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Still-life Prints For Sale
Léger, Composition, L'Art Cubiste, Théories et Réalisations (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph and stencil on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, L'Art Cubiste, Théories et Réalisations, Etude Critique...
Category
1920s Cubist Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
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...
Category
1960s Cubist Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
de Segonzac, Les canotiers, Collection Pierre Lévy (after)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Medium: Lithograph on vélin d'Arches paper
Year: 1967
Paper Size: 20 x 26 inches
Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued
Notes: From the folio, Dunoyer de Segonzac...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Red Dogwood 1 from Flowers portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz
Title: Red Dogwood 1 from Flowers portfolio
Year: 2021
Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
Edition: 100; signed and nu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Les poissons rouges, 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...
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Botanical Healers, still life, flowers, floral
Located in Deddington, GB
Plants are things of beauty, but they have a purpose beyond decoration. This piece invites quiet reflection on human’s relationship with plants. I love history and stories and was in...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Prints
Materials
Watercolor
Calder, 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° 141, published by Aimé Maeg...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Citamerdu (Amrita) Plant: 17th Century Botanical Engraving by Hendrik van Rheede
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a rare 17th century engraving of a plant entitled "Citamerdu" by the Dutch botanist Hendrik van Rheede tot Drakenstein, plate 21 from his 'Hortus Indicus Malabaricus' (Garden of Malabar), published in Amsterdam in 1686 by Johann van Someren. The engraving depicts the Citamerdu plant, also known as Tinospora cordifolia plant or Amrita and Guduchi. It is a deciduous plant with heart-shaped leaves, greenish flowers, and pea-shaped fruits. Rheede's 19th century publication featured illustrations of exotic plants and fruits labelled with script in the upper right corner in Latin, Malay, Arabic, and Sanskrit. Hortus Indicus Malabaricus is believed to be the earliest comprehensive published work on the flora of Asia and the tropics. The 17th century treatise featured important illustrations of 740 plants of the region, including Indian medicinal plants.
The engraving is printed on 17th century laid, chain-linked paper, watermarked with an elaborate crown design. The sheet measures 15.75" high by 18.75" wide. There is a central fold, as issued. There are a few small spots, but the print is otherwise in excellent condition.
There are additional Rheede botanical engravings from his 'Hortus Indicus Malabaricus' publication that are listed on my 1stdibs storefront and online website. These would make for an impressive display grouping. A discount is available for purchase of two or more of the prints.
Hendrik Adriaan van...
Category
Late 17th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Sneezewort, Poppy, Strawflower: 17th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Ptarmica Vulgaris (Sneezewort), Papaver Spinosum (Mexican Poppy), Chrysocame Peregrina (Seaside Strawflower)", depicting flowering Sneezewort, Mexican Poppy and Seaside Strawberry plants respectively from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713.
This beautiful colorful engraving is printed on thin laid chain-linked paper. The left margin is thinner than the others and the left edge is somewhat irregular where the engraving was previously bound in the original publication. The print is otherwise in excellent condition with striking hand-coloring. The sheet measures 20" high and 16.38" wide.
Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was an apothecary and botanist. He was curator of the Willibaldsburg Castle garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop...
Category
1640s Academic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Oxlip, English antique yellow flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Oxlip'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand and...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"The Dinners". Seven-Panel Dibond number 10/25. Surreal Banquet in a Springtime
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This striking limited edition print by Natasha Lelenco captures the vivid energy of spring, where the explosion of floral motifs sets the stage for a unique psychological study of hu...
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Prints
Materials
Metal
Torch Lily, English antique red flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Torch Lily'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehan...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
California Still Life #40
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In 1990, the Cleveland Institute of Music commissioned artist Gary Bukovnik to create a poster featuring his work "California Still Life #40." Bu...
Category
1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Offset
Chironia Baccifera Berry-Bearing Chironia /// English Botanical Flower Engraving
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: William Curtis (English, 1746-1799)
Title: "Chironia Baccifera Berry-Bearing Chironia" (Vol. 7, Plate 233)
Portfolio: The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed
Year...
Category
1790s Victorian Still-life Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
Located in Yerevan, AM
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Edition 20 pcs.
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Prints
Materials
Canvas, Color
Salvador Dali - Erotic Grapefruit - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - Erotic Grapefruit - Original Hand-Signed Lithograph
1969
Dimensions: P. 57 x 37 cm
Sheet: 75 x 56 cm
Handsigned, EA (Epreuve d'Artiste)
Excellent Condition
Reference...
Category
1960s Surrealist Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (Still Life with Chair)
Located in Bristol, GB
Xerox copy of facsimile drawing in 16 parts
Unknown edition
88 x 142 cm (35.1 x 56 in)
(Frame 99.5 x 155.5 x 4.3 cm / 39.2 x 61.2 x 2.1 in)
Printed initials on the front
Conditi...
