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A Course in Miracles
By Audrey Flack
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Dutch vanitas painting—updated through a contemporary lens—and brought feminine identities under
Category
1970s Photorealist Still-life Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Time to Save
By Audrey Flack
Located in Fairlawn, OH
paintings of still lifes that drew from 17th-century Dutch vanitas painting—updated through a contemporary
Category
1970s Photorealist Still-life Photography
Materials
Dye Transfer
Cup with Fish, Fruit (Memento Mori)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
vanity of earthly achievements and pleasures. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
Intrusion
Located in New Orleans, LA
latest investigations have taken me directly to painting. The notion of futility is key in the Vanitas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Memento Mori – Cups in Baby Lamb Carcass
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori – Cup in Baby Lamb Carcass
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori – Cup, Platter in Baby Lamb Carcass
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori – Platter, Vase with Lichi, Spoon, Can of Eel
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori – Cups with Fish, Flowers
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori – Platters with Coral, Silkie, Berries, Grapes, Cabbage
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori - Cup with Fish, Knife, Horsehair
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori - Cake Stand
Rotten Egg
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori - Cake Stand, Cup, Bacon, Vegetable
Brie
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
Platter with Kidney, Blackberries, Kimchi, Eel (Memento Mori)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
“vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured
Category
2010s Baroque Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
Platters, Vases
Fish, Grapes, Berries, Pomegranate, Deer Skulls (Memento Mori)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
“vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
17th Century Pair of Big Dutch Vanitas Paintings
Located in Lisbon, PT
17th century pair of Dutch vanitas paintings. Both with skeletons holding an hourglass and
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$30,879 / set
Large Framed "Vanitas" Oil Painting
Located in Austin, TX
This oil on canvas still is a variation of traditional Vanitas paintings, which started in the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vanitas 19.12.18
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Boston, MA
by mid-career artist Paul Beliveau. With his Vanitas paintings, Béliveau continues to create
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vanitas 20.01.27
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Boston, MA
by mid-career artist Paul Beliveau. With his Vanitas paintings, Béliveau continues to create
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vanitas 20.01.08
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Boston, MA
by mid-career artist Paul Beliveau. With his Vanitas paintings, Béliveau continues to create
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vanitas 16.06.30
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Boston, MA
by mid-career artist Paul Beliveau. With his Vanitas paintings, Béliveau continues to create
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vanitas 16.11.15
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Boston, MA
work by mid-career artist Paul Beliveau. With his new Vanitas paintings, Béliveau continues to create
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vanitas 10.06.11
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Boston, MA
work by mid-career artist Paul Beliveau. With his Vanitas paintings, Béliveau continues to create
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Vanitas 12.09.28
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Boston, MA
work by mid-career artist Paul Beliveau. With his Vanitas paintings, Béliveau continues to create
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Koons Tree
By Shimon Okshteyn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
vanitas paintings and adds contemporary elements – toys, iPhones, perfume, jewellery, the trappings of our
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
" Vanitas "
By Evert Collier
Located in Madrid, ES
Edwaert Necklace (1640/1707)
" Vanitas " Sign And Date 1697"
Edwaert Necklace (Breda 1640 / London
Category
17th Century Old Masters Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
$89,076
Vanitas
Located in Woodbury, CT
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Created in 2000, and much inspired by the Old Masters, this painting combines many “vanitas” symbols
Category
Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Omnia Vanitas
By Daniela Astone
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in Pisa 1980 Daniela Astone grew up in the sea-town of Porto S. Stefano in Maremma (Italy). In 1998 after graduating from the visual arts high school of Grosseto she moved to Fl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vanitas 15.08.20: Splash
By Paul Béliveau
Located in London, GB
Paul Beliveau is a Canadian artist whose exclusive focus in art is to paint books - book spines especially – some from his own book collection, but most from his own extensive libra...
