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Notes of Charm, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

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A small white flower contrasts against a calming purple background, exuding a whimsical charm. It emits an ethereal beauty, with the petals appearing to glow so...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Daisy
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Daisy Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique Provena...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Rainbow Bears-Original realism still life-modern oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Rainbow Bears II" by Ian Bertolucci is a captivating ode to color and whimsy, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in a world of sweetness and joy. This original oil painting, ski...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

4 Limes by Sharon Hockfield, Oil on Canvas Contemporary small horizontal fruit
Located in Atlanta, GA
Introducing "4 Limes," a captivating small horizontal still life painting by esteemed artist Sharon Hockfield. This exquisite piece features four vibrant limes set against a striking...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nature Morte Chinoise, Vase of Flowers with a Pair of Shoes
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Augustus William Dunbier (American, 1888-1977) Signed: Augustus W. Dunbier (Lower, Left) " Nature Morte Chinoise " circa 1950s Oil on Canvas 20" x 16" Housed in a 2 1/2" Gold Fr...
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil Crayon, Canvas

On Pointe by Erin Tice, Large Square Pink Collage Painting on Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Experience the intricate beauty of "On Pointe," a captivating painting and collage by esteemed American artist Erin Tice. This large, square contemporary piece features a stunning pi...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Early 20th Century Still Life w/ Green Apples & Copper Vessels, Cleveland School
Located in Beachwood, OH
Adam Lehr (American, 1853–1924) Still life with green apples and copper vessels, 1908 Oil on canvas Signed lower right 16 x 24 inches 27 x 35 inches, framed Exhibited: WOLFS Galler...
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Early 1900s Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Original-Landscape Memory-British Awarded Artist-Expression-ExhibitionCollection
Located in London, GB
The painting is the result of Shizico's creative journey in early 2024 when she had a moment of revelation inspired by Claude Monet's The Rouen Cathedral Series, which Claude Monet c...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Gesso, Oil, Acrylic

Jardi Fleuri - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting by Victor Charreton
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape by French post impressionist painter Victor Charreton. This stunning work depicts a view of a cottage garden in bloom with flowers of pink, white and p...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Sands of Time by Erin Tice, Large Vertical Nude Collage Painting on Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Discover the serene beauty of "Sand of Time," a large vertical contemporary painting and collage by acclaimed American artist Erin Tice. This exquisite piece features a soothing pale...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

August Limelights by Erin Tice, Large Canvas Vertical Green Botanical Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Introducing "August Limelights Very," a breathtaking botanical painting by acclaimed American artist Erin Tice. This large vertical canvas features a contemporary white botanical set...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas

La Botanique Vert by Erin Tice, Large Canvas Square Green Botanical Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Discover the exquisite elegance of "La Botanique Very," a stunning botanical painting by renowned American artist Erin Tice. This large, contemporary piece showcases a pristine white...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Marcy's Bouquet by Sharon Hockfield, Oil on Canvas Contemporary Floral
Located in Atlanta, GA
Introducing "Marcy's Bouquet," a stunning vertical contemporary painting by talented artist Sharon Hockfield. This captivating artwork features a vibrant arrangement of flowers in a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sudbury Flowers by Sharon Hockfield, Oil on Canvas Contemporary Floral
Located in Atlanta, GA
Introducing "Sudbury Flowers," a vibrant vertical contemporary painting by renowned artist Sharon Hockfield. This stunning artwork features an array of colorful flowers beautifully a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Minty Fresh by Erin Tice, Large Square blue Collage Painting on Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Introducing "Minty Fresh," a stunning large square contemporary painting and collage by renowned American artist Erin Tice. This exceptional piece features a refreshing seafoam palet...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Felt Grey with Pale Pink - small, colourful, floral, still life, oil on panel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Rich colours, expressive brushstrokes and abstract forms characterize the elegant contemporary art of Jennifer Hornyak. The Montreal-based artist has been admired and collected for d...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Tulips from the garden, Still life oil painting, Contemporary , Flowers
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Unique Work. Ready to Hang. Medium : Oil painting on Linen Canvas. Artist : Gabriel Riesnert Subject : Tulipes du jardin dans un verre en cuivre (Title...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Canvas

