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Still-life Paintings For Sale
George David Coulon (1823-1904) - Mid 20th Century Oil, The Tobacco Pot
Located in Corsham, GB
This classical still life painting features a carefully arranged composition of objects including a decorative 19th-century tobacco pot, leather-bound books, and a pipe against a mut...
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20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Midsummer Night. Contemporary Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
'Midsummer Night' Acrylic and marble plaster on canvas board 50x50 cm image 56 x 56 Framed I create the picture first in plaster, made from marble dust and a binding agent. This p...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Floral Still-Life with Bearded Irises, Parrot Statue by Nell Walker Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial and period mid-century still life of a bowl of bearded irises with a parrot figurine by noted California artist Nell Walker Warner (American, 1891-1970), c.1940's. A charming parrot statue...
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1940s Other Art Style Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars

Smoking a pipe and drinking wine (1893) - Henri Hebert Swiss school
Located in Geneva, CH
Henri A. Hebert was born in Geneva in the 19th century. Genre painter and son of Jules Hebert both belonging to the Swiss school. The Geneva museum prese...
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1890s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Basket with Leeks Contemporary Dutch Still Life Painting with Leeks
Located in Utrecht, NL
Dutch artist Nico Heilijgers (1964) works in the tradition of the great seventeenth-century still life painters. In his work we see conventional object...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Still life with watermelon
Located in Zofingen, AG
A still life with a lot of sun. The summer color scheme and warm, magical mood will enliven and decorate any interior. The wine called "Magic Forest" is a metaphor for life, where ev...
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2010s Aesthetic Movement Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Modernist Still Life with African Masks and Sculptural Forms
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Modernist Still Life with African Masks and Sculptural Forms Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Gouache on artist paper, unframed Size: 19.5 x 24 inches (height x width) P...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache

19th Century still life oil painting of fruit birds
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Ellen Ladell British, (1853-1912) Still Life of Fruit & Exotic Birds Oil on canvas laid on board, signed Image size: 17.5 inches x 13.5 inches Size including frame: 24.75 inches x 20.75 inches Provenance: Sotheby’s The British Sale, 2003, lot 256 A beautifully painted still life of fruit with a glass dome and taxidermy birds by Ellen Ladell. Grapes, plums and a peach are shown grouped on a floral patterned green cloth at the front of a marble topped table. Behind the fruit is a large glass display dome with an arrangement of exotic taxidermy birds. The reflection in the glass gives the viewer a glimpse of a tall window with a house beyond, adding another dimension to the painting. Ellen Ladell was born Ellen Maria Levett in Ipswich in 1853 to George and Maria Levett. Her father was a foundry smith and the family lived at 30 Borough Road in Ipswich. She initially worked as a Milliner around 1871 but sought artistic training during her spare time. It is at this point she met and became a pupil of the still life painter Edward Ladell (1821-1886), who at that time was a widower. Ellen married Edward in Great Yarmouth on 21 October, 1878. The couple initially moved to Torquay where they had their son Kenwyn in 1880, but then decided to settle in Exeter, living at 99 Sidwell Street and setting up a studio at 20 Queen Street. Edward’s influence can been seen in her work as their styles and subject matter share some similarities. However, a number of Ellen’s paintings also included taxidermy under glass...
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19th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