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
“Tech Vanitas: Gray Typewriter” Contemporary Still-life Photograph Vintage Tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dutch vanitas paintings and their air of craft guilds, international trade, and luxury goods. At the
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vanitas Doors
By Paul Béliveau
Located in New York, NY
Paul Beliveau
Photo realism
hyper realist
Books
Bookscapes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Flowers on White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
to Dutch Vanitas painting, still-life painting influences the series, both visually and symbolically
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Ink
All That
s There is What
s There
Located in Brooklyn, NY
to Dutch Vanitas painting, still-life painting influences the series, both visually and symbolically
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Memento Mori
Located in Brooklyn, NY
to Dutch Vanitas painting, still-life painting influences the series, both visually and symbolically
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Tech Vanitas: Electric Fan" Contemporary Still-life Photograph of Vintage Tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
My “Tech Vanitas” still life photography series embraces our love for beautifully designed, vintage
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Tech Vanitas: Musical Decanter" contemporary still-life photo of vintage tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dutch vanitas paintings, which often featured platters of food, domestic wares, and finely crafted
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vanitas 11.07.21: Petrus Christus
By Paul Béliveau
Located in London, GB
excursions. What truly fascinates, intrigues and charms one to fall in love with his paintings, is the
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
“Tech Vanitas: Blue Typewriter” Contemporary Still-life Photograph, Vintage Tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and anxiety over new technology. My still lifes clearly reference 17th Century Dutch vanitas paintings
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vanitas 15.08.19: English Musicians
By Paul Béliveau
Located in London, GB
expertise in drawing, engraving and painting, Béliveau has had more than sixty solo exhibitions across
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Vanitas-From Pop
By Paul Béliveau
Located in New York, NY
Paul Beliveau
Original acrylic painting
Book covers
Invented book spines
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
VANITAS. FIGURATIVE, NUDE
By Alfio Presotto
Located in Alcoy, ES
Realism painting from the artist. Figurative,
Born in Torre di Mosto (VE) in 1940. Lives and works
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
“Tech Vanitas: Player Piano” Contemporary Still-life Photograph of Vintage Tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Century Dutch vanitas paintings and their air of craft guilds, international trade, and luxury goods. At
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
“Cuckoo Clock” from Tech Vanitas Series of Contemporary Still-life Photographs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Cuckoo Clock” from my “Tech Vanitas” photography series, embraces our love for beautiful vintage
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Tech Vanitas: Satellite Radio" Contemporary Still-life Photo of Vintage Tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dutch vanitas paintings and their air of craft guilds, international trade, and luxury goods. At the
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
“Tech Vanitas: Green Instamatic” Contemporary Still-life Photo of Vintage Tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dutch vanitas paintings and their air of craft guilds, international trade, and luxury goods. At the
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Tech Vanitas: Graffiti Speakers" Contemporary Still-life Photo of Vintage Tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dutch vanitas paintings and their air of craft guilds, international trade, and luxury goods. At the
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
“Tech Vanitas: Black
White TV” Contemporary Still-life Photograph Vintage Tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and anxiety over new technology. My still lifes clearly reference 17th Century Dutch vanitas paintings
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
“Tech Vanitas: Polaroid SX70” Contemporary Still-life Photograph of Vintage Tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dutch vanitas paintings and their air of craft guilds, international trade, and luxury goods. At the
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
“Tech Vanitas: Red Phone” Contemporary Still-life Photograph of Vintage Tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
vanitas paintings and their air of craft guilds, international trade, and luxury goods. At the same time
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
“Tech Vanitas: Pink Sewing Machine” Contemporary Still-life Photo Vintage Tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dutch vanitas paintings and their air of craft guilds, international trade, and luxury goods. At the
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Tech Vanitas: Electric Fireflies" Contemporary Still-life Photo of Vintage Tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
and anxiety over new technology. My still lifes clearly reference 17th Century Dutch vanitas paintings
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Tech Vanitas: Blue iMac" Contemporary Still-life Photograph of Vintage Tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
vanitas paintings and their air of craft guilds, international trade, and luxury goods. At the same time
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vanitas 20.02.26 -hyper-realist, framed, acrylic painting featuring books
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Ketchum, ID
featuring Albert Bierstadt. From his "Vanitas" series, this painting features book spines and pages from his
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vanitas 15.09.28: History of Music
By Paul Béliveau
Located in London, GB
excursions. What truly fascinates, intrigues and charms one to fall in love with his paintings, is the
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
“Tech Vanitas: Reel to Reel” Contemporary Still-life Photo of Vintage Tech
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dutch vanitas paintings and their air of craft guilds, international trade, and luxury goods. At the
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
VISIBLE ANATOMY SERIES - SEEING VISIBLE MAN - VANITAS - hyperrealistic painting
Located in Seattle, WA
VISIBLE ANATOMY SERIES - HYPERREALISTIC PAINTING - ANATOMY - PHOTOREALISM
Finding interest in the
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Night Blooming Water Lily
Located in Brooklyn, NY
flowers against a black backdrop, with a reference to Dutch Vanitas painting.
Sill life painting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
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