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Antholyza Fulgens. Henry Andrews antique botanical flower engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Antholyza Fulgens - Refulgent-flowered Antholyza' Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring from Henry Andrews' 'The Botanist's Repository', 1797-1812. Accompani...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Engraving

Magritte, Il y a sur le Rivage de la Mer Deux Pommes Visiteuses (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in Colours on Vélin d'Arches paper. Edition: 350, plus proofs. Signed in the plate by the artist; hand signed in pencil by the printer, Fernand Mourlot. Good Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: From the suite, Les Enfants Trouvés de Magritte, 1968. Published by A.C. Mazo et Cie, Paris; printed by Fernand Mourlot, Paris, 1968. Les Enfants Trouvés de Magritte comprised twelve coloured lithographs, four of which, Ma Mère l'Oye, Pierreries, La Belle Captive...
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1960s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Still Life with Flowers original signed etching by J. D. van Caulaert
Located in Paonia, CO
Still Life of flowers is an original signed etching by J. D. van Caulaert published by Camila Lucas inc , Sidney Lucas, NYC. In good condition with vibrant colors . A ligh...
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20th Century Expressionist Still-life Prints

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Etching

Play Hard - 4, 9.5"x9.5", Football Art Print, Sports Print, Brown, Beige, White
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This Art Print on recycled paper features a football image for the one's who love the game. The contemporary and timeless aesthetic makes it perfect for a child's room or sports room...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper

Grapes, English antique botanical fruit food chromolithograph print, 1924
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Grape Varieties - 'Mrs Pince's Muscat, Royal Muscadine, Chasselas Vibert, Foster's Seedling, Mrs Pearson, Gros Maroc'. Early 20th century fruit chromolithograph, from Horace Wright'...
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1920s English School Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Stilness in Brooklyn
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Fine Art Print, Hahneumhle paper, limited edition.
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Prints

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Opening
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Joseph Goldyne American (1942 - ) Title: Opening Year: 1984 Medium: 14-color lithograph printed offset from 8 plates Image Size: 23.75 x 18 inches Sheet size: 31 x 22.5 i...
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1980s Realist Still-life Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

'Le Seize Septembre' 1998-
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This reproduction of the Magritte painting is the only authorized and approved copy in its current format. It has been sanctioned by the appropriate authorities managing Magritte’s e...
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1990s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Offset

'Le Seize Septembre' 1998-
'Le Seize Septembre' 1998-
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Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'186. Boletus lividus 187. Boletus reticulatus' Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph. From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgique," an atlas of French, Sw...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Pensao Amor, Lisbon and Oriental Bar, Venice Diptych, Johnny Bull, Cityscape Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pensao Amor, Lisbon and Oriental Bar, Venice Diptych by Johnny Bull [2021] limited_edition Digital on 315gsm etching paper Edition number 200 Image size: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Digital, Paper

Flora Italiana ( Narcissus Poetic ) large format botanical still life photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original large format still life photograph from Linda Rosewall's series "Flora Italiana", an intensively beautiful body of works exploring the botanica...
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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

Wildflowers - Screen Print by Franco Bocchi - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Wildflowers is a modern artwork realized by Franco Bocchi in 20th century. Mixed colored screen print. Hand signed on the lower margin. Numbered on the lower left margin. Edition...
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Screen

Léger, Composition, Mon ami Léger (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph and stencil on vélin d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Mon ami Léger par André Maurois de l'Académie ...
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1950s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph, Stencil

Boat - Original Ink Drawing by Robert Naly - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Boat is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the half of the 20th Century by Robert Naly (1900 - 1983). Original ink drawing. Hand-signed. Good conditions except for con...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Prints

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Ink

Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'275. Aleuria vesiculosa 276. Otidea onotica 277. Peziza aurantia 278. Mitrula paludosa' Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph. From "Atlas des champignons de France, Su...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Lemon Squash (1992). Lithograph Limited Edition of 150 by Yayoi Kusama (ABE 158)
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Yayoi Kusama Lemon Squash from the Specially Bound Edition, Edition 73/150. Lithograph [2 plates, 2 colors, 2 runs]. Numbered, titled in Japanese, dated and hand signed by the artis...
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1990s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Picasso, Composition, Faunes et Flore d'Antibes (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph and stencil on vélin pur chiffon d'Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition; unframed. Notes: From the folio, Faunes et Flore d'Antibe...
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1960s Cubist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph, Stencil

My Parents, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: My Parents Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 30 Image Size: 24 x 30 inches Size: 26 in. x 3...
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Screen

Round-leaved Pellaea, antique fern botanical plant lithograph print, 1859
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Antique 19th century fern lithograph with original hand-colouring , 1859, after Walter Hood Fitch. 310mm by 250mm (sheet) Walter Hood Fitch was one of the...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Summer, Color silkscreen on Rives BFK paper Signed/N by famed artist Paula Scher
Located in New York, NY
Paula Scher Summer, ca. 1987 Silkscreen in Colors on Rives BFK Paper. 36 × 29 3/5 inches Edition 81/190 Signed in graphite lower right margin front; numbered 81/190 in graphite lower...
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1980s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Screen