"Reflection 4" - surrealist portrait, flowers, rainbow, blue birds, love
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of green, purple, blue, red, and yellow. This surrealist portrait features blue birds, flowers, paint tubes and patterns. Guy Robinson is inspired by the...
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2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Graffiti vintage car hand painted street art oil on canvas pop art contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Canadian artist Matt Belval Hand Painted oil on canvas - graffiti vintage car - 1/1 original Signed on reverse At a young age, he was introduced to painting by a Montérégie artist...
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2010s Street Art Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Graffiti vintage car hand painted street art oil on canvas pop art contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Canadian artist Matt Belval Hand Painted oil on canvas - graffiti vintage car - 1/1 original Signed on reverse At a young age, he was introduced to painting by a Montérégie artist...
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2010s Street Art Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Scattering - large, floral, contemporary, abstracted still life, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A master painter whose celebrated work has spanned four decades, Jennifer Hornyak continues to create new and evocative paintings. The Montreal based artist returns to a favourite ge...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Landscape with Repeater" Oil Painting 39" x 39" inch by Egor Plotnikov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Landscape with Repeater" Oil Painting 39" x 39" inch by Egor Plotnikov Egor Plotnikov was born in Kirov (Russia) in 1980. 2000 – graduated from the Rylov Art School of Vyatka. 2006...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Modernist Still Life of Tulips, American School, Oil on Canvas, 1956
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is not your grandmother’s typical still life painting. But if she was young and hip for her time, maybe it is. Painted on stretched canvas and dated (19)56, it is only signed ...
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1950s American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Abstract"
Located in Hinsdale, IL
again this has been in private collection for over 30 yrs it is in perfect condition the colors are so vibrant and it is so playful. Early work by Britto as the owner/ collector knew...
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1980s Abstract Geometric Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Gouache

20th Century French Modernist Painting Pepper Table Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Expressionist Painting by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) gouache on artist paper, unframed painting : 11 x 16 inches provenance: private collection conditio...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

Flowers Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italy Still-life Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Master of the Grotesque Vase (active in Rome and Naples in the first quarter of the 17th century) Still life of flowers in a classic vase oil on canvas 66 x 51 cm, In frame cm. 82 x...
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17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Balconies of the sky II by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract flower painting
Located in Paris, FR
Balconies of the sky II is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 100 × 130 cm (39.4 × 51.2 in). The artwork is signed, sold unf...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Daisy Lane
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Daisy Lane Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique P...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Abstract still life, St Ives oil painting by Nicholas Turner
Located in Harkstead, GB
One of two works by this wonderful artist that we are offering - please see our other listing for the companion painting. These two works are derived from the artist's stay in St Ive...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Pocket Pale Blue Blackbird's Egg 1 (c), Original Painting, Still Life, Egg Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Pale Blue Blackbird's Egg 1(c) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1981 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Oil Painting - Still Life with Peppers
Located in Bristol, GB
STILL LIFE WITH PEPPERS Oil on Canvas Size: 32 x 42 cm (including frame) A simple yet very pleasant modernist still life oil composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1981....
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1980s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Dipinto figurativo paesaggio toscano del XX secolo olio su tavola
Located in Florence, IT
Il dipinto è firmato e datato in basso a sinistra "Colacicchi 43". Sul retro, nella grafia del figlio del pittore, "Casa al Dono 1943". Il dipinto è riferito al periodo della second...
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1940s Other Art Style Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

