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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Lazy Sunday afternoon by Anne Böddeker - contemporary still life oil painting
Located in DE
Anne Bödekker, born in 1966, is a nationally certified fashion designer (Lette-Verein, Berlin) and a qualified painting conservator (Palazzo Spinelli, Florence). For more than twenty...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Chunli Huang Floral Original Oil On Canvas "Vase Series II"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Vase Series II Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 24 x 20 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This pain...
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21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Spring flowers (set of 2) Pocket Paintings set, Still life, Original
Located in Deddington, GB
Set of 2 paintings by Dani Humberstone Crocus Purple Pink Pocket Painting Pocket Striped Bellona Tulip Pocket Purple Pink Crocus is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life with Pineapple
Located in London, GB
'Still Life with Pineapple', oil on panel, by Lucien Martial (circa 1960s). Like human life, fruit is perishable and ephemeral, and thus many believe th...
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1960s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Spring Lights, Portrait Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Muradyan Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2022 Style: Impressionism, Subject: Spring ...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

American Postwar Contemporary painter, Floral Still Life
Located in Rockport, MA
A wonderful still life by American Artist Rudy Colao (1927-2014). Rudy created these lovely still lifes by using inspiration from actual floral bouquets or floral landscapes. Size ...
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20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Notes from the Garden Table", vertical, contemporary, still life, autumn, oil
Located in Oslo, NO
A tender still life composed from observation, Notes from the Garden Table brings together garden blooms and ornamental gourds in a poetic dialogue of colour and form. The soft, diff...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Mystery of Growing Things - Colorful Still Life Flowers in Vase Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by paintings created by old masters and the immersive nature she experienced in the Black Forest, German artist Katharina Husslein paints in a representational hyperrealisti...
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2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage French Impressionist Oil Flowers in Teal Color Vase signed original
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting signed by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back/ titled verso oil painting on board, framed framed: 17 high by 13...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Still Life Bouquet Of Pink Flowers
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Still Life Pink Flowers In A Vase Artist signed lower right corner and verso, canvas size 30x24, framed. Charlotte Igoe (Amar) was a self thought artist. Charlotte lived in London, England and had her apartment near Marble Arch and Park Lane, she was the first model in London to introduce photographic modeling, which was just starting in New York for magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, Town and Country, Mayfair, etc. Charlotte was President and owner of the Fort William Times Journal and also President and owner of the James Murphy Coal and Oil Company. Charlotte financed and renovated the entire building of the Thunder Bay Historical Museum, she also financed and renovated the new library of the museum in honor of James Murphy her father-in-law, a well know pioneer at the Lakehead. Charlotte was well known at the Lakehead for her many charitable works, among them: Saint Joseph’s Orphanage, The Thunder Bay Historical Museum, McKellar Hospital, Port Arthur General Hospital, Saint Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, and the Frank Murphy Recreational Centre….St. Patrick’s Cathedral has a beautiful, large stained glass window dedicated in loving memory of Frank X. Murphy and his family. In the early 1950’s, Charlotte was instrumental in having cerebral palsy children recognized and started a school for them which was in the Baptist Church at Brodie and Donald Streets...
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1980s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Impressionist Backyard Flower Wall Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage flower landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang an...
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1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Blossom Diptych, Monoprint on Japanese Paper, Pastel Tones Flowers Patterns 2025
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Watercolor, Monoprint, Paper

Flowers in a Vase - Large 20th Century Scottish Oil on Board Still Life Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large mid 20th century oil on board depicting summer flowers in a vase by Scottish artist Colin Cairns Clinton Campbell. The work is very well painted on a generous scal...
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Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Mixed Nuts
Located in Atlanta, GA
From the artist: "This still life is meant to be initially read on two levels, which is the aesthetic quality of the photo realistic nuts and the humor of the title also referring to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings

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Latex, Oil, Panel

Mixed Nuts
Mixed Nuts
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"Totem Animal" (2023) - Original Still-Life Painting by Elena Burykina
Located in Denver, CO
Elena Burykina's "Totem Animal" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Burgonet allAntica Italian, probably Milan ca. 1535-45 Classically inspired ...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Tulips 5
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vivid expanse of warmth and vitality, I’ve unleashed my passion through oil pastel and colored pencil, embracing expressionism, impressionism, and pop art to provoke emotion....
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2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Satin Paper

