Modern Still-life Photography
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
PINK TULIP (After Georgia O'Keeffe) photograph on plexiglass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Max Grant's floral macro photography series, aptly titled "(Floral)," serves as a mesmerizing exploration of botanical beauty reminiscent of the legendary artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
'White Leaf' Hand Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'White Leaf' Hand Signed Limited Edition
Stuart Möller
Beautiful Archival Pigment Print of a banana leaf in Sri Lanka, 2013.
40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size - hand signed a...
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Howard Bust' c 1990 SIGNED & LIMITED EDITION
Located in London, GB
'Howard Bust' by Christopher Simon Sykes
One of the many classical sculptures at Castle Howard, Yorkshire, c 1990 captured in the late afternoon with deep contrasting shadows lendin...
Category
1990s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print
'White Leaf' Hand Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'White Leaf' Hand Signed Limited Edition
Stuart Möller
Beautiful Archival Pigment Print of a banana leaf in Sri Lanka, 2013.
60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101...
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Unforgiven' SIGNED Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
SIGNED, Limited Edition
by Stuart Möller
Beautiful large Archival pigment print of a shoreline in Sri Lanka, heavily textured, jagged rocks and cacti.
20x16" inches paper size - si...
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Black Leaf' Hand Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Black Leaf' Hand Signed Limited Edition Print
Stuart Möller
Beautiful Archival Pigment Print of a banana leaf in Sri Lanka.
20 x 16 inches / 51 x 41 cm p...
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
PEACH TULIP (After Georgia O'Keeffe) photograph on plexiglass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Max Grant's floral macro photography series, aptly titled "(Floral)," serves as a mesmerizing exploration of botanical beauty reminiscent of the legendary artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
YELLOW ROSE (After Georgia O'Keeffe) photograph on plexiglass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Max Grant's floral macro photography series, aptly titled "(Floral)," serves as a mesmerizing exploration of botanical beauty reminiscent of the legendary artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Plexiglass
YELLOW ROSE II (After Georgia O'Keeffe) photograph on plexiglass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Max Grant's floral macro photography series, aptly titled "(Floral)," serves as a mesmerizing exploration of botanical beauty reminiscent of the legendary artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Skull 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's skull images from his Catacomb Series look at the macabre beauty of the human anatomy, recollecting his time in the Paris Cat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Floral Noir: Rose Composition 17
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's series "Floral Noir" is a thoughtful combination of simplicity and elegance.
In this striking bla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Orchid Composition 239
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's series "Floral Noir" is a delicate dance between simplicity and elegance. Orchid Composition 239 features a clear vase cradli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
San Juan
By Oscar Pintor
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 3/10
Signed, dated, titled, and numbered in pencil on print verso.
Gelatin silver print
11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Catacombs 2
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's Catacomb images look at the macabre beauty of the human anatomy, recollecting his time in the Paris Catacombs. This collectio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Up in Smoke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's Smoke images are timeless elegance.
In this mesmerizing photograph, an ethereal dance unfolds as elegant smoke swirls agai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photograph Triptych - "Naissance " - Cyrille Druart
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Triptych photography by Cyrille Druart.
Edition: III/V
Dimensions:
Each picture 150 x 100 cm
Triptych (without space): 300cm wide
Cyr...
