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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Antique Bottle Collection Chemist Shop Garden Dig Finds Victorian Dump Tip
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Elin Siân Blake. Welsh ( b.1981). Antique Bottle Collection. Oil On Canvas. Signed Lower Left. Image size 11.2 inches x 9.3 inches ( 28.5cm ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Like Nothing Else
Located in Burlingame, CA
In this cinema noir , comic strip series of original oil and acrylic painting on wood panels, Myron Stephens realistically recreates images of people and often mundane objects that a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Victorian antique English still life of flowers, birds nest, eggs in a garden
Located in Woodbury, CT
Henry John Livens was born in 1858, in St Pancras, London the direct descendant of Jan Liebens who had left his native Holland in the 1600’s to paint a portrait of the King and subse...
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1890s Victorian Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Expressionist Abstract 20th Century Oil Painting Blaze of Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist composition by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) oil on board stuck on board, mounted mount: 25.5 x 19.75 inches board: 11.5 x 9 inches provenance: the artists...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Julia Adams, Sweet Things Happen, Original Interior Painting, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Julia Adams Sweet Things Happen Original Interior Painting Oil, Acrylic and Ink on Canvas Canvas Size: H 30cm x W 30cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Still life with a book, oil on canvas, signed
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Still life with a book Signed upper right Oil on canvas 54 x 65 cm no frame In good condition, a small superficial scratch on the lower right side, ...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Óleo sobre tela - Bodegón de flores
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado en la parte inferior Estado de conservación aceptable Se presenta enmarcada la obra Medidas de la obra: 50 x 61 cm. Medidas del marco: 61 x 72 cm.
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1950s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

1950's French Impressionist Painting Blue Flowers in Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Blue Flowers by Y. Blanchon, French 1950's Impressionist artist signed oil on board, framed board: 12.5 x 10.5 inches framed: 11 x 9 inches provenance: from a large private collectio...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Sleeping Giants, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Sleeping Giants," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an elevated view of a dense urban city packed with various architecture and buildings t...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Light Bounce Venice" (2024) By Mikael Olson, Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mikael Olson's (US based) "Light Bounce Venice" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting, which depicts the evening sun dancing across the canals of Venice, Italy, onto the gondo...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Coastal Farm Landscape - oil on canvas
Located in Burlingame, CA
Coastal Farm Landscape. Oil on canvas painting, created in 1972 by James Torlakson who is known for his photorealist oil paintings, watercolors and aquatint intaglio etchings. Torla...
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Late 20th Century American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Erwin Steinhauser (1939-2023) - 1997 Acrylic, Water Lilies In Morning Light
Located in Corsham, GB
Inspired by Monet. Signed and dated. Presented in a silver-gilt frame. On board.
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20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Red Apples Interior Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
signed Sinai French Post-Impressionist School, late 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 11 x 14 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good an...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Bouquet De Fleurs (entourage) De Margherita Caffi (1648 - 1710)
Located in GOUVIEUX, FR
Huile sur panneau de pin Dim sans cadre 60/52 Dim avec cadre 68/59 Ecole italienne Entourage de Margherita Caffi Margherita Caffi (Milan, 1648 - Milan, 20 septembre 1710), est une ...
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Mid-17th Century Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Raspberry Swirl, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A raspberry swirl cupcake, topped with mint and blueberry, serves as a creamy delight in this still-life painting. The vibrant frosting and garnish stand out ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Balanced Geometry I, Primary Pastel Tones, Triangles and Squares on Tan, Naive
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Balanced Geometry I" is an abstract painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful combination of geometric shapes in a classy gamut of colors. The use of pastel tones on a light pink background makes it perfect for most modern and contemporary homes. Natalia Roman was born in 1984 in Girona...
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2010s Constructivist Still-life Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache

Legendary Tony Bennett Original NYC "Chrysler Building" Contemporary Drawing
Located in New York, NY
Legendary Tony Bennett Original NYC "Chrysler Building" Contemporary Drawing Tony "Benedettto" Bennett (1926-2023) "The Chrysler Building" 12 x 9 inches marker on paper, c 1980 Titled and Signed by Tony Bennett at the upper right with his family name "Benedetto.". Framed: 18 x 15 inches Provenance: Tony Bennett Estate BIO Tony Bennett is known as a vocal musician, but he is also known as Anthony Dominick Benedetto, an American visual artist. Benedetto was born August 3, 1926. He is the son of Italian immigrants from the Astoria section of Queens, New York. At the age of five Anthony was drawing pictures. He attended public schools and The High School of Industrial Arts in Manhattan where he studied art and music. Art was his first passion. In the 19th century artists like Vincent van Gogh searched for an expressive balance in art and music, but Benedetto/Bennett makes an impressive balance in both forms of artistry. The family name Benedetto means, "Blessed one", and Benedetto is how his art is signed. His paintings are impressions of the beauty throughout the world from his many music tours and travels...
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Bouquet and vase on foot
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Gilded wood frame with glass pane 79 x 60 x 2,5 cm
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

