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Still-life Paintings For Sale
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...
Category
18th Century Baroque Still-life Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Sculpture, box and bag
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
1940s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 1900
s French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolour by Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flowers"
by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century)
signed bottom right
watercolour on paper, unframed
painting: 6.25 x 8.75 inches
Delightful early 20th century...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Abundance
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Barlow’s contemporary still lifes are singular in their ability to capture beauty as a quiet, enduring presence. Her brilliant floral oil paintings are instantly recognizab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Contemporary Modernist Neon Sign Trompe L
Oeil Still Life "We Sell Youth"
Located in Buffalo, NY
Important contemporary modernist painting by Katherine McMahon. From a series of neon sign still lives. Acrylic on canvas.
Artist Bio:
Katherine McMahon is an American multidisc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Cherished Playthings" (2020), Photorealist Pastel Still-Life with Toys on Paper
Located in Denver, CO
Irene Georgopoulou's "Cherished Playthings" (2020) is an original soft pastel on paper artwork, measuring 17 x 11 inches, and framed at 19 x 13 x 3 in. Georgopoulou's expert use of ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Antique American School Trompe L
Oeil Artist Studio Interior Scene Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderfully painted American modernist still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 24H by 20L. Finely executed realist school.
Category
1920s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,020 Sale Price
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Obsessive - Original Surrealist Red Spray Paint Can Pop Art on Canvas
By Carl Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Smith explores the area between Pop Art and Surrealism and expresses it in one-of-a-kind original works on canvas, paper or wood. With the use of found images he tells slightly ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Peonies in a Blue Vase
Located in Mc Lean, VA
One of three still-life paintings by the French flower painter Germain-Theodore Ribot.
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roses. Flowers, vertical still life, oil. Pink. Gift. Floral.
Located in Oslo, NO
What could be nicer than a bouquet of roses for a beautiful woman? Just a picture of a bouquet of flowers, because it will stay with your loved one forever! Look at the warmth and ch...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Israeli Large Vibrant Surrealist Flowers Oil Painting
By Milia Laufer
Located in Surfside, FL
Milia Laufer, born Romania. From 1951 lived and worked in Safed. Together with her husband opened one of the earliest galleries in Israel, in Tiberias. Worked in watercolors and oils...
Category
1950s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wild Flowers Painting by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Wild Flowers - Still Life Flowers Painting by Marc Zimmerman
Inventive flowers and strong color placed in juxtaposition in a wild manor makes for a one of a kind work of art.
Marc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Green Pear, Modern Oil Painting by Robert Kulicke
Located in Long Island City, NY
Robert Kulicke, American (1924 - 2007) - Green Pear, Year: 1984, Medium: Oil on natural paper, signed and dated in pencil, Image Size: 2.75 x 2.75 inches, Frame Size: 12.5 x 12.5...
Category
1980s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"February Thaw" (2025), Original Impasto Winter Landscape Oil Painting
By Sandra Pratt
Located in Denver, CO
"February Thaw" (2025) is a beautiful original impasto oil painting, created on linen panel by American artist Sandra Pratt, which depicts a small red barn in a peaceful mid-winter l...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Waterlily Pond, Bright
Colorful French Pointillist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011)
oil on canvas, unframed
20 x 16 inches
signed front and back
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come from the a...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Double Talk" (2025) by Shawn Sullivan, Original Animal Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Shawn Sullivan’s "Double Talk" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on cradled panel that showcases the artist’s whimsical approach to surrealist imagery. Measuring 5 x 7 inc...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Strawberry Sundae" Large Photo Realist Ptg., Ice Cream Parfait
Whipped Cream
Located in Wellesley, MA
Mary Ellen Johnson is internationally recognized as one of the top Photo Realist painters working today whose extraordinary area of expertise is large-scale, unimaginably realistic, stunningly beautiful and delightful images of food. Currently available are this gorgeous strawberry parfait sundae, a mouth-watering slice of cherry pie with vanilla ice cream, a delicious slice of cherry cheesecake and bowl of berries with whipped cream:
Mary Ellen Johnson
"Strawberry Sundae"
2018
Oil on Wood Panel
39.75 x 34.25 Inches
Note: This painting is framed in dark wood.
The artist has also completed many commissioned food paintings including the Canadian Government's request for images of 5 of Canada's favorite foods which subsequently became stamp images - and The Cheesecake Factory's two commissions for their corporate headquarters and the owners' Malibu beach house.
