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.
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Style: Modern
Still Life - Oil Paint by Cristianus - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life is a modern artwork realized by Cristianus in the mid-20th Century.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Includes frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Modernist Floral Oil Painting Roses, Flowers in Vase WPA Artist Nicolai Cikovsky
Located in Surfside, FL
framed: 23 x 19.75
image: 15.5 x 11.5
Nicolai S. (Nicola) Cikovsky (1894 - 1984) was active/lived in New York / Russian Federation. Nicolai Cikovsky is known for Shore landscape,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pink Primulas & Pot Plants Framed Modern British Still Life Flower Oil Painting
By Diana Maxwell Armfield
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Diana Maxwell Armfield.
English ( b.1920 ).
Pink Primulas & A Collection Of Potted House Plants.
Oil On Board.
Signed Monogram Lower Left.
Image size 12.6 inches x 10.6 inches ( 32...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Contemporary British Acrylic Painting Fruit Interior Table Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interior Table
by Ben George Powell, British contemporary artist
signed
acrylic on canvas, unframed
canvas: 9 x 12 inches
provenance: private collection of this artists work, UK
The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bouquet of delphiniums by Ernest Voegeli - Oil on canvas 61x74 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Bottles, Onions and Vase - Oil Paint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with bottles, onions and vases is an original modern artwork realized by an italian artist in the mid-20th Century.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Hand signed on ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life - Oil Painting by Antonio Mellone - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is a modern artwork realized by Antonio Mellone in 20th Century
Mixed colored oil painting
Hand signed on the lower margin
Includes frame
Category
1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Daisies”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautiful vibrant original oil painting on canvas by the Swiss artist, Hans Walter Scheller. Signed lower right and dated 1937. Condition is excellent. The painting is housed in i...
Category
1930s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1911 Modern Floral Still Life of Ranunculus and Mustard Oil Painting on Linen
By Walter Pach
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful modern floral still life oil painting of ranunculus in white vase and mustard weed on table by acclaimed artist and art critic Walter Pach (American, 1883-1958), 1911. Pach...
Category
1910s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Mid Century Still Life with Apples and Pitcher Original Oil on Artist's Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Still Life with Apples and Pitcher Original Oil on Artist's Board
Vibrant still life by C. (Clarence) Leslie Oursler (American, 1913-1987). Classic American impressionis...
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
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
Stilllife
Located in Wien, 9
August Dressler is one of the painters of the New Objectivity. He is one of the lesser-known artists of the Weimar era, but he too, like his famous contemporaries Georg Grosz, John H...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Oil
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Still Life Oil Painting - Interior with Painting
Located in Bristol, GB
INTERIOR WITH PAINTING
Size: 57 x 45 cm (including frame)
Oil on board
An expressive and uplifting mid-century modernist painting that showcases a richly decorated interior scene, e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Still life with kepi, sword and uniform
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
Early 1900s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bouquet of flowers by the window
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Golden wooden frame
59 x 51 x 3.5 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Modernist Tropical Birds of Paradise Still Life Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Modernist tropical flower still life of Birds of Paradise (Strelitzia) painting in acrylic on canvas — “Five Birds”
Striking modernist style still life of tropical Bird of Paradise...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Vibrant Spring Bulb Still Life in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant Spring Bulb Still Life in Oil on Canvas
Vibrant floral still life oil painting by an unknown artist. Bright yellow, white, and red flowers are arranged tastefully in a gree...
Category
1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Back from hunting
By Paul Mathey
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
Pears & Grapes with Copper Pot, Mid-Century Fauvist Still-Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Pears & Grapes with Copper Pot, Mid-Century Fauvist Still-Life
Gorgeous mid-century modern still-life by an unknown artist, circa 1960. A copper pot, grapes, and pears sit on a tabl...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Sweet Dreams Illustration Print
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Digital illustration, print, illustration for a children magazine, suitable for children, signed by the author, limited 5.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paint, Digital
Henry Ernst Schnakenberg, (Still Life with Scull)
Located in New York, NY
Henry Schnakenberg is mostly known for New York City scenes. This is clearly a departure.
