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Yellow Tulips - Contemporary, 21st Century, Silkscreen, Limited Edition, Katz
Located in Zug, CH
Alex Katz, Yellow Tulips Contemporary, 21st Century, Silkscreen, Limited Edition Edition of 50 + 5 PP + 15 AP 122,5 x 195,7 cm (48.2 x 77 in.) Signed and numbered on the front In mint condition, as acquired from the publisher (Lococo) PLEASE NOTE: Edition numbers could vary from the one shown in the images. All edition available come from the edition /50 The pictures are only for illustrative reasons, the work is offered unframed. “Yellow Tulips” is part of the famous flower painting series by Alex Katz. The aesthetics of flowers such as flags, tulips, and roses has been continuously explored by the artist throughout his career. "I generally start with oil sketches, because I can paint more quickly than I can draw. In this way I try to capture the sensation of what I’m doing, getting into the unconscious and creating the images, and then figuring out what I did." — Alex Katz Katz has been painting flowers since the 1960s, often during his summer residencies in Maine. The cropped, flattened composition displays a debt to Japanese woodblock art printing. The American artist is well-known for his large paintings, whose bold simplicity and unmodulated colours are now seen as precursors of Pop Art. "Yellow Tulips" is another of Katz's wonderfully bright exploration of nature and the landscape. He represents the volumes and colors created by the natural light, this artwork breathes nature, the radiant yellow delights the vision against the limitless black background. The painting “Tulips 4” which this edition is based on belongs to the Collection of Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. ALEX KATZ Alex Katz (American, born 1927) is the outstanding protagonist of figurative painting and one of our era's most acclaimed artists. In the late 1950s, the artist began to develop his mature style, characterized by elegance, simplicity, and stylized abstraction, which typifies his entire production. Alex Katz’s paintings...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Screen

Garden Flowers, Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Garden Flowers Year: 1979 Edition: 347/350, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Somerset paper Size: 30 x 22 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Si...
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1970s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Purple Pansies in Cup, Folk Art Lithograph by Mary Faulconer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Mary Faulconer, American (1912 - 2011) - Purple Pansies in Cup, Year: 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP 35, Image Size: 14 x 10 inches, Si...
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1970s Folk Art Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Fever Nut Plant "Ban Caretti": A 17th Century Engraving by Hendrik van Rheede
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 17th century engraving of a fever or bonduc nut plant entitled "Ban Caretti" by Hendrik van Rheede tot Drakenstein, plate 20 from his 'Hortus Indi...
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Late 17th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Engraving

Barocco Romano I - large format photograph of Baroque marble sculpture textiles
Located in San Francisco, CA
Highly detailed large format photograph of the iconic marble sculpture of Urbano VIII by Bernini at the Palazzo dei Conservatori, from a series of photographic observances capturing ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Le Paquet de Tabac - Lithograph by George Braque - 1963
Located in Roma, IT
Papiers Collés is a mixed lithograph realized by George Braque in 1963 for the Art Magazine "Derrière Le Miroir" no. 138. Printed by Ateliers de Maeght, Paris, 1963. Good condition...
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1960s Synthetic Cubist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Zinnea violacea coccinea, antique botanical red flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and register of flowering plants' by Sir Joseph Paxton.
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Engraving

Passiflora Cinnabarina, antique botanical Australian flower lithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Passiflora Cinnabarina' (Passionflower) Botanical lithograph of an Australian native plant with original hand-colouring , 1871, by Walter Hood Fitch (1817...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Purple Tulips 1, from The Flowers Portfolio
Located in London, GB
Archival pigment print, 2021, on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm paper, signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 100, Lococo Publishing, Missouri, 80 x 119 cm. (31½ x 46¾ in.)
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Archival Pigment

Cosmos
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Cosmos Color woodcut with gauffage (embossing), January 1940 Unsigned (as usual) Publisher: Takemura Hideo (active Yokohama 1926-1940) Condition: excellent Image size: 14 3/8 x 9 5/8 inches Provenance: Robert O. Muller Estate Biography Hodo Nishimura...
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

