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Ivan Franke, Swedish artist. Oil on canvas. Modernist still life with amaryllis.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Ivan Franke, Swedish artist. Oil on canvas. Modernist still life with amaryllis. From the 1960s
Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Modernist Still Life With Wine Bottle Cake And Raspberries French Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Modernist Still Life With Wine Bottle Cake And Raspberries French Gouache Guy Nicod (French
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Purple Flowers French Modernist Still Life Signed painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
purple, violet and pink flowers still life oil on canvas, framed 16 x 12 inches framed 11 x 8 inches
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Modernist Still Life Painting on Canvas
By Arnold Weber
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury still life oil painting on canvas with a modern perspective depicting three vessels
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Modernist Still Life With Bowls Bottles And Fruit French Gouache Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Modernist Still Life With Bowls Bottles And Fruit French Gouache Painting Guy Nicod (French
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Antique American School Modernist Flower Still Life Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist still life painting. Oil and gouache on board, circa 1940. Housed in a
Category

1930s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Kitchen Table Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted American school modernist still life. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category

Early 2000s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Trompe L Oeil Surreal Still Life Exhibited Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing American modernist still life oil painting by Adrian Martinez (Born 1949) . Oil on canvas
Category

1960s Surrealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American School Modernist Rose Flower Still Life Nicely Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Pear Still Life Framed Original Fine Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible early American modernist still life oil painting. Housed in a great antique giltwood
Category

1950s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Signed Flower Still Life Framed Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted American modernist still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Cubist Still Life Marble Bust Sculpture Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist still life signed oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Unframed
Category

1930s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Fruit Still Life Kitchen Table Apple Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist still life painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1950. Housed in a period frame
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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
Category

1930s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique American Modernist Nicely Framed Kitchen Still Life Bread Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American school modernist still life painting. Nice color and modernist composition
Category

1950s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Signed Paris Modernist Framed Signed Melons and Wine Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive Paris school modernist still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image
Category

1960s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Signed Paris Modernist Framed Signed Lemons and Cattails Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive Paris school modernist still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image
Category

1960s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Colorful Modernist Still Life with Impasto Flowers Style of Emily Sillman
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful Modernist Still Life with Impasto Flowers by Ellis Hopkins (American, b. 1952). This
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Masonite

Modernist Still Life Painting by Bill Condon
Located in Denton, TX
Highly textured mixed media impressionist still life on board with giltwood frame. Bill Condon
Category

20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

American Modernist still life painting circa 1930 by a well-known artist
By Konrad Cramer
Located in Colfax, CA
American modernist still life painting by Konrad Cramer. Konrad Cramer was a German born artist
Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Modernist Still Life With Wine Bottles Glasses And Wooden Crate
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Modernist Still Life With Wine Bottles Glasses And Wooden Crate Guy Nicod (French
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Antique American Modernist Fruit Still Life Tablescape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 14 by 17
Category

Early 1900s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique American Modernist Framed Interior Scene Still Life Coffee Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 28 by 34
Category

1920s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique French Modernist Signed Sunflower Still Life Framed Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage French modernist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 35 by
Category

1950s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Signed Flower Still Life Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 25
Category

1960s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Signed American School Modernist Cubist Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas, 24 x 19 inches overall, 20 x 15.75 inches image size. A modernist still life
Category

1970s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Orange Poppies in a Vase, Modernist Still Life in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Orange Poppies in a Vase, Modernist Still Life in Watercolor on Paper A vibrant watercolor still
Category

20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

1940 John Edward Thompson Modernist Still Life Oil Painting of Flowers
By John Edward Thompson
Located in Denver, CO
This original 1940 Modernist still life oil painting by celebrated American artist John Edward
Category

1940s American Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

American School Super Realist Still Life Surreal Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.
Category

1970s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Brown Monochromatic Fruit Table Setting Still Life by Alexander Zarick
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5167 American Modernist still life table setting framed oil painting Frame Image size 9.5x23.5"
Category

1970s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Sparse Modern Expressionist Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist still life painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 18L x 24H.
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Fall Cat Still Life Framed Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist still life with a cat. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Antique Cubist Impressionist Flower Still Life Signed Oil Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category

