Modern Still-life Paintings
MODERN STYLE
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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Style: Modern
Floral Still Life with Grapes and Bird's Nest Classic Composition of Peonies
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Floral Arrangement,
Continental School, late 20th century
most likely a pastiche work after an earlier composition
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 24 x 20 inches
provenance: private...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge Contemporary French Expressionist Abstract Modernist Still Life Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Modernist Still Life
by Andree de Fremont (French, contemporary)
signed painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 39.5 x 39.5 inches
Provenance: from a collection in France
Condition: ver...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Illustration Style Painting of Turkey Tail Mushrooms, Autumn Forest Landscape
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Turkey Tail Mushrooms" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion.
Romina...
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2010s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Acrylic, Rag Paper
Wild Mushrooms Harvest, Autumn, Magic Nature, Illustration Style, Orange Tones
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Wild Mushrooms IV" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion.
Romina Mil...
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2010s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, India Ink, Rag Paper
Elegant Vase Overflowing with Garden Flowers Classical Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bountiful Bloom
Floral Arrangement,
Continental School, late 20th century
most likely a pastiche work after an earlier composition
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 24 x 20 inches
pro...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flower Still Life
By Adrian Dornbush
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(Note: This work is part of our exhibition Connected by Creativity: WPA Era Works from the Collection of Leata and Edward Beatty Rowan)
Oil on canvas, 24 ½ x 19 ½ inches unframed, 32 x 27 inches framed, signed and inscribed “Adrian Dornbush/ Flower Still Life” verso, a remnant of exhibition label verso, stamped “1454” verso, original frame
Exhibited:
i) Midwestern Artist’s Exhibition Representative Work from Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska & Colorado, Kansas City Art Institute, February 1 to March 2, 1931, no. 34 (see catalog with a listing of work with this title); and ii) Special Display and Sale of Late Oil Paintings Produced by Cedar Rapids Own Artists from the Little Gallery, at Newman’s Department Store, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 1932 (see [Advertisement], The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), March 15, 1932 – listing a work with this title, together with paintings by fourteen other artists, including Grant Wood, Marvin Cone...
Category
1930s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Classical Still Life Oil Painting Ornate Flowers on Stone Plinth Large Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers on a Stone Plinth
European artist, late 20th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 24 x 36 inches
provenance: private collection, south west of England
condi...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Incredible Large Modernist Sunflower Portrait Framed Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful antique American modernist Sunflower still life painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge French Signed Oil Vineyard Grapes Growing on Vines Deep Green & Blue Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Vineyard
signed J. Bernd (French, 20th century)
oil painting on board, unframed
painting: 31.5 x 39.5 inches
condition: overall very good
Category
1990s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Floral Still Life Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American modernist contemporary flower still life painting by Jared Fitzgerald. Oil on linen canvas. Measuring 12 by 14 inches.
Category
1990s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist SunFlower Still Life Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist still life painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a gold giltwood molding. Excellent c...
Category
1930s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Still Life - Oil Painting by Miloslava Vrbova - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on panel realized by Miloslava Vrbova (1909-1991) in the mid-20th century.
Includes frame, good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Cloud Over - Vibrant Blue Southwest Skyscape Landscape Pop Art Original Painting
By Will Beger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Will Beger and his contemporary-minimalist paintings, take on an entirely unique approach to southwest art. Influenced by his youth and inspired by nature, he effortlessly captures a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Bouquet of flowers by Albert Duplain - Oil on canvas 45x55 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Albert Duplain was a Swiss painter who was born in 1890. Albert Duplain's work has been offered at auction multiple times.
Died in 1978.
Work on canvas
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still-life by Otto Clenin - Oil on canvas
By Otto Clénin
Located in Geneva, CH
Otto Clénin was born on August 5, 1899 in Madretsch (Biel).
When his father retired, his family moved to Ligerz. Otto found work in the watch industry, but turned more and more to p...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Testing the Water" American Modernist Interior Scene Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible and rare early American modernist interior scene still life. So finely painted and a very rare and provocative subject for its time. Signed lower left. Handsomely fram...
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Sunflowers - Oil on Canvash by Daniel Been - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with sunflowers is a beautiful oil painting realized by Daniel Been (1885-1967)
Hand signed lower margin. Includes a wooden frame.
60 x 80 cm
Good conditions
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Translucent Teal Kidney Pools, Mid-Century Shapes and Layers in Cold Blue Tones
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Translucent Teal Kidney Pools" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. These painting, influenced by modernist artists of the 50's...
