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Stack of Bowls - Heidi Von Faber, 21st Century Contemporary Acrylic Painting
By Heidi von Faber
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
often dark still lifes show extremely realistic contemporary contemporary atmospheric subjects. Everyday
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Nicolaus Johann Davis (1883-1967) - Oil, Still Life with Apples
Located in Corsham, GB
creates an atmospheric scene through his use of contrasting light and dark, capturing the still life
Category
Early 20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Limes in a black bowl-21st Century Realistic Contemporary Still-life painting
By Heidi von Faber
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
often darker backgrounds in her still lifes show extremely realistic contemporary contemporary
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Antique Fruit still life original oil painting in gold frame 1800
s kitchen deco
Located in AIGNAN, FR
,oranges and flower vase dark moody still life.
Antique Belgium still life of apples, oranges and a floral
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Life Buoy" oil painting of a white lifebuoy hanging on a dark shingled wall
By Michel Brosseau
Located in Edgartown, MA
Indies in the 18th century. “The scent of cocoa, vanilla, and cinnamon still vaguely hangs in these ports
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Bouy on Dark Blue
By John Morfis
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A trompe l'oeil oil painting of a blue and white buoy on a dark blue background. The buoy is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pink III (on dark green)
By Stephanie Peek
Located in Burlingame, CA
Dark and mysterious wild rose, 'Pink', from Stephanie Peek, whose florally inspired oil paintings
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Dark Dahlia with Orange Moth
By Carmen Almon
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carmen Almon grew up in Barcelona and Washington DC and resides in France and New Orleans, Louisiana. She uses copper sheeting, brass tubing, steel wire and enamel paint to create bo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper, Enamel, Steel
Pink Poppy with Dark Memnon Butterfly
By Carmen Almon
Located in New Orleans, LA
obstacles and continuity in the cycle of life and death. When I work on a plant, I am often thinking of this
Category
2010s Naturalistic Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper, Enamel, Steel
Crepe Myrtle with Large Dark Butterfly
By Carmen Almon
Located in New Orleans, LA
obstacles and continuity in the cycle of life and death. When I work on a plant, I am often thinking of this
Category
2010s Naturalistic Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper, Enamel, Steel
White Roses and Dark Blue, Oil painting
By Jon Doran
Located in Denver, CO
classical subjects of still life, portraiture and figures in landscape and re-articulating them through a
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
R. Rosini - Signed
Framed Mid 20th Century Oil, Dark Mantle
Located in Corsham, GB
Thin layers of oil are used to build up this splendid study of flowers on a dim mantle. The artwork is signed in the lower left-hand corner and inscribed and stamped on the reverse. ...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"#558" Old Red and Blue Chuck Taylor Sneakers on Laces Dark Purple Background
By Santiago Garcia
Located in Edgartown, MA
"#558" Old Red and Blue Chuck Taylor Sneakers on Laces Dark Purple Background
The work of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Wild Oysters" Mixed media painting of 3 white oysters with dark gray background
By Anne Harney
Located in Edgartown, MA
coastal scenes. My connection to the island developed a deep concern with natural forms life-plants
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Oyster Creek" Oil painting of a single white oyster with dark gray background
By Anne Harney
Located in Edgartown, MA
coastal scenes. My connection to the island developed a deep concern with natural forms life-plants
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Dark Cupcakes and Donuts
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Wayne Thiebaud Dark Cupcakes and Donuts, 2006 is
Category
Early 2000s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Daisies III (Dark Daisies)
By Rachel Burgess
Located in New York, NY
unassuming beauty of works on paper and for the humble joy of day-to-day life.
About the Artist
Rachel
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Prints
Materials
Monotype
Dark Cakes and Pies
By Wayne Thiebaud
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Signed by the artist.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Prints
Catchfly Dark-flowered, Silene ornata Plate 382
By William Curtis
Located in Columbia, MO
Vervain Three-leaved, Verbena triphylla Plate 367
1797
Hand-colored etching
Ed. 1st ed.
9 x 5.25 inches
Category
1790s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Etching
"Cherries in Blue and White"
By Kathrine Lemke Waste
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
view of a simple blue and white dish of cherries against a dark background becomes a still life
Category
2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Olive Branch"
By Kathrine Lemke Waste
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
view of a simple blue and white dish of cherries against a dark background becomes a still life
Category
2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Blue Hydrangeas"
By Kathrine Lemke Waste
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
view of a simple blue and white dish of cherries against a dark background becomes a still life
Category
2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flowers Grow Out of Dark Moments, by Corita Kent
By Corita Kent
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Title: Flowers Grow Out of the Dark Moments
Year: 1977
Medium: Serigraph
Size: 16" x 11.5
Category
1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Screen
Dark Anemones
By Gary Bukovnik
Located in Burlingame, CA
Dark Anemones in burgundy wine colors from Gary Bukovnik, whose dazzling watercolor's delight the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Dark Vase, Original Acrylic Drawing, 2014
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is an original acrylic on canvas floral still life painting.
Keywords
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Wate...
