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Dutch Floral Still Life

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Tiffany Calvert#452, 2024

$1,500

H 14 in W 11 in

#452

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

digital panes. Dutch floral still life paintings encapsulate multiple concerns. Their subjects were

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

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Tiffany Calvert#449, 2024

$3,000

H 20 in W 16 in

#449

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

digital panes. Dutch floral still life paintings encapsulate multiple concerns. Their subjects were

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#448

Tiffany Calvert#448, 2024

$3,000

H 20 in W 16 in

#448

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

digital panes. Dutch floral still life paintings encapsulate multiple concerns. Their subjects were

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

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Tiffany Calvert#444, 2024

$20,000

H 68 in W 55 in

#444

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

digital panes. Dutch floral still life paintings encapsulate multiple concerns. Their subjects were

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#446
#446

Tiffany Calvert#446, 2024

$15,500

H 60 in W 48 in

#446

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

digital panes. Dutch floral still life paintings encapsulate multiple concerns. Their subjects were

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

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Tiffany Calvert#402, 2022

$4,700

H 28 in W 22 in

#402

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

recent work uses the seventeenth-century Dutch floral still life as a springboard for exploring the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#375
#375

Tiffany Calvert#375, 2021

$11,000

H 50 in W 39.5 in

#375

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

recent work uses the seventeenth-century Dutch floral still life as a springboard for exploring the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#392

Tiffany Calvert#392, 2022

$1,500

H 14 in W 11 in

#392

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

digital panes. Dutch floral still life paintings encapsulate multiple concerns. Their subjects were

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#430

Tiffany Calvert#430, 2023

$15,500

H 48 in W 60 in

#430

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

digital panes. Dutch floral still life paintings encapsulate multiple concerns. Their subjects were

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#440

Tiffany Calvert#440, 2024

$7,000

H 30 in W 38 in

#440

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

digital panes. Dutch floral still life paintings encapsulate multiple concerns. Their subjects were

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

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#417

Tiffany Calvert#417, 2023

$20,000

H 68 in W 55 in

#417

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

digital panes. Dutch floral still life paintings encapsulate multiple concerns. Their subjects were

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#414

Tiffany Calvert#414, 2022

$20,000

H 68 in W 55 in

#414

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

digital panes. Dutch floral still life paintings encapsulate multiple concerns. Their subjects were

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#412

Tiffany Calvert#412, 2022

$20,000

H 68 in W 55 in

#412

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

digital panes. Dutch floral still life paintings encapsulate multiple concerns. Their subjects were

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#325
#325

Tiffany Calvert#325, 2019

$4,700

H 28 in W 22 in

#325

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

recent work uses the seventeenth-century Dutch floral still life as a springboard for exploring the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#286
#286

Tiffany Calvert#286, 2017

$4,700

H 28 in W 22 in

#286

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

recent work uses the seventeenth-century Dutch floral still life as a springboard for exploring the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#408
#408

Tiffany Calvert#408, 2022

$1,500

H 14 in W 11 in

#408

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

digital panes. Dutch floral still life paintings encapsulate multiple concerns. Their subjects were

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#409
#409

Tiffany Calvert#409, 2022

$4,700

H 28 in W 22 in

#409

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

digital panes. Dutch floral still life paintings encapsulate multiple concerns. Their subjects were

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

Dutch florals and vase by Georgian window in evening, 19th Century
Dutch florals and vase by Georgian window in evening, 19th Century

Dutch florals and vase by Georgian window in evening, 19th Century

Located in Hillsborough, NC

Floral painting in the Renaissance Dutch style, oil on canvas, likely dating to the 1800s.. A riot

Category

19th Century Dutch School Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

#338
#338

Tiffany Calvert#338, 2019

$15,500

H 60 in W 48 in

#338

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

techniques to historical imagery. Her recent work uses the seventeenth-century Dutch floral still life as a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#328
#328

Tiffany Calvert#328, 2019

$15,500

H 60 in W 48 in

#328

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

techniques to historical imagery. Her recent work uses the seventeenth-century Dutch floral still life as a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#327
#327

Tiffany Calvert#327, 2019

$15,500

H 60 in W 48 in

#327

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

techniques to historical imagery. Her recent work uses the seventeenth-century Dutch floral still life as a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

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Dutch School Contemporary Oil - Floral Still Life
Dutch School Contemporary Oil - Floral Still Life

Dutch School Contemporary Oil - Floral Still Life

Located in Corsham, GB

A fine contemporary floral still life in the manner of the traditional Dutch school classical

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dutch Style Vanitas Floral Still Life Painting
Dutch Style Vanitas Floral Still Life Painting

Dutch Style Vanitas Floral Still Life Painting

Located in Houston, TX

Hyper-realistic floral still life in the style of Dutch Master Ambrosius Bosschaert. The painting

Category

19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dutch Style 19th Century Oil - Elegant Floral Still Life
Dutch Style 19th Century Oil - Elegant Floral Still Life

Dutch Style 19th Century Oil - Elegant Floral Still Life

Located in Corsham, GB

An exquisite Dutch style oil floral still life on wood panel. The arrangement shows an urn with

Category

19th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

#334
#334

Tiffany Calvert#334, 2019

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H 28 in W 22 in

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By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

recent work uses the seventeenth-century Dutch floral still life as a springboard for exploring the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#323
#323

