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Cubist Still Life "Violin" by Early Modernist, Agnes Weinrich, Signed Dated 1922
By Agnes Weinrich
Located in New York, NY
Still life painting (Violin, Flowers), Oil on canvas, by Agnes Weinrich, Signed and dated "22
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Early 20th Century American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Canvas

Large 1970 s French Modernist Signed Oil Beautiful Still Life Fruit Colors
By Robert Sales
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Robert Sales, French second half 20th century, signed Title: Still Life Medium
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1950 s French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Still Life Kitchen Table Objects
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jacques Daufin ( Born 1930) French School signed and dated 1957 oil on canvas, framed framed: 32 x 24 inches canvas: 26 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very go...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

José Sámano Torres (Mexican, B. 1942) Modernist Abstract Still Life C. 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
wonderful modernist painting features a grouping of food and wine finely set in a beautiful mid century
Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Fruit Still Life Oil Painting Betsy Podlach American Post Feminist Modernist Art
By Betsy Podlach
Located in Surfside, FL
Betsy Podlach (American, born 1964.) Still life with Fruit and Glass Bottle Framed it measures 26.5
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1990s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1970 s French Modernist Oil Painting Still Life Apples Pears signed original
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nature Morte French School, late 20th century signed verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 13 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sou...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modernist Abstract Interior Still Life in Oil on Canvas by Weintraub
By William Weintraub
Located in New York, NY
This captivating mid-century modernist painting showcases an abstract interior still life, rendered
Category

1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modernist Cubist Still life oil on canvas by Cor Alons, Dutch 1950s, Signed
By Cor Alons
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
although I have become much busier in recent years due to all kinds of work, I still cannot resist. It is
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Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Vintage Oil on Board Painting Framed Still Life Modernist MCM Signed 1963 19x20"
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage still life oil painting on board depicting a pitcher and a bowl of lemons on a checkered
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

1970 s French Bold Still Life Modernist Oil Painting of Fruit and Red Drapery
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bold Still Life French Modernist, circa 1970-1980 period oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 22 x 29
Category

1970s Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1930 s French Modernist Oil Painting Lunaria Honesty Plants Still Life Blue Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lunaria - Honesty Plant French School, circa 1930's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 15 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condition The f...
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Pair Of Cubism Paintings, 20th Century, France
Located in Lisbon, PT
modernist still life painter, signed "Bluteau" and dated "1955", the painting features fish. It was shown in
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20th Century French Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paper

Large Modern Expressionist Still Life Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large scale modernist floral still life oil painting on Masonite in painted wood frame. Signed
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Cubist Still Life by A. Duparc, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
This modernist cubist still life by A. Duparc features geometric and faceted forms in an evocative
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20th Century French Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Cubist Kitchen And Butcher Scene With Hanging Meats And Utensils
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Description: A vibrant French modernist still life, this large gouache by Guy Nicod stages a bustling kitchen
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Cubist Aviation And Musical Scene With Airplanes Instruments And Abstract Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
instruments, harp, Futurist gouache, and French modernist still life, this work is well-positioned to attract
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Large Antique American Abstract Expressionist Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract still life painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed verso
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cubist Still Life With Glass Bottles Vessels And Abstract Architectural Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
collectors searching for unique modernist interpretations of traditional still life subjects.
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Antique American Cubist Abstract Flower Still Life Large Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. In excellent
Category

1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Impressionist Still Life with Apples in Bowl Jacques Cartier Basin Saint Malo
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
modernist art, still life compositions, or works with historical references to Brittany, this painting
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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Nordic Solstice: A Scandinavian Modern Masterpiece of Quiet Grandeur
Located in Dallas, TX
. Floating at the center is a refined abstract tableau: six painterly forms arranged like a modernist still
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Figure in a Landscape - 20th Century Yellow Landscape Collage with Figure
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Arthur Armstrong was a Northern Irish painter known for his modernist landscapes, still lifes, and
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20th Century Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Board

Untitled (Structures)
By John Havens Thornton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Thornton painting; 1988 painting; geometric abstraction; surreal minimalist; architectural still life
Category

1980s Surrealist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

60s XL Thomas Lee Mid Century Modern Floral Oil Painting Signed Framed
By Thomas Lee, Lee Reynolds
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
colors. Focal 4 x 5 Ft size. Cheerful Modernist Floral Still Life with a Bird in cage. Framed in a 60's
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Chrome

Botanical Abstract, Vintage 1970s Modern Floral
By Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
sunny day is a fresh modernist take on the botanical still-life. California artist Eleanor Perry
Category

1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"Lady with White Linen Hat"
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
– 1985). An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and urban scenes, Gershon Benjamin
Category

1940s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"A Country Road in Sunlight"
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
– 1985). An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and urban scenes, Gershon Benjamin
Category

1940s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Autumn at Ocean Grove"
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
– 1985). An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and urban scenes, Gershon Benjamin
Category

1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Bather"
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
– 1985). An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and urban scenes, Gershon Benjamin
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1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

"Fisherman s Net"
By Gershon Benjamin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
– 1985). An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and urban scenes, Gershon Benjamin
Category

1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lyrical Abstract Expressionist Lithograph Cleve Gray Lithograph Silkscreen Print
By Cleve Gray
Located in Surfside, FL
exhibited his modernist landscape paintings and still lifes at the Alfred Messer Studio Gallery in Tucson
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Ralph de Burgos Mixed-Media Abstract Collage
By Ralph de Burgos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
modernist landscape and still-life. This example is a departure from his standard style, incorporating
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

"Nantucket"
By Paul Crosthwaite
Located in Lambertville, NJ
landscapes and bright, fanciful still lifes. Crosthwaite exhibited at the Phillips Mill Art Association, the
Category

