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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 18th Century
French Impressionist Oil Painting Interior Playing Card & Calystegia
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on board, unframed
measures: 15 high by 18 inches wide
condition: overall very good an...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Henry Ottmann (1877-1927) A Still life, oil on canvas signed
Located in Paris, FR
Henry Ottmann (1877-1927)
A Still life,
signed lower right
Oil on canvas
41 x 51 cm
Framed : 53.5 x 63.5 cm
Another fine example of Henry Ottmann's original art, this still life ...
Category
1910s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Roses in a Vase Large Signed Oil Painting
Located in ludlow, GB
George Leslie Hunter
British 1911 - 1969
George Leslie Reekie
British 1911 - 1969
Painter in Oils of Still Life mostly featuring Flowers, Fruits...
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1950s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
American Impressionist Floral Table Setting Still Life 1950
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3771 Oil on canvas of a still life table setting
Set in a hand carved vintage frame
Image size 11.5x15.5"
Illegibly signed lower left
Category
1950s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bords de riviere a Saint-Prive - Barbizon Landsape Oil - Henri Joseph Harpignies
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated Barbizon School landscape oil on panel by French painter Henri Joseph Harpignies. The work depicts the trees lining the banks of the River Loing at Saint Prive in no...
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1910s Barbizon School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Mid Century Tropical Bonsai Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous still life of a tropical bonsai flower arrangement by Helen Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997), circa 1950. Signed lower right corner "Gleiforst." born in Crete, Nebraska, Helen Gleiforst moved with her family to San Diego, California. Her teachers included Nicolai Fechin...
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1950s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil, Canvas
French Impressionist Still Life Painting Sunflowers In Yellow Table Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunflowers
signed by Y. Blanchon, French 1950's Impressionist
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 20.5 x 17 inches
canvas: 16 x 13 inches
provenance: from a large private collection of th...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Orange and Yellow In Stone Vase On Oak Table Interior Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Flowers In Vase
signed oil on board, unframed
board: 18 x 13 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surrealist Still Life with Apples, Mid 20th Century Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000)
Still Life with Apples, 1940
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated upper right
18 x 24 inches
Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of na...
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1940s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pierre TROFIMOFF, Still Life with Basket, Oil on Canvas, 1992
By Pierre Trofimoff
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Pierre TROFIMOFF (1925-1996), France, 1992. "STILL LIFE WITH BASKET". Another version of this still life, very close to this one and entitled "Still life with the blue wall", is found in the book "Trofimoff" by Jacqueline de Grandmaison, Editions Vision sur les Arts, Béziers, 1978, page 29, full-page color illustration. This last work will have been used as cover page for the invitation 4 pages-card to the exhibition which took place from October 18 to November 10, 1978 at La Cadrerie - Galerie Edouard Chaix-Bryan, 23 rue du Docteur Fiolle in Marseille. With frame: 82x71 cm - 32.3x28 inches ; without frame: 65x54cm - 25.6x21.3 inches. 5F format. Signed "Trofimoff" and dated "92". Titled on the back (see photos).
Pierre Trofimoff was born October 20, 1925 in Marseille in a very traditional bourgeois family, distant Polish origin. Very early, he declares a desire to become a painter. At 10, he entered the Melizan Institute in Marseille. His teenage vacation, he spent them in the house of his grandmother in Revest-les-Eaux near Toulon. In the countryside, he observes many artists drawing or painting on the motif, like the painter Eugène Baboulène and the sculptor Dionisi. Later, he will meet on the same place the engraver Decaris. Little encouraged by his family in his vocation, he was denied entry to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Marseille. However, he will go there as a free listener every Thursday
It's the war. He is an inveterate museum-goer and deprives himself of cinema to buy books of Art. He likes Puget, Loubon, Delacroix, Courbet. Later Van Gogh, Soutine, Modigliani, Leprin, Pascin, Marquet, Dufu, Braque and Verdilhan by which he will be influenced.
At the end of the war, Trofimoff works as a leather and hides broker. But simultaneously, he works his painting. He paints a lot in the company of Pierre Gontard and often goes to Meiffren's studio, cours Estienne d'Orves. There, the poet Boissin, the painters Jammes, Helene Martin and the actors of the troupe of the Galion d'Or meet. Trofimoff also meets Louis Pons, Raffaelli, Pierre Ambrogiani and Antoine Ferrari...
