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Vanitas Still Life Of The Base Of A Skull & Bones, oil on panel
Vanitas Still Life Of The Base Of A Skull & Bones, oil on panel

Vanitas Still Life Of The Base Of A Skull & Bones, oil on panel

Located in Liphook, GB

Vanitas Still Life Of The Base Of A Skull & Bones, oil on panel follower of Pieter Claesz (1597-1660) Dutch Vanitas still life of the base of a Skull among bones, oil on panel.

Category

17th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Yorik (Skull and Orb Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting in Cool Colors)
Yorik (Skull and Orb Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting in Cool Colors)

Yorik (Skull and Orb Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting in Cool Colors)

By Carl Grauer

Located in Hudson, NY

Yorik (Skull and Orb Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting in Cool Colors) Painted by Hudson Valley based artist, Carl Grauer, in 2022 oil on canvas Signed verso Excellent condition NATU...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Painting 18th Century Vanitas Still Life Skull Religion Esotericism Occult
Painting 18th Century Vanitas Still Life Skull Religion Esotericism Occult

Painting 18th Century Vanitas Still Life Skull Religion Esotericism Occult

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Vanitas 18th century French School Oil on canvas Old frame gilded with gold leaves Dim canvas : 73 X 60 cm Dim frame : 93 X 80 cm Certificate of authenticity

Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vanitas Still-Life Gysbrechts Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art
Vanitas Still-Life Gysbrechts Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art

Vanitas Still-Life Gysbrechts Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Franciscus Gysbrechts (Antwerp, 1649 – Leiden, c. 1677) Vanitas still life with a gilded helmet-shaped jug, a basin, musical instruments and prints Oil on canvas 81 x 57 cm. - F...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Skull and Ornament - Vanitas, Still Life, Color Pencil Drawing,  Framed
Skull and Ornament - Vanitas, Still Life, Color Pencil Drawing,  Framed

Skull and Ornament - Vanitas, Still Life, Color Pencil Drawing, Framed

By John Hrehov

Located in Chicago, IL

This still life vanitas drawing is matted with a heavy white mat and framed in a bronze toned wooden frame measuring 15.75 x 16.25 inches.

Category

2010s Surrealist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Vanitas Still-life Tibaldi Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Vanitas Still-life Tibaldi Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy

Vanitas Still-life Tibaldi Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

The painting is thus a triumph of details that compose a refined “Vanitas,” a term denoting a genre of still life, prevalent mainly during the Baroque period, which symbolizes the tr...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cup with Fish, Fruit (Memento Mori)

Cup with Fish, Fruit (Memento Mori)

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital

"Vanitas: Yuletide Harvest" still life, skull, realism, botanical
"Vanitas: Yuletide Harvest" still life, skull, realism, botanical

"Vanitas: Yuletide Harvest" still life, skull, realism, botanical

Located in Atlanta, GA

Jordan Baker is inspired by the works of Rachel Ruysch, Adriaen van Utrecht, Caravaggio, Raphaelle Peal and Velasquez. Hudson Valley-based artist, Jordan Baker creates paintings, sc...

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Memento Mori – Cup, Platter in Baby Lamb Carcass

Memento Mori – Cup, Platter in Baby Lamb Carcass

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori - Cake Stand, Cup, Bacon, Vegetable & Brie

Memento Mori - Cake Stand, Cup, Bacon, Vegetable & Brie

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori - Cake Stand & Rotten Egg

Memento Mori - Cake Stand & Rotten Egg

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori - Cup with Fish, Knife, Horsehair

Memento Mori - Cup with Fish, Knife, Horsehair

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Platters, Vases & Fish, Grapes, Berries, Pomegranate, Deer Skulls (Memento Mori)

Platters, Vases & Fish, Grapes, Berries, Pomegranate, Deer Skulls (Memento Mori)

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Platter with Kidney, Blackberries, Kimchi, Eel (Memento Mori)

Platter with Kidney, Blackberries, Kimchi, Eel (Memento Mori)

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Baroque Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

"Another Vanitas 3" - surrealist still life, objects, flowers, books, pattern
"Another Vanitas 3" - surrealist still life, objects, flowers, books, pattern

"Another Vanitas 3" - surrealist still life, objects, flowers, books, pattern

By Guy Robinson

Located in Atlanta, GA

This painting features hues of green, purple and blue. This surrealist still life has a flowers, a skull, a book and a seashell. Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Paul Klee, ...