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Floating, Flowers, Large Format Photo 24X20 Color Photograph Beach House
Located in Surfside, FL
Floating, Flowers, Photo, The Tappen House, Little Compton, RI (Rhode Island). Hand signed and numbered. small edition of 15, This one is marked proof. (these are on Kodak profession...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print
Gray Afternoon, Large Format Flower Photo 24X20 Color Photograph Beach House
Located in Surfside, FL
Grey Afternoon, rainy day at the beach house. Photo The Tappen House, Little Compton, RI (Rhode Island). Hand signed and numbered. small edition of 15 (these are on Kodak professiona...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print
Fresh Dill Large Format Photo 24X20 Color Photograph Beach House RI
Located in Surfside, FL
Fresh Dill (Herb) Photo The Tappen House, Little Compton, RI (Rhode Island). Hand signed and numbered. small edition of 15 (these are on Kodak professional paper not Polaroid 20X24)
...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print
Red Dahlia Flower Large Format Photo 24X20 Color Photograph Beach House RI
Located in Surfside, FL
Red Dahlia, Flower, Floral Photo The Tappen House, Little Compton, RI (Rhode Island). Hand signed and numbered. small edition of 15 (these are on Kodak professional paper not Polaroi...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print
A Bientot, Large Format Pink Flower Photo 24X20 Color Photograph Beach House RI
Located in Surfside, FL
A Bientot, closeup of flower. The Tappen House, Little Compton, RI (Rhode Island). Hand signed and numbered. small edition of 15 (these are on Kodak
Moody photos of a summer vacatio...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print
Swiss Chard, Kitchen, Large Format Photo 24X20 Color Photograph Beach House RI
Located in Surfside, FL
Swiss Chard, Charlotte, The Tappen House, Little Compton, RI (Rhode Island). Hand signed and numbered. small edition of 15
Moody photos of a summer vacation house at the beach.
Pe...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print
Startug up the Noatak River - Kotzebue, pl. 712
Located in Denton, TX
Printed plate number, Curtis's title, date, copyright, and photogravures by John Andrews and Son on recto.
Tissue gravure
Known for his remarkable documentation of Native Americans ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Homage to Joseph Cornell (Old Monk Cherries / Post's Bran Flakes)
Located in Denton, TX
Homage to Joseph Cornell (Post's Bran Flakes), ca. 1940's
10 x 8 in., Vintage gelatin silver print
Homage to Joseph Cornell (Old Monk Cherries), ca. 1940's
10 x 8 in., Vintage gela...
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ed's Place, near Norfolk, Nebraska
By Wright Morris
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in pencil on print verso.
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gouttes d’eau
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jerome Grilhot was born and raised in Beziers, France. After a successful career as a chef for over 25 years, Grilhot has been focusing his creative talents on photography for the p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Hive, Santa Fe, NM, 2005
Located in Hudson, NY
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones.
With Robin’s extensive experience as a gallery curator, all Robin Rice Gallery...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Evolution Crocodile II
Located in Atlanta, GA
EMMA HACK is an Adelaide-based artist working in the unique medium of body paint installation and photography. Exhibiting extensively throughout Australia si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Poivrons Splash
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jerome Grilhot was born and raised in Beziers, France. After a successful career as a chef for over 25 years, Grilhot has been focusing his creative talents on photography for the p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Gouttes d'Eau
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jerome Grilhot was born and raised in Beziers, France. After a successful career as a chef for over 25 years, Grilhot has been focusing his creative talents on photography for the p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Sweet and spicy ( fraises et piments )
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jerome Grilhot was born and raised in Beziers, France. After a successful career as a chef for over 25 years, Grilhot has been focusing his creative talents on photography for the p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Home Sweet Home
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Original cut and paste collage using imagery from vintage books and magazines.
This collage was created for a social m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Paper
Wallpaper Spotted Floral, 2008
Located in Atlanta, GA
EMMA HACK is an Adelaide-based artist working in the unique medium of body paint installation and photography. Exhibiting extensively throughout Australia si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cigarettes 3
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from Irving Penn and Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's Cigarette Photographs find beauty in the mundane, raising the banal to elegance.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cigarettes 2
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from Irving Penn and Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's Cigarette Photographs find beauty in the mundane, raising the banal to elegance.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cigarettes 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from Irving Penn and Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's Cigarette Photographs find beauty in the mundane, raising the banal to elegance.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Catacombs 3
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's Catacomb images look at the macabre beauty of the human anatomy, recollecting his time in the Paris Catacombs. This collectio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Catacombs 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's Catacomb images look at the macabre beauty of the human anatomy, recollecting his time in the Paris Catacombs. This collectio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Orchid Composition 18
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's series "Floral Noir" is a delicate dance between simplicity and elegance.