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"In Darkness Grasp...Flowers Bloom, " Original Pastel signed by Della Wells
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Im Darkness Grasp...Flowers Bloom" is an original pastel drawing by Della Wells. The artist signed
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Rose E. Welby - Early 20th Century Watercolour, A Vase of Flowers
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour painting by the artist Rose E. Welby. The scene depicts a still life of dark
Category
20th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Porcelain with Blossom, Dark
, Dutch Contemporary Still-Life with Porcelain
By Sasja Wagenaar
Located in Utrecht, NL
forms a still life. They are as alive as the blossom branches and I try to let them speak together
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Dark Blue Abstract Still Life by Daniel Clesse
By Daniel Clesse
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 20th century abstract still life by Daniel Clesse, painted in Montpellier, France in 1970
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Dark Zone (Abstract, Cubist Still Life Painting in Yellow, Blue
Black)
By Lionel Gilbert
Located in Hudson, NY
artist, Lionel Gilbert
Mid century modern, abstracted still life painting, c. 1968
oil on canvas, 30 x 35
Category
1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Rose on Dark Table" Abstract Cubist Red and Blue Floral Still Life Painting
By McKie Trotter
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract cubist red and blue floral still life painting titled "Rose on Dark Table" by McKie
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White with Pink and Indigo - small, elegant, dark blue, floral still life oil
By Jennifer Hornyak
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Elegant and evocative, Jennifer Hornyak’s beautiful floral paintings are inspired by German Expressionism and early 20th century Flauvist masters such as Matisse. This single pink bl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Dark Vessel with Subtle Floral by Ellen Rolli, Framed Petite Abstract Still Life
By Ellen Rolli
Located in Atlanta, GA
Framed in an antique frame. Unframed, the artwork is 16 x 8. The artist has signed on the back.
Ellen earned her degree in Art Education with a minor in Painting at the Massachuse...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Blueberries - Heidi Von Faber, 21st Century Contemporary Acrylic Painting
By Heidi von Faber
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
often dark still lifes show extremely realistic contemporary contemporary atmospheric subjects. Everyday
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Helleborus in bottle - Heidi Von Faber, 21st Century Contemporary Acrylic Paint
By Heidi von Faber
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
often dark still lifes show extremely realistic contemporary contemporary atmospheric subjects. Everyday
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Wijm Bos Oil On Canvas Still Life Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Dark impressionistic oil on canvas still life of a table with bottles, jars and a bowl of green
Category
Vintage 1960s American Paintings
Materials
Wood, Canvas
French Surrealist Trompe L
oeil Still Life Lithograph of Sewing Machine Feathers
Located in Surfside, FL
, dark way;
Still life with pelota , 1976, lithograph;
Snail shells , 1991, dark way ;
Two violins , 1992
Category
20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
20th Century French, Still Life Oil Painting of Colorful Roses by Roger Godchaux
By Roger Godchaux
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown still life oil on canvas painting depicting a basket of many colorful roses, painted
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood
19th C. Hammersley Hand Painted Botanical Dessert Set W/ Feather
By Hammersley
Located in Great Barrington, MA
uniquely painted with a central botanical bouquet with a subtle dark green overlay imitating a still-life
Category
Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates
Materials
Paste, Porcelain
Oyster and lemon
By Georges Braque
Located in Paris, FR
horizontal planes, one graphic and colorful, the other soft and dark. A beautiful still life, a favorite
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Bacchanale - 20th Century, Mythological Figures Dancing in Landscape by Roussel
By Ker Xavier Roussel
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
the Fauves and Cubists.
In his earliest paintings, Roussel adopted a dark palette for Realist still
Category
Mid-20th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Eggshells - 21st Century Contemporary Acrylic Still-life by Heidi von Faber
By Heidi von Faber
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
often dark still lifes show extremely realistic contemporary contemporary atmospheric subjects. Everyday
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Cutlery in Jar- 21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still-life Painting
By Heidi von Faber
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
often dark still lifes show extremely realistic contemporary contemporary atmospheric subjects. Everyday
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Espressomaker With Treats - Heidi Von Faber 21st Century Contemporary Still-Life
By Heidi von Faber
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
often dark still lifes show extremely realistic contemporary contemporary atmospheric subjects. Everyday
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
pocket dark blue sloes, Baroque Still Life Painting, Small Art, Fruit Art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Dark Blue Sloes is an original still-life painting by artist Dani Humberstone. This painting
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine British Modern Still Life Oil Painting Green Apples Chiaroscuro dark back
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life With Apples
Christopher Cawthorn (British 20th Century)
signed oil painting on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Irises: Abstract Still Life Painting of Purple Flowers on Dark Yellow Background
By Greg Decker
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract still life painting of purple irises on a painterly dark yellow background
Oil on panel in
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Night Orchids, Still Life Painting with White Flowers in Dark Green and Brown
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
This still life painting depicts a painted China vase with bright white orchids that dramatically
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dark Pink Peony: Still Life Cyanotype Painting of Pink
Red Flowers on Blue
By Julia Whitney Barnes
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative Still Life painting with pink and red flowers on an dark indigo cyanotype background
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Half Glass of Wine, Contemporary Still-Life Cubist Bottle Dark Soft Tones, Gray
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Half Glass of Wine" is a contemporary still-life that portrays a kitchen scene with a cubist touch
Category
2010s Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
Hyacinth Blue with Black - small dark green, pink, brown floral still life oil
By Jennifer Hornyak
Located in Bloomfield, ON
green, black and red in this intimate oil by Jennifer Hornyak. Hornyak is known for her still life and
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Golf Ball: Still Life Photograph of a White Golf Ball, Handmade Dark Wood Frame
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Formalist style still life photograph, vingette of a white golf ball on a tabletop
"Golf Ball
Category
Early 2000s Modern Still-life Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Yellow Teapot - 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting by Heidi von Faber
By Heidi von Faber
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
often dark still lifes show extremely realistic contemporary contemporary atmospheric subjects. Everyday
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Night street- 21st Century Still-life Painting of a road with trees in the dark.
