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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Style: Pop Art
Style: American Impressionist
Mid Century Southwest Still Life -- Hopi Relics
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century still-life of authentic Hopi Indian relics including terracotta pottery, an ear of corn, and colorful moccasins on a traditional patt...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Bottles and Ducks
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Still Life with Bottles and Ducks" c.1950 is an oil painting on canvas by noted California artist Clifford Holmes 1876-1963. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The canvas size is 22 x 26 inches. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
Clifford Holmes, noted California artist. The artist is a descendent of early California pioneer families and is a former member of the Art League. Among the founders of the Oakland Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Agonda, Alanna Eakin, Original Painting, Pop Art, Tropical Artwork, Affordable
By Alanna Eakin
Located in Deddington, GB
Agonda By Alanna Eakin [2021]
original
Oil paint on wood panel
Image size: H:30.5 cm x W:23 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30.5 cm x W:23 cm x D:0.5cm
Frame Size: H:38 cm x W:3...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Aye Aye Cap'n, Oil Painting
By Karen Barton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A bright and fun still life showing a box of Cap'n Crunch cereal and toy by artist Karen Barton. Karen describes her paintings as being of a historical nature. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Grapes Still Life
By Henry Jackson
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mid century still life of grapes with leaves and vines by Henry Jackson (American, 20th Century). Signed "H. Jackson" center right margin. Unfr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard
Boatyard (Three Mile Harbor, East Hampton)
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting, painted en plein air at the marina on Three Mile Harbor, in The Springs, East Hampton. An overcast sky serves as the backdrop for sa...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Confetti", Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Yana Beylinson's (US based) "Confetti" is an oil painting that depicts impressionistic white Sunflowers in a glass vase with pink, and purple flowers on a grey background.
Artist Bi...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Postponed due to the pandemic! Pop Art, Street Art
By Jay-C
Located in Munich, DE
Edition 5
JAY-C – the pseudonym of this innovative young artist known for his subversive use of familiar figures and symbols. Using a distinct and fine British sense of humour,
he addresses stereotypes of modern society and his work, both playful and profound, stimulates us to question conventional social conceptions. JAY-C is a barometer responding to the world around us.
Having had his first solo exhibition in 2018, in the same year he did a collaboration with BoConcept on their iconic Imola chair...
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Pigment, Archival Pigment
1920's Still Life with Japanese Shisa
By Wilfred A. Readio
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful early 20th century still life of a Japanese Shisa (lion/dog), a floral design vase and a brass coffee pot by Wilfred A. Readio (American, 1895-1961), 1920. Signed "Wilfred ...
Category
1910s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Yellow Roses, Still-Life, Impressionism , Classical, Florence Academy Of Art
By Anton Zhou
Located in Houston, TX
Yellow Roses is a 12 x 16 oil on linen panel. It has an archival frame which makes it 14 x 18.
Yellow Roses was painted in 2021 by Anton Zhou who recently graduated from Columbia University in NYC .He has painted portraits, still-lifes and landscapes over the years and is known for showing the details in the subject matter that he paints.. He is also know for winning the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo art...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Live Wire - Retro Modern Original Artwork Television High Wire Act Painting
By Carl Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Smith explores the area between Pop Art and Surrealism and expresses it in one-of-a-kind original works on canvas, paper or wood. With the use of found images he tells slightly ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Mixed Media
Pink Sky II - Colorful Original Pop Art Green Palm on Vibrant Pink Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's artworks are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments the viewer wants to i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Mid Century Floral Still Life - Petunias in a Glass
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming Mid Century still life of pink, purple, and white petunias in a skillfully rendered translucent glass by listed California artist Helen Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997), c.19...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard
"11 O'Clock" impressionist home interior in Tuscany, Italy in the morning
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"11 O'Clock" is an impressionist home interior in Tuscany, Italy in the morning. Set in Fenske's kitchen, chairs are pulled out from the table, ready to be sat in. Light streams in t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Spaghetti Western
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Mixed-Media / Pop and Contemporary Pop / Representations of Everyday Objects / Illustration / Human Figure / Interiors / Landscape / Still Life / Technology / Bright and Vivid Colors / Figurative Art / Outsider Art / Pop Art
From Macauley Norman's solo exhibition, CRYPTIC CLUTTER, "Spaghetti Western...