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2010s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Signed Antique American Modernist Watermelon Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist watermelon still life pastel painting. Pastel on paper. Signed. Framed. Measuring 18 by 22 inches overall and 16 by 20 painting alone.
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Captivating, Mid-Century Floral Still Life of Red Roses by Rudolph T. Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Captivating, Mid-Century Floral Still Life of Red Roses by Rudolph T. Pen. Wonderful colors and brushwork, and executed with the unique, Modern, sloped perspective for which Pen's...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Modernist Still-Life Painting, Titled Nature Morte by Artist Pierre Bisiaux
Located in Chicago, IL
A Modernist, Mid-Century still-life painting, in reds & blues titled "Nature Morte" by French artist Pierre Bisiaux. Artwork size: 21 1/4" x 18". Framed size: 30 1/2" x 27".
Pie...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Abstract plant painting of red water lilies in tribute to Claude Monet
Located in THOMERY, FR
"Getting lost in the infinite" is a meditation on a motif dear to painters of all times and all continents: the mass of water lilies.
For Linda Clerget, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Still Life with Pitcher (Nature morte au pichet)
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting is signed and dated by Barnabè in the lower right. Barnabè's still-lives of simple everyday objects such as water pitchers, coffee cups, vases and bowls are painted in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Tama, Mimi, Chan" Chuzo Tamotzu, Japanese American Modernist Still Life, Cats
Located in New York, NY
Chuzo Tamotzu
Tama, Mimi, Chan, circa 1950
Signed lower left
Oil on canvasboard
40 1/2 x 28 inches
Tamotzu was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1888. He was educated in poli...
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Plant in a Pot - Mid 20th Century French Modernist Cubist Still Life Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful, large modernist cubist influence oil on canvas still life with potted plant by French artist Jef Friboulet. Striking and excellent quality work, presented in a box frame...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bouquet of roses by Benjamin II Vautier - Oil on wood 30x40 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on wood sold with frame
Category
1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Modernist Goulash Painting Black And White Still Life Flowers In A Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003)
signed
original gouache painting on thick paper/ card
unframed
condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache
'Still Life with Pitcher and Flowers' by Anna Costa, French Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
'Still Life with Pitcher and Flowers', oil on board, by Anna Costa (circa 1960s). In addition to her many landscapes, Costa painted many still lifes, mostly bouquets of flowers as su...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1959 Mid Century Modern Vintage Still Life Oil Painting - A Moment Left Behind
Located in Bristol, GB
A MOMENT LEFT BEHIND
Oil on canvas
Size: 43 x 39 cm (including frame)
A modernist style interior still life composition that captures a quiet moment, executed in oil onto canvas and...
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Large Antique Cubist Impressionist Flower Still Life Signed Oil Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
1930s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beautiful Lilly Batik, 1977, Signed by C. Powell
Located in New York, NY
Catherine Powell
Sticks & Lilie, 1977
Batik
Framed: 36 1/8 x 29 1/4 x 3/4 in.
Signed lower right: C Powell
Inscribed verso: Stick & Lilie, C Powell, Batik, '77
This piece is by Catherine Powell, a famous batik artist from Vermont. She was featured in the New York Times in the 1970s for her batik work that was shown at the Yellow Door Gallery. Batik art involves brushing or drawing hot wax...
Category
1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Dye, Wax
"Desert Rose" - Still Life on a Retaining Wall with Landscape in the Background
Located in Soquel, CA
Clean and modern still life against a landscape background by Kipp Stewart (American, b. 1928). The still life consists of a rose in a pitcher, two Native American baskets (Salish an...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Still Life with Bread', Portland Art Museum Exhibited Work, Reed College
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower center, 'Widman' for Harry Widman, Jr (American, 1929-2014) and painted circa 1956.
Exhibited: Artists of Oregon, Painting and Sculpture Sho...
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1950s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique Italian Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Pop Art Signed Oil Painting
By Giorgio Celiberti
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Italian modernist flower still life oil painting by Giorgio Celiberti (1929 - 1960). Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Signed on verso. Displayed ...
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1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Still Life, Coral and Jade', San Francisco Woman Artist, Tokyo, Calligraphy
By Jean Kalisch
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Jean Kalisch" (American, 1912-1995) and painted circa 1965.
Previously with: Pomeroy Galleries, San Francisco (stamped, verso, and with old label)
Born in Japan, Jean Kalisch started her art training early and, when she was seven years, began to receive additional instruction in Chinese brush and ink...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Signed Paris Modernist Framed Signed Lemons and Cattails Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive Paris school modernist still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 36H by 29L and overall 36 by 43 inches.
