Abstract Still-life Paintings
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
Abstract flowers Pensée, oil painting Pensée, flowers Pensée, blue Pensée.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Titled Pensée Trio No. 2. (Pansies - floral silhouettes series) by Koko Hovaguimaian is an oil painting that showcases the artist's distinctive brushstroke style. The title, "Pensée...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Oil
Abstract flowers Pensée, oil painting Pensée, flowers Pensée, yellow Pensée.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Pensée Trio No. 1. (Pansies - floral silhouettes series) by Koko Hovaguimaian is an oil painting that showcases the artist's distinctive brushstroke style. The title, "Pensée Trio,"...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Oil
Untitled Red and Green Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Untitled abstract expressionist painting done in muted green and red tones. Signed in the lower right corner. Currently unframed.
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Oil
Hyper Cube Series
Located in Henderson, NV
Hyper Cube Series. 1978. Gouache on Acrylic on Canvas. 20 x 24 inches
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1970s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
A New Date
Located in New York, NY
Recipient of the Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize—a prestigious award given by the Pennsylvania Academy for a uniquely significant artwork worthy of inclusion in their permanent collection, Ben Hazen is currently exhibiting his unique interior still life paintings at Questroyal Fine Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
"Night Studio III, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Houston, TX
In Alfredo Gisholt's "Studio" series, Alfredo’s primary subject matter revolves around the interplay between light and shadow, and the way they cooperate within his studio space.
A...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
"Night Studio - Ritual, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract painting
Located in Houston, TX
In Alfredo Gisholt's "Studio" series, Alfredo’s primary subject matter revolves around the interplay between light and shadow, and the way they coopera...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
"Night Studio, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Houston, TX
In Alfredo Gisholt's "Studio" series, Alfredo’s primary subject matter revolves around the interplay between light and shadow, and the way they cooperate within his studio space.
A...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Bouquet
Located in Basel, BS
"This project deals with a sense of de-realization and the experience of loss, but there is also room for self-irony," says Anna.
Anna Andrzhievskaia is a visual artist, based in Ba...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Blue Fire
Located in Basel, BS
"This project deals with a sense of de-realization and the experience of loss, but there is also room for self-irony," says Anna.
Anna Andrzhievskaia is a visual artist, based in Ba...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
"Studio - Afternoon, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract Painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Houston, TX
In Alfredo Gisholt's "Studio" series, Alfredo’s primary subject matter revolves around the interplay between light and shadow, and the way they cooperate within his studio space.
A...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
"Studio - Evening II, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Houston, TX
In Alfredo Gisholt's "Studio" series, Alfredo’s primary subject matter revolves around the interplay between light and shadow, and the way they cooperate within his studio space.
A...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
"Studio - Morning, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Houston, TX
In Alfredo Gisholt's "Studio" series, Alfredo’s primary subject matter revolves around the interplay between light and shadow, and the way they coopera...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Night Studio II, " Oil on Canvas - Abstract painting
Located in Houston, TX
In Alfredo Gisholt's "Studio" series, Alfredo’s primary subject matter revolves around the interplay between light and shadow, and the way they cooperate within his studio space.
A...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract color on panel pinks greens and blues "Cycle no. 2 " by Frank Olt
By Frank Olt
Located in Brookville, NY
Frank Olt was a artist in residence at P.S1, the legendary Long Island City studio/gallery complex during the late 70s. Olt regards himself largely as a self taught painter, identify...
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Early 2000s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
Guns, rifle and Shells Abstraction
Located in Miami, FL
An intriguing and complex composition composed of guns, rifles, ammo and a bullseye. Work is housed in a rustic Heydenryk frame.
