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Mystery Dutch Modernist, Flower Still Life
Located in New York, NY
Unknown Dutch Modernist Flower Piece After the Dutch KMM, c. 1970 Oil on canvas 36 1/2 x 28 1/4 in
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vase en Cristal Aux Fleurs Blanches
By Guy Bardone
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful modernist still life floated in a wooden frame. The work is signed lower center right
Category

Early 2000s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Sunflowers Still Life French Modernist Gouache Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Sunflowers Still Life French Modernist Gouache Painting Guy Nicod (French 1923
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Vintage American Modernist Pomegranate and Poinsettia Still Life
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American still life painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 30 by 36 inches
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Audebert - Modernist 20th Century Oil, Floral Still Life
Located in Corsham, GB
This still life features a vase of flowers and a lemon arranged on a table, rendered with an
Category

20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modernist Tropical Birds of Paradise Still Life Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Modernist tropical flower still life of Birds of Paradise (Strelitzia) painting in acrylic on
Category

Early 2000s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Impressionist Modernist Floral Red Large Still Life Painting
By P. Russo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-2968 Red Table still life painting,contemporary acrylic on board displayed in a vintage hand
Category

Early 2000s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Mid 20thCentury Modernist/Expressionist Still Life oil c1960
Located in Frome, Somerset
A fine mid 20th century Modernist/ Expressionist Still life oil circa 1960 Oil on canvas 47cmx 66cm
Category

1960s Expressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Modernist Impressionist Colorful Flower Bouquet Still life
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
4009 Colorful bouquet of flowers on canvas
Category

1960s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage American Modernist Fruit Basket Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American still life painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 20 by 16 inches overall
Category

20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage American Modernist Kitchen Jars Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American still life painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 10 1/2 by 18 1/2
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique American Modernist Framed Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive early American modernist flower still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Black and White Still Life Photograph of Tulips
Located in New York, NY
This Modernist Black and White Still Life Photograph of Tulips originates from the United States, C
Category

1990s Still-life Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

20th Century French Modernist Cubist Painting Labbe, Still Life
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life by Bernard Labbe (French Mid-20th Century) original watercolor, ink and gouache on paper
Category

Late 20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Vibrant Floral Still Life Painting in the Modernist Style
By Donald Roy Purdy
Located in Surfside, FL
DIMENSIONS: (With Frame) H:36" L:29 7/8" (Without Frame) H:29.5" L:23 3/8" Donald Roy Purdy is an American painter whose work evolved through a range of styles and subjects over the...
Category

20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Abstract Interior with Womens Shoes Colourful French Modernist Gouache Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
themes of fashion, accessories, retail interiors, and stylised modernist still life. Gouache allows Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Abstract Still Life with Melons Bold Colourful French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Melons Bold Colourful French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Abstract Still Life with Pears Apples and Oranges Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Pears Apples and Oranges Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Abstract Red Flowers and Bottles Still Life French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Red Flowers and Bottles Still Life French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French 1923
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Sandy Murphy, Scottish Modernist artist, still life of apples
Located in Harkstead, GB
Sandy Murphy (born 1956) A still life of apples Signed Oil on board 13 x 14¼ inches A very
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique American Modernist Southwest Cactus Still Life Framed Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful early American modernist cactus still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed
Category

1960s Abstract Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1974 Modernist Swedish Interior Oil Painting -Still Life with Binoculars
Located in Bristol, GB
STILL LIFE WITH BINOCULARS Size: 45 x 44 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas An intimate interior
Category

1970s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Important Contemporary Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive contemporary still life oil painting by Stephen Heigh. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Category

Early 2000s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abraham Walkowitz Modernist Floral Still-Life Painting, circa 1915-1920
By Abraham Walkowitz
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Original oil on board - a still life of flowers by noted Modernist artist Abraham Walkowitz, (1878
Category

Early 20th Century Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paint

Modernist Spanish Abstract Impressionist Oil Canvas Still Life Painting 1950
By Juan Guillermo
Located in Portland, OR
-1968), still life oil on canvas, circa 1950. The painting depicts a table with a brightly colored cloth
Category

1950s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Modernist White Tulips Flower Still Life by P.Russo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-3333 A white tulips still life ,oil on canvas applied on board, set in a vintage curved white
Category

