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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

Abstract Still Life with Brass Musical Instruments Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Brass Musical Instruments Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Large Antique American Modernist Still Life 1940s Nicely Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist interior still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. In
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1940s Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Rene Leroy, French Modernist Still Life Oil Painting, Blaze of Color
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Rene Leroy (French b. 1932) Title: Abstract/ Modernist study of a still life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Still Life with Blue and Green Foliage French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Blue and Green Foliage French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

American Female Abstract painter Modernist Still Life w/ Fruits GALLERY LABEL
By Peri Schwartz
Located in New York, NY
Still Life with fruits Painting with gallery label verso Perri Schwarts Still Life w/ Fruits #1 Stiebel
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media, Gouache

RENE LEROY - FRENCH MODERNIST STILL LIFE OIL PAINTING - BLAZE OF COLOR
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Rene Leroy (French b. 1932) Title: Abstract/ Modernist study of a still life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still Life with Wooden Mannequins Red Sculpture and Yellow Sphere French Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
paper, consistent with age Description: A striking and imaginative modernist still life by Guy Nicod
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Signed French Modernist Still Life Oil Painting Beautiful Teal Yellow Colors
By Robert Sales
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Robert Sales, French School second half 20th century, signed Title: Still life
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Tama, Mimi, Chan" Chuzo Tamotzu, Japanese American Modernist Still Life, Cats
Located in New York, NY
Chuzo Tamotzu Tama, Mimi, Chan, circa 1950 Signed lower left Oil on canvasboard 40 1/2 x 28 inches Tamotzu was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1888. He was educated in poli...
Category

1950s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

1970 s French Modernist Still Life Table Ornaments Pineapples and Sunflowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 10 x 12.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound con...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Still Life with Pineapples Pomegranates and Drapery Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Pineapples Pomegranates and Drapery Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

ROGER BONAFE (B.1932) ORIGINAL PAINTING FRENCH MODERNIST STILL LIFE COMPOSITION
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roger Bonafe (French b. 1932) signed and dated 81 oil pastel on thick art paper, inscribed verso Size 22.5 x 30 inches Bonafe was born in the town of Caux (Herault) in Southern F...
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Still Life with Shells and Yellow Birds French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Shells and Yellow Birds French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Still Life with Lamp Cups and Flowers French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Lamp Cups and Flowers French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Tulips and Calla Lilies , Mendocino, California, Large Modernist Oil Still Life
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
vibrant, modernist still-life showing a profusion of white Calla lilies with red and yellow tulips
Category

1960s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

1940s Still Life of Squash by Notable Chicago Modernist Artist Flora Schofield
Located in Chicago, IL
A large and wonderful Modernist still life of a cast iron pot, squash and ladle by notable Chicago
Category

1940s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Charles Betremieux (1919-1997) - Framed 20th Century Oil, A Plate of Fruit
By Charles Betremieux
Located in Corsham, GB
A modernist still life work by the artist Charles Betremieux (1919-1997). Well presented in a
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20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Modernist Abstract Still Life with Bottles Fruit and Yellow Shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Modernist Abstract Still Life with Bottles Fruit and Yellow Shapes Guy Nicod (French
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Still Life with Lemons Chestnuts and Yellow Jug French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Lemons Chestnuts and Yellow Jug French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Still Life with Fish Shells and Fishing Net French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Fish Shells and Fishing Net French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Still Life with Green Bottles Leeks and Blue Interior Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Green Bottles Leeks and Blue Interior Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Abstract Still Life with Bottles Nuts and Frames French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Bottles Nuts and Frames French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Still Life with Books Bottles and Yellow Cloth French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Books Bottles and Yellow Cloth French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Still Life with Red Drapery Fruit and Blue Background French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Red Drapery Fruit and Blue Background French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1970 s French Modernist Painting Provence Collection Still Life Flowers in Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers Nude Lady Model French School, circa 1970's oil painting on thin card
Category

1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Still Life with Teapot Rope and Green Orbs French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Teapot Rope and Green Orbs French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1957 Modernist Swedish Still Life Oil Painting - Green Apples Golden Pears
Located in Bristol, GB
modernist still life captures a crisp arrangement of three green apples and two golden pears set against a
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Abstract Still Life with Flowers Lemons Jug Cup and Cloche Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Flowers Lemons Jug Cup and Cloche Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Still Life with White Drapery Jugs and Green Accents French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with White Drapery Jugs and Green Accents French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Still Life with Yellow Flowers Bottle and Autumn Leaves French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Yellow Flowers Bottle and Autumn Leaves French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Modernist Still Life by Washington D.C. Artist Leonard Maurer Circa 1950s
By Leonard Maurer
Located in Peabody, MA
A 1950s still life in the manner of George Braque or Fernand Leger by the noted Washington DC
Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Still Life with Artist Workbench Yellow Vase and Hat on Wall French Modernist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Artist Workbench Yellow Vase and Hat on Wall French Modernist Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Victor Isbrand, Danish Modernist Still Life with Flowers, Oil on Canvas, 1945
Located in Kastrup, DK
A vibrant and distinctive still life painting depicting a blooming bouquet in an ornamented jug
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Still Life with Artist Mannequin Blue Figures Bowl and Floral Elements Modernist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Artist Mannequin Blue Figures Bowl and Floral Elements Modernist Gouache Guy
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