'Red Roses and a Lemon', California, Post-Impressionist, Esalen Institute
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, verso, 'Ant McNaught' for Anthony McNaught (American, born 1952), titled 'Still Life with Lemon', dated 2018 and inscribed, 'After Pablo Picasso'. This California Post-Impressionist and Abstract Expressionist studied at Big Sur's Esalen Institute with Erin Gafill...
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2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Lantern & Cardinal in Snow Holiday Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
Gouache painted on cardstock, intended for a greeting card design, painted circa 1970. Unsigned. Displayed in a red archival mat. Cellophane tape on board.
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1970s Still-life Paintings

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Cardboard, Gouache

Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Bouquet of Flowers
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintings. This is a miniature watercolor and gouache vibrant, colorful bouquet of flowers in a vase. Simka Simkhovitch (Симха Файбусович Симхович) (aka Simka Faibusovich Simkhovich) (Novozybkov, Russia May 21, 1885 O.S./June 2, 1885 N.S.—Greenwich, Connecticut February 25, 1949) was a Ukrainian-Russian Jewish artist and immigrant to the United States. He painted theater scenery in his early career and then had several showings in galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissions in the 1930s, he completed murals for the post offices in Jackson, Mississippi and Beaufort, North Carolina. His works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Born outside Kyiv (Petrograd Ukraine) into a Jewish family who owned a small department store. During a severe case of measles when he was seven, Simcha Simchovitch sketched the views outside his window and decided to become an artist, over his father's objections. Beginning in 1905, he studied at the Grekov Odessa Art School and upon completion of his studies in 1911 received a recommendation to be admitted to the Imperial Academy of Arts. Though he enrolled to begin classes in architecture, painting, and sculpture at the Imperial Academy, he was dropped from the school roster in December because of the quota on the number of Jewish students and drafted into the army. Simchovitch served as a private in the 175th Infantry Regiment Baturyn [ru] until his demobilization in 1912. Re-enrolling in the Imperial Academy, he audited classes. Simka Simkhovitch exhibited paintings and sculptures in 1918 as part of an exhibition of Jewish artists and in 1919 placed 1st in the competition "The Great Russian Revolution" with a painting called "Russian Revolution" which was hung in the State Museum of Revolution. In 1922, Simkha Simkhovitch exhibited at the International Book Fair in Florence (Italian: Fiera Internazionale del Libro di Firenze). In 1924, Simkhovitch came to the United States to make illustrations for Soviet textbooks and decided to immigrate instead. Initially he supported himself by doing commercial art and a few portrait commissions. In 1927, he was hired to paint a screen for a scene in the play "The Command to Love" by Fritz Gottwald and Rudolph Lothar which was playing at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway. Art dealers began clamoring for the screen and Simkhovitch began a career as a screen painter for the theater. Catching the attention of the screenwriter, Ernest Pascal, he worked as an illustrator for Pascal, who then introduced him to gallery owner, Marie Sterner. Simkhovitch's works appeared at the Marie Sterner Gallery beginning with a 1927 exhibit and were repeated the following year. Simkhovitch had an exhibit in 1929 at Sterner's on circus paintings. In 1931, he held a showing of works at the Helen Hackett Gallery, in New York City and later that same year he was one of the featured artists of a special exhibit in San Francisco at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. The exhibit was coordinated by Marie Sterner and included four watercolors, including one titled "Nudes". He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine. In 1936, Simkhovitch was selected to complete the mural for the WPA Post office project in Jackson, Mississippi. The mural was hung in the post office and courthouse in 1938 depicted a plantation theme. Painted on the wall behind the judge’s bench, “Pursuits of Life in Mississippi”, a depiction of black workers engaged in manual labor amid scenes of white professionals and socialites, was eventually covered over in later years during renovations due to its stereotypical African American imagery. Simka painted what he thought was typical of Jackson. His impression of pre-civil rights Mississippi was evidently Greek Revival column houses, weeping willow trees, working class families, and the oppression of African Americans. He painted African American men picking cotton, while a white man took account of the harvest and a white judge advised a white family, calling it Pursuits of Life in Mississippi. Though clearly endorsed by the government and initially generally well-received, the mural soon raised concerns with locals as the climate toward racial segregation began to change. The main concern was whether depictions that show African Americans in subjugated societal roles should be featured in a courtroom. The following year, his painting "Holiday" won praise at an exhibition in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1940, Simkhovitch's second WPA post office project was completed when four murals, "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat", "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright", "Sand Ponies" and "Canada Geese" were installed in Beaufort, North Carolina. The works were commissioned in 1938 and did not generate the controversy that the Jackson mural had. The main mural is "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright" and depicts a shipwreck which had occurred in Beaufort in 1866. "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat" depicted the lighthouse built in 1859 and the mail boat that was running mail during the time which Simkhovitch was there. The boat ran mail for the area until 1957. "Sand Ponies" shows the wild horses common to the North Carolina barrier islands and "Canada Geese" showed the importance of hunting and fishing in the area. All four murals were restored in the 1990s by Elisabeth Speight, daughter of two other WPA muralists, Francis Speight...
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1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache, Board, Watercolor

