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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Style: Expressionist
Style: Photorealist
'Red Roses and a Lemon', California, Post-Impressionist, Esalen Institute
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, verso, 'Ant McNaught' for Anthony McNaught (American, born 1952), titled 'Still Life with Lemon', dated 2018 and inscribed, 'After Pablo Picasso'.
This California Post-Impressionist and Abstract Expressionist studied at Big Sur's Esalen Institute with Erin Gafill...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Embossed textured orange flowers on a blue backgraund.Still life abstraction
Located in Zofingen, AG
Still life of scarlet, orange flowers on a blue background. An interesting composition. The canvas space is completely filled with flowers. But!There is air in the gaps. This makes t...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Epoxy Resin, Canvas
La Vie Est Belle. 2023, oil on canvas, 80x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
La Vie Est Belle. 2023, oil on canvas, 80x70 cm
Works of Liene Liepina are full of life and joy because of photography-like, realistic details on the one hand, and intense and slight...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Still life with flowers and apple. Oil on paper, 39. 5 x 30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with flowers and apple. Oil on paper, 39. 5 x 30 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monu...
Category
1990s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Still life with flowers and apples. Oil on paper, 42 x 30. 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with flowers and apples. Oil on paper, 42 x 30. 5 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a mon...
Category
1990s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Cows in the Cotswolds, Autumn, Original painting, Landscape, Nature, Tree
Located in Deddington, GB
Oil painting painted en plein air on an Autumn day in the Cotswolds. The painting shows a view of cows grazing in a field in front of bright autumn trees. The painting is displayed i...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lemon water- original modern realism still life oil painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
Immerse yourself in a moment of tranquility with "Lemon Water," an original still life painting by the talented artist Irina Trushkova. Executed on canvas in the style of contemporar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Winter walking, Cotswolds, Original painting, Landscape, Nature, Tree
Located in Deddington, GB
A 40x30cm oil painting painted en plein air on a winters day in the Cotswolds displayed in a white frame.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Oil Paint on Board
40 H x 50 W x 3 D cm (15.75 x 19...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rigging the Line
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
The subtle and brilliant work of art is meticulously hand painted by Lynette Cook, who realistically depicts scenes that she sees during her morning walks through the city, yet her p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Illumination
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
The subtle and brilliant work of art is meticulously hand painted by Lynette Cook, who realistically depicts scenes that she sees during her morning walks through the city, yet her p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Resplendence
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
The subtle and brilliant work of art is meticulously hand painted by Lynette Cook, who realistically depicts scenes that she sees during her morning walks through the city, yet her p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Radiance
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
The subtle and brilliant work of art is meticulously hand painted by Lynette Cook, who realistically depicts scenes that she sees during her morning walks through the city, yet her p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Still life with citrus-original realism oil painting for sale- contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
Step into a moment frozen in time with "Still Life with Citrus," an original oil painting by the talented artist Irina Trushkova. Executed on canvas in the style of contemporary real...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue still life with pomegranates and teapot.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Blue still life with pomegranates and a teapot" 55x75 cm. The painting was painted with watercolor paints on Italian cardboard 350 gr. Glass teapot, elegant tea cups. Ripe pomegranat...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Canvas, Oil
Rosy peonies on a mint background. Faith, hope, love" is an original interior te
Located in Zofingen, AG
Rosy peonies on a mint background. Faith, hope, love" is an original interior textured painting with 3 D effect. The painting is made with acrylic paints, porcelain pigments,. The ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Oil, Canvas
"Last of the Season", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Heather Neill's (US based) "Last of the Season" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a suspended tomato with the hand of a gardener with glove. A yellow bird is hoverin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Calling All Muses", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Heather Neill's (US based) "Calling All Muses" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a whimsical still life featuring a porcelain tea cup, b...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Raventos Abstract Music Sheet Music original expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930)..
s original expressionist acrylic painting
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona....
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
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...
Category
1970s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Six Robes (75 x 117 inches), Lowell Nesbitt - Painting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993)
Title: Six Robes
Year: 1974
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 74 x 117 inches
Condition: Good
Inscription: Signed, dated, titled by the artist, verso
Pro...
Category
1970s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lotus (Shar Pei) in the Studio (75 x 90 inches), Lowell Nesbitt - Painting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993)
Title: Lotus in the Studio
Year: 1978
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 75 x 90 inches
Condition: Good
Inscription: Signed, dated, titled by the artist,...
Category
1970s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
(Hudson River Landscape) Untitled, 1985, Ian Hornak — Painting
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: (Hudson River Landscape) Untitled
Year: 1985
Medium: Acrylic on illustration board
Size: 12.5 x 10 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Estate of ...