French Modernist Still Life Colorful Oil Painting Deep Blue Colors Listed Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life by Raymond Guidot The artist, Raymond Guidot (1935 - 2021) was a Parisian art historian
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modernist Still Life with White Orchid Abstract Oil Painting 1950 s French
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
oil painting captures a minimalist still life of white flowers in a vase, set against a backdrop of
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century French Modernist Still Life Vinyl Records Paint Brushes etc
By Maurice Delavier
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life objects by Maurice Delavier (French 1902-1986) oil painting on board, 15 x 18 inches
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Still Life with Flowers in a Blue Pitcher Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
: Mid-20th Century Style: Modernist Still Life / American Scene Original gilt frame with linen mat
Category

1940s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Still Life Oil Painting - Pot Onions
Located in Bristol, GB
century modernist still life composition, painted in oil onto canvas. In this composition, four onions
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John E. Thompson Interior Still Life Oil Painting, American Impressionist 1945
By John Edward Thompson
Located in Denver, CO
This elegant 1945 interior still life oil painting is by celebrated Colorado modernist John E
Category

1940s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Modern Vintage Original Still Life Oil Painting - Red Blooms Cards
Located in Bristol, GB
confidently executed mid-century modernist still life composition, painted in oil onto board. The composition
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Still Life Oil Painting - Floral by Blue
Located in Bristol, GB
still life composition, painted in oil onto canvas. In this composition we see a large arrangement of
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist still life oil painting from the 1970s of fruit and stone ware
Located in Ebberup, DK
A mid-century modern still life painting depicting two ochre ceramic pitchers and three apples
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Mid century modernist still life painting of flowers in vase in strong colours
Located in Ebberup, DK
Danish mid century still life vintage oil on canvas painting featuring a bouquet with a red, a pink
Category

Early 20th Century Danish Romantic Paintings

Materials

Paint

Abstract Vegetable Still Life with Squash Melon and Greens Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
. Description: This vivid modernist still life by Guy Nicod presents an energetic arrangement of vegetables and
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1963 Mid Century Modern Swedish Original Still Life Oil Painting - Cubist Citrus
Located in Bristol, GB
modernist still life painting, executed in oil onto board and dated 1963. The composition presents a
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Peaches in a Woven Basket , California Woman Artist
By Leah Schwartz
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, 'Leah Schwartz' (American, born 1920) and painted circa 1965. A lyrical Modernist still-life showing
Category

1960s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Mid Century Modern Swedish Original Oil Painting - Still Life with Green Bottles
Located in Bristol, GB
modernist still life painting that captures a domestic tabletop scene with pared-down elegance and geometric
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Large Still Life of Flowers Pinks against Golden Yellow Green Colors, signed oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated Title: Still Life of flowers Medium: oil painting
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Abstract Still Life with Yellow Vase Red Curtain and Blue Flowers French Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
with age Description: A richly coloured and dynamically structured French modernist still life by Guy
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Abstract Cubist Still Life with Flowers Vase and Red Curtain French Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, consistent with age Description: A vivid French modernist still life by Guy Nicod, this large gouache on
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Mid Century Modern Swedish Still Life Oil Painting - Fruit Vase on a Table
Located in Bristol, GB
clarity of modernist still life. The palette juxtaposes cool blues and greys with warm fruit tones
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Lilac - Still Life Oil Painting Red Green Brown Blue White Pink Purple
By Olga Kashshay
Located in Sofia, BG
"Lilac"" is an modernist still-life painting, oil on canvas by Maestro Olga Kashshay . About the
Category

2010s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Vintage Original Still Life Oil Painting - Interior View
Located in Bristol, GB
still life oil painting that captures a calm interior moment with a strong sense of geometry and
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Still Life of Flowers , San Francisco Bay Area Modernist, NY MoMA, LACMA, AIC
By Tom Lewis
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
backing with label. A period Modernist still-life of flowers informally arranged in a ceramic jug. A
Category

1930s Still-life Prints

Materials

Paper, Monoprint

Modernist Straw Flower Still Life
By Frederico Domondon
Located in Soquel, CA
A rich painterly still life of sunflowers with bold, multicolor background by San Francisco artist
Category

1990s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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.
  • 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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