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Still-life Paintings For Sale
J. Urban - Late 19th Century Oil, Still Life, Fruit
a Pheasant
Located in Corsham, GB
A large late 19th century still life of fruit, captured alongside a freshly shot pheasant. Signed' J. Urban' to the lower left. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
Late 19th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Medieval Peach Wine -original still life impressionism painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is framed, signed & currently for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery.
There is something enchantingly old-world about Medieval Peach Wine, a compositi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique Old Master Continental School Bird Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique oil painting featuring brids. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category
Early 1800s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage 1930
s French Impressionist Still Life Flower Bunch In Clear Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting
signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on board, unframed
measures: 13.5 high by 10.5 inch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Overdue- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of radish in plastic bucket
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Adriana van Zoest
Overdue
65 x 45 cm Framed 77 x 55 cm ( Frame is included in price)
Oil paint on wood panel (2024)
Various subjects
Adriana van Zoest's paintings are not easy to cl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Homage to Matisse
By Inez Storer
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork by noted American artist Inez Storer, b. 1933 is titled Homage to Matisse. The piece is composed of mixed media (oil paint, board, latex) with collage on board. The artwork measures 24 x 24 inches (25 x 25 inches, framed.) It is floating in a simple painted wood frame. It is hand signed in the lower right corner of the frame by the artist. The piece is in very good condition. I am estimating this work was created some time in the 1990s based on the subject and style, but that is only an educated guess.
About the artist:
From Inverness, California, north of San Francisco and working from a studio in Point Reyes, Inez Storer creates mixed-media narrative paintings, collages and assemblages in naive-sophisticated style, which she describes as Magic Realism: "I am a visual raconteur. I use paint to tell stories." Most of these stories are explorations of the human condition with characters who seem allegorically to be walking tightropes. She gets many ideas from her studio collection of old...
Category
1990s Other Art Style Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Panel
Flower Painting French Academic Realist Still life DUDAN mid 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Gabriel-Dominique DUDAN (Active from the 1830s to the 1850s)
Bouquet of Roses, Foxgloves, Poppies, Violets, and Daisies
Oil on canvas
61 x 50 cm (77 x 66 cm with frame)
Signed and da...
Category
1850s Academic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pommiers en Fleurs - Post Impressionist Divisionist Landscape Oil by Leon Detroy
By Leon Detroy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas landscape circa 1920 by French post impressionist painter Leon Detroy. The piece is painted in a divisionist style and depicts blossoming apple trees in an orcha...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary original still life painting vase bouquet "Chromatic dialogue"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Chromatic Dialogue” is a vibrant contemporary floral still life painting by French artist Natalya Mougenot, known for her expressive brushwork, luminous color palette, and emotional...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Contemporize flowers yellow, flowers on canvas. Radiant Whirl of Blooms
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The painting size is 24"x30", oil on canvas.
A lush still‑life bouquet in a deep cobalt vase, set against a luminous, swirling backdrop.
Category
Early 2000s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Nature Morte à la table blau(?)" / Still Life at the (?) Table
By Guy Bardone
Located in Berlin, MD
Guy Bardone (1927 - 2015, French) "Nature Morte à la Table Blau (?)" / Still Life at the (?) Table. Oil on canvas with a lovely frame surrounding. The picture in greens and browns...
Category
Mid-20th Century French School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Botanist
s Table" Porcelain White Vase with Colorful Flowers Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
An impressionistic depiction of a white porcelain vase with a burst of white, pink, orange, yellow and light red flowers exploding with color and bold marks. Alfaro bridges the Baroq...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Spring Blooms
By Laura 113
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Item includes custom built frame; framed dimensions are approximately 14 x 18 inches.
Laura was born...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Botanical Watercolour Painting of a Red Tulip and Yellow Daffodil Green Leaves
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Botanical Watercolour
watercolour drawing on artist paper, unframed
drawing: 9.75 x 7.5 inches
Provenance: Private collection
Condition: Great condition
Description:
This beautiful...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Peachy Petal - Expressive Abstract Floral Painting with Soft Neutral Blooms
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant paintings that celebra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
A Quirky 1940s Mid-Century Modern Still Life by Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming, colorful and quirky 1940s Mid-Century Modern Still Life, "Elephant and Red Pillow" by notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon Artwork size: 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches; Framed...