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lilies of the Valley in a Vase- Oil Paint by Miloslava Vrbova - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on Canvas realized by Miloslava Vrbova (1909-1991) in the mid-20th century.
Good condition, framed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Large-Scale Apple Painting by Isaac Monteiro, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Isaac Monteiro (1938-2008)
Apple, 1985
Oil on canvas
36 x 48 in.
Framed: 37 1/2 x 49 x 1 1/4 in.
Signed lower left: I Monteiro
Inscribed verso: Apple I Monteir...
Category
1980s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Figural Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Eugene Arcieri (1914 - 2005). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring 15 by 19 inches overall and 14 by 18 painting alone. In exce...
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Still Life of Colorful Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021),
Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 28H by 26L.
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Geometric Painting Of Purple Tulips In A Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003)
signed
original gouache painting on thick paper/ card
unframed
condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Vintage Mid-Century Modernist Swedish Still Life Oil Painting - The Cockerel
Located in Bristol, GB
THE COCKEREL
Size: 59 x 51 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A brilliantly executed mid-century modernist style still life composition, painted in oil onto canvas by the establishe...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Küchenstillleben
Located in Wien, 9
If one tries to describe Heinrich Krause’s almost one-century work in a few words, one recognizes an artist who, despite continuously changing artistic trends, remains faithful to ce...
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20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flowers in a Pitcher by Fernand Blondin - Oil on Canvas - 52x60 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Fernand Blondin (1887-1967) was a Swiss painter and teacher, celebrated for his depictions of idyllic rural life, interiors, female nudes, portraits, still-lifes, religious subjects ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modernist Oil Painting Abstract Dock with Boat Judith Shahn
By Judith Shahn
Located in Surfside, FL
In this painting by Judith Shahn, the artist renders a boat and dock in a series of lines. The artist takes a naive approach at depicting the subject by simplifying the elements in t...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Red & Yellow Flowers in Vase Signed French Impressionist 1950's Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Yellow & Red Flowers
French Impressionist artist, circa 1950's
signed oil on board, unframed
board: 12.5 x 9 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: a few minor scuf...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nature morte florale, Modern Oil Painting and Sand on Canvas by Claude Venard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Claude Venard, French (1913 - 1999) - Nature morte florale, Year: 1974, Medium: Oil and Sand on Canvas, signed lower right, Size: 25.5 x 21.5 in. (64.77 x 54.61 cm), Frame Size: ...
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1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Verbena Flowers by Stéphanie Guerzoni - Oil on Canvas - 55x46 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Stéphanie Caroline Guerzoni (1887-1970) was an Austrian-born artist who spent much of her life contributing to the European art scene. Born in Vienna, she experienced the vibrant cul...
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1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French 20th Century Modernist Painting Artists Paint and Paint Tools Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artists Tools
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 20 x 16 inches
stamped verso
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and soun...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century French Modernist Painting Blue & Red Posed Figure Seated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Seated Figures
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003)
signed
original gouache painting on thick paper/ card
unframed
condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and sc...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Characters 3
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Silver wooden frame
132 x 99 x 3.5 cm
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life - Oil on Canvas - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is an artwork realized by an unknown artist in the late 19th Century.
Oil on Canvas Mounted on Board.
Original wooden frame.
18 x 13 cm.
Good conditions
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Late 19th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Board
French Modernist Painting Of Pink And Purple Tulips In Clear Glass Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003)
signed
original gouache painting on thick paper/ card
unframed
condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Still Life Oil Painting - Plant Pot & Apples
Located in Bristol, GB
Plant Pot & Apples
Oil on Board
Size: 49.5 x 36.5 cm (including frame)
A brilliant mid-century modernist style still life composition that focuses on the simplicity of everyday obje...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Poetry." Large floral composition. Acrylic painting. Modern
Located in Oslo, NO
In this piece, I've channeled a blend of serenity and vitality. The acrylic colors capture nature's essence with a nod to oriental art's poetic elegance. This isn't just a painting; ...
Category
2010s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Coney Island" Brooklyn NYC Amusement Park Mid-century American Scene WPA Modern
Located in New York, NY
"Coney Island" Brooklyn NYC Amusement Park Mid-century American Scene WPA Modern
Ludwig Bemelmans (1898 – 1962), “Coney Island"
35 x 27 inches
Oil on board
Signed lower right
Origi...
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1940s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Colourful French Interior View, The Artist's Atelier, Chez Marie Astoin
Located in Cotignac, FR
French gouache on card, an interior view of an artist's atelier by Claude Gemy. The painting is signed bottom right and is annotated, signed and dated to the back of the card.
Prove...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache
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