Realist Still-life Paintings
REALIST STYLE
Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world.
Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history.
By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.
Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.
Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.
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Style: Realist
A World of Curious Things 8
Located in Natchez, MS
Another in a series of visually arresting still life's from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted water droplets, a feather and light bu...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
The Curious Nature of Things
Located in Natchez, MS
Another in a series of visually arresting still life paintings from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted flowers, a berry and fishing l...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
A Walk by The Beach
Located in Natchez, MS
A sublime look at the realistic work of Louise Feneley. The artist combines objects collected during a walk on the beach in Australia and arranges them ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Magnolia Blossoms and Blue Jay
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
UNFRAMED:30" x 20" FRAMED: 30" x 20" x 1.125"
Artist Statement
“The magnolia tree and I share common rots in the Southeast. The Carolinas, Georgia, and Tennessee are home to us both. This stately, ancient tree is native to the Southeast. Its large fragrant blossoms and dark, shiny leaves adorn the green lawns and line the streets of the small towns where I am from. So, when I moved to California, I was pleasantly surprised to see this icon from the South growing freely here as well! This paining, with its representatives from the Southeast (the Magnolia and Blue Jay) and the West (the Plums and Persimmons) shows how roots can expand and grow to embrace new beginnings.”
— Mary Kay West...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Still Life of Roses - Scottish Colourist thirties art floral oil painting flower
Located in London, GB
This superb floral still life oil painting is by Scottish artist David Alison. Painted circa 1930 it is an arrangement of pink roses in a glass vase on a table. The darker background...
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1930s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
The box
Located in Sempach, LU
Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas and sold unframed, already stretched and r...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Coffee Pot - British exh art 1960s floral still life oil painting flowers
By Mary Kent Harrison
Located in London, GB
A stunning British RA exhibited still life oil painting by artist Mary Kent Harrison who exhibited throughout her career. This stunning oil is a bold, adventurous and confident still...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Conversation 1
Located in Natchez, MS
Another in a series of visually arresting still life's from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted feathers and whimsical smiley face set...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Antique oil painting on canvas, Still life, fruits, Framed, Signed Wells
Located in Framingham, MA
This is an original antique Still Life oil painting on canvas depicting a glass of red wine and various fruits on the table.
Presented in a nice period golden frame
Frame in good...
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20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Pandanus" Oil Painting D 39" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pandanus" Oil Painting D 39" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Bio
Born in Moscow into a family of artists, Sasha Sokolova is an award winning contemporary realist painter, working across a range of traditional oil and water colour techniques. Her current works explore a variety of themes spanning the human figure and nature and feature many of the travel destinations from which she draws much of her inspiration.
Following scholarships from the V. Spivakov fund and Young Talents Fund, Sasha graduated with honours from the Sergey Andriyaki School of Watercolour and Fine Arts in Moscow and went on to complete a Masters of Fine Arts at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Sasha was selected as the only Russian artist to work on the Oscar nominated "Loving Vincent", the first fully painted feature film.
Sasha exhibits regularly in Russia and throughout Europe. In 2021 Sasha’s painting “The Last Portrait” was awarded Honourable Mention in ModPortrait 2021 and will be exhibited with other finalists in Zaragoza and Barcelona...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
White peonies
Located in Sempach, LU
The contrast of the white against the dark background and subtle light on peonies attracted me together with the focus on color harmony. The style of the painting is inspired by the ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Geranium" Original Oil and Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Conrado López's "Geranium," a 2023 artwork, is a vivid representation of the artist's skill with acrylic and oil on canvas, spanning 65 x 46 cm (25.59 x 18.11 inches). This original,...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
The Autumn Day
Located in Natchez, MS
Another in a series of visually arresting still life's from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted and evocative of Autumn, a Fall leaf, ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
“Red Coat” Contemporary Fine Realist Still-Life Painting of a Red Coat
Located in Utrecht, NL
During his successful career as a goldsmith the desire to paint grew on Dutch artist René Smoorenburg (1954). The attention to detail, which was of great importance in his work as a goldsmith, proved of great value in painting his realistic still life’s.
In "Red Coat" the artist's attention to fine detail is traceable in the way he painted the buttons and coat hanger. All the fine details create an effect of trompe-l'oeil, the painting is deceptive realistic.
His work stands in the long tradition of Dutch still life painting, originated in the seventeenth century, with its highly refined and meticulously executed depiction of reality. His work is in the spirit of many of those great works...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Pot Plants" Original Oil and Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Conrado López's "Pot Plants," a 2023 artwork, is a masterful blend of acrylic and oil on a canvas measuring 5 x 5 inches (12.70 x 12.70 cm). The framed size brings its dimensions to ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Broadway Limo Reflections
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Khawam’s first genre of paintings started in 1980 during the heights of the Superrealism movement in New York City where Khawam was the youngest among the group and in his first year...