Category
1940s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Florus, Bold Abstract Painting, Vibrant Contemporary Artwork, Expressionist Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Florus is an original abstract painting by Catherine Pennington-Meyer. The title of this piece means ‘bright’ or ‘rich’ in Latin. A vibrant expressionist abstract full of energy. It will bring a splash of positivity and colour to any scheme.
Discover more of Catherine Pennington-Meyer's original artwork with Wychwood Art online and in our Oxfordshire gallery. Catherine is an award-winning artist who currently lives and works near Munich, in Germany. Her work concentrates primarily on abstract expressionism. Catherine has participated in exhibitions throughout Europe and has quickly established a prestigious international collector base. Catherine says of her art: `I see my painting as a kind of language, translating what I feel or experience to those viewing it. I am innately drawn to create raw, emotive, expressionist pieces, mostly abstracts, which distil a subject down to its feeling. I don`t only want my art to be `beautiful` but for it to reach out and touch the person who is viewing it on an immediate, intuitive level. I want my paintings to speak to their audience in their own visceral language. I am influenced by nature, particularly the multifaceted nature of water, and memories of growing up in particularly beautiful landscapes in North Yorkshire and Scotland. I also find human psychology and science fascinating. But I see compositions everywhere, whether it be flowers in a park, the way smoke curls, books on a library shelf or a street market. Everything is made up of shapes and colours. The world is a constant source influences and inspiration.’ Over time, as her work has developed, she has been increasingly compelled towards abstraction, through which she feels able to communicate an energy which is untethered by the constraints of realism. She enjoys playing with light, depth and movement in her art to give it immediacy and to draw a viewer into the composition. Catherine also enjoys poetry, and her works occasionally have accompanying narratives. Catherine views visual and written art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bloomerang, Original Painting
By Autumn Rose
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An assortment of flowers bursts from a vase in this predominantly cool composition of blues and greens. The swirling botanical pattern on the tablecloth echoe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Multi Coloured Floral Bouquet, Still life Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Multi Coloured Floral Bouquet
signed by the artist 'L.Seeyer', late 20th Century
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Oil painting on canvas, framed
Frame size: 15 x 1...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bouquet in Orange
Located in Zofingen, AG
shipped in roll
“Bouquet in Orange” is a warm still life about memory living in simple things.
The cloth under the vases once belonged to the artist’s grandmother — it stayed folded ...
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
“Bouquet with Japanese maple”Original floral painting in oil . Vertical .
Located in Oslo, NO
This exquisite artwork captures the vivid beauty of a floral arrangement in a clear glass vase. The painting showcases a harmonious blend of rich colors, with deep reds, soft pinks, ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"10 Oysters", colorful oysters rest against a pale blue background
By Anne Harney
Located in Edgartown, MA
“Never taking anything for granted, I am so grateful to be able to paint every day.”
Anne Harney is a representational painter beginning her work from observation and concluding wit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Panel
Still Life with Flowers
Fruit in a French Farmhouse Interior by French Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Still Life with Flowers & Fruit in a French Farmhouse Interior by 20th Century French Artist, Robert Chailloux (1913-2006).
Art measures 18 x 21 inch...
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
"Daughter of the Sea" Figurative Oil Painting 39" x 59" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Located in Culver City, CA
"Daughter of the Sea" Figurative Oil Painting 39" x 59" inch by Omar Abdel Zaher
Abdel Zaher is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Helwan and has been painting for three dec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Autumn Chrysanthemums in Vase Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid-century still life oil painting of Chrysanthemums in vase. Against a yellow background, white, orange, and yellow chrysanthemums sit in a red vase. The arrangement is r...