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Woodcut

Matisse, Mille et une Nuit, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 33 inches, with bifold, as issued. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Derrière le miroir, ...
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1950s Fauvist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'182. Boletus edulis' Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph. From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgique," an atlas of French, Swiss, and Belgian fungi, il...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Fleurs Decoratives
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The piece titled Fleurs Décoratives by Georges Rouault from 1965 reflects his distinctive style of blending expressive brushwork and vivid colors. Rouault's floral compositions often...
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20th Century Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Fleurs Decoratives
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Braque, Composition, Braque Espaces, 13 Dessins, Lavis, Aquarelles (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph and stencil on vélin papier a la cuve du moulin richard de bas specialement filigrané pour cette édition paper. Inscription: signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued....
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1950s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph, Stencil

Dendrobium Albo-Sanguineum, antique orchid botanical lithograph print, 1859
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Dendrobium Albo-Sanguineum – White and Sanguine Dendrobium' Orchid lithograph with original hand-colouring , 1859, by Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892). 25c...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Burtonia Villosa, antique botanical Australian flower lithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Burtonia Villosa - Villous Burtonia' Botanical lithograph of a Western Australian native plant with original hand-colouring , 1848, by Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892). 235mm by 145m...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Magnelli, Composition, San Lazzaro et ses Amis, XXe Siècle (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, XXe San Lazzaro et ses Amis, San Lazzaro et ses amis, hommage au fondat...
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1970s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Flowering Houseleek Plant: A 19th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Sempervivum Glutinosum" (Clammy Houseleek), plate 1963, published in London in 1818 in William C...
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1810s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Engraving

Weed Wreath (Framed)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Weed Wreath" is an original artwork made from hand colored cut-plate intaglio on Somerset by Katie VanVliet. This piece is shipped in the pictured white frame and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Color, Intaglio

Vase of Flowers
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Peter Max Title: Vase of Flowers Medium: Lithograph on Somerset paper Date: 1979 Edition: 327/350 Sheet Size: 29 7/8" x 22" Frame Size: 36 3/4" x 29 1/4" Signature: Signed in...
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1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Agaricus Casareus, Leuba antique mushroom fungi botanical chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Agaricus Casareus' Antique Swiss mushroom / fungi chromolithograph, lithographed by H Furrer after Fritz Leuba. The print is titled with the scientific name...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Moonlight Glade (small private burial ground in New England)
By William Woodward
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Moonlight Glade", a small intimate etching of a New England graveyard, is a remembrance of the artist's roots. There is a quiet reverent calm to this moonlit scene,. William Woodward, born in Seekonk, Massachusetts, received his art training at the Rhode Island School of Design and the Massachusetts Normal Art School. He taught at the Rhode Island School of Design while still a student there. At the behest of William Preston...
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1890s American Modern Still-life Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Calder, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 212, published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; printed ...
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1970s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Star Wars R2-D2 - large format photograph of the original iconic droid robot
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale still life photograph of the original iconic droid robot from the classic Star Wars movies Star Wars (R2-D2) by Tom Schierlitz 60 x 48 inches (152 x 122cm) signed edition of 7 40 x 32 inches (102 x 81cm) signed edition of 25 archival quality fine art pigment print limited art edition published by Edition EKTAlux...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Petite Fleur Suite II
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Ellen Gunn (1951- ) Title: Petite Fleur Suite II Medium: Screenprint Image size: 11 x 14 inches Sheet size: 18 x 20 inches Signature: lower right Edition: 375 This one: 148/...
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1990s Impressionist Still-life Prints

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Paper, Screen

No But Yes, by Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Image of a young woman, pondering a question over a cup of coffee. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and i...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Braque, Soleil et lune I, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 115, 1959. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; pr...
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1950s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Boulevard Gallery-Event Poster
Located in Chesterfield, MI
B.B. LA FEMME September, 1981 Event Poster 22 x 30 in. Unframed Publishing Information: Boulevard Gallery, Encino, California Good Condition
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1980s Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Fringe-keeled Gompholobium, antique botanical Australian flower lithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Gompholobium Barbigerum - Fringe-keeled Gompholobium' Botanical lithograph of a Western Australian native plant with original hand-colouring , 1873, by Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Large Donald Saff Surrealist Pop Art Aquatint Etching Bee, Chair, Pot
Located in Surfside, FL
Artist: Donald Saff Medium: Etching with Aquatint, Hand signed and numbered in pencil Donald Jay Saff (born 12 December 1937) is an artist, art historian, educator, and lecturer, sp...
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1980s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Vase of Flowers, Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Vase of Flowers Year: 1979 Edition: 138/350, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Somerset paper Size: 30 x 22 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: S...
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1970s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Morchella Lutescens, Leuba antique mushroom morel fungi chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1-4 Morchella Lutescens 5-7 Morchella Abietina' Antique Swiss mushroom / fungi chromolithograph, lithographed by H Furrer after Fritz Leuba. The print is titled with the scientific...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Tulips in a Vase
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Tulips in a Vase" 1995 is an original color lithograph on Wove paper by noted American artist Gary Bukovnik, born 1947. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 169/200 in...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Lily Scent
Located in New York, NY
Robert Rauschenberg Lily Scent, 1981 Lithograph 32 x 24 inches SPIII Signed
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Flora Italiana ( Papavero Arancio Piene ) - large botanical still life photo
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original large format still life photograph from Linda Rosewall's botany study series "Flora Italiana", an intensely beautiful body of works exploring t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Spear-leaved Helonias, Henry Andrews antique botanical flower engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Helonias bullata - Spear-leaved Helonias' Native of Carolina, North America. Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring from Henry Andrews' 'The Botanist's Repos...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Engraving