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1940s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Chinese Contemporary art by Fu Ze-Nan - Flower No.1
By Fu Zenan
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on linen
Fu Zenan always known as Da Han is a Chinese artist born in 1953 who lives & works in Songzhuang, Beijing, China. He is graduated from the Suzhou University. In 1985, F...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Closet #4
Located in New York, NY
Recipient of the Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize—a prestigious award given by the Pennsylvania Academy for a uniquely significant artwork worthy of inclusion in their permanent collection, Ben Hazen is currently exhibiting his unique interior still life paintings at Questroyal Fine Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life 1
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Small Box Series, Still Life 1, Acrylic on panel
Mary Lou Siefker is 87 year old Broward County Artist that has been exhibiting her work since 1977. She has won numerous awards a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blueprints into Reality - Building Construction Rebar Concrete Forms
Located in Miami, FL
Blueprints into Reality - Full-page ad for United Engineers that ran in Fortune Magazine, March 1958, and other business magazines. As Fred Taraba stated, this image is symbolic of optimism and potential.
Work includes the original issue of Fortune Magazine with the ad in which United Engineers mentions Stanley Meltzoff.
"Here Stanley Meltzoff dramatizes with tools and massive concrete forms...
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1950s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Flowers On The Sun - Abstract Oil Painting Yellow Orange Beige White Lilac
Located in Sofia, BG
"Flowers On The Sun" is an impressionist landscape painting by Maestro Lili Sotirova.
The painting is unframed.
About the artwork:
TECHNIQUE: Oil painting
STYLE: Impressionist, C...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Winter Flower, Original Contemporary Acrylic Still Life Painting on Canvas
Located in Boston, MA
Winter Flower, Original Contemporary Still Life Nature Painting, 2015
16" x 20" x 1" (HxWxD) Acrylic on Canvas
A branch dotted with snow is graced with the presence of a single red-toned leaf that clung on as the rest of the foliage fell around it. The artist has depicted this close-up of the tree overlayed on a colorful, abstracted background.
Artist Commentary:
This lone leaf that failed to fall in the Autumn has stayed and looks like a flower in the Winter...
Artist Biography:
Robert Crooker was born in Massachusetts in 1951. A life long Red Sox fan, he saw the likes of Frank Malzone, Yaz, George Scott, Rico, Jim Lonborg all play in years gone by. He has been married for over 27 years with 4 children, and 2 grandchildren. In the Mid-1970’s, Robert started collecting Vintage Disney Collectibles dated from the 1930’s and 40’s. His passion for collecting grew so rapidly that in the 1980’s it became a business. He bought and sold “DISNEYANA” worldwide, realizing thousands of dollars for single pieces of rare highly sought after Disney merchandise. Robert is the leading world expert on the values of these collectibles. As an adventure in American art, these rarities were created during a time when toy manufacturers had art departments employed with many artists that created some of the most beautiful children’s toys ever created. While running Disneyana – Mouse Man...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Spirit Tree, Original Still Life Painting, 2013
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This framed monotype is a mystical image of tree in soft hues of violets and blues. The cost includes the a wooden silver frame and archival mat and glass.
