$10,000
H 13.63 in W 9.63 in
A Pair of 18th cent Dutch Still Life Watercolors Flowers in a Glass Vase 1797
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
watercolors depicting assorted flowers in a glass vase. Watercolor on paper 13 5/8 x 9 5/8 inches (34.6 x
Paper, Watercolor
$5,158
H 9.65 in W 11.42 in D 1.97 in
Yellow Fritillary Flowers in a Chinese Vase - 21st Century Dutch Still-life
By Ingrid Smuling
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ingrid Smuling Yellow Fritillary Flowers in a Chinese Vase 24.5 x 29 cm olieverf Framed size! 32.5
Oil, Wood Panel
$5,158
H 9.65 in W 11.42 in D 1.97 in
Yellow Cowslip Flowers in Chinese Vase - 21st Century Dutch Still-life Painting
By Ingrid Smuling
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ingrid Smuling Yellow Cowslip Flowers in Chinese Vase 24,5 x 29 cm olieverf Framed size! 34,5 x 39
Oil, Wood Panel
$60,498
H 25 in W 22 in D 2 in
Still Life of Flowers in vase on Ledge - Dutch 17thC Old Master art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning 17th century Dutch Old Master Golden Age floral oil painting is by noted Dutch artist
Oil
Dutch School 20th Century Oil - Flowers in a Vase
Located in Corsham, GB
Packed with symbolism, Dutch school floral paintings and similar compositions have remained popular
Oil
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H 45.67 in W 38.19 in D 2.37 in
'Spring Flowers in a Vase' by Jeanne Bieruma Oosting, 1898 - 1994, Dutch
Located in Knokke, BE
Bieruma Oosting Jeanne Leeuwarden 1898 – 1994 Almen Dutch Painter 'Spring Flowers in a Vase
Canvas, Oil
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H 30 in W 25 in
Classical Still Life Vase Of Flowers On Table signed original Dutch Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dutch School, early 20th century oil on canvas, framed indistinctly signed framed: 30 x 25 inches
Oil
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H 8.27 in Dm 7.88 in
Delft blau handgemalt. Holland. Porcelain vase with windmill and flowers h 21 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Delft blue porcelain. Holland. Porcelain vase with windmill and flowers h 21 cm. Delft blau
Porcelain, Delft
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H 13.5 in W 12 in
Fine Classical Dutch Old Master Style Still Life Flowers in Vase Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frederik Victor Van Bloemart, British 20th Century signed oil painting on board, framed framed: 13.5 x 11 inches board: 10 x 8 inches provenance: private collection, England condit...
Oil
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H 25 in W 21 in D 2 in
Still Life of Flowers in Vase on Ledge - Dutch 19thC art floral oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This beautiful 19th century Dutch School oil painting is attributed to artist JvP, as signed lower
Oil
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H 45.28 in W 37.8 in D 3.55 in
Oil On Canvas "Still life with flowers and vase" Atr. to Cornelis van Spaendonck
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil On Canvas "Still life with flowers and vase" Atr. to Cornelis van Spaendonck Biography
Gold Leaf
Sold
H 37 in W 27 in
Fine Dutch Classical Still Life Ornate Flowers on Stone Plinth Oil Painting
By Thomas Heesakkers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Thomas Heesakkers, Dutch b.1946 Flowers in a vase with fruit on oil painting on canvas, framed
Oil, Canvas
$58,921
H 45.28 in W 63.78 in D 0.99 in
Interior Scene with Kitchen - Oil on Canvas - 1659
Located in Roma, IT
Signed and dated lower left. Includes a beautiful later wooden frame cm. 137x8x182. Very Good conditions. Prov. Christie's London, February 15th 1974, n. 19. This artwork is shippe...
Oil
$15,030
H 34.26 in W 21.26 in
17th century portrait of the wine merchant Caspar Rommerskirchen - Old master
Located in Aartselaar, BE
17th-century German portrait of the wine merchant Caspar Roemerskirchen at the age of 26 in 1628, Franz Kessler (attr.) This highly decorative portrait depicts the 26-year-old Caspa...
Oil, Wood
$2,956
H 18 in W 15 in D 3 in
Rare 18th Century English Still Life of Grapes, Peaches and Strawberries
Located in Harkstead, GB
A rare and most attractive still life by William Jones of Bath. The sumptuous textures of the peaches, grapes and strawberries contrasting with the dark background. A really handsome...