"Orchid" Portal Gallery Sausalito-Poster
Located in Chesterfield, MI
SHODO KAWARAZAKI (Japanese, 1889-1973) Orchid, Portal Gallery Sausalito Poster 28 x 20 in Unframed Publishing Information: Portal Publications, Corte ...
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1980s Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Glaucium Violaccum (Violet Horned-Poppy) /// James Sowerby Botanical Flower Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: James Sowerby (English, 1757-1822) Title: "Glaucium Violaccum (Violet Horned-Poppy)" (Vol. 3, Plate 201) Portfolio: English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants Year: 1794 (First edition) Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on cream wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: J. Davis...
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1790s Victorian Still-life Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio

"Bakery" Photography 23" x 32" inch Edition of 10 by Oleg Char
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bakery" Photography 23" x 32" inch Edition of 10 by Oleg Char Medium: Hahnemühle Baryta Paper Not framed. Ships in a tube. Other sizes available: Edition of 5: 28.8" x 40" inch Edition of 10: 23" x 32" inch Edition of 20: 14.4" x 20" inch It’s almost overwhelming. The pastry case...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Digital

Laurel In A Ravine - Original lithograph handsigned - 100 copies
Located in Paris, IDF
Bernard CATHELIN Laurel in a ravine Original lithograph, 1988 Handsigned in pencil Inscribed EA (épreuve d'artiste) aside the edition of 100 copies On Arches paper, size 40 x 31 (c....
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1980s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

STILL LIFE WITH PEAR Signed Mini Lithograph, Surreal Interior, Table and Chair
Located in Union City, NJ
STILL LIFE WITH PEAR is a rarely seen, hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan, created using traditional hand lithography techniques printed on archival Arches paper, 100% acid-free. STILL LIFE WITH PEAR is an engaging miniature interior scene depicting a simple room where a white dish and yellow pear is positioned on a round wood table...
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1990s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Bouquet de Tulipes Rouge, Original Lithograph, Signed and Numbered
Located in New York, NY
This magnificent bouquet of Red Tulips is an original lithograph by famous French artist Roger Muhl. The elegant lines and joyful colors are typical of the artist's love for nature and its flora. Roger Muhl lived in the town of Mougins in the South of France and he was strongly inspired by the bright and warm light found in the Mediterranean. This original lithograph is from a signed and numbered edition in pencil by artist of 175 plus 10 artist proofs. Printed and published by Edition E.F. Mourlot in 1990 Certificate of Provenance: Each individual work of art carefully curated by Mourlot Editions...
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1990s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Still Life No. 5
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Still Life No. 5 Lithograph, 1978 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil (see photos) Edition: 50 (24/50) Published by Solo Press, New York, 1978 Printer: Judith Solodkin, first femal ...
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1970s American Realist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

A Year with Children 1989- Offset Lithograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Poster for Learning Through Art/ The Guggenheim Museum Children's Program. This map was created by children enrolled in Paloma Picasso's Learning Through Art Workshop. The Learning T...
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Offset

CHATEAU Signed Mini Lithograph, French Countryside, Open Book, Surreal Landscape
Located in Union City, NJ
CHATEAU is a hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny Brennan, created using traditional hand lithography techniques printed on archival Arches p...
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1990s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Obi Wan Kenobi 50x60 Star Wars, Photography Pop Art, Photograph Toys, Movie Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
R2D2 from the original Kenner release of the Star Wars toys in May of 1977 This is pre release is the first release in the much anticipated series "The Toys" These iconic figures hav...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Still-life Prints

