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Why it is called still life has to do with the history of the art genre. Still life painting became a distinct genre thanks to the work of late 16th- and 17th-century Dutch artists. They called their paintings stilleven, which translates to motionless or silent life in English. This term relates to the fact that Dutch still life artists painted motionless objects such as flowers and fruit. As the genre spread beyond the Netherlands, English-speaking artists referred to it as still life. Shop a selection of still life paintings on 1stDibs.
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Antique Original French Oyster Oil Painting on Wood, Oysters and Lemon
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Rare and stunning antique oil on wood of oysters and lemon. This is a traditional oil painting, beautifully painted and would look fabulous in a kitchen. It's on a smooth wood boar...
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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$949 Sale Price
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Still Life Oil Painting of Fish, Original Antique Herrings and Sea Shell
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique Still Life Oil Painting of Herrings and sea shell, rare and stunning antique oil on stretched canvas of Herrings, lemon and a seashell. Two Herrings lay on a piece of paper ...
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1920s French School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,187 Sale Price
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Inner Garden No.2 — Irises
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Between Light and Silence — Botanical Whispers.
Blooming irises rise like silent flames of dignity, their petals unfolding in deep blues and violets. For centuries the iris ...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"A Cut Flower Can
t Last I" Smoke and House Imagery in Grayscale Watercolor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "A Cut Flower Can't Last I" is an original piece by Graham Franciose, and is made from watercolor on panel mounted Rives BFK cotton rag, wax sealed, custom Douglas ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...
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Watercolor, Cotton, Wax, Wood Panel
Contemporaryabstract expressionist floral painting on canvas "Blooming accord"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressionist vivid bouquet of flowers was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and is part of her ongoing series dedicated to floral compositions. Combining a...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Mougenot NatalyaContemporaryabstract expressionist floral painting on canvas "Blooming accord", 2025
$332 Sale Price
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The Vanguard Series Nr. XIV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XIV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by Duval (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