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Oil, Graphite, Plastic, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Garden Harvest, Mid Century Vegetable Bounty Still-Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous American Impressionist still life oil painting of a basket of vibrant vegetables with a white curtain background by Monterey, California artist Genevieve Rogers (American, 1...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Shower of Light, Floral Painting, Representational Oil Painting, SW ART
By Zac Elletson
Located in Houston, TX
Shower of Light is a Floral Painting, in the style of Representational Oil Painting.The artist was selected in 2015 as one of the top 21 under 31 Young Artists to watch in Southwest Art Magazine..
Artist Zac Elletson...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Silly Rabbit, Oil Painting
By Karen Barton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"Trix is a favorite cereal for the young and old," says artist Karen Barton. The familiar wide smile of the bunny stirs joy and the sweetness of childhood memor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Marguerite Daisy Flowers, Large-Scale Mid Century Still-Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderfully vibrant large scale still life of white and bluish marguerites on a bold blue background by Marilyn Rabinovich (American, b. 1932), circa 1960. Signed lower right corner....
Category
1960s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid Century Roses and Apple Blossoms Floral Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid century floral still life in soft spring palette with roses and apple blossoms by J. Herron (American, 20th Century), circa 1960. Signed lower right. Unframed. Image siz...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
English Garden in the Rosenborg Castle Gardens
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting, painted en plein air in the Rosenborg Castle Gardens, the oldest and most visited park in central Copenhagen, Denmark. A beautiful, florescent flower bed is seen in ...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Ember Moon, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thane Gorek's (US based) "Ember Moon" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white Aspen trees engulfed in bright green and yellow leaves wit...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Mid Century Blue Floral Still Life
By Catherine Ristori
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous mid century still life painting of a white vase with blue daisies by Catherine Ristori (American, 20th Century). Signed "C. Ristori" bottom right. Presented in light carved ...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Winter Still Life" drinks and clementines on rustic wooden table, Italy
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Winter Still Life" is an oil painting of drinks and clementines on rustic wooden table, Italy. A box of clementines, a silver espresso maker, a sack...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nightstand
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
"Nightstand" by Lu Haskew
Oil 24x20" framed, 20x16" image size
A colorful antique oil lamp is accompanied by some fresh cut flowers and a lace drape cascades over the table in this r...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Prancing
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Mixed-Media / Pop and Contemporary Pop / Pastel Colors / Human Figure / Surrealistic / Figurative Art / Outsider Art / Pop Art / Surrealism / Illustration / Animals / Sports/Athletics / Representations of Everyday Objects / Bright and Vivid Colors / Martial Arts / Horse / Nude / Flamingo
From Macauley Norman...
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Plastic, Wood Panel
Ever Summer - Large Original Vibrant Colorful Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's large scale still life works are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Summers 2 - Vibrant Blue and Yellow Original Modern Home and Pool Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's artworks are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments the viewer wants to immerse themselves in. He’s interested in the crossover point between abstract and representational art and is constantly exploring where painting can take him and the viewer as a means of expression.
This 20-inch square original painting is created with acrylic paint on canvas. It is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. The artwork is signed on the back and initialed on the side. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping are available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included.
Jonjo Elliott is a mixed-media artist working in a range of mediums, from paper and paint to skate ramps, ceramics, and chairs. Working from his studio in the UK, his vibrant works are inspired by the spaces surrounding him, and his large-scale still lives are intended to bring color and delight into the homes of his collectors.
A graduate of De Montfort University, he now manages a studio in Leicester. Jonjo's immersive and lively artworks are collected extensively in the UK, the US, and throughout the world. His works have been represented by Artplex Gallery since his Los Angeles solo show in 2019.
REPRESENTATION
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2023 'Fragmented Fluorescence', Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 'Slice of life', Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
'Instalive', 19 Karen gallery, Brisbane, Australia
Affordable Art Fair New York City
2021 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles
2019 Solo Show, Artplex Gallery
Affordable Art Fair, New York
2018 Solo Show, LCB Depot
Affordable Art Fair, London
“Love Art,” Curve Theatre
Roys People Art Fair, Oxo, London
“Love Art,” New Walk Museum
2017 “Daily Grind,” Solo Show, LCB Depot
“Permanent Fixture,” Gujiko Gallery
“Steep Learning,” Curve Theatre
“Staircase,” De Montefort University
“Joe Orton’s What the Butler Saw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
THREE SUNS
Located in Madrid, ES
This is one of Helder's flower artworks where he interpolates his love for nature.
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
FOUR SQUARES
Located in Madrid, ES
This is one of Helder's flower artworks where he interpolates his love for nature.