A quote from the artist:
“I make the panels large to give a monumental feeling to the painting when viewed. These large images not only confront the viewer with their size but with their tremendous sense of extravagance. My work explores the deep connection that food has with humanity.”
Mary Ellen Johnson
Johnson further describes herself as a ‘Precision Realist’ whose primary subject is food. Sold works include paintings of PB & J sandwiches, pancakes with blueberries and syrup, banana splits, ice cream, hot dogs, cupcakes, waffles, muscles and sushi, among others. Unequaled for their brilliance and dramatic depictions of mundane subjects with their connotations of nostalgia, comfort and tradition, it is also her scale, cropping and over the top technical skill that renders these works so overwhelmingly appealing!
MARY ELLEN JOHNSON
Born: 1967, West Long Branch, NJ.
Education: 1989, Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
Beth Urdang...
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Vibrating Corals, Colorful Reef Shapes, Vertical Seascape, Ilustration Style
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vibrating Corals captures the rich diversity and texture of underwater coral life. The artist uses confident lines and bold, layered colors—reds, blues, yellows, purples, and earthy ...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache
19th Century still life oil painting of apples, grapes
other fruit
By Oliver Clare
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Oliver Clare
British, (1853-1927)
Still Life of Apples, Grapes & Other Fruit
Oil on canvas, signed
Image size: 17.5 inches x 13.5 inches
Size including frame: 23.5 inches x 19.5 inches
A lovely still life painting of fruit by Oliver Clare. Apples, black grapes and plums can be seen together with a strawberry and gooseberries. The fruit is shown lying amongst foliage and trailing ivy on a woodland bank.
Oliver Clare was born in Birmingham in 1853, the son of the flower artist George Clare (1839-1890) and his wife Elizabeth Bowen. His brother Vincent Clare (1856-1917) also became an artist and both would have received tuition from their father who influenced their style and subject matter. At the age of 18 he enlisted as a soldier in the Kings Own regiment, but gave this up to become a full time artist. Like his father, Clare specialised in still life paintings, containing fruit and garden flowers, often on mossy banks.
Sometime after 1871, he moved to London where he married Emma Mary Webb...
Category
19th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life Red Apples Spilling From Woven Basket and Ceramic Jug Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red Apple Still Life
Signed by Fanch Lel
Size: 13 x 16 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board , unframed
Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling marks an...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Oil Abstract Still Life with Cheese Slices and Knife
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Abstract Still Life with Cheese Slices and Knife
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 9.5 (height) x 13.25 (width), (Includin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary impressionist floral painting on paper "Irises in a terracotta pot"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
“Irises in a Terracotta Pot” is a contemporary floral painting inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s iconic irises and created as part of Natalya Mougenot’s ongoing “Floral” series.
In this...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Antique American Modernist SunFlower Still Life Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist still life painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood molding. Excellent c...
Category
1930s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Circuito #2. Abstract painting on Canvas
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"The work explores the interconnection between organic nature and circuits, reflecting the relationships between human beings. On the canvas, organic shapes are displayed that evoke ...
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Amanda Horvath, Wild Still Woods, Contemporary Woodland Art, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Amanda Horvath
Wild Still Woods
Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Acrylics on canvas
Image size: 100cm x 100cm x 3.5cm
Sold Unframed
(Please note that in situ images are purely an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Low Tide Boats and Breton Houses in La Foret Fouesnant Coastal Scene
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Low Tide Boats and Breton Houses in La Foret Fouesnant Coastal Scene
by Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 8.75 inches (height) x 8.75 inches (width) (size excluding frame; 7.75 inch...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large French Post Impressionist 1930
s Oil Still Life Artists Studio Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Studio Interior
French Post Impressionist, first half 20th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 29 x 20 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Óleo sobre tela - Naturaleza muerta - Año 1990
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra va firmada por el artista en la parte inferior (eladio duch) y fechada del año 1990
La obra se presenta enmarcada
Medidas de la obra: 73 cm. de altura x 92 cm. de ancho
Me...