Category

2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Another Vanitas 2" - surrealist still life, objects, flowers, books, pattern
"Another Vanitas 2" - surrealist still life, objects, flowers, books, pattern

"Another Vanitas 2" - surrealist still life, objects, flowers, books, pattern

By Guy Robinson

Located in Atlanta, GA

This painting features hues of green, purple and blue. This surrealist still life has an elephant, turtle shell, sea shell, skull, blue vase and flowers. Guy Robinson is inspired by...

Category

2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Another Vanitas 2" - surrealist still life, objects, flowers, books, pattern
"Another Vanitas 2" - surrealist still life, objects, flowers, books, pattern

"Another Vanitas 2" - surrealist still life, objects, flowers, books, pattern

By Guy Robinson

Located in Atlanta, GA

This painting features hues of green, purple and blue. This surrealist still life a pear, skull, glove, vase, bird, plants, a book, and patterned rug fragment. Guy Robinson is inspi...

Category

2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Vanitas III - Still Life Painting of a Human Skull & Flowers, Oil on Aluminum
Vanitas III - Still Life Painting of a Human Skull & Flowers, Oil on Aluminum

Vanitas III - Still Life Painting of a Human Skull & Flowers, Oil on Aluminum

By Matthew Cook

Located in Chicago, IL

Inscription on back of drawing: Laughter is mad, and reckless mirth— What does she in this weary earth? Should Wealth, or Fame, Our life employ. Death comes, our labour to destroy; ...

Category

2010s Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Vanitas with Seneca

Vanitas with Seneca

By Hans Withoos

Located in New York City, NY

Fine art inkjet print on special paper rag Ask us for framing options Hans Withoos career spans more than twenty years worldwide. After graduating from the Art Academy. He specializ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Vanitas with Seneca

Vanitas with Seneca

By Hans Withoos

Located in New York City, NY

His fascination is with beauty in all its aspects. In his new series: ” Still Life” he brings the beauty and the light of the 17-century Dutch old masters into life again.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Still Life with Fruit and Vessels
Still Life with Fruit and Vessels

Still Life with Fruit and Vessels

Located in Stockholm, SE

This still life, like many of Delehaye’s works, stands as an homage to the Old Masters—a later artist’s re-engagement with the vanitas motifs and pictorial splendor of a bygone era.

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Vanitas with Seneca by Hans Withoos

Vanitas with Seneca by Hans Withoos

By Hans Withoos

Located in New York City, NY

Fine art inkjet print on special paper rag Ask us for framing options Hans Withoos career spans more than twenty years worldwide. After graduating from the Art Academy. He specializ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Vanitas by Catherine Jansens (Born in 1949)
Vanitas by Catherine Jansens (Born in 1949)

Vanitas by Catherine Jansens (Born in 1949)

By Catherine Jansens

Located in Gent, VOV

Catherine Jansens’ watercolour titled "Vanitas" is a compelling still life that delves into the theme of the transience of life and the inevitability of death—an idea traditionally e...

Category

20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Vanitas with Marine Corps Coin" Oil Painting

"Vanitas with Marine Corps Coin" Oil Painting

By Patrick Nevins

Located in Denver, CO

In recent years, he has found a real interest in still life and the genre of Trompe' l'oeil. Member of the International Guild of Realism

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Bouquet of Flowers with Vanitas, Wax Crayon on Paper, Signed, 1930s
Bouquet of Flowers with Vanitas, Wax Crayon on Paper, Signed, 1930s

Bouquet of Flowers with Vanitas, Wax Crayon on Paper, Signed, 1930s

By Louis Latapie

Located in London, GB

'Bouquet of Flowers with Vanitas', wax crayon on paper, by French artist, Louis Latapie (circa 1930s). A vanitas painting contains collections of objects symbolic of the inevitabilit...

