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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1920s
Vintage 1930's French Impressionist Still Life Pink and Red Roses Bunch In Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roses by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 14.5 high by 12 inches wide condition: overal...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Vintage 1930's French Impressionist Still Life Roses in Glass in Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roses by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back gouache painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 13 high by 16.5 inches wide condition: ov...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

Lantern & Cardinal in Snow Holiday Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
Gouache painted on cardstock, intended for a greeting card design, painted circa 1970. Unsigned. Displayed in a red archival mat. Cellophane tape on board.
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1970s Still-life Paintings

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Cardboard, Gouache

Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Bouquet of Flowers
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintings. This is a miniature watercolor and gouache vibrant, colorful bouquet of flowers in a vase. Simka Simkhovitch (Симха Файбусович Симхович) (aka Simka Faibusovich Simkhovich) (Novozybkov, Russia May 21, 1885 O.S./June 2, 1885 N.S.—Greenwich, Connecticut February 25, 1949) was a Ukrainian-Russian Jewish artist and immigrant to the United States. He painted theater scenery in his early career and then had several showings in galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissions in the 1930s, he completed murals for the post offices in Jackson, Mississippi and Beaufort, North Carolina. His works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Born outside Kyiv (Petrograd Ukraine) into a Jewish family who owned a small department store. During a severe case of measles when he was seven, Simcha Simchovitch sketched the views outside his window and decided to become an artist, over his father's objections. Beginning in 1905, he studied at the Grekov Odessa Art School and upon completion of his studies in 1911 received a recommendation to be admitted to the Imperial Academy of Arts. Though he enrolled to begin classes in architecture, painting, and sculpture at the Imperial Academy, he was dropped from the school roster in December because of the quota on the number of Jewish students and drafted into the army. Simchovitch served as a private in the 175th Infantry Regiment Baturyn [ru] until his demobilization in 1912. Re-enrolling in the Imperial Academy, he audited classes. Simka Simkhovitch exhibited paintings and sculptures in 1918 as part of an exhibition of Jewish artists and in 1919 placed 1st in the competition "The Great Russian Revolution" with a painting called "Russian Revolution" which was hung in the State Museum of Revolution. In 1922, Simkha Simkhovitch exhibited at the International Book Fair in Florence (Italian: Fiera Internazionale del Libro di Firenze). In 1924, Simkhovitch came to the United States to make illustrations for Soviet textbooks and decided to immigrate instead. Initially he supported himself by doing commercial art and a few portrait commissions. In 1927, he was hired to paint a screen for a scene in the play "The Command to Love" by Fritz Gottwald and Rudolph Lothar which was playing at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway. Art dealers began clamoring for the screen and Simkhovitch began a career as a screen painter for the theater. Catching the attention of the screenwriter, Ernest Pascal, he worked as an illustrator for Pascal, who then introduced him to gallery owner, Marie Sterner. Simkhovitch's works appeared at the Marie Sterner Gallery beginning with a 1927 exhibit and were repeated the following year. Simkhovitch had an exhibit in 1929 at Sterner's on circus paintings. In 1931, he held a showing of works at the Helen Hackett Gallery, in New York City and later that same year he was one of the featured artists of a special exhibit in San Francisco at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. The exhibit was coordinated by Marie Sterner and included four watercolors, including one titled "Nudes". He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine. In 1936, Simkhovitch was selected to complete the mural for the WPA Post office project in Jackson, Mississippi. The mural was hung in the post office and courthouse in 1938 depicted a plantation theme. Painted on the wall behind the judge’s bench, “Pursuits of Life in Mississippi”, a depiction of black workers engaged in manual labor amid scenes of white professionals and socialites, was eventually covered over in later years during renovations due to its stereotypical African American imagery. Simka painted what he thought was typical of Jackson. His impression of pre-civil rights Mississippi was evidently Greek Revival column houses, weeping willow trees, working class families, and the oppression of African Americans. He painted African American men picking cotton, while a white man took account of the harvest and a white judge advised a white family, calling it Pursuits of Life in Mississippi. Though clearly endorsed by the government and initially generally well-received, the mural soon raised concerns with locals as the climate toward racial segregation began to change. The main concern was whether depictions that show African Americans in subjugated societal roles should be featured in a courtroom. The following year, his painting "Holiday" won praise at an exhibition in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1940, Simkhovitch's second WPA post office project was completed when four murals, "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat", "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright", "Sand Ponies" and "Canada Geese" were installed in Beaufort, North Carolina. The works were commissioned in 1938 and did not generate the controversy that the Jackson mural had. The main mural is "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright" and depicts a shipwreck which had occurred in Beaufort in 1866. "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat" depicted the lighthouse built in 1859 and the mail boat that was running mail during the time which Simkhovitch was there. The boat ran mail for the area until 1957. "Sand Ponies" shows the wild horses common to the North Carolina barrier islands and "Canada Geese" showed the importance of hunting and fishing in the area. All four murals were restored in the 1990s by Elisabeth Speight, daughter of two other WPA muralists, Francis Speight...
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1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache, Board, Watercolor

