Vanitas Still Life Paintings
Vanitas Vase 7
Located in New Orleans, LA
I’ve long taken inspiration from the Dutch/Flemish tradition of Vanitas still life painting in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Vanitas Still Life, Photorealist Oil Painting by Pamela Schermer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Pamela Schermer, American XXth
Title: Vanitas Still Life
Year: 1986
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Category
1980s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$4,500
H 36 in W 48 in D 2 in
Painting 18th Century Vanitas Still Life Skull Religion Esotericism Occult
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Vanitas 18th century
French School
Oil on canvas
Old frame gilded with gold leaves
Dim canvas : 73
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$9,292
H 36.62 in W 31.5 in D 3.94 in
Yorik (Skull and Orb Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting in Cool Colors)
By Carl Grauer
Located in Hudson, NY
Yorik (Skull and Orb Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting in Cool Colors)
Painted by Hudson Valley based
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,700
H 10 in W 10 in D 1 in
Vanitas III - Still Life Painting of a Human Skull
Flowers, Oil on Aluminum
By Matthew Cook
Located in Chicago, IL
earth?
Should Wealth, or Fame, Our life employ.
Death comes, our labour to destroy;
To snatch the
Category
2010s Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Another Vanitas 3" - surrealist still life, objects, flowers, books, pattern
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of green, purple and blue.
This surrealist still life has a flowers, a
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Another Vanitas 2" - surrealist still life, objects, flowers, books, pattern
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of green, purple and blue.
This surrealist still life has an elephant
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Another Vanitas 2" - surrealist still life, objects, flowers, books, pattern
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features hues of green, purple and blue.
This surrealist still life a pear, skull
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Cup with Fish, Fruit (Memento Mori)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life 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 - 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
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
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
$798
H 17.75 in W 14 in
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
$798
H 24.25 in W 16.25 in
"Vanitas with Marine Corps Coin" Oil Painting
By Patrick Nevins
Located in Denver, CO
Patrick Nevin's (US based) "Vanitas with Marine Corps Coin" is an oil painting that depicts a human
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Bouquet of Flowers with Vanitas
By Louis Latapie
Located in London, GB
1930s). A vanitas painting contains collections of objects symbolic of the inevitability of death and
Category
1930s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wax Crayon
$1,812 Sale Price
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H 17.72 in W 15.75 in
Vanitas by Catherine Jansens (Born in 1949)
By Catherine Jansens
Located in Gent, VOV
Catherine Jansens’ watercolour titled "Vanitas" is a compelling still life that delves into the
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$8,935
H 27.56 in W 33.46 in D 1.97 in
Skull and Ornament - Vanitas, Still Life, Color Pencil Drawing, Framed
By John Hrehov
Located in Chicago, IL
exhorts the viewer to consider mortality and to repent. This still life vanitas drawing is matted with a
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Color Pencil
Vanitas III (Study) - Still Life Drawing of a Human Skull
Flowers
By Matthew Cook
Located in Chicago, IL
Matthew Cook
Vanitas III (Study)
Charcoal & Chalk on Paper
10h x 8w in
25.40h x 20.32w cm
FRAMED
Category
2010s Old Masters Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Charcoal
Vanitas Oil Painting on Panel Still Life In Stock
By Victor Muller
Located in Utrecht, NL
Vanitas Oil Painting on Linen Canvas Still Life In Stock
Born in Den Helder, The Netherlands in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$5,808
H 18.51 in W 11.03 in
Still Life Vanitas Noletti Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italian
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
x 102)
This painting, of beautiful scenic effect, depicts a still life composed of a rich display
Category
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
$9,540 Sale Price
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H 27.96 in W 40.16 in
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 – 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
$798
H 16.25 in W 22.5 in
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
"Vanitas Vase #11", 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
$6,500
H 16 in W 9 in D 9 in
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Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 16
By Bethanie Irons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
explore the long tradition of vanitas still-life painting. Each image contains symbolic items pertaining
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Digital
Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 6
By Bethanie Irons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
explore the long tradition of vanitas still-life painting. Each image contains symbolic items pertaining
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Digital
Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 14
By Bethanie Irons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
explore the long tradition of vanitas still-life painting. Each image contains symbolic items pertaining
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Digital
Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 13_Edition #4
By Bethanie Irons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
explore the long tradition of vanitas still-life painting. Each image contains symbolic items pertaining
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Digital
Vanitas
Located in Woodbury, CT
.
