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Still Life One
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$6,500
Untitled Morocco 22
Ziad Naitaddi
Photography - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$785
Friday morning, six o'clock III
Mihaela Ivanova
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$337
Friday morning, six o'clock II
Mihaela Ivanova
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$337
Friday morning, six o'clock I
Mihaela Ivanova
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$337
Egg Study 5, Silver Gelatin Print
Shine Huang
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$2,400
Dead nature scroll #2
Andrés Rozo Samer
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,256
Jorge's kitchen
Barry Cawston
Photography - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,075
À la vôtre
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 30 x 17 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 6.7 x 0.4 inch
$505 $454
1/The magician
Emma Anna
Photography - 39.4 x 26.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.5 x 10.5 x 0.1 inch
$900
Tenue de Soirée
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 30 x 17 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 6.7 x 0.4 inch
$505
Tourbillon de Plaisirs
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 30 x 17 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 6.7 x 0.4 inch
$505
Robe de Gala
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 30 x 17 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 6.7 x 0.4 inch
$505
Femme Karo et son enfant. Ethiopie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,458
Odissey 9638
Gianni Colangelo
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,366
Odissey 9071
Gianni Colangelo
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,366
Odissey 6227
Gianni Colangelo
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,366
Odissey 9085
Gianni Colangelo
Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,366
Les parasols
Sacha Haillote
Photography - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,851
Golf T
Max Steven Grossman
Photography - 91.4 x 188 x 1.3 cm Photography - 36 x 74 x 0.5 inch
$10,000
Flower poem: hiding
Jihun Ju
Photography - 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$450
Still life with Tulips, Garden Gloves and a Fluted Opalina Vase, Antwerp ( Extra Large)
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$15,000
Still life with Books and a Dark Blue Opalina Vase, Antwerp (Large)
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,000
Still life with an Opalina Vase and Two Pink Tulips, Antwerp (Large)
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$8,000
Opalina, Portfolio of 9 photographs
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 167.6 x 129.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 66 x 51 x 0.1 inch
$10,000
Still Life with a Broken Egg, Antwerp
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 152.4 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 inch
$12,000
Still Life with a Metal Torso, Paris
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$7,000
Still Life, Portfolio of 8 photographs
Michael James O'Brien
Photography - 111.8 x 172.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 44 x 68 x 0.1 inch
$15,000
Le banc public devant la mer - série vision du monde
Thierry Bazin
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$449
Le banc public à Paris - série vision du monde
Thierry Bazin
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$449
Le don de lumière
Olivier Rebecq
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$651
Epouse moi Eugène
Marie Burel
Photography - 41 x 52 x 3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 20.5 x 1.2 inch
$898
Cuvée spéciale
Christian Bruneau
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.5 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch
$67
Vinyl collection nine piece B side installation
Heidler & Heeps
Photography - 115 x 115 x 0.5 cm Photography - 45.3 x 45.3 x 0.2 inch
$1,806
Peras con bandeja I. From the bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 83 x 110 x 0.2 cm Photography - 32.7 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Espárragos
Dora Franco
Photography - 72.6 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.6 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Peras con cortina marroquí III. From the bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Cebolla y Champiñones. From the bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 72 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.3 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Peras con cortina marroquí II. From the bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 110 x 88 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 34.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Cerezas. From the bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 73 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.7 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Copa de cerezas. From the bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 110 x 72.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Berenjenas. From the bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 72.6 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.6 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Alcachofas con jarra III. From the bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 81.3 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Cebollas con alcachofas. From the bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 110 x 72.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Peras con bandeja II. From the bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 110 x 72.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Cebollas con nabo. From the bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 110 x 78.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 30.8 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Cebollas con alcachofas II. From the bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 110 x 75.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 29.6 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Bodegón verduras II. From the bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 72 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.3 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Peras con cortina marroquí
Dora Franco
Photography - 72 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.3 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Peras con bandeja I. From the bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 72.8 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.7 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Verduras con nabo y cebollas colgante I. From the bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 84.7 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 33.3 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Cebollas con alcachofas III
Dora Franco
Photography - 74.5 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.3 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Hotel Mermaid Club #1
Chris Rhodes
Photography - 10 x 8 x 0.2 cm Photography - 3.9 x 3.1 x 0.1 inch
$168
Verduras con nabo y cebollas colgante II. From The bodegon series
Dora Franco
Photography - 72.4 x 110 x 0.2 cm Photography - 28.5 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Div-Ine V
Magda Von Hanau
Photography - 81.3 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Soucoupe bleu. Rouille
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,571
Mur mais pas mure
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,571
Lewis Hamilton. MacLaren. Espagne. 1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,683
Poules et poulailler. Sénégal
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$898
Beautiful Evening
Dominique Jullien
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$505 $454
Pierre de Cévenne au coucher de soleil
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,571
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…