Original Oil Painting of Cheerful Yellow Roses by Nell Walker Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
1940's Original Oil Painting of Cheerful Yellow Roses by Nell Walker Warner Antony Anderson, art critic of the Los Angeles Times, stated Nell Walker Shostrum Warner (American, 1891-...
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1940s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Vintage Still Life oil painting of Pomegranates, Post Impressionist Still Life
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Large vintage oil painting by French artist Franck Innocent (1912-1983) signed and dated in the original heavy frame. This post impressionist oil pain...
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1960s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Impressionist Hamptons Summer Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive impressionist oil painting on canvas by June Ciancio. Framed. Signed.
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1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

One & a Half - contemporary, floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Two bouquets become one to create a lavish brightly coloured arrangement in this floral still life by Pat Service. The Canadian artist created a series of paintings in the 1990s that...
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

My Favourite Orange Silk Cloth - floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Colour, fresh and vivid, gives this classic still life by Pat Service a contemporary feel. A beloved bright orange silk cloth, draped over a table set with two patterned vases of col...
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Fresh Flowers - contemporary, floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A pretty, mixed floral bouquet fills the canvas with joyful colour in this still-life painting by Pat Service. The Canadian artist explored the traditional art form in the 1990’s but...
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Peonies, Etc. - contemporary, floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Admired for their lush beauty, the peony, an ancient flower is celebrated in this charming floral portrait by Pat Service. The Canadian artist is known for her intuitive sense of col...
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

Steeple Scene, Mixed Media on Paper Colorful Paris City Scene
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 Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor

High Tea, Framed Oil on Canvas Colorful Still Life With Pink, Fruit, Teapot
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unframed this piece measures 15"H x 18"W Welcome to Heritage, our carefully curated collection of French vintage and antique paintings. We scour the flea markets and fairs for thes...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still life with lemon and oranges - oil, cm. 50 x 47, 1990
Located in Torino, IT
Still life , blue, yellow , orange ,Russian art,Lemon, Published in a monographic catalogue Maya kopitzeva’s works have been acquired by the Russian Ministry of Culture, by the Foun...
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1990s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Rooftops, Mixed Media on Paper 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 Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Parisian City Square, Mixed Media on Paper Colorful Paris City Scene
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 Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Mid-Century Modern Still Life Oil Painting by Gunnar Hållander - Yellow & Green
Located in Bristol, GB
YELLOW & GREEN BALL Size: 62.5 x 71.5 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A striking original mid century modernist composition, painted onto board and dated 1969 on the reverse by th...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Vintage Still Life Dog Birds & Fruit Oil Painting On Wood
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Behold this enchanting vintage still life oil painting on wood, a composition that harmoniously blends elements of nature and artistry. The canvas comes alive with the timeless charm...
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20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