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
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
Vanitas: McIntosh-Jagger
By Paul Béliveau
Located in London, GB
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Vanitas: Holbein-Grace
By Paul Béliveau
Located in London, GB
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Vanitas: Rohe-Johns
By Paul Béliveau
Located in London, GB
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Vanitas: Dylan-Lennon
By Paul Béliveau
Located in London, GB
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Vanitas: Clockwork Orange
By Paul Béliveau
Located in London, GB
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Vanitas 20.02.13- realistic painting featuring artists book spines in black
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Ketchum, ID
This painting from Paul Béliveau's "Vanitas" series features artists including Frank Stella
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vanitasserie V (Vibrant, contemporary vanitas from Spanish spray paint artist)
By Rubén Sánchez
Located in Des Moines, IA
Vanitasserie V by Ruben Sanchez (Vibrant, contemporary vanitas from Spanish spray paint artist on
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint
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
Quarantine Self Portrait
By Bethanie Irons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
explore the long tradition of vanitas still-life painting. Each image contains symbolic items pertaining
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Digital
Koons Tree
By Shimon Okshteyn
Located in Brooklyn, NY
2005 he was reproducing Old Master still life paintings in graphite and charcoal, providing a fresh
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
H 15 in W 18.82 in D 2.5 in
Vanitas Still Life With a Statue of Pallas Athena
Located in Stockholm, SE
An interesting vanitas still life with a statue of Pallas Athena, an arched palace wing, a sheaf of
Category
Early 1700s Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
H 22.05 in W 16.54 in D 1.58 in
"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
"Vanitas", Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Yana Beylinson's (US based) "Vanitas" is an oil painting that depicts impressionistic orange, white
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
VANITAS with Cupid Oil on Canvas 1856
Located in Rome, IT
.
Very good original condition.
Vanitas paintings are subtle moralistic depictions which were very
Category
19th Century Symbolist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vanitas - Original Oil Painting of a Human Skull in 17th Century Dutch Style
By Matthew Cook
Located in Chicago, IL
. Vanitas paintings are a unique genre in which symbols of death are painted as a reminder of the transience
Category
2010s Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Vanitas II - Original Oil Painting of a Human Skull in 17th Century Dutch Style
By Matthew Cook
Located in Chicago, IL
. Vanitas paintings are a unique genre in which symbols of death are painted as a reminder of the transience
Category
2010s Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, 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
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H 10.5 in W 8 in D 8 in
A Vanitas still life
By Evert Collier
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Golden Age.
Vanitas paintings were a genre of still-life art meant to remind viewers of the fleeting
Category
17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Hyperrealist Vanitas Interior Still Life Painting of Various of Fruits
Vessels
Located in Houston, TX
Hyperrealist interior still life painting of an opulent spread of food including grapes, peaches
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 38.5 in W 46 in D 1.75 in
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
H 15.13 in W 18.75 in D 2.13 in
Memento Mori - Cup with Fish, Knife, Horsehair
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
VANITAS Oil on Canvas by Edward Collier
Located in Rome, IT
Collier (1642 – 1708) was a Dutch Golden Age still-life painter known for vanitas and trompe-l'œil
Category
17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Vanitas still Life - Tempera and Watercolor After Herman Henstenburgh
Located in Roma, IT
Vanitas Still Life is an original tempera and watercolor realized in the late 18th century probably
Category
Late 18th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor
H 14.26 in W 12.41 in D 0.08 in
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
H 30.52 in W 27.96 in D 2.76 in
Memento Mori – Platter with Kidney, Blackberries, Kimchi, Eel
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
A vanitas still life with an elaborate silver vase - Pieter Roestraeten
Located in Gent, BE
. Meijer in cat. Dutch and Flemish Still life paintings bequated by Daisy Linda Ward
Ashmolean Museum
Category
17th Century Dutch School Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vanitas 11.08.19
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
Vanitas 15.03.09
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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Vanitas 14.02.08
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 Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Vanitas 16.11.18
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 15.03.04
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Boston, MA
original work of art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Vanitas 14.04.16
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Boston, MA
original work of art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Vanitas 15.01.28
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Boston, MA
original work of art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Vanitas 13.09.04
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Boston, MA
original work of art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Vanitas 16.02.08
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Boston, MA
Original work of art.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Vanitas 16.03.23
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Boston, MA
Original work of art.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Vanitas 16.11.03
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Boston, MA
Original work of art.
