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Antique rabbit painting by Abel Hold, Victorian rabbit still life oil portrait
By Abel Hold
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique oil portrait painting of a rabbit by English artist Abel Hold (1815-1893), signed in the lower left corner A Hold. This atmospher...
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1860s Victorian Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Pancakes with butter and Honey- 21st Century Hyper Realistic Still-life Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Heidi von Faber Pancakes, Butter & Syrup Acrylic on linen 100 x 100 cm ( framed/ included in price 105 x 105 cm) Dutch artist Heidi Von Faber lives and works in The Hague. The Sti...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Vintage Flowers I
Located in London, GB
Fujiko’s work amalgamates a contrast of the contemporary with traditional scenes, juxtaposing Indian black ink on a variety of warm textured papers, whilst forming a modern emotive f...
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2010s Naturalistic Still-life Paintings

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India Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Hammer by Michele Mikesell, abstract and bold colorfiel painting
Located in Dallas, TX
MICHELE MIKESELL b. 1973, Alabama, USA In 2002, Michele Mikesell earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in graphic design from Texas Women's University in Denton, TX. Mikesel...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Cotton Canvas

"Blue Vase Red Flowers” - Vibrant Still-Life - Floral Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Bernard Payet was born in Lyon in 1950 and spent all his childhood in France. He studied and trained at the Academie ALPA of Lyon from 1974-1976, having been inspired by his visits t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Cubist Still Life Interior Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
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1960s Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Daisy
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Daisy Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique Proven...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Modernist Cubist Abstract Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive 1963 modernist painting. A cubist abstract with great composition and color. Framed. Signed.
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1960s Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1950s French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Vibrant Still Life Anemonies
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Anemonies by Denise Dardel, French Post-Impressionist artist, circa 1950 signed oil on board, framed framed: 26 x 21 inches board: 21 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, Fran...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Bouquet Champêtre
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas. Signed lower right; titled verso. 36.25 x 28.75 in. 44.75 x 37.5 in. (framed) Custom framed in an ornate, gilded frame by Glenn Gobel Custom Frames, Pacific Grove, C...
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Late 20th Century French School Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Spring green asparagus"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover, I have worked on a new series of small oil paintings. This is the one of them. This series is dedicated to the scenes of everyday life. This painting is called " Sp...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Large Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract expressionist oil painting. Titled in verso, "The Dragonfly and the Flower". Great color and composition. Framed in a simple white wood moderni...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Bouquet of Flowers
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist's family, some were hand signed some were not. These were studies for larger paintings. This is a miniature watercolor and gouache vibrant, colorful bouquet of flowers in a vase. Simka Simkhovitch (Симха Файбусович Симхович) (aka Simka Faibusovich Simkhovich) (Novozybkov, Russia May 21, 1885 O.S./June 2, 1885 N.S.—Greenwich, Connecticut February 25, 1949) was a Ukrainian-Russian Jewish artist and immigrant to the United States. He painted theater scenery in his early career and then had several showings in galleries in New York City. Winning Works Progress Administration (WPA) commissions in the 1930s, he completed murals for the post offices in Jackson, Mississippi and Beaufort, North Carolina. His works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Born outside Kyiv (Petrograd Ukraine) into a Jewish family who owned a small department store. During a severe case of measles when he was seven, Simcha Simchovitch sketched the views outside his window and decided to become an artist, over his father's objections. Beginning in 1905, he studied at the Grekov Odessa Art School and upon completion of his studies in 1911 received a recommendation to be admitted to the Imperial Academy of Arts. Though he enrolled to begin classes in architecture, painting, and sculpture at the Imperial Academy, he was dropped from the school roster in December because of the quota on the number of Jewish students and drafted into the army. Simchovitch served as a private in the 175th Infantry Regiment Baturyn [ru] until his demobilization in 1912. Re-enrolling in the Imperial Academy, he audited classes. Simka Simkhovitch exhibited paintings and sculptures in 1918 as part of an exhibition of Jewish artists and in 1919 placed 1st in the competition "The Great Russian Revolution" with a painting called "Russian Revolution" which was hung in the State Museum of Revolution. In 1922, Simkha Simkhovitch exhibited at the International Book Fair in Florence (Italian: Fiera Internazionale del Libro di Firenze). In 1924, Simkhovitch came to the United States to make illustrations for Soviet textbooks and decided to immigrate instead. Initially he supported himself by doing commercial art and a few portrait commissions. In 1927, he was hired to paint a screen for a scene in the play "The Command to Love" by Fritz Gottwald and Rudolph Lothar which was playing at the Longacre Theatre on Broadway. Art dealers began clamoring for the screen and Simkhovitch began a career as a screen painter for the theater. Catching the attention of the screenwriter, Ernest Pascal, he worked as an illustrator for Pascal, who then introduced him to gallery owner, Marie Sterner. Simkhovitch's works appeared at the Marie Sterner Gallery beginning with a 1927 exhibit and were repeated the following year. Simkhovitch had an exhibit in 1929 at Sterner's on circus paintings. In 1931, he held a showing of works at the Helen Hackett Gallery, in New York City and later that same year he was one of the featured artists of a special exhibit in San Francisco at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. The exhibit was coordinated by Marie Sterner and included four watercolors, including one titled "Nudes". He is of the generation of Russian Soviet artists such as Isaac Pailes, Serge Charchoune, Marc Chagall, Chana Orloff, Isaac Ilyich Levitan, and Ossip Zadkine. In 1936, Simkhovitch was selected to complete the mural for the WPA Post office project in Jackson, Mississippi. The mural was hung in the post office and courthouse in 1938 depicted a plantation theme. Painted on the wall behind the judge’s bench, “Pursuits of Life in Mississippi”, a depiction of black workers engaged in manual labor amid scenes of white professionals and socialites, was eventually covered over in later years during renovations due to its stereotypical African American imagery. Simka painted what he thought was typical of Jackson. His impression of pre-civil rights Mississippi was evidently Greek Revival column houses, weeping willow trees, working class families, and the oppression of African Americans. He painted African American men picking cotton, while a white man took account of the harvest and a white judge advised a white family, calling it Pursuits of Life in Mississippi. Though clearly endorsed by the government and initially generally well-received, the mural soon raised concerns with locals as the climate toward racial segregation began to change. The main concern was whether depictions that show African Americans in subjugated societal roles should be featured in a courtroom. The following year, his painting "Holiday" won praise at an exhibition in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1940, Simkhovitch's second WPA post office project was completed when four murals, "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat", "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright", "Sand Ponies" and "Canada Geese" were installed in Beaufort, North Carolina. The works were commissioned in 1938 and did not generate the controversy that the Jackson mural had. The main mural is "The Wreck of the Crissie Wright" and depicts a shipwreck which had occurred in Beaufort in 1866. "The Cape Lookout Lighthouse and the Orville W. Mail Boat" depicted the lighthouse built in 1859 and the mail boat that was running mail during the time which Simkhovitch was there. The boat ran mail for the area until 1957. "Sand Ponies" shows the wild horses common to the North Carolina barrier islands and "Canada Geese" showed the importance of hunting and fishing in the area. All four murals were restored in the 1990s by Elisabeth Speight, daughter of two other WPA muralists, Francis Speight...
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1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Gouache, Board, Watercolor