White lilac. 1981, oil on canvas, 60x61 cm
Located in Riga, LV
White lilac. 1981, oil on canvas, 60x61 cm Lilac in vase on dark brown background
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1980s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Still Life painter (British school) - 20th century painting - Interior flower
Located in Varmo, IT
English painter (20th century) - Vase of flowers. 61 x 48 cm without frame, 76.5 x 66.5 cm with frame. Ancient oil painting on hardboard, in carved and lacquered wooden frame. - W...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Gary E. Hinte (1954-) Impressionist Oil On Canvas "Flower In White Vase"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Flower In White Vase Medium: Oil On Canvas Painting Size: 35"" x 29"" Frame Size: 38.5"" x 33"" Condition: This artwork is in good overall condition for its age. Signature: S...
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1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Mid 20th Century French Oil Painting Iris Flowers in Vase Still Life Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Irises by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on canvas, unframed measures: 24 high by 15 inches wide condition: overall very...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Fine Classical Still Life Summer Flowers, British Oil Painting Exhibition label
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Summer Flowers' by Margaret Ryder (British b. 1908) signed oil on canvas, framed frame: 33 x 26 inches canvas: 27 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, UK Exhibited at the Roy...
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Mid-20th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Still life with meadow flowers - The beauty of meadow flowers -
Located in Berlin, DE
Jean-Baptiste Robie (1821 Brussels - 1910 ibid.). Still life with meadow flowers. Oil on wood, 24.5 x 18.5 cm (inside measurement), 37 x 31 cm (frame), signed and dated (difficult to...
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Early 1900s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Pink Roses In White Jug
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

Mid 20th Century French Oil Painting Pink Stem Flower Interior Candle Stick
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interior Scene by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on canvas, unframed measures: 18 high by 13 inches wide condition: overa...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Still Life of Wine, Onion and Carrots
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful still life painting of a table consisting of wine, onions and carrots by California plein air artist Jack Lynn. Unsigned. Unfram...
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1980s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Mid Century French Illustration Yellow Pink Flower Watercolour Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

1950's Modernist Painting Gladioli Flowers In China White Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Gladioli Flowers by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original watercolour on artist paper size: 18 x 15 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed provenance: the ar...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

French school modern art Still life oranges lemons 1914 Montparnasse frame 20th
Located in PARIS, FR
French school from the beginning of the 20th century Oil on canvas 34 x 46 cm (53 x 63 cm with the frame) Signed and dated lower left "EB / 1914" Trace of signature lower right Very ...
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1910s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Fine Antique British Botanical Painting White Flower Plant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, Eng...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

1970s Belgian Gouache Still Life Provençal Tablescape of Fruit and Tableware.
Located in Cotignac, FR
1970s expressionist still life gouache on paper by Belgian artist André Pierard painted in Provence in the south of France. Colourful representation of table laden with tableware and...
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1970s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

French Impressionist Portrait of Curled Up Kittens Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Kittens by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 10 high by 8.25 inches wide condition: ov...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Color Pencil

French Impressionist Portrait of Curled Up Kitten Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Kitten Portrait by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 6.25 high by 8 inches wide condit...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Color Pencil

French Impressionist Sleeping Cat On Foot Stool Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sleeping Cat by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 10 high by 8 inches wide condition: ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Color Pencil

Abstract Painting With Rolled painter's Canvases. 1970. Signed F. Raimondo
Located in Firenze, IT
Abstract Painting With rolled painter's canvases. Circa 1970. Dimensions: 64 x 53 cm Abstract painting with Cubist influence. Technique: oil on canvas. Signed on the back A. Ra...
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1970s Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Light Lavender Iris, Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993) Title: Light Lavender Iris Year: 1984 Medium: Oil on linen Size: 40 x 30 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, dated, titled by the arti...
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1980s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

Large Colorful Still Life of Flowers Profusion of Petals & Flowers Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Profusion of Flowers European artist, late 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound condition
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Almazan 55 Realistic Still Life pastel Painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Almazan Realistic Still Life Acrylic Painting virtual frame MIQUEL was an artist focused on the art of realism. His structured works on his great mastery of drawing, are romantic an...
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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Jeté de fleurs, huile sur toile marouflée sur panneau
Located in ROYÈRE-DE-VASSIVIÈRE, FR
Jeté de fleurs, huile sur toile marouflée sur panneau école française XXe Craquelures au vernis Encadrement en bois doré Dimensions cadre : 64,5 x 75,5 cm Vue : 48,5 x 59,5 cm
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Mid-20th Century French School Still-life Paintings

