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La sellette au vase bleu
Sandra Paris
Painting - 45 x 38 x 0.2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 15 x 0.1 inch
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Sara Rahanjam
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Herbert Theurillat
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Fresh air, New light
Alec Cumming
Painting - 152 x 152 x 4 cm Painting - 59.8 x 59.8 x 1.6 inch
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Still life with fruits.
Krum Kostov
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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Nature morte au rectangle bleu
Michel Thompson
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Jean Verdier
Painting - 27 x 22 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.2 inch
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Yvan Philmer
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
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Aram Sevoyan
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Olaosun Oluwapelumi
Painting - 88.9 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 34 x 1 inch
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Stéphanie Caroline Guerzoni
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
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Dead Flowers In A Water Jug 2
Simon Findlay
Painting - 20 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch
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The chess game of summer
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
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The Lullaby Of The Old Town
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Bouquet de fleurs à la fenêtre
Gérard Desgranges
Painting - 81 x 65 x 4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch
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The Still Life Of One Thousand And One Nights
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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The Song Of The Summer
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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Nature morte au poisson
Henri Duvoisin
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
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Nature morte au pain, pichet et assiette
Carlo Varese
Painting - 40 x 49.7 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.6 x 0.2 inch
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Nature morte aux fleurs
Geneviève Chapront
Painting - 35 x 27 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
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Ara Gasparyan
Painting - 35 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
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Marius Skov
Painting - 54 x 37 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 14.6 x 0.8 inch
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Nature morte gibier