About the artist:
Monice Morenz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Monotype
Flourishing
By Delna Dastur
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Working on a different material, yupo, which is non absorbent, led to new ways to work. Ink and acrylic were poured onto a wet surface and allowed to puddle and dr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Ink
Still Life #2 – Red
Located in New York, NY
Recipient of the Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize—a prestigious award given by the Pennsylvania Academy for a uniquely significant artwork worthy of inclusion in their permanent collection, Ben Hazen is currently exhibiting his unique interior still life paintings at Questroyal Fine Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Partitioned Room #1
Located in New York, NY
Recipient of the Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize—a prestigious award given by the Pennsylvania Academy for a uniquely significant artwork worthy of inclusion in their permanent collection, Ben Hazen is currently exhibiting his unique interior still life paintings at Questroyal Fine Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Office #2
Located in New York, NY
Recipient of the Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize—a prestigious award given by the Pennsylvania Academy for a uniquely significant artwork worthy of inclusion in their permanent collection, Ben Hazen is currently exhibiting his unique interior still life paintings at Questroyal Fine Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Threshold
Located in New York, NY
Recipient of the Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize—a prestigious award given by the Pennsylvania Academy for a uniquely significant artwork worthy of inclusion in their permanent collection, Ben Hazen is currently exhibiting his unique interior still life paintings at Questroyal Fine Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bathroom #2
Located in New York, NY
Recipient of the Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize—a prestigious award given by the Pennsylvania Academy for a uniquely significant artwork worthy of inclusion in their permanent collection, Ben Hazen is currently exhibiting his unique interior still life paintings at Questroyal Fine Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Closet #5
Located in New York, NY
Recipient of the Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize—a prestigious award given by the Pennsylvania Academy for a uniquely significant artwork worthy of inclusion in their permanent collection, Ben Hazen is currently exhibiting his unique interior still life paintings at Questroyal Fine Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Partitioned Room #2
Located in New York, NY
Recipient of the Judith McGregor Caldwell Purchase Prize—a prestigious award given by the Pennsylvania Academy for a uniquely significant artwork worthy of inclusion in their permanent collection, Ben Hazen is currently exhibiting his unique interior still life paintings at Questroyal Fine Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paul Manes - Isthmus, Painting 2021
By Paul Manes
Located in Greenwich, CT
Paul Manes was born May 4, 1948, in Austin, Texas. He began his professional career in New York City in the early 1980s. His art has been widely exhibited in America and Europe and h...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Spring Garden 8 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist Balance 26" x 24"
Located in Houston, TX
Mario González (MALLO)
Spring Garden 8 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist Balance 26" x 24" Look for Free Shipping at Checkout
Stains of color and loose brushstrokes make ...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
'Pendule et Verre' Abstract Still life painting, yellow, black and white
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Claude Venard created pieces with textured compositions that explored everyday objects with bold colour and geometric abstraction. His still life ‘Pendule et Verre’ (Clock and Glass)...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Garden 6 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist 29" x 27" Balance
Located in Houston, TX
Mario González (MALLO)
Spring Garden 6 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist 29" x 27"
Cuban Artist
Stains of color and loose brushstrokes make...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Spring Garden 5 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist 26" x23" Balance
Located in Houston, TX
Mario González (MALLO)
Spring Garden 5 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist 26" x23" Balance
Cuban Artist
Stains of color and loose brushstrok...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Spring Garden 4 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist 40'x32" Balance
Located in Houston, TX
Mario González (MALLO)
Spring Garden Series 5 40" x 32" oil on canvas
Cuban Artist
Stains of color and loose brushstrokes make up a type of contemp...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Spring Garden 3 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist 20"26" Balance
Located in Houston, TX
Mario González MALLO)
Spring Garden 3 Series 26" x 23" oil on canvas
Cuban Artist
Stains of color and loose brushstrokes make up a type of contempora...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Garden 2 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist 20"26" Balance
Located in Houston, TX
Mario González (MALLO)
Spring Garden 2 Series 23" x 23" oil on canvas
Cuban Artist
Stains of color and loose brushstrokes make up a type of contempor...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Garden 1 Oil on Canvas Abstract Floral Cuban Artist 20"26" Balance
Located in Houston, TX
Mario González (MALLO)
Spring Garden Series Cuban Artist
Stains of color and loose brushstrokes make up a type of contemporary landscape, in which it b...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'la Cafetiere' Striking Abstract Still life painting of fish, red and white
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'la Cafetiere' by Claude Venard is a bold and vibrant red and white 20th century abstract still life painting of a fish on a table with a coffee pot. A notable example of Venards po...
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20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
'Playing Cards' Abstract 20th Century Still Life painting, fruit, playing cards
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Playing Cards' a 20th Century abstract still life painting featuring fruit, bowl and a deck of playing cards. An amazing vibrant work, notable f...
