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French Impressionist Portrait of Curled Up Kitten Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Kitten Portrait by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 6.25 high by 8 inches wide condit...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Color Pencil

French Impressionist Sleeping Cat On Foot Stool Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sleeping Cat by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 10 high by 8 inches wide condition: ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Color Pencil

1930's French Impressionist Oil Roses in Window Terrace Interior Garden Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roses in the Window by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 8.75 high by 10.75 inches wide conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Portrait of Curled Up Kittens Pencil Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Kittens by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed measures: 10 high by 8.25 inches wide condition: ov...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Color Pencil

20th Century French Modernist Painting Pepper Table Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Expressionist Painting by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) gouache on artist paper, unframed painting : 11 x 16 inches provenance: private collection conditio...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

Fine Antique British Botanical Painting White Flower Plant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, Eng...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

Pocke Yellowy Orange Clementine, Original painting, Still life, Clementine
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Yellowy Orange Clementine is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to ba...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rolling Hill no.1 and Hill View no.1 (Diptych), Fun, Contemporary Landscape art
Located in Deddington, GB
Rolling hill no. 1 is an original oil painting by artist Alexa Roscoe. This painting has a sense of freedom and playfulness as if it wants you to run away with it down the hill. It's...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pocket Ripe Red Pomegranate, Baroque Still Life, fruit
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Ripe Red Pomegranate is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1930's French Impressionist Watercolour Interior Scene Dressing Room
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Watercolour Painting by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back watercolour pa...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

1930's French Impressionist Gouache Purple Flower Bunch In Yellow Paper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Purple Flower Bunch by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 10.75 high by 13 inches wide condition...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

1930's French Impressionist Pink Rose On Book Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interior Scene by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 14 high by 18 inches wide condition: overal...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Still Life Red Lilies In Green Glass Bottle In Window Sill
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 16.5 high by 10.5 inches wide...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

1930's French Impressionist Still Life Painting Daffodils and Pink Roses In Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Flower Bunch by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back old exhibition label verso signed oil painting on board, unframed measures: 12 high by ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th Century French Oil Painting Red Lilies In Green Glass Bottle Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red Lilies by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 18 high by 13 inches wide condition: overall ve...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Still Life Purple Anemone's In Brown Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Purple Anemone's by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 13 high by 9.5 inches wide condition: ove...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Oil Painting Interior Playing Card & Calystegia
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 15 high by 18 inches wide condition: overall very good an...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Vintage 1930's French Impressionist Still Life Flower Bunch In Blue Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Flower Bunch by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 18 high by 15 inches wide condition: o...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Vintage 1930's French Impressionist Still Life Pink and Red Roses Bunch In Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roses by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 14.5 high by 12 inches wide condition: overal...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Vintage French Impressionist Painting Unusual Shape Roses Still Life Watercolor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roses by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 14 high by 22 inches wide condition:...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

Vintage 1930's French Impressionist Still Life Roses in Glass in Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roses by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back gouache painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 13 high by 16.5 inches wide condition: ov...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

Pocket Autumn Collection Autumn leaf #2 [2024], Baroque Still Life, Small art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Autumn Leaf Collection #2 (Naples Yellow) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Pocket Autumn Collection Autumn leaf #3 [2024], Baroque Still Life, Small art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Autumn Leaf Collection (Pinky Ochre) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Orange Yellow Flowers in Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vase de Fleurs by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 13 high by 9 inches wide condition: overall...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

1950's French Impressionist Signed Oil Flowers in Vase Exhibition Label
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vase de Fleurs by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on canvas stuck on board, unframed measures: 18 high by 15 inches wide c...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Colourful Flowers in Vase Vintage Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vase de Fleurs by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on canvas, unframed measures: 18.5 high by 15 inches wide condition: ove...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

pocket dark blue sloes, Baroque Still Life Painting, Small Art, Fruit Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Dark Blue Sloes is an original still-life painting by artist Dani Humberstone. This painting is a small scale renaissance inspired still life in a photorealistic style and sol...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century French Oil Painting Interior Room Still Life with Binoculars
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life Interior by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 24 high by 15 inches wide condition: ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Still Life of Flowers Female Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 15 high by 18 inches wide condition: overall very good an...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Pink Roses in Green Vase 1940's French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 8.25 high by 6.25 inch...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

