$1,750
Chinese Still Life. Impressionism, oil painting, doll, flowers, horizontal
By Anna Shesterikova
Located in Oslo, NO
"Chinese still life should be called “East” in one word," said Anna Shesterikova about this painting. "The items collected here are my travel trophies that I brought back from Singap...
Oil
"Still life with an artist's palette", horizontal, oil painting, classic
By Irina Forrester
Located in Oslo, NO
This evocative still life captures a harmonious interplay of artistic elements, blending rich textures and muted tones with thoughtful symbolism. At the heart of the composition lies...
Canvas, Oil
Still life with various dishes . Horizontal format, warm tone, oil painting
By Julia Chaduneli Prodiashvili
Located in Oslo, NO
Objects gathered quietly on the table, shrouded in the soft evening light — a ceramic jug with a matte, warm surface, a transparent glass glass in which the reflection of the window ...
Canvas, Oil
Winter bouquet, Amaryllis, floral still life, horizontal, oil
By Irina Forrester
Located in Oslo, NO
In Winter Bouquet, Amaryllis, Irina Forrester captures the warmth and nostalgia of the festive season. Each Christmas the family gathers together in the English countryside to see of...
Canvas, Oil
$1,423
Blue Still Life, small, horizontal, impasto, oil, blue still lifem, fruit
By Irina Forrester
Located in Oslo, NO
This expressive still life captures an intimate arrangement of porcelain vessels—teapot, cups, and glassware - and a persimmon set against a richly textured blue background. Painted ...
Charcoal, Oil, Cardboard
"Still life with lemon and tea", elegant, neutral, horizontal, classic
By Irina Forrester
Located in Oslo, NO
This traditional still life painting features a tarnished silver teapot at the center, surrounded by carefully arranged objects—a bright lemon, a glass of deep amber tea with a teaba...
Canvas, Oil
$933
“Gold , silver and white” Original contemporary still life. Large , horizontal
By Nadezda Stupina
Located in Oslo, NO
In creating this piece, I infused the canvas with a warmth that transcends the ordinary. I mixed oil with heart, choosing golden hues that speak of cherished memories, and silvery to...
Paper, Oil
"Season of plums" . Realism. Oil on canvas . Still life . Horizontal
Located in Oslo, NO
In this oil painting, I've captured the rich, velvety essence of plums, nestled amidst the gentle drapery that seems to dance with light and shadow. Every brushstroke embodies my dee...
Oil, Acrylic
Interior with a Bottle, small, still life, bold, modern, horizontal, oil
By Irina Forrester
Located in Oslo, NO
A quiet, contemplative still life in oils unfolds across the canvas, where everyday objects are distilled into a study of colour, light, and form. A translucent glass bottle, a red c...
Canvas, Oil
$1,400
Sunny Day In My Garden. Flower still life, oil, horizontal, impressionism
By Anna Shesterikova
Located in Oslo, NO
Signed by the artist. Condition: Excellent Certificate of authenticity: included In this wonderful, joyful still life, painted from life in the artist's garden, she depicted a lush ...
Canvas, Oil
Picnic on the Grass. Still life with flowers, fruits, horizontal, impressionism
By Anna Shesterikova
Located in Oslo, NO
"This painting was painted in my garden at the height of the pandemic, when we were all deprived of our usual communication and many people were locked at home in quarantine." said A...
Oil
Course of Life. Acrylic painting, large format, horizontal, shoes.
By Anna Shesterikova
Located in Oslo, NO
Large format, horizontal, interior, footwear, graphics, decorative painting. The painting "Course of Life," 100 x 80 cm, acrylic on canvas, is an autobiographical composition in whi...
Acrylic
$630
Empty Bottle of Wine, Horizontal Modern Still Life in Earth Tones, Tuscany Views
By Gio Bellagio
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Empty Bottle of Wine" is a modern still life composition where an empty bottle of wine lays on a table, gracefully coexisting with a half-filled glass of wine. The table stands adja...
Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Paper
$9,100
"#1623" horizontal painting of yellow converse, one stacked on top of the other
By Santiago Garcia
Located in Edgartown, MA
The work of Santiago Garcia explores the wondrous, colorful and always intriguing world between figuration and abstraction. Through contextualization of reality, the Uruguayan artist...
Canvas, Oil
"Unattractive" Hyper realism. Large size . Horizontal . Acrylic on canvas.
Located in Oslo, NO
My friend Katya brought apples from her garden, saying that they are not attractive, but delicious and suitable for apple pie. Apples were lying in my kitchen for several days and I ...
Acrylic, Canvas
Spring Has Arrived. Stillife, Spring flowers, Oil on Canvas, Horizontal
By Irina Matvienko
Located in Oslo, NO
Spring Has Arrived (A Small Spring Bouquet) The bright orange Tulips, yellow and white Daffodils, purple Hyacinth, sky blue Puschkinia flowers, and bright yellow Forsythia branches...
