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"Ziggurat" Large Scale Contemporary Surrealist Still Life (books and ladders)
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
on reverse. A Contemporary Surrealist Still-life painting of books and papers, with red ladders
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Antique Oil Painting on canvas Still Life, books, candle, Signed Azuquita Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This painting is a still-life composition featuring an arrangement of books and other objects on a
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 32 in W 38 in D 2 in
Literary, Still life, Books, Library, French, Expressionism, Contemporary
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
canvas depicts a library with colorful books, painted in oil using a palette knife, where the book
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
Ultra Realist Library Still-Life Books and Candles "Little Devil in the Details"
By Ken DeWaard
Located in Soquel, CA
Ultra Realist Library Still-Life Books and Candles "Little Devil in the Details"
Highly detailed
Category
1990s American Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Pages d'équilibre, Still life, Books, Yellow, Expressionism, French Contemporary
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
symphony. Through a stack of books, she explores the richness of knowledge, playing with the contrasts
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in
Sweet dream Still life, Books, French artist, Expressionism Contemporary Collage
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
an abstract composition reminiscent of a bookshelf or folded fabrics.
The books are made of fabric
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
Clin d'oeil, Large still life, Books, French artist, Expressionism, Contemporary
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
observation reveals a profound depth, creating a dynamic tension between movement and stillness. This piece
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
The ochers, Abstract Geometric Still life, books, library, oil on canvas, modern
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
has this same fascination for the book
The series started in 2016 and is still going strong.
The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in
Still life with books, pipe and matches
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Golden wooden frame
48 x 65 x 4 cm
This work of art is a still life that accurately
Category
Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fauvist Still Life with Fruit Basket and Books
By Anthony Rappa
Located in Soquel, CA
A vibrant, colorful Fauvist still life by Monterey, California artist Anthony Rappa (American, 20th
Category
1990s Fauvist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Still life, Apples and Books Painting by Martin Yeoman, 2023
By Martin Yeoman
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Still life, Apples and Books Painting by Martin Yeoman B. 1953, 2023
Additional information
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 13.375 in W 11.375 in
"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 a pear, skull
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
Les Cartes a Jouer, Playing Cards and books, still life
By André Cottavoz
Located in Greenwich, CT
This rare subject of playing cards, books and objects spread out on a table was obviously a
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Modern Swedish Expressive Still Life Oil Painting - Bottle & Books
Located in Bristol, GB
-century modernist style still life rendered in bold, expressive strokes, executed in oil onto board.
The
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wardrobe (Still Life Photograph of an Interior with Clothing and Books)
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Archival pigment print
Interior Still Life Photograph of a Wardrobe full of Clothing and Books
25 1
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
H 25.5 in W 20 in D 1 in
Still life with sailor's beret, beer mug, long pipe and books
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
Early 1900s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 27.37 in W 15.75 in D 0.79 in
Still Life with Mask and Books - Oil Paint by Antonio Sciacca - 1996
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life with Mask and Books is an artwork realized by Antonio Sciacca (Catania, 1957)
Oil
Category
1990s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
The Pirates of Penzance - Roses and Books Still Life by Willie Kay Fall - Texas
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed still life of roses, books, a statue from The Pirates of Penzance, and an ash tray by
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
H 42 in W 33.5 in D 1.5 in
Fishing Books
By Holly Farrell
Located in Lincoln, MA
acrylic and oil paint on board
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paint
Psychology Books
By Holly Farrell
Located in Lincoln, MA
acrylic and oil on board
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paint
Bouquet and books
By Benjamin II Vautier
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Light brown wooden frame
61 x 53 x 4 cm
Category
1930s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage French Still-Life Painting - The Reader's Table
By Madeleine Scali
Located in Houston, TX
Boldly colored acrylic still life painting of stacks of books and pipe atop a table by French
Category
1960s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
H 18 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
Antique Trophy & Three Books
By Christopher Stott
Located in Fairfield, CT
much in keeping with the tradition of the early Dutch Masters of still-life painting.