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Archival Pigment

The Mountain
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Mezzotint print. Edition of 18, signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Caulfield has exhibited his prints, drawings, installations and artist’s books extensively throughout Cana...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Mezzotint

Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'14. Amanita vaginata var. fulva 14. Amanita vaginata var. plumbea' Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph. From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgique," an...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Chagall, Bouquet pour Fernand, Souvenirs et portraits d'artistes (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Souvenirs et portraits d'artistes, 1972. Published by Fernand Mourlot, ...
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1970s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Braque, La bouteille de rhum, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 144-145-146, 1964. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, P...
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1960s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Calder, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 190, published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; printed ...
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1970s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Rose, from Recent Etchings II
Located in San Francisco, CA
Framed: 39 3/8 x 30 1/8 x 1 1/2 inches, 3/4 inch face, Wood frame Wayne Thiebaud was born Mesa, Arizona in 1920, and his family soon moved to Los Angeles in 1921. In high school he ...
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1970s Still-life Prints

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Etching

Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'71. Lactarius rufus 72. Lactarius volemus 73. Lactarius subdulcis 74. Lactarius camphoratus' Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph. From "Atlas des champignons de Franc...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

La Bouteille de Marc, Société internationale d'art XXe siècle
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph, stencil on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.4 x 9.65 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, XXe siècle, Nouvelle série N° 6 (double) J...
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1950s Cubist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Pink Lilies on Marble Swirls, Contemporary Still Life Giclée Print, Soft Light
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive limited edition color Giclée print, printed on matte photographic paper. This exquisite still life photo, shows a classy bouquet beautifully lit with soft light...
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2010s Post-Modern Still-life Prints

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C Print, Giclée, Photographic Paper

Braque, Composition, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin du Marais paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, The Intimate Sketchbooks of G. Braque, Verve: Revue Arti...
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1950s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

"Nature Morte a la Mandole" Lithograph, Pencil-signed by the artist Marcel Mouly
Located in Chesterfield, MI
"Nature Morte a la Mandole" is a Lithograph from the artist Marcel Mouly. The piece is pencil-signed by the artist. It measures approximately 21.25 x 29 inches. The date of creation ...
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Late 20th Century Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Agaricus Ovoideus, Leuba antique mushroom fungi botanical chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Agaricus Ovoideus' Antique Swiss mushroom / fungi chromolithograph, lithographed by H Furrer after Fritz Leuba. The print is titled with the scientific name...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Hot Pink Mushroom
Located in New York, NY
Burke Libaire is a Charleston based visual artist and designer. She began her career in New York City, translating her love of art and architecture into the world of interior design ...
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2010s Still-life Prints

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Archival Paper

Pink-Brown Cut Flowers by Oisin Byrne, 2023 - Large Contemporary Still Life
By Oisin Byrne
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Pink-Brown Cut Flowers by Oisin Byrne, 2023 Additional information: Medium: screenprint 102 x 102 cm 40 1/8 x 40 1/8 in signed, numbered and dated in red ...
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20th Century Still-life Prints

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Screen

Still-Life Prints and Other Still-Life Wall Art for Sale on 1stDibs

As part of the wall decor in your living room, dining room or elsewhere, original still-life prints and other still-life wall art can look sophisticated alongside your well-curated decorative objects and can help set the mood in a 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, popular still-life prints often 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 still-life 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 that were the subject of their work.

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

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.

Still-life art enthusiasts and collectors of Warhol prints have lots of reasons to love the cultural icon — when Warhol brought the image of a Campbell’s soup can out of the supermarket and into the studio, in 1961, he secured his legacy as a radical contemporary artist. After Warhol painted the soup cans, he realized that he could more readily achieve the mass-produced aesthetic he was seeking with silkscreens, also called screen-prints, and he began experimenting with silkscreening on canvas. He used the technique to print paintings of Coke bottles and dollar bills (both in 1962), as well as his treasured Brillo box sculptures (1964).  

When shopping for a still-life print, 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, the collection of still-life prints and other still-life wall art includes works by Jonas Wood, Alex Katz, Nina Tsoriti and many more.

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