Canvas, Oil
$15,808Sale Price|24% Off
Abstract Floral Horizontal, Sunflowers In The Morning by America Martin
By America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Sunflowers In The Morning" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 35.5 x 81.5 in. Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws ...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$12,920Sale Price|24% Off
Gestural Floral Horizontal, Earth Tones_Long Legged Daisies by America Martin
By America Martin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Long Legged Daisies" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 42 x 47.5 in. ; 43.5 x 48.5 in. Framed Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Mar...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$5,600Sale Price|20% Off
Green Pop Art Floral Horizontal in Acrylic on Panel_Lillies by James Wolanin
By James Wolanin
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
JAMES WOLANIN "Lillies" Acrylic & Gloss Varnish on Panel 30 x 50 inches ______________________ James Wolanin’s paintings transport the viewer to an effervescent, candy coated world ...
Varnish, Acrylic, Panel
Plums in a silver vase., horizontal format, graphics, interior painting
By Julia Chaduneli Prodiashvili
Located in Oslo, NO
In the half-light, where silence feels thick as velvet, warm, light-filled plums rest upon the cool gleam of silver. Their velvety skin holds the echoes of a hidden sun—soft and deep...
Paper, Watercolor
Apples on a silver platter, horizontal format, graphics, interior painting
By Julia Chaduneli Prodiashvili
Located in Oslo, NO
In the half-darkness, where silence seems to gather at the edges of space, apples rest upon the cool surface of a silver dish—simple and austere in their completeness. A soft light, ...
Paper, Watercolor
Still life with a grandmother's napkin, horizontal format, oil painting
By Julia Chaduneli Prodiashvili
Located in Oslo, NO
Scattered across grandmother’s hand-embroidered linen are fruits and vegetables — simple gifts of the earth, warmed by memory and time. From the surrounding twilight, a gentle warm l...
Canvas, Oil
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H 10 in W 20 in D 1 in
'Invictus Maneo, ' Petite Horizontal Realist Still Life Painting
By Ginny Williams
Located in Atlanta, GA
This realist still life painting by American artist Ginny Williams depicts a blue morpho butterfly landing on a silver cup, sitting on a table that has cherries scattered on top of i...
Canvas, Oil
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H 36 in W 48 in
The Feast by Anne Harney, Horizontal Framed Abstract Still Life Painting
By Anne Harney
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
Canvas, Oil
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H 12 in W 24 in D 2 in
Oyster Shells by Anne Harney, Horizontal Contemporary Still Life Beach Painting
By Anne Harney
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding with a mix of imagination. “I prefer to begin my work from life. My landscape paintings u...
Oil, Panel, Resin
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H 22 in W 66 in
"#1619" Horizontal still life painting of red, white, and blue converse
By Santiago Garcia
Located in Edgartown, MA
The work of Santiago Garcia explores the wondrous, colorful and always intriguing world between figuration and abstraction. Through contextualization of reality, the Uruguayan artist...
Canvas, Oil
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H 36 in W 96 in D 1.75 in
Granatum Scissa, Large Horizontal Still Life, Red Pomegranate on Gray Background
By Andrea Kantrowitz
Located in Kent, CT
In this large, horizontal oil painting on canvas, bright burgundy and crimson red seeds spill out from inside an opened pomegranate, its sensuous form spread across a three panel com...
Canvas, Oil
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H 36 in W 48 in D 2 in
New Day Light by Sarah Caton Wynne, Large Horizontal Beach Painting
By Sarah Caton Wynne
Located in Atlanta, GA
SARAH CATON WYNNE ARTIST STATEMENT Painting is an exercise for me. Not like training for the Austin and NYC marathons that I have enjoyed running. Not like raising children and th...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 48 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
Until Somebody Blinks by Carylon Killebrew 2018 Large Horizontal Boat Painting
By Carylon Killebrew
Located in Atlanta, GA
Carylon Killebrew was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1948. She moved with her family to Tennessee at an early age and received her first art instruction at Middle Tennessee State Unive...
Canvas, Oil
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H 35 in W 57.5 in
"Classic Race" horizontal oil painting of two sail boats and crew with blue sky
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Edgartown, MA
Michel Brosseau was born in Nantes and has lived in Bordeaux for many years. Both cities are on the Atlantic coast of France and have rich maritime histories, highlighted by prospero...
Linen, Oil
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H 24 in W 48 in
Horizontal Flag - pop-art, Canadiana, iconic, contemporary, acrylic on canvas
By Charles Pachter
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canada’s national flag fills the frame of this magnificent painting by contemporary artist Charles Pachter. As a strong patriot, Pachter has chosen to celebrate the iconic image of ...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 15 in W 22 in
Fruit and Bowl by Lesley Powell, Small Framed Post-Impressionist Oil Painting
By Lesley Powell
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Fruit and Bowl' is a small framed Post-Impressionist still-life painting of horizontal format, created by American artist Lesley Powell in 2019.
Oil, Panel
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H 16.5 in W 20.5 in D 2 in
Offbeat Vessels, Petite Horizontal Abstract Still Life on Paper
By Ellen Rolli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Framed in an authentic French antique frame. Unframed, the artwork is 6 x 8. The artist has signed on the back. Ellen earned her degree in Art Education with a minor in Painting a...
