Still life

Sculpture, Richterstuhl (Judge's chair), Lothar Fischer

Richterstuhl (Judge's chair)

Lothar Fischer

Sculpture - 19 x 7 x 8.7 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 2.8 x 3.4 inch

$2,684

Painting, Roses, Georges Jeannin

Roses

Georges Jeannin

Painting - 55 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$7,828

Painting, 1928 Underwood portable standard typewriter, Christopher Stott

1928 Underwood portable standard typewriter

Christopher Stott

Painting - 60.96 x 91.44 x 3.81 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch

$6,111

Print, Le bouquet rouge, Jean-Pierre Lange

Le bouquet rouge

Jean-Pierre Lange

Print - 76 x 56 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$436

Painting, Still life with fruits and flowers - Italian old painting, Gino Guidi

Still life with fruits and flowers - Italian old painting

Gino Guidi

Painting - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$280

Painting, Two Vases, Ignacio Iturria

Two Vases

Ignacio Iturria

Painting - 33 x 55.2 cm Painting - 13 x 21.75 inch

$13,419

Sculpture, Intimate, Sara Modiano

Intimate

Sara Modiano

Sculpture - 68.6 x 61 x 10.2 cm Sculpture - 27 x 24 x 4 inch

$7,500

Print, Sunflower, Marie Gabrielle

Sunflower

Marie Gabrielle

Print - 45.7 x 61 x 5.1 cm Print - 18 x 24 x 2 inch

$500

Photography, Safe, Scott Soares

Safe

Scott Soares

Photography - 123 x 183 x 0.5 cm Photography - 48.4 x 72 x 0.2 inch

$5,695

Painting, Nature morte, Monica Jonasson

Nature morte

Monica Jonasson

Painting - 52 x 72 x 1 cm Painting - 20.5 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch

$503

Painting, Flopped frosty, Gina Minichino

Flopped frosty

Gina Minichino

Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 1.5 inch

$6,334

Photography, Dried Bouquet, David Mccrae

Dried Bouquet

David Mccrae

Photography - 25.4 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 10 x 8 x 0.1 inch

$250

Print, Soleil sur le mur, René Genis

Soleil sur le mur

René Genis

Print - 76.5 x 56.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.1 x 22.2 x 0 inch

$134

Painting, Coupe de fruits sur la table, Christophe Marion

Coupe de fruits sur la table

Christophe Marion

Painting - 60 x 50 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 inch

$302

Fine Art Drawings, Triclinium, Eleonora Drumeva

Triclinium

Eleonora Drumeva

Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 62 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 24.4 x 0.8 inch

$268

Painting, Light fruit and blue carpet, still life, Efrain Vidal

Light fruit and blue carpet, still life

Efrain Vidal

Painting - 121.9 x 104.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 41 x 2 inch

$6,400

Print, Pichet et verre, Laurent Schkolnyk

Pichet et verre

Laurent Schkolnyk

Print - 28 x 38 cm Print - 11 x 15 inch

$280

Print, Still life - fries, Aldo Sergio

Still life - fries

Aldo Sergio

Print - 55 x 50 cm Print - 21.7 x 19.7 inch

$391

Print, Bouquet de lys, Sylvie Riclet

Bouquet de lys

Sylvie Riclet

Print - 65 x 48 cm Print - 25.6 x 18.9 inch

$280

Print, Titre Le Louvre salle 38 - Vermeer, Pierre Collin

Titre Le Louvre salle 38 - Vermeer

Pierre Collin

Print - 50 x 65 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

$470

Photography, Blue Bird, Dina Furrer

Blue Bird

Dina Furrer

Photography - 100 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,970

Fine Art Drawings, Which one for the people?, Alcides Calizaya

Which one for the people?