Category
1990s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$816 Sale Price
20% Off
Timothy, Lucie Sheridan, Animal Art, Cat Art, Bright Art, Happy Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Timothy by Lucie Sheridan [2022]
A colourful painting of a cat
Additional information:
Original
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:50.8 cm x W:40.6 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50.8 cm x W:40.6 cm x D:6 cm
Frame Size: H:53.8 cm x W:43.6 cm x D:3.5 cm
Sold Framed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Lucie Sheridan is an illustrator and print maker. She creates her work within her studio at Centrespace located in central Bristol, England, which is a long standing co-operative studio and gallery space...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Still Life with Lamp and Bartlett Pears
, By David Crown, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 28.75" x 24" acrylic on canvas painting was done by A. David Crown and depicts a still life painted in an abstract and simplistic style. The still lif...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Tulips
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork vividly captures a bouquet of vibrant pink tulips, elegantly arranged in a classic white pitcher. The flowers stand out with their rich hues, exuding an air of natural b...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood, Gouache
Peachy - Peaches Pine Trees Tulips Botanical Fruit Flowers Lake Landscape, 2019
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, a Michigan lake landscape with pine trees sets the backdrop for a still life arrangement of pink, white and orange flowers on a table wit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vase of Flowers - Oil Paint - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by an italian painter in 1990s and hand signed "De Silvestri".
Very good condition.
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Heaven in a Wild Flower- Katharina Husslein Botanical Flower Still life Painting
Located in DE
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
This is a beautiful large botanical oil painting of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Martin - Early 20th Century Oil, Still Life With a Hare
By Martin
Located in Corsham, GB
An atmospheric still life depiction of game animals placed in and around a woven basket. The artist employs a chiaroscuro technique to capture the dramatic lighting of the compositio...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Love doves, Romanticization series
Located in Zofingen, AG
Inspired by Ukrainian naive folk art, this piece draws on the traditional motif of doves—a symbol of love and harmony, often used to decorate homes and represent couples united by de...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Still Life with Quinces And Candlestick. Classical Oil Painting Irina Trushkova
Located in Zofingen, AG
The beautiful gold color of fruits and their texture inspired me to create this work. The painting style is inspired by the masters of the 17th century of Holland. The color scheme i...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roses, Still Life flowers Impressionism, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ara H. Hakobyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2023
Style: Impressionism
Title: Roses
Size: 19.5" x 23.5" x 0.8'' in...
Category
2010s Academic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunrise Japanese Maple (Framed 20 x 20 inch Oil painting)
Located in Oakland, CA
This is an oil painting of the deep red Japanese maple in my front yard. The red of the branches is a thin, sheer under layer and the creamy robin’s egg blue sky light-filled sky was...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
Still Life with Flowers in a Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted in the style of the 17th century Dutch painter Alexander Andrienssen, this painting is of a glass vase on a wood surface filled with flowers. The artist's careful attention ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Fine Antique British Botanical Painting White Flower Plant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, Eng...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Hamilton Garden at McMaster University
Located in Boca Raton, FL
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From the Estate of Irving Zucker. Formerly exhibited at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. A beautiful example of Greck's semi...
Category
1980s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Gouache
$920 Sale Price
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Vintage American Modernist Flower Still Life Framed Interior Scene Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist framed still life painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Image size, 16 by 20 inches.
Category
1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Take Only What You Need
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Take Only What You Need" is an original work by Stephen Namara, a Kenyan-born, African-American artist renowned for his expressive paintings and masterful drawings rendered in ink, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pigment
Flowers of the Field
Located in Westmount, QC
Molly Lamb Bobak, Canadian, 1920 – 2014
Flowers of the Field
Watercolour
22 x 15 in
signed
framed
Molly Bobak Biography
(1922 - 2014) RCA
It could be said that Molly Lamb Bobak was destined to be an artist. She was born on Lulu Island, near Vancouver, British Columbia, on February 25, 1920. She grew up in a bohemian enclave. Her father, Harold Mortimer Lamb, was a photographer and art critic. In 1926, her father opened a commercial art gallery in Vancouver, exhibiting painters, sculptors, and photographers.
In 1938, Bobak attended art school at the Vancouver School of Art and studied under Jack Shadbolt, where she learned to improve her drawing and composition skills. While working at the Yellow Point Lodge during the summer of 1940, Lamb kept a diary filled with text and caricatures and drew everyone that she encountered. Bobak joined the Canadian Women’s Army Corps in 1942. While serving, she found endless material to paint and included these paintings in her personal journal, which was later published and titled “W110278: The Personal War Records of Private Lamb, M”, which included 147 folios and fifty single sheet sketches. After being stationed in Alberta and Quebec, the military recognized her artistic abilities and invited her to attend a drafting course in Toronto. After finishing the course, Lamb tried to become an official war artist. In 1942, Lamb was sent to Ottawa where she drew at the Trades Training offices where she designed posters and Christmas cards. Three of Bobak’s drawings were purchased by the Art Gallery of Ontario in the same year.