Still Life Of Fruit In A Barrel Grapes Apples Signed Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fruit Still Life Attributed to Ferdinand Cirel (Welsh 1884 - 1968) signed bottom right oil on board, framed framed: 14 x 15 inches painting: 10 x 12 inches provenance: from a collect...
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20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Memphis Abstract Shapes, Gray Tile over Strawberry Field, Modern Painting, Paper
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 c...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Rag Paper

Red tone cube in human scale. From The Composition with Tools series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The “Composition with Tools” series engages observers with quirky and playful truisms, gently leading them toward deeper reflections. Jose Ricardo Contreras, after long hours using d...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Haiku - Eternal Original Artwork on Canvas - Ocean Scenery
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

"Still Life with Flowers" 19th Century Dutch oil on panel
Located in New York, NY
Dutch School 19th Century Flower Still Life Oil on panel Framed: 13 ½ inches x 11 ½ inches (34 x 29 cm) This charming miniature floral still life—possibly a preparatory study for...
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Early 19th Century Romantic Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Sprung" Oil Painting 24" x 18" inch by Wyatt Mills
Located in Culver City, CA
"Sprung" Oil Painting 24" x 18" inch by Wyatt Mills ABOUT THE ARTIST: Wyatt Mills was born in New York in 1991. After earning a BFA in painting from The School of Visual Arts, he r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Archival Paper

Crocus Purple Pink Pocket Painting, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Purple Pink Crocus 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 paintings...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

French Painting Abstract Colorful Portrait Of Red-Haired Woman
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

Going to Bolinas - Realism oil on canvas painting - California Coast still life
Located in Burlingame, CA
Going to Bolinas - An iconic rural scene from Northern California's quintessential highway 1, while heading north to the town of Bolinas. A traditional landscape blending urban — manmade street signs and roadway — with nature. The painting depicts early evening light — the artist's favorite. Created in 2020 from celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. Dixon’s work can be found in numerous distinctive private and public collections, as well as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as well as the Oakland Museum of California. The work comes framed in a California redwood frame. Artwork is 30 x 30 inches. With framing the outer dimension is 31 x 31 inches.Signed and dated by the artist. 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Saved (American Bald Eagle)
Located in Burlingame, CA
The original painting by Adrienne Sherman in oil on panel with a lacquer-like luster. depicting the once endangered American Bald Eagle, is happil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel, Wood Panel

Sold
Located in Burlingame, CA
Original acrylic photorealist architectural painting in full and dazzling color, where a "SOLD" sign hangs on a San Francisco Chinatown building for sale. The complex scene features light and shadow falling across tiered metal balconies...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Acrylic painting titled "1972 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 M22"
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "1972 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 M22" is an acrylic painting that depicts a closeup view of the grill of a baby blue 1972 Ponti...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

"Bat Nap" by Shawn Sullivan, Oil Painting of Bat Man Napping with Yellow Bird
Located in Denver, CO
Shawn Sullivan's (US Based) "Bat Nap" is an original, handmade oil painting in the trompe-l'œil style that depicts Bat Man napping with a yellow bird. This piece is unframed yet read...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Mid-Century Modernist Multi-Color Bouquet, Yellow Vase of Flowers Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Modernist Multi-Color Bouquet, Yellow Vase of Flowers Still Life Vivid and fun mid century modern still-life of a yellow vase of...
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1960s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Large French 1970's Geometric Abstract Painting Brown Beige Yellow Green Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 1970's, inscribed verso Title: Geometric abstract composition Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 30.5 x 39.5 inches canvas: 29...
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20th Century Abstract Geometric Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Colourful French Impressionist Oil Painting Pink Waterlilies
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011) Oil on board, unframed, 10.75 x 8.75 inches Signed ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Tree Branch With Apples, Watercolor, 1895
By Otto Strandman
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Branch with Apples, watercolor and gouache on paper by Swedish artist Otto Strandman (1871–1960). The composition features a delicately rendered branch with green and reddish apple...
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1890s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Cup with Strawberries - Oil on Canvas by Zhang Wei Guang (Mirror) - 2000
Located in Roma, IT
Original oil on canvas realized by Zhang Wei Guang in the early 2000s. Includes a contemporary black frame 38x48,5 cm. Excellent conditions. Zhang Wei Guang, also called ‘mirror' ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Sunset, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Judy Mackey exhibits a glorious display of the United States flag. "Being an expatriate growing up in a foreign country gave me a deep love for our US ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Las Tablas de JC. From La Música Ausente series. Abstract Painting on Canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Las Tablas de JC. From "La Música Ausente" series. Painting Acrylic on canvas Size: 58 H x 84 W x 2 D in. Mounted on a stretcher This series works are centered on musical representa...
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1990s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Echinacea", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Yana Beylinson's (US based) "Echinacea" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts impressionistic red, and pink flowers melding together with green leaves. Artist Bio: ...
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2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Irises - purple, blue, flowers, pop-art, contemporary, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Charles Pachter, considered to be one of Canada’s greatest living contemporary artists has embraced a new subject—flowers. Toronto born Pachter is best known for his iconic pop art paintings of barns...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Jae Kon Park. "Untitled" is an abstract painting, oil on canvas by Korean artist Jae Kon Park. The artwork is signed in the lower left, "Jae Kon Park, 93". Born in South Korea, Park Jae Kon (1937 – 1993) attended Seoul National University of Fine Art. Not long after graduating, Park Jae Kon left Korea with his wife and two daughters. He and his family traveled widely, eventually settling in Argentina. He spent the rest of his life in South America, traveling to various regions and using the landscape and cultural history as inspiration for his artworks. As an artist, his output spanned various media, styles, and subject matter, producing work that ranged from gestural abstract expressionism...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