1940's French Impressionist Oil Painting Vintage Still Life of Roses Glass Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below signed to the front, provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 14 inches ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Original Swedish Framed Still Life Oil Painting - Balcony Garden
Located in Bristol, GB
BALCONY GARDEN Size: 32 x 26 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A richly textured and charming mid-century painting, executed in oil onto canvas. Small yet impactful in its composi...
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1950s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Bowl of Pink Roses Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist Signed Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) signed watercolour on paper, unframed painting: 8.5 x 10.5 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition; ...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

Bloom Floral Display Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist Signed Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) signed gouache on paper, unframed dated 1953 painting: 21 x 15 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: very good and sound conditi...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

1960's French Post Impressionist Oil Still Life Garlic & Wine on Table
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interior Still Life scene with garlic and wine on table by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) stamped verso oil painting on artist paper, unframed paper: 14 x 17.5 inches very good co...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

1950's French Post Impressionist Oil Flowers in a Vase Beautiful Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) oil painting on artist paper, unframed stamped verso paper: 13 x 17 inches very good condition provenance: the artists esta...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

An Attempt at Tiffanys 2
Located in London, GB
Dawn Beckles’ interpretation of the classic still life is unparalleled in her use of vibrant colour and contemporary settings depicted alongside her reocc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Charcoal, Acrylic

An Attempt at Tiffanys 1
Located in London, GB
Vibrant colours and texture adorn the surfaces of each artists’ compositions. Dawn Beckles’ use of paint, print making and collage create bold depictions of the domestic: the exotic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Kate Verrion, Two Peeled Oranges, Affordable Art, Original Still Life Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Two Peeled Oranges [2020] Original Still Life Oil Paint on Board Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:15 cm x W:20 cm x D:2.5cm Framed Size: H:21 cm x W:26 cm x D:5.5cm Sold Framed Plea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Board, Oil

Kate Verrion, Two Pears and a Satsuma, Original Realist Still Life Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Kate Verrion Two Pears and a Satsuma Original Still Life Painting Oil Paint on Board Image Size: H 15cm x W 20cm x D 2.5cm Framed Size: H 21.5cm x W 26.5cm x D 5.5cm Sold Framed in a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Vintage Teapot Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming still life of a teapot, teacup, and large red plate displayed on a green tablecloth by California artist Vlasta M. Janecek (Salak) (American,...
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1970s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Cardboard

Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Bouquet of Flowers
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintings. This is a miniature watercolor and gouache vibrant, colorful bouquet of flowers in a vase. Simka Simkhovitch (Симха Файбусович Симхович) (aka Simka Faibusovich Simkhovich) (Novozybkov, Russia May 21, 1885 O.S./June 2, 1885 N.S.—Greenwich, Connecticut February 25, 1949) was a Ukrainian-Russian Jewish artist and immigrant to the United States. He painted theater scenery in his early career and then had several showings in galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissions in the 1930s, he completed murals for the post offices in Jackson, Mississippi and Beaufort, North Carolina. His works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Born outside Kyiv (Petrograd Ukraine) into a Jewish family who owned a small department store. During a severe case of measles when he was seven, Simcha Simchovitch sketched the views outside his window and decided to become an artist, over his father's objections. Beginning in 1905, he studied at the Grekov Odessa Art School and upon completion of his studies in 1911 received a recommendation to be admitted to the Imperial Academy of Arts. Though he enrolled to begin classes in architecture, painting, and sculpture at the Imperial Academy, he was dropped from the school roster in December because of the quota on the number of Jewish students and drafted into the army. Simchovitch served as a private in the 175th Infantry Regiment Baturyn [ru] until his demobilization in 1912. Re-enrolling in the Imperial Academy, he audited classes. Simka Simkhovitch exhibited paintings and sculptures in 1918 as part of an exhibition of Jewish artists and in 1919 placed 1st in the competition "The Great Russian Revolution" with a painting called "Russian Revolution" which was hung in the State Museum of Revolution. In 1922, Simkha Simkhovitch exhibited at the International Book Fair in Florence (Italian: Fiera Internazionale del Libro di Firenze). In 1924, Simkhovitch came to the United States to make illustrations for Soviet textbooks and decided to immigrate instead. Initially he supported himself by doing commercial art and a few portrait commissions. In 1927, he was hired to paint a screen for a scene in the play "The Command to Love" by Fritz Gottwald and Rudolph Lothar which was playing at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway. Art dealers began clamoring for the screen and Simkhovitch began a career as a screen painter for the theater. Catching the attention of the screenwriter, Ernest Pascal, he worked as an illustrator for Pascal, who then introduced him to gallery owner, Marie Sterner. Simkhovitch's works appeared at the Marie Sterner Gallery beginning with a 1927 exhibit and were repeated the following year. Simkhovitch had an exhibit in 1929 at Sterner's on circus paintings. In 1931, he held a showing of works at the Helen Hackett Gallery, in New York City and later that same year he was one of the featured artists of a special exhibit in San Francisco at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. The exhibit was coordinated by Marie Sterner and included four watercolors, including one titled "Nudes". He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine. In 1936, Simkhovitch was selected to complete the mural for the WPA Post office project in Jackson, Mississippi. The mural was hung in the post office and courthouse in 1938 depicted a plantation theme. Painted on the wall behind the judge’s bench, “Pursuits of Life in Mississippi”, a depiction of black workers engaged in manual labor amid scenes of white professionals and socialites, was eventually covered over in later years during renovations due to its stereotypical African American imagery. Simka painted what he thought was typical of Jackson. His impression of pre-civil rights Mississippi was evidently Greek Revival column houses, weeping willow trees, working class families, and the oppression of African Americans. He painted African American men picking cotton, while a white man took account of the harvest and a white judge advised a white family, calling it Pursuits of Life in Mississippi. Though clearly endorsed by the government and initially generally well-received, the mural soon raised concerns with locals as the climate toward racial segregation began to change. The main concern was whether depictions that show African Americans in subjugated societal roles should be featured in a courtroom. The following year, his painting "Holiday" won praise at an exhibition in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1940, Simkhovitch's second WPA post office project was completed when four murals, "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat", "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright", "Sand Ponies" and "Canada Geese" were installed in Beaufort, North Carolina. The works were commissioned in 1938 and did not generate the controversy that the Jackson mural had. The main mural is "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright" and depicts a shipwreck which had occurred in Beaufort in 1866. "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat" depicted the lighthouse built in 1859 and the mail boat that was running mail during the time which Simkhovitch was there. The boat ran mail for the area until 1957. "Sand Ponies" shows the wild horses common to the North Carolina barrier islands and "Canada Geese" showed the importance of hunting and fishing in the area. All four murals were restored in the 1990s by Elisabeth Speight, daughter of two other WPA muralists, Francis Speight...
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1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache, Board, Watercolor

Lantern & Cardinal in Snow Holiday Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
Gouache painted on cardstock, intended for a greeting card design, painted circa 1970. Unsigned. Displayed in a red archival mat. Cellophane tape on board.
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1970s Still-life Paintings