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1990s French School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Violin Still Life Oil Painting 1950
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3903 Colorful oil on canvas unframed of a violin still life
Category
1950s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Post Impressionist French still life oil painting of lemon and garlic by Dulac
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A bold and beautifully depicted still life oil painting of a lemon and garlic with pestle and mortar by 20th Century Post Impressionist painter Jean Dulac.
Jean Dulac was born on Bo...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sola Puig Porcelain original impressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
porcelain original impressionist acrylic painting.
SOLÁ paints in a natural way, which reflects the Old Masters, soaking up the colour, air, smell and the pure scent of his environm...
Category
1990s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Grey Figure Walking Through French Courtyard 1930's Impressionist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
signed by Y. Blanchon, French 1950's Impressionist
gouache on board, unframed
painting: 16.5 x 12.5 inches
provenance: from a large private collection of this artis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Still life by Benjamin II Vautier - Oil on canvas 50x61 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame
Total size with frame 70x81 cm
Benjamin II VAUTIER is an artist born in Switzerland in 1895 and died in 1974. His w...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage French Impressionist Pink Roses In Stone Vase In White Stone Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Flowers In Vase
signed by Louise Alix, French 1950's Impressionist
watercolour on artist paper stuck on board, framed. Glass covered
frame: 12.5 x 9.75 inches
painting: 11 x 8 inche...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Post Impressionist vase of flowers against a gold background by Jean Dulac
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A rich and very decorative Post Impressionist still life by the Lyonnais 20th Century artist Jean Dulac.
The details of the work are as follows:
Jean Dulac (French, 1902-1968)
Bouq...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Grand Bouquet de Fleurs - Post Impressionist Still Life Oil - Georges D'Espagnat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed still life oil on canvas circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Georges D'Espagnat. The work depicts a white vase filled with red and white tulips. A beautiful piece in the artist's distinctive hand.
Signature:
Signed upper left
Dimensions:
Framed: 33"x28.5"
Unframed: 26"x21.5"
Provenance:
A certificate of authenticity for this work is available from Mr. Jean Dominique Jacquemond upon request
Private French collection
From the beginning of his career it was a constant concern of Georges d'Espagne to assert his originality. His studies at the École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, did not last very long, for he wanted immediate independence and decided to follow courses in the private academies of Montparnasse. In about 1900, he became acquainted with Maurice Denis, Bonnard and Vuillard, and his collaboration with Denis led to a renewal of religious art in France.
In 1903, d'Espagne was one of the founders of the Salon d'Automne, and was appointed professor in charge of studios at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, in 1934. He illustrated a number of books: Rémy de Gourmont...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modernist Southern Magnolia Original Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Modernist Southern Magnolia Original Oil Painting
Rich hues of emerald green and soft yellow highlights frame Southern Magnolias (“Magnolia Grandiflora”, also known as Bull Bay) in ...
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Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Abella Fruits Vertical original still life Cubist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Abella original still life cubist acrylic painting
Juan Jose Abella Rubio was born in Estercuel, a hamlet anchored in the Teruel mining basin in March 1944. In his painting the oche...
Category
Late 20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
“Red Poppies and Grapes”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a circa 1920’s still life of red poppies and purple grapes. Oil on artist canvas board . Signed lower right but artist is unknown. Appears to be “A. ...
Category
1920s Academic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vintage 1930's French Impressionist Still Life Large Red Rose In Glass Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red Rose
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on board, unframed
measures: 7.5 high by 5 inches wide
condition: overall very...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floral Still Life Oil Painting - Floral & Figurine
Located in Bristol, GB
FLORAL & FIGURINE
Size: 50 x 71 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
An elegant and serene mid-century still life interior scene, executed in oil on board.
The composition presents a...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Vintage Pink Rose and Wine Glass Still Life French Impressionist Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pink Rose
signed by Y. Blanchon, French 1950's Impressionist
watercolour on board, unframed
painting: 7 x 8 inches
provenance: from a large private collection of this artists work i...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
SOLA PUIG Carnation and Trumpet original impressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
carnation and trumpet original impressionist acrylic painting.