Canvas, Oil
$102,210
H 101.19 in W 137.8 in D 19.3 in
19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A rare pair of heliocodal French Directoire library bookcases in solid walnut. This type of bookcases is also known as 'boiseries de Bibliothèque' as they often, together with pannel...
Walnut
$59,522
H 17.33 in W 22.05 in
Macbeth and the Three Witches a Painting on Panel by Francesco Zuccarelli
By Francesco Zuccarelli
Located in PARIS, FR
This painting, created during Zuccarelli's stay in England, represents the decisive moment when Macbeth, together with Banquo, meets the three witches who announce that he will be Ki...
Oil, Wood Panel
Fine Italian Porcelain Dinner Service, Verbano Laveno, 20th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
FINE ITALIAN PORCELAIN DINNER SERVICE, VERBANO LAVENO, 20TH CENTURY The Verbano Laveno dinner service, originating from the 20th century, boasts exquisite craftsmanship and timeless...
Porcelain
$125,000
H 18 in W 18.5 in
H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "The Kiss" collotype print
By Gustav Klimt & K.K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The Kiss, no. 1 from the fifth installment of Das Werk Gustav Klimts Undoubtedly Klimt’s best known and most reproduced images, this printed version of The Kiss is the only one with...
Handmade Paper
$1,960Sale Price|30% Off
H 42 in W 32.5 in
"Portrait of a Lady" - 19th-Century French Framed Antique Woman Oil Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely portrait of a turn-of-the-century elegant woman, perhaps commissioned by a devoted husband (she has a ring on her right hand, which is more common as a wedding ring in north...
Oil
$33,669Sale Price|20% Off
H 43.12 in W 35.04 in
The Grape Seller by Jacob Ochtervelt (Workshop), Oil on Canvas, Period Frame
Located in Stockholm, SE
Jacob Ochtervelt (Workshop) The Grape Seller oil on canvas unframed: 80.7 x 61 cm.; 31 ¾ x 24 in. framed: 109.5 x 89 cm.; 43 1/8 x 35 in. Essay: This captivating piece, originatin...
Canvas, Oil
$20,624
H 19.75 in W 21.5 in
Dutch 17th Century Oil Painting - The Card Game by Ter Borch
By Gerard ter Borch the Younger
Located in London, GB
Gerard ter Borch The Cards Game Oil on canvas 14 x 15.5 inches unframed 19 3/4 x 21 1/2 inches framed Gerard ter Borch (Dutch; December 1617 – 8 December 1681), also known as Gerard...
Oil
Pomegranates
Located in Zofingen, AG
The serene ceramic jar anchors the composition, creating a quiet dialogue between matte surfaces and glossy fruit. The carefully draped striped tablecloth introduces rhythm and movem...
Canvas, Oil
$11,062Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.75 in W 18.12 in
Still Life with Oysters - The earliest known still life in Swedish art history
Located in Stockholm, SE
This previously unpublished painting was first securely attributed to Govert Dircksz Camphuysen in 1944, following an examination at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm during which the ...
Oak, Oil, Wood Panel
Storms (At Sea)
By Louis Oscar Griffith
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Storm (At Sea) Oil on board, c. 1908 Signed: L. O. Griffith lower left (see photo) Titled on label verso Image: 6 5/8 x 8 3/4" Frame: 10 x 12 x 1 1/2" Provenance: Estate of the Arti...
Oil
$4,124Sale Price|20% Off
H 13 in W 15 in
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Bathers by Wooden Pool Carved Wood Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bathers by the Woodland Pool Dutch School, 17th century circle of Cornelis van Poelenburgh (1594-1667) oil on copper, framed framed: 13 x 15 inches copper: 7.5 x 9.5inches provenance...
Oil
Rare Tiffany Studios “Jade Ring” Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Geometric Table Lamp, circa 1910. This is a rare one of a kind early Tiffany Studios large table lamp that is illustrated in Al...
Bronze
"Solebury Valley"
By William Langson Lathrop
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed lower right. Complemented by a period frame. William L. Lathrop (1859-1938) Deemed “Father of the New Hope Art Colony”, William Langson Lathrop was born in Warren, Illino...
Canvas, Oil
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.
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