Nature Morte Still Life Art
1960s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 19th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Prints
Ceramic, Tapestry, Oil, Lithograph
1950s Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
19th Century Still-life Paintings
Oil
20th Century Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Cubist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Fauvist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century and Earlier Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
18th Century French School Still-life Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Still-life Paintings
Illustration Board, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Paper
1960s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Canvas
1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Oil
Late 17th Century Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
Mid-20th Century French School Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Cubist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil Crayon
1910s Modern Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board, Panel
1980s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Linen, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Linen, Oil
1980s French School Still-life Paintings
Oil
1920s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1870s Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Mixed Media, Canvas
1930s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Paint, Egg Tempera
Late 20th Century Post-War Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Modern Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings
Oil
Late 17th Century Other Art Style Still-life Paintings
Oil
Early 18th Century Other Art Style Still-life Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
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Nature Morte Still Life Art For Sale on 1stDibs
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Finding the Right Still-life Paintings for You
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.
- 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 24, 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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