Category

1930s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Wax Crayon

Vanitas III (Study) - Still Life Drawing of a Human Skull & Flowers
Vanitas III (Study) - Still Life Drawing of a Human Skull & Flowers

Vanitas III (Study) - Still Life Drawing of a Human Skull & Flowers

By Matthew Cook

Located in Chicago, IL

Matthew Cook Vanitas III (Study) Charcoal & Chalk on Paper 10h x 8w in 25.40h x 20.32w cm FRAMED DIMENSIONS 16h x 14w x 1d in 40.64h x 35.56w x 2.54d cm MLC014 Bio: Matthew Cook ...

Category

2010s Old Masters Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Spheres of Influence

Spheres of Influence

By Jo Whaley

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Santa Fe-based photographer Jo Whaley’s series 'Natura Morta' draws from 17th Century Vanitas still-lifes to craft scenes that expose ironies between urban culture and nature.

Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

A Very Difficult Game Indeed (Study) - Still Life Drawing of Bird Skull
A Very Difficult Game Indeed (Study) - Still Life Drawing of Bird Skull

A Very Difficult Game Indeed (Study) - Still Life Drawing of Bird Skull

By Matthew Cook

Located in Chicago, IL

You said: incorporate this into the previous description ChatGPT said: In A Very Difficult Game Indeed, Matthew Cook employs his signature hyperrealist drawing technique to constru...

Category

2010s Old Masters Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Vanitas 7, Vanitas by Christian Houge - Photography, vanitas, skull
Vanitas 7, Vanitas by Christian Houge - Photography, vanitas, skull

Vanitas 7, Vanitas by Christian Houge - Photography, vanitas, skull

By Christian Houge

Located in Paris, FR

Contact us regarding framing options. In his Vanitas series (2019–2022), Christian Houge reinterprets the iconography of vanitas still lifes—a genre that flourished across Europe in...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

18th C Vanitas (Memento Mori) Bust carved in marble, Italy
18th C Vanitas (Memento Mori) Bust carved in marble, Italy

18th C Vanitas (Memento Mori) Bust carved in marble, Italy

Located in brussel, BE

Such works belong to the tradition of vanitas or memento mori (“remember you must die”), intended to prompt reflection on the transience of life, wealth, and reputation.Comparable in...

Category

18th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Inverted Still life with Plaid Bowl
Inverted Still life with Plaid Bowl

Inverted Still life with Plaid Bowl

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in New Orleans, LA

Dirk Staschke is a full time studio artist who is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ceramics.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Inverted Still life with Ceramic Bowl
Inverted Still life with Ceramic Bowl

Inverted Still life with Ceramic Bowl

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in New Orleans, LA

Dirk Staschke is a full time studio artist who is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ceramics.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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

Best-known are vanitas still lifes, a common genre in Low Countries of the 16th and 17th centuries; they have also been created at other times and in other media and genres."

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Memento Mori – Cups in Baby Lamb Carcass

Memento Mori – Cups in Baby Lamb Carcass

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori – Cup in Baby Lamb Carcass

Memento Mori – Cup in Baby Lamb Carcass

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori – Cups with Fish, Flowers

Memento Mori – Cups with Fish, Flowers

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori – Platter, Vase with Lichi, Spoon, Can of Eel

Memento Mori – Platter, Vase with Lichi, Spoon, Can of Eel

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori – Platters with Coral, Silkie, Berries, Grapes, Cabbage

Memento Mori – Platters with Coral, Silkie, Berries, Grapes, Cabbage

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 4. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 4. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 4. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

By Sinke & Van Tongeren

Located in Haarlem, NL

The third series of photographs by fine Taxidermists Sinke & Van Tongeren After observing and analysing so many 17th century paintings, they were inspired to create a new series of ...

