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
Pink Peonies in Glass Vase by Anne Harney, Contemporary Floral Painting and blue
By Anne Harney
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Elly's Drawing, Art on Studio Wall, Plumb Bob Pendulum, Wooden Table
Located in Kent, CT
In this quiet still life painting, a drawing on paper of a sketched plant in a simple pot is taped with blue tape to a white wall with gray marks, while a plumb bob, an artist's tool...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Lili'Uokalani Gardens no. 2
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘Lili'Uokalani Gardens no. 2’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
White Bouquet by Anne Harney, Contemporary Floral Painting with White and Black
By Anne Harney
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Roses in Brass Vase, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This still-life painting depicts white roses arranged in a brass vase, with a pink one at the bottom. The earth-toned palette and thick bravura brushstrokes imp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mixed Florals by Anne Harney, Contemporary Floral Still Life Painting, Pink
By Anne Harney
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Oyster Watch by Anne Harney, Contemporary Interior Still Life Painting
By Anne Harney
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings usually follow me into the studio the following day to capture the light and color on to a more abstract larger painting.” The subjects do not always seem to have a connection, but the still life and landscape paintings all hold something personal to the artist. Personal objects such as, Grandmother’s iron, plaster models, dolls, material, mirrors and soda crates from a cousin’s barn, all make for an interesting story. Her landscapes of New England...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Dry Leaves, Large Painting by George Chemeche
Located in Long Island City, NY
Dry Leaves by George Chemeche, Israeli/American (1934)
Date: 1975
Acrylic on Canvas, signed
Size: 60 x 72 in. (152.4 x 182.88 cm)
Category
1970s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Tea for Two" Still life, oil painting of tea satchel, lemon halves, + matchbook
Located in Morgan Hill, CA
"Tea for Two" is a still life oil painting on canvas by Petaluma, CA based artist Samantha Buller. The work features a freshly unpacked tea bag accompanied by two orange slices on ei...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Three Blooming Roses and Thorns, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Light peach roses bloom from a bed of thriving leaves, with the soft edges of their petals displaying their delicate nature. The sun casts a gentle glow on the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Green Drawers, Still Life Painting, Light Green Drawers Curvilinear
Located in Kent, CT
A painting with curvilinear perspective of a light green set of drawers in a wooden dresser, lovingly painted. Signed, dated and titled on verso.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
White Roses by Anne Harney, Contemporary Floral Painting with Pink, Blue, Green
By Anne Harney
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Lamp Revisited, Still Life with Lamp on Dark Brown Mahogany Wooden Desk
Located in Kent, CT
In this quiet still life painting, a single lamp with a yellowed lamp shade stands atop a dark brown mahogany wooden desk with gray metal handles on the drawer. The object and furnit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Untitled II, unframed oil pastel landscape study
By Roy Wilce
Located in Loveland, CO
Untitled II by Roy Wilce
Oil Pastel Monoprint on Archival Paper, signed lower right
image 6x9", paper size is 12"x15",
unframed, ships flat
Minimal contemporary landscape in cool t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Oil Pastel
White Bouquet in Gray Vase by Anne Harney, Contemporary Floral Painting
By Anne Harney
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Fragment, Still Life, Botanical Patterned Green, Yellow Fabric, Wooden Table
Located in Kent, CT
A floral patterned fabric with yellow flowers on light green lays atop a nondescript light wood table. The botanical patterned object is unexpectedly dramatic against a stark white w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Forget Conformism, 2014
By René Lalonde
Located in Greenwich, CT
Forget Conformism is an acrylic on canvas painting, 48 x 24 inches canvas size, signed 'RENÉ LALONDE' lower left and framed in a contemporary black wood frame.