"BAD MAN WITH A PRETTY FACE" Painting 40" x 30" inch by Isaac Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"BAD MAN WITH A PRETTY FACE" Painting 40" x 30" inch by Isaac Pelayo Medium: OIl and aerosol on wood "The Modern Renaissance" series Historically, the art world has been an exclusi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Baroque Still-life Paintings

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Wood, Oil, Spray Paint

The Age of Reason I by Joachim Van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, scull
Located in Paris, FR
The Age of Reason I is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 135 × 145 cm (53.1 × 57.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframe...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Post-Impressionist Mid Century Signed Oil Painting - Bright Burst Floral
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Robert Falcucci (French 1900-1989), signed lower corner Title: Bright Floral Still Life of Flowers Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed, signed canvas: 21.5 x ...
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19th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Warm Day" Oil Painting 20" x 24" inch by Egor Plotnikov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Warm Day" Oil Painting 20" x 24" inch by Egor Plotnikov Egor Plotnikov was born in Kirov (Russia) in 1980. 2000 – graduated from the Rylov Art School of Vyatka. 2006 – graduated fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Tea with Lemon", contemporary, still life, yellow, orange, oil painting
Located in Natick, MA
Marcia Wise’s painting, “Tea with Lemon,” is dominated by soft yellows and oranges and is a part of the artist’s earlier Still Life series from 2010-2012. This 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch oil...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Heliconia" Oil Painting D 20" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Heliconia" Oil Painting D 20" inch by Sasha Sokolova Bio Born in Moscow into a family of artists, Sasha Sokolova is an award winning contemporary realist painter, working across a range of traditional oil and water colour techniques. Her current works explore a variety of themes spanning the human figure and nature and feature many of the travel destinations from which she draws much of her inspiration. Following scholarships from the V. Spivakov fund and Young Talents Fund, Sasha graduated with honours from the Sergey Andriyaki School of Watercolour and Fine Arts in Moscow and went on to complete a Masters of Fine Arts at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Sasha was selected as the only Russian artist to work on the Oscar nominated "Loving Vincent", the first fully painted feature film. Sasha exhibits regularly in Russia and throughout Europe. In 2021 Sasha’s painting “The Last Portrait” was awarded Honourable Mention in ModPortrait 2021 and will be exhibited with other finalists in Zaragoza and Barcelona...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"HOMICIDE" Abstract Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"HOMICIDE" Abstract Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo Medium: Oil, oil stick, and aerosol on wood ABOUT THE ARTIST: Isaac Pelayo is a head on crash collision between The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Baroque Still-life Paintings