Ornamentale Tatowierung (Ornamental Tattoo) Antique Chromolithograph, circa 1895
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Ornamentale Tatowierung' (Ornamental Tattooing) German chromolithograph. 1895. 240mm by 150mm (sheet)
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Late 19th Century Victorian Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

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

Flora Italiana ( Anemone Rosso ) - large format botanical still life photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original large format still life photograph from Linda Rosewall's series "Flora Italiana", an intensively beautiful body of works exploring the botanica...
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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

Poppies and Anemones - Lithograph form Ladies Flower Garden British Wildflowers
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Lady Jane Webb Loudon (Brittish, 1800 - 1858) 9.5 x 8 in. page. 12 x 14 in. frame. A color lithographic plate from The Ladies' Flower-Garden of British Wildflowers. By Mrs. ...
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Mid-19th Century Still-life Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Porcelana del Carbe, Pop Art Still Life Lithograph by Ana Mercedes Hoyos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ana Mercedes Hoyos, Colombian (1942 - ) Title: Porcelana del Carbe Year: circa 2005 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Size: 30 x 20 in. (76.2 x ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Fiedler, 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° 129, 1961. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; pr...
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1960s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Insect I - Aquatint and Etching by Fifo Stricker - 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Insect I is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Fifo Stricker in 1981. Mixed colored aquatint and etching. Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin.
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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Etching

Flowers Blue, White & Red - Original handsigned lithograph - 199ex
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Baptiste VALADIE Flowers Blue, White & Red Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Limited /199copies On vellum 71 x 56 cm (c. 28 x 22 in) Excellent condition
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Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

de Vlaminck, Nature morte au lard, Vlaminck (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph on vélin paper. Year: 1952 Paper Size: 9.5 x 12.25 inches; image size: 7.08 x 9.45 inches Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued Notes: From th...
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1950s Fauvist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Sunflower Lily, Nineties Style, Vivid Tones Bouquet, Limited Edition Giclée
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 vivid bouquet with an abstracted nineties touc...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée

Steinberg, Illustration, 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° 157, 1966. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; pr...
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1960s Post-War Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Flowering Eucalyptus II ( 30 x 21.5 inch hand-printed botanical cyanotype)
Located in Oakland, CA
Though this may look like a woodcut or screen print, it is a kind of photography. Cyanotypes are a 19th century alternative (cameraless) photographic process. This monotype was print...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Flora Italiana ( Anemone Viola ) - large format botanical still life photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original large format still life photograph from Linda Rosewall's series "Flora Italiana", an intensely beautiful body of works exploring the botanical ...
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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

Two-coloured-leaved Cineraria. Andrews antique botanical flower engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Cineraria Aurita - Two-coloured-leaved Cineraria' Native of the Canary Islands. Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring from Henry Andrews' 'The Botanist's Re...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Engraving

Matisse, Série G, var. 3 (Duthuit 9), Dessins, Thèmes et variations (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin pur fil paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Henri Matisse, Dessins, Thèmes et Variations, 19...
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Angel
Located in London, GB
Albert Irvin Angel 2003 Screenprint signed and numbered by the artist Edition size: 125 Image size: 28.5 x 36cm Paper size: 45 x 54cm Framed size: 51 x 60 cm Albert Irvin (1922–2015...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Screen

COMPOSITION RED Signed Lithograph, Abstract Floral Still Life, Round Blue Vase
Located in Union City, NJ
COMPOSITION RED is an original hand drawn lithograph by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max, printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival printmaking pap...
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1980s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Matisse, Série H, var. 1 (Duthuit 9), Dessins, Thèmes et variations (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin pur fil paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Henri Matisse, Dessins, Thèmes et Variations, 19...
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Original "SAVE A LOAF A WEEK, Help Win the War" vintage World War One poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original rare poster: SAVE A LOAF A WEEK - HELP WIN THE WAR. Original WW1, 1917, U. S. Food Administration antique American poster. Artist sig...
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1910s American Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'279. Bulgaria inquinans 280. Elaphomyces variegatus 281. Xylaria hypoxylon 282. Tuber melansporum' Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph. From "Atlas des champignons de...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

