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20th Century French Original Oil Painting Modernist Kitchen Interior Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
modern, French modernist, lyrical Cubism, André Lhote school, floral still life, Parisian painting.
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Important Modernist Framed Original Cubist Abstract Still Life Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image
Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life with Calla Lilies and Ceramic Vase French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Calla Lilies and Ceramic Vase French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod (French
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Antique American Modernist Cubist Still Life Abstract Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Housed in a vintage frame
Category

1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Albert Heckman, Modernist Saturated Blue and Yellow Still Life
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
Category

1950s Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Still Life with Jugs and Vessels French Modernist Oil Pastel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Still Life with Jugs and Vessels French Modernist Oil Pastel Guy Nicod (French 1923
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Contemporary British Modernist Oil Painting Kitchen Table Chairs Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Kitchen Table by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) painting on artist paper, unframed artist paper: 10.5 x 7.5 inches condition: overall very good provenance: all the pain...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Signed Cubist Still Life Silver Frame Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist flower still life painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. In excellent
Category

1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jugs and Pan Kitchen Table French Still Life Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Expressionist by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 18 x 14.5 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and s...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

20th Century French Abstract Still Life Modernist Style Amazing Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed stamped verso painting : 19.5 x 24 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

French 20th Century Modernist Painting Artists Paint Room Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artists Room by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 19.75 x 24 inches stamped verso provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and s...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Signed American School Modernist Seashell Minimalist Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category

Early 2000s Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Testing the Water" American Modernist Interior Scene Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible and rare early American modernist interior scene still life. So finely painted and a
Category

1940s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Still Life Vases and Bowl
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Vases by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Coffee Pot Cup Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Coffee Pot and Cup by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Two Apples Jug French Modernist Signed Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, late 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 13 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Modernist Signed Oil Still Life Apple Mug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, late 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 13 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Flower Still Life Signed and Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas board
Category

1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Framed Fauvist Fruit Kitchen Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American modernist abstract still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American School Modernist Framed Pink Kitchen Still Life Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed abstract still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Modernist Floral Still Life Geometric Oil Painting Soft Pastel Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Floral Abstract Still LIfe by René GUINAND (French, 1892-1983), signed oil on canvas, unframed
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage American School Modernist Interior Scene Kitchen Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist interior scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring
Category

1940s Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Signed Texas Female Modernist Abstract Cow Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist cow abstract still life oil painting by Jeanette Welty Chelf (1929
Category

1970s Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Still Life Interior View Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract still life oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Housed in a
Category

1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fine 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Still Life Bottles Vases
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vases and Bottles signed by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 22 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this ar...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Women with Flowers , Early Los Altos California Modernist, Floral Still Life
By Janice Haefner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. This life-time member of the Pacific Art League lived in Palo Alto and Carmel where she painted and
Category

1960s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Abstract Cubist Flower Still Life Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very well painted period cubist still life. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. No signature found.
Category

1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Surreal Beach Scene Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist sunset beach scene oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French 20th Century Modernist Painting Still Life Eggs and Bottle Objects
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life Objects by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 19.5
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Signed Original Modernist Abstract Colorful Blocks Still Life Painting on Canvas
Located in Troy, MI
A captivating signed modern still life original oil painting on stretched canvas Colorful building
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Edward Marecak “Still Life with Masks” 1983 Semi-Abstract Denver Modernist
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
This striking semi-abstract still life painting titled “Still Life with Masks” was created in 1983
Category

1980s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still Life with Dahlias in a Glass Vase French Modernist Watercolour Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Still Life with Dahlias in a Glass Vase French Modernist Watercolour Gouache Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Pears and Grapes large Modernist mid century Still Life Interior painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A large and elegant still life with grapes and pears on a table which also features a pristine
Category

1950s French School Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Still Life of an Apple
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Modernist painter 20th century oil on board unframed canvas: 6 x 8.75 inches provenance
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Other Medium

Cubist Still Life With Flowers Vase Chair And Book French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cubist Still Life With Flowers Vase Chair And Book French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Vibrant Floral Still Life With Red Gladiolus And Wine Bottles French Modernist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Vibrant Floral Still Life With Red Gladiolus And Wine Bottles French Modernist Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Antique American Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Outsider Art Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Housed in a vintage frame
Category

1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Colorful Still Life of Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
rediscovered again. Title: Still Life of flowers Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Size: 12 x 8.5
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Floral Still Life With Red Amaryllis And Wine Bottles French Modernist Gouache
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Floral Still Life With Red Amaryllis And Wine Bottles French Modernist Gouache Guy Nicod
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

"Untitled" Albert Heckman, circa 1950 Modernist Colorful Still Life With Fruit
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
Category

1950s Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Still Life objects in Color
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
rediscovered again. Title: still life Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: 10.5 x 8.5 inches
Category

20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Oil Painting Still Life Tableaux with Lobster, Pineapple and Clock
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
Realist and WPA works of Ben Shahn this captures a still life table top kitchen scene. Wicker chair loaded
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Still Life Oil Painting Betsy Podlach American Post Feminist Modernist Art
By Betsy Podlach
Located in Surfside, FL
Betsy Podlach (American, born 1964.) Still life with Tin Cup, 1996 17.5 X 16.5 inches. Framed it
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1990s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Wine Bottle Yellow Vase Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life, wine bottle and yellow vase by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Mid Century Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Signed
Category

1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bold Color French Modernist Painting 1958 Signed Aldo Abstract Still Life
Located in Surfside, FL
Mid century modern art with inscription in french verso. It was traded with another artist.
Category

1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Gouache

Rare Canadian Modernist Sporting Art Fishing Still Life Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique signed Canadian fishing oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 24L x 30H.
Category

1940s Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Darnaud Abstract by Maxime Darnaud, Oil on Canvas
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
, Maxime Darnaud. Darnaud was born in 1931 and died in 2015. This painting is a modernist still life
Category

1950s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Bright Yellow Lemons Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021) Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studies ...
Category

20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

ROGER BONAFE (B.1932) ORIGINAL PAINTING FRENCH MODERNIST ABSTRACT STILL LIFE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roger Bonafe (French b. 1932) signed oil painting on thick art paper, inscribed verso Size 29.75 x 20 inches Bonafe was born in the town of Caux (Herault) in Southern France in ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

ROGER BONAFE (B.1932) ORIGINAL PAINTING FRENCH MODERNIST INTERIOR STILL LIFE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roger Bonafe (French b. 1932) signed oil pastel on thick art paper, inscribed verso Size 29.75 x 20 inches Bonafe was born in the town of Caux (Herault) in Southern France in 19...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Still Life of Two Pears French Modernist Original 20th Century Painting Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life by Max Toutain (French 1935-2006) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 10 x 12 inches
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

1950 s Mid Century French Modernist Oil Painting Still Life Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
still life scene. Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 28.5 x 21.25 inches
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bright Still Life with Poppies and Reclining Woman Bold and Modernist Style
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interior Still Life by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) gouache painting on artist paper
Category

20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

French 20th Century Modernist Painting Tall White Plant In Vase Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
White Flower Still life by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

French 20th Century Modernist Painting Tall Red Plant In Vase Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red Plant Still Life by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) oil on artist paper, unframed painting : 20
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ginger Cat with Still Life , American Modernist, WPA Muralist, SFAA, GGIE, MoMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Jay Risling' (American, 1896-1993) and dated 1941. A psychologically penetrating study of a contented, golden-eyed ginger cat shown relaxing beside a Chinese la...
Category

1940s Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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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