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Photography

Materials

Paper

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 1. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 1. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 1. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

By Sinke & Van Tongeren

Located in Haarlem, NL

After observing and analysing so many 17th century paintings, they were inspired to create a new series of work focused on still life masterpieces. They chose photography as the medi...

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Photography

Materials

Paper

‘Les Peintures Des Taxidermistes’ No. 2. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
‘Les Peintures Des Taxidermistes’ No. 2. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

‘Les Peintures Des Taxidermistes’ No. 2. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

By Sinke & Van Tongeren

Located in Haarlem, NL

The third series of photographs by fine taxidermists Sinke & Van Tongeren After observing and analysing so many 17th-century paintings, they were inspired to create a new series of ...

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Photography

Materials

Paper

Vanitas Oil Painting on Panel Still Life In Stock
Vanitas Oil Painting on Panel Still Life In Stock

Vanitas Oil Painting on Panel Still Life In Stock

By Victor Muller

Located in Utrecht, NL

Vanitas Oil Painting on Linen Canvas Still Life In Stock Born in Den Helder, The Netherlands in 1976.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 3, Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 3, Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 3, Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

By Sinke & Van Tongeren

Located in Haarlem, NL

The third series of photographs by Fine Taxidermists Sinke & Van Tongeren After observing and analyzing so many 17th century paintings, they were inspired to create a new series of ...

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Photography

Materials

Paper

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.7. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.7. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.7. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

By Sinke & Van Tongeren

Located in Haarlem, NL

The third series of photographs by fine Taxidermists Sinke & Van Tongeren After observing and analysing so many 17th-century paintings, they were inspired to create a new series of ...

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Photography

Materials

Paper

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.5, Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.5, Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.5, Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

By Sinke & Van Tongeren

Located in Haarlem, NL

The third series of photographs by Fine Taxidermists Sinke & Van Tongeren After observing and analyzing so many 17th century paintings, they were inspired to create a new series of ...

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Photography

Materials

Paper

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Mica Painitng

Catherin HoweMica Painitng, 2016

Unavailable

H 60 in W 48 in D 2 in

Mica Painitng

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Presented by 'Spanierman Modern' for Market Art & Design Contemporary Vanitas Still Life Ref: 1030

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-War Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Tech Vanitas: Dot Matrix" contemporary still-life photograph of vintage tech
"Tech Vanitas: Dot Matrix" contemporary still-life photograph of vintage tech

"Tech Vanitas: Dot Matrix" contemporary still-life photograph of vintage tech

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Dot Matrix," from my “Tech Vanitas” still life photography series, embraces our love for beautifully designed, vintage machines and anxiety over new technology.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 16
Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 16

Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 16

By Bethanie Irons

Located in Brooklyn, NY

As I spend more time reflecting at home and as items become scarce, I question the value I place on objects, and come to terms with the inevitable transition to a new way of life. Th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Digital

Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 6
Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 6

Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 6

By Bethanie Irons

Located in Brooklyn, NY

As I spend more time reflecting at home and as items become scarce, I question the value I place on objects, and come to terms with the inevitable transition to a new way of life. Th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Digital

Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 14
Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 14

Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 14

By Bethanie Irons

Located in Brooklyn, NY

As I spend more time reflecting at home and as items become scarce, I question the value I place on objects, and come to terms with the inevitable transition to a new way of life. Th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Digital

Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 13_Edition #4
Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 13_Edition #4

Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 13_Edition #4

By Bethanie Irons

Located in Brooklyn, NY

As I spend more time reflecting at home and as items become scarce, I question the value I place on objects, and come to terms with the inevitable transition to a new way of life. Th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Digital

"Tech Vanitas: Train Set" contemporary still-life photograph of vintage toys
"Tech Vanitas: Train Set" contemporary still-life photograph of vintage toys

"Tech Vanitas: Train Set" contemporary still-life photograph of vintage toys

Located in Brooklyn, NY

My still lifes clearly reference 17th Century Dutch vanitas paintings, which often featured musical instruments, objects of curiosity, and finely crafted merchandise.

