Skip to main content

Modern Still-life Paintings

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

Find a collection of modern paintings, sculptures, prints and other fine art on 1stDibs.

to
406
218
220
317
129
95
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
12
764
204
2
7
13
54
56
59
59
52
37
27
3,349
2,369
1,153
526
411
343
240
200
121
31
26
23
23
488
425
56
283
253
168
161
144
95
79
72
60
59
49
44
37
35
35
32
25
23
23
21
944
733
420
414
117
13
6
5
5
5
496
81
526
434
Style: Modern
20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Still Life of an Apple
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Modernist painter 20th century oil on board unframed canvas: 6 x 8.75 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good a...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Other Medium

Black and White French Modernist Gouache Painting Flowers In Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed verso original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edg...
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"Abstract Bouquet, Browns #1" Modern Abstract Cubist Floral Still Life Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract brown toned Cubist inspired still life painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a central floral arrangement set against a light brown backgrou...
Category

Early 2000s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

1980's French Modernist Signed Oil Abandoned Village Cubist Houses in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abandoned Village by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) signed oil on canvas, framed dated 1982 framed: 23 x 30.5 inches canvas: 21.5 x 29 inches provenanc...
Category

1980s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Que le spectacle commence (circus, 1920s, 1930s, entertainment, ~32% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Philip Verhoeven Que le spectacle commence (circus, 1920s, 1930s, entertainment) Acrylic and Marker on Canvas Year: 2024 Size: 15.75 x 15.75 inches Signed and titled by hand COA prov...
Category

2010s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Back from hunting
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood Molded frame in gilded wood 41 x 49 x 4 cm This captivating work presents a striking still life, where two defeated birds rest on an undefined surface. The artist uses ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century French Modernist Gouache Painting Colorful Orchastra Of Cellos
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

A Time For Sentiment
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This original oil painting by famed Canadian realist Carol Soo Lum cannot be appreciated on a computer screen. In real life, it is amazing.
Category

Early 2000s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Holiday. 2003. Oil on cardboard, 91x85 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Laimdots Murnieks had a significant influence on the development of Latvian painting at the end of the 20th century. His work 'Holiday' conveys the f...
Category

Early 2000s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Still life - Oil Painting by Valentino Ghiglia - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life is an original modern artwork realized by Valentino Ghiglia in the mid-20th Century. Mixed colored oil on board. Hand signed on the back. Includes frame.
Category

1930s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paint, Oil

Une Forêt (nature, relaxation, inspiration, ~32% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Philip Verhoeven Une Forêt (nature, relaxation, inspiration) Acrylic and Marker on Canvas Year: 2024 Size: 15.75 x 15.75 inches Signed and titled by hand COA provided *Unframed. Cou...
Category

2010s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Dr. J.one.s (Indiana Jones, artifacts, archaeology, ~32% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Philip Verhoeven Dr. J.one.s (Indiana Jones, artifacts, archaeology) Acrylic and Marker on Canvas Year: 2024 Size: 15.75 x 15.75 inches Signed and titled by hand COA provided *Unfra...
Category

2010s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

1969 (moon landing, astronauts, rocket, French cinema, ~32% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Philip Verhoeven 1969 (moon landing, astronauts, rocket, French cinema) Acrylic and Marker on Canvas Year: 2024 Size: 15.75 x 15.75 inches Signed and titled by hand COA provided *Un...
Category

2010s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

French Modernist Painting Red, Blue and Yellow Portrait Of Young Boy
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Persephone's Choice (figurative, underground, pomegranate)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Susan Kiefer Persephone's Choice Oil on Canvas Year: 2019 Size: 40x30x1.35in Signed, dated and inscribed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1659 Nude Persephone in sunglasses sitting...
Category

2010s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Wild Plants In Plant Bowl
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Plant Pot by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) original gouache on artist paper size: 12.5 x 19.5 inches condition: very good and ready to be enjo...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Flower Pot - Oil Paint - 1961
Located in Roma, IT
Flower Pot is an original artwork realized by an artist of 20th century in 1961. Original Oil on Paper. Good condition. The author’s signature, at the bottom right in red, is ille...
Category

1960s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modernist Still Life Flowers in Vase Oil Painting in Beautiful Florentine Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Modern British, late 20th century/ early 21st century oil on board, framed framed: 27 x 23 inches board: 20 x 16 inches This came from a private collection of artworks, Surrey, Engla...
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Peter Collins ARCA: 'Still Life with a Fruit Bowl' 20th century oil painting
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, and our other Peter Collins works, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message...
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bouquet by Benjamin Vautier - Oil on wood 41x33 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on wood sold with frame
Category