Early Morning, April
Located in Wenham, MA
This is an original oil painting on a linen panel. Ginny Williams has a degree in art history which gave her an understanding of, and appreciation for not only the art of the past ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Still Life with Cantaloupe and Chianti Bottle Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Still Life with Cantaloupe and Chianti Bottle in Oil on Canvas Classically styled still life by Ben Dominguez (American, 20th Century). Several pieces of fruit sit on a table, surro...
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Late 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Salt Stone by Shirley Lewis Large Square Contemporary Blue Painting on Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Shirley’s love of creating came at an early age. She learned many of her techniques from the time she spent with her depression-era grandmother, making artistic statements from items...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Encaustic

Historical Wells Fargo Stage Coach Western Shotgun Still Life Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted early 20th century historical still life. Oil on canvas. Nicely framed. Signed.
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1930s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

essence creative, abstract and geometric studio, multicolor, contempory, french
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Creative Essence" is an abstract artwork that captures the very essence of the creative process. Spanning a canvas of 31.5 x 31.5 inches, a burst of vibrant and bold colors intertwi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Oil

eclosion abstraite, abstract, geometric, textured, oil on canvas, french artist
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
In this gallery, let yourself be enchanted by the abstract blossoming of Sophie Dumont. Every stroke of the palette knife in her artist's studio seems to breathe life into the canvas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Oil On Canvas "Still life with flowers and vase" Atr. to Cornelis van Spaendonck
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil On Canvas "Still life with flowers and vase" Atr. to Cornelis van Spaendonck Biography: Cornelis van Spaendonck ( 7 December 1756 – 22 December 1839 Paris ) was a Dutch painter...
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1830s Dutch School Still-life Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Magnolia Forever II
Located in THOMERY, FR
"Magnolia Forever II" is an enchanting continuation of the series, capturing a scene where magnolias flourish with timeless grace. With soft tones and delicate touches, this artwork ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Still-life Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic

Pair of Exceptional Italian 18th Century Still-Life Paintings
Located in Rome, IT
This pair of excellent Italian still life oil on canvas with flowers and fruit with classical ruins on the background and colored drapes create harmony of the composition. Notable ...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Blooming Flowers in Red, Green Wild Cactus Diptych, Illustration Style, Desert
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Wild Cactus Flowers II" is an illustration style painting by Romina Milano where a dance of gestures unfolds across colorful landscapes. Romina Milano is an Italian artist renowne...
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2010s Modern Still-life Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

Still Life with Peaches and Grapes
By D.M. Ridley
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Still Life with Peaches and Grapes Oil on paper, 1890 Signed and dated lower right (see photo) Image size: 5 8 5/8 inches Frame size: 10 x 13 1/2 inches Housed in the original frame ...
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1890s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Still life of summer flowers with portrait of a woman
Located in PARIS, FR
Marius VASSELON Saint-Etienne, 1841 - Paris, 1924 Still life of summer flowers with portrait of a woman Painting, oil on canvas Signed and dated 1864 lower left Painting: 50 x 60 cm ...
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19th Century Academic Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Mid Century Abstract Still Life Framed Wine Bottle Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract wine bottle still life oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
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1960s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Pink Cubist Still Life Abstract Interior Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
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1960s Cubist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Le Chat" Abstract Oil Painting 20" x 24" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Le Chat" Abstract Oil Painting 20" x 24" inch by Ashraf Zamzami ABOUT A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Flying Aster, Still Life, Lime Green Pears, Trypan Blue, Candy Apple Red
Located in Kent, CT
A vibrant and colorful dining room interior scene with an arrangement of flowers in a painted vase next to blue and white China teapot, nude figurine and various fruits, yellow lemon...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lilacs and Books and Tea
Located in Wenham, MA
This is an original oil paining on linen canvas by Timothy Andrew McGuire. To stand before one of Tim McGuire‘s works is to be immersed in a world of colorful energy and vibrant joy...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Surrealist Painting on Paper, 'Godot', Artefacts of Civilisations Lost
Located in Cotignac, FR
A late 20th century watercolour, gouache and acrylic on paper by British artist Derek Carruthers. Signed to the bottom right and dated 1985 and titled, 'Godot' to the reverse. A ch...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache

19th century English still life of fruit, apples, pears, birds nest, flowers
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English still life of flowers , fruit, birds nest in on a mossy bank by Ellen Ladell Purchasing Ellen Ladell's 19th-century English still life of flowers, fruit, and a ...
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1880s Victorian Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Mid-Century Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas, Circle of Bernard Buffet
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large mid-century abstract expressionist oil on canvas of a still life of flowers by Belgian artist Eric Verhal. Signed and dated '65 to the bottom right and again to the reverse of ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Stack of dishes I - 21st Century Dutch Still-life painting of dishes
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Heidi von Faber Stack of Dishes I Acrylic on linen 100 x 80 cm ( framed/ included in price 105 x 85 cm) Dutch artist Heidi Von Faber lives and works in The Hague. The Stillllifes ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Unknown
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Richard Hayley Lever (1976-1958) was born in Australia and went on to study art in both Paris and London. His art is currently hanging in museums around the world. This piece is an ...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

The Age of Reason I by Joachim Van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, scull
Located in Paris, FR
The Age of Reason I is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 135 × 145 cm (53.1 × 57.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframe...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Late 19th Century Floral Bouquet Still-Life
By Elizabeth Von Wundt
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th century still life of a beautiful floral bouquet by Elisabeth Von Wundt (German, b-1856) . Signed " Wund"; lower left. Artist's signature on verso. Presented in a giltwood ...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Golden tropical flowers Original wall art supported by frame
Located in Valencia, ES
Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity. Made in Spain, 2024. The frame is included. Package: protected cardboard box. Dispatching terms: 2-3 work...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Paintings