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Vanitas
Vanitas

Stefaan EyckmansVanitas, 2000

Unavailable

H 15.7 in W 23.6 in D 0.25 in

Vanitas

Located in Woodbury, CT

During his student days, Stefaan was strongly influenced by the Flemish Primitives, the great 17th century still life painters, and the Antwerp hyperrealist movement, led by Willem D...

Category

Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vanitas Rebirth

Valerie HegartyVanitas Rebirth, 2018

Unavailable

H 19.5 in W 22 in D 15 in

Vanitas Rebirth

By Valerie Hegarty

Located in New York, NY

Vanitas Rebirth, 2018 Magic Sculpt, wire, and oil paint 19.50 x 22 x 15 in $9,000.00

Category

2010s Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Vanitas 16.11.15

Paul BéliveauVanitas 16.11.15, 2016

Unavailable

H 36 in W 36 in D 2 in

Vanitas 16.11.15

By Paul Béliveau

Located in Boston, MA

Acrylic on Canvas, 2016 Signed and titled by the artist on back Unframed This is an original work by mid-career artist Paul Beliveau. With his new Vanitas paintings, Béliveau co...

Category

2010s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vanitas 10.06.11

Paul BéliveauVanitas 10.06.11, 2010

Unavailable

H 20 in W 20 in D 2 in

Vanitas 10.06.11

By Paul Béliveau

Located in Boston, MA

Acrylic on Canvas, 2010 Signed and titled by the artist on back Unframed This is an original work by mid-career artist Paul Beliveau. With his Vanitas paintings, Béliveau contin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Vanitas 12.09.28

Paul BéliveauVanitas 12.09.28, 2012

Unavailable

H 36 in W 24 in D 2 in

Vanitas 12.09.28

By Paul Béliveau

Located in Boston, MA

Acrylic on Canvas, 2012 Signed and titled by the artist on back Unframed This is an original work by mid-career artist Paul Beliveau. With his Vanitas paintings, Béliveau contin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vanitas: McIntosh-Jagger

Paul BéliveauVanitas: McIntosh-Jagger, 2011

Unavailable

H 24.02 in W 24.02 in

Vanitas: McIntosh-Jagger

By Paul Béliveau

Located in London, GB

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Vanitas: Holbein-Grace

Paul BéliveauVanitas: Holbein-Grace, 2011

Unavailable

H 35.83 in W 35.83 in

Vanitas: Holbein-Grace

By Paul Béliveau

Located in London, GB

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Vanitas: Rohe-Johns

Paul BéliveauVanitas: Rohe-Johns, 2011

Unavailable

H 24.02 in W 24.02 in

Vanitas: Rohe-Johns

By Paul Béliveau

Located in London, GB

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Vanitas: Dylan-Lennon

Paul BéliveauVanitas: Dylan-Lennon, 2013

Unavailable

H 29.93 in W 59.85 in

Vanitas: Dylan-Lennon

By Paul Béliveau

Located in London, GB

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Vanitas: Clockwork Orange

Paul BéliveauVanitas: Clockwork Orange, 2013

Unavailable

H 29.93 in W 72.05 in

Vanitas: Clockwork Orange

By Paul Béliveau

Located in London, GB

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Skull II - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Aaron Alamo
Skull II - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Aaron Alamo

Skull II - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Aaron Alamo

Located in Barcelona, Catalunya

Aaron's work makes us question the temporality in art and the concept of eternal. Aaron Alamo: “‘Vanitas: Not-so-still Life’, is a project that shows the destruction of a photograph...

Category

2010s Baroque Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Giclée

Skull III - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Aaron Alamo
Skull III - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Aaron Alamo

Skull III - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Aaron Alamo

Located in Barcelona, Catalunya

Aaron's work makes us question the temporality in art and the concept of eternal. Aaron Alamo: “‘Vanitas: Not-so-still Life’, is a project that shows the destruction of a photograph...