1930s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large French Modernist Signed Oil Red Apples Green Background Kettle Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Christof Gracieuse, signed and dated 1979 Title: 'Modernist Still life with teapot
Category

1970s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique American Mid Century Modern Kitchen Still Life Original OilPainting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist still life painting. Oil on canvas. Housed in a period frame. Image size, 14L x
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life with Bananas Leeks and Pumpkin French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Bananas Leeks and Pumpkin French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Vintage Einosuke Hiratani Modernist Still Life Japan 1970s
Located in Oakland, CA
Really gorgeous silkscreen print by well listed artist, Einosuke Hiratani c1960s/70s. This was purchased in Japan, and does have the original gallery exhibition frame. This is a smal...
Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Modern Prints

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Paper

Still Life With a Basket of Fruit , California Woman Artist
By Lorraine Laubender
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
1960. Vintage art exhibition label verso. A vibrant Modernist still-life by this listed Los Angeles
Category

1960s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Antique American Signed Cubist Cactus Still Life Framed Female Art Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American female modernist still life oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. In
Category

1940s Cubist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage American Cubist Still Life Signed Giltwood Framed Interior Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 16 by 20
Category

1940s Cubist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

French School Early 20th Century Oil - Still Life with Tureen
Located in Corsham, GB
This vibrant modernist still life centres on a porcelain tureen, surrounded by a lively arrangement
Category

20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century French Modernist Still Life of Objects
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Still Life" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) oil painting on board, stamped verso board
Category

Late 20th Century Surrealist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Watermelons Fruit Large Modernist Still Life Painting Spanish Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
. The second half of her life was dedicated to painting, exercising a luminous, varied and nostalgic
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vibrant Still Life with Bananas Pumpkin and Leeks French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Vibrant Still Life with Bananas Pumpkin and Leeks French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Still Life with Garlic Strawberries and Blue Vase French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Garlic Strawberries and Blue Vase French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Still Life with Lemons Fruit Boxes and Green Leaves French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Lemons Fruit Boxes and Green Leaves French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

French Modernist Abstract Studio Still Life with Lamp Tripod and Clapperboard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Modernist Abstract Studio Still Life with Lamp Tripod and Clapperboard Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Still Life with Garlic Strawberries and White Drapes French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Garlic Strawberries and White Drapes French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Abstract Still Life with Lemons Table and Blue Cloth French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Lemons Table and Blue Cloth French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Abstract Still Life with Green Bottle Draped Fabrics Fruit Forms Modernist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Green Bottle Draped Fabrics Fruit Forms Modernist Guy Nicod (French
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Modernist Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas by David Fox
Located in Palm Beach, FL
still life genre re-invented over century is well represented here as a modernist contribution. Signed
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Chinese Israeli Modernist Still Life Lithograph Abstract Flowers in Vase
By Efraim Fima
Located in Surfside, FL
On Arches French art paper. Fima (born Efraim Roeytenberg) (1914 – 2005) was an Israeli artist born in China. He spent most of his career in France. Ephraim (Yafim) Roeytenberg, know...
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Chinese Israeli Modernist Still Life Lithograph Abstract Flowers in Vase
By Efraim Fima
Located in Surfside, FL
Fima (born Efraim Roeytenberg) (1914 – 2005) was an Israeli artist born in China. He spent most of his career in France. Ephraim (Yafim) Roeytenberg, known as "Fima" or "Pima", was b...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1970 s French Modernist Still Life Pineapples Amazing Blue Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pineapples by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed stamped verso painting : 24 x 20 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound c...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

1970 s French Modernist Still Life Wine Bottles Green Background
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Wine Bottles by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 10 x 11.75 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound co...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Signed French Modernist Still Life Fruit with Glass Blue Background
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, late 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 8.75 x 10.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

1950 s French Modernist Signed Oil - Colorful Fruit against dark background
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
: Modernist still life coffee pot and fruit Medium: oil on canvas, unframed size: 18 x 15 inches
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist 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.

How Much is a Modernist Still Life?

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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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 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 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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