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Vanitas 19.02.06-colorful acrylic framed photorealistic painting of books
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Ketchum, ID
paintings bring together literary and historical subjects and figures. His series “Vanitas” builds facades
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 38 in W 38 in D 2.5 in
Vanitas 18.12.11- colorful painting of book spines buy Paul Beliveau
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Ketchum, ID
Paul Béliveau’s precisely rendered hyper realistic paintings bring together literary and
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 36 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
Vanitas 18.12.17- colorful realist painting of rock
n roll books
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Ketchum, ID
This acrylic on canvas painting by Canadian artist Paul Béliveau features lost icons of rock and
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 30 in W 30 in D 1.5 in
Vanitas 19.03.13-colorful acrylic framed vertical painting of art books
By Paul Béliveau
Located in Ketchum, ID
This hyper-realist acrylic painting of art book spines Paul Béliveau depicts colorful spines of
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 61 in W 24 in D 2.5 in
Vanitas XI Acrylic and Spray Paint on Canvas 2022
By Rubén Sánchez
Located in Des Moines, IA
him, leading to exuberant paintings, sculptures, murals, and more. Sanchez notes that his artworks
Category
2010s Street Art Still-life Paintings
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Acrylic
Vanitasserie IV (Vibrant, contemporary vanitas from Spanish spray paint artist)
By Rubén Sánchez
Located in Des Moines, IA
Vanitasserie IV by Ruben Sanchez (Vibrant, contemporary vanitas from Spanish spray paint artist on
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint
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These are in the manner of Thomas Hope who al...
Category
Vintage 1980s Urns
Materials
Marble
$4,111 / set
H 62.5 in W 29 in D 29 in
19th Century French Counter
Located in Haywards Heath, GB
French 19th Century shop counter in original paint.
With one drawer.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Dry Bars
Materials
Pine
Folk Art Carnival Sign Winged Scarab and Pyramid "Elixer of Life" Circa 1900
Located in Stamford, CT
Carnival sign with Ancient Egyptian winged scarab and pyramid, hand carved and painted advertisement for "Elixer of Life", circa 1900. This wonderful piece, a personal favorite, has ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Carnival Art
Materials
Wood
$3,800
H 26 in W 22 in D 2.75 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Two Columns with Heron and Planter in the Style of Delphin Massier
Located in Antwerp, BE
This column surmounted by a vase decorated with flowers is reminiscent of the Mediterranean Majolica tradition. This piece is typical in the style of Delphin Massier’s, established i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Ceramic
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Vanitas Still Life Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of vanitas still life paintings is available on 1stDibs. Finding the ideal contemporary, Old Masters or Impressionist examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the vanitas still life paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black, brown and beige. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Paul Béliveau, Victor Muller, Oliver Clare, John Hrehov and Louis Latapie are consistently popular. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and canvas. Large vanitas still life paintings can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 8 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.
How Much are Vanitas Still Life Paintings?
Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — vanitas still life paintings in our inventory begin at $850 and can go as high as $105,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,500.
Questions About Vanitas Still Life Paintings
- 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".
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