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Still-life Paintings For Sale
Autumn Reflected / realist nature 44 x66 in. oil on canvas painting
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘Autumn Reflected’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil on can...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fleurs et Fruits - Post Impressionist Still Life Oil Painting by Jean Dufy
By Jean Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed post impressionist still life oil on canvas circa 1928 by French painter Jean Dufy. This vibrantly coloured work depicts red and yellow flowers in a vase with pears placed bes...
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Chanterelles, Mushroom Fungi Still Life, Golden Yellow, Orange, Ochre, Brown
Located in Kent, CT
A chanterelle mushroom, also known as a "girolle mushroom", is masterfully painted in hues of golden orange, yellow and ochre arranged in an asymmetrical composition against a brown,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Still Life with Sheep Skull, Abstract 20th Century British Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, inscribed on reverse
Image size: 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (47 x 47 cm)
This abstract still life has been painted intuitively by the artist in a limited palette of soft ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Commandment 2
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Moses stands at the heart of the composition, towering above the crowd with a sense of strength and authority. The tablets he holds symbolize the divine laws and teachings, emphasizi...
Category
1990s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fruit Market Large Still Life Painting
By Carol McKinley
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Fruit Market Large Still Life Painting
Artist signed lower right.
Carol Korpi McKinley is an internationally acclaimed American artist best known for ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
"Fiori" Olio cm. 61 x 48 1970
Located in Torino, IT
Bellissima natura morta con fiori e porcellane
Cornice decò in legno
Category
1970s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Hubert Bellis, Brussels 1831 – 1902, Belgian Painter, 'Red and Yellow Roses'
Located in Bruges, BE
Hubert Bellis
Brussels 1831 – 1902 Schaarbeek
Belgian Painter
'Red and Yellow Roses in a Glass Vase'
Signature: Signed lower right
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: Image size 43,50...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Waterworld
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
Water scene by American Realist nature scene oil painter Peter Loftus who is known for captivating color rich scenes through shadow and light through his oil on canvas paintings that...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sky above Waikoloa / Hawaii - 36 x 24 inches
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
Tranquil tropical sky above Waikoloa by American Realist nature scene oil painter Peter Loftus who is known for captivating color rich scenes through shadow and light through his oil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lin Xu Still Life Original Oil Painting "Three Pomegranates"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Three Pomegranates
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 12 x 16 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cocky Cactus
By René Lalonde
Located in Greenwich, CT
Cocky Cactus is an acrylic on canvas painting, 40 x 20 inches canvas size, signed 'RENÉ LALONDE' lower left and framed in a contemporary black wood frame.
It is difficult to categor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Antique oil on canvas painting of Flemish provenance depicting still life.
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
The 1700s was the golden age of still life, particularly in Northern Europe (but also in Italy and Spain).
There is considerable demand for these kinds of paintings, mostly from a n...
Category
18th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Rolling Meadows
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The use of soft tones and impressionistic brushstrokes lends a sense of ethereal beauty to the overall composition. The artist has skillfully created a sense of distance, with the ba...
Category
1990s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dunes at Morro Bay / 44 x 66 in. oil on canvas nature painting
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
Invigorating and exciting painting 'Dunes at Morro Bay' features ocean blue water and sand dunes and coastal vegetation at sunset's evening tide at California's Morro Bay, by Americ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lily Pond at Pana'ewa / oil on canvas painting - 36 x 24 inches
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
Tranquil tropical lily pond by American Realist nature scene oil painter Peter Loftus who is known for captivating color rich scenes through shadow and light through his oil on canva...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Harry Keay, Dorothea’s Bonnet, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-20th-century oil painting by British artist Harry Keay (1914-1994) depicts a still life with a book, bonnet, teacup and sewing paraphernalia. It wa...
