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In Memory of an Historic Phrase
Located in New Orleans, LA
Marc Balakjian was enigmatic in his subject matter creating images that are disturbing in their ambiguity. Is this image just striped fabric tied with ropes on a platform or is this is a flag-draped coffin symbolizing those who passed "in memory of an historic phrase"? Politicians may turn the phrase but a price must be paid. This small edition mezzotint was created in 1975 in an edition of only 5. Armenian by descent, Marc Balakjian was raised in Lebanon. He spent his early years in the small town of Rayak, before moving to Beirut at the age of 10. He came to England in 1966, initially to study architecture with a firm in Oxford. He then decided to study art at Hammersmith College of Art and took up a postgraduate degree in printmaking at the Slade School of Art in 1971. After graduating he began working at Studio Prints in 1973, just as it was establishing itself in Queen’s Crescent. By 1976 he had become a full time partner, collaborating with other artists as well as continuing his own work, much of which is inspired by his Armenian and Lebanese culture and heritage. By the 1980s work was falling off, so Balakjian and Studio Prints introduced in-house plate-making to serve painters and sculptors who had little experience with printmaking. Artists such as Leon Kossoff, Frank Auerbach, Lucian Freud and Ken Kiff...
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1970s Modern Still-life Prints

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Mezzotint

home garden , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
Located in Yerevan, AM
70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Canvas, Color

Bieres Excelsior original vintage beer antique poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original, linen-backed, vintage poster Bieres Excelsior. The 4 beers: Pearle; Bock; Saphir; '51 from the grand brasseries de Lille (Belgium). Artist: Sogno. Fine, excellent condition. Professional acid-free archival linen-backed, ready to frame. Large size format! Need to spruce up and decorate a large bar area, a beer drinking man...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'45. Clitocybe clavipes 46. Clitocybe cartilaginea 47. Clitocybe nebularis' Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph. From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgi...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Height of Summer, by Gunnar Norrman
By Gunnar Norrman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Drypoint Image Size: 8.5 x 6.5 inches Edition 15 Year: 1990 John Russell wrote in a review in the New York Times that "several of Norrman’s images could hang with drawings b...
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Drypoint

Full Bloom
Located in London, GB
6-layer screenprint on white paper with a white border 40 x 40 cm Edition of 50 Chris Keegan is a British illustrator and artist known for his intricate and vibrant works that blend...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Screen

Burst and Poppy (floral, still life, watercolor, bright colors, flowers)
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor on paper 32 x 25 inches framed
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Watercolor, Monotype

Pears (Bergamot de Chantilly, Bouchee, Winter Sweet Sugar Pear, Bishop's Thumb)
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: George Brookshaw (English, 1751-1823) Title: "Pears (Bergamot de Chantilly, Bouchee, Winter Sweet Sugar Pear, Bishop's Thumb)" (Plate LXXIX) Portfolio: Pomona Britannica, or A Collection of the Most Esteemed Fruits Year: 1808 (First edition) Medium: Original Aquatint and Stipple Engraving with Printed and Hand-Coloring on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: T. Bensley, London, UK Publisher: George Brookshaw, London, UK Reference: Dunthorne No. 50; "Great Flower Books" - No. 81; Nissen BBI No. 244; "An Oak Spring Pomona" No. 40a; Prideaux No. 295 Framing: Recently framed in a wood and gold moulding with 100% cotton rag matting and Museum Glass Framed size: 28.5" x 24.44" Sheet size: approx. 22.25" x 17.5" Image size: 16.25" x 12.25" Condition: Some minor scuffing to image. In excellent condition Rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Orlando, FL; acquired from The Old Print Shop, New York, NY retaining their original gallery label upper center on verso. Comes from Brookshaw's famous book volume "Pomona Britannica", (1804-1812) which consists of 90 aquatint engravings some with stipple printed...
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Early 1800s Victorian Still-life Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving, Aquatint

Nature Morte III, Modern Offset Lithograph by Georges Braque
Located in Long Island City, NY
Georges Braque, French (1882 - 1963) - Nature Morte III, Year: circa 1963, Medium: Offset Lithograph, Image Size: 5 x 8.75 inches, Size: 13.5 x 11 in. (34.29 x 27.94 cm)
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1960s Modern Still-life Prints

