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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: American Impressionist
Mid Century Kitchen Still Life
By Frances Robbins
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful earth-toned mid century kitchen still life by Frances Robbins (American, 20th Century). Signed "Frances Robbins" and dated 1958 lower rig...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Still Life with Roses and Fruit" Impressionist Oil of Canvasboard Painting
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical depiction by Martha Walter of an interior morning scene of white and pink roses arrangement in a glass vase on top of a table, and fruit on a decorated plate. In the background, the window overlooking the backyard, with the use of bold colors and strong contrasts makes Walter's work so striking and captivating. The flowers are executed with bold petals and exciting colors and this depiction is a wonderful scene done in her home. As an acclaimed American Impressionist painter and one of the premier female artists to be recognized within the fine arts community of the time, she was known for her bright plein-air beach scenes and domestic portraits. Martha Walter studied under William Merritt Chase and was greatly influenced by the then-established French Impressionists Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Claude Monet, and Eugène Boudin. Walter's works took on a looser style; she also used black paint, a color often excluded by other Impressionists. The painting is on canvasboard with the Martha Walter Estate stamp on the reverse, and it comes housed in an antiqued champagne color...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Canvas, Oil
Odd Fellows No 37
Located in Burlingame, CA
“Mary Robertson’s joyous and meditative paintings are are colorful simulations of contentment and sacred play.” Wayne Thiebaud
Steeped in the Bay Area figurative movement, Mary R...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
James McCracken Oil on Board
Located in San Francisco, CA
This oil on board is by James McCracken (1875-1967). It is a lush, exotic composition, depicting a Buddha statue atop a lotus flower. There are other flowers in the background as wel...
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1940s Art Deco Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Modernist Straw Flower Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
A rich painterly still life of sunflowers with bold, multicolor background by San Francisco artist Frederico Domondon (American, b. 1964). Signed "Domondon" lower left. Framed in a b...
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1990s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Street in Varese" 2014 contemporary realist Italian streetscape, pink & yellow
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of an Italian street scene by renowned american plein air painter, MArc Dalessio. Painted en plein air in Varese, Italy, an alleyway between buildings. A pink buildin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Mid Century Floral Bouquet and Splendor Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful still life of orange and white flowers next to a bowl of fruit by Los Angeles and Carmel artist Helen Enoch Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997). Signed "Gleiforst" lower right....
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1950s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Fruit and Porcelain
Located in Sheffield, MA
William Merrit Chase
American, 1849-1916
Fruit and Porcelain
Signed "Wm M Chase." l.l., identified on labels from the Corcoran Gallery of Art,
B...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Patient One" Figurative Still-Life
By August Lenox
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid oil painting of a seated figure holding a terracotta vase, surrounded by hanging pottery, by August Lenox (American, 1908-1986). Signed "Lenox" ...
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1970s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Calla Lilies Floral Still Life
By Edgar Ewing
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale watercolor painting of calla lilies. Signed "Ewing" lower left. Displayed in a rustic wood frame with gray stain. Shipped without glass. Mat board has some light foxing a...
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1980s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'Still Life with Covered Sugar Pot', New York, Salmagundi Club, Mystic Arts
By Richard Stalter
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Stalter' for Richard Stalter (American, born 1934) and painted circa 1965.
A lyrical oil still-life showing a variety of ceramic objects including a floral decorated, tin-glazed earthenware sugar-pot set on an aqua-glaze earthenware plate and a lilac-glazed, small bowl set...
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1960s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Subtlety in Pink
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Maryann Lucas lives and works in Sag Harbor. She is primarily self-taught but has also received instruction and support from wonderful and generous members of the East End artistic community. Working exclusively in oils, Lucas sets out almost daily to create plein aire landscapes and seascapes. In her studio, she works directly from life and captures the beauty of natural light as it transforms ordinary objects into visual delights.
Lucas wants her work to celebrate all that is well with this world and brilliant in this life, despite its pockets of darkness.
For me, she says, I know I am in the Presence of something beautiful, when it steals my breath, silences my mind, pushes out everything else and draws me in. I trust That. I use That to guide my hands as I arrange a still life or scan a landscape to determine where to set down my easel. Ultimately, That is what drives me to paint.
Becoming evermore skilled as an oil painter is another of Lucas goals. To that end she remains teachable, finding it refreshing and vital for her own growth to paint with others. She has studied with favorite artists including Michael Klein...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Peaches and Cream
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted from life, a plate of peaches.
Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in his earliest years, it was evident that his passion was art. In 1989 he sta...
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2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Mid Century Iris and Daffodils Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful still life of a vase of bearded irises, begonias, and daffodils by Helen Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997). Signed "Gleiforst" lower right. Unframed. Image size: 14"H x 10"W.
Helen Gleiforst was born in Crete, Nebraska and soon moved to Oregon where she studied at the University of Oregon. Gleiforst then settled in Beverly Hills where she began to paint. Her teachers included Nicolai Fechin, George Melcher, and John Hubbard Rich...
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1950s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Red Tomatoes Still Life
By Karen Colby
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant impressionist pastel still-life of red tomatoes by California artist Karen Colby (American, 20th Century). Signed "Karen Colby" and dated "1-95" lower right. Presented in a b...