It is difficult to ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Sunshafts II / realist nature 52x80 in. oil on canvas painting
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘Sunshafts II’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil on canvas ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Silverado
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Silverado
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Pr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Seven Red Roses, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Seven red roses delicately cling to their slender stems and sparse bush. The bright sunlight illuminates their vivid presence, imbuing the garden scene with a c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Delph I, unframed oil pastel study
By Roy Wilce
Located in Loveland, CO
Delph I by Roy Wilce
Oil Pastel Monoprint on Archival Paper, signed lower right
image 3x4", paper size is 15"x12",
unframed, ships flat
Colorful little section of three delphinium ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Oil Pastel
Garden Bouquet by Anne Harney, Contemporary Floral Still Life Painting Gray
By Anne Harney
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Progress #4
By June Glasson
Located in Denver, CO
June Glasson is an artist, illustrator, and designer. She lives in New York. Her paintings have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Nature Morte Gallery in Ber...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
ROSE-RIMMED - Realism / Contemporary Kitchen Still Life / Potatoes
By Janet Rickus
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Janet Rickus
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Patch, White Paint on Wooden Board, Woodgrain, Golden Brown
Located in Kent, CT
A patch of white paint adorns a wooden board with golden brown woodgrain, unexpectedly dramatic against a stark white wall. Signed, dated and titled on verso.
Brett Eberhardt’s pain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Progress #1
By June Glasson
Located in Denver, CO
June Glasson is an artist, illustrator, and designer. She lives in New York. Her paintings have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Nature Morte Gallery in Ber...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
Love, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Red roses bloom in the bright sunlight. Against the hazy garden background, the soft edges of their petals reveal their delicate nature, giving a classical feel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
NESTING - Still Life / Contemporary / Realism / Bird
By Janet Rickus
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Janet Rickus
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Floral Portrait, Floral , Minas Halaj
By Minas Halaj
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The certificate is included.
"Floral Portrait" by Minas Halaj is a captivating artwork that features a striking fusion of natural beauty and human form. In this piece, a figure is de...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vase with Zinnias, Botanical Peach, Light Orange, White Zinnia Flowers in Vase
Located in Kent, CT
A dark brown vase on a table holds a bouquet of peach, orange and white zinnias with dark green stems and leaves. The curved shape of the vase casts a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Progress #2
By June Glasson
Located in Denver, CO
June Glasson is an artist, illustrator, and designer. She lives in New York. Her paintings have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Nature Morte Gallery in Ber...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
Progress #3
By June Glasson
Located in Denver, CO
June Glasson is an artist, illustrator, and designer. She lives in New York. Her paintings have been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Nature Morte Gallery in Ber...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
Golden Oysters One, Mushroom Fungi Still Life Painting, Yellow, Peach, Green
Located in Kent, CT
A golden oyster mushroom in hues of yellow, ochre, peach and orange is masterfully painted, arranged in a dynamic, asymmetrical composition, luminous against an emerald green backgro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Abstract, Beige and White, Reflective painting 'Flower Float no. 3'
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. 'Blue/Gold Mica Painting (Flower Float No. 3)' 2023 by Catherine Howe. Interference pigments, acrylic, glass micro beads, aluminum leaf, and whi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Foil
IMPOSTERS #24 (Devil Duck and Habanero Peppers) - Humorous Still Life / Realism
By Samuel Hung
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Samuel Hung
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Circles, Lines, and Curves"
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 M...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Black Cat (Monotype Collage and Oil Painting of Feline Silhouette on wood Panel)
Located in Hudson, NY
Collaged monotype still-life silhouette of a cat.
David Konigsberg
Black Cat, 2023
15" x 18.5" monotype, collage and oil on panel
This contemporary still-li...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Monotype, Wood Panel
Pig Hide Bait, Yellow Buoys, Blue Gloves, Orange Boat in Harbor, White Bird
Located in Kent, CT
A harbor landscape with a neon orange boat in seagreen water in the upper left corner is set alongside a still life arrangement of fisherman's objects, including a blue bait glove, lemon yellow buoys, a can of pig hide, rope and a white bird against a dark red, yellow ochre, black and gray background. Signed on recto, signed, dated and titled on verso.