Category
1950s Romantic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Melting Snow / oil on canvas landscape 44 x 66 inches
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mountain scene with residual snow from above Lake Tahoe by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil on canvas paintings that breathe life while reflecting western environments. Loftus is known for his meticulous realist oil paintings featuring ocean-scenes, babbling brooks, mountain ranges and their vistas, as well as figures and people. 'Melting Snow' is beautifully and skillfully painted in natural earth colors and sparkling clear blue with green and shades of snow white. An awe inspiring scene, the painting is pleasure to gaze upon. 44 x 66 inches...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Americana Still Life Painting of American Diner Table Condiments & Sauces Art
Located in Preston, GB
Americana Still Life Painting of American Diner Table Condiments & Sauces Art by Leading British Urban Painter, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 12 x 9 inches
Frame measures 17 x 14 in...
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Paint, Varnish, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Board
Serene Symphony
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The landscape piece is a stunning representation of a serene and romantic setting, created in a unique impressionistic style. The artist has masterfully captured the essence of natur...
Category
1990s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flowers VI
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
CYNTHIA FRASER SSA (FI. 1956-1974)
Scottish 20th century painter in oil and watercolours of flowers, animals and still life. She exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy over several ...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Twilight in the Studio" contemporary impressionist interior of a girl reading
By Amy Florence
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A contemporary impressionist interior of a girl reading at twilight. Florence depicts a serene moment in her cozy studio. This is one of her few figural paintings, but one of her rec...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Swamped Aspens / oil painting 40 X 60in
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
American Realist nature scene - Pathway to Enchantment - celebrating the color yellow through sunlit fall leaves and trees by celebrated American artist Peter Loftus who is known for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Oriental Poppy
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Scottish modernist painter. President of Dundee Art Society 1947-49. Fellow of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour. Represented in the collections of Dundee's McManus Gallery, the University of Dundee, and the James Hutton...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Small Study in White" - surrealist still life, lace, skull, patterns, shell
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features the colors of the rainbow as they appear in white objects.
Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Paul Klee, Albrecht Durer and Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
Atlanta based artist Guy Robinson attended the Atlanta College Of Art on a Ford Foundation grant and has worked extensively in painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing. His surrealists works have been exhibited in numerous galleries and have a place in important collections including the Museum Of Contemporary Art, Georgia (MOCA,GA). Robinson has over thirty-five years experience teaching drawing and painting for Emory...
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Overlooking Sardine Lake / realist nature 44 x66 in. oil on canvas painting
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘Overlooking Sardine Lake’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rapids on the Carson / oil on canvas - river painting
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
River painting featuring rushing water and white foamy rapids pouring over boulders on the Carson River from American Realist artist Peter Loftus who is known for captivating color-r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Art Foundry Carpino
Located in Dallas, TX
David Pryor Adickes born January 1927, Huntsville, Texas) is a modernist sculptor and painter. His most famous work is the 67-foot tall A Tribute ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Bronze
Sierra Buttes with Residual Snow / oil on canvas 52 x 80 inches
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
Snow covered mountains by American Realist Peter Loftus who is known for captivating color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light, via his oil on canvas paintings that breathe life while reflecting natural western environments, including oceans, mountains, babbling brooks, mountain ridges and their vistas. 'Sierra Buttes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Still life with samovar
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Still life with samovar" is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of things around us in everyday life. The main objects, the teapot and two cup ho...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Indian Doll
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
ANN PATRICK b.1937
Scottish painter, originally from Dundee (daughter of the artist James Mackintosh Patrick). Studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of ...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Water's Descent II
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘Water's Descent II’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil on c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Trail above Silver Lake / realist nature 52x80 in. oil on canvas painting
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘Trail above Silver Lake’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Salmon Lake / oil on canvas 52 x 80 inches
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Salmon Lake' features big rocks, sunlight on clear blue water, tall trees and fresh mountain air by American Realist Peter Loftus who is known for captivating color-rich and picture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cypress Cove / grand realist nature 52x80 in. oil on canvas painting
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘Cypress Cove’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil on canvas ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Flowers on Marble Ledge - British 19th century art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stunning 19th century still life floral oil on panel painting is by noted still life female Norwich School artist Emily Stannard. Emily Stannard and her niece Eloise Harriet Stannard are nowadays considered to be among the most accomplished British women still life painters of the 19th century. Stannard is associated with the Norwich School of painters. She also travelled to Holland to study Dutch art and was given permission to copy Jan van Huysum's work which was then highly praised. She had a long and distinguished career as an artist and many of her works are house in Norfolk Museums. Painted circa 1840, this lovely composition is a naturalistic floral arrangement in an urn on a marble ledge. The flowers are a mix of whites, pinks and blues with some geraniums, roses, daisies and mallow. There is a beautifully detailed dragonfly and butterfly as well as a little snail on the marble ledge. One side of the background is darker than the other which shows of the flowers against it to great effect. The colours are vibrant and brush work detailed. This painting is a fantastic example of Stannard's work and clearly shows how well she deserved her superb reputation as being one of the most accomplished female 19th century still life painters.