SPANISH STILL LIFE WITH GARLIC Signed Stone Lithograph, Expressionist Style
Located in Union City, NJ
SPANISH STILL LIFE WITH GARLIC by the Spanish artist Carlos Pradal, is an original hand drawn, stone lithograph printed by hand in Paris France using traditional hand lithography techniques on buff color archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free. SPANISH STILL LIFE WITH GARLIC presents an expressionist style still life portrait depicting vegetables - three round onions with a head of garlic positioned toward the center. A broad sweeping brushstroke wash of charcoal black dominates the background creating a dramatic staging for the red and orange vegetable shapes; the off white color of the paper forms the garlic bulb creating contrast for this expressive, energetic Spanish still life composition. Print size - 17 x 20.25 inches, unframed, very good condition, pencil signed by Pradal, inscribed E.A.(Epreuve Artiste) with personal dedication to the master printer Image size - 13 x 16.25 inches Year - c. 1974 About the artist: Carlos Pradal(1923-1988) Spanish ceramist, painter and illustrator was the son of Republican deputy Gabriel Pradal from Almeria, Andalusia. In 1939, his family was forced into exile and settled in France, in Toulouse. In 1956 he obtained a Spanish license and became an auxiliary teacher. He practiced drawing and painting at the same time, following the lessons of Raoul Bergougnan. In 1972, he moved to Paris, where he became a friend of the painters Peinado and Orlando Pelayo. When Franco died...
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1970s Expressionist Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

18Th Century Botanical Engraving
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Rare Botanical Hand Colored Engraving about 1737-1745 Beautifully framed French hand painted mat, in gold leaf frame each print measure 9.5x14.5 with the frame 23.5hx18.5x1 Johann ...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Still-life Prints

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Engraving

"Still Life with Door", Monochrome Cyan Drypoint Etching
By Barbara B. Cohn
Located in Soquel, CA
Limited edition monochrome cyan drypoint etching of a potted plant and door by Barbara Cohn (American, 1923-2019). Numbered ("2/25"), titled ("Still Life with Door"), and hand signed...
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1980s American Realist Still-life Prints

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Paper, Ink, Drypoint

Flowers by the Window, Mid Century Cubist Still-Life Limited Edition Lithograph
By Fausto Maria Casotti
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant cubist still life, a hand signed limited edition lithograph print by Fausto Maria Casotti (also known as Cauri) (Italian, b. 1924). Bold colors and blocky shapes characterize...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Still-life Prints

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Paper, Ink

"1971 Mercedes AMG 300 SEL (a.k.a. "Red Pig")" Limited Edition Giclée Print
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "1971 Mercedes AMG 300 SEL (a.k.a. "Red Pig")" is an limited edition giclée print that depicts a 1971 Mercedes AMG 300 SEL. Born 1969...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Prints

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Giclée

Diptych: Tree Tending & Compass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Diptych: Tree Tending & Compass" is an original artwork made from intaglio and collagraph/relief, pen, ink, & acrylic marker on antique graph paper by Katie VanVli...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Paper, Color, Intaglio

Silene Hookeri, native of California, antique botanical flower lithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Botanical lithograph with original hand-colouring , 1873, by Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892). 145mm by 235mm (sheet) Walter Hood Fitch was a Scottish...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Fern-9
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Carborundum and intaglio. Signed and numbered from the edition of 25. Tachibana’s prints take their inspiration from nature, a meditation on the forms and shapes of water, ferns an...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Intaglio

Still Life - Screen Print by Leo Guida - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is an original artwork realized in 1976 by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original screen print Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil and dat...
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1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Screen

Room For Montgomery, abstract lithograph sky blue clouds, Jim Alford, Santa Fe
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Alford lives and paints on the Galisteo plain just southwest of Santa Fe. His home and studio are situated on a land swell from which the view can only be described as wholly open, e...
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1990s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Still Life - Offset and lithograph by Antonio Fomez - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is a colored lithograph realized by Antonio Fomez in 1970s. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered, edition of 99 prints in pencil on the lower left. Good co...
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1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Blue Circle
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Limited, Edition 10. Signed by the author. Fine Art Print, could be delivered also in different sizes.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Prints

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Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

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

Piranesi VI.
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Fine Art Print Hahnemuehle, edition, Giovanni Battista Piranesi print in Verlag von Ad Lehmann in Wien, end of 19 Century.
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Late 18th Century Italian School Still-life Prints

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Red Geranium: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of flowering Red Geraniums which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitled "Geranium Anemones folio Af...
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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Engraving, Mezzotint

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

Hammer- Pincer- Basket - offset after Renato Guttuso - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Hammer- Pincer- Basket is an artwork realized by the Italian artist  Renato Guttuso  (Bagheria, 1911 – Rome, 1987) in 1960. Original Colored Offset on paper.  Good condition. Ital...
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1960s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Offset

Halston Advertising Campaign Poster - FIRST EDITION
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original serigraph poster was designed for an in-store advertising campaign and printed in 1982. It is part of an unnumbered edition featuring collage-style images intended for ...
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1980s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Screen

Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'41. Tricholoma irinum 42. Tricholoma cinerescens' Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph. From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgique," an atlas of French,...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'5. Amanita Mappa 6. Amanita junquillea' Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph. From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgique," an atlas of French, Swiss, an...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

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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