Category
1960s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pocket Bright Red Strawberry fruit art old master style
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Bright Red Strawberry [2023]
original
Oil paint on canvas
Image size: H:5 cm x W:5 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:5 cm x W:5 cm x D:2cm
Frame Size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ruspoli - Modernist 1949 Oil, Dinner is Served
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking still life arrangement of sardines and a lemon on a plate, accompanied by a bottle and knife positioned on a table. The composition employs an unusual aerial perspective, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Multi-Divided Lemon, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A cut-up lemon rests on a muted surface, its interior revealing various color changes. The light and shadow emphasize the fruit's vibrant yellow skin and fles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flowers still-life oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Josep Miquel Serrano (1912-1982) - Still Life of Flowers - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 92x73 cm.
Frameless.
Josep Miquel Serrano, of a Santander family, was born in Barcelona in 1912...
Category
1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$498 Sale Price
47% Off
Mary Chaplin, From the Meadow, Contemporary Still Life Painting, Affordable Art
By Mary Chaplin
Located in Deddington, GB
From the Meadow [2020]
Original
Flowers
Acrylic on canvas
Size: H:60 cm x W:73 cm x D:1,8cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Artist Mary Chaplin was inspired by a bouquet she brought back from a walk across fields. Poppies, cornflowers and dog daisies arranged in a glazed black terracotta vase...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Composition by Zoute (Leon Salter) Mid Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Abstract Modernist oil painting by Zoute. Oil on canvas mounted on board. Painted in circa 1940's.
Zoute (Born-Leon Salter, 1903-1976) was self-taught and well exhibited during his l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, Carafe on White Cloth
Located in Corsham, GB
Still life, oil on canvas. Unsigned. (Provenance: Studio Sale, George Weissbort).
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Composition with dish -21st Century Contemporary Stilllife Painting
By Henk Boon
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Henk Boon
Composition with dish
Oil on wood
80 x 96 cm
Frame included 85,5 x 101,5 cm
The still-life paintings of Dutch painter Henk Boon show an abstaction of reality.
Painte...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Pourquoi partir? - Post Impressionist Still Life Landscape Oil by Marcel Dyf
By Marcel Dyf
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on canvas still life in landscape circa 1980 by sought after French post impressionist painter Marcel Dyf. The work depicts a view of a harbour from beyond the open green ...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Framed Flower Still Life interior Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist still life painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
"Still Life with Flowers" 19th Century Dutch oil on panel
Located in New York, NY
Dutch School
19th Century
Flower Still Life
Oil on panel
Framed: 13 ½ inches x 11 ½ inches (34 x 29 cm)
This charming miniature floral still life—possibly a preparatory study for...
Category
Early 19th Century Romantic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Mediterranean Breakfast
by Antoine Daens (1871 – Brussels – 1946)
Located in Knokke, BE
Antoine Daens
1871 – Brussels – 1946
Belgian Painter
'Mediterranean Breakfast'
Signature: signed lower right 'Ant. Daens.'
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: image size 65,5 x 60,5 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Signed American School Modernist Cubist Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas, 24 x 19 inches overall, 20 x 15.75 inches image size.
A modernist still life. Cubist elements as well.
Signed lower right and presented in an a modernist frame.
...
Category
1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Framed Mid 20th Century Oil - Still Life with Vessels and Lemons
Located in Corsham, GB
A large and vibrant still life composition featuring several vessels and lemons arranged on a table, executed with loose, painterly brushwork. The artwork is unsigned, however a coll...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Vibrant Floral Still Life in Jug Mid-20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Still Life
Lucien Mostiar
signed oil on canvas, unframed
board: 25.5 x 20 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition
Description:
This c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Symbiotic Growth - Floral Abstract Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Symbiotic Growth - Floral Abstract Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Cool rhythms flow in and around each other in a lively supported composition.Just at the right place a hot accent colo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Trailing Pear - Lake Landscape Window Flowers Fruit Botanical Still Life, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, a cheerful interior scene is bright and inviting with a still life arrangement of coral red flowers in a green glass bottle next to a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Colorful Backyard Landscape Still Life
Located in Beachwood, OH
Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013)
Backyard Landscape
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right
5'10" x 6'7"
Joseph O'Sickey, born in Detroit in 1918, was a painter and teacher through...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mystery Early to Mid 20th Century Still Life
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very well painted still life of grapes and pears signed lower right. I cannot make out signature. Style looks to be either French or Spanish School. Probably painted early to mid 20t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Peony Study-original modern realism floral still life painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
"Peony Study" by Julie Whitehead is a stunning original still ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Still Life with Fruit and Lantern - American Impressionist art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Impressionist still life oil on board painting is by one of the leading American Impressionism artists who painted in Europe, William Samuel Horton. Horton moved to Engla...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vessel and Bouquet on Pink Table by Ellen Rolli, Contemporary Still Life, Canvas
By Ellen Rolli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Brighten your space with Vessel and Bouquet on Pink Table, a charming 12 x 12-inch acrylic painting by the talented Ellen Rolli. This captivating piece blends bold color and expressi...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lilies
Mushrooms with my Parrot Kouka
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Lilies & Mushrooms with my Parrot Kouka
Year: 1985
Medium: Acrylic on Panel, with Artist Painted Frame
Size: 65.50 x 52.50 inches
Condition: Exc...