In 1944, “Meal Parade, Hamilton Trades School” (n.d) tied for second prize at the National Gallery’s Canadian Army Art Show, which helped her receive the appointment as a war artist––the only woman who earned this designation. As women were not allowed on the active war front, Bobak was transferred to London, England, six weeks after Victory Day to document the aftermath of the war.
After leaving the military, Bobak settled with her husband Bruno, in Vancouver. After the move, Bobak had little time to paint as she was teaching night courses at the Vancouver School of Art and tending to her children. After earning a French scholarship in 1950, Bobak, her husband, and their two children traveled to Paris where she experienced the works of modernist painters like Cézanne and Matisse. Cézanne’s work in particular influenced Bobak’s art, which can be seen in the geometric organization of “A Bakership, Saint-Léonard” (1951) and “The Saint Ives Train...
Category
1980s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Iris VIII, Original art work with pencil, Floral, Flower, Nature
Located in Deddington, GB
This drawing is one in a series of botanical line drawings depicting the seasonal flowers of English gardens and the countryside.
Size: H:29.7 cm x W:21 cm
Additional Information:
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Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Still life, Bananas, peaches and grapes oil cm. 60 x 50
Located in Torino, IT
Bananas, peaches and grapes
MAYA KOPITZEVA (Gagra, Georgia, 1924 - 2005)
Maya kopitzeva’s works have been acquired by the Russian Ministry of Cult...
Category
1980s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life Flowers
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Still Life Flowers" 1966 is an oil painting on canvas by Canadian/Filipino artist Victor Santos, 1934-2003. It is signed and dated at ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Whisper of Lilac
Located in Zofingen, AG
Experience the luxurious beauty of an oil painting featuring a stunning bouquet of lilacs, which speaks volumes more than words ever could. Each brushstroke brings the delicate petal...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Nature Morte A La Nappe Rouge" -- Still Life With A Red Tablecloth
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Nature Morte A La Nappe Rouge” Still Life on a Red Tablecloth. An abstract grouping of items on a table in just deep red...
Category
Late 20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Illustration Board
Original Parisian Vintage Jewelry Design Art by Van Cleef
Boucheron Designer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
intage Elegance Bows of Timeless Charm Jewelry Design
circa mid 20th century
by Paul Touzet (French b. 1917)
original gouache painting, with pencil on tracing paper
unframed
left des...
Category
Mid-20th Century French School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
"Jacaranda" Abstract Painting 48" x 48" inch by Carole Baines
Located in Culver City, CA
"Jacaranda" Abstract Painting 48" x 48" inch by Carole Baines
Carole Baines is a self-taught, London-born artist based between Townsville and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Carol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dipped in Chocolate, Oil Painting
By Pat Doherty
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A blueberry ice cream cone with chocolate syrup and confetti sprinkles awaits indulgence before it melts. Against the vibrant background, the dessert reveals ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tea Towels - 21st Century Realistic Still-life Painting of Colored Towels
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Heidi von Faber (Dutch artist)
Tea Towels
70 x 70 cm (framed, included in price 75 x 75 cm)
Acryl on canvas
In the paintings of The Hague-based artist Heidi von Faber, light plays ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Jinghua Shuai Still Life Original Oil On Canvas "Fruits"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Fruits
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 19.25 x 23.25 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tulips in a Red Vase, Still Life, British Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tulips in a Red Vase, Still Life, British Artist
by Pamela Cawley, British 20th century
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 31.5 x 31.5 inches
Stunning original Impressionist ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Le Bouquet
French Floral Still Life, Flower Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Le Bouquet' Floral Still Life, Flower Oil Painting
French School, mid 20th Century
Oil painting on canvas, framed
Framed size: 29 x 18 inches
Beautiful oil painting of a lovingly c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Modern American Still Life Oil Painting Flowers Pitcher Mid Century Female
Located in Buffalo, NY
A mid-century modern oil painting by listed female artist Helen L. Roberts.
This painting depicts an interior scene with a vase of beautiful flowers and decorative pitcher.
Housed ...
Category
1950s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Victorian antique English still life of flowers, birds nest, eggs in a garden
Located in Woodbury, CT
Henry John Livens was born in 1858, in St Pancras, London the direct descendant of Jan Liebens who had left his native Holland in the 1600’s to paint a portrait of the King and subse...
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1890s Victorian Still-life Paintings
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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.