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1990s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
"London Eye" contemporary impressionist oil painting of famed Ferris Wheel in UK
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by contemporary American impressionist Marc Dalessio. Painted en plein air in London, England, a view of the iconic Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Belgium" contemporary plein air painting of European streetscape, neutral tones
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by American plein air painter Marc Dalessio. Painted en plein air on a street in Belgium. Dalessio places the viewer in the shade, along a line of trees. Dashes of li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
1920's Pink & Blue Impressionist Floral Still-Life Early Work Society of Six
By William Clapp
Located in Soquel, CA
A brilliant early 20th century impressionist floral still-life by William Clapp (American, 1879-1954). Beautiful and bold, this 1920's pink floral still-life pops against a bright blue background. The artist uses expressive and loose brushstrokes in a fun and energetic palette, bringing a dynamic and lively energy to this one-of-a-kind piece.
Signed lower right, "W. Clapp".
Oil on old Canada packing crate board and presented in a rustic wood frame.
Board size: 20"H x 24"L.
Framed size: 24"H x 28"W.
This an early work by the artist which is distinctive in his bold Impressionist style before he merged into his signature pointillist style.
Born in Montreal, Canada of American parents on Oct. 29, 1879. At age six Clapp moved to California with his family, settling in Oakland where he spent his childhood. In 1900 he returned to Montreal for four years of study with Wm Brymner followed by further study in Paris at Académies Julian, Colarossi, and Grande Chaumière. He then returned to Montreal where he was elected an associate member of the Royal Canadian Art Academy. He lived and worked in Cuba before returning to Oakland in 1917. He then served as director and curator of the Oakland Art Gallery from 1918-49. In this position, and as a member of a group of painters called the Society of Six...
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1920s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Early 20th Century Flower and Jug Still Life
By Helen Bratton
Located in Soquel, CA
Flower and jug still life by Helen Bratton (American, 1889-1986), 1936. Compelling still life of glass jug reflecting and hinting at the interior of room. Magnolia flower with orange...
Category
1930s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Fruit and Flowers
Located in Concord, MA
HENRIETTE AMIARD OBERTEUFFER (1878-1962)
Still Life with Fruit and Flowers, n.d.
Oil on canvas
29 x 24 inches
Signed at lower right: H. Amiard. Oberteuffer
Period frame
Henriette Amiard was born in Le Havre, France, in 1878. She studied at the Academie Julian in Paris under Benjamin Jean-Joseph Constant and Jules-Joseph Lefebvre. While attending the Academie she met her future husband, American artist George Oberteuffer...
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1910s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid-Century Art Deco Figurine w. Dogs & Lilies Still Life by Nell Walker Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Romantic still-life of a beautiful porcelain lady and her two dogs - perhaps Borzoi - set among a display of fresh cut lilies by listed artist Nell Walker Warner (American, 1891-1970). Signed "Nell Walker Warner" lower left. Displayed in a giltwood frame with linen liner. Image, 30"H x 36"L.
Nell Walker Warner was born in Richardson County, Nebraska on April 1, 1891. She was educated in Colorado Springs, Colorado and graduated from the Lexington College in Missouri in 1910. She moved to California in 1916 where she studied and graduated from the Los Angeles School of Art and Design. After her marriage to Dr. Bion Smith Warner in 1920, the couple settled in La Canada. During the 1920's, Nell was the curator of the Tuesday Afternoon Club in Los Angeles and further studied with Nicolai Fechin, Paul Lauritz and Fritz Werner. Her floral paintings are radiant; an article in the Christian Science Monitor stated, ''California flowers...
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1940s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Lilacs, " Still-Life Oil Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This still life oil painting by John Traynor captures a scene of a large bouquet of purple and pink lilacs in a colorful, porcelain vase. It sits on an off-white fabric next to a lemon which is half peeled, the peel spiraling off the edge of the table on which it sits. The wall behind the bouquet of flowers is a warm, earthy sienna. The painting is signed by the artist along the lower right-hand edge of the canvas. It is 20" x 24", and 27" x 31" framed. The frame is an ornate metal-leaf frame with a linen liner. It is wired and ready to hang.
Professionally framed in classic, antiqued, closed corner frame. Frame is metal leaf gold.
John C. Traynor's painting style is reminiscent of some 19th century painters and the Dutch Masters. He uses his knowledge of light and color to create a certain mood in each of his works. The creation of atmosphere is an important element in Traynor's paintings. Painting outdoors, on location, is a prime source of inspiration and ideas for his landscapes. John travels extensively, painting the landscapes around him.
John was born in 1961 and spent his early years in Chester and Mendham, New Jersey. His art studies began at Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey, and from there he furthered his education at Paier College of Art in New Haven, Connecticut. He studied figure painting at the Art Students League of New York, as a merit scholar, with Frank Mason. Traynor continued his studies in Vermont with Mr. Mason on landscape painting, drawing with Carroll N. Jones Jr. of Stowe, Vermont and sculpture with Brother Jerome Cox...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"57th Street Window"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork.