Category
1980s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$88,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"Poolside" a woman wearing a sun hat relaxes next to the pool on a summer day
Located in Edgartown, MA
Water has been the backdrop to the significant events in my life. The reconstruction of radiant moments that exist in memory define the images I choose to paint, of swimming in the l...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Looking into the dining room
Located in Lexington, MA
Carole Rabe’s Looking into Dining Room is a beautifully composed 24 x 12 inch oil on canvas that transforms a simple domestic view into a meditative interior landscape. In this intim...
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A. Canovas - 1930 Oil, Purple Anemone
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful early 20th century still life study depicting a plentiful bouquet of purple anemones set in a cobalt-detailed ceramic jug. The artist has employed an impasto technique t...
Category
Early 20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still-Life Carpet Tibaldi Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Antonio Tibaldi (Rome, c. 1633 - c. 1684)
Still Life with Precious Objects, Brocade Fabrics and a Plate of Sweets
c. 1650/1660
Oil on canvas, 96 x 130 cm In frame 115 x 150 c...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$17,884 Sale Price
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"Flowers in a White Vase" Still Life Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas Board
Located in New York, NY
A stunning jewel and pertinent example of Berthelsen's charming Still Life scenes. Here we find a white rose and two crimson flowers in a white vase set on top of a wooden glossy tab...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Still life with milk jug and lemon
Located in Zofingen, AG
A dark background helps to reveal the shape of jug. The strong light vibrates on lemon and glass. The blue pattern on the jug and multiple reflections from objects make the work more...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mushrooms in the Forest" is an oil painting by Volskaya Liliуa.
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Mushrooms in the Forest" is an oil painting by Volskaya Liliуa. Have you been to a forest where there are so many trees that it becomes dark under their canopy? How does it feel? I ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still-Life Flower Von Tamm 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Franz Werner Von Tamm known as Monsieur Daparait (Hamburg 1658-Vienna 1754) Attributed to
Still life of fruit with lizard
Oil on canvas,
58 x 74 cm.
Framed 76 x 92 cm.
This magnifi...
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$8,510 Sale Price
20% Off
"Natura morta con mughetti e tovaglia rossa" Olio su tela cm. 85 x 64 1979
Located in Torino, IT
Natura morta, Rosso, Vaso, Artista russa, Artista donna
MAYA KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia, 1924 - 2005)
Le opere di Maya Kopitzeva sono state acquisite dal Ministero della Cultura rus...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$11,385 Sale Price
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Cowgirl Barbie 1980
Located in Lexington, MA
Cowgirl Barbie 1980 by McKenzie West is an original contemporary oil painting that merges photorealistic technique with nostalgic pop imagery. This striking artwork features a detail...
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue and Red Marine Flora, Coral Reef Diptych, Illustration Biomorphic on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
“Blue and Red Marine Flora" is a dynamic mixed media diptych inspired by the vivid biodiversity of underwater ecosystems. Layered with expressive texture and vibrant pigment, this pi...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache
Northcoast
Located in Burlingame, CA
Northcoast - The painting was created in 2025 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. Dixon’s ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shop Still-Life Paintings on 1stDibs
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.