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2010s Baroque Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Giclée

Skull I - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Time, Aaron Alamo
Skull I - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Time, Aaron Alamo

Skull I - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Time, Aaron Alamo

Located in Barcelona, Catalunya

Aaron's work makes us question the temporality in art and the concept of eternal. Aaron Alamo: “‘Vanitas: Not-so-still Life’, is a project that shows the destruction of a photograph...

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Early 2000s Baroque Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Giclée

KFC III - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Food, Aaron Alamo
KFC III - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Food, Aaron Alamo

KFC III - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Food, Aaron Alamo

Located in Barcelona, Catalunya

Aaron's work makes us question the temporality in art and the concept of eternal. Aaron Alamo: “‘Vanitas: Not-so-still Life’, is a project that shows the destruction of a photograph...

Category

2010s Baroque Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Giclée

KFC II - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Food, Aaron Alamo
KFC II - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Food, Aaron Alamo

KFC II - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Food, Aaron Alamo

Located in Barcelona, Catalunya

Aaron's work makes us question the temporality in art and the concept of eternal. Aaron Alamo: “‘Vanitas: Not-so-still Life’, is a project that shows the destruction of a photograph...

Category

2010s Baroque Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

KFC I - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Food, Aaron Alamo
KFC I - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Food, Aaron Alamo

KFC I - Photography, Still Life, Baroque, Contemporary, Art, Food, Aaron Alamo

Located in Barcelona, Catalunya

Aaron's work makes us question the temporality in art and the concept of eternal. Aaron Alamo: “‘Vanitas: Not-so-still Life’, is a project that shows the destruction of a photograph...

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Early 2000s Baroque Still-life Photography

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Photographic Paper

Vanitas 20.02.13- realistic painting featuring artists book spines in black
Vanitas 20.02.13- realistic painting featuring artists book spines in black

Vanitas 20.02.13- realistic painting featuring artists book spines in black

By Paul Béliveau

Located in Ketchum, ID

This painting from Paul Béliveau's "Vanitas" series features artists including Frank Stella, Jackson Pollack, Andy Warhol, Georgia O'Keefe, Cindy Sherman, Helen Frankenthaler, among ...

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2010s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vanitasserie V (Vibrant, contemporary vanitas from Spanish spray paint artist)
Vanitasserie V (Vibrant, contemporary vanitas from Spanish spray paint artist)

Vanitasserie V (Vibrant, contemporary vanitas from Spanish spray paint artist)

By Rubén Sánchez

Located in Des Moines, IA

Vanitasserie V by Ruben Sanchez (Vibrant, contemporary vanitas from Spanish spray paint artist on canvas with yellows, reds, blues, orange inspired by skateboard and graffiti) Born ...

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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint

Vanitas (Nostalgia), handprinted lithograph on Japanese paper limited edition

Vanitas (Nostalgia), handprinted lithograph on Japanese paper limited edition

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Drawing on themes of mortality, reminiscence, and material mourning, these lithographs, Vanitas (Sokrates) and Vanitas (Nostalgia) are a response to Canadian poet Anne Carson’s poem ...

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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vanitas (Sokrates), handprinted lithograph on Japanese paper, edition of 3

Vanitas (Sokrates), handprinted lithograph on Japanese paper, edition of 3

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Drawing on themes of mortality, reminiscence, and material mourning, these lithographs, Vanitas (Sokrates) and Vanitas (Nostalgia) are a response to Canadian poet Anne Carson’s poem ...

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2010s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Washi Paper, Lithograph

All That's There is What's There

Jenn DierdorfAll That's There is What's There, 2016

Unavailable

H 50 in W 38 in D 0.25 in

All That's There is What's There

Located in Brooklyn, NY

With a reference to Dutch Vanitas painting, still-life painting influences the series, both visually and symbolically.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Memento Mori

Jenn DierdorfMemento Mori, 2016

Unavailable

H 50 in W 38 in D 0.25 in

Memento Mori

Located in Brooklyn, NY

With a reference to Dutch Vanitas painting, still-life painting influences the series, both visually and symbolically.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Flowers on White

Jenn DierdorfFlowers on White, 2017

Unavailable

H 30 in W 22 in D 0.25 in

Flowers on White

Located in Brooklyn, NY

With a reference to Dutch Vanitas painting, still-life painting influences the series, both visually and symbolically.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper, Ink

"Object composition" by Franciscus Gijsbrechts, oil on canvas.
"Object composition" by Franciscus Gijsbrechts, oil on canvas.