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Offset

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) Lithograph after a drawing of 1941 Printed signature and date Book plate from Aragon. Henri Matisse: Dessins, Thèmes et Variations : précédés de "...
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Still Life Fruit
By Roger Worms
Located in Houston, TX
Bright and colorful lithograph of still life with fruit bowl on tabletop by French artist Roger Worms, circa 1980. Signed lower left. Original artwork ...
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1980s Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Frontispiece, Une Aventure méthodique, Georges Braque
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Une Aventure méthodique, 1950; published by Fernand Mourlot, Paris, a...
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1950s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Still Life with Glass and Pipe - Original etching (Catalog Orozco # EAS 781)
Located in Paris, IDF
Georges BRAQUE Still Life with Glass and Pipe, 1959 Original etching with aquatint Printed signature in the plate Numbered / 350 On vellum 30 x ...
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1950s Cubist Still-life Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

''Hyacinth'' Contemporary Woodcut with Blue Hyacinths in interior
Located in Utrecht, NL
Vincent van Ojen is a true master of the woodcut technique. Through years of dedication and research, he has perfected this ancient medium, resulting in works of remarkable depth and...
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Woodcut

Spring Ficus IV (24 x 18 inch cyanotype painting)
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a combination of painting and photography, the antique cyanotype process. The silhouette of the plant was first drawn, then painted not with ink or paint, but with light-sens...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Hort Club Sale, by Yuji Hiratsuka
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A celadon decorated Chinese vase with flowers, with a full moon and clouds in the background. Intaglio print with Chine Colle, signed, titled and numbered by the artist. While the i...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Sun in my room , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
Located in Yerevan, AM
70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Canvas, Color

Study for Fire Extinguisher: Leedy-Voulkos Art Center (26% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Patrick Duegaw Study for Fire Extinguisher: Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, Crossroads, Kansas City, MO Year: 2014 3 Color, Chine Colle Edition: 20 34.25 x 17.25 inches Signed lower right...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Silkscreen on vélin Saunders Waterford, St Cuthberts Mill paper. Paper Size: 8 x 7.625 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Ficciones, 1984...
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1980s Conceptual Still-life Prints

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Screen

Epiphyllum Flowers, Aileen Brown colour linocut, 2019
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Colour linocut, limited edition, Artists Proof, titled, signed and dated in pencil. 2019. Aileen Brown is a Melbournian printmaker. Since 1983 she has w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Prints

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Linocut

Tom Wesselmann, Still Life (Rosenthal Porcelain Object), 1988
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Tom Wesselmann Still Life, 1988 Rosenthal Porcelain Object Measures 13 x 14 3/4 x 1/2 inches. Signed in lower right corner From the edition of 299, within the accompanying certificat...
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1980s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Porcelain

Amsterdam VII ed 28/50 black-white canal house facade aquatint etch print
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Amsterdam VII is an intriguing early career aquatint dry-needle etch print by renowned French-Dutch artist Olivier Julia. It depicts a detail of an old Amsterdam house facade and is ...
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Rag Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Tal-Coat, Composition, Derrière le miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with. centerfold, as issued. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 131, 1962. Published by Ai...
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1960s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

The Landmark Tavern II, Photorealist Lithograph by Harry McCormick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Harry McCormick, American (1942 - ) - The Landmark Tavern II. Year: circa 1985, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP 60, Size: 26 x 31 in. (66.04 x 78.74 cm)
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1980s Photorealist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Flowering Carnation Plant: 18th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This hand-colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) is entitled "Caryophyllus Anglicus flore". It is plate 326 in Weinmann's monumental pu...
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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Engraving, Mezzotint

Irises (17), Impressionist Lithograph by David Lee
Located in Long Island City, NY
David Lee, Chinese (1944 - ) - Irises (17), Year: circa 1985, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, Size: 29 x 21 in. (73.66 x 53.34 cm), Description...
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1980s Impressionist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Picasso, Composition (Cramer 15; Bloch 56), Picasso, Oeuvres 1920-1926 (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph and stencil on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Picasso, Oeuvres 1920-1926, 1926. Published and printed by Éditions ...
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1920s Cubist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph, Stencil

Magritte, Composition, Les chants de Maldoror (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin papier pur chiffon paper. Paper Size: 10 x 7.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Les chants de Maldoror, illustrat...
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1940s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Magnolias (13), Impressionist Lithograph by David Lee
Located in Long Island City, NY
David Lee, Chinese (1944 - ) - Magnolias (13), Year: circa 1985, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, C, Size: 29 x 21 in. (73.66 x 53.34 cm), Descr...
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1980s Impressionist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Tiger Lilies, Impressionist Poster by David Lee
Located in Long Island City, NY
David Lee, Chinese (1944 - ) - Tiger Lilies, Year: 1981, Medium: Poster, Size: 19 x 15 in. (48.26 x 38.1 cm), Description: Vibrant and hazy, this rendering of flowers by David ...
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1980s Impressionist Still-life Prints