Category
1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Digital
Matisse, Série N Gc'S, var. 4 (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...
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
If The Shoe Fits #3 - 8"x10", Art Print On Paper, Woman's Leopard Print Shoe
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This art print on paper features a pair of leopard print women's shoes. It's stylish and expressive aesthetic would add a playful charm to any space. Hand signed on back. This is #3 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Paper
Katonah Muse
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Paper size: 26.75 x 19.25 inches. Inscription: Hand signed and numbered, 46/100, as issued. Notes: Published and printed by Tyler Graphics, Ltd., ...
Category
1990s Pop Art Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Herman Miller Summer Picnic August 20, 1971 - Watermelon Screen Print
Located in Houston, TX
Original Herman Miller Summer Picnic screen printed lacquer ink and lacquer finish print. August 20, 1971 annual company picnic poster is a...
Category
1970s Pop Art Still-life Prints
Materials
Lacquer, Ink
Georgia O'Keeffe, Limited Edition Flower Poster with beautiful Friendship Quote
Located in New York, NY
Georgia O'Keeffe, Red Poppy poster, with Friendship Quote, 1987
"Still - in a way - nobody sees a flower - it is so small - we haven't time- and to see takes time, like to have a fr...
Category
1980s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Hermit Crabs, German animal antique underwater crustacean engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Einsiedlerkrebse'
(Hermit crabs)
German wood-engraving, circa 1895.
240mm by 155mm (sheet)
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Ceramics, German antique decorative arts chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Keramik'
(Ceramics)
German chromolithograph, circa 1895. Central vertical fold as issued.
240mm by 305mm (sheet)
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Pop Art Archival Print, 'Blue Trash', 2022
By Gavin Turk
Located in New York, NY
'Blue Trash' is a vibrant pop print by contemporary master Gavin Turk. The blue, orange, red, and yellow hues give this work a playful energy. ‘Blue Trash’ is edition 7 of 30 and is ...
Category
2010s Young British Artists (YBA) Still-life Prints
Materials
Archival Paper
Matisse, Fleurs de neige (Duthuit 139), Verve: Revue Artistique (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin du Marais paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire, Vol. IX, N° 35-36...
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
A Pale Angels Halo
Located in New York, NY
This lithograph, produced in an edition of 100, and signed and numbered by James Rosenquist, is offered by CLAMP in New York.
Category
1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Aspen, Print on Satin Paper, Framed
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan
Work: Print on Satin Paper, Edition 011
Subject: Aspen,
Framed Size: 20'' x 28." x 0.8''inch, 51x71x3cm,
Ready to Hang, Wooden Frame. Glass, Plastic Wrapped
...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Prints
Materials
Paper, Satin Paper, Color
''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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Sun on Six (Jasper Johns linocut, hand signed and numbered 4/26)
By Jasper Johns
Located in New York, NY
Jasper Johns
Sun on Six, 2000
Color linoleum cut on Gampi Torinoko paper
Pencil signed, dated and numbered 4/26 on the front
Published by Z Press, Calais, Vermont
Frame included: ele...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Still-life Prints
Materials
Rice Paper, Pencil, Linocut
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Prints
Materials
Canvas, Color
Flowering Feverfew Plants: A 17th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Matricaria Flore Simplici, Matricaria Flore Pleno, depicting flowering Feverfew and Double-flowered Feverfew plants, from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713. The feverfew plant is also known as featherfew, featherfoil, or bachelor’s buttons...
Category
1640s Academic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Flowering Chestnut 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 "Castanea Equina, Chateignier amaire (Horse Chestnut)". It is plate 342 in...
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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
Purple Irises on White
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz
Purple Irises on White
2023
Archival pigment ink print, on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm
24 x 30 inches (61 x 76 cm) unframed
Signed and numbered edition of 100
Alex K...
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Calder, 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° 113, published by Aimé Maeg...
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Early Tulip, English antique red flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Tacsonia'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand ...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Hibiscus Lindlei, antique botanical pink 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.
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Still Life - Offset Print after Giorgio Morandi - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is a Photolithograph print, reproducing the original watercolor by Giorgio Morandi created in 1932.
The signature by the artist is perfectly reproduced on the plate and d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Offset
Nature Morte au Pichet Rose, Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Set against a gradient blue background, the soft red pitcher and the bright lemon stand out against the scene in this print by Pablo Picasso. A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Est...
