Diana Watson
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin
1930s Mixed Media
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
People Also Browsed
Vintage 1930s Folk Art Toys
Tin
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Pedestals
Plaster
Mid-20th Century Unknown Space Age Chairs
Fiberglass
1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Ink, Gouache
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Barware
Glass
2010s Swiss Modern Sofas
Metal
19th Century Italian School Interior Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper, Linen
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century North American American Colonial Beds and Bed F...
Mahogany
18th Century Rococo Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Oil
Vintage 1950s Unknown Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Chrome
1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
Late 20th Century American Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Recent Sales
2010s Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Academic Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Academic Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Academic Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Academic Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Linen
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Academic Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Academic Paintings
Oil
2010s Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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Finding the Right still-life-paintings for You
Still-life paintings work as part of the decor in nearly every type of 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, still-life paintings frequently 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 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 and plants that were the subject of their work.
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.
While early examples were primarily figurative, you can find still lifes that belong to different schools and styles of painting, such as Cubism, Impressionism and contemporary art.
As part of the wall decor in your living room, dining room or elsewhere, a still-life painting can look sophisticated alongside your well-curated decorative objects and can help set the mood in a space.
When shopping for a still-life painting, 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, find a collection of still-life paintings in a wide range of styles and subject matter.