Alcides Calizaya

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 31.5 inch

$447

Painting, Freesia, Katarzyna Zwolinska

Freesia

Katarzyna Zwolinska

Painting - 27 x 33 cm Painting - 10.6 x 13 inch

$302 $257

Sculpture, Apple Care Porcelain, Fidia  Faleschetti

Apple Care Porcelain

Fidia Faleschetti

Sculpture - 9 x 7 x 7 cm Sculpture - 3.5 x 2.8 x 2.8 inch

$335

Fine Art Drawings, Cuina amb finestra i porta en groc i verd, Montse Roldos

Cuina amb finestra i porta en groc i verd

Montse Roldos

Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 53 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch

$308

Photography, Still life #1, Holly King

Still life #1

Holly King

Photography - 41.9 x 38.1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 15 inch

$2,796

Print, The Hall of Lost Steps 1, Izabela Apananska

The Hall of Lost Steps 1

Izabela Apananska

Print - 29 x 20 x 0.3 cm Print - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$503

Photography, Sans titre (#08-22), Pawel Zak

Sans titre (#08-22)

Pawel Zak

Photography - 67 x 93 x 0.1 cm Photography - 26.4 x 36.6 x 0 inch

$5,144

Fine Art Drawings, Pumpkins, Humberto Erquicia

Pumpkins

Humberto Erquicia

Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 9.3 inch

$335

Painting, Time does matter, Minjun Choi

Time does matter

Minjun Choi

Painting - 13.3 x 8.5 x 1 cm Painting - 5.2 x 3.3 x 0.4 inch

$179

Photography, Shoe 1, Olivier Sultan

Shoe 1

Olivier Sultan

Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$447

Photography, Holy Crown/No.1 The texture of imagination, Seven YCH

Holy Crown/No.1 The texture of imagination

Seven YCH

Photography - 27 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 10.6 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch

$503

Painting, Le plateau d’huîtres, Edmond Ceria

Le plateau d’huîtres

Edmond Ceria

Painting - 27 x 41 x 3 cm Painting - 10.6 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch

$2,796

Print, Untitled, Miguel Ibarz Roca

Untitled

Miguel Ibarz Roca

Print - 75.5 x 56.5 cm Print - 29.7 x 22.2 inch

$372

Painting, Catene (rosa), Poka

Catene (rosa)

Poka

Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$280

Print, City#8, Francesco Ulissi

City#8

Francesco Ulissi

Print - 43 x 60 x 1 cm Print - 16.9 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$168

Print, El resplandor [The shining], Gloria Matarazzo

El resplandor [The shining]

Gloria Matarazzo

Print - 20 x 30 x 0.5 cm Print - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$541

Painting, Basket with roses - Italian old painting + frame, Aldo Luxardo

Basket with roses - Italian old painting + frame

Aldo Luxardo

Painting - 35 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$391

Print, caballo serigraphie, Baptiste Laurent

caballo serigraphie

Baptiste Laurent

Print - 65 x 40 x 0.3 cm Print - 25.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$179

Painting, Forget me not, Cindy Rizza

Forget me not

Cindy Rizza

Painting - 30.48 x 30.48 x 5.08 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 2 inch

$2,718

Painting, Blue Plate Obsession, Margaret Horvat

Blue Plate Obsession

Margaret Horvat

Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Nature-morte aux pinceaux, Pierre Brochet

Nature-morte aux pinceaux

Pierre Brochet

Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch

$503

Print, Lectura, Montserrat Casacuberta

Lectura

Montserrat Casacuberta

Print - 28 x 91 cm Print - 11 x 35.8 inch

$324

Print, Si Dios hubiera piantado el peras en el Eden en lugar del manzano no habria tal inferno, Kobra & Walsh

Si Dios hubiera piantado el peras en el Eden en lugar del manzano no habria tal inferno

Kobra & Walsh

Print - 60 x 43 x 1 cm Print - 23.6 x 16.9 x 0.4 inch

$201

Painting, Living room with yellow walls, Michael Callas

Living room with yellow walls

Michael Callas

Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$23,000

Print, Finding Comfort After Exquisite Pain, Juli Manara

Finding Comfort After Exquisite Pain

Juli Manara

Print - 120 x 100 x 0.1 cm Print - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$1,398

Photography, Flower poem: Shower of Venus, Jihun Ju

Flower poem: Shower of Venus

Jihun Ju

Photography - 59.4 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$450

Fine Art Drawings, One Fountain at the mountains IV, Francisco Nicolás

One Fountain at the mountains IV

Francisco Nicolás

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 31 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch

$984

Fine Art Drawings, Nature morte à la guitare et statue, Pippo Oriani

Nature morte à la guitare et statue

Pippo Oriani

Fine Art Drawings - 32.5 x 44.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 17.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,038