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1980s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage American Modernist Super Realist Trompe L'Oeil Cactus Avacado Still Life
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American realist still life. Oil on canvas. Unframed.
Category
1970s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Autumn vibes still life green oil painting gold frame interior realistic light
Located in Sempach, LU
This is one of my favorite artworks painted from nature. I like the wonderful light play in it.
Comes with aged gold frame, but can be sent without it too.
Painting are on str...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Traditional Interior Still Life Oil Painting of Fruit & Candle by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Traditional Interior Still Life Oil Painting with Fruit & Candle by 20th Century British Artist, Howard Shingler. This original has a lovely w...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Сoffee tradition
Located in Sempach, LU
Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas and sold unframed, already stretched and r...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hydrangea with Fan - Scottish art 19thC Glasgow Boy artist floral oil painting
Located in London, GB
A fine floral oil painting by Glasgow Boy artist James Stuart Park. This is a super oil on canvas painting of white and pink hydrangea in a vase with a green fan by listed artist Par...
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Early 1900s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
What Lies Beneath, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist John Jaster presents a solitary crimson waterlily surrounded by a thick carpet of lush green leaves. "The frog patiently sits...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Single Dahlias Bouquet - British Victorian floral still life exh. oil painting
By Mary Rischgitz
Located in London, GB
This wonderful exhibited British Victorian floral still life oil painting is by female artist and flower painter Mary Rischgitz. Painted in 1886 it was exhibited at the Royal Academy...
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19th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Scottish Floral - Scottish art 1920's oil painting still life floral arangement
By John Aiken
Located in London, GB
A fine floral oil painting by Scottish listed artist John M. Aiken. This is a super oil on canvas painting of a floral arrangement entitled "Gay Companions" of yellow, pink, red and...
Category
20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Onions and Hot Peppers
Located in Sempach, LU
Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas and sold unframed, already stretched and r...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Pot Plants 2" Original Oil and Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Pot Plants 2" is a continuation of Conrado López's exploration into the world of flora through his adept use of acrylic and oil on canvas. This 2023 piece measures 5 x 5 inches (12....
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Sakura
Located in Sempach, LU
A cherry branch is placed in a smooth, neutral space. The various shades of pink color of flowers with its thin delicate petals inspire me to create this work. My intention was to ke...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Breakfast
Located in Sempach, LU
This work evokes the past, both in technique and in subject. I love the way the objects are reflected on the silver plate and the subtle warm and cool color throughout. Contemporary ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Realist Still-Life Acrylic on Canvas Painting, "Ombre Rose One"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 15x39 Realist Still-Life Acrylic on Canvas Painting executed by artist Wilbur Hawk. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase and or delivery. ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Traces V" Encaustic and Charcoal Painting
By Robin Cole
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's (US based) "Traces V" is an original, handmade encaustic and charcoal painting that depicts a grey monochrome pattern of leaves layered densely together.
Nature and tho...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Charcoal
Still life with pomegranates
Located in Sempach, LU
One of the works in a series of small still lives to play with form, color and texture. The beautiful color of pomegranates and their texture inspired me to create this work. The wor...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life with smoked fish
Located in Sempach, LU
Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light.
This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas and sold unframed, already stretched a...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Warm bread
Located in Sempach, LU
Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas and sold unframed, already stretched and r...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Reflection
Located in Sempach, LU
I love the way the silver and porcelain objects are reflected and the subtle warm and cool color throughout. The medium used is oil on canvas, which allows to capture the vibrant col...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life of Red Rose in Vase - British 1930's art floral oil painting flowers
Located in London, GB
This lovely British still life floral oil painting is by noted artist Alice Mary Burton. Painted circa 1935 it is floral arrangement of red roses in a vase. A lovely Art Deco floral ...
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1930s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lev Khodchenko (Ukrainian painter) - 20th century Soviet still life painting
Located in Varmo, IT
Lev Pavlovich Khodchenko (Shimanovka, 1912 - 1998) - Still life of fish and vase.
60 x 80 cm without frame, 72 x 92 cm with frame.
Oil on canvas, in wooden frame.
- Work signed on...
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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique 19th century Original Oil Painting on canvas, Still Life, Framed
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is a beautiful original antique 19th-century oil painting on canvas. a still life with vibrant fruit and vegetables, including peaches, grapes, corn, and wheat, set on a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Green tea
Located in Sempach, LU
Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas and sold unframed, already stretched and r...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chinese vase
Located in Sempach, LU
The flowers picked in my garden set in Chinese vase. The various shades of pink color of the flower and their shiny leaves inspire me to create this work. M...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life with meat
Located in Sempach, LU
Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas, already stretched and ready to hang with ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Roses and Violets - Scottish Edwardian art floral oil painting exhib 1908 RSA
Located in London, GB
This beautiful Edwardian Scottish floral oil painting is by noted Scottish female artist Louise Ellen Perman. Perman exhibited 28 floral oil paintings at the Royal Scottish Academy f...