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Sandstone

Still Life painter (British school) - 20th century painting - Interior flower
Located in Varmo, IT
English painter (20th century) - Vase of flowers. 61 x 48 cm without frame, 76.5 x 66.5 cm with frame. Ancient oil painting on hardboard, in carved and lacquered wooden frame. - W...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Still Life with Grapes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Morston Constantine Ream (American, 1840-1898) Grapes Oil on canvas, 10 x 12 inches Framed: 22 x 24 inches (approx.) Signed at lower right: “Morston Ream” The still-life painter Mor...
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1880s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pocket Autumn Collection Autumn leaf #3 [2024], Baroque Still Life, Small art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Autumn Leaf Collection (Pinky Ochre) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pocket Blackbird's Egg 3 (c), Original Painting, Egg, Realism
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Blackbird's Egg 3 (c) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroqu...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

In the Quiet
Located in Wenham, MA
This piece is an original oil painting on panel. It is framed in a simple gold frame. The overall dimensions of the piece as framed are approximately 11x11 inches. GC Williams has ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

A Moment of Stillness
Located in Wenham, MA
This piece is an original oil painting on panel. It is framed in a simple gold frame. The overall dimensions of the piece as framed are approximately 11x11 inches. GC Williams has ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Pocket Solar Eclipse April 2024, Original Painting, Moon, Realism
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Solar Eclipse April 2024 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to bar...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Horns and Bow)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This painting is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s. Untitled (Horns and Bow), 1941, oil on board, signed and dated lower right, 15 x 20 1/x inches...
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1940s American Modern Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Francisco Diaz Sanchez (1912-1982) - Spanish School Oil, The Artist's Materials
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful mid-century work in oil. Signed to the lower right. Presented in a beautiful gilt-effect frame with foliate mouldings. On canvas board.
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Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Pocket Ripe Red Pomegranate, Baroque Still Life, fruit
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Ripe Red Pomegranate is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Abstract Flowers III" Oil Painting 24" x 21" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Flowers III" Oil Painting 24" x 21" inch by Ashraf Zamzami ABOUT A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at time...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Gary E. Hinte (1954-) Impressionist Oil On Canvas "Flower In White Vase"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Flower In White Vase Medium: Oil On Canvas Painting Size: 35"" x 29"" Frame Size: 38.5"" x 33"" Condition: This artwork is in good overall condition for its age. Signature: S...
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1960s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Vintage 1930's French Impressionist Still Life Pink and Red Roses Bunch In Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roses by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on artist paper, unframed measures: 14.5 high by 12 inches wide condition: overal...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Purple Hydrangeas" Contemporary Impressionist Still Life by Maria Bertran
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Purple Hydrangeas" is a gorgeous oil painted from life in France by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist still life captures the brilliant lavender, purple, and mauves of ...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

RAM C&N RR -Steel Bridge, Chicago Skyscraper, Contemporary Photorealist Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
I’ve always been attracted to the built environment. Bridges are a great subject. Each one is specially engineered to solve the problem of how to get across the void. While usually n...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Balconies of the sky III by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting
Located in Paris, FR
Balconies of the sky III is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 100 × 130 cm (39.4 × 51.2 in). The artwork is signed, sold un...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

pocket dark blue sloes, Baroque Still Life Painting, Small Art, Fruit Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Dark Blue Sloes is an original still-life painting by artist Dani Humberstone. This painting is a small scale renaissance inspired still life in a photorealistic style and sol...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Pandanus" Oil Painting D 39" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pandanus" Oil Painting D 39" inch by Sasha Sokolova Bio Born in Moscow into a family of artists, Sasha Sokolova is an award winning contemporary realist painter, working across a range of traditional oil and water colour techniques. Her current works explore a variety of themes spanning the human figure and nature and feature many of the travel destinations from which she draws much of her inspiration. Following scholarships from the V. Spivakov fund and Young Talents Fund, Sasha graduated with honours from the Sergey Andriyaki School of Watercolour and Fine Arts in Moscow and went on to complete a Masters of Fine Arts at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Sasha was selected as the only Russian artist to work on the Oscar nominated "Loving Vincent", the first fully painted feature film. Sasha exhibits regularly in Russia and throughout Europe. In 2021 Sasha’s painting “The Last Portrait” was awarded Honourable Mention in ModPortrait 2021 and will be exhibited with other finalists in Zaragoza and Barcelona...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Ontario Summer Painting - Colorful Impressionist Still Life, Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Carol Stewart Ontario Summer Painting oil on paper on panel 24 x 20w in 60.96h x 50.80w cm CST010 Through her ethereal and often dreamlike paintings Car...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Panel, Oil, Archival Paper

Blue Painting with Amaryllis - Colorful Impressionist Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Carol Stewart Late Afternoon, February oil on paper on panel 59.50h x 40w in 51.13h x 101.60w cm CST011 Through her ethereal and often dreamlike paintin...
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2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel, Archival Paper

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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.

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