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Offset

Grace of weaves -ornament of climbing plants. Limited edition PRINT , Giclee
Located in Zofingen, AG
Graceful interweaving of plants cucumber and tomatoes on the peach colors background. inspired by designs of William Morris - Limited edition giclee Print - with archival inks o...
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2010s Art Nouveau Still-life Prints

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C Print, Archival Paper, Giclée

Cristobal Toral Spanish Artist Original Still-life Hand Signed Lithograph Color
Located in Miami, FL
Cristobal Toral (Spain, 1940) 'Bodegón', ca. 1990-2000 lithograph on paper 21.3 x 17.8 in. (54 x 45 cm.) Edition of 225 ID: TOR1167-001-225 Hand-signed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Le Bouquet, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso painting "Le Bouquet". The original painting was completed in 1958. In the 1...
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1980s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Still life with irises , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
Located in Yerevan, AM
70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Canvas, Color

Flower Garden (color trial proof) James Rosenquist Pop Art in black and white
Located in New York, NY
Based on Rosenquist’s 1961 grisaille oil painting Flower Garden, this work arranges a still life using an advertisement for gloves with part of an athlete’s torso. A number 1 can be ...
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1970s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Screen, Lithograph

White Bird and Flowers (12), Impressionist Lithograph by David Lee
Located in Long Island City, NY
David Lee, Chinese (1944 - ) - White Bird and Flowers (12), Year: circa 1985, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, Size: 21 x 29 in. (53.34 x 73.66 ...
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1980s Impressionist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Summer Night ( 24 x 18 inch hand-printed cyanotype)
Located in Oakland, CA
Birch tree branches hang illuminated by t pale blue glow against a deep midnight sky. Neither woodcut nor screen print, this is a double-exposure cyanotype. That means different part...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Magritte, Composition, Les chants de Maldoror (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin papier pur chiffon paper. Paper Size: 10 x 7.375 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Les chants de Maldoror, illustrat...
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1940s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Pink and White Delicate Flowers, Black Background, Bright Elegant Giclée Print
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. The print measures 36 x 24 inches total, with an image size of 32 x 20 in. and a 2 inch surrounding white border. Details: + Title: Pink and White Delicate Flowers...
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2010s Baroque Still-life Prints

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée

JBCRIAL1VY-98, famed print for ACRIA series, Hand signed, Unique variant, Framed
Located in New York, NY
John Baldessari JBCRIAL1VY-98 (Unique Variant, Hand Signed), 1998 Ink jet print on paper. - Unique Variant Hand signed by John Baldessari on the front 1 of 96 similar works completed...
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1990s Conceptual Still-life Prints

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Graphite, Digital, Inkjet

Misty Maple I (24 x 18 inch monotype)
Located in Oakland, CA
Though these pale mint green botanical monotypes resemble woodcuts or linocuts they are actually cyanotypes, a form of kind of photography dating back to the 1800s, but the artist al...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Pompelmus (Grapefruit): An Early 18th C. Hand-colored Engraving by Volckamer
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an early 18th century hand-colored copperplate engraving of the anatomy of grapefruit by Johann Christoph Volkhamer, entitled "Pompelmus (Grapefruit), Der Herra Sitz und Burg...
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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Engraving

Blue Bouquet, Impressionist Lithograph by Wayne Ensrud
Located in Long Island City, NY
Wayne Ensrud, American (1934 - ) - Blue Bouquet, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, AP 45, Image Size: 27 x 22 inches, Size: 30 in. x 2...
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1980s Impressionist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

LeWitt, Composition, Ficciones (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Silkscreen on vélin Saunders Waterford, St Cuthberts Mill paper. Paper Size: 8 x 7.625 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Ficciones, 1984...
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1980s Conceptual Still-life Prints

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Screen

M's Orchard, by David Smith-Harrison
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. This intaglio print shows an orchard combined with the classical architectural imagery that often accompany Smith-Harrison's portraits of ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Four Cacti, American Realist Screenprint by Lorna Patrick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lorna Patrick, American - Four Cacti, Year: 1989, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 295, Size: 33 x 40 in. (83.82 x 101.6 cm), Description: Placed a...
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1980s American Realist Still-life Prints