Water lilies 6.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Water lilies 6. Bright, expressive composition: white, pink flowers on an abstract background, created with a brush and spatula. The picture is filled with positive, solar energy. Pa...
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2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Mediterranean still life Spain oil painting spanish
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael Duran Benet (1931-2015) - Still life - Oil Oil on canvas glued to board. Measures work 46x55 cm. Frameless. Rafael Duran Benet (Terrassa, 1931 - Barcelona, 2015) is a Catalan...
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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board, Canvas

"Daisy" White with Yellow Flowers on a Lime Green Background Oil Painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Daisy's. This piece depicts a gestural Daisy on a lime green background with thick use of paint. Inspired by nature and a ge...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

French Impressionist Tablescape Still Life Watercolour
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Impressionist watercolour on paper view of a colourful tablescape still life by Henri Clamen. The painting is not signed but was acquired form the atelier of the artist with o...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Backwash
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Backwash' — luminous oil on linen. Dimensions are 60 x 72 inches. French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and countrysides of France, New York, and California'...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Mid-Century French Expressionist Oil, Anniversary Flowers and Champagne .
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid Century Expressionist oil on canvas tablescape of flowers and Champagne. This wonderfully energetic painting straddles the line between impressionism and expressionism. The form...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Daffodils", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Daffodils" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a bouquet of yellow daffodils with a white background. About the artist: When Dianne Massey...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

“bouquet au fons rouille” / bouquet with rusty frons
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “bouquet au fons rouille” / bouquet with rusty frons. Oil on woven paper stock with deckled edges laid down on matt board. Signed lower right, titled v...
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Mid-20th Century French School Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Handmade Paper

Wisteria Bouquet in the Style of William Hubacek Original California Still Life
By William Hubacek
Located in Soquel, CA
Wisteria Bouquet in the Style of William Hubacek Original California Still Life Exceptionally well painted and framed painting of a Bouquet of ...
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1890s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Cubist Still Life, Oil on Board Painting by American Artist John F. Leonard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Cubist Still Life (49) John F. Leonard American (1921–1987) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Board Size: 12 in. x 12 in. (30.48 cm x 30.48 cm) Frame Size: 15 x 15 inches
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1960s Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Pretty French Balcony, Floral Landscape, Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pretty French Balcony, Floral Landscape, Original Oil Painting French School, 20th Century Oil painting on thin card/paper, unframed Card size: 16 x 13 ...
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20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

French Painting of a Tall Bunch Of Pink And Orange Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
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20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