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20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
'Composition Bleu' Abstract Checkerboard Still Life interior painting, blue
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Composition Bleu' by Claude Venard exemplifies Venard's distinctive post-cubist style, characterised by geometric abstraction and bold use of colour. Venard employed a striking blue...
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20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
'le Damier' Abstract Still Life interior Painting, checkerboard, blue, red
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'la Damier' Mid 20th century abstract still life and interior painting by Claude Venard. This piece showcases Venard's signature blend of geometric abstraction and textured impasto. ...
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20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
'Two Oranges' Abstract 20th Century Still Life Painting orange, red and black
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
The texture in 'Two Oranges' by Claude Venard is extraordinary, thick layers of paint, often applied with a palette knife, to build up the surface of the canvas, create a tactile alm...
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20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
'Pot Noir' 20th Century Abstract Still Life painting, green, purple, blue
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Pot Noir' a striking, bold and vibrant work. The colourful palette of purple, green and black creates a dramatic yet harmonious contrast. Venards use of thick imaspto enhances the t...
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20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
'Nature Morte au Toit' Abstract Interior scene, Window to Paris skyline
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Nature Morte au Toit' by Claude Venard is a 20th Century Post Cubist painting of Venard's Paris studio. Combining vibrant colours and geometric forms, this charming interior paintin...
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20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
'les Citrons' Colourful Abstract Still Life Painting with yellow lemons, red
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'les Citron' by Claude Venard is an abstract colourful tabletop still life painting featuring lemons, a jug and paint pot. 'les Citron' s...
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20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Side Track 58
Located in New York, NY
Earth, air, water, and fire are the center subjects of my art. I live in New York City-it is close to the ocean, and I’ve developed a deep affinity for the sea, which has also evoked...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Paint, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Lemons, Tulip, Vase
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
For more than thirty years, Donald Sultan has experimented with and expanded still life painting. He takes familiar objects such as flowers, fruits, playing cards, and factory sites,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Carolina Ponte - No Title (Large Scale Abstract Painting)
Located in New York City, NY
CAROLINA PONTE
No Title, 2016
60 x 197 inches
Acrylic on Linen
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The extended present time and the a...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Linen, Acrylic
"Fire Flowers". Large Contemporary Still Life Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Fire Flowers - an impressive piece from Berlin; his flowers form a tribute celebrating hope and resilience . This painting is imbued with motion and meaning and uses the most subtle ...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Oil
Still Life on the Beach in France
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower right.
An exquisite painting executed during his travels, “Still Life on the Beach, France” depicts a vase of chrysanthemums perched along a sandy beach with sailboats ...
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1960s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Green Flowers (part 1 of 2), Oil on Canvas, Geometric Abstraction, Russian Art
Located in Houston, TX
This painting on canvas demonstrates Tobreluts’s range of technique. Departing from the robust geometric abstract style that characterizes so many of her paintings, this work is dist...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Carolina Ponte - No Title (Painting)
Located in New York City, NY
CAROLINA PONTE
No Title, 2016 (Painting)
60 x 197 inches (150 x 400 cm)
Acrylic on Linen
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Linen, Acrylic
Carolina Ponte - No Title (Abstract Painting)
Located in New York City, NY
CAROLINA PONTE
No Title, 2016
60 x 197 inches
Acrylic on Linen
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The extended present time and the a...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Linen, Acrylic
Lemons, Tulip, Vase
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Signed by the artist in pencil left vertical margin.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Janet Fish, Roses and Tangerines, impressionist still life oil painting, 2002
By Janet Fish
Located in New York, NY
Roses and Tangerine is from a series of smaller canvases painted for Janet Fish’s 2002 exhibition in New York. The focus of this painting is not so much the objects named by the titl...
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Early 2000s Abstract Still-life Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
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Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract still-life paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add still-life paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including SOPHIE DUMONT, Robert Petrick, Natalia Roman, and Darius Yektai. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract still-life paintings, so small editions measuring 4.75 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $38 and tops out at $1,150,000, while the average work sells for $1,853.