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Dog Roses and Carnations Modernist Lithograph, Spanish Woman Artist, Barcelona
By Angelina Lavernia
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Lavernia' for Angelina Lavernia (Spanish, b. 1925) with number and limitation, '5/375', inscribed lower left; blind stamped 'CG' for Collector's Guild lower left...
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1920s Still-life Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Profil Grec - original modern lithograph by classical modernist Georges Braque
By Georges Braque
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Profil Grec" is a color lithograph by famous French cubist artist Georges Braque, around 1962. This color lithograph on Veélin-Arches is from the editor Armand Israel and a limited...
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Still-life Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Offset Lithograph Modernist Print of Bold Vibrant Flowers, Plate Signed
Located in Surfside, FL
Alfred Cohenartist, 1920-2001 Brilliant colourist famed for portraits of the stars and landscapes Although his professed heroes were Rembrandt and Picasso, the resolutely representat...
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20th Century Modern Still-life Prints

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Offset

Zen Minimalist Flowers Etching American Modernist Ed Baynard Pop Art Print
By Ed Baynard
Located in Surfside, FL
such as flowers, plants, pots, and vases, incorporating them into his delicate watercolor still lifes
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1980s American Modern Still-life Prints

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Etching

Zen Minimalist Flowers Etching American Modernist Ed Baynard Pop Art Print
By Ed Baynard
Located in Surfside, FL
such as flowers, plants, pots, and vases, incorporating them into his delicate watercolor still lifes
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1980s American Modern Still-life Prints

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Etching

Zen Minimalist Flowers Aquatint Etching American Modernist Ed Baynard Pop Art
By Ed Baynard
Located in Surfside, FL
still lifes, thus creating stunning visual feasts. He was included in the 1972 Landscape exhibition at
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1980s American Modern Still-life Prints

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Etching

Zen Minimalist Flowers Etching American Modernist Ed Baynard Pop Art Print
By Ed Baynard
Located in Surfside, FL
such as flowers, plants, pots, and vases, incorporating them into his delicate watercolor still lifes
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1980s American Modern Still-life Prints

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Etching

Zen Minimalist Flowers Etching American Modernist Ed Baynard Pop Art Print
By Ed Baynard
Located in Surfside, FL
such as flowers, plants, pots, and vases, incorporating them into his delicate watercolor still lifes
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1980s American Modern Still-life Prints

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Etching

Zen Minimalist Flowers Etching American Modernist Ed Baynard Pop Art Print
By Ed Baynard
Located in Surfside, FL
such as flowers, plants, pots, and vases, incorporating them into his delicate watercolor still lifes
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1980s American Modern Still-life Prints

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Etching

Modernism Still Life Painting By Robert Bluteau, 1955
Located in Lisbon, PT
A modernist still life oil on canvas of three teal-green fish laid on a stylized tabletop. Signed
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Paintings

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Canvas

“Datura Stramonii” Watercolor by Werner Drewes Vintage Modernist Art
By Werner Drewes
Located in Denver, CO
Collectible for Modern Art Enthusiasts This one-of-a-kind still life highlights Drewes’ mastery of form and
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Israeli Yosl Bergner Modernist Watercolor Painting Drawing Pots, Pans
By Yosl Bergner
Located in Surfside, FL
through the children of safed, the wall paintings, the masks, the angels and kings, the still lifes, the
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Watercolor

Expressionist Miniature Drawing Wheat Stalks American Modernist Ben Zion WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
exhibition. Ben-Zion consistently threaded certain subject matter—nature, still life, the human figure, the
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1950s Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Israeli Yosl Bergner Modernist OIl Painting Kitchen Bottles Coffee, Vase
By Yosl Bergner
Located in Surfside, FL
masks, the angels and kings, the still lifes, the "Surrealistic" paintings, the toys and flowers, the
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink, Watercolor

Expressionist Color Drawing Cobalt Glass Vintage Frame Modernist Ben Zion WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
—nature, still life, the human figure, the Hebrew Bible, and the Jewish people—into his work throughout
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1950s Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Crayon, Pastel, Ink

Expressionist Ink, Pastel, Crayon Drawing Jewish American Modernist Ben Zion WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
a Ben-Zion exhibition. Ben-Zion consistently threaded certain subject matter—nature, still life, the
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Crayon, Pastel, Ink

British Modernist Vibrant Watercolor Painting of Flowers, Sir Jacob Epstein
By Sir Jacob Epstein
Located in Surfside, FL
Sir Jacob Epstein KBE (10 November 1880 – 19 August 1959) was an American British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture. He was born in the United States, and moved to Europe ...
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1930s Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Modernist Cubist Moses on the Mount
Located in Surfside, FL
Painting with plaster and gilt details. Attributed to Edgar levy. A modernist still-life painter
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Antique American School Trompe L Oeil Artist Studio Interior Scene Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderfully painted American modernist still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image
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1920s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life with Tulips, Lemons and Red Candle French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Tulips, Lemons and Red Candle French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Still Life with Shell and Bust French Modernist Gouache Painting by Guy Nicod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
still life by Guy Nicod demonstrates the artist’s mastery of color, structure, and expressive balance
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Large Demijohn Bottle With Green Apples French Still Life Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
with collectors of French modernist still life, appealing both to those drawn to traditional tabletop
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Wine Bottles Wooden Crate And Red Wine Glasses French Still Life Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
and modernist, the other atmospheric and earthy. Collectors of French modernist still life and wine
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Mid-Century French Drawing of Still Life With Fruit Bowl Coffee Pot and Bottles
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
traditions of Cézanne and the modernist still-life schools of early 20th-century France, while maintaining a
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Pen