By Ksenya Istomina
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Ksenya Istomina
Night Street
30 x 25 cm
(Framed 42 x 37 cm)
Oil on canvas
Ksenya Istomina graduated in 2018 at the 'Imperial Academy of Arts in St Petersburg'. Since her start she ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Glacial Series: Drop Stone
By Shayne Dark
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This hollow, polygonal bronze coated, steel sculpture from the Drop Stones series by Shayne Dark
Category
2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Dark Fruits
By Richard Huntington
Located in Buffalo, NY
.
This piece is titled "Dark Fruits" and signed lower right.
Richard Huntington is a writer
Category
Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Rose in the Dark
By Stephanie Peek
Located in Burlingame, CA
contemporary floral still life painting of a rose at night. The series takes its inspiration from
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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Questions About Dark Still Life
- What is a still life?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A still life is a type of painting or drawing portraying an arrangement of different objects. Typically, these subjects include fruit, flowers, dining ware, and glassware.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 29, 2024No, a still life doesn't have to be realistic. Still life is a genre or type of subject matter. To fit the definition, a piece simply needs to portray inanimate objects. Artists can employ any style they choose to represent the objects in their paintings. Some examples of abstract still-life paintings include Georges Braque's Violin and Candlestick, Pablo Picasso's Still Life with Chair Caning and Paul Cézanne's Fruit Bowl, Glass, and Apples. Find a large collection of still-life paintings on 1stDibs.
- What is a still-life painting?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A still- life painting depicts inanimate, everyday objects.
- What is Dutch still life?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Dutch still life paintings are painted works of art depicting everyday objects that were produced in the Netherlands during the 16th and 17th centuries. Although the pictured items are realistic, they tend to have symbolic meanings. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Dutch still life paintings.
- What is Flemish still life?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Pronkstilleven is a type of still life that was developed in the 1640s by Flemish artists. Rather than traditional still-life paintings, these emphasized abundances and various objects considered to be part of a luxurious life such as fruits, flowers and wild game. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.
- Why is it called still life?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024Why it is called still life has to do with the history of the art genre. Still life painting became a distinct genre thanks to the work of late 16th- and 17th-century Dutch artists. They called their paintings stilleven, which translates to motionless or silent life in English. This term relates to the fact that Dutch still life artists painted motionless objects such as flowers and fruit. As the genre spread beyond the Netherlands, English-speaking artists referred to it as still life. Shop a selection of still life paintings on 1stDibs.
- What is a still life image?1 AnswerLilac Gallery Ltd.March 17, 2021A 'Still Life' image refers to a work of art where the main subject usually portrays an intimate interior scene showing natural objects like food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc. or man-made objects like drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, etc. which are mostly arranged on top of a flat surface like a table or mantel.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
The subject of a portrait is typically a person; the subject of a still life consists predominantly of inanimate objects.
- Is still life art realism?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Whether or not still life art is realism depends on the piece. Dutch still lifes produced during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries are examples of a realistic style. Impressionist and Expressionist still lifes from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are not realistic. Shop a variety of still life art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Although still lifes occur in ancient murals, Jacopo de’Barbari is considered to have painted the first still life, in 1504.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Most people considered the nationality of the still life technique to be Dutch. This is because Realist still life painting originated in Holland in the 16h century. However, artists from other parts of the world also work in the genre. On 1stDibs, shop a range of still life paintings.
- La ChrysomeleFebruary 23, 2021A still life painting portrays inanimate subjects of small to medium size : a bouquet, a cup of fruits, cooking utensils, a set of keys, etc.
Glenn Green GalleriesFebruary 25, 2021A still-life painting is typically a group of arranged objects in an intimate setting. The term comes from the Dutch word "stilleven". - 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022In his work Still Life with Fuji Chrysanthemums, Tom Wesselmann used well-defined contour lines to depict flowers, fruit and other household objects. The American Pop artist made the piece of laser-cut steel and designed it to hang on the wall like a canvas painting. Shop a variety of Tom Wesselmann art on 1stDibs.
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