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David Cantine Still-life Paintings

Canadian, b. 1939
David Cantine (b. 1939, Jackson, Michigan) is a senior Canadian painter whose remarkable career has been defined by a sustained investigation of colour, structure, and the still life. For more than five decades, he has returned to a highly recognizable composition of circular forms, using a deliberately limited structure to explore the seemingly infinite relationships that can be created through colour. Cantine’s signature imagery evolved from a traditional still life of two apples and their shadows. Over time, the objects were progressively simplified until they became pairs of coloured discs arranged within a geometric field. What began as representation developed into a distinctive visual language that exists between still life and abstraction. Cantine has described his central concern as the use of “structural colour instead of descriptive colour,” allowing colour itself to create space, tension, balance, and visual depth. His influences include Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, and Giorgio Morandi. Cantine studied at the University of Iowa, receiving his BA in 1962 and MA in 1964. He moved to Edmonton shortly afterward and joined the Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta in 1965, where he taught until 1996 and is now Professor Emeritus. Over a career spanning six decades, Cantine has exhibited extensively in Canada and the United States, including solo exhibitions in Edmonton, Toronto, New York, and Louisiana, as well as presentations at the Art Gallery of Alberta and the Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art. His work is held in numerous public, corporate, and private collections, including the Art Gallery of Alberta, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, University of Alberta, Masur Museum of Art, and Alberta Foundation for the Arts.
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Artist: David Cantine
Gray and Still Life - small, bright, geometric minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass
Gray and Still Life - small, bright, geometric minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass

David CantineGray and Still Life - small, bright, geometric minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass, 2000

$4,300

Gray and Still Life - small, bright, geometric minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass

By David Cantine

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Four precisely configured and stacked circles form a contemplative pyramid at the foot of a square neutral ground. The areas between the shapes in this minimalist still life acrylic ...

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Early 2000s Minimalist David Cantine Still-life Paintings

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Plexiglass, Acrylic

Gray Still Life with Purples - small, bright, minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass
Gray Still Life with Purples - small, bright, minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass

David CantineGray Still Life with Purples - small, bright, minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass, 2003

$4,800

Gray Still Life with Purples - small, bright, minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass

By David Cantine

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Abstract geometric and graphic work from Cantine's famous abstracted still life of apples series. Framed dimensions for this painting are 27 x 27 inches. David Cantine studied at th...

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Early 2000s Contemporary David Cantine Still-life Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Acrylic

Gray-Green Still Life 2 - small, minimalist, abstract, acrylic on plexiglass
Gray-Green Still Life 2 - small, minimalist, abstract, acrylic on plexiglass

David CantineGray-Green Still Life 2 - small, minimalist, abstract, acrylic on plexiglass, 2003

$4,300

Gray-Green Still Life 2 - small, minimalist, abstract, acrylic on plexiglass

By David Cantine

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Four precisely configured and stacked circles form a contemplative pyramid at the foot of a square neutral ground. The areas between the shapes in this minimalist still life acrylic ...

Category

Early 2000s Minimalist David Cantine Still-life Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Acrylic

Still Life Green No 1 - bright, geometric minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass
Still Life Green No 1 - bright, geometric minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass

David CantineStill Life Green No 1 - bright, geometric minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass, 2000

$4,300

Still Life Green No 1 - bright, geometric minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass

By David Cantine

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Four precisely configured and stacked circles form a contemplative pyramid at the foot of a square white ground. The areas between the shapes in this minimalist still life acrylic on...

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Early 2000s Post-Minimalist David Cantine Still-life Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Acrylic

Still Life Blue - bright, geometric abstract, minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass
Still Life Blue - bright, geometric abstract, minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass

David CantineStill Life Blue - bright, geometric abstract, minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass, 2000

$4,300

Still Life Blue - bright, geometric abstract, minimalist, acrylic on plexiglass

By David Cantine

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Four precisely configured and painted circles form a contemplative pyramid at the foot of a neutral ground. The areas between the shapes in this minimalist still life acrylic on plex...

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Early 2000s Post-Minimalist David Cantine Still-life Paintings

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Plexiglass, Acrylic

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David Cantine still-life paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic David Cantine still-life paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of still-life paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, orange and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by David Cantine in acrylic paint, paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large David Cantine still-life paintings, so small editions measuring 10 inches across are available. David Cantine still-life paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,450 and tops out at $4,800, while the average work can sell for $4,300.