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Leopard Skin Dr. Scholl's Spa Sandals" - Fashion Pop Art Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid and dynamic painting of leopard skin Dr. Scholls spa sandals by Marc Foster Grant (American, b. 1947). Signed, titled and dated "Leopard Skin D...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Crayon, Acrylic
Yum Yum Funyuns, Oil Painting
By Karen Barton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"Funyuns is a cult classic snack food," quips artist Karen Barton. "It definitely pairs well with a good movie." The fun and bright bag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Lattice", Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Yana Beylinson's (US based) "Lattice" is an oil painting that depicts impressionistic mauve, pink, and white flowers in situ with a gold leaf lattice pattern on the lavender colored ...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Danish Design - Original Mid Century Modern Book Artwork on Canvas
By Carl Smith
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Canvas, Acrylic, Screen
Entertain
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Pop and Contemporary Pop / Text / Illustration / Mixed-Media / Pastel Colors / Animals / Sports/Athletics / Bright and Vivid Colors / Figurative Art / Outsider Art / Pop Art / Surrealism
From Macauley Norman's solo exhibition, CRYPTIC CLUTTER, "Entertain" is a pop surrealist piece made with acrylic and a PLA plastic filament drawing affixed to wood panel. The 3D piece features a skull, a cowboy riding a horse, a fly and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle...
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Plastic, Wood Panel
America's Pastime
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Illustration / Animals / Sports/Athletics / Representations of Everyday Objects / Bright and Vivid Colors / Pastel Colors / Figurative Art / Outsider Art / Pop Art / Surrealism
From Macauley Norman...
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Plastic, Wood Panel, Acrylic
Evening Walk
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Evening Walk" in early evening light with figure and dog walking gently upon a winding pathway between the Bay and a Northern California lagoon. This peaceful painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oranges, American Impressionist Painter, Oil Painters of America, Still-Life
Located in Houston, TX
Orange Arrangement is an American Impressionist painting by Stuart Fullerton. The artist is known for his figurative and Still-Life paintings in the...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nikon Away - Pop Art inspired by Camera Original by Carl Smith
By Carl Smith
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Linen, Acrylic
Pink Sky I - Colorful Original Minimalist Pop Art Architectural Detail Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's artworks are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments the viewer wants to i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
ERUPTION
Located in Madrid, ES
This is one of Helder's flower artworks where he interpolates his love for nature.
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Paul Giovanopoulos Pop Art Oil Painting on Canvas Photo Realist Ice Cream Cone
By Paul Giovanopoulos
Located in Surfside, FL
Paul A. Giovanopoulos
Oil paintings on canvas
Measures approx. 23 X 23 overall including thin frame.
This one depicts an ice cream done in a photo realism pop art style super impos...
Category
1990s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Have a Nice Day
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Oil Painting / Figurative Art / Still Life / Representations of Everyday Objects / Food
From Macauley Norman's solo exhibition, CRYPTIC CLUTTER, "Have...
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Oil Pastel, Wood Panel, Graphite
Rose Vase Still Life, American Impressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous American impressionist still life oil painting of a dark brown vase with stems of pink roses in front of a vibrant purple background by ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Asian Mud Man w/ Copper Bowl, American Impressionism, New Mexico, Classical Art
Located in Houston, TX
Dorothy Lampl lives a private, contemplative life in Taos, New Mexico. Her main companions are her cats, her shelves of books, oriental objects, her gard...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pink Sky III - Colorful Original Green Palm on Pink in Blue Bowl Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's artworks are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments the viewer wants to i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Glow - Colorful Original Still Life Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's artworks are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments the viewer wants to i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Plenty More Fish - Original Monochrome Water Sea Still Life Painting on Canvas
By Carl Smith
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Canvas, Acrylic, Screen
Still Life
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Still Life" c.1960 is an oil painting on canvas by American artist Michael Ritter Cannon, b.1913. It is signed at the lower middle ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Classic European Cars - Original Colorful Book Art Painting on Canvas
By Carl Smith
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Canvas, Acrylic, Screen
Surfboards 2
Located in New York, NY
Fun, vibrant mixed media piece featuring 4 surfboards. On wood.
About the Artist:
Allen's work has gained recognition world-wide for it's complex layering of mixed media works that create a narrative of modern American culture. His work today is a culmination of many years of painting, thinking and experiencing. He blends urban street art with his background of typography, mixed media collage, and abstract expressionism into each of his urban pop expressionist works.
