Contemporary Still-life Paintings
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
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Style: Contemporary
Sister Bloom - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Sister Bloom" is an enchanting example of contemporary botanical art that marries organic abstraction with symbolic folk influences. This unique painting was creat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
A Single Bud - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "A Single Bud" is a luminous example of modern abstract botanical painting that fuses organic minimalism with symbolic form. This unique painting invites viewers in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
Lovebirds Pocket Painting 8c, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Lovebirds 8c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Egg Blackbird Yellow & Egg Blackbird Greenish, Set of 2, original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Yellow Greenish Blackbird's Egg 3c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pink Peonies, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Pink peonies rest gracefully in a round vase, their interwining stems create a sense of structure within the organic display. Two fallen buds rest just below, e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Doh-Nut (With Sprinkles) Pocket Painting 3c, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Doh-Nut 3c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still lif...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seeing Bloom - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Seeing Bloom" is a striking original painting that fuses abstract botanical symbolism with a rich, earthen palette, capturing the viewer's attention through its el...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
Clementine Small Pocket Painting 4c, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Small Clementine 4c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Egg Blackbird's Greenish Pocket Painting 6c, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Greenish Blackbird's Egg 6c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lemon and Lime Pocket Painting, Set of 2, original painting, still-life, nature
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Lemon 2c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still life ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paule's Table - Yellow Orange Flowers Fruit Blue Dining Room Still Life, 2015
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary painting in oil on canvas of a bright and inviting interior scene with a botanical still life arrangement of two vases with yellow daffodils and orange tulips, a pair of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Fruit - Oil Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on cardboard realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1968.
Hand signed lower right.
Includes a beautiful wooden frame, one-of-a-kind realized by the Artist cm. 59x68.5.
Category
1960s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Oil
$2,687 Sale Price
25% Off
Still Life with Book, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A warm glow from a flickering candle illuminates the scene, casting soft light across every object. An antique clock nestled within a sculpture evokes a sense o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Egg Blackbird's Greenish Pocket Painting 3c, original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Greenish Blackbird's Egg 3c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Only Pink - 8”x10”, Still Life Painting, Floral Art, Flowers, Pink, Green
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
ONLY PINK - An expressive burst of delicate pink flowers creates a composition full of movement and energy. A blend of acrylic and oil pastel is used to build up rich textures and lo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
Snowdrop Pocket Painting 6c, original painting, still-life, nature
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Snowdrop 6c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still li...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Flower of My Secret - Purple Flowers Yellow Fruit Dining Botanical, 2020
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, an interior scene is bright and inviting with a still life arrangement of a green leafy plant in a yellow pot, purple, red and orange ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Porcelain Red - Lake Landscape Window Flowers Fruit Botanical Still Life, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, a cheerful interior scene is bright and inviting with a still life arrangement of red poppies, red flowers and pale pink dahlias in a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Love Lorn", Surreal Figurative Oil Painting With Mermaid and Flamingo
By Zoa Ace
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace’s “Love Lorn” is a whimsical, surreal oil on canvas that invites viewers into a fantastical narrative layered with dreamlike symbolism. Measuring 36 x 36 inches, this unframe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Egg Blackbird's Greenish Pocket Painting 4c, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Greenish Blackbird's Egg 4c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Purple Rain - contemporary, minimalist, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Vancouver artist Pat Service has always found inspiration in nature for her beautiful paintings.
This series of florals documents a variety of single blossoms. This flower is render...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lemon Pocket Painting 2c, original painting, still-life, nature
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Lemon 2c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still life ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Clementine Small & Green Fig Pocket Painting, Set of 2, original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Small Clementine 4c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Arrangement - Contemporary Botanical Still Life Pink Tulips Flowers Vase, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary still life painting in oil on canvas, a dark brown vase on a table holds a bouquet of coral pink anemone flowers with pink tulips and light green stems and leave...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Still Life with Flowers in Pink Vase" 2025 Oil on Linen
By Sydney Licht
Located in New York, NY
Remnants of our consumer culture keep finding their way into my work. Our visual lives are cluttered with packages, clothing and furnishings that come at us in a swirl of color and p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
''Bowl with Gold'', Contemporary Still Life Painting with Porcelain Bowl
Located in Utrecht, NL
When you look at this painting "Bowl with Gold" by Dutch artist Sasja Wagenaar (1959) from a distance you see a perfectly painted image, but up close a generous paint streak is visib...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lovebirds Pocket Painting 9c, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Lovebirds 9c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pink Peonies, Oil Painting
By Pat Doherty
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Pink peonies and white blossoms fill a blue and white ceramic vase. A soft purple background contrasts with a green surface, creating a lively and charming sc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Owl Tawny & Egg Blackbird's, Set of 2, original painting, nature
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Tawny Owl is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still life...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique shop. Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
This surreal collage gives me a sense of play and admiration. The outline of the human figure adds intimacy to the composition. The value of things, their lines and shapes, seem to p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,194 Sale Price
20% Off
Windy Coast
Located in Burlingame, CA
Windy Coast - The painting was created in 2025 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. Dixon’s ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Peachy Petal - Expressive Abstract Floral Painting with Soft Neutral Blooms
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant paintings that celebra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Wisteria
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Wisteria' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size.
