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![Photography, 1915 Roses, Eugène Druet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/978075_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 1915 Tulipes Tulips, Eugène Druet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/978072_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 1915 Fleurs Flowers, Eugène Druet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/978069_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 1915 Fleurs Composition Flowers, Eugène Druet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/978063_1_grid.jpg)
1915 Fleurs Composition Flowers
Eugène Druet
Photography - 43 x 54 cm Photography - 16.9 x 21.3 inch
$1,626
![Photography, 1915 Bouquet Bunch of flowers, Eugène Druet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/978060_1_grid.jpg)
1915 Bouquet Bunch of flowers
Eugène Druet
Photography - 54 x 43 cm Photography - 21.3 x 16.9 inch
$1,626
![Photography, 1911 Fleurs Flowers, Eugène Druet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/978054_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 1912 Fleurs Composition Flowers, Eugène Druet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/977928_1_grid.jpg)
1912 Fleurs Composition Flowers
Eugène Druet
Photography - 54 x 36 cm Photography - 21.3 x 14.2 inch
$1,626
![Photography, 1912 Nature morte Still life, Eugène Druet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/976548_1_grid.jpg)
1912 Nature morte Still life
Eugène Druet
Photography - 54 x 43 cm Photography - 21.3 x 16.9 inch
$1,626
![Painting, Cage / Sans titre, Meteo Meteo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142165_1_grid.jpg)
Cage / Sans titre
Meteo Meteo
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$129 $65
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Untitled
Hell'O Collective
Painting - 75 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$3,700 $2,960
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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 $103
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To Step onto the New World
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$325 $179
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Raw Umber Cornus Kousa
Irena Tone
Painting - 19.5 x 14.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.7 x 5.7 x 0 inch
$146 $131
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![Sculpture, Crochet du droit, Anne Millot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151044_1_grid.jpg)
Crochet du droit
Anne Millot
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 12 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 4.7 inch
$2,018 $1,715
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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 $103
![Painting, Cage / Sans titre, Meteo Meteo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160323_1_grid.jpg)
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 $65
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Porte - Sans Titre
Meteo Meteo
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$107 $54
![Fine Art Drawings, Iris, Mathilde de Bellecombe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/137977_1_grid.jpg)
Iris
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
Sold
![Painting, Untitled, Hell'O Collective](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/500924_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled
Hell'O Collective
Painting - 90 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$4,821 $4,098
![Painting, Cage / Sans titre, Meteo Meteo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160441_1_grid.jpg)
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 $65
![Painting, Cage / Sans titre, Meteo Meteo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160428_1_grid.jpg)
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 $65
![Painting, Cage / Sans titre, Meteo Meteo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160427_1_grid.jpg)
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 $65
![Painting, Cage / Sans titre, Meteo Meteo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160421_1_grid.jpg)
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 $103
![Painting, Cage / Sans titre, Meteo Meteo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160409_1_grid.jpg)
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 $103
![Painting, Cage / Sans titre, Meteo Meteo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160407_1_grid.jpg)
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 $103
![Painting, Cage / Sans titre, Meteo Meteo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160331_1_grid.jpg)
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 $65
![Painting, Cage / Sans titre, Meteo Meteo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160310_1_grid.jpg)
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 $65
![Painting, Porte - Sans Titre, Meteo Meteo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1679052_1_grid.jpg)
Porte - Sans Titre
Meteo Meteo
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$107 $54
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Wrapping Bonbon Peint 'Bagatelle'
Laurence Jenkell
Sculpture - 80 x 27 x 20 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 10.6 x 7.9 inch
$33,633
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Postulat nécessaire d'une cafetière
Philippe Vercellotti
Painting - 50 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$3,812
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Taylor Swift in Paris (Taylor Swift à Paris)
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$549 $303
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Taylor Swift's Guitar (La Guitare de Taylor Swift)
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$219 $175
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La chute- Chapitre 102 (Diptyque)
Philippe Vercellotti
Painting - 110 x 110 x 1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch
$16,817
![Fine Art Drawings, Skull, snake and rose, Karim Benchebra](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1758204_1_grid.jpg)
Skull, snake and rose
Karim Benchebra
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,009
![Painting, Taylor Swift's Guitar, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/766548_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift's Guitar
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$219 $197
![Painting, Taylor Swift's Cellar (La Cave de Swift Taylor), Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1964259_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift's Cellar (La Cave de Swift Taylor)
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$331 $298
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Théatre à l'Italienne
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$443 $244
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Belle
Karim Benchebra
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$3,363
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Nature morte aux callistemons et céramique
Catherine Clare
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,794
![Photography, Vaisselle 2, Jean-Robert Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1311618_1_grid.jpg)
Vaisselle 2
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 100 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,242
![Photography, Abstraction, chaise, Jean-Robert Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1305999_1_grid.jpg)
Abstraction, chaise
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 100 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,682
![Photography, Sardines, Jean-Robert Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1305996_1_grid.jpg)
Sardines
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,242
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Still life with an orange tablecloth
Catherine Clare
Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$841
![Painting, Nature morte aux fruits et pots, Catherine Clare](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146404_1_grid.jpg)
Nature morte aux fruits et pots
Catherine Clare
Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$841
![Painting, Nature morte aux poivrons rouges, verts et citrons jaunes, Catherine Clare](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146403_1_grid.jpg)
Nature morte aux poivrons rouges, verts et citrons jaunes
Catherine Clare
Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$841
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Fleurs dans un vase, inspiré de Gioviana Garzoni
Catherine Clare
Painting - 114 x 96 x 0.2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 37.8 x 0.1 inch
$1,626
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![Painting, Le TER désaffecté 1, Jean-Pierre Brissart](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/509879_1_grid.jpg)
Le TER désaffecté 1
Jean-Pierre Brissart
Painting - 73 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
Sold
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La maison bleue 3
Jean-Pierre Brissart
Painting - 50 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$437
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Who’s Afraid of Yellow and Red
Jacques Halbert
Painting - 56 x 77.5 cm Painting - 22 x 30.5 inch
$1,345
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Le fauteuil rouge
Jean-Pierre Brissart
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$774
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La maison du bluesman
Jean-Pierre Brissart
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$774
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Entre moissons et labours
Jacques Grange
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,682
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Textured sunflowers (1)
Anush Emiryan
Painting - 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$120
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Betrayal of the Queen
Arto Mkrtchyan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$450
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Hotel Chelsea, New York. First Floor, North
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 67.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26.6 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$3,200
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Hotel Chelsea, New York. Room 822
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$2,300
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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
$3,200
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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
$3,200
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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…