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Early 1900s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage American Realist Landscape Garlic Still Life Gilt Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American realist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
1980s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Floral of Fuchsias in a Blue Vase - British fifties still Life art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This charming floral oil painting is by Cornish born artist Marion Grace Hocken. Painted circa 1950 it is a floral arrangement of pink and purple fuchsia with sprays of blue flowers ...
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1950s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Technical Illustration of a Ford Lehman Engine in Gouache on Heavy Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
Technical Illustration of a Ford Lehman Diesel Engine in Gouache on Heavy Cardstock
Highly detailed and precise illustration of an engine by Joseph Yeager (American, 20th Century). ...
Category
1960s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Pen, Gouache, Illustration Board
Sandia (Watermelon) Surreal Emerging Artist National Academy of Art of Uruguay
Located in Houston, TX
Carlos Duarte is an emerging young artist at the National School of Fine Arts Institute in Montevideo, Uruguay. The gallery has taken on several pieces from several students at the...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Still Life with Cakes - Scottish 1950s art still life oil painting female artist
Located in London, GB
This vibrant still life oil painting is by Scottish artist Doris Zinkeisen. Painted circa 1950 the composition is a glass, lemon and two fondant fancies. They stand on a pink and whi...
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1950s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vidal Rolland Roses Original Oil. painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Antonio Vidal Rolland (Barcelona, 1889 - 1970
Catalan painter. Disciple of José Ruiz Blasco father of Picasso a Lonja and Aleix Clapés. He started out as a sculptor. He participated,...
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1940s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Quimper Creamer, Red Grapes & Cloth" Still Life Oil Painting on Wood Panel
By Bert Beirne
Located in New York, NY
A luminous still life that borrows themes from Dutch 17th Century Masters, we are drawn to the very details that Beirne captures effortlessly. The subdued, yet boldness of the colors represent an interesting arrangement throughout. In this painting, Beirne depicts a beautiful Quimper creamer on a wooden board with red grapes and clothe. Signed lower right comes displayed in a wonderful wood ornate antique gold frame with hanging wire on verso.
Art measures 8 x 7 inches
Frame measures 12 x 11 inches
Bert Beirne...
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20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Still Life of Tulips and Fruit - British 1920's art floral oil flowers
Located in London, GB
This superb British still life oil painting is attributed to circle of William Nicholson. Painted circa 1920 it is a really lush and vibrant composition of white tulips in a blue jug...
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1920s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
L & C HARDTMUTH 300
Located in Fairfield, CT
Richard Parker’s paintings are exquisitely rendered portraits of ephemeral objects more often used to create artworks than as the content. With a nod to Pop Art, Parker focuses on t...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Snake Plant, Home Plant Pot with Oranges, Modern Still Life, Green Leaves, Gray
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Snake Plant" is a contemporary still-life painting portraying a beautiful Snake Plant surrounded with some ripe vibrant oranges taking center stage against a minimalistic slate gra...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil, Watercolor
New Year's Day, Y2K : artwork in the genre of narrative realism
Located in New York, NY
Painting by a contemporary artist Audrey Ushenko.
Audrey Ushenko works in the genre of narrative realism. Her works are rich, complex figurative and still life paintings. They are s...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Splash 22" Oil Painting 31.5" x 31.5" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Splash 22" Oil Painting 31.5" x 31.5" inch by Sasha Sokolova
SPLASH
This series is about those sunny summer days in my dacha (country house) in a small village outside of Moscow, c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Still Life in Blue and White
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --Much of Bennett Vadnais’ subject matter comes from his surroundings in Manhattan and Brooklyn. With a strong background in plein air ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
Vintage Oil Painting on Canvas Still Life, Fruits, Framed, Signed Spiesel 1998
Located in Framingham, MA
Up for sale is a vintage original oil painting on canvas depicting Still Life Composition with fruits, and a blue vase.
Overall an impressive-looking medium-sized painting that wil...
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
An Impressionist Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas Painting, "Remembrance"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 8x8 Impressionist Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas Painting executed by artist Stefanie Bales. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or deli...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Fruits - Painting Aquatint Pastel Color Red Grey White
Located in Sofia, BG
"Fruits" is a watercolor painting on canvas by Maestro Marina Dobrovolskaya
About the artwork:
TECHNIQUE: oil painting, aquatint, pastels
STYLE: Realist, Contemporary
Edition : Un...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Aquatint
Shoebox
Located in Sempach, LU
Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas and sold unframed, already stretched and r...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Realist still-life paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Realist 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, green, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Olga Antonova, Susan Jane Belton, Douglas Newton, and Claudine Picard. 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 Realist still-life paintings, so small editions measuring 2 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 $167 and tops out at $150,000, while the average work sells for $2,649.