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Oil

1930's French Impressionist Oil Roses in Window Terrace Interior Garden Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roses in the Window by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 8.75 high by 10.75 inches wide conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Tablescape Still Life Watercolour
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a colourful tablescape still life by Henri Clamen. The painting is not signed but was acquired form the atelier of the artist with o...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Naturalistic Italian painter - 19/20th still life painting - Flowers - Oil on ca
Located in Varmo, IT
French painter (dated 1919) - Still life with vase of roses. 117 x 90 cm. Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame. - Work signed and dated bottom right: “P. Daudenarde 1919”...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique French Oil Canvas Painting Jules-François Bernard Floral Still Life 1920
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique French floral still life by the French artist Jules Francois Bernard (1884-1942), oil on canvas, dated 1920. This very attractive impressionistic still life depicts a ...
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1910s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Still Life Oil Painting by Gunnar Hållander - The Green Ball
Located in Bristol, GB
THE GREEN BALL Size: 66 x 75 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A striking original mid-century modernist composition, painted onto board and dated 1966 by the established Swedish ar...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Old Boats in Provence Oil on Canvas Painting by Felix Eugene Bellenot
Located in Atlanta, GA
This superb oil on canvas painting was created by Felix Eugene Bellenot (1892 - 1963). This vibrant and passionate composition represents the port of Sainte Maxime...
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1930s Barbizon School Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Still Life Oil Painting by Gunnar Hållander - Stacked Objects
Located in Bristol, GB
STACKED OBJECTS Size: 61 x 77 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A striking original mid century modernist composition, painted onto board and dated 1968 by the established Swedish a...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Mid-Century Modern Still Life Oil Painting by Gunnar Hållander - Brown & Black
Located in Bristol, GB
BROWN & BLACK Size: 65.6 x 74.5 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A striking original mid-century modernist composition, painted onto board and dated 1968 by the established Swedish...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Classical Still Life Oil Painting Ornate Flowers on Stone Plinth Large Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers on a Stone Plinth European artist, late 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 24 x 36 inches provenance: private collection, south west of England condi...
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20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Still Life Interior Oil Painting - The Arm Chair
Located in Bristol, GB
THE ARM CHAIR Size: 62 x 37 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A brilliantly executed mid-century modernist composition of an interior scene, painted in oil onto board. Here we have...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Board, Oil

'Symphony of Colour: Cubist Still Life with Guitar and Wine', Berlin School
Located in London, GB
'Symphony of Colour: Cubist Still Life with Guitar and Wine', oil on board, Berlin School, initialed 'M.V.' (circa 1960s). This artwork is a clear cubist homage to one of the founder...
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1960s Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Floral Still Life
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Stefanos Sideris (1921-2014). Floral Still Life, ca. 1980. Oil on panel measuring 11 x 14 inches; 19 x 22 inches framed. Signed lower left.
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1980s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Fiberboard

Burst of spring colors
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork belongs to my “Floral” series which is full of expressive brush strokes where I could experience a floral theme. It is a bold and eclectic mix of art which radiates st...
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20th Century Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Watercolor Still Life With Meadow Flowers by Swedish Artist Olle Hjortzberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite watercolor by Swedish artist Olle Hjortzberg is a testament to the beauty that lies in simplicity. Depicting a modest bouquet of summer flowers, this piece evokes a se...
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1940s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Board

Oil on Linen Painting -- Madison Ave
Located in Troy, NY
This oil on canvas landscape features a street scene in an Upstate NY city. The painting shows a row of beautiful nineteenth century houses on one side of a sidewalk and verdant tre...
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1990s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Linen

The Flowers: Guzmania. Circa 1963. Signed Giandante X. Milan.
Located in Firenze, IT
The Flowers: Guzmania. Circa 1963. Signed Giandante X, a painter born in Milan in 1899 and died in 1984. Milano. Measurements without the frame: 50 x 35 cm. On the back is a pho...
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1960s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Tempera

Post-Cubist 20th Century Still-Life painting 'Pendule et Verre' Yellow & Black
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Pendule et Verre' is a bold and vibrant painting from the mid-period of Venard's painting career. You can tell this by looking at the impasto of the piece, the thick layers of paint...
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20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life - Oil Paint by Cristianus - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life is a modern artwork realized by Cristianus in the mid-20th Century. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Includes frame.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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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.

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