French Impressionist Oil Painting of Horse and Carriage Ride through the Country
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Horse and Carriage Ride through the Country by Fanch Lel Signed: Yes Size: 8.75 inches (height) x 10.75 inches (width) Medium: Oil on boar...
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20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Bouquet of Roses Original impasto oil painting Large abstract Still-life
Located in Zofingen, AG
This original oil painting features a stylish still life of luxurious roses in a modern design. The vintage bouquet is rendered in soothing colors, creating a serene and nature-inspi...
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2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Memento Mori - Oil Still-Life Painting Colours Black Brown Beige Grey White Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
"Memento Mori " Oil on canvas Unframed 25 x 16,5 cm Framed 50,5 x 42,5 cm The frame Handmade from wood and plaster, water gilded with genuine gold leaf over rouge burnishing bole and patinated. Exhibited in the “Memento Mori” art show in Manhattan, New York with Sugar Lift in the beginning of 2021 The symbolism: Memento Mori (Latin for 'remember that you have to die) is an artistic or symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death. The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity, and it was reflected in the artistic genre of Vanitas, where symbolic objects such as hourglasses and wilting flowers signified the impermanence of human life. Memento Mori The Painting’s Qualities Lyubena Fox...
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2010s Academic Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still life flowers roses oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Lafuente - Flowers - Oil on canvas Spanish school signed "Lafuente". Oil measures 61x50 cm. Frameless.
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1950s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Spring is Here - Abstract Floral Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Spring is Here - Abstract Floral Painting By Marc Zimmerman delightful Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsical florals. H...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Single Bloom" Red Tulip on Silver Background Oil Painting with Antique Frame
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Tulips. This piece depicts a gestural red Tulip on a silver background with thick use of paint. It is housed in a wonderful ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media

"Around the Bend" (2021) by Clyde Steadman, Original Still-Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Around the Bend" by Clyde Steadman (United States) is a handmade still-life painting that is unframed, but ready to hang. Clyde Steadman got his start as an artist drawing people i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Bright Cheerful French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil - Flowers in Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century Title: Colorful Still Life of Flowers in Vase Medium: oil painting on board, framed. Size: framed: 31 x 26.5 inches painting:...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Cote d Azur Coastal Pathway with Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: French Impressionist School, 20th century, indistinctly signed Title: Cote d'Azur, south of France coastal pathway Medium: oil painting, on board, signed. Size: fram...
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20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

1930 s French Impressionist Watercolour Interior Scene Dressing Room
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Watercolour Painting by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back watercolour pa...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

Red Rump - Horse Racing, Original Horse Painting, Animal, Sport, Equestrian Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Red Rumps -Horses Racing an original painting by Garth Bayley. Oil on Canvas There they go into the distance, a convivial bunch. Affordable art. Horses Capturing the Heart of Moments...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Red Grapes, 24x16" oil on board
Located in Loveland, CO
Red Grapes by Lu Haskew ​Oil Still Life of Grapes against a stucco wall 24x16" image size, 30x22" framed Shipping price includes the custom packing necessary for safe transport of f...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

STILL LIFE - Giovanni Perna - Dutch School - Oil on Canvas Italian Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Still life - Giovanni Perna Italia 2006 - Oil on canvas cm.60x80 In this beautiful oil on canvas Giovanni Perna was inspired by the paintings of the Spanish painter of Dutch origin ...
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Early 2000s Old Masters Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bright Pink Roses In Blue Vase Post Impressionist Signed Thick Oil Impasto
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roses In Vase by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed on front oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 13 inches Colors: Blue colors, grey, beige, brown and white Very go...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Roses and the Vibration of Space
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Roses and the Vibration of Space" is an expressive semi-abstract painting depicting pink roses amidst lush greenery. Through the use of textures and blurred transitions, the flowers...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel

Oil Painting of Vibrant Still Life of Sunflowers and Orange Blooms in a Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Oil Painting of Vibrant Still Life of Sunflowers and Orange Blooms in a Jug Artist: Roland Pichard Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 10.75 (height) x 9.75 (wi...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Abstract impressionist floral acrylic painting on paper "Morning s rose bloom"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressive impressionist floral piece with a touch of abstract and art brut, Morning’s Rose Bloom, was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot in her Lyon studio ...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Flowers Still-life Scacciati 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master (2/3)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Andrea Scacciati (Florence 1642-1710) Composition of flowers within embossed vase (2 of 3) oil on canvas 130 x 90 cm In antique frame 145 x 105 cm. Work with expertise by Prof. Emi...
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17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Sweet and Sour (Pear and Lemon), Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A red pear and yellow lemon huddle beneath sheltering leaves. Deep shadows and moody lighting mimic the atmosphere of an approaching storm. Artist Art Tatiin ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Shuang Liu Still Life Original Oil Painting "Have Some Fruits I"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Have Some Fruits I Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 19 x 23 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French 19th painting Oil Still life Compass fruits cherries glass and oysters
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the 19th century Oil on canvas 24 x 32 cm (37 x 45 cm with the frame) Mark of the canvas merchant "Binant" (Active in Paris between 1820 and 1859) Very good conditio...
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Mid-19th Century French School Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Jean-Baptiste Oudry workshop (French Rococò) - 18th century Still Life painting
By Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Located in Varmo, IT
Jean-Baptiste Oudry (Paris 1686 - Beauvais 1755) circle of - Architecture with Still Life of Fruit. 59 x 97 cm unframed, 74 x 107.5 cm with frame. Old oil painting on canvas, in a ...
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Early 18th Century Rococo Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Impressionist Floral Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas Sunny "Sunny Spring Day"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant artwork, "Sunny Spring Day", captures a dynamic and expressive still-life floral scene, marked by bold and energetic brushstrokes. Part of the "Floral" series, this pai...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Empty Bottle of Wine, Horizontal Modern Still Life in Earth Tones, Tuscany Views
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Empty Bottle of Wine" is a modern still life composition where an empty bottle of wine lays on a table, gracefully coexisting with a half-filled glass of...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Rag Paper

Abstract Still Life with Figures
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful large abstract still life oil painting with figures by Brazilian artist Menelaw Sete (aka Sete Menelaw, b. 1964). Menelaw Sete is internationally known as “The Picasso of...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rabbit, floral rabbit, contemporary rabbit oil painting.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
This vibrant and whimsical painting by Minas Halaj features the silhouette of a rabbit composed entirely of lush, colorful flowers and leaves. Against a deep, textured black backgrou...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Roses - Still Life Painting Pink Red Flowers in Pitcher on Wooden Table, 2020
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary still life oil painting on linen, a floral patterned pitcher on a wooden table holds brightly colored pink and red roses with long leaves in verdant shades of gr...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Vase of Flowers Still Life Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahram Meliqsetyan Title: Vase of Flowers Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Classic Art Dimensions: 24" x 20" x 0.8" inch (60 x 50 x 2cm) Presentation: Unframed, Galler...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

Still Life with Vase of Flowers - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition. Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...
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1970s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Camaieu
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery. Marcel Demagny was born in 1949 in Nancy, France. He graduated from the Nancy School of Architecture in...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Marigold" by Luce Brélaz - Oil on Canvas - 38x46 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Luce Brélaz-Jacquet was a Swiss painter born in 1915. Although biographical details about her life and career remain scarce, she is recognized in Swiss art archives and known for he...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Floral Bouquet (Lively Still Life Oil Painting of Flowers on Canvas)
By Dale Payson
Located in Hudson, NY
Oil painting on canvas, unframed 32 x 27 inches This still life oil painting of a bouquet of vibrant lilies, roses and irises was painted by Hudson Valley-based artist Dale Payson. The range of canary and pastel yellows, emerald green, beige and burnt umber hues that span the canvas are complimented by Payson's skillfully executed impasto technique. Payson captures the essence of her subject matter and abstracts it in the same stroke, rendering each painting somewhere between representation and interpretation. About the artist: Payson studied extensively at the School of Visual Arts in New York and eventually taught at this prestigious institution. Before painting became her sole ambition, she was a freelance book illustrator and has more than 25 books to her credit. Dale Payson also studied under Robert...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dramatic Peony-original realism still life floral 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. "Dramatic Peony" by Julie Whitehead is a breathtaking original...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Stanley Bielen "Dahlias and Marigold" Oil on Paper/Mounted
Located in New York, NY
For several decades the main focus of my work as a painter has been small format still lives. Simple arrangements of familiar things, placed on a shelf in natural light. The subject ...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Tribal Scribble Pots Diptych, Ancient Greek Base Inspiration Painting on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This modern still life diptych by Gio Bellagio is inspired by ancient Greek ceramic vessels. The pots are adorned with minimalist patterns reminiscent of Greek geometry, emphasising...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Paper