"Object composition" by Franciscus Gijsbrechts, oil on canvas.

Unavailable

H 38.04 in W 46.42 in D 1.58 in

"Object composition" by Franciscus Gijsbrechts, oil on canvas.

By Franciscus Gysbrechts

Located in Madrid, ES

The composition can be compared to a vanitas still life in the Musee des Beaux Arts, Rennes,which was originally atributed to Cornelis Gijsbrechts and latter atributed to Franciscus ...

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Paintings

Materials

Canvas

17th Century Old Painting Still Life Dutch Style Oil on Canvas, 1600s
17th Century Old Painting Still Life Dutch Style Oil on Canvas, 1600s

17th Century Old Painting Still Life Dutch Style Oil on Canvas, 1600s

Located in Torino, Torino

Fundamental figure of the painting of still life in the Holland of the golden century, began the genus of vanitas, still life with allusions to the transience of existence, particula...

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Antique 17th Century Dutch Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Dream of Democracy - ( Contemporary unique Illuminated panel )
Dream of Democracy - ( Contemporary unique Illuminated panel )

Dream of Democracy - ( Contemporary unique Illuminated panel )

By Alexander James Hamilton

Located in London, GB

Composed of 2000 roses and tulip petals, the artist has created an image of the flag in the same manner of a Vanitas still life - reflecting the earthly life and the transient nature...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Other Medium, Digital

Passing Time, Art by Dirk Staschke, 2011-2020

Passing Time, Art by Dirk Staschke, 2011-2020

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in Orange, CA

Passing Time, Art by Dirk Staschke, 2011-2020 Additional information: Medium: Ceramic, acrylic sheet, wood Dimensions: 8 × 14 × 14 in (20.3 × 35.6 × 35.6 cm) About artist: Dirk Sta...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Translation #4, Art by Dirk Staschke, 2014

Translation #4, Art by Dirk Staschke, 2014

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in Orange, CA

Translation #4, Art by Dirk Staschke, 2014 Additional information: Medium: Ceramic, wood, epoxy Dimensions: 23 × 19 × 12 in 58.4 × 48.3 × 30.5 cm About artist: Dirk Staschke is be...

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21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Foreground, Art by Dirk Staschke, 2021

Foreground, Art by Dirk Staschke, 2021

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in Orange, CA

Foreground, Art by Dirk Staschke, 2021 Additional information: Medium: Ceramic, ceramic and wood handmade frame Dimensions: 28 × 24 × 24 in (71.1 × 61 × 61 cm) About artist: Dirk S...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Ceramic

Quarantine Self Portrait
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Quarantine Self Portrait

By Bethanie Irons

Located in Brooklyn, NY

As I spend more time reflecting at home and as items become scarce, I question the value I place on objects, and come to terms with the inevitable transition to a new way of life. Th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Digital

Koons Tree

Shimon OkshteynKoons Tree, 2010

Unavailable

H 99 in W 78 in

Koons Tree

By Shimon Okshteyn

Located in Brooklyn, NY

‘Lost Christmas’ is a clear development from the 2005 Still Lives series. Rather than reproducing images, Okshteyn takes elements of Old Master still life and vanitas paintings and a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vanitas Still Life With a Statue of Pallas Athena
Vanitas Still Life With a Statue of Pallas Athena

Vanitas Still Life With a Statue of Pallas Athena

Located in Stockholm, Stockholm

An interesting vanitas still life with a statue of Pallas Athena, an arched palace wing, a sheaf of wheat and flowers by Johann Andreas von Düwens (Germany ?

Category

Early 1700s Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

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How Much is a Vanitas Still Life?

The price for a vanitas still life in our collection starts at $155 and tops out at $76,081 with the average selling for $4,200.