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Wood, Oil, Spray Paint

Balconies of the sky III by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting
Located in Paris, FR
Balconies of the sky III is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 100 × 130 cm (39.4 × 51.2 in). The artwork is signed, sold un...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Not Far from Home" Oil Painting 28" x 39" inch by Egor Plotnikov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Not Far from Home" Oil Painting 28" x 39" inch by Egor Plotnikov Egor Plotnikov was born in Kirov (Russia) in 1980. 2000 – graduated from the Rylov Art School of Vyatka. 2006 – gra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pocket Pale Blue Blackbird's Egg 2 (c), Original Painting, Still Life, Egg Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Pale Blue Blackbird's Egg 2 (c) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Abstract Visage VIII" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Visage VIII" Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami ABOUT A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at tim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century French Oil Painting Pink Stem Flower Interior Candle Stick
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interior Scene by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on canvas, unframed measures: 18 high by 13 inches wide condition: overa...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Hymn of Osiris II" Painting 22"" x 16" inch by Ahmed Saber
Located in Culver City, CA
"Hymn of Osiris II" Painting 22"" x 16" inch by Ahmed Saber ink on papyrus AHMED SABER - BIO Ahmed Saber is an Egyptian artist based in Luxor in Upper Egypt, where he received his ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Symbolist Still-life Paintings

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Ink, Bamboo Paper

Still Life With Roses
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Still Life With Roses Artist singed J. Sobel lower left, dated '07 canvas 20x24 Judith Sobel was born in Lwow Poland in 1924. After World War II, she attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, Poland. There she studied with the famous abstract constructionists, Wladyslaw Strzeminski and Stefan Wegner from whom she learned the principles of Modern Art as laid down by the European Cubists. Sobel’s work was selected for the First Exhibit of Modern Art Museum Krakow in 1948-49. Judith Sobel emigrated to the newly found Israel where she lived for five years, becoming very active in Israel’s emerging art world. Her work was collected and exhibited by the major art museums of Israel including the Museum of Modern Art at Haifa; her art was regularly shown in the Israeli galleries. In 1956, Sobel came to New York on a scholarship, and before that she lived in France for two years. The same year she received the First Prize at the Exhibition in the Saks...
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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pocket Very Ripe Strawberry, Original Painting, Baroque still life, Fruit, Food
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Very Ripe Strawberry is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Returning" Oil Painting 57" x 81" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Returning" Oil Painting 57" x 81" inch by Ashraf Zamzami Ashraf El Zamzami was a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Minya, and he fast made a name for himself in the local art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Expectation I" Oil Painting 39" x 61" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Expectation I" Oil Painting 39" x 61" inch by Ashraf Zamzami Ashraf El Zamzami was a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Minya, and he fast made a name for himself in the loca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Red roses on blue tablecloth" Oil cm. 100 x 75 1970
Located in Torino, IT
Rose,Red,Blu Flowers, Shipping Free MAYA KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia, 1924 - 2005) Maya kopitzeva’s works have been acquired by the Russian Ministry of Culture, by the Foundation f...
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1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage 1930's French Impressionist Still Life Roses in Glass in Garden
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roses by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back gouache painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 13 high by 16.5 inches wide condition: ov...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

White Cherry blossoms , Flowers, Russian Impressionism Oil cm 110 x 80
Located in Torino, IT
White Cherry blossoms , Flowers,Russian Impressionism MAYA KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia, 1924 - 2005) Maya kopitzeva’s works have been acquir...
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1980s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Still Life Painting of American Diner Interior New York City by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Still Life Painting of American Diner Interior in New York City by Leading British Urban Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. Paintings of American Diner...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Oil, Paint, Board

Still life, Reverse Mylar Painting, Catherine Howe, Blue Composition (1)
Located in White Plains, NY
Reverse Mylar Painting, 'Blue Composition (1),' 2017 by Catherine Howe. Molding paste, oil and acrylic mediums on polyester sheeting, 40 x 30 in. / White Frame: 46 x 40.25 in. Howe's...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Mylar, Acrylic

Gary E. Hinte (1954-) Impressionist Oil On Canvas "Flower In White Vase"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Flower In White Vase Medium: Oil On Canvas Painting Size: 35"" x 29"" Frame Size: 38.5"" x 33"" Condition: This artwork is in good overall condition for its age. Signature: S...
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1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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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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