Painting, Anna, Michal  Sikorski

Anna

Michal Sikorski

Painting - 60 x 80 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 inch

$1,566 $1,331

Fine Art Drawings, Fleur, Gino Charpentier

Fleur

Gino Charpentier

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$447

Print, Nu 1, Alexandre Siches Piera

Nu 1

Alexandre Siches Piera

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$324

Painting, ABC of Sins / El Ebecedario de los Pecados, Williams Carmona

ABC of Sins / El Ebecedario de los Pecados

Williams Carmona

Painting - 63.5 x 86.4 cm Painting - 25 x 34 inch

$9,200

Painting, Course of love, Mary Finlayson

Course of love

Mary Finlayson

Painting - 150 x 180 cm Painting - 59.1 x 70.9 inch

$11,500

Painting, Composition with Cigarettes, Pazza Pennello

Composition with Cigarettes

Pazza Pennello

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

Price upon request

Sculpture, Impact, Jean-Luc Maniouloux

Impact

Jean-Luc Maniouloux

Sculpture - 70 x 35 x 11 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 13.8 x 4.3 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Still Life, Arturo Tosi

Still Life

Arturo Tosi

Painting - 42 x 54 x 1.4 cm Painting - 16.5 x 21.3 x 0.6 inch

Price upon request

Painting, With you by my Side, Katharina Husslein

With you by my Side

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,460

Painting, The Rose of the World, Katharina Husslein

The Rose of the World

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,361

Painting, Untitled, Noyem Khachatryan

Untitled

Noyem Khachatryan

Painting - 210 x 165 x 2 cm Painting - 82.7 x 65 x 0.8 inch

$3,243

Painting, Summer Kisses, Katharina Husslein

Summer Kisses

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,901

Painting, Blooming Together, Katharina Husslein

Blooming Together

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,901

Print, Spells & Gris-Gris, Arman

Spells & Gris-Gris

Arman

Print - 33 x 24 cm Print - 13 x 9.4 inch

$257

Painting, Red Flowers à la fenêtre, Julien Cuny

Red Flowers à la fenêtre

Julien Cuny

Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,796

Painting, Growing beside You, Katharina Husslein

Growing beside You

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,901

Painting, Tender Floral Kisses, Katharina Husslein

Tender Floral Kisses

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 85 x 105 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,566

Painting, Love in Bloom, Katharina Husslein

Love in Bloom

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 65 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

$671

Painting, Endless Harmony, Katharina Husslein

Endless Harmony

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 120 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

$3,243

Sculpture, Le vieux pot de peinture noir, Yannick Bouillault

Le vieux pot de peinture noir

Yannick Bouillault

Sculpture - 33 x 15 x 19 cm Sculpture - 13 x 5.9 x 7.5 inch

$581

Painting, The Day I Fall in Love, Katharina Husslein

The Day I Fall in Love

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 120 x 160 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 x 1.2 inch

$4,361

Painting, Enchanted Blooms, Katharina Husslein

Enchanted Blooms

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 105 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,578

Painting, Hold Infinity in the Palm of your Hands, Katharina Husslein

Hold Infinity in the Palm of your Hands

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,684

Painting, Sweetness, Sophie Dumont

Sweetness

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,344

Painting, Softer Notes for Love, Katharina Husslein

Softer Notes for Love

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,677

Painting, What is the sea singing about in a shell?, Lilya Volskaya

What is the sea singing about in a shell?

Lilya Volskaya

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,118

Painting, Composition au drap blanc, Jean-Claude Janet

Composition au drap blanc

Jean-Claude Janet

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,230

Painting, Fleurs ressuscitées, Julien Cuny

Fleurs ressuscitées

Julien Cuny

Painting - 188 x 95 x 2.5 cm Painting - 74 x 37.4 x 1 inch

$3,467 $2,947

Sculpture, Natures Mortes, Gaspard Mitz

Natures Mortes

Gaspard Mitz

Sculpture - 24 x 34 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 13.4 x 2.6 inch