The objects
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Books in the Box #1
By Vadim Gushchin
Located in Dallas, TX
1963, has been active since the 1980s and is known for his minimalistic still life photographs. His
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Books in the Box #2
By Vadim Gushchin
Located in Dallas, TX
1963, has been active since the 1980s and is known for his minimalistic still life photographs. His
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fernand Adriaenssens, Antwerp 1859 – 1944, Belgian Painter, Still Life with Book
Located in Knokke, BE
Adriaenssens Fernand
Antwerp 1859 – 1944
Belgian Painter
Still Life with Books
Signature: Signed
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 24.61 in W 34.45 in D 3.94 in
Untitled (Nude Body Images and Books)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Nude Body Images and Books), (2007) by artist Mark Golderman, featured in Hal Bromm
Category
Early 2000s Still-life Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Still Life with Books, Impressionist Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
By Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Eve Nethercott, American (1925 - 2015) - Still Life with Books (P6.26), Year: 1948, Medium
Category
1940s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Fiber painting: 'The City of Books'
Located in New York, NY
The City of Books shows a map of an imaginary city made up by words: 140 quotations, taken from 40
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Foil
"Tall Stack" Contemporary Surrealist Still Life Painting of Books
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
This watercolor painting by New York artist Thomas Broadbent depicts a tall stack of books with an
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
Dongxing Huang Impressionist Original Oil Painting "Two Books"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Two Books
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 8 x 12 inches
Frame: Framing options available
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flowers and books. 1986, oil on cardboard, 100x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flowers and books. 1986, oil on board, 100x70 cm
Jekabs Arturs Springis
(1907– 2004) Painter
Category
1980s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
H 39.38 in W 27.56 in
"Beyond Reach" Surrealist Still Life Painting of books with ladders
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
Hardbound books in black, orange and yellow are stacked with magazines and soft cover books. In a
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
Liberté, Oil on canvas, Red Abstract, Expressionism, Library serie, Books
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
giving life to this material through a theme that she particularly likes. The books are not rigid, we
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 25.6 in W 31.89 in D 0.79 in
George Weissbort (1928-2013) - 20th Century Oil, Coal Bucket & Books
By George Weissbort
Located in Corsham, GB
Still Life, oil on canvas. Signed to the lower right and dated '77.
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shining Wall of Books, Yale Beinecke Library, Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A breathtaking homage to the grandeur of knowledge, Reinhard Görner’s Shining Wall of Books
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Shining Wall of Books, Yale Beinecke Library, Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A breathtaking homage to the grandeur of knowledge, Reinhard Görner’s Shining Wall of Books
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
The Blue Books, Upper Library, Oxford, German Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite meditation on knowledge and architectural splendor, Reinhard Görner’s The Blue Books
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
The Blue Books, Upper Library, Oxford, German Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite meditation on knowledge and architectural splendor, Reinhard Görner’s The Blue Books
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
The Blue Books, Upper Library, Oxford, German Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite meditation on knowledge and architectural splendor, Reinhard Görner’s The Blue Books
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Trip Park, "Geeky Shelves", 30x30 Colorful Library Books Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
the painting is a bookshelf featuring colorful stacks of books and bindings . Park's whimsical style
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Unaici e Quarantahue (Clock on Three Books), Painting by Pietro Bulloni
By Pietro Bulloni
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Pietro Bulloni
Title: Unaici e Quarantahue (Clock on Three Books)
Year: 2003
Medium: Oil
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Mid 20th Century French Signed Oil Painting Pink Roses in Vase & Books
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century, indistinctly signed
Title: Still life of pink
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Archivio Banco di Napoli I, Napoli 2013 - the inside of a library with books
By Massimo Listri
Located in Vienna, AT
Archivio Banco di Napoli I, Napoli 2013 - the inside of a library with books
Other sizes an framing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
PRAYER Signed Lithograph, Holy Books, Turquoise, Gold Yellow, Black, Jewish Art
By Moshe Castel
Located in Union City, NJ
orange, touches of red and light blue accenting the sacred writings and prayer books. Castel creates a
Category
1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Livres, Boutielle Et Fruits", circa 1900
Located in Blackwater, GB
"Livres, Boutielle Et Fruits", circa 1900
Large circa 1900 French Post Impressionist still life of
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life: Irving Penn
Located in Richmond, VA
Hardback book titled Still Life, featuring photographs by Irving Penn. Published by Bulfinch Press
Category
Early 2000s Books
Materials
Paper
Books with yellow flowers. 1980's, watercolor on paper, 73x54 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Books with yellow flowers. 1980's, watercolor on paper, 73x54 cm
Jekabs Arturs Springis
(1907
Category
1980s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Georges Braque and the Cubist Still Life 1928-1945 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Georges Braque and the Cubist Still Life 1928-1945 by Karen K. Butler and Renée Maurer. Mildred
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Books
Materials
Paper
H 12.25 in W 10.5 in D 1 in
Vintage French Ink and Pastel - Tablescape
By Madeleine Scali
Located in Houston, TX
Light and airy pastel and ink still life of books and a candlestick by French artist Madeleine
Category
1950s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper, Ink
Signed Still-Life Oil on Canvas Painting Books Rose, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This charming European 20th Century still-life oil painting features antique books, a glass bottle
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Still Life with Palette and Books - Oil on Canvas - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with palette and books is an artwork realized by an unknown artist in 1969.