Sola PUIG, Joan (Barcelona 1950 )
Joan SOLÁ paints in a natural way, which reflects the Old Masters, soaking up the c...
Category
1990s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
1964 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Still Life Oil Painting - The Bouquet
Located in Bristol, GB
THE BOUQUET
Oil on Board
Size: 51.5 x 68 cm (including frame)
A very unique and vivid mid-century semi-abstract oil composition, painted on board and dated 1964 on the reverse.
In ...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Nature Morte - A Still Life , Oil on Canvas
By Claude Vernard
Located in St. Albans, GB
Claude Venard
1913 - 1999
This painting comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Canvas Size: 21.5 x 25.75" (54 x 65cm)
Outside Frame Size: 29.5 x 33.75" (73.75 x 84.25)
Claude ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Oil Painting Orange Pansies & Candle Table Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Orange Pansies Interior
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 20 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
American Impressionist Cherry Still Life Table Setting oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3761 Cherries still life table setting set in a gilt wood frame
Illegibly signed lower right
Image size 7.5x9.5"
Category
1970s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionist Vegetables in a Basket Still Life
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3886 Vegetable in a basket still life in a gilt wood frame
Image size 8.75x11.5"
Category
1950s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life with Shell
Located in Pasadena, CA
Constantin Font, born January 11, 1890 in Auch (Gers) and died in 1954 in Paris, is a French artist, painter of genre, nudes, landscapes, orientalist, sculptor and engraver.
Outstand...
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1950s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
SOLA PUIG Mimosas original impressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Mimosas original impressionist acrylic painting.
SOLÁ paints in a natural way, which reflects the Old Masters, soaking up the colour, air, smell and the pure scent of his environmen...
Category
1980s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Post Impressionist vase of brightly coloured flowers with a rose by Jean Dulac
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A rich and very decorative Post Impressionist still life by the Lyonnais 20th Century artist Jean Dulac.
The details of the work are as follows:
Jean Dulac (French, 1902-1968)
Bouqu...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1965 Post Impressionist French still life painting of blue and pink wallflowers
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
This stunning original Post-Impressionist oil painting features a vibrant vase of pink and blue wallflowers.
Jean Dulac was born on Bourgoin but from the age of 5 became a lifelong...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Still Life of shoes, shoes painting, impressionist shoes, boots painting
By Jacques Bergmans
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Delightful and quite unusual post impressionist vintage oil painting of children's shoes by Belgium artist, Jacques Bermans, signed in the to...
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1910s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Expressionist Fruit Uplifting Still Life Nude Symbolism Pop Art Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Peach Stoned" is an original painting in mixed media by the Midwestern non-objective artist John Colt. Colt's paintings are often filled with small figures ...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
Roses & Wildflowers - 20th Century Italian Impressionist Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1930's impressionist oil on board depicting roses and wildflowers in a vase by Italian painter Carlo Marzorati.
Excellent quality work which is in very good original con...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Notre Dame by Jacques Endzel, Oil on Canvas Colorful CItyscape of Paris
Located in Atlanta, GA
Welcome to Heritage, our carefully curated collection of French vintage and antique paintings. We scour the flea markets and fairs for these gems: poignant portraits of long-gone Me...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Still life Bouquet of flowers
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Molded frame in wood and gilded plaster
74 x 65 x 3.5 cm
Category
18th Century Dutch School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Geraniums
By Paul Resika
Located in Provincetown, MA
Paul Resika was born in New York City in 1928. He began taking painting lessons at age nine, greatly encouraged by his Russian émigré mother. At twelve years old, he began studying w...
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Late 20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Post Impressionist vase of meadow flowers by Jean Dulac
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A rich and very decorative Post Impressionist still life by the Lyonnais 20th Century artist Jean Dulac.
The details of the work are as follows:
Jean Dulac (French, 1902-1968)
Mead...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Post Impressionist vase of flowers with blues and mauves by Jean Dulac
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A rich and very decorative Post Impressionist still life by the Lyonnais 20th Century artist Jean Dulac.
The details of the work are as follows:
Jean Dulac (French, 1902-1968)
A va...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still life with pears - Oil Painting - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with Pears is an oil painting on canvas realized at the beginning of the 20th Century.