Signed lower left. Complemented by a hand carved and gilt frame.
M. Elizabeth Price (1877 - 1965)
Mary Elizabeth Price was born in West Virginia and raised on a farm in Solebury, Pennsylvania, on the outskirts of New Hope. She studied at the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Arts and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Hugh Breckenridge. Additionally, she studied in New Hope with William Lathrop. Following her art studies, Price went to New York. While there, she conducted the “Baby Art...
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1920s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oranges and Bottle
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A rare, early original oil painting by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010)
Robert McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throughout his lifetime, including first prize...
Category
1930s Art Deco Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Original Antique Oil Painting Basket of Ripe Cherries Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Antique Still Life Oil Painting Basket of Ripe Cherries
Basket of ripe cherries still life oil painting by C. S. Wolfe (American, 19th/20th Century), 1901. Cherries attache...
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars
Art Deco Pink Roses in Blue Vase Original Oil Still Life Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
1937 Art Deco Original Oil Still Life of Pink Roses in Blue Vase
Wonderful example of an art deco still life painting by E.J. Ball (American 20th Century) signed and dated "1937." T...
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1930s Art Deco Still-life Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil
Victorian Sunset Floral with Sally Holmes Rose
Located in Soquel, CA
Sunset floral scene with a group of Sally Holmes Rose blossoms. A crescent moon can be seen at the top of the composition, through the vines and clouds, as the last light of the day ...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil
Four Vases of Flowers
By Laura Van Pappelendam
Located in Milford, NH
A beautifully executed floral still life oil painting by American artist and educator Laura van Pappelendam (1883-1974). Pappelendam was born in Donnelson, Iowa, studied from 1904-1909 at the School of the Art Institute, continuing with classes until she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in art education in 1926. Pappelendam gained a doctorate in 1929 from the University of Chicago, where she helped establish both the Department of Art in 1924 and the Renaissance Club, and then taught in the University Department of Art part time from 1919 to 1948, overlapping with the Art Institute where she taught for fifty years, from 1909-1959. Amazingly for all of the energy she devoted to teaching, she is equally and perhaps best remembered as an oil painter, whose subjects included Southwest landscapes and scenes from Florence, Arizona. She won numerous awards and had her work included in 250 art exhibitions both here and abroad.
Oil on canvas, unsigned, titled on verso Fenn Galleries (Santa Fe, NM) and Owings-Dewey Fine Arts Gallery (Santa Fe, NM) label “Four Vases...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Cascade Fragmented", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Yana Beylinson's (US based) "Cascade Fragmented" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts impressionistic pink and purple flowers melding toge...
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2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Sailboat, Louse Point
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting, painted done en plein air.
Framed Dimensions: 16.5 x 19.5 inches
Signed by the artist in the bottom left corner
Artist Bio:
Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Lo...
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2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Still Life with Butterfly Sash
Located in Missouri, MO
Still Life with Butterfly Sash by Louis Carl Hvasta (1913-1993)
Unframed: 28" x 24"
Framed: 35" x 31"
Signed and Dated Lower Right
A local Californian Artist, Hvasta is largely sel...
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20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Still Life with Cat
By Humbert Howard
Located in Milford, NH
A colorful impressionist still life painting with fruit and a cat on a table by American artist Humbert Howard (1905-1990). Howard was born in Philadelphia and considered an important figure among contemporary African-American artists. He was educated at Howard University in Washington, D.C., the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and the Barnes Foundation in Merion, Pennsylvania. Howard was also art director of the Pyramid Club, a respected black cultural center in Philadelphia. As director of the club’s art exhibitions, he selected works by both black and white artists for display. By the time he retired in 1971, he had developed a loyal following of collectors and dealers in the Philadelphia area. In the eighties, he became increasingly involved with younger members of the local art scene and became a mentor to emerging black artists. Often called the “dean of Philadelphia’s black artists,” Howard hosted meetings of the local chapter of the National Conference of Black Artists in his Hamilton Street living room. Howard's paintings are part of the permanent collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art, the Museum of the Philadelphia Civic Center and the Philadelphia Afro-American Museum.
Oil on canvas, signed and dated 69 upper left, titled inscribed on verso partial attached label “Still Life with Cat...
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1960s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Sunflower
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A bright yellow, sunflower, stands tall and proud in this sweet, bold, painting of a flower.
Nelson H. White was born in New London, Connecticut in 1932. White has been surrounded ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Magnolias
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting large just discovered tryptich, 3 hinged oils on canvas by Belgian artists Jessica Rice 1942 -2016.
This painting was recently found wrapped and stored within the privat...
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1970s Art Deco Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
La Negress
By Jessica Rice
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a just discovered original oil painting, "La Negress", by Belgian artist Jessica Rice (1942-2016.)
This painting was just discovered wrapped and stored within the artists...
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Early 2000s Art Deco Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Still Life of Pears', Philadelphia Post-Impressionist
By Eleida Bosler Ashcraft
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Eleida Ashcraft' (American, 1875-1940) and dated 1931/2.
A delicate oil still-life showing a variety of pears in a ceramic bowl standing on a draped wicker-tabl...
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1930s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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.