1960s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still life with turnips and cabbage
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood Golden wooden frame 41 x 57 x 3.5 cm
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still life with pears
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Colliers de perles by Judith Schmid-L'Eplattenier - Pastel 46x54 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper without frame
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Eternal Recurrence #44. Mixed Media Collage on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Zupan combines images from old masters, alchemical prints, contemporary artists, and bits from magazines and newspapers to create overlapping, intersecting worlds of transparencies a...
Category

2010s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Large 20th Century French Modernist Still Life Flowers in Vase from Cannes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French Modernist, signed verso Title: Cannes Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed and inscribed verso. framed: 32 x 24.25 ...
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still life - Still Life Painting by Domenico Purificato - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Still life in the canister is an original modern artwork realized by Domenico Purificato in 1957. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Hand sign...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Modern Vintage Original Still Life Oil Painting - Red Blooms & Cards
Located in Bristol, GB
RED BLOOMS & CARDS Size: 67.5 x 53.5 cm (including frame) Oil on board An energetic and confidently executed mid-century modernist still life composition, painted in oil onto board....
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

20th Century French Painting Of A Monochrome Black and White Flower Arrangement
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

'Still Life of Fruit and Wine', Salmagundi Club, PAFA, AIC, National Academy
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Gerbino' for Rosario Urbino Gerbino (Italian-American, 1900 - 1972) and painted circa 1935. Displayed in a substantial, carved wood and gilt-gesso frame. Framed dimensions: 33.5 x 3 .5 x 36.5 inches Born in Italy, Rosario Gerbino...
Category

1930s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

20th Century French Modernist Painting Of A Wacky Blonde Male Caricature
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1970's French Modernist Oil Painting Still Life Apples & Pears signed original
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nature Morte French School, late 20th century signed verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 13 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sou...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1960's French Modernist Signed Oil Rose in Vase Colorful Background
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Modernist School, signed lower corner dated 1960's verso signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 8.75 x 6.25 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-Century Tablescape in Orange. Oil on Canvas on Board.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-century tablescape in orange, oil on canvas on board, presented in a custom built red wooden caisse, by Italian artist Matilde Sacchi. Sacchi is a 20th century artist known for ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil, Canvas

Bouquet and vase on foot
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Gilded wood frame with glass pane 79 x 60 x 2,5 cm
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Floral Symphony, 1936 by Rackstad Group Artist Ture Ander
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ture Ander (1881-1959) Sweden Floral Symphony, 1936 oil on board signed and dated Ture Ander 36 board dimensions 24,41 x 18,90 inches (62 x 48 cm) frame 2...
Category

1930s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Allegory with Parrot, Capital, Amphora and Drapes - Painting - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Allegory with parrot, capital, amphora and drapes is an original oil painting on canvas realized by the artist belongs to the Italian School of the Late 19th Century An esoteric sub...
Category

Late 19th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Brian Foster Pastel On Paper "Water Jug And Fruits" Signed
Located in New York, NY
Title: Water Jug And Fruits Medium: Pastel on paper Size: 25 1/2" x 19 1/2" Frame Size: 30 1/2" x 24 1/2" Age: 1984 dated Signature: Brian Foster Provenance: Collection fro...
Category

1980s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Characters 3
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas Silver wood frame Dimensions with frame32 x 99 x 3.5 cm This captivating work of art presents a minimalist interior scene bathed in a palette of neutral tones. In the ...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still Life with Studio Objects III
Located in Dallas, TX
Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Still Life with Oriental Poppy
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Scottish modernist painter. President of Dundee Art Society 1947-49. Fellow of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour. Represented in the collections of Dundee's McManus Gallery, the University of Dundee, and the James Hutton...
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Still Life objects in Color
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Purple Flowers French Modernist Still Life Signed painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, late 20th century signed lower left and stamped verso with artists studio stamp purple, violet and pink flowers still life oil on canvas, framed 16 x 12 inches framed ...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Expressive Still Life Oil Painting - Apple Splendour
Located in Bristol, GB
Apple Splendour Oil on Canvas Size: 61 x 75 cm (including frame) An expressive and wonderfully coloured mid-century still life composition, executed in oil onto canvas. Simple yet ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bouquet of flowers and lemon by Alexandre Rochat - Gouache
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Gilded wood frame with glass pane 79 x 61 x 2,5 cm
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

The Sea Shell - Still life Painting - By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
An old weathered abstract seashell tumbled on the beach for 5 years becomes a sculpture worthy of painting. Rich blue against a red ground sparks the light colored textured sea shell...
Category