Internatio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$14,400
Blackbird's Egg Yellow Greenish Pocket Painting 2c, Still life, Fruit, Original
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Yellow Greenish Blackbird's Egg 2c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White Lilies - Contemporary Botanical Still Life Flowers Teal Blue, 2018
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary still life painting in oil on linen of flowers arranged in a vase, the ivory petals and green leaves in the bouquet of white lilies are beautifully complemented ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Strawberry Ripe Very Pocket Painting 5c, Still life, Fruit, Original
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Very Ripe Strawberry 5c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Roses in a Porcelain Pitcher”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on board still life painting of roses in a blue and white porcelain pitcher. Signed lower right by the artist and dated 1999. Condition is excellent. The painting is housed in a gold gallery frame with narrow linen liner. Overall framed measurements are 17.5 by 14.5 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida collector.
John C. Traynor combines the 19th century element of atmosphere with the realistic, yet soft rendering of color and light reminiscent of the Dutch Masters to create his own distinctive style.
John was born in 1961 and spent his early years growing up in Chester and Mendham, New Jersey. His classical training began at the Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey, and afterward he continued his art education at Paier College of Art in New Haven, Connecticut. As a merit scholar, John studied figure painting with Frank Mason at the Art Students League of New York. He concentrated on his understanding of form while studying drawing with Carroll Jones...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A Tasty Trio - 21st Century contemporary Hyper realistic oil painting of Cookies
By JP Marsman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Jean Paul Marsman (Dutch artist)
A Tasty Trio
20 x 20 cm (framed, included in price 23 x 23 cm)
Oil paint on wood
Craftsmanship: The work is painted so realistically that everythin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Spring Compositions
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Spring Compositions' watercolor on paper. Gary Bukovnik, who fuses sensual vitality with fluid yet powerful colorations to create floral images of great depth, intensity, and size.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Still-Life in Red - 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting by Ingrid Smuling
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ingrid Smuling
Still life in Red
22 x 37 cm ( frame is included in price, size with frame is 35 x 50 cm)
Artist Ingrid Smuling, 80 years in August '24, is still most in her element ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Luminous Beach
Located in Burlingame, CA
Luminous Beach - The painting was created in 2025 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. Dixon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Strawberry Red Pocket Painting 2c
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Red Strawberry 2c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque st...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Interior with Minotaur original painting by Paula Craioveanu 23.5x31.5in FRAMED
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Minotaur in Interior, 80x60cm / 31.5×23.6in
Shipped stretched, as it is, ready for hanging and FRAMED.
This painting, "Minotaur in Interior" offers a fascinating interplay of mythol...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blackbird's Egg Greenish Pocket Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Greenish Blackbird's Egg is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to bar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pomegranate Ripe Red Pocket Painting 2
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Ripe Red Pomegranate 2 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroq...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Moonlit coast
Located in Burlingame, CA
Moonlit Coast - The painting was created in 2025 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. Dixon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Plum and Pomegranate (set of 2), original painting, oil paint
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Juicy Plum 2c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Quince Fluffy Pocket Painting 2, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Fluffy Quince 2 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque stil...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Moon Full Bright Pocket Painting 5c*, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Bright Full Moon 5c* is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still life painting. The paintin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bouquet (Figurative Still Life Painting of Pastel Pink Flowers in Tabletop Vase)
Located in Hudson, NY
Large gestural still life painting of light pink peony flowers in a simple tabletop vase
"Bouquet", oil on canvas, 50 x 36 inches
Framing is optional, sides are cleanly painted whit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Still Life with Pod in Pot" 2025 Oil on Linen
By Sydney Licht
Located in New York, NY
Remnants of our consumer culture keep finding their way into my work. Our visual lives are cluttered with packages, clothing and furnishings that come at us in a swirl of color and p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Teatime - 21st Century contemporary Hyper realistic painting of a cup of Tea
By JP Marsman
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Jean Paul Marsman (Dutch artist)
Teatime
30 x 30 cm (framed, included in price 33 x 33 cm)
Oil paint on wood
Craftsmanship: The work is painted so realistically that everything see...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Apple Red Wild Pocket Painting, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Wild Red Apple is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Plum Juicy Purple Pocket Painting , original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Rusty Wild Pear 2 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque st...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Peaceful morning, "Moments" series
Located in Zofingen, AG
The "Moments" series tells a visual story of life’s events—both big and small—that stay with us and warm the soul
Each painting is available individually, yet all the works in this ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blackbird's Egg Blue Pocket Painting 5
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Blue blackbird's Egg 5 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroq...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jam Doughnut Pocket Painting 2c, Still life, Sweet Original
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Jam Doughnut 2c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque stil...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tomatoes, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This still life celebrates the simple beauty of homegrown produce. With warm tones and detailed brushwork, artist Steve Boggs captures the essence of his summer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Feather Tawny Owl Pocket Painting 3, original painting, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Tawny Owl feather 3 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Egg Blackbird Yellow Greenish Pocket Painting 3c, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Yellow Greenish Blackbird's Egg 3c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary still-life paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary 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, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Jennifer Hornyak, Andrea Stajan-Ferkul, Zhang Wei Guang, and Marc Zimmerman. 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 Contemporary still-life paintings, so small editions measuring 1.25 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 $102 and tops out at $1,023,500, while the average work sells for $3,010.