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Screen

Spotted Leopard and Iris, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Photorealist flower screenprint by American artist Lowell Blair Nesbitt, signed and numbered in pencil. Title: Spotted Leopard and Iris Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and num...
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1980s American Realist Still-life Prints

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Screen

Red Bouquet, Impressionist Lithograph by Wayne Ensrud
Located in Long Island City, NY
Wayne Ensrud, American (1934 - ) - Red Bouquet, Year: 1981, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, AP 45, Image Size: 27 x 19 inches, Size: 34 in. x 23...
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1980s Impressionist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Wizard of Wyoming
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Wizard of Wyoming ' , Hand Colored Aquatint Etching with the plate (image itself) 12 x 12 inches. On a larger piece of archival paper at approximately 16 x 16 inches and matted to approximately 19 x 19 inches. . An iconic still life image featuring the crash scene of a lone overturned semi truck...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Prints

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Watercolor, Etching, Aquatint

"La Mer VE 6/8" Intaglio, hand colored, seashell motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "La Mer VE 6/8" is a variable edition piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from two-plate intaglio with drypoint, aquatint, and soft ground on Rives BFK. This piece i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Archival Paper, Color, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Buffet, Nature morte a la bouteille, Lithographs 1952-1966 (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph on vélin Acropole Papeteries de Renage paper. Year: 1967 Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.5 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From the ...
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1960s Expressionist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Snow Cone 2
Located in New York, NY
THIS PIECE IS AVAILABLE FRAMED. Please reach out to the gallery for additional information. ABOUT THIS PIECE: I painted the snow cone with particularly in...
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2010s Still-life Prints

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Photographic Paper

John Duffin, Thames Bridge - Looking West, London Art, Cityscape Art, River Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Thames Bridges – Looking West John Duffin Limited Edition Etching Printed on White 300g Somerset Paper Edition of 150 Signed – John Duffin Image Size: H 38cm x W 25cm Sheet Size: H 56cm x W 38cm x D 0.1cm This work is sold unframed Free Shipping Please Note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Thames Bridge – Looking West is a limited edition cityscape print on London by artist, John Duffin. Duffin’s acute attention to detail gives the work a bold aesthetic. John Duffin is a painter and printmaker whose work is based on the modern environments of cities and towns, creating dynamic, cinematic images of contemporary urban life. His unique images of architecture, lighting and figures have been greatly praised and awarded, recently receiving The Most Outstanding Print Award from Sir peter Blake, he has a distinctive artistic voice and has much to say in his work about contemporary life in all of it’s manifestations. His work is in the tradition of LS Lowry...
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21st Century and Contemporary Baroque Still-life Prints

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Paper, Etching

Antirrhinum Orontium - 18th century Weinmann botanical plant flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Antirrhinum Orontium' Mezzotint printed in colours. Circa 1740. From Johann W Weinmann's Phytanthoza Iconographia, published in Regensburg 1737-45. The first botanical series to u...
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18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Engraving

Rolling Stock Series (For Chuck)
Located in New York, NY
Robert Cottingham's Rolling Stock series is a significant part of his artistic portfolio, focusing on railroad imagery. The series features hand-colored etchings, collographs, and mo...
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Aquatint

Geraniums, American Realist Screenprint by Lorna Patrick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lorna Patrick, American - Geraniums, Year: 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 295, Image Size: 24 x 26 inches, Size: 32 x 42 in. (81.28 x 106.6...
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1980s American Realist Still-life Prints

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Screen

Red Flowers (3), Impressionist Lithograph by David Lee
Located in Long Island City, NY
David Lee, Chinese (1944 - ) - Red Flowers (3), Year: circa 1985, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 100, Size: 29 x 21 in. (73.66 x 53.34 cm), Descrip...
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1980s Impressionist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Quiet Sunday, Impressionist Lithograph by Wayne Ensrud
Located in Long Island City, NY
Wayne Ensrud, American (1934 - ) - Quiet Sunday, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 300, AP 45, Image Size: 30 x 25 inches, Size: 33 in. x 2...
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1980s Impressionist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

64x48 "Dr Dre The Chronic Cassette" Photomosaic Pop Art Photography Unsigned
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Dr Dre The Chronic Cassette" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Dr Dre imagery. Archival photographic paper Framing options a...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Still-life Prints

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Archival Pigment

Spring Rhododendron II (18 x 12 inch cyanotype painting)
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a combination of painting and photography, the antique cyanotype process. The silhouette of the plant was first drawn, then painted not with ink or paint, but with light-sens...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

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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