Provenance: Oscar and Peter Johnson Gallery, London
Condition. Oil on panel, 20 inches by 15 inches and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in a beautiful gilt swept cradled frame, 27 inches by 22 inches and in good condition.
Emily Stannard (née Emily Coppin; 8 February 1802 – 6 January 1885), who from 1826 called herself (even during her long widowhood) Mrs Joseph Stannard, was a British still life painter. She was associated with the Norwich School of painters, Britain's first provincial art movement. Along with her niece Eloise Harriet Stannard, she is considered to be the most accomplished British female still life artist of the 19th century. Stannard was born in Norwich of artistic parents. In 1820, she travelled with her father Daniel Coppin to the Netherlands to study the paintings of Jan van Huysum and other Dutch masters, an episode which influenced her artistic style. She married the Norwich artist Joseph Stannard in 1826, but was widowed four years later. She painted until she was in her eighties, mainly depicting paintings of flowers in vases...
Category
1840s Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
1940's French Impressionist Oil Painting Vintage Still Life of Roses Glass Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Oil Painting
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
signed to the front, provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on board, unframed
measures: 14 inches ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Turkey Tails, Old Growth Forest, Fungi, Mushroom, Orange, Brown, Moss Green
Located in Kent, CT
A turkey tails mushroom in hues of green, orange, ivory, and brown is masterfully painted, arranged in a dynamic, asymmetrical composition, luminous against an earthy background of s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Sun-filled flowers"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Dear art lover,
This artwork makes part of my series dedicated to the scenes of a summer period.
This floral painting called "Sun-filled flowers" is done in an expressive impress...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"Small Study in White 3" - surrealist still life, lace, skull, patterns, shell
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features the colors of the rainbow as they appear in white objects.
Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Paul Klee, Albrecht Durer and Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
Atlanta based artist Guy Robinson attended the Atlanta College Of Art on a Ford Foundation grant and has worked extensively in painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing. His surrealists works have been exhibited in numerous galleries and have a place in important collections including the Museum Of Contemporary Art, Georgia (MOCA,GA). Robinson has over thirty-five years experience teaching drawing and painting for Emory...
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Small Study in White 3" - surrealist still life, lace, skull, patterns, shell
By Guy Robinson
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features the colors of the rainbow as they appear in white objects.
Guy Robinson is inspired by the work of Paul Klee, Albrecht Durer and Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
Atlanta based artist Guy Robinson attended the Atlanta College Of Art on a Ford Foundation grant and has worked extensively in painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing. His surrealists works have been exhibited in numerous galleries and have a place in important collections including the Museum Of Contemporary Art, Georgia (MOCA,GA). Robinson has over thirty-five years experience teaching drawing and painting for Emory...