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Cardboard, Gouache

Apples, Still Life Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Title: Apples, Size: 9.5" x 14" x 0.8'' i...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fresh Cut Flowers in a Vase
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Oil on canvas by Eugene Edward Speicher signed lower right. Measures 28" x 25" including the frame. Provenance: Private Collection USA Bradbury Art and Antiques, Wiscasset, ME ...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Pomegranates and Earthenware" 2013 Sarah Lamb oil painting still life
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Pomegranates and Earthenware" is a 2013 Sarah Lamb oil painting still life. Sarah Lamb is a talented and dynamic realist painter. With classical skill—and through transparency, de...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Roadside - Hyperrealistic landscape oil painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperrealist oil painting of a lush country landscape with gold arrow by Anthony Adcock. Medium: Oil and gold leaf on aluminum Size: 15 x 10 inches. Anthony Adcock is a superb ex...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Descent - Hyperrealistic oil painting of rusty directional road sign
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperrealist oil painting of an oxidized, rusted metal road sign with orange directional arrow detail by Anthony Adcock. Medium: Oil and 23.5 gold leaf on aluminum. Size: 15 x 10 ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Nude with Coffee-original cubism figurative-still life painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Indulge in a moment of tranquil intimacy with Borja Guijarro's alluring painting, "Nude with Coffee." This original cubist figurative masterpiece beckons viewers into a world of sere...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Forward - Hyperrealistic oil painting of rusty directional road sign
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperrealist oil painting of an oxidized, rusted metal road sign with orange chevron directional arrow detail by Anthony Adcock. Medium: Oil and silver leaf on aluminum Size: 15 x ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Woman in the Silver Dress, Oil on Canvas Vintage Figurative Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Step into a world of vintage allure with our exquisite figurative painting featuring a captivating woman adorned in a shimmering silver dress, gracefully seated in a chair with her e...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Reclining Woman in Blue, Oil on Canvas Vintage Figurative Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Indulge in the elegance of our figurative painting capturing a woman's serene repose on a luxurious settee, adorned in a captivating blue dress with her dark hair elegantly pinned up...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Le Poisson" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Le Poisson" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami ABOUT A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at time...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pancakes with butter and Honey- 21st Century Hyper Realistic Still-life Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Heidi von Faber Pancakes, Butter & Syrup Acrylic on linen 100 x 100 cm ( framed/ included in price 105 x 105 cm) Dutch artist Heidi Von Faber lives and works in The Hague. The Sti...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Windows With Flowers Still Life Painting
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Windows With Flowers Still Life Painting Artist signed lower left, 16" x 18" with frame 26"h x 28"w Calman Shemi was born in Argentina in 1939. He studied sculpture and ceramics at t...
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1980s Still-life Paintings

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Gold

"Manemsha Daybreak" a pop surrealist oil painting with a giant ice cooler
Located in Edgartown, MA
From an incandescent sunset on Long Island Sound to an iconic pop-kitsch ice storage bin at the neighborhood corner store, Rob Brooks offers us a visual journey from the real to surr...
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2010s Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Roses, Flowers Still Life Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Roses, Size: 24" x 15" x 0.8'' inch, ...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Balconies of the sky II by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract flower painting
Located in Paris, FR
Balconies of the sky II is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 100 × 130 cm (39.4 × 51.2 in). The artwork is signed, sold unf...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Still-life paintings work as part of the decor in nearly every type of space.

Still-life art, which includes work produced in media such as painting, photography, video and more, is a popular genre in Western art. However, the depiction of still life in color goes back to Ancient Egypt, where paintings on the interior walls of tombs portrayed the objects — such as food — that a person would take into the afterlife. Ancient Greek and Roman mosaics and pottery also often depicted food. Indeed, still-life paintings frequently feature food, flowers or man-made objects. By definition, still-life art represents anything that is considered inanimate.

During the Middle Ages, the still life genre was adapted by artists who illustrated religious manuscripts. A common theme of these paintings is the reminder that life is fleeting. This is especially true of vanitas, a kind of still life with roots in the Netherlands during the 17th century, which was built on themes such as death and decay and featured skulls and objects such as rotten fruit. In northern Europe during the 1600s, painters consulted botanical texts to accurately depict the flowers and plants that were the subject of their work.

Leonardo da Vinci’s penchant for observing phenomena in nature and filling notebooks with drawings and notes helped him improve as an artist of still-life paintings. Vincent van Gogh, an artist who made a couple of the most expensive paintings ever sold, carried out rich experiments with color over the course of painting hundreds of still lifes, and we can argue that Campbell’s Soup Cans (1961–62) by Andy Warhol counts as still-life art.

While early examples were primarily figurative, you can find still lifes that belong to different schools and styles of painting, such as Cubism, Impressionism and contemporary art.

As part of the wall decor in your living room, dining room or elsewhere, a still-life painting can look sophisticated alongside your well-curated decorative objects and can help set the mood in a space.

When shopping for a still-life painting, think about how it makes you feel and how the artist chose to represent its subject. When buying any art for your home, choose pieces that you connect with. If you’re shopping online, read the description of the work to learn about the artist and check the price and shipping information. Make sure that the works you choose complement or relate to your overall theme and furniture style. Artwork can either fit into your room’s color scheme or serve as an accent piece. Introduce new textures to a space by choosing an oil still-life painting.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of still-life paintings in a wide range of styles and subject matter.

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