September Sunflowers
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"September Sunflowers" - A sign that autumn is in the air - the appearance of blooming sunflowers in the garden. The open-faced flowers bring joy, the happy fluttering yellow petals ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Italian Cityscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Isabelle Graham Reese (1927-2005). Floral Still Life, ca. 1950s. Oil on canvas measuring 12 x 16 inches; 17.5 x 21.5 inches framed. Signed lower...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Blush Pear Yellow Pocket Painting, original painting, still-life, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Yellow Blush Pear 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 st...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Arezzo Sun - Yellow Sunflowers Blue Interior Botanical Flower Still Life, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, a bright and inviting interior has a still life arrangement of cheerful yellow sunflowers beside a table with three yellow lemons and ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Moorish Palace Gardens - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Lucien Levy-Dhurmer
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed post impressionist oil on canvas landscape by French painter Lucien Levy-Dhurmer. The piece depicts the gardens of a Moorish Palace at evening. Painted in largely blues, there are some flowering trees in the front of the work below a much larger bare tree. Beyond that the palace sits below a starry sky. Mr. Jumeau-Lafond believes the work was likely painted in Morocco but he also stated that Dhurmer often used imagination to construct settings for his ideas. Signature: Signed lower left Dimensions: Framed: 39"x31" Unframed: 32"x24" Provenance: Private collection - France The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Jean-David Jumeau-Lafond A certificate of authenticity from Mr. Jumeau-Lafond is available upon request Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer did not follow the conventional route for education in fine arts but was nevertheless a pupil of the painters Raphaël Collin, Vio and Wallet. He was an ornamental painter in an earthenware factory in Golfe-Juan from 1887 to 1895, which influenced his use of pastel. He travelled to Italy in 1895. Around 1902 he painted the portraits of Rodenbach, Pierre Loti and Marguerite Moreno. Although he had not been instructed by Puvis de Chavannes or Gustave Moreau, he seemed to have much in common with those visionary 'painters of the soul' who had been exhibiting at the Salon de la Rose-Croix for several years: Edmond Aman-Jean, Louis Welden Hawkins, Henri Martin, Charles Maurin and Alphonse Osbert. Following the example of some of these artists, Lévy-Dhurmer admired Italian Renaissance art, evidence of which can be seen in pastels such as Woman with a Medal, Medusa, Circes and Florence. His translation of the Symbolist themes in the scores of Beethoven ( Appassionata), Fauré or Debussy into different hues made him seem like a visionary, but his aesthetic seems to have changed to some extent after 1900, when his landscape painting became more prominent. In fact, only his presentation and style changed. He continued to suggest feelings, interpretations and emotions but without relying on any traditional allegories. He became involved in the Intimist movement, along with Ernest Laurent, Charles Cottet, Henri le Sidaner and René Ménard, whose pastels presaged the Classicism of the 1930s. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in Paris from 1882. From 1906 he was associated with the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. He showed his works in individual exhibitions, notably in 1896 at the Galerie Georges Petit in Paris, which was a very successful exhibition and earned him admiration in artistic and literary circles alike. Several decades later the exhibition Around Lévy-Dhurmer ( Autour de Lévy-Dhurmer) at the Galeries du Grand Palais in Paris in 1973 revealed a tendency in art which had been largely unknown until then and which remained on the margins of the great innovative movements of the 20th century, but which was nonetheless of a quality which could not be ignored. Lévy-Dhurmer obtained a distinction from the Salon des Artistes Français in 1896 and a bronze medal at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. He became a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in 1902. Museum and Gallery Holdings Bayonne (Mus. Basque): Portrait of Pierre Loti (1896, pastel) Brest (MBA): Circes Detroit (AI): Vase with Dragonflies (1890, earthenware with iridescent glaze) Mulhouse: Harvest New York (Metropolitan Mus. of Art): Flower Pot (c. 1893, earthenware with metallic glaze) Paris (Mus. d'Orsay): Portrait of Georges Rodenbach (c. 1895, pastel on paper); The Woman with a Medal (1896, pastel on paper on card); The Lost Explorer...
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1910s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century French Glass Ornament In Yellow Box Gouache Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Glass Ornament Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

Still Life Violin Sheet Music Oil on Canvas Signed Hessler, Framed
Located in Plainview, NY
Still Life Violin & Sheet Music Oil on Canvas Signed Hessler, Framed : A finely rendered trompe-l’Œil still life attributed to Otto Rudolf Hessler ( German 1856- 1942) depicting a ...
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Early 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Orange and Turquoise Corals, Coral Reef, Illustration Diptych in Pastel Tones
Located in Barcelona, ES
Orange and Turquoise Corals by Romina Milano is a vibrant diptych that captures the rhythm and complexity of underwater life. Created with gouache crayon on paper, the work layers or...
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2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

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Gouache, Handmade Paper

Cubist Floral Still Life
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Isabelle Graham Reese (1927-2005). Floral Still Life, ca. 1950s. Oil on canvas measuring 16 x 20 inches; 22 x 26 inches in period frame. Signed l...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Blush of Dawn
Located in Zofingen, AG
A single rose, tender in its pink embrace, greets the first light of day. Dew rests upon its petals like jewels of the morning, catching the hush before the world awakens. In this fl...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Still Life with Daises and Wisteria in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Still Life with Daises and Wisteria in Acrylic on Masonite Still life by a window by Richard M. Bacon (American, 20th Century). A still life with a bouquet, a glass of wine, and a b...
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Early 2000s American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic

Alexander Pede, "Peonies and Lace", 24x30 White Floral Bouquet Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
The painting "Peonies and Lace" is a 24x30 oil painting on canvas by the Russian artist Alexander Pede. Depicted is a peaceful soft floral bouquet in white. The fresh blooms spring o...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ocean Beach, 2023
Located in Burlingame, CA
Oil painting by Willard Dixon featuring figures enjoying a day at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Willard Dixon, who is one of the finest American contempora...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Unbraiding In The Sun - Abstract Expressionist Neutral Beige Floral
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in abstract paintings with a sense of fluidity. Her expressive style emphasizes large flowers, organic shapes and loose brushstrokes i...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 1980 Oil, Grapes and Porcelain
Located in Corsham, GB
This fine still life painting showcases a harmonious arrangement of fruits and a porcelain sugar bowl on a white tablecloth. The artist captures the play of light and shadow on the v...
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20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Contemporary abstract floral painting on paper "Sunflowers of Provence "
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
French artist Natalya Mougenot’s 2023 abstract floral painting, The Sunflowers of Provence, masterfully combines contemporary impressionism with a fresh, innovative perspective. Insp...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Potted daffodils - Still life oil on canvas
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas Gilded wooden frame 70,5 x 48 x 4,5 cm Unsigned
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Mid-20th Century Academic Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Pink with Yellow Scape - small, dark green, purple, floral, still life, oil
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A bouquet of yellow in a vase of mauve sits in a landscape of forest green and magenta in this delightful oil by Jennifer Hornyak. Framed dimensions are 9 x 23.5 inches. Inspired by...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

"Electric Green"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Large Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist New York Silver Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1973. Signed. Image size 36L x 32H.
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1970s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Textured Rose Study, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A pink rose blooms against a dark background. Dynamic texture emerges from the use of various tools, such as sandpaper, palette knives, and sponges. Artist Sara...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Sea Foam 2
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Sea Foam 2', 2022 is 47.25 x 35.5 inches, oil on linen painted by French-American artist Frédéric Choisel who explores the poetic intersection between nature and abstraction, drawin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

20th Century French Expressionist Red Chair Interior Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red Chair Interior by Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002) pastel painting on artist paper, unframed painting: 7 x 9 inches provenance: the artists estate, France condition: go...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Pastel

1974 Modernist Swedish Interior Oil Painting -Still Life with Binoculars
Located in Bristol, GB
STILL LIFE WITH BINOCULARS Size: 45 x 44 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An intimate interior still life painting that presents a quiet tableau of everyday objects, rendered in a...
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1970s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Floral Abstract, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Floral Abstract, Signed Oil Painting French School, 20th Century Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Oil painting on the...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Vases Still Life, Photorealist Oil on Canvas Painting by András Gombár
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Photorealist Still Life of several metal and glass containers on a covered surface. This oil painting by Andras Gombar is signed in the lower right. Vases Still Life András Gombár...
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1980s Still-life Paintings

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Oil

La Redoute French Vintage Set of 6 Roses Flower Prints - Ideal Interiors Set
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
La Redoute set of six French vintage color prints of roses size: each print is 16 x 12.5 inches, unframed. Condition report: each print is in sound condi...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Color

"August " Original painting by Liudmila Shabazova
Located in Zofingen, AG
Still life in abstract style. The work is done with broad strokes, rich in color and captivates us to remember all the colors of summer. ...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

" Violets on a green tablecloth" Oil cm. 70 x 60
Located in Torino, IT
Purple, Green, Flowers MAYA KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia, 1924 - 2005) Maya Kopitzeva’s works have been acquired by the Russian Ministry of Culture, by the Foundation for the Russia...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sunflower Realism Oil on Canvas Framed Floral 20" x 20" Sunlight Native Plant
Located in Houston, TX
Sunflower by Susan Meeks was painted in 2024 as part of her floral collection. Sunflower is framed. and free shipping is offered at checkout. The common sunflower (Helianthus an...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Signed Antique American 19th Century Realist Still Life Nicely Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 21 by 25 inches overall and 14.5 by 18.5 painting alone.
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1890s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pair Mid 20th Century French Still Life Painting Ornate Flowers in Glass Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ornate Flowers in Glass Vase Pair of original French paintings, circa 1950's period 2 x oil paintings on unframed board, with added collage/ mixed media each of the boards measures: ...
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Mid-20th Century French School Still-life Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil

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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.

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