It is signed at the lower left and dated '4-53' on the r...
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life - Oil Painting by Mario Asnago - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is an original contemporary artwork by Mario Asnago.
Mixed colored oil painting.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Includes frame: 76 x 5 x 65 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life with apple and carafe
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Beige wooden frame with golden borders
44.5 x 52.5 x 5 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life in the kitchen
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Modernist Large Framed Flower Interior Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist interior still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 40H by 28L.
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tea Pot - Oil Paint by Adriano Bernetti Da Vila - 2024
Located in Roma, IT
Title Tea pot. Oil on canvas 45x35.
Lights and reflections in a silver teapot.
Certificate of authenticity by the Artist on photograph.
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
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 of a Cup of Coffee in Acrylic on Archival Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Still Life of an Cup of Coffee in Acrylic on Archival Paper
Vibrant still life by California artist Christine Cohen (American, b. 1943). This piece is a close-up, single subject sti...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Blue Waterlily
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Born in Italy, Joseph Stella immigrated to New York City at the age of nineteen and went on to become one of America’s foremost modernist painters. He remained deeply loyal to his It...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Turquoise and Pink
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gesture, color, and surface enliven the new harmonies and patterns Liberti creates as he works, generating a distinct back-and-forth between representation and abstraction. Although ...
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Still Life in the Manner of Renoir, Signed Alberti
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Kitchen Still Life), 20th century
Oil on canvas
11 1/8 x 15 3/4 in.
Framed: 17 x 21 1/2 x 1 in.
Signed lower right: Alberti
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Ethnographic Still Life, " Edith Kramer, African Mask and Shofar, Art Therapy
By Edith Kramer
Located in New York, NY
Edith Kramer (1916 - 2014)
Still Life with Mask, n.d.
Oil on canvas
26 x 20 inches
Signed and titled on the stretcher
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Kramer was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary in 1916. At age 13 Kramer began art lessons with Friedl Dicker. Dicker was graduate of the Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany and was an artist and art teacher of note. Kramer studied drawing, sculpture and painting, and was influenced by the method for teaching art developed by Bauhaus artist Johannes Itten. It was in 1934 after Kramer graduated from Realgymnasium that she, then 18, followed Dicker to Prague to continue to study under her. During this time in Prague, Kramer witnessed the therapeutic impact of art when she assisted Dicker in teaching art to the children of political refugees.
With the threat of Nazi invasion looming, Kramer took refuge in America in 1938. In New York City, she worked for three years teaching sculpture at a progressive school called the Little Red School House. During World War II Kramer worked as a machinist at a tool and die shop in the Soho district of New York City. She stayed after her shift to draw the other workers in their industrial setting. These works were rendered in the social realist style. In 1947 Kramer visited some of the earliest known artwork, in the caves at Lascaux. Kramer spoke of these cave paintings as an example of the universal language of art.
At the age of 33 she returned to New York City, with hopes of making a living as an artist. Still in her 33rd year, Kramer was offered a job at Wiltwyck School for Boys, a school and residential treatment facility for children with behavioral and emotional needs. This job was arranged for her by psychoanalyst and board member at Wiltwyck, Dr. Viola Bernard. Dr. Bernard gave Kramer the title, "Art Therapist," noting that few teachers were willing to work with such challenging students. It was here that Kramer worked with disturbed boys, ages 8 through 13, for the following seven years.
