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Vanitas Themed Painting with a Clock
Located in Houston, TX
Vanitas themed painting with an angel in a red dress pointing to a banner in Latin that reads: "Any
Category
18th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Memento Mori Skull Painting, Profile View, Original Oil on Canvas Still Life
By Peter Lupkin
Located in Chicago, IL
Vanitas paintings (painting of skulls) first came into favor in the 16th century made popular by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jan Van Looy, Still Life With Ceramics, Onions
Lemons, Oil Painting
By Jan Van Looy
Located in Cheltenham, GB
peeled onion as this could be a subtle nod to vanitas paintings, which sought to remind viewers of the
Category
1940s Dutch School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jan Van Looy, Still Life With Ceramics, Onions
Lemons, Oil Painting
By Jan Van Looy
Located in Cheltenham, GB
peeled onion as this could be a subtle nod to vanitas paintings, which sought to remind viewers of the
Category
1940s Dutch School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Figurative Thick Impasto And Colorful Painting By Lars Dan
By Lars Dan
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
reminiscent of 17th-century vanitas paintings. His art tells poetic tales, inviting profound contemplation
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Vanitas with Peonia
By Gianluca Corona
Located in Milan, IT
Salamon&C.
The painting is mounted on a simple and white frame.
One of his most important
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Dutch Style Vanitas Floral Still Life Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Hyper-realistic floral still life in the style of Dutch Master Ambrosius Bosschaert. The painting
Category
19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Naturalistic Vanitas Fruit Still Life Painting of Grapes, Pears, and Apples
By Oliver Clare
Located in Houston, TX
Still life oil painting with grapes, pears, and apples. Set within a gold frame and plated with
Category
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Just Another Vanitas" - surrealist still life, flowers, shells, apple, pattern
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of green, purple and blue.
This surrealist still life features flowers
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Feast of Fools
By Joel-Peter Witkin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
premonition. Is this Witkin's more sinister version of a vanitas painting?
Among the abundant fruits and
Category
1990s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Photogravure
Untitled VII (Hudson River School Style Encaustic Landscape Painting)
By Leigh Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
: The Tradition of Vanitas in Contemporary Painting", Sherry French Gallery, New York. Traveled to
Category
2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Wax, Encaustic, Panel
Untitled II (Hudson River School Style Encaustic Landscape Painting)
By Leigh Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
Rock AK
1987-89 "Frivolity and Mortality: The Tradition of Vanitas in Contemporary Painting", Sherry
Category
2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Wax, Encaustic, Panel
Wheat Field (Contemporary Abstract Landscape Oil Painting on Paper, Framed)
By Leigh Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
-Reflective Glass
Contemporary, minimalist Hudson River oil landscape painting of the horizon that divides
Category
Early 2000s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Untitled VIII (Encaustic Hudson River School Style Encaustic Landscape Painting)
By Leigh Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
: The Tradition of Vanitas in Contemporary Painting", Sherry French Gallery, New York. Traveled to
Category
2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Wax, Encaustic, Panel
Untitled I (Hudson River School Encaustic Landscape Painting in Soft Green)
By Leigh Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
Rock AK
1987-89 "Frivolity and Mortality: The Tradition of Vanitas in Contemporary Painting", Sherry
Category
2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Wax, Encaustic, Panel
Opening No. 42 (Romanticist Style Abstract Oil Landscape Painting in Pale Blue)
By Leigh Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
"Frivolity and Mortality: The Tradition of Vanitas in Contemporary Painting", Sherry French
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
IV (Hudson River School Style Encaustic Landscape Painting of a Farm
Blue Sky)
By Leigh Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
: The Tradition of Vanitas in Contemporary Painting", Sherry French Gallery, New York. Traveled to
Category
2010s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Wax, Encaustic, Panel
"Vanitas Vase #14", Ceramic Sculpture with Still Life Painting in Glaze
Located in St. Louis, MO
Dirk Staschke is best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of
Category
2010s Contemporary Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Inverted Portrait with Setting Sun (Version 2)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Vanitas* painting in the medium of ceramics, through which I’ve blurred the lines of painting and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
The Laughers (Small Version 2)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Vanitas* painting in the medium of ceramics, through which I’ve blurred the lines of painting and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
the one hand, there are the "Vanitas" or "Memento Mori" (painting, sculpture, relief, etc., sometimes
Category
Antique 17th Century European Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Bone
Study in Reds
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 Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Flux #12
Located in New Orleans, LA
best known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ceramics. His
Category
20th Century Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$11,500
Flux #11
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 Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Flux #4
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
Queen Margrethe II (from Reigning Queens Series), Unique Trial Proof, 1985
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palo Alto, CA
his portraits to be seen – as vanitas images, history paintings, or simply glamour poses – he did more
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Board, Screen
A Vanitas still life
By Evert Collier
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Baroque period, renowned for his intricate and symbolic vanitas paintings. Born in Breda, the Netherlands
Category
17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$9,116
Hyperrealist Vanitas Interior Still Life Painting of Various of Fruits
Vessels
Located in Houston, TX
common in Dutch style vanitas paintings though mixing symbols of luxury, such as the display of wine and
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gala and Grasshoppers, surreal egg tempera still life nature painting
By Douglas Safranek
Located in New York, NY
17th century Dutch vanitas paintings, Safranek modernizes, and lends a bit of tongue-in-cheek humor to
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
American School Memento Vanitas Still Life Canvas Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive oil on canvas memento mori or omnia vanitas still life painting. The site measures 15.5
Category
20th Century American Baroque Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Vanitas a Cubist Composition
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Vanitas a cubist composition, probably French, circa 1940, unsigned, weird but mesmerizing ...