Matt Barter...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Untitled #7
Located in Dallas, TX
David Pryor Adickes born January 1927, Huntsville, Texas) is a modernist sculptor and painter. His most famous work is the 67-foot tall A Tribute to Courage statue of Sam Houston in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Plaster
PORCELAIN AND GOLD TEACUPS - Contemporary Realism / Still Life
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Olga Antonova
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Los Huevos" (FRAMED) Painting 21" x 20.5" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Los Huevos" (FRAMED) Painting 21" x 20.5" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Medium: Pencil on Paper. Acrylic Ink & Paint on Animation Acetate
Image size: 15" x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
The Bait Bin, Kitchen, Fish, Blue Bait Gloves, Knife, Red Bucket, Pink Flowers
Located in Kent, CT
A kitchen interior with a still life arrangement of blue bait gloves and fish on a cutting board beneath a knife with pink flowers at the top, a red bucket and white bird in the window. Signed on recto and verso.
Matt Barter...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Modified Shift, Abstract Botanical Still Life, Yellow, Green Flowers on Table
Located in Kent, CT
An abstract rendering of a floral arrangement with bright yellow flowers and verdant leaves and stems in shades of green is vibrant and lush against a gray background.
Signed on re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Green Stripe Teapot", contemporary, green, red, black, still life, oil painting
By Jill Pottle
Located in Natick, MA
Jill Pottle’s still life titled “Green Stripe Teapot” is part of a series of oil paintings which includes ordinary household objects. The common object is worthy of exploration becau...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled #3
Located in Dallas, TX
David Pryor Adickes born January 1927, Huntsville, Texas) is a modernist sculptor and painter. His most famous work is the 67-foot tall A Tribute to Courage statue of Sam Houston in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Autumn Reflected / realist nature 44 x66 in. oil on canvas painting
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘Autumn Reflected’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil on can...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Anemone
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Anemone
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14"
Signature: Signed
Edition: Unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Floral Still Life, Botanical, Pink, White, Green Flowers, Blue Vase
Located in Kent, CT
Colorful painting of flowers in a dark blue vase from Francis Sills' 2017 series of Flora Paintings. The flowers, a pink rose and a white lily, contrast the verdant green background....
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Large Bouquet
Located in Dallas, TX
David Pryor Adickes born January 1927, Huntsville, Texas) is a modernist sculptor and painter. His most famous work is the 67-foot tall A Tribute to Courage statue of Sam Houston in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Golden Oysters Two, Mushroom Fungi Still Life, Yellow, Ochre, Dark Violet, Blue
Located in Kent, CT
A golden oyster mushroom in hues of yellow, ochre and orange, with hints of light blue, is masterfully painted, arranged in a dynamic, asymmetrical composition, luminous against a da...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Turkey Tails, Old Growth Forest, Fungi, Mushroom, Orange, Brown, Moss Green
Located in Kent, CT
A turkey tails mushroom in hues of green, orange, ivory, and brown is masterfully painted, arranged in a dynamic, asymmetrical composition, luminous against an earthy background of s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Yellow Swirl Teapot", contemporary, still life, orange, black, oil painting
By Jill Pottle
Located in Natick, MA
Jill Pottle’s still life titled “Yellow Swirl Teapot” is part of a series of oil paintings which includes ordinary household objects. The common object is worthy of exploration becau...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roses, Botanical, Red, Dark Pink Flowers, Green, Floral Pitcher on Wooden Table
Located in Kent, CT
A floral patterned pitcher on a wooden table holds brightly colored pink and red roses with long leaves in verdant shades of green, loosely depicted in oil on linen canvas.
Signed o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Word Series (Could Not)
By Airom
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Paint and ink on canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink
Autumn Snow at Fallen Leaf
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
American Realist nature scene - Pathway to Enchantment - celebrating the color yellow through sunlit fall leaves and trees by celebrated American artist Peter Loftus who is known for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Birds on a Wire
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil paint and mixed media mounted to repurposed stainless steel.
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Stainless Steel
Untitled #9
Located in Dallas, TX
David Pryor Adickes born January 1927, Huntsville, Texas) is a modernist sculptor and painter. His most famous work is the 67-foot tall A Tribute to Courage statue of Sam Houston in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Waterworld
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
Water scene by American Realist nature scene oil painter Peter Loftus who is known for captivating color rich scenes through shadow and light through his oil on canvas paintings that...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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.