Oil on
Category
1960s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life of Books and Chinese Lanterns in Vibrant Colors
By Joseph Stella
Located in Miami, FL
Joseph Stella creates a beautiful and colorful still life rendered in lush expressive bright colors
Category
1920s Futurist Mixed Media
Materials
Pastel
Mid 20th Century French Still Life Oil Painting Pile of Books
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, mid 20th century
Still life of books
oil on board unframed
board: 10.5 x 13.75
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Books and Pears - Oil Paint - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with books and pears is an artwork with frame, realized by an unknown artist of mid
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
H 22.05 in W 27.56 in D 1.58 in
Still Life with Bottles and Books - Oil Painting - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life with bottles and books is an artwork with frame, realized by an unknown artist of mid
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
H 22.05 in W 27.56 in D 1.58 in
Large Beautifully Rendered Still Life of Books and Violin by Hungarian Painter
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautifully rendered large still life of violin and books on a desk in warm light, with painterly
Category
Vintage 1980s Hungarian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 32.5 in W 44 in D 3 in
Books and Flowers-original surreal still life-interior-seascape oil painting-Art
By Luis Fuentes
Located in London, Chelsea
and realism seamlessly converge, creating an original interior still life-seascape painting that is as
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
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Find a variety of still life books available on 1stDibs. Finding the ideal Contemporary, Impressionist or Surrealist 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 long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Still life books available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes gray, brown, beige, blue and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Vadim Gushchin, Paul Béliveau, Thomas Broadbent, Moshe Castel and Holly Farrell are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home.
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Still life books can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $3,375, while the lowest priced sells for $120 and the highest can go for as much as $98,500.
Questions About Still Life Books
- What is a still life?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A still life is a type of painting or drawing portraying an arrangement of different objects. Typically, these subjects include fruit, flowers, dining ware, and glassware.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 29, 2024No, a still life doesn't have to be realistic. Still life is a genre or type of subject matter. To fit the definition, a piece simply needs to portray inanimate objects. Artists can employ any style they choose to represent the objects in their paintings. Some examples of abstract still-life paintings include Georges Braque's Violin and Candlestick, Pablo Picasso's Still Life with Chair Caning and Paul Cézanne's Fruit Bowl, Glass, and Apples. Find a large collection of still-life paintings on 1stDibs.
- What is Dutch still life?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Dutch still life paintings are painted works of art depicting everyday objects that were produced in the Netherlands during the 16th and 17th centuries. Although the pictured items are realistic, they tend to have symbolic meanings. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Dutch still life paintings.
- What is Flemish still life?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Pronkstilleven is a type of still life that was developed in the 1640s by Flemish artists. Rather than traditional still-life paintings, these emphasized abundances and various objects considered to be part of a luxurious life such as fruits, flowers and wild game. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.
- What is a still-life painting?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A still- life painting depicts inanimate, everyday objects.
- Why is it called still life?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024Why it is called still life has to do with the history of the art genre. Still life painting became a distinct genre thanks to the work of late 16th- and 17th-century Dutch artists. They called their paintings stilleven, which translates to motionless or silent life in English. This term relates to the fact that Dutch still life artists painted motionless objects such as flowers and fruit. As the genre spread beyond the Netherlands, English-speaking artists referred to it as still life. Shop a selection of still life paintings on 1stDibs.
- What is a still life image?1 AnswerLilac Gallery Ltd.March 17, 2021A 'Still Life' image refers to a work of art where the main subject usually portrays an intimate interior scene showing natural objects like food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc. or man-made objects like drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, etc. which are mostly arranged on top of a flat surface like a table or mantel.
- Is still life art realism?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Whether or not still life art is realism depends on the piece. Dutch still lifes produced during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries are examples of a realistic style. Impressionist and Expressionist still lifes from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are not realistic. Shop a variety of still life art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Although still lifes occur in ancient murals, Jacopo de’Barbari is considered to have painted the first still life, in 1504.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
The subject of a portrait is typically a person; the subject of a still life consists predominantly of inanimate objects.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Most people considered the nationality of the still life technique to be Dutch. This is because Realist still life painting originated in Holland in the 16h century. However, artists from other parts of the world also work in the genre. On 1stDibs, shop a range of still life paintings.
- 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". - 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022In his work Still Life with Fuji Chrysanthemums, Tom Wesselmann used well-defined contour lines to depict flowers, fruit and other household objects. The American Pop artist made the piece of laser-cut steel and designed it to hang on the wall like a canvas painting. Shop a variety of Tom Wesselmann art on 1stDibs.
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