2010s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bird feeder
Located in Dallas, TX
In The New York Times Arts in America column, Edward M. Gomez writes of Valton Tyler, "visionary seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined painti...
Category

1990s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

1973 Mid Century Modern Expressive Still Life Oil Painting - Watermelon & Pot
Located in Bristol, GB
WATERMELON & POT Size: 68.5 x 81.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A wonderfully textured mid-century still life composition that presents a vibrant arrangement of everyday objec...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Vintage French Modernist Oil - Still Life Kitchen Objects on Red Table
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1960's, stamped verso Title: Still life Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 6.25 x 8.25 inches Provenance: private collection, F...
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bouquet by René Samuel Beguin - Oil on canvas 60x73 cm
By René Samuel Beguin
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas Gilded wooden frame 90 x 77 x 3,5 cm
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still Life with Lobster, Modern Oil Painting by Gerard Sebastian
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gerard Sebastian Title: Still Life with Lobster Date: circa 1970 Medium: Oil on canvas, signed Size: 36 x 16 in. (91.44 x 40.64 cm) Frame Size: 41 x 21 inches
Category

1970s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still life - Oil Painting by Claude Decamps - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Still life is an artwork realized by Claude Decamps, mid-20th Century. Oil on wood.  25 x 20 cm. Hadsigned in red in lower margin. Good conditions!
Category

1970s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Still life with kepi, sword and uniform
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category

Early 1900s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

“Still Life with Fruit”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautiful oil on canvas still life painting of fruit in a wicker basket by Nicolai Cikovsky. Signed lower right. Condition is very good. Circa 1945. The painting is housed in a contemporary gold leaf gallery frame. Overall measurements are 24.25 by 28.25 inches. Provenance: A Southampton, New York estate. The well known and highly regarded landscape and figure painter Nicolai S. Cikovsky was born in Russia in 1894. He studied at the Vilna Art School, 1910-1914; the Penza Royal Art School, 1914-1918; and Moscow High Tech Art...
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century-Modern Still-Life Fish Gouache Painting by J. Blot
Located in Atlanta, GA
J. Blot (France, 20th Century). This gouache painting features a still-life execution of exotic fishes in a very typical Mid-Century-Modern 1950s design style., Although unsigned, this work is by J. Blot. We purchased it, with other signed works from the painter's studio estate. The painting is framed with an elegant ornate bronze and dark turquoise marble...
Category

1950s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Ervilhas de cheiro
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas With frame : 57 x 74 x 3 cm Paul GAGARIN (1885-c.1980), Pavel Konstantinovich GAGARIN. Russian painter, emigrated to France in 1921 then worked in Brazil where he die...
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

George Deem Appropriation Oil Painting Still Life, fruits, Grapes, Pomegranates
Located in Surfside, FL
George Deem (American, 1932-2008) Oil painting on wood board Depicting a still life arrangement with grapes, pears, and a pomegranate alongside a white ceramic pitcher and wine gla...
Category

1960s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Sunflowers. Cardboard, oil, 87x77 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Sunflowers Cardboard, oil, 87x77 cm Still life painting with stylized sunflowers on light-colored background. The focal point of the artwork is the depiction of sunflowers, known f...
Category

Early 2000s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

"Cubist Bouquet, Strange Vase" Warm-Toned Abstract Cubist Floral Still Life
Located in Houston, TX
Warm toned modern cubist abstract still life enhanced giclee painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features yellow and red flowers in an abstracted face shaped vase. Signed by the artist in the front upper right corner. Currently hung in a beautiful gold frame. Dimensions Without Frame: H 23.5 in. x W 17.5 in. Artist Biography: Born (1927) and raised in Huntsville, TX, David Adickes is an artist whose art and heart are closely aligned with Paris, France. After studying art at the Atelier F. Leger in the late 40s, Adickes burst onto the art scene in Houston and elsewhere in the early 50s and has been a prominent member of Houston’s art community ever since. While his most visible works are his giant sculptures, from the Virtuoso in downtown Houston...
Category

Early 2000s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Giclée

Antique American School Modernist Vegetable Garden Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist still life painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Unsigned. Image size 24L x 20H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Category

1960s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life with fruits in a Plate, and Cup
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Still Life with Fruits in a Plate, and Cup" c.1980 is an oil painting on paper by American artist Carol Fremlin, b.1933. It is signed at th...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modern still-life paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern 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 orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Moshe Rosenthalis, Jack Hooper, Betsy Podlach, and Valton Tyler. 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 Modern still-life paintings, so small editions measuring 5.12 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 $532 and tops out at $14,000, while the average work sells for $1,900.

Recently Viewed

View All