Category
Late 20th Century Cubist Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Butterfly Monarch #1" Print on Canvas 40x40 in Ed. of 75 by Mick Fleetwood
Located in Culver City, CA
"Butterfly Monarch #1" Print on Canvas 40x40 in Ed. of 75 by Mick Fleetwood
Digital print on canvas
Not framed
Mick Fleetwood, the legendary drummer and founding member of Fleetwo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Canvas, Digital
Large Cut Flowers by Oisin Byrne, 2023
By Oisin Byrne
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Large Cut Flowers by Oisin Byrne, 2023
Additional information:
Medium: screenprint
121 x 126 cm
47 5/8 x 49 5/8 in
Oisin Byrne (b.1983) is an Irish visua...
Category
20th Century Still-life Prints
Materials
Screen
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....
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
Chrysanthemums
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Chrysanthemums
Color woodcut, c. 1950's
Signed lower right (see photo)
Publisher: Uchida (see photo of red seal)
Note: Chrysanthemums, a symbol of the sun, the Japanese consider the ...
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Matisse, Série A, var. 5 (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...
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Joan Miro - Original Abstract Lithograph
By Joan Miró
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Joan Miro Miro Original Abstract Lithograph
Artist: Joan Miro
Medium: Original lithograph on Rives vellum
Portfolio: Miro Lithographe V
Year: 1981
E...
Category
1970s Abstract Still-life Prints
Materials
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° 201, published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; printed ...
Category
1970s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Chamomile & Safflower: A 17th-18th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Chamemelum Romanum flore simplici (Chamomile), Cincus Sativus (False saffron, Safflower), Chamaemelum Romanum Flore (Roman Chamomile)", depicting flowering Chamomile, Safflower and Roman Chamomile plants respectively from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713.
This beautiful colorful engraving is printed on thin laid chain-linked paper with wide margins. There are a few small spots and some irregularity of the lower edge. There is some bleed-through of text from the verso. The print is otherwise in excellent condition with striking hand-coloring. The sheet measures 22.25" high and 17.38" wide.
Basilius Besler (1561–1629) was an apothecary and botanist. He was curator of the Willibaldsburg Castle garden of Johann Konrad von Gemmingen, prince bishop...
Category
Early 18th Century Academic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
The Exuberant Garden
By Marc Dennis
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS PIECE: Dennis is known for his hyper naturalistic, highly detailed and obsessively delineated paintings that explore the subversive potential of beauty and pleasure. Fresh...
Category
2010s Still-life Prints
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Reflections" by Lee Teter. Lithograph Published by Chapter 172, Plate signed.
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Lee Teter, born in 1959, has used American historical events as common themes throughout his pieces. From American wars, to Native American struggles, Lee has used oil paints to prod...
Category
20th Century Post-War Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Winter, Modern Lithograph by Robert Kipniss
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Kipness was an American painter and printmaker who’s work focused on forms and a pronounced moodiness. This print is signed, numbered, dated, and...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Purple Tulips 1
By Alex Katz
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Alex Katz
Title: Purple Tulips 1
Year: 2021
Medium: Archival pigment ink on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm fine art paper
Edition: 100; signed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Tree)
By Robert Longo
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Robert Longo
Title: Untitled (Tree)
Year: 2018
Medium: Archival pigment print on Epson hot pressed, bright white paper
Edition: 25; signed, dated and numbered in pencil
Sheet...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
CHAMBERED NAUTILUS
By Julio Larraz
Located in New York, NY
Etching, aquatint and sugarlift print of a Still-Life on a table. Edition of 100.
Category
1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Reflection
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The picture evoked sun, good mood and happiness, taken during a hot summer day. Will be printed on fine art paper, signed, with gallery certificate. Framing available as well.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Digital, Color, Archival Pigment
Daylilies, Lincoln Center silkscreen (Hand Signed & Inscribed by Alex Katz)
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz (after)
Day Lilies (Hand Signed and Inscribed by Alex Katz), 1992
Large silkscreen poster on wove paper
Boldly signed, inscribed and dated on the lower, right front in blac...
Category
1990s Pop Art Still-life Prints
Materials
Screen
In Tangier
Located in London, GB
Howard Hodgkin
In Tangier, 1991
Screenprint in 22 colours on huntsman velvet 300gsm paper
Signed with initials HH, numbered (63/72) and dated ('91) in pencil
82 × 86 cm
Edition of 7...
Category
1990s Post-Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Screen
Roy Lichtenstein 'Blue Grapes' Invitation 1972 FRAMED
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 17 x 13 inches ( 43.18 x 33.02 cm )
Image Size: 4 x 5.5 inches ( 10.16 x 13.97 cm )
Framed: Yes
Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling
Additional Details...
Category
1970s Pop Art Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
PRÉVOST. Print from Collection des Fleurs et des Fruits
Located in London, GB
Original stipple engraving by Charles-Louis Ruotte, printed in colour and finished by hand. Framed and glazed, overall size: 63.3 by 47.2 cm.
[Paris 1805].
Prevost came from a lo...
Category
Early 1800s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Color, Engraving, Handmade Paper
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.