1990s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

1977 Modernist Swedish Expressive Still Life Oil Painting - By Candlelight
Located in Bristol, GB
BY CANDLELIGHT Size: 34.5 x 44.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A poignant mid-century still
Category

1970s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1993 Vintage Modernist Original Framed Oil Painting - Expressionist Still Life
Located in Bristol, GB
ESPRESSIONIST STILL LIFE Size: 54 x 43 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A brilliantly executed
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1976 Original Modernist Swedish Interior Oil Painting - Sunlit Still Life
Located in Bristol, GB
SUNLIT STILL LIFE Oil on canvas Size: 63 x 54 cm (including frame) A cosy and intimate mid-century
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Cubist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid 20th century cubist abstract still life. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed
Category

1950s Cubist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French 20th Century Modernist Draped Table Cloth Onions Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 24 x 18
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage American School Modernist Guitar Cubist Abstract Musical Still Life
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage signed American school guitar still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed illegibly
Category

1950s Cubist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Still Life with Plates Bowls and Kitchen Utensils Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Plates Bowls and Kitchen Utensils Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract flower still life oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Abstract Still Life with Books Papers and Apples French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Books Papers and Apples French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

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
Category

1970s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nicely Framed Vintage American Modernist Flower Still Life Interior Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist abstract still life oil painting. Oil on board. Nicely framed. Signed
Category

1970s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Interior Still Life with Fish Bowl and Houseplants French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Interior Still Life with Fish Bowl and Houseplants French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Abstract Still Life with Plates Bowls and Chair French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Plates Bowls and Chair French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Oil

"Sunflowers, " Frank London, Modernist Yellow Floral Still Life with Window
Located in New York, NY
of Art. London also traveled to Europe where he was very inspired by the French modernist, Paul
Category

1920s American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Grapes and Pears Still Life Fruit Bowl British Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fruit Bowl Still Life by Irina Hale (British 1932-2022) oil painting on canvas paper, unframed
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Modernist Signed Fish Still Life Cubist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school modernist fish still life painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed
Category

1970s Cubist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Cubist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid 20th century cubist abstract. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

1950s Cubist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Surreal Car Still Life Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist car still life landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas
Category

1950s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Flower Still Life Interior View Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist interior flower still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on
Category

1930s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Antique American Modernist Interior Kitchen Still Life Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist interior view still life painting. Oil on canvas. Framed
Category

1940s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare Antique American Modernist Flower Still Life Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist flower still life painting by Henrietta Elizabeth Dodd Hoopes
Category

1930s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Large Framed Flower Interior Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist interior still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas
Category

1960s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Summer Hats Fauvist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage fauvist hat still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 27 by 33 inches
Category

1960s Fauvist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique American School Modernist Bold Flower Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted American modernist flower still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on board
Category

1920s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life, Yellow and Blue , Woman Artist, Los Angeles, California Modernist
By Vera Indenbaum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Vera' and painted circa 1975. A bold and vivid Post-Impressionist still-life
Category

1970s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

1978 Modernist Swedish Mini Still Life Tempera Painting - Blue Bowl Pears
By Eric Cederberg
Located in Bristol, GB
still life composition, executed in tempera on board and dated 1978, by the established Swedish artist
Category

1970s Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Board, Tempera

Mid-Century Modernist Multi-Color Bouquet Still Life Oil on Masonite
By Virginia Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Modernist Multi-Color Bouquet Still Life Vivid and fun mid century modern still-life
Category

1960s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Interior with Still Life , Dallas Art Museum, Modernist oil, Woman Artist
By Belle Golinko
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
-American woman Modernist exhibited widely and with success, including at the Dallas Art Museum's 1955
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vibrant Still Life of Fruit and Tableware French Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Still Life Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) signed oil on board, framed board: 25.5 x 20
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large French Modernist Oil Painting Vibrant Still Life Red Green Orange
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Still Life signed by René GUINAND (1892-1983) dated 1967 oil on board, unframed Board: 13 x
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

French 20th Century Modernist Painting Red Apples Interior Table Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Apple Still Life by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 19.5 x
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Modernist Still Life For Sale on 1stDibs

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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