BLUE PULSATING
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Oil painting on cardboard Original art by Grigori Ivanov. Founder of art style "Svetizm" healing paintings with light and color. Ready to hang. Sh...
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2010s Folk Art Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Real Steel 2 JFK 50 Cent Coin" (2023) by Delton Demarest, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Delton Demarest's "Real Steel 2 JFK 50 Cent Coin" (2023) is an original oil still-life painting. Delton Demarest has been working in the freelance industry for many years. Recent an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Still Life with Flowers" American Modern Colorful Oil Painting on Canvas 1936
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in 1936 by Russian-American painter Ben Benn. With a highly recognizable modern style, fast brush stroke and expressive use of color, shape, ...
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1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Still Life Flowers and Butterfly - Painting 19th century
By Elisa-Antoinette Georget
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Elisa- Antoinette GEORGET (1842-1914) Flowers and Butterfly Oil on canvas signed low left Golden wooden frame stick (new) Dim canvas : 43 X 72 cm Dim Frame : 65 X 94 cm Elisa- Antoi...
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Late 19th Century Academic Still-life Paintings

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Oil

French 1950 s Signed Large Oil Painting Colourful Flowers in Vase Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers in a Vase French School, mid 20th century signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 29 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Still Life with Sunflowers - Oil on Canvash by Daniel Been - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with sunflowers is a beautiful oil painting realized by Daniel Been (1885-1967) Hand signed lower margin. Includes a wooden frame. 60 x 80 cm Good conditions
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Early 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Still Life For Marianne" John Blee, Intense Yellow and Blue, Abstract Painting
By John Blee
Located in New York, NY
John Blee Still Life For Marianne, 1996 Signed, titled, dated on verso Acrylic on canvas 18 x 18 inches Provenance Marianne Elrich Manley John Blee has ex...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Earth II Abstract Painting, Signed, 21st Century, Framed, 25x25cm
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Part of a triptych, inspired by recycling, golf ball, plastic lovely silver wooden frame. Will be signed. I like especially the transparent background of the picture which is giving ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Plastic, Wood