Good condition.
Frame included.
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20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surrealist still-life acrylic on board painting surrealism Ubeda
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gustavo Úbeda (1930-1994) - Still life - Acrylic panel
Acrylic measurements 61x91 cm.
Frameless.
The painting by Gustavo Úbeda Romero (Herencia, 1930 – Sao Paulo, 1994) comes from a...
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1970s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
Dipinto Natura Morta con Funghi e Fiori XVIII secolo
Located in Milan, IT
Olio su tela.
Una delicata composizione di fiori è collocata dentro una sorta di culla di legno, con funghi e frutti per terra; lo sfondo è in esterno, ma poco definito da macchie v...
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18th Century Other Art Style Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Post Impressionist vase of red and yellow gladioli by Jean Dulac
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A rich and very decorative Post Impressionist still life by the Lyonnais 20th Century artist Jean Dulac.
The details of the work are as follows:
Jean Dulac (French, 1902-1968)
Red a...
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Antique French Painting Still Life Roses next to Bowl
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Roses
French artist, circa 1900's
signed watercolour on board, unframed
board: 13 x 18.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound co...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Copper Pans On Table 20th Century British Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Table Interior
by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century)
signed initials oil painting on board, unframed
board: 30 x 16 inches
condition: overall very good
provenance: all the pain...
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20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Still Life of flowers and fruit on a table
Located in Brookville, NY
This painting is signed in the upper right corner "Dolya" which appears to be a word, not a name, it could refer to a village in Svatove Raion Ukraine. We have never been successful...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Oranges and Apples', Oil on Canvas Still Life Painting
Located in London, GB
'Oranges and Apples', oil on canvas, still life by Guillaume Dulac (circa 1920s). A magnificent study of fruit and light painted with a deft touch and a delicate brushstroke. The evi...
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1920s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bright & Colourful Garden Conservatory Interior Room with Plants Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Garden Conservatory
French School, late 20th century
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 24 x 27.5 inches
canvas: 20 x 24.5 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Japanese White Tulips Flower Still Life
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3333 A white tulips still life ,acrylic on canvas applied on board, set in a vintage curved white painted wood frame
.Signed lower left by P.Russo Neapolitan artist
Category
1990s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
De Wit Flowers Still life Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Flemish Cupids Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Jacob De Wit (Amsterdam, 1695 - 1754) attributable/ workshop
Pair of Cupids with Garland of Flowers
Oil on canvas
91 x 103 cm. - Framed 104 x 115 cm.
Provenance: Christie's (London, Old master Painting 12.12.1996) lot 82
This magnificent composition depicts two cupids holding a garland of flowers, placed on a fine architecture with bas-reliefs and masks, presumably the top of a fountain.
One of the two cupids sympathetically holds a part of it with his hands, while his head turns towards the viewer; the second cupid, on the other hand, must have clumsily broken the thread holding its end, and is sitting sullenly with a torch and a tear streaking his chubby cheek.
The work, given its stylistic features and compositional taste, can be attributed to the Flemish artist Jacob de Wit (Amsterdam, 1695 - 1754), or to an artist from his workshop, with his typical triumphal and opulent style, which reveals clear influences from Rubens and Van Dijck, but also from Gerard de Lairesse...
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18th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage 1930's French Impressionist Still Life Flower Bunch In Clear Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting
signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on board, unframed
measures: 13.5 high by 10.5 inch...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Impressionist Still Life Purple Anemone's In Brown Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Purple Anemone's
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on board, unframed
measures: 13 high by 9.5 inches wide
condition: ove...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930's French Impressionist Oil Summer Garden Table Pears and Straw Sun Hat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Summer Garden Table
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on board, unframed
measures: 14 high by 17 inches wide
condition: o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
1930's French Impressionist Pink Rose On Book Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interior Scene
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on board, unframed
measures: 14 high by 18 inches wide
condition: overal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Floral Still Life Oil Painting - Tulips in Pastel
Located in Bristol, GB
TULIPS IN PASTEL
Size: 38 x 32 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A very elegant mid-century modernist floral oil composition, painted onto canvas.
In this floral piece we have lig...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
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.
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