$783 $744

Painting, Magic Berries, Vik Schroeder

Magic Berries

Vik Schroeder

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,006

Painting, Composition interieure, Sophie Dumont

Composition interieure

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,684

Painting, Esprit d'atelier, Sophie Dumont

Esprit d'atelier

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,225

Painting, Litterature colorée, Sophie Dumont

Litterature colorée

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$2,225 $2,003

Painting, Chaise III, Benoît Tranchant

Chaise III

Benoît Tranchant

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$783

Painting, Abstraction litteraire, Sophie Dumont

Abstraction litteraire

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,460

Painting, L'art des livres, Sophie Dumont

L'art des livres

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,107

Painting, Arc en ciel de connaissances, Sophie Dumont

Arc en ciel de connaissances

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,890

Painting, Cage / Sans titre, Meteo Meteo

Cage / Sans titre

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$129

Painting, Cage / Sans titre, Meteo Meteo

Cage / Sans titre

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$129

Painting, Couleurs de la connaissance, Sophie Dumont

Couleurs de la connaissance

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,890

Photography, Museum Flowers, Giorgi Shengelia

Museum Flowers

Giorgi Shengelia

Photography - 17 x 17 x 0.01 cm Photography - 6.7 x 6.7 x 0 inch

$2,181

Painting, Les papillons jaunes, Jean-Claude Janet

Les papillons jaunes

Jean-Claude Janet

Painting - 61 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$772

Painting, Cage / Sans titre, Meteo Meteo

Cage / Sans titre

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$129

Sculpture, Self-Sabotage, Gaspard Mitz

Self-Sabotage

Gaspard Mitz

Sculpture - 24 x 34 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 13.4 x 2.6 inch

$783

Still life

Although at its heart a classic subject, the still life was the preferred approach of Cézanne, the artist who paved the way for art to enter its most modern phase. From Cubism to Hyperrealism via Pop art, sculpture, and photography, almost all art forms have been at some point shown that it is still possible to breathe new life into this age old theme.


Be it completely de-structured, funny, classic, or minimalist, the contemporary still life is far from old fashioned, despite the fact that it boasts a long, celebrated history.


Let's take a closer look at this theme that recurs so often across art history… even in antiquity, Pliny had already written about a painter called Piraikos, known for his paintings of 'provisions for cooking', and the optical illusions of Zeuxis, from which it was said that birds would try to pick off the raisins because they looked so real. The conventional still life as we know it today, however, dates back to the 17th century, where it developed in Holland under strict aesthetic codes.


Generally, oils on canvas were the preferred method for representing inanimate objects of varying types (lots of fruit, fish, game…) and flowers. The colours were muted, the background a monochromic black, the atmosphere heavy, and the light at a steep diagonal angle. There were few elements but they were precisely arranged and loaded with religious symbolism.


Even though still life was never considered a genre in its own right, almost all of the great masters have tried their hand at it at some point or other. Across the 19th century, all the art movements went through a still life phase: romanticism, impressionism, symbolism… and under the brushes of Degas, Cézanne, Monet, etc., still life evolved.


Little by little, artists added colours, erased the biblical references and replaced them with everyday objects in ever greater numbers: cooking utensils, cups of coffee, gas lamps, musical instruments…


In the 20th century, modern art once more dusted off this 'boring' subject, and began to play with its strict codes. From cubism to pop art to surrealism, all of the artistic movements made their mark on still life. Bit by bit, they took it to pieces and rebuilt it, moving ever closer to the contemporary still life, which has little to do with the original genre except for its central theme.


After his separation from Olga Khokhlova in 1936, Pablo Picasso painted 'Still Life Under a Lamp' whose plastic elements suggested themes that would later be developed in his famous 'Guernica' the following year. Pale lamplight dominates the triangular composition in the centre of the canvas and the arms of the antique sculpture appear to be on the verge of falling off the table. Although the piece altogether seems to move away from the classic still life, it maintains the traditional heavy atmosphere.  


In 1956 the Catalan surrealist painter Salvador Dali painted 'Living Still Life' in his typical humorous style. The canvas – divided in two to represent night and day – shows a table on a balcony. The elements (wine, water, a pear, a knife…) are in motion, or rather levitating, as though someone has just struck the tabletop.


Artsper invites you to explore a range of contemporary still life pieces that are both traditional and surprising in our unique selection. Discover the work of Syvie Andlauer Baruch, Gonzalo Sicre, Zbigniew Wozniak, and many more… 

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