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Marilyn Monroe Lips print (1)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
€4,851
King Shot to Death in Memphis
Tyler Shields
Photography - 57.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 22.5 x 30 inch
€4,851
The Forge
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 38.1 x 33.5 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15 x 13.2 x 0.2 inch
€1,164
Still life #15, Maroc
FLORE Photographer
Photography - 11 x 9 x 1 cm Photography - 4.3 x 3.5 x 0.4 inch
€2,300
Still life #14, Maroc
FLORE Photographer
Photography - 11 x 9 cm Photography - 4.3 x 3.5 inch
€2,300
Still life #11, Maroc
FLORE Photographer
Photography - 11 x 9 cm Photography - 4.3 x 3.5 inch
€2,300
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Room 123
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 inch
€2,231
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Third Floor, South
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 67.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26.6 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€3,104
Chanel Silhouette II
Tyler Shields
Photography - 177.8 x 177.8 cm Photography - 70 x 70 inch
€48,507
Chanel Silhouette II
Tyler Shields
Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 cm Photography - 60 x 60 inch
€19,403
Champagne Silhouette
Tyler Shields
Photography - 177.8 x 177.8 cm Photography - 70 x 70 inch
€48,507
Champagne Silhouette
Tyler Shields
Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 cm Photography - 60 x 60 inch
€19,403
Life is not a Fairytale (3)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Photography - 48 x 72 inch
€24,254
XXVII Lilium
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
€100
Marilyn Monroe Lips print (3)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 cm Photography - 60 x 60 inch
€24,254
Marilyn Monroe Lips print (2)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 inch
€9,701
King Shot to Death in Memphis (2)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 160 x 213.4 cm Photography - 63 x 84 inch
€48,507
King Shot to Death in Memphis (1)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 114.3 x 152.4 cm Photography - 45 x 60 inch
€24,254
Warhol Paint Brushes (4)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 177.8 x 177.8 cm Photography - 70 x 70 inch
€48,507
Warhol Paint Brushes (2)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 inch
€9,701
VI (Hibiscus)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 48 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€280
XXVI (Thunbergia)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 55 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 21.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€220
Warhol Paint Brushes (1)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
€4,851
Still life #10, Maroc
FLORE Photographer
Photography - 11 x 9 cm Photography - 4.3 x 3.5 inch
€2,300
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Room 227
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 67.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26.6 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€3,104
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Room 712
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 67.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26.6 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€3,104
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Room 1024
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 inch
€2,231
White Still
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,134
Orange Still
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,134
Erotic Maniac
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 64.8 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 25.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,134
Three dry pink-orange roses
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 64.8 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 25.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,134
Venice
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,134
Red Flowers and Buddha
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,134
XXX Begonia
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 30 x 26 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€100
XXVIII Sempervivum
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 30 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0 inch
€100
XXIX Physalis
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 30 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€100
XXIV Metrosideros
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 38 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€200
XXI Chrysanthemum
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 30 x 43 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.9 x 0 inch
€200
XX Ornithogalum
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 30 x 43 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.9 x 0 inch
€200
XVIII Taraxacum
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€200
XVII Cichorium
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€200
XIV Phalaenopsis
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 30 x 39 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.4 x 0 inch
€200
IV (Lilium)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 40 x 43 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 16.9 x 0 inch
€280
V (Anemone)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 53 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.9 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€280
XXIII (Atriplex)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€220
IX (Lilium)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 40 x 43 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 16.9 x 0 inch
€400
VIII (Taraxacum)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 40 x 53 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.9 x 0 inch
€400
X (Begonia)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€430
XI (Kohleria)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 45 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€400
XII (Hibiscus)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 48 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€400
XVI (Begonia)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 51 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€220
XIX (Begonia)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 38 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€190
XV (Fuchsia)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 50 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€190
XIII (Begonia)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 47 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 18.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€190
XXII (Cymbidium)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€190
III (Begonia)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 53 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.9 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€280
VII (Cymbidium)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 40 x 53 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.9 x 0 inch
€280
André Villers Photograph of Picasso's Atelier
André Villers
Photography - 47 x 41.91 x 0.1 cm Photography - 18.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€3,500
Warhol Paint Brushes (3)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 cm Photography - 60 x 60 inch
€19,403
Livre I / Berteroa incana (L.) DC. (Alysse blanche, Alysson blanc, Bertéroa Blanc), 2021, in Herbarium Florum obsidionalium (2021-2023)
Sophie Zénon
Photography - 30.5 x 41 cm Photography - 12 x 16.1 inch
€4,000
Oceani Mentali n°4
Luca Izzo
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
€350
Portrait 06, The Sugar Project
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.5 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 inch
€4,851
Oceani Mentali n°6
Luca Izzo
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
€350 €315
Leaf Knot, The Sugar Project
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.5 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 inch
€4,851
CutCane, The Sugar Project
Amrita Bilimoria
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.5 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 inch
€4,851
Boxes #1 Blue on Red & Red on Blue
Ignacio Barrios
Photography - 62 x 42.5 x 4 cm Photography - 24.4 x 16.7 x 1.6 inch
€450
Variations sur la Knautia collina Jord.
Sophie Zénon
Photography - 60 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€15,000
Gentiana lutea L.
Sophie Zénon
Photography - 137 x 97 x 3 cm Photography - 53.9 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
€14,000
Imsouane - Collection Morocco
Rodrigo
Photography - 25.4 x 19.1 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10 x 7.5 x 0 inch
€1,250
Hiding in the city, Paris - n°14, Pharmacy
Liu Bolin
Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch
€14,500
Radial bleu
Jean François Humbert
Photography - 78 x 60 x 0.15 cm Photography - 30.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,750
Spirit of Forest 124
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
€1,600
Breakfast, Paris
Uwe Ommer
Photography - 44 x 32 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.3 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,843
Passereaux trépassés 9 : Fauvette à tête noire 4
Thierry Robert
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€380
Passereaux trépassés 8 : Merlette
Thierry Robert
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€380
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…