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Oil on Canvas and Giltwood Vanitas painting, in the manner of Pieter Claesz
Oil on Canvas and Giltwood Vanitas painting, in the manner of Pieter Claesz

Oil on Canvas and Giltwood Vanitas painting, in the manner of Pieter Claesz

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

human existence. Vanitas paintings were a style of still life art meant to remind is viewers of the

Category

Antique 17th Century Dutch Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Satin, Giltwood, Paint

Bouquet of Flowers with Vanitas
Bouquet of Flowers with Vanitas

Bouquet of Flowers with Vanitas

By Louis Latapie

Located in London, GB

1930s). A vanitas painting contains collections of objects symbolic of the inevitability of death and

Category

1930s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Wax Crayon

Vanitas
Vanitas

Vanitas

By John McLeod

Located in Denver, CO

Skull and Tomatoes

Category

2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Vanitas (unfinished)
Vanitas (unfinished)

Vanitas (unfinished)

By Michael Leonard

Located in London, GB

revisiting his previous painting Vanitas, (1991) when he retired from painting due to ill-health, making the

Category

Early 2000s Post-War Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Vanitas Relief

Vanitas Relief

By Kevin Sonmor

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Kevin Sonmor’s heroic, post-apocalyptic paintings […] reference dark brooding abstract landscapes

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Agriculture Vanitas

Agriculture Vanitas

By Kevin Sonmor

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Kevin Sonmor’s heroic, post-apocalyptic paintings […] reference dark brooding abstract landscapes

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Petraeus "Vanitas vanitatis"
Petraeus "Vanitas vanitatis"

Petraeus "Vanitas vanitatis"

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Petraeus Vanitas vanitatis Acrylic/ oil on canvas/ frame 2020 Vanity on 1903 portrait by E Brunet

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Vanitas with Marine Corps Coin" Oil Painting

"Vanitas with Marine Corps Coin" Oil Painting

By Patrick Nevins

Located in Denver, CO

Patrick Nevin's (US based) "Vanitas with Marine Corps Coin" is an oil painting that depicts a human

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Vanitas 17
Vanitas 17

Vanitas 17

Located in Palm Beach, FL

. He expresses his artistic vision in several mediums including drawing, painting, kinetic sculpture

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Graphite

Abstracted Vanitas with Goldfish and Skull
Abstracted Vanitas with Goldfish and Skull

Abstracted Vanitas with Goldfish and Skull

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

Robert Azensky Fine Art is proud to offer this large-scale abstracted vanitas with goldfish, table

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Still Life, 17th Century Oil on Panel Painting
Still Life, 17th Century Oil on Panel Painting

Still Life, 17th Century Oil on Panel Painting

Located in London, GB

this vanitas painting the golden plate, balancing precariously off of the table ledge, also evokes the

Category

Mid-17th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Cast Bronze Spinal Sculpture
Cast Bronze Spinal Sculpture

Cast Bronze Spinal Sculpture

Located in Cambridge, US

suggest a vanitas painting, something about the spine connotes movement, support, and articulation

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Ladies Brooch
French Ladies Brooch

French Ladies Brooch

By Jennifer Trask

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Deeply influenced by vanitas paintings and their botanical illusions—where impossible floral arrangements

Category

Early 2000s Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Amethyst, Gold, Silver

Little Sister Brooch
Little Sister Brooch

Little Sister Brooch

By Jennifer Trask

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Deeply influenced by vanitas paintings and their botanical illusions—where impossible floral arrangements

Category

Early 2000s Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Gold, Silver

Knotted Brooch
Knotted Brooch

Knotted Brooch

By Jennifer Trask

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Deeply influenced by vanitas paintings and their botanical illusions—where impossible floral arrangements

Category

2010s Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Gold

Loop Neckpiece
Loop Neckpiece

Loop Neckpiece

By Jennifer Trask

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Deeply influenced by vanitas paintings and their botanical illusions—where impossible floral arrangements

Category

2010s Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Gold

Tulipa Bunch
Tulipa Bunch

Tulipa Bunch

By Jennifer Trask

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Deeply influenced by vanitas paintings and their botanical illusions—where impossible floral arrangements

Category

2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bone, Antler

Accretio Cordis
Accretio Cordis

Accretio Cordis

By Jennifer Trask

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Deeply influenced by vanitas paintings and their botanical illusions—where impossible floral arrangements

Category

2010s Collectible Jewelry

Materials

Gold, Gold Leaf

Untitled - Panel 5
Untitled - Panel 5

Untitled - Panel 5

By Jennifer Trask

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Deeply influenced by vanitas paintings and their botanical illusions—where impossible floral arrangements

Category

2010s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bone, Resin

Rust Bloom - Panel & Brooch
Rust Bloom - Panel & Brooch

Rust Bloom - Panel & Brooch

By Jennifer Trask

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Deeply influenced by vanitas paintings and their botanical illusions—where impossible floral arrangements

Category

2010s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Iron

Amorsempiternus #2
Amorsempiternus #2

Amorsempiternus #2

By Jennifer Trask

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Deeply influenced by vanitas paintings and their botanical illusions—where impossible floral arrangements

Category

2010s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Quartz, Lead

Spur - Panel & Brooch
Spur - Panel & Brooch

Spur - Panel & Brooch

By Jennifer Trask

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Deeply influenced by vanitas paintings and their botanical illusions—where impossible floral arrangements

Category

2010s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Amorsempiternus #1
Amorsempiternus #1

Amorsempiternus #1

$6,000 / item

Amorsempiternus #1

By Jennifer Trask

Located in Philadelphia, PA

. Deeply influenced by vanitas paintings and their botanical illusions—where impossible floral arrangements

Category

2010s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Lead

Vanitas, oil on canvas with a small cartouche, Italy circa 1850.
Vanitas, oil on canvas with a small cartouche, Italy circa 1850.

Vanitas, oil on canvas with a small cartouche, Italy circa 1850.

Located in Milan, IT

The painting presents an unusual shape, that of the circle, a direct reference to the clipeated

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Fruitwood

Contemporary Oil on Canvas Painting by Lars Dan
Contemporary Oil on Canvas Painting by Lars Dan

Contemporary Oil on Canvas Painting by Lars Dan

By Lars Dan

Located in Ventura, CA

abstract floral arrangements reminiscent of 17th-century vanitas paintings. His art tells poetic tales

Category

20th Century Danish Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Limb
Limb

Limb

$26,000

Limb

By Jennifer Trask

Located in Philadelphia, PA

-century Dutch vanitas paintings and Victorian curiosity cabinets. Animal remains—antlers, horn, teeth

Category

2010s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Bone, Epoxy Resin, Cocobolo

Emerge
Emerge

Emerge

$6,250

Emerge

By Jennifer Trask

Located in Philadelphia, PA

-century Dutch vanitas paintings and Victorian curiosity cabinets. Animal remains—antlers, horn, teeth

Category

2010s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Sterling Silver

Encroachment
Encroachment

Encroachment

By Jennifer Trask

Located in Philadelphia, PA

-century Dutch vanitas paintings and Victorian curiosity cabinets. Animal remains—antlers, horn, teeth

Category

2010s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Quartz

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The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a vanitas painting in our inventory may begin at $155 and can go as high as $180,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,565.