Grant's adept play with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Floral Noir: Rose Composition 140
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's series "Floral Noir" is a thoughtful combination of simplicity and elegance.
In this striking bla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Floral Noir: Rose Composition 121
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's series "Floral Noir" is a thoughtful combination of simplicity and elegance.
In this striking bla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Orchid Composition 251
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Taking inspiration from Robert Mapplethorpe, Max Grant's series "Floral Noir" is a delicate dance between simplicity and elegance.
Grant's adept play with lighting transforms the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Dior, Hats, 1961
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
A model wearing Dior photographed by Mark Shaw in the mid 1950s. Recently published in the book Dior, Glamour, Mark Shaw. Rizzoli, 2013. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out.
Fashion photography of a pile of Dior hats...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Giclée
Poppy Bouquet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Joyce Tenneson is an accomplished American photographer best known for her mystical and sensual photographs of the female form. At once haunting, enigma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Polaroid
The Artichoke
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jerome Grilhot was born and raised in Beziers, France. After a successful career as a chef for over 25 years, Grilhot has been focusing his creative talents on photography for the p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
L'Elegance "Framboise"
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jerome Grilhot was born and raised in Beziers, France. After a successful career as a chef for over 25 years, Grilhot has been focusing his creative talents on photography for the p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Sweet and spicy (pomme verte et piment 2)
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jerome Grilhot was born and raised in Beziers, France. After a successful career as a chef for over 25 years, Grilhot has been focusing his creative talents on photography for the p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Verre d’eau
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jerome Grilhot was born and raised in Beziers, France. After a successful career as a chef for over 25 years, Grilhot has been focusing his creative talents on photography for the p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Sweet and Spicy (Pomme Verte et Piment 1)
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jerome Grilhot was born and raised in Beziers, France. After a successful career as a chef for over 25 years, Grilhot has been focusing his creative talents on photography for the p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Sweet and Spicy (Pomme Jaune, Fraise, et Piment)
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jerome Grilhot was born and raised in Beziers, France. After a successful career as a chef for over 25 years, Grilhot has been focusing his creative talents on photography for the p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Bust with Ties, Paris
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
Category
1980s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print
Blue Muse StudyII
Located in Atlanta, GA
Parish Kohanim has been intimately involved with professional photography for over 25 years. Parish, who is a renowned commercial photographer, is now devoting his efforts towards hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Digital, Digital Pigment
Banjo (MRI), New York Hospital, NY, 1995
By Steve Miller
Located in Hudson, NY
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones.
With Robin’s extensive experience as a gallery curator, all Robin Rice...
Category
1990s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Still Life (Apples)
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated on mount in pencil, l.r.
Mounted vintage gelatin silver print
13.25 x 10 inches (33.7 x 25.4 cm), sheet
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
1930s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
“Untitled” (from Body Series)
By David Pugh
Located in Kansas City, MO
David Pugh
“Untitled” (from Body Series), 2018
Year: 2019
Archival Inkjet Print on Museo Silver Rag
Dimensions: 20 x 15 inches
Unframed
David Pugh’s photographic work tends to pull ...
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Untitled #13 (from Unfocused Series)
By Anne K Smith
Located in Kansas City, MO
Anne K Smith
Title: Untitled #13 (from Unfocused Series)
Medium: Archival Inkjet Print on Museo Silver Rag
Size: 10.5 x 16 inches
Available in sets of 3 (mix and match)
Entire "Unfo...
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Modern still-life photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Modern still-life photography 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 photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, pink, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stuart Möller, Destro, Lisa A. Frank, and Peter C. Jones . Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment Print 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 photography, so small editions measuring 4.14 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life photography 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 $48 and tops out at $185,000, while the average work sells for $1,125.