Paper, Mixed Media
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H 16.5 in W 20.5 in D 2 in
Violet Vessel with Clementines, Petite Horizontal Abstract Still Life on Paper
By Ellen Rolli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Framed in an authentic French antique frame. Unframed, the artwork is 6 x 8. The artist has signed on the back. Ellen earned her degree in Art Education with a minor in Painting a...
Paper, Mixed Media
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H 12 in W 24 in D 2 in
5 Figs by Sharon Hockfield, Oil on Canvas Horizontal Abstract Still Life
By Sharon Hockfield
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sharon used a thick application of paint, real-life subject matter, and emphasized geometric forms, distorted for expressive effect, and used an unnatural, arbitrary color. Brown, b...
Canvas, Oil
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H 42.75 in W 51 in D 1.5 in
Flowers & Fruit (Abstract Still Life Oil on Canvas, Lionel Gilbert 1970's)
By Lionel Gilbert
Located in Hudson, NY
Flowers & Fruit (Abstract Still Life Oil on Canvas) by New York School painter Lionel Gilbert, c. 1970s Abstract still life painting on canvas of flowers and fruit on a tabletop Oil...
Canvas, Oil
Fig Fruit. Horizontal oil painting, still-life.
By Mia 21
Located in Oslo, NO
This small Still Life is horizontally composed with dark juicy fig fruits delicately contrasting to the white drapery they are resting on. Light shadow covers one half of fruit, lett...
Canvas, Oil
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H 26 in W 38 in D 1.5 in
Tethered, Horizontal Oil on Linen Representational Still-Life Painting
By Ginny Williams
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite horizontal format features a still-life that is not without reminiscing of 17th century paintings of Flanders and Holland, with a modern twist.
Linen, Oil
Spring Bouquet - Horizontal Floral Still Life
By Barbara Wilson
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrantly colored floral still-life of a dazzling and detailed spring bouquet including irises, cherry blossoms, roses, and other beautiful blooms by Barbara Wilson (American, 20th C...
Canvas, Oil
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H 14 in W 19 in D 2 in
Teapot with Green Napkin by Lesley Powell, Small Horizontal Fruit Still Life
By Lesley Powell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Without its frame, the painting measures 12 x 17 inches. Lesley Powell paints in oils with a classical approach to composition and color, but she has a point of view that is fresh ...
Oil, Panel
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H 14 in W 18 in D 2 in
Three Lemons and Creamer by Lesley Powell, Small Horizontal Fruit Still Life
By Lesley Powell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Three Lemons and Creamer, without its frame, the painting measures 12 x 16 inches. Lesley Powell paints in oils with a classical approach to composition and color, but she has a po...
Oil, Panel
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H 9 in W 12 in
Linguini (Small Still Life Painting on Panel of Yellow Pasta)
By Matthew Hopkins
Located in Hudson, NY
Small, horizontal food still life painting of pasta oil on panel 9 x 12 inches As part of his "Staples" series, this painting highlights the beauty of objects found in our everyday...
Oil, Wood Panel
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H 12 in W 15 in D 1 in
Tape (Framed Photo-realist Still Life Oil Painting of Measuring Tape in Yellow)
By Matthew Hopkins
Located in Hudson, NY
"Tape" by Matthew Hopkins Small, horizontal still life oil painting of a yellow measuring tape against a cream colored backdrop oil on panel, framed in a light wood frame 9 x 12 inch...
Oil, Wood Panel
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H 31.89 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
«Flower symphony» Large floral oil painting .Horizontal . Interior.
By Nadezda Stupina
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork presents a vibrant bouquet of flowers, showcasing an intricate interplay of textures and colors. Dominated by rich shades of reds, oranges, and purples, the flowers radi...
Canvas, Oil
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H 11.03 in W 12.6 in D 0.04 in
Flower tea. Horizontal format. Small size. Oil painting on cardboard
By Julia Chaduneli Prodiashvili
Located in Oslo, NO
"Flower tea" is a porcelain cup with a thin saucer that seems to hold the breath of a quiet morning, where the light falls on the whiteness of the glaze with a soft haze. In its frag...
Oil, Cardboard
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H 32 in W 48 in
Bees 1-73 by Angie Renfro, Horizontal Oil on Board Floral Painting
By Angie Renfro
Located in Atlanta, GA
'Bees 1-73' is a large oil on board still-life and animal painting of horizontal format, created by American artist Angie Renfro in 2019.
Oil, Board
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H 9.06 in W 12.21 in D 0.04 in
Lemon tree. Realism, watercolor, white, yellow, blue, fruits, citrus, horizontal
Located in Oslo, NO
"Lemon tree" watercolor painting captures the beauty of nature in detail. The minimalist white and blue background draws attention to the details of the branch, fruit, and flowers. T...
Paper, Watercolor
Tulips in a Gray Vase (Horizontal)
By Melora Griffis
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
It is rare to find a still-life this large and horizontally formatted.
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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