My Self
By Robert McIntosh
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present a just discovered, extremely rare modernist still life, Trio", by American
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1960s Modern Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Table de Miro
By Robert McIntosh
Located in West Hollywood, CA
mixed media painting on artists paper; a tremendous modernist still life including a primary fish on the
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1940s Cubist Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

City Hall
By Robert McIntosh
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present a just discovered, extremely rare modernist still life, Trio", by American
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1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor

Colorful Modernist Floral Still Life Painting, 1964
Located in New Windsor, NY
Colorful modernist floral still life signed and dated lower left, Marcy '64. Oil on canvas. The
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Vintage 1960s Haitian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Expressionist Watercolor Modernist Movement Still Life, Signed
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Expressionist watercolor Modernist movement still life, signed. Beautiful Expressionist still
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Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Paintings

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Wood, Paper

Antique American Modernist Abstract Still Life Large Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract expressionist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed. Oil on canvas.
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Colourful Interior Abstract French Still Life Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 26 x 19.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Modernist Surreal "Metamorphosis" Still Life Exhibited Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist surreal interior scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed
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1950s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Swedish artist. Watercolor on paper. Modernist floral still life.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Swedish artist. Watercolor on paper. Modernist floral still life. Colorful palette. Approximately
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Modern Paintings

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Paper

French Modernist Oil Painting Cubist Still Life of Apples
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Modernist school of the twentieth century, Bolot returned to the Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 1936. He was
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Abstract Still Life With Bottles and Branches French Modernist Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life With Bottles and Branches French Modernist Watercolour Guy Nicod (French
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Untitled" Albert Heckman, 1950s Modernist Abstracted Still Life Painting
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
of life that he and his wife, Florence, had helped to create, he left money to the Woodstock Art
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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Albert Heckman, Still Life, Floral Abstracted Modernist Composition
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
of life that he and his wife, Florence, had helped to create, he left money to the Woodstock Art
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1950s Abstract Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Architectural Still Life French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Architectural Still Life French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod Guy Nicod (French
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

20th Century French Modernist Painting Pepper Table Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Expressionist Painting by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) gouache on artist paper, unframed painting : 11 x 16 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound co...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

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Gouache

French 20th Century Modernist Painting Still Life Table Ornemants
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Table Ornements by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 19.5 x 25.5 inches stamped verso provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good a...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Watercolor

Champagne Bottles 1970 s French Still Life Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Champagne by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 26 x 19.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sound condition
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Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

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Oil

20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Still Life Objects
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 18 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound condition
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Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

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Oil

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Signed Antique American Modernist Watermelon Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist watermelon still life pastel painting. Pastel on paper. Signed
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life in Blue 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life in Blue by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas
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Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Modernist Flower Still Life Framed Original Oil Painting
By Samuel Brecher
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist flower still life oil painting by Samuel Brecher (1897 - 1982). Oil on
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life, Lilac and Jade , Mississippi Modernist Woman, Peabody Collection
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
exuberant and brilliantly colored, Post Impressionist collaged still-life painting comprising a bouquet of
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1960s Modern Mixed Media

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Paper, Adhesive, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist White Flower Still Life
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage abstract flower still life oil painting. Oil on paper. Framed. In excellent original
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1970s Abstract Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

Modernist Cubic Flowers in a Vase Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6104 Modernist Abstract flowers in a vase table Setting
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bernard Buffet, Still Life with Rabbit, from Painters of Today, 1966 (after)
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Southampton, NY
, Buffet Imprimerie Lecot, Buffet 1966 heliogravure, Buffet modernist still life, Buffet collectible
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1960s Modern Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Scandinavian Modernist, Oil on Canvas, Cubist Still Life, Dated 1975
Located in København, Copenhagen
Scandinavian modernist. Oil on canvas. Cubist still life. Dated 1975. The canvas measures: 59 x 51
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Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Paintings

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Canvas

20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Venetian Masks Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Venetian Masks by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 21.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist hav...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Modernist Surreal Framed Abstract Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French 20th Century Modernist Painting Still Life Croissants and Baguettes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Bread Still Life by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting
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Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Architectural Still Life Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare early work by important American modernist Donald Traver. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image
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1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary French Abstract Modernist Painting Still Life Wine Bottle Glasses
By Christian Duriaud
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life by Christian Duriaud (French b. 1943) signed and dated, oil on canvas inscribed verso
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Late 20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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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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