The Other Red Phone Call - 21st Century, White, Female, Love, Figurative, Red
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
The Other Red Phone Call, 2019 Oil on canvas (Signed on reverse) 35 7/16 H x 23 5/8 W in. 90 H x 60 W cm In his paintings, Radu Rodideal speaks about t...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rose & Thorns 3, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The painting features three roses in different stages of growth, from bud to full bloom. Their delicate colors and realistic detail capture their natural beau...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Still Life with Peaches
Located in New York, NY
Lilly Martin Spencer was a professional artist for over sixty years, painting portraits, still lifes, miniatures, and genre scenes. In the 1850s to mid-1860s her genre scenes depicti...
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19th Century American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cecilia Arrospide - PENSAMIENTO, Painting 2025
Located in Greenwich, CT
Cecilia studied Social Studies and Literature at Universidad Catolica del Peru, Drawing with Cristina Galvez, and Watercolors with Juan Pastorelli. She then worked with Leslie Lee, p...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Paint, Oil

White peonies
Located in Zofingen, AG
The contrast of the white against the dark background and subtle light on peonies attracted me together with the focus on color harmony. The style of the painting is inspired by the ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Still life with tulips. Cardboard, oil, 85x74 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with tulips. Cardboard, oil, 85x74 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of ...
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1970s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Andrew Quelch (b.1969) - Contemporary Acrylic, Pink Flowers
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful acrylic painting by the artist Andrew Quelch, depicting light pink delicate flowers. Monogrammed to the lower right-hand corner. There is a label to the reverse inscribe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Lotus No. 1 (Contemporary Hard Edge Realist Still Life of Bright Botanicals)
Located in Hudson, NY
Lotus No. 1 (Contemporary Hard Edge Realist Still Life painting of Lotus Leaves) by Frank DePietro 30 x 48 x 1.5 inches, oil on canvas 31 x 49 x 1.5 inc...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vase of Flowers-Painting by Karl Albrecht Buschbaum - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Vase of flowers is an original modern artwork realized by Karl Albrecht Buschbaum in the early 20th Century. Mixed colored oil on canvas. Hand signed on the lower margin K. Albrech...
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Early 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Impressionist:, School of Pierre Bonnard, signed oil 1950's
Located in Frome, Somerset
A fine large oil, school of Pierre Bonnard. circa 1950's. oil on canvas 55cmx75cm The original wood and textured gesso frame 72cmx92cm Titled 'On the Window Sill'. Indistinctly sign...
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1930s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Tapetenzunge
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Tapetenzunge’ by Fides Becker Acrylic and Eggtempera on Canvas, 115 x 85 cm, 2017 Fides Becker The leading theme of the artist’s interventions is the staging of temporality, trans...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Egg Tempera

Sunrise Madrone Diptych (Two framed acrylic paintings: 21 x 21 in. each)
Located in Oakland, CA
Each 20 x 20 inch canvas is framed in a separate 2 inch deep solid wood floater frame, increasing the dimensions to 21. 5 x 21.5 inches. Total span together is 44 x 22". Hung with...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Acrylic

French Modernist Painting Of Pink And Yellow Flowers In Glass 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

Still Life - Oil on Canvas - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is an artwork realized by an unknown artist in the late 19th Century. Oil on Canvas Mounted on Board. Original wooden frame. 18 x 13 cm. Good conditions
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Late 19th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Board, Canvas, Oil

Blue and Pink Terrazzo Floor, Yellow Background, Geometric Painting, Abstract
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 colors in the foreground with subtle background tones, painted on a variety of shapes, mimicking the effect of pieces of marble or granite on a flat surface. Natalia Roman was born in 1984 in Girona, Spain. She has exhibited in galleries across Europe and her colorful, abstract paintings are part of private collections all over the world. Details: Title: Blue and Pink Terrazzo...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Large 20th Century French Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition French School, 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
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20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Edifices of Knowledge, Abstract Library, Geometric, Contemporary, Oil, Books
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont is a world-renowned artist whose work has captivated audiences globally. Her unique and evocative paintings have earned her a prominent place in the art world, with exh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Oil

'Mediterranean Breakfast' by Antoine Daens (1871 – Brussels – 1946)
Located in Knokke, BE
Antoine Daens 1871 – Brussels – 1946 Belgian Painter 'Mediterranean Breakfast' Signature: signed lower right 'Ant. Daens.' Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: image size 65,5 x 60,5 ...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life - Salvatore Marinelli Oil on Canvas Italian Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
STILL LIFE - Oil on canvas cm.60x80 by Salvatore Marinelli, Italy 2002 Frame available on request from our workshop.
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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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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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