The son of fine artist / commercial artist Harrison Allen, Mark learned a lot very early from his talented father. His think training also includes a bachelor degree in commercial art from Texas...
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media
Soho
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting, painted en plein air in Soho, NYC. The painting depicts a street lined with cars. The Freedom Tower can be seen in the distance. The painting is framed in a handmade...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Symphony in White
By Pat Hobaugh
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting.
From the artist:" Sweet Symphony in Whites is inspired by James McNeill Whistler’s three symphony in white paintings. My paintings, like Whistler’s, have multiple layers of meaning. One is the use of a single color and its relative tones as the end intention of the work. By doing this with representational subject matter, the painting is attempting to bridge the modernist aesthetic of ‘art for art’s sake’ with traditional realism. On another level, as Whistler’s paintings have been interpreted as a loss of innocence, so too do mine deal with this loss.
There is the loss of innocence in Art from its classical representation in the form of the Venus de Milo to its scientific study in the form of Da Vinci’s Vitruvian man to its final manifestation as a commercial product/celebrity in the form of Andy Warhol and Elvis. Furthermore, there is the loss of innocence of the artist himself in the form of the action figure toys and sweets he had as a kid to play with and eat but now which are used as metaphors and painting subjects. Furthermore, the hydrangea, as in all my work, symbolizes the ephemerality of life."
Pat Hobaugh...
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Latex, Acrylic, Board
Abundance
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Abundance by Lu Haskew
Floral Still Life Oil painting featuring sunflowers in a blue vase.
24x18" image size
28x22" framed size
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Lu considered it a must to work w...
Category
1990s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century 1920s Spring Floral Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant floral still life of a beautiful spring bouquet in an antique ivory soup tureen by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Forbes (Dallam) (American, 1875-1933). Exhibition placard on verso signed "Elizabeth Forbes...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Chickens in a Road
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting, painted en plein air of a dirt country road with a farm structure in the distance. Chickens can be seen to the right and towards the end of the road. The painting is...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Vintage Idaho Potato Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous still life of Idaho and sweet potatoes in a basket by Barbara Arnold Bailey. Signed "Barbara Bailey" in bottom left corner, signed "Barbara Bai...
Category
1970s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
"Remover of Obstacles" Oil Painting
By Calvin Lai
Located in Denver, CO
Calvin Lai's (US based) "Remover of Obstacles" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life of a black elephant statue and a metal Lord Ganesha statue...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Shop Still-Life Paintings on 1stDibs
Still-life paintings work as part of the decor in nearly every type of space.
Still-life art, which includes work produced in media such as painting, photography, video and more, is a popular genre in Western art. However, the depiction of still life in color goes back to Ancient Egypt, where paintings on the interior walls of tombs portrayed the objects — such as food — that a person would take into the afterlife. Ancient Greek and Roman mosaics and pottery also often depicted food. Indeed, still-life paintings frequently feature food, flowers or man-made objects. By definition, still-life art represents anything that is considered inanimate.
During the Middle Ages, the still life genre was adapted by artists who illustrated religious manuscripts. A common theme of these paintings is the reminder that life is fleeting. This is especially true of vanitas, a kind of still life with roots in the Netherlands during the 17th century, which was built on themes such as death and decay and featured skulls and objects such as rotten fruit. In northern Europe during the 1600s, painters consulted botanical texts to accurately depict the flowers and plants that were the subject of their work.
Leonardo da Vinci’s penchant for observing phenomena in nature and filling notebooks with drawings and notes helped him improve as an artist of still-life paintings. Vincent van Gogh, an artist who made a couple of the most expensive paintings ever sold, carried out rich experiments with color over the course of painting hundreds of still lifes, and we can argue that Campbell’s Soup Cans (1961–62) by Andy Warhol counts as still-life art.
While early examples were primarily figurative, you can find still lifes that belong to different schools and styles of painting, such as Cubism, Impressionism and contemporary art.
As part of the wall decor in your living room, dining room or elsewhere, a still-life painting can look sophisticated alongside your well-curated decorative objects and can help set the mood in a space.
When shopping for a still-life painting, think about how it makes you feel and how the artist chose to represent its subject. When buying any art for your home, choose pieces that you connect with. If you’re shopping online, read the description of the work to learn about the artist and check the price and shipping information. Make sure that the works you choose complement or relate to your overall theme and furniture style. Artwork can either fit into your room’s color scheme or serve as an accent piece. Introduce new textures to a space by choosing an oil still-life painting.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of still-life paintings in a wide range of styles and subject matter.