted Cookie, Oil Painting, 2022

Asleep at the Wheel
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Asleep at the Wheel, 2021' a highly collectable 20 x 35 inch oil on canvas painting by Internationally acclaimed American Realist James Torlakson. Ja...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Asleep at the Wheel
Asleep at the Wheel

James Torlakson
Asleep at the Wheel, 2021

"Kolbasa" contemporary oil painting of charcuterie meats, scallions, tablecloth
By Rachel Personett
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a plate of a selection Kolbasa and accoutrements. On a plain plate is a spread of cut cured meat, including Russian sausage. Diagonally across the plate are three ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Kolbasa" contemporary oil painting of charcuterie meats, scallions, tablecloth
"Kolbasa" contemporary oil painting of charcuterie meats, scallions, tablecloth

Rachel Personett
"Kolbasa" contemporary oil painting of charcuterie meats, scallions, tablecloth, 2019

Midnight Garden
By Stephanie Peek
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Midnight Garden', 2019 is 25 x 18 inches. By focusing on a single subject, the artist immerses herself in the nuanced lines, shapes, and tones that th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Midnight Garden

Stephanie Peek
Midnight Garden, 2019

Prickly Pez
Located in Nashville, TN
Inspired by color, texture, and light, Coelho paints with meticulous attention to detail and a bold, graphic influence. Working from self-composed photographs from everyday life, tra...
Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Prickly Pez
Prickly Pez

Amanda Coelho
Prickly Pez

Island of Red Flowers
By Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Island of Red Flowers Year: 1979 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed, titled and dated verso Size: 7...
Category

1970s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Island of Red Flowers
Island of Red Flowers

Lowell Nesbitt
Island of Red Flowers, 1979

Twix Mix Cookie, Oil Painting
By McGarren Flack
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist McGarren Flack paints a twix mix cookie on a solid white background. “Who doesn't like sweets?” asks McGarren. In his Sweets series, he draws every p...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Twix Mix Cookie, Oil Painting
Twix Mix Cookie, Oil Painting

McGarren Flack
Twix Mix Cookie, Oil Painting, 2022

"Pilgrimage" - floral painting, still life, realism - Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Proof of Concept" is an oil painting featuring hues of orange, pink, yellow and grey. Jim Wise is inspired by the works of Georgia O'Keeffe, Rene Magritte, ...
Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Pilgrimage" - floral painting, still life, realism - Georgia O'Keeffe
"Pilgrimage" - floral painting, still life, realism - Georgia O'Keeffe

Jim Wise
"Pilgrimage" - floral painting, still life, realism - Georgia O'Keeffe, 2021

"St. Michaels Mount Nocturne" oil painting of landmark illuminated at nighttime
By Rachel Personett
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting depicting the St. Michaels Mount, in Cornwall, England. This nocturne shows the silhouette of a hill rising out of the water and glowing against the night sky. Reflec...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"St. Michaels Mount Nocturne" oil painting of landmark illuminated at nighttime
"St. Michaels Mount Nocturne" oil painting of landmark illuminated at nighttime

Rachel Personett
"St. Michaels Mount Nocturne" oil painting of landmark illuminated at nighttime, 2015

Frosted Snickerdoodle Cookie, Oil Painting
By McGarren Flack
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist McGarren Flack paints a frosted snickerdoodle cookie on a solid white background. “Who doesn't like sweets?” asks McGarren. In his Sweets series, he ...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Frosted Snickerdoodle Cookie, Oil Painting
Frosted Snickerdoodle Cookie, Oil Painting

McGarren Flack
Frosted Snickerdoodle Cookie, Oil Painting, 2022

Still Life With Cockatiel and Nautilus
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Still Life with Cockatiel and Nautilus, oil on panel, 16 x 20 inches (Framed size: 20 x 24 inches) $3,250 Sandy Freckleton Gagon was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a preeminent re...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Still Life With Cockatiel and Nautilus
Still Life With Cockatiel and Nautilus

Sandy Freckleton Gagon
Still Life With Cockatiel and Nautilus , 2021

Swedish Peppermints, super realistic red and white candy on neutral color
By Douglas Newton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Four Swedish red and white peppermints on a light background. I was intrigued by the variety of patterns in the Swedish version. American peppermints are much more uniform. They were...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Swedish Peppermints, super realistic red and white candy on neutral color

Douglas Newton
Swedish Peppermints, super realistic red and white candy on neutral color , 2022

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 th...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vitrum Umbrae 02, Oil Painting
Vitrum Umbrae 02, Oil Painting

Christopher Garvey
Vitrum Umbrae 02, Oil Painting, 2020

Fruit and Spoon
By Tom Gregg
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery. This most recent body of work is inspired by Tom Gregg's fascination with objects and the powerful resonance that they ...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Fruit and Spoon

Tom Gregg
Fruit and Spoon

Salt Ponds no. 1
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
American Realist Willard Dixon paints the undeniable beauty of the west with its grand and humble spirit. Here is 'Salt Pond no. 2', 50 x 42 inches, oil on ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Salt Ponds no. 1
Salt Ponds no. 1

Willard Dixon
Salt Ponds no. 1, 2022

Bouquet printanier by Ernest Voegeli - Oil on canvas 51x66 cm
By Ernest Voegeli
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas Gold plaster molding frame 79 x 64 x 6 cm
Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bouquet printanier by Ernest Voegeli - Oil on canvas 51x66 cm
Bouquet printanier by Ernest Voegeli - Oil on canvas 51x66 cm

Ernest Voegeli
Bouquet printanier by Ernest Voegeli - Oil on canvas 51x66 cm

Terminus no. 2
By Brooks Anderson
Located in Burlingame, CA
Breathtaking impressionistic ocean scene with large cumulus cloud rising where the mountains meet the ocean. Tranquil blue water with filtered early evening light captured on the canvas where time stands still. Ready to hang unframed with its edge painted in a reddish brown patina for which the artist is known. Artist signed, titled and dated. Condition is excellent / as new. Brooks Anderson...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Terminus no. 2

Brooks Anderson
Terminus no. 2, 2017

The Truth about Beauty
By Elizabeth Barlow
Located in Burlingame, CA
For Elizabeth Barlow, painting the intricate details of a flower is a meditation that promotes a deep reverence for all living things. The artist imbues her works with a radiant ligh...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

The Truth about Beauty
The Truth about Beauty

Elizabeth Barlow
The Truth about Beauty, 2016

Urban Retreat
By Stephanie Peek
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Urban Retreat', 2021 is 50 x 50 inches. By focusing on a single subject, the artist immerses herself in the nuanced lines, shapes, and tones that the oil paint offers. Contemporary ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Urban Retreat

Stephanie Peek
Urban Retreat , 2021

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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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