Fig in Hand - Coral Red Botanical Interior Flowers Female Figurine Green Lime
Located in Kent, CT
A bright and inviting interior scene with a still life arrangement of flowers in a glass vase beside a figurine of a female nude and a single slice of a green lime. The table setting...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vase with Flowers, Modern Still Life Acrylic Painting by Charles Cobelle
Located in Long Island City, NY
Vase with Flowers Charles Cobelle French (1902–1994) Date: circa 1960 Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.32 cm)
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1960s Fauvist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Spring Flower (floral acrylic on canvas, colorful, pink flowers, roses, bouquet)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Spring Flower is a vibrant depiction of a pink roses bouquet surrounded by colorful tree branches. Comes unframed and ready to hang.
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2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Black Necked Stilt
Located in Burlingame, CA
Black Necked Stilt, by one of the finest American contemporary realist painters, Willard Dixon, who has painted western landscapes and nature-scenes for 35 years, capturing the undeniable beauty of the West with its grand and humble spirit. This painting depicts a Black Necked Stilt walking through a marsh or bog. It is a quiet and contemplative early morning scene in water grey, blue, white and green-brown. Lovely moving water in this painting. Dixon’s work can be found in numerous distinctive private and public collections, as well as the San Francisco Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Oakland Museum of California. Signed front - Also signed, dated and titled Verso. oil on canvas - 48 x 58 inches. A wonderful contemporary work of original art by Willard Dixon. Comes framed in a minimal hardwood strip frame. Born: Kansas City MO, 1942 Education: Art Students League, New York, NY Cornell University Brooklyn Museum School San Francisco Art Institute, M.F.A. 1969 Awards and Commissions N.E.A. Fellowship Grant- 1989 California Supreme Court Mural Commission- 1998 Las Vegas Federal Courthouse Commission, G.S.A.-1998 Teaching 1989-90: San Francisco State University 1975: San Francisco Art Institute Realism Seminar 1974-76: Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA 1973-74, 1976: California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA 1971-72: California State University, Hayward, CA One Man Exhibitions 2015: Willard Dixon Portraits College of Marin Fine Art Gallery, Kentfield 2014: SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2008: SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2005: Fischbach Gallery, NYC,NY 2005: Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2004: Fischbach Gallery, NYC, NY. 2002: Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2002: Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA 2001: Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2000: Fischbach Gallery, NYC , NY 2000: Hearst Art Gallery, St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA 1998: Hackett Freedman Gallery, SF, CA 1997: Tatistcheff/Rogers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1996, 1995: Contemporary Realist Gallery (now Hackett Freedman Gallery) 1994: Fischbach Gallery 1993: Contemporary Realist Gallery 1992: Fischbach Gallery 1991: Earl McGrath Gallery, 454 North, Los Angeles, CA 1990: Fischbach Gallery 1989: William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1988: Gallery 454 North, Los Angeles, CA 1987: Fischbach Gallery 1987: Gallery 454 North 1986: William Sawyer Gallery 1985: Fischbach Gallery 1984: Harris Gallery, Houston, Tx 1984: William Sawyer Gallery 1983, 1982: Fischbach Gallery 1981: William Sawyer Gallery 1980,1979: Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1976, 1975: William Sawyer Gallery 1973, 1972: William Sawyer Gallery Selected Group Exhibitions 2017: SHIFT / with Elizabeth Barlow, Kim Frohsin, Erin Parrish, Irene Zweig, Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA 2015: REAL with Elizabeth Barlow Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, CA. 2014: Stillness and Activity / A father and daughter exhibition, Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, CA. 2013: Outwin Boocher Portrait Competition 2013 Exhibition” Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. Hey Everybody / Portraits, Diablo Valley College 2012: Artistic Visions of the Golden Gate Bridge”, George Krevsky Gallery, S.F., CA. Introduction Two/ Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, CA. 2011: California: A Landscape of Dreams/ Fresno Art Museum 2010: Self Portrait Invitational/ Julie Nester Gallery, Park City UT 2009: On Beauty /I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA. 2008: At Water’s Edge / I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA. 2007: San Francisco Scenes/ George Krevsky Gallery, S.F., CA Ten Years- A Retrospective/ Dolby Chadwick Gallery, S.F., CA. 2006: Our Planet, Our Home/ SFMOMA Artists Gallery, S.F. CA 2005: 2005 Spring Group Show/ Earl McGrath Gallery, L.A., CA 2002: H2O’02, Paintings of Water/ Fischbach Gallery, NYC Scene in Oakland 1852-2002 Oakland Museum Oakland, CA The Garden/ Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA The Moving Still Life/ Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY Bay Area Printmakers/ works from Trillium Press, Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA California Landscape Paintings/ College of Marin Art Gallery, Kentfield, CA Bay Area Printmakers/ SF Museum of Modern Art/Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA Visions: Northern California/ Bank of America, San Francisco, CA 2001: Opening Exhibit: Group Show, Fischbach Gallery, NY, NY 2000: Hackett Freedman Gallery Artists/ Shasta College Art Gallery, Redding, Ca 1999: Homage to the Art Institute, Artists Who Transformed American Culture, Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1999: What is Art For? What are Museums For? What are You For? curated Curated for the Oakland Museum by William T. Wiley & Mary Hull Webster, Oakland, CA 1998: Paintings of Marin County Past and Present/ The North Point Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1997: 10th Anniversary Exhibition/ Hackett Freedman Gallery, S.F., CA 1996: Rediscovering the Landscape of the Americas/ Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (traveling exhibition) Contemporary American Realist Painters/ Halls Crown Center Gallery, Kansas City, MO 1996: Foundation for the Future: Celebrating 125 Years at the San Francisco Art Institute/ One Bush St., S.F., CA 1996: New Work by Selected Gallery Artists, Tatistcheff/Rogers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Flower Paintings/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA 1995: Facing Eden: 100 Years of Landscape Art in the Bay Area / De Young Museum, S.F., CA Contemporary Still Life Painting/ David Klein Gallery, Birmingham, MI 1994: Still Life/ Fischbach Gallery, New York City, NY New Bay Area Painting/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA A Room with a View/ The North Point Gallery, S.F., CA 1993: Bay Area Painting/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA Vanishing Point: A Look at Contemporary Landscape Painting”, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA Tribute/ William Sawyer Gallery, S.F., CA Revolution: Into the 2nd Century at the San Francisco Art Institute, One Market Plaza, S.F., CA Contemporary Realism: Central and Northern California Landscapes/ Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA The Artist as Native: Reinventing Regionalism/ a traveling exhibition curated by Alan Gussow and Babcock Galleries, N.Y., NY 1992: A Day in the Country, California Landscape Painting / I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA West Art and the Law/ Weat Publishing Co., St. Paul, MN(traveling ex.) The New York Academy of Art, New York, NY In Support of Contemporary Bay Area Artists / One Market Plaza, S.F., CA 1991: The Landscape in 20th-Century American Art: Selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art/ New York, NY, National Traveling Exhibit 1990: Contemporary Landscapes/ 21st Anniversary Exhibition Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. 1990: New Bay Area Painting Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA 1989: The Modern Pastoral/ Robert Scholekopf Gallery, New York, NY 1988: Images of the Land/ William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1988: Ten Artists from the William Sawyer Gallery / Shasta College Gallery, Redding CA Works on Paper/ William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1987: The Contemporary American Landscape/ Swain Gallery, NJ 1986: Landscape, Seascape, Cityscape/ Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA 1985: The Bay Area Seen/ Bay Area Regionalists Show, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA Large Scale/ Harris Gallery, Houston, TX A City Collects/ Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, CA American Realism/ William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1984: San Francisco Bay Area Painting/ curated by George Neubert for the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE American Landscape Painting/ California State University, L.A. CA Western Landscape Painters/ The Museum of the West, Houston, TX The Urban Landscape / One Market Plaza, San Francisco, CA 1982: Collectors Gallery 16/ McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX Thirty Approaches to Realism/ William Sawyer Gallery, S.F., CA 1981: Views of California Past and Present/ Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA Landscapes/ Harris Gallery, Houston, TX 110th Anniversary S.F. Art Institute Alumni Group Show/ William Sawyer Gallery, S.F., CA 1980: Realism/ Walnut Creek Civic Arts Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA 1979: Bay Area Artists Exhibition/Sale/ Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA Omnium Gatherum/ Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA California Viewpoints/ Sunne Savage Gallery, Boston, MA 1978: New Work/ Mills College Art Gallery, Oakland, CA Images of the Land/ William Sawyer Gallery, S.F., CA 1977: Contemporary California Artists/ Marshall-Meyers Gallery Alternative to the Whitney Annual/ James Yu Gallery, N. Y, N.Y. San Francisco Art Festival/ ( Airport Competition Purchase Prize) 1977: Eight Young Americans/ Montclair Museum of Art, Montclair,NJ 1976: Three From California/ Francine Sedars Gallery, Seattle, WA Faculty Show/ California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA 1975: Realism in Painting and Ceramics/ Helen Euphrat Gallery, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA 1975: A Tribute to the Art Institute/ Hansen Fuller Gallery, S.F., CA California Artists/ Utah Museum of Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT 1974: Our Land, Our Sky, Our Water/ by Alfred Frankenstein Expo 74, Spokane, WA A Sense of Place/ curated by Alan Gussow for the Joslyn Museum, Omaha, NE The Discovery Gallery, Montclair, N.J. 1973: College of Marin Gallery, Kentfield, CA California Artists/ Kaiser Center, Oakland, CA 1972: Visiting Artists/ California State University, Hayward, CA 1970: Drawing Invitational/ Emanuel Walter Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, S.F., CA 1970: San Francisco Art Institute Centennial Exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, S.F., CA 1967: Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art Annual, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, S.F., CA 1966: California Landscape Painters/ San Francisco Art Institute, S.F. 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Selected Collections The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Oakland Museum The Utah Museum of Fine Art San Francisco Art Commission Shaklee Corporation Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, CA Kemper Insurance Company, Long Grove, Il Morrison and Foerester, San Francisco, CA SSI Container Corporation, San Francisco, CA San Francisco International Airport Oxford Petroleum Company, Houston,TX California First Bank, San Francisco, CA United Pipeline, Houston, TX Security Pacific National Bank, S.F., CA Crocker Bank, Los Angeles, CA Visa Corporation, San Francisco, CA Atlantic Richfield Corporation Shell Oil, Houston, TX First National Bank of Seattle RREEF Corporation, San Francisco, CA Texas Heritage Society Genstar Corporation, San Francisco, CA Sohio Corporation Skidmore Owings and Merrill, N.Y.C., NY Chemical Bank, NY Swissre Corporation, NY The Insurance Company of North America First National Bank of Midland, Texas Commerce Bank AMA Headquarters, Washington, DC Hughes Tool, Houston, TX ATT, NY Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, San Francisco, CA IBM Corporation, San Jose, CA Northern Trust Company, Chicago, IL Smith Kline and French Corp., Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco, CA Republic National Bank Chevron Trammel Crow Company, Dallas, CA U.S. Insurance Group, N.J. Southwestern Bell Corp., MO Union Bank Pacific Bell United States Trust Company, NY The United Bank of Denver, CO Cigna Corp., Philadelphia, PA Atlantic Richfield Corp., Los Angeles, CA Show, Pittman, Pots and Trobridge, Washington, DC San Francisco Zen Center Hughes Aircraft Co. Los Angeles, CA Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M), St. Paul, MN Bank of America, NY Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City,MO Robinson Humphrey/American Express, Atlanta, GA Merrill Lynch, San Francisco, CA Goldman Sachs, NY Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., NY Victoria Bank and Trust, Victoria, TX NYNEX, NY Coca Cola, U.S.A., Atlanta, GA TransAmerica Corporation Pacific Telesis Group Brobeck, Phleger, & Harrison Exxon Corporation U.S. Trust Selected Private Collections Estate of Ahmet Ertegun, New York, NY Mr. Harrison Ford, Los Angeles, CA Estate of Irving Lazarr, Los Angeles, Ca Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Holzer, New York, NY Mr. and Mrs. Peter Asher...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nina Reclining with Guitar - original female realist still life portraiture oil
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Contemporary figurative painter Andrew S. Conklin creates a co...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Modern Still Life Diptych of Ceramic Pots, Realist Kitchen Vessels Citrus Fruits
Located in Barcelona, ES
This modern still life diptych by Gio Bellagio is inspired by ancient Greek ceramic vessels. The pots are adorned with minimalist patterns reminiscent of Greek geometry, emphasising...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Mid 20th Century French Oil Painting Still Life Flowers in Interior Room
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers in Interior French, mid 20th century indistinctly signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 23 x 27 inches canvas: 16 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection, Fr...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Pointe du Raz - Cap Sizun - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Paul Madeline
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas coastal landscape by French post impressionist painter Paul Madeline. This beautiful work depicts a view of Cap Sizun, a headland forming the western e...
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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Pair of Floral Still Lifes, likely Italy, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of still life paintings with floral vases in Baroque style. The vertically arranged bouquets display a wonderful composition of various colorful flowers. Oil on canvas. Image s...
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18th Century Baroque Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, 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.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of still-life paintings in a wide range of styles and subject matter.

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