Tiffany Calvert#323, 2019

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H 28 in W 22 in

#323

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

recent work uses the seventeenth-century Dutch floral still life as a springboard for exploring the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#341

Tiffany Calvert#341, 2019

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H 28 in W 22 in

#341

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

recent work uses the seventeenth-century Dutch floral still life as a springboard for exploring the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#383
#383

Tiffany Calvert#383, 2021

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H 68 in W 55 in

#383

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

recent work uses the seventeenth-century Dutch floral still life as a springboard for exploring the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#401
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Tiffany Calvert#401, 2022

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H 14 in W 11 in

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By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

recent work uses the seventeenth-century Dutch floral still life as a springboard for exploring the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#377

Tiffany Calvert#377, 2021

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H 50 in W 39.5 in

#377

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

recent work uses the seventeenth-century Dutch floral still life as a springboard for exploring the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#447
#447

Tiffany Calvert#447, 2024

Sold

H 50 in W 40 in

#447

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

digital panes. Dutch floral still life paintings encapsulate multiple concerns. Their subjects were

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#407
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Tiffany Calvert#407, 2022

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H 68 in W 55 in

#407

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

digital panes. Dutch floral still life paintings encapsulate multiple concerns. Their subjects were

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#382
#382

Tiffany Calvert#382, 2022

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H 30 in W 38 in

#382

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

digital panes. Dutch floral still life paintings encapsulate multiple concerns. Their subjects were

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#296

Tiffany Calvert#296, 2018

Sold

H 60 in W 48 in

#296

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

painting techniques to historical imagery. Her recent work uses the seventeenth-century Dutch floral still

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

#305
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Tiffany Calvert#305, 2018

Sold

H 60 in W 48 in

#305

By Tiffany Calvert

Located in New Orleans, LA

recent work uses the seventeenth-century Dutch floral still life as a springboard for exploring the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Inkjet

Tutti Fiori — 30 x 30 inches Dutch inspired floral contemporary

Tutti Fiori — 30 x 30 inches Dutch inspired floral contemporary

By Stephanie Peek

Located in Burlingame, CA

Poetic and mysterious oil painting from artist Stephanie Peek, whose florally inspired works of art

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century Oil - Floral Array
Mid 20th Century Oil - Floral Array

Mid 20th Century Oil - Floral Array

Located in Corsham, GB

A truly exquisite Dutch style oil floral still life on wood panel. The arrangement shows a handled

Category

20th Century Still-life Prints

Materials

Oil

Florals in classic urn Old Masters 17th century Dutch style
Florals in classic urn Old Masters 17th century Dutch style

Florals in classic urn Old Masters 17th century Dutch style

Located in Hillsborough, NC

‘Florals with Urn’ is in a classical Dutch style that dates to the 17th century. The canvas alone

Category

17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Milton Glaser Juilliard 1990 (Milton Glaser posters)

Milton Glaser Juilliard 1990 (Milton Glaser posters)

By Milton Glaser

Located in NEW YORK, NY

power of music brings a carefully-painted Dutch floral still life into three-dimensional bloom. Offset

Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Dutch-Style Floral Still Life
Dutch-Style Floral Still Life

Dutch-Style Floral Still Life

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H 27.25 in W 23.25 in D 2.88 in

Dutch-Style Floral Still Life

Located in Plano, TX

Brilliantly-colored Dutch-style floral still life - beautifully arranged flowers cascade from their

Category

20th Century Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Milton Glaser Juilliard 1990 (Milton Glaser posters)

Milton Glaser Juilliard 1990 (Milton Glaser posters)

By Milton Glaser

Located in NEW YORK, NY

power of music brings a carefully-painted Dutch floral still life into three-dimensional bloom. Offset

Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

The Anxiety of Fruit
The Anxiety of Fruit

The Anxiety of Fruit

By Charles Browning

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Charles Browning’s oil paintings are steeped in 17th- and 18th-century Dutch still lifes and floral

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dutch Velvet, green botanical floral Photomontage
Dutch Velvet, green botanical floral Photomontage

Dutch Velvet, green botanical floral Photomontage

By Carol Bouyoucos

Located in Brooklyn, NY

floral illustration that has an almost vintage toile aesthetic. The works are printed individually

Category

2010s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Digital

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Dutch Floral Still Life For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact dutch floral still life you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Old Masters examples as well as a Art Deco version. If you’re looking for a dutch floral still life from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right dutch floral still life for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black. Finding an appealing dutch floral still life — no matter the origin — is easy, but Adriaan Johannes van't Hoff, Stephanie Peek and Simon Pietersz Verelst (circle) each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in oil paint, paint and canvas can add an especially memorable touch. A large dutch floral still life can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller dutch floral still life, measuring 15.13 high and 18.75 wide, may better suit your needs.

How Much is a Dutch Floral Still Life?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a dutch floral still life in our inventory may begin at $500 and can go as high as $78,885, while the average can fetch as much as $6,795.

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.

Questions About Dutch Floral Still Life
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Dutch still life paintings are painted works of art depicting everyday objects that were produced in the Netherlands during the 16th and 17th centuries. Although the pictured items are realistic, they tend to have symbolic meanings. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Dutch still life paintings.

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