Raised in a family which was interested in psychoanalytic theory, Kramer herself became a follower of Sigmund Freud. Kramer especially believed in the concept of sublimation. Freudian theory describes sublimation as a process in which primitive urges coming from the id are transformed into socially productive activities that lead to gratification of the original urge. Kramer's training was in art, art education and psychoanalytically informed psychotherapy. Kramer believed sublimation to be one of the most vital goals of art therapy...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still life with sailor's beret, beer mug, long pipe and books
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
Early 1900s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue Shutter and Still life with Bird and Food
Located in Deddington, GB
Blue Shutters and Still life with a bird and fruit by Charlie Baird [2021/22]
original
Oil on Canvas
Image size: H:62 cm x W:67 cm
Complete Size of Un...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still life with watering can and cacti
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Golden wooden frame
64 x 79 x 2.5 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Gouache
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
Shovel Handles, 1950s Framed American Modernist Oil Painting, Green Bronze Blue
Located in Denver, CO
"Shovel Handles" is an original 1953 semi-abstract modernist oil painting on board by renowned Denver artist Paul K. Smith (1893-1977). This captivating piece showcases Smith’s signa...
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Dress of Many Colors with Still Life" Modern Abstract Female Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative portrait painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a woman wearing a brightly colored patterned dress and hat posed next to a still l...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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 Studio Objects II
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
Deer - Oil and Tempera by Paul Wilde - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Deer is an original modern artwork realzied by Paul Wilde (1893-1936) in the early 20th Century.
Mixed colored oil and tempera on board.
Monogram of the artist on the lower left ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Air BnB Shower
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chris Liberti is a favorite with collectors here and abroad. Gesture, color, and surface enliven the new harmonies and patterns Liberti creates as he works, generating a distinct bac...
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Still life with Apples and Bottle - Oil Paint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with apples and bottle is a modern artwork realized by an Artist of the mid-20th Century.
Mixed colored oil painting.
Includes frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bottles and cut of oranges and lemon
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Floral Still Life with Two Apples" Hayley Lever, Modernist Still Life Painting
By Hayley Lever
Located in New York, NY
Hayley Lever
Floral Still Life with Two Apples
Signed lower right
Oil on canvas
20 x 16 inches
Hayley Lever’s versatility has worked against his posthumous reputation. He was never...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fish platter
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Beige wooden frame
44 x 57 x 5 cm
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bouquet of flowers, tulips, lilacs and peonies
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life with Flowers - Oil Paint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with flowers is an artwork realized in the mid-20th century.
Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 cm.
Hand signed bottom left.
Good conditions
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still life with pears - Oil Painting - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with Pears is an oil painting on canvas realized at the beginning of the 20th Century.
Good condition.
Frame included.
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life - Oil on Cardboard by Valentino Ghiglia - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is an artwork realized by Valentino Ghiglia in the Mid-20th Century.
Oil on Cardboard, cm 46x57.
Hand signed on top left.
Very good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Cardboard
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
Vintage American Pop Art Goldfish Still Life Original Modern Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school modernist fish still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed. Image size, 30L x 24H.
Category
1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Window in the Background-Oil on Canvas by A. Avanessian-1980
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life with Window in the Background is an original mixed media painting on paper realized by Alfonso Avanessian in 1980.
The piece is han...
Category
1980s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sea and Rocks - Oil on Canvas by Gino Pira - 1937
Located in Roma, IT
Sea and rocks is an original artwork realized by Gino Pira in 1937.
Original mixed colored oil painting on plywood.
Hand-written dedication on the back.
Beautiful and representati...
Category
1930s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Pink Roses mid-20th century oil painting by Angela Stones
Located in London, GB
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Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
Still Life with Pink Roses...
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20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Rose of Sharon
Located in Fairfield, CT
About the artist:
Susan Cohen’s paintings are exhibited with New York City galleries: George Billis, Garvey Simon, First Street,The Painting Center; and the Cynthia Winings Gallery...
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera
Bouquet 2
Located in Fairfield, CT
About the artist:
Susan Cohen’s paintings are exhibited with New York City galleries: George Billis, Garvey Simon, First Street,The Painting Center; and the Cynthia Winings Gallery...
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera
Still Life With Lobster - Oil on Canvas by Giovanni March - Late 1900
By Giovanni March
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life With Lobster is an original painting by Giovanni March. Oil on canvas.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower left and on the back. Without date. Including frame.
Giovan...
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.