20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Untitled Modernist Still Life
By Rolph Scarlett
Located in East Hampton, NY
This is an early (c. 1920) modernist still life by American painter Rolph Scarlett. A major
Category

1920s Bauhaus Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Two Vases of Roses, Mario Mafai, 1952 ( Modernist Still Life)
By Mario Mafai
Located in Aerdenhout, NL
Mario Mafai Two vases of roses (Due vasi di rose) 1952 oil on canvas 61 x 71 cm signed upper left Description: Mario Mafai (*1902 Rome IT †1965 Rome IT) was an Italian painter and,...
Category

1950s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Modernist Still Life Oil on Board
Located in London, GB
A large modernist still life composition, dating to the late 20th century and painted in oil and
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Leon Kelly, Modernist Still Life, Oil on Board, 1959
By Leon Kelly
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Modernist Still Life" by Leon Kelly is a 6" x 9" oil on board abstract painting. It came from the
Category

20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Wall Art Installation: Ceramic Plates + Oil on Canvas - "Modernist Still Life"
By Studio DeSimoneWayland
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
"Modernist Still Life" consists of 7 plates ‐ among which five hand painted Chinese plates
Category

2010s Dutch Other Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Maurice Grosmann, Modernist Still Life, circa 1948
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Maurice Grosmann. Untitled still life, circa 1948. Oil on canvas. Measure: 30 x 24 inches
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Vintage 1940s Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Mid 20th Century Modernist Still Life With Eggs and Coffee Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Mid 20th Century oil on canvas board still life in bright blue with eggs and coffee pot. By Ahuva
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

“Still Life” California Modernist painting circa 1930 s by Maxine Albro
By Maxine Albro
Located in Santa Monica, CA
“Still Life” is an original oil painting on canvas created circa 1930's by California Modernist
Category

1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jasper Hagenaar, Modernist stilleven #8, oil painting on canvas (still life)
By Jasper Hagenaar
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Sincerity and light playfulness coexist within the scope of boyhood in a merely broad yet autobiographical sense within Jasper Hagenaar’s (1977, NL) paintings. Hagenaar works with bo...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Vintage Modernist Blue Table and Yellow Vase Still Life Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Oil on canvas board modernist still life by Bruce W. Clements (1936-2008) Mass. Unsigned from the
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Two Bottles
By Helen Clark Oldfield
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
unique palette and approach to her modernist subjects. Her still lifes combined deep, rich colors with
Category

20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

The Hat
By Helen Clark Oldfield
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
developed a unique palette and approach to her modernist subjects. Her still lifes combined deep, rich
Category

20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Panel

Serpentine
By Helen Clark Oldfield
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Clark Oldfield developed a unique palette and approach to her modernist subjects. Her still lifes
Category

1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Homage to Fernand Léger
By Jean Kellogg
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
aesthetic, this still life bears a note on the back describing émigré Fernand Léger’s participation in
Category

1940s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Adieu Vincent, 1985
By Phyllis Sloane
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Realist Still life, Modernist provenance: Estate of the Artist Phyllis Sloane earned her BFA from
Category

1980s Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Abstract Floral Still LIfe 20th Century Charcoal
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This mid-late 20th century charcoal on paper modernist abstract still life is by San Francisco
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Moderne Monotype or Linocut Print Titled "Still Life"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
monotype entitled "Still Life". The artist has signed his name but we cannot decipher it. Note: Image
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

The Cyclist
By Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Located in Wellesley, MA
Kuniyoshi is known for modernist figure, genre, still life and landscape painting. A modernist painter
Category

1930s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Model With Hat
By Helen Clark Oldfield
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
developed a unique palette and approach to her modernist subjects. Her still lifes combined deep, rich
Category

20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Tabletop Still Life, Modernist Still Life with Food, Flowers, and Wine
By Leon Kelly
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Tabletop Still Life" by Philadelphia born modernist and surrealist painter Leon Kelly, is a framed
Category

1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Modernist Still Life Painting
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modernist still life painting depicting flowers in a pot and a candle in a jug. Painted
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paint

Modernist Still Life
By Joseph Levin
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist kitchen still life painting by Joseph Levin (1894-1979). Oil on canvas, circa 1960
Category

1960s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Scottish Modernist Still Life Signed Cubist Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Scottish modernist still life by David McClure (1926 - 1998). Original oil painting
Category

1950s Abstract Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Modernist Still Life c1930 s
Located in Frome, Somerset
A fine quality early/ mid 20th centruy Modernist still life circa 1930's-1940's. oil on canvas
Category

1930s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Find the exact modernist still life you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. There are many Modern, Abstract and Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale. Finding the perfect modernist still life may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 19th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right modernist still life for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, gray, black and blue. Finding an appealing modernist still life — no matter the origin — is easy, but Norman Baasch, Sven Lukin, Judith Shahn, Barry Johnson and Sir Jacob Epstein each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and fabric, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

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The average selling price for a modernist still life we offer is $1,295, while they’re typically $99 on the low end and $20,000 for the highest priced.

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Questions About Modernist Still Life
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A 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.
  • Lilac Gallery Ltd.March 17, 2021
    A '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 ExpertAugust 29, 2024
    No, 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    A still- life painting depicts inanimate, everyday objects.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Dutch 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Pronkstilleven 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024
    Why 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Most 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, 2021
    A 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 Galleries
    Glenn Green GalleriesFebruary 25, 2021
    A still-life painting is typically a group of arranged objects in an intimate setting. The term comes from the Dutch word "stilleven".
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    The subject of a portrait is typically a person; the subject of a still life consists predominantly of inanimate objects.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Whether 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 ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    In 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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