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Carmela
Located in Dallas, TX
David Pryor Adickes born January 1927, Huntsville, Texas) is a modernist sculptor and painter. His most famous work is the 67-foot tall A Tribute ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bluffs at Wilder / realist nature 52x80 in. oil on canvas paitning
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
Dazzling blue 'Bluffs at Wilder' oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gardenia on Blue floral still life
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Gardenia on Blue floral still life focuses on a single ivory Gardenia blossom. Thick brushstrokes describe the delicate contours of intricate petals and lush leaves, exploring the ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Panel, Oil
The Shore of Round Lake / realist nature 52x80 in. oil on canvas painting
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘The Shore of Round Lake’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A River Runs Through It
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘A River Runs Through It’ oil painting by American Realist artist Peter Loftus, who is known for captivating breathtaking color-rich nature scenes through shadow and light in his oil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1970s Large Wood, Copper Inlay Sculpture Wall Relief Tropical Flowers Motif
By Helen Weber
Located in Surfside, FL
Helen Weber
Large wall hanging wood and metal sculptural relief in a tropical Hawaiian or Polynesian motif with tropical flowers.
"Art belongs everywhere from cruise ships to church...
Category
1970s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Copper
Oil on Canvas Painting -- Down the Narrows
Located in Troy, NY
Achieved through plein air, this wonderful painting of an Adirondack landscape shows dynamic blue waters in movement around a small island. The vibrant blue of the sky is mirrored be...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
White Anemones
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
MARY ARMOUR RSA, RGIFA, LLD (1902-2000)
Eminent Scottish 20th century painter of still life and landscapes. Studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1920.
E...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Erich Kruger (1897 - 1978) Floral Still life
Located in San Francisco, CA
Erich Kruger (1897-1978)
Floral Still life
Oil on canvas
Pink poppies + Hydrangeas
23.5 x 331.5 unframed, 37.5.x 25.5 framed
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Los Huevos" (FRAMED) Painting 21" x 20.5" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Los Huevos" (FRAMED) Painting 21" x 20.5" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Medium: Pencil on Paper. Acrylic Ink & Paint on Animation Acetate
Image size: 15" x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Vessels by Yosl Bergner - Still life painting, 1965
By Yosl Bergner
Located in London, GB
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Vessels by Yosl Bergner (1920-2017)
Oil on canvas
65 x 81.4 cm (25 ⁵/₈ x 32 inches)
Signed and dated upper left
Execute...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Green Table - Still Life
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
MARY ARMOUR RSA, RGIFA, LLD (1902-2000)
Eminent Scottish 20th century painter of still life and landscapes. Studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1920.
E...
Category
20th Century Other Art Style Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Come to Think of It
By René Lalonde
Located in Greenwich, CT
Come To Think Of It is an acrylic on canvas painting, 48 x 24 inches canvas size, signed 'RENÉ LALONDE' lower right and framed in a contemporary black wood frame.
It is difficult to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Cherry summer
Located in Zofingen, AG
Scattered cherry on the metal plate create a vivid contrast against the white tablecloth focusing the viewer's eye towards the center of the composition. The various shades of red a...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil on Canvas Triptych -- Upstate New York
Located in Troy, NY
This painting is a triptych composed of three landscapes from upstate New York, and is framed in a richly toned wood that was custom made and is unique to this piece. The composition of this piece allows the landscape to flow from one panel to the next, creating a magnificent scene. Vibrant blue skies pair with bright greens of foliage in the landscape below. Deep browns and greens ground the piece in the foreground and add depth to the scenery. The artist has signed the piece on each panel.
Bill...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
MOIRA BEATY SSW (1922-2015)
Born in Ayrshire, she won a scholarship to Glasgow School of Art in 1939, taking time out to join the war effort as a cryptographer at Bletchley Park. She...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Fuchsia and Rose
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
MARY ARMOUR RSA, RGIFA, LLD (1902-2000)
Eminent Scottish 20th century painter of still life and landscapes. Studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1920.
E...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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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.