Shell Still Life Paintings
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Panel
Mid-20th Century American Modern Paintings
Paint, Wood
Late 20th Century American Paintings
Paper
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache
2010s American Modern Contemporary Art
Paint
2010s American Modern Contemporary Art
Paint
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
1950s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Board, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Wood, Oil, Panel
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Realist Still-life Paintings
Acrylic
Late 17th Century Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel, Resin
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
Late 17th Century Still-life Paintings
1970s Realist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Realist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil
1970s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil
1970s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Oil
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Silver
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Silver
2010s Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Oil
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 2000s Paintings
Wood, Paper
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Paintings
Giltwood, Paint, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel
- 1
Shell Still Life Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much are Shell Still Life Paintings?
Finding the Right Still-life-paintings for You
Still-life paintings work as part of the decor in nearly every type of space.
Still-life art, which includes work produced in media such as painting, photography, video and more, is a popular genre in Western art. However, the depiction of still life in color goes back to Ancient Egypt, where paintings on the interior walls of tombs portrayed the objects — such as food — that a person would take into the afterlife. Ancient Greek and Roman mosaics and pottery also often depicted food. Indeed, still-life paintings frequently feature food, flowers or man-made objects. By definition, still-life art represents anything that is considered inanimate.
During the Middle Ages, the still life genre was adapted by artists who illustrated religious manuscripts. A common theme of these paintings is the reminder that life is fleeting. This is especially true of vanitas, a kind of still life with roots in the Netherlands during the 17th century, which was built on themes such as death and decay and featured skulls and objects such as rotten fruit. In northern Europe during the 1600s, painters consulted botanical texts to accurately depict the flowers and plants that were the subject of their work.
Leonardo da Vinci’s penchant for observing phenomena in nature and filling notebooks with drawings and notes helped him improve as an artist of still-life paintings. Vincent van Gogh, an artist who made a couple of the most expensive paintings ever sold, carried out rich experiments with color over the course of painting hundreds of still lifes, and we can argue that Campbell’s Soup Cans (1961–62) by Andy Warhol counts as still-life art.
While early examples were primarily figurative, you can find still lifes that belong to different schools and styles of painting, such as Cubism, Impressionism and contemporary art.
As part of the wall decor in your living room, dining room or elsewhere, a still-life painting can look sophisticated alongside your well-curated decorative objects and can help set the mood in a space.
When shopping for a still-life painting, think about how it makes you feel and how the artist chose to represent its subject. When buying any art for your home, choose pieces that you connect with. If you’re shopping online, read the description of the work to learn about the artist and check the price and shipping information. Make sure that the works you choose complement or relate to your overall theme and furniture style. Artwork can either fit into your room’s color scheme or serve as an accent piece. Introduce new textures to a space by choosing an oil still-life painting.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of still-life paintings in a wide range of styles and subject matter.
- What is a still-life painting?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A still- life painting depicts inanimate, everyday objects.
- La ChrysomeleFebruary 23, 2021A 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 GalleriesFebruary 25, 2021A still-life painting is typically a group of arranged objects in an intimate setting. The term comes from the Dutch word "stilleven".
Read More
Impressionist Rebel Camille Pissarro Made the Everyday Feel Radical
In Denver, a major new retrospective reveals how the painter’s devotion to ordinary life — and his fearless shifts in style — shaped modern art.
The Real World Portraitist of “The Gilded Age,” Season Three
Only the best painter could suit the calculatedly extravagant Bertha Russell.
See Kent Monkman’s Magical Realist Take on Frontier History
With a solo show at the Denver Art Museum and a commission from the Met, the Cree Canadian painter has become an international sensation.
Yale’s Trove of British Art Is Back on View in a Refreshed Louis Kahn Building
After a two-year closure, they Yale Center for British Art opens its doors again, with all sorts of changes to its building and programming.
At 89, Artist Lucio Pozzi Is Reaching New Career Heights
The Italian-American’s 2020 abstract painting “The Hoe” personifies his “art of not knowing.”
The 1stDibs Guide to Types of Abstract Art
Get to know the key movements and artists who have influenced visual culture for more than a century.
With a Show at MoMA, Marlon Mullen Paints Pictures That Are beyond Words
The nonspeaking California artist is having a moment, with vivacious paintings that play on art-magazine covers as well as more mysterious abstractions.
The Vibrant Beauty of Orphist Art Supersedes Its Perplexing Name
This kaleidoscopic early-modern art style has long deserved another look. Now, the Guggenheim museum is doing just that.