Oil
Category
Vintage 1940s French Other Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vanitas Still Life, 17th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Still Life Vanitas 17th Century
inscribed to Edwaert COLLIER (c.1640-1708)
Fine 17th Century
Category
17th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Still Life with Game, Fruit and Veg - Flemish 17thC Old Master art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
, hunting still lifes, animal and fish still lifes, vanitas paintings and still lifes of weapons. He also
Category
17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cherry - original realism still life fruit painting - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
, “Within my work I aspire to fuse the still-life tradition and Vanitas painting within a contemporary
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Cherry - original realism still life fruit painting - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
, “Within my work I aspire to fuse the still-life tradition and Vanitas painting within a contemporary
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Clementine - original realism still life fruit painting - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
I aspire to fuse the still-life tradition and Vanitas painting within a contemporary context, using
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Lemon - original realism still life fruit painting - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
and Vanitas painting within a contemporary context, using both familiar objects and ideas.”- Dani
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Blackberry - original realism still life fruit painting - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
, “Within my work I aspire to fuse the still-life tradition and Vanitas painting within a contemporary
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Plum - original realism still life fruit painting - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
, “Within my work I aspire to fuse the still-life tradition and Vanitas painting within a contemporary
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Fig - original realism still life fruit painting - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
I aspire to fuse the still-life tradition and Vanitas painting within a contemporary context, using
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
VANITAS Oil on Canvas by Edward Collier
Located in Rome, IT
VANITAS Oil on Canvas by Edward Collier with a parcel gilt wood frame.
Edward Collier or Evert
Category
17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Memento Vivere - Original Oil Painting Human Skull in 17th Century Dutch Style
By Matthew Cook
Located in Chicago, IL
Dutch style. Vanitas paintings are a unique genre in which symbols of death are painted as a reminder
Category
2010s Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Vanita Carpet Music Skull Tibaldi Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Still life 'Vanitas' with carpet, clock, sheet music and skull
Circle of Antonio Tibaldi (Rome, c
Category
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dutch Style Vanitas Floral Still Life with Insects and Fruit
Located in Houston, TX
Vanitas themed floral still life with insects and berries. The still life is in the style of
Category
20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pocket Tangerine II - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
the still-life tradition and Vanitas painting within a contemporary context, using both familiar
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Pocket Peach - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
the still-life tradition and Vanitas painting within a contemporary context, using both familiar
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Pocket Shiny Green Apple - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
and Vanitas painting within a contemporary context, using both familiar objects and ideas.”- Dani
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Pocket Ripe Strawberry - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
and Vanitas painting within a contemporary context, using both familiar objects and ideas.”- Dani
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Pocket Wild Apple - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
portraiture.” Also, “Within my work I aspire to fuse the still-life tradition and Vanitas painting within a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Pocket Red Cherry - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
and Vanitas painting within a contemporary context, using both familiar objects and ideas.”- Dani
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Pocket Fluffy Quince - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
I aspire to fuse the still-life tradition and Vanitas painting within a contemporary context, using
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pocket Dark Cherries - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
and Vanitas painting within a contemporary context, using both familiar objects and ideas.”- Dani
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
18th C, Late Baroque Style, Still Life, Dutch School, Vanitas Scene with Cherub
Located in brussel, BE
earthly for the heavenly, is typical of a memento mori painting. The skull immediately confronts us with
Category
18th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Picked Pomegranate - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
and Vanitas painting within a contemporary context, using both familiar objects and ideas.”- Dani
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Pocket Lemon
Leaves - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
, “Within my work I aspire to fuse the still-life tradition and Vanitas painting within a contemporary
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pocket Tanderina - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
, “Within my work I aspire to fuse the still-life tradition and Vanitas painting within a contemporary
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Pocket Blush Pear - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
By Dani Humberstone
Located in London, Chelsea
I aspire to fuse the still-life tradition and Vanitas painting within a contemporary context, using
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
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