$8,595Sale Price|26% Off
H 31 in W 36 in D 3 in
Still Life with Fruit & Bread Rustic French Farmhouse Interior by French Artist
Located in Preston, GB
, Robert Chailloux (1913-2006). Art measures 29 x 23.5 inches Frame measures 36 x 31 inches This painting
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$6,876Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 26 in D 3 in
Still Life with Flowers & Fruit in a French Farmhouse Interior by French Artist
Located in Preston, GB
, Robert Chailloux (1913-2006). Art measures 18 x 21 inches Frame measures 26 x 29 inches The blue
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
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H 18.5 in W 21.5 in
Vintage Still life of apples & walnuts by French artist Robert Chailloux
Located in AIGNAN, FR
A wonderful vintage mid-century still life painting by French artist, Robert Chailloux on board and
Oil
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H 21 in W 18 in D 3 in
Still Life with Purple Echinops Globe Thistle Flowers in Rustic French Interior
Located in Preston, GB
French Farmhouse Interior by 20th Century Artist, Robert Chailloux (1913-2006). Art measures 10 x 13.5
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$4,345Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 17 in D 2 in
Early 20th Century Oil of French Stone Building entitled Interieur et Exteriuer
By Charles Perron
Located in Preston, GB
Early 20th Century Oil of French Stone Building entitled 'Interieur et Exteriuer' by the Award-Winning French Artist, Charles Perron (1893 – 1958). Presented in a beautiful ornate p...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$360Sale Price|78% Off
H 16.15 in W 13 in D 0.79 in
French school Still Life Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Still Life from J Robert⬅️ 🟢Jacques Robert (1921–1997) was a French writer, journalist, and screenwriter. Born on June 27, 1921, in Lyon, France, he began his career in journalis...
Oil, Linen, Canvas, Gesso, Stretcher Bars
$3,083Sale Price|35% Off
H 26 in W 36 in D 3 in
Oil Painting of a Woodland Scene in the English Countryside by British Artist
By James Wright
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of a Woodland Scene in the English Countryside by 20th Century Modern British Artist, James Wright Art measures 30 x 16 inches Frame measures 36 x 22 inches This 198...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$1,072Sale Price|60% Off
H 28 in W 40 in D 2 in
Vintage Oil Painting of Fantasy Cottage in the Woods with Flowers & Gardens
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Oil Painting of Fantasy Cottage in the Woods with Flowers & Gardens Art measures 36 x 24 inches Frame measures 40 x 28 inches
Canvas, Oil
$1,534Sale Price|30% Off
H 16 in W 20 in D 2 in
English Harvest - Vintage Impressionist Landscape Painting with Horses & Figures
Located in Preston, GB
English Harvest - Vintage 20th Century Impressionist Oil Painting with Horses & Figures by British Artist, David Hyde Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame measures 20 x 16 inches...
Oil, Board
$1,650Sale Price|31% Off
H 25 in W 35 in D 2 in
Mountain View of a Lush Green Valley in the English Lake District Vintage Oil
By Arthur Terry Blamires
Located in Preston, GB
Mountain View of a Lush Green Valley in the English Lake District - Vintage Oil Painting by 20th Century Modern British Landscape Artist, Arthur Terry Blamires (b. 1930) Art measure...
Oil, Board
$2,365Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 25 in D 2 in
Oil Painting of the English Lake District by Modern British Landscape Artist
By Arthur Terry Blamires
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of Glaramara and Combe Ghyll in the English Lake District by Modern British Landscape Artist Arthur Terry Blamires (b. 1930) Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measure 2...
Oil, Board
$2,035Sale Price|20% Off
H 22 in W 26 in D 2.5 in
Cottage in a Lush Garden with Hens in the English Countryside by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Cottage in a Lush Garden with Hens in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Terry Heath (1943-2011) Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 26 x 22 inches S...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$2,160
H 15.75 in W 16.93 in D 0.79 in
Narcissus. Original Oil Painting with Flowers by Irina Trushkova
Located in Zofingen, AG
These stunning spring narcissus are placed in a transparent vase. The bright yellow flowers create a vivid color contrast against the silvery blue background focusing the viewer's ey...
Canvas, Oil, Lacquer
$8,553Sale Price|25% Off
H 51.19 in W 33.47 in D 1.19 in
Venice Landscape Italian Oil on Canvas Painting in Gilt Wood Frame, Belle Epoque
Located in Firenze, IT
This delightful turn of the century (early 20th century) oil on canvas painting represents an Italian landscape with one of the most famous squares in the world: Piazza San Marco in ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,268Sale Price|19% Off
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 0.6 in
"Red and green apples in the summer garden" Original Painting by Lilya Volskaya
Located in Zofingen, AG
The paintings are drawn with oil on the canvas. The beautiful, inspiring summer landscape with apples sets you up for 100% positive and a burst of energy. This is a real vitamin boos...
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
Dance of the Nymphs
By Paul Desire Trouillebert
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lyrical landscape entitled Dance of the Nymphs was composed by the French Barbizon painter Paul Désiré Trouillebert. A joyful scene of nymphs dancing the morning fog, the work c...
Canvas, Oil
A Surprise Visit
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 32 x 45 inches Framed size: 35.5 x 50 inches Signed lower right
Canvas, Oil
$4,960Sale Price|27% Off
H 48 in W 48 in D 2 in
Rosemary, Oil painting with rose and teacup
By Jeff Chester
Located in Dallas, TX
JEFF CHESTER (b. 1976, CANADA) Born in Summerside, P.E.I., Jeff Chester completed a B.F.A. and a B.Sc. from the University of Guelph in 2001. After completing a B.Ed. the following ...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$1,877Sale Price|30% Off
H 25 in W 30 in D 2 in
Woman in the Woods walking through trees towards Cottage in English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Woman in the Woods walking through trees towards Cottage in English Countryside, by 20th Century British Artist, David Mead (1906-1986) Art measures 24 x 20 inches Frame measures ...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$3,575Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 36 in D 3 in
Champagne Bottle with Grapes Still Life Oil Painting by 20th Century Artist
By William Henry Burns
Located in Preston, GB
Champagne Bottle with Grapes & Pot Still Life Interior Original Oil Painting by 20th Century Artist Artist William Henry Burns (1924-1995). Framed in a high quality off-white shabby ...
Canvas, Cotton 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.