Category
1980s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Illustration Board
Vegetable Triptych II (100 x 80 inches), Lowell Nesbitt - Painting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993)
Title: Vegetable Triptych II
Year: 1977-1978
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 100 x 80 inches
Condition: Good
Inscription: Signed, dated, titled by the ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White tulips on a pink background. Morning, spring
Located in Zofingen, AG
White tulips on a pink background. Morning, spring. The painting is in a modern interior, the baguette is perfectly matched. Gentle morning lighting. Gorgeous beautiful white flowers...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
Yellow and Blue Jumpsuits (57.5 x 100 inches), Lowell Nesbitt - Painting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993)
Title: Yellow and Blue Jumpsuits
Year: 1974
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 57.5 x 100 inches
Condition: Good
Inscription: Signed, dated, titled by th...
Category
1970s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Work Clothes On Studio Floor (70 x 90 inches), Lowell Nesbitt - Painting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993)
Title: Work Clothes On Studio Floor
Year: 1974
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 70 x 90 inches
Condition: Good
Inscription: Signed, dated, titled by the...
Category
1970s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fruit on Romanian Rug IV (100 x 80 inches), Lowell Nesbitt - Painting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993)
Title: Fruit on Romanian Rug IV
Year: 1977-1980
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 100 x 80 inches
Condition: Good
Inscription: Signed, dated, titled by t...
Category
1970s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vegetable Triptych I (100 x 80 inches), Lowell Nesbitt - Painting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993)
Title: Vegetable Triptych I
Year: 1977-1978
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 100 x 80 inches
Condition: Good
Inscription: Signed, dated, titled by the a...
Category
1970s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Colorite Spice Rack -- Original Oil Painting -- Please watch attached video
By Mark Schiff
Located in Boca Raton, FL
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About Mark Schiff -- Animated by photographs that reflect his personal life, Mark Schiff’s paintings are fueled by what makes him happy. Through his open touch and signature blending method, he lends his artistic perception to the original photographic compositions captured on his Leica.
Mark’s creative vision has been alive since he was a boy. As a child he spent his summers observing life as he rode the trolley back and forth to art classes at the Pratt Institute. During his future travels to Europe, Mark’s eye for light and photography merged with his passion for painting at the Jeu de Paume in Paris; which triggered his career in photorealism.
Mark is well known for painting objects that people can identify and emotionally connect with. His work is distinctly marked by a rich palette and the luminous range of light he paints into his compositions. Each painting is a true extension of his vision and can take up to 200 hours to complete.
Mark Schiff’s work has been commissioned by the well-known brands The Hershey Company and Tropicana. His private collectors include A-list celebrities and also corporate collectors in the US and abroad.
Possessing a strong philanthropic nature, Mark donates both his time and works to charitable organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, The Ronald McDonald House, Make-A-Wish Foundation, The Humane Society and the Special Olympics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Window
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mimi Jensen uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. Her paintings invite speculation into possible metaphors – California Home+Design magazine
Ms. Jensen is a Still Li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ribes Rubrum - Photorealist Pastel Still Life Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Ribes Rubrum
19.70 x 15.75 x 0.4, 0.6 lbs
Pastel on Pastelmat
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"The red currant is widespread in almost all of Europe. It occurs wild o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Mourning Quinces - Photorealist Pastel Still Life Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Mourning Quinces
15.75 x 11.8 x 0.4, 0.6 lbs
Pastel on Pastelmat
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"When this pastel painting was finished, I suddenly realised that it ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Three Canberries - Photorealist Pastel Still Life Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Three Cranberries
11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4, 0.4 lbs
Pastel on Pastelmat
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"The cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, in German named Moosbeere, but...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Pastel
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...
Category
1980s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Raventos 12 Trumpet Violin Red Black original expressionist mixed media
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Raventos. trumpet. violin .score. red. black
Fiddle music sheet" original expressionist mixed media painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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...
Category
1960s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Tempera
The landscape.Red mountains in the style of Paul Gauguin" original painting by L
Located in Zofingen, AG
The landscape.Red mountains in the style of Paul Gauguin" original painting by Lilia Volskaya.Size:55x75 cm. Cotton canvas, mineral pigments, natural environmental paints. Painting i...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"A City Upon a Hill" trompe l'oeil oil painting of comic clip taped on grey wall
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"A City Upon a Hill" is a trompe l'oeil oil painting of comic clipping taped on a grey wall.
Framed Dimensions: 19 x 25 inches
The arts have been an integral part of Anthony Mas...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Reels" acrylic on canvas Dark Academia retro tech reel to reel grey black white
Located in Hamburg, HH
A painting by Amanda Andersen from a larger body of work created in the early 2010s which explored vintage technologies and materials including VHS cassette tape, reel-to-reel tape machines...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
Calabaza (Pumpkin). Expressionist still-life. Colorful Orange, yelow, turquoise.
Located in Segovia, ES
Calabaza (Pumpkin) . Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Chico Montilla.
Measurements: (H) 116x (W) 81 x 2 (D) cm.
Framed 139 x 104 x 4.5 cm.
Colorful expressionist still-life.
Beautif...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bowl with Spices-original modern realism still life painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Heidi von Faber's original painting showcases a hyper-realistic interpretation of a contemporary still life, reminiscent of the precision and style seen in the works of early Dutch m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The abstraction painting "Neural Networks. Insights"
Located in Zofingen, AG
"The abstraction painting""Neural Networks. Insights"". By forming a thought, we shape the future.
It is quite difficult to focus on the right, kind and creative when almost from eve...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Expressionist Floral Still Life
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Expressionist floral still life painting. Oil on canvas measuring 14 x 20 inches, 18 x 24 inches framed.
Frame is from the 1960's but the canvas is clearly much older, ca...
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Burgundy peonies, blue flowers in a vase.Candles and antique table.
Located in Zofingen, AG
A gorgeous, luxurious lovely summer bouquet of flowers in a blue vase. Blue wildflowers of forget-me-nots grow at my mother's cottage. White flowers appeared in the forest, delicate....
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
Narcisos
Located in Segovia, ES
"Narcisos" . Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Chico Montilla.
Measurements: (H) 81 x (W) 100 x 2 (D) cm. Framed 104 x 123 x 6 cm.
Colorful expressionist still-life with daffodil flow...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Spring Dance, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A vibrant and lovely bouquet blooms on a calming blue background. Its overall effect is both soothing and captivating. Artist Ronda Waiksnis uses palette knives...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fluid Cadi
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The painting “Fluid Cadi” draws inspiration from a fusion of the artist’s travel recollections and dreamscapes. Captured during a trip to California, the artist encountered this Cadi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Three Arrows
By Marc Dennis
Located in Denver, CO
Three Arrows is a stunning floral still life from American painter Marc Dennis. Known for his lush and often humorous works rendered in his signature hyperrealistic style, Dennis here has created a work that coyly plays with viewers' perception. The painstakingly realistic floral blossoms that dominate this picture are contrasted by the inclusion of overtly cartoonish botanical masses in the center left of the composition.
Dennis is based in New York, New York, but his life has taken him numerous places. Personal mythologies emerge in his works, alongside references to 19th-century traditional American Western painting...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Ready for Romance, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Deep magenta, blush, and lush greens cascade in this abstract floral painting. The vibrancy of the flowers stands out against the neutral background, creating a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
American Modernist Oil Painting Expressionist Vase, Flowers WPA Artist Ben ZIon
Located in Surfside, FL
Ben-Zion (1897-1987)
Flower Piece with Black Vase
Oil on board, Hand signed 'Ben-Zion ' lower right, with the artist 's label and label from Duveen-Graham gallery, NY.
16 x 7 3/4 i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Flowers. Canvas, cardboard, oil, 69x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flowers. Canvas, cardboard, oil, 69x50 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Sa...
Category
1970s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard, Canvas
A. Tolosa. FLOWERS. Original pastel painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Aurelio Tolosa y Alsina (Barcelona, 1861 - Barcelona, 1938) was a painter and decorator who developed his artistic activity mainly around the city of Barcelona. He was a pupil at fir...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Paysage a Ceret - Pyrennes - Expressionist Landscape Oil by Pinchus Kremegne
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed expressionist landscape oil on canvas circa 1950 by Lithuanian-French painter Pinchus Kremegne. This stunning and vibrantly coloured piece trees in Ceret in the Pyrenees in th...
Category
1950s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jungle Cadi
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The artwork “Jungle Cadi” beckons the viewer to submerge into an atmosphere of sophistication and mystery, skillfully blending the sleek Cadillac against a verdant backdrop that grad...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'Roses' by Betsy Podlach - Red and Pink Flowers - Still-Life Oil Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Betsy Podlach's 'Roses' is a vibrant expressionist still-life painting that encapsulates the ephemeral beauty of flowers. The artist employs a bold, impasto technique, where thick ap...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Family
Located in San Francisco, CA
An excellent example of Molinari's photorealistic technique, the level of detail in rendering the subtle fluctuations of the crumpled surfaces, as well as the play of light and shado...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
72A
Located in San Francisco, CA
An excellent example of Molinari's photorealistic technique, the level of detail in rendering the subtle fluctuations of the crumpled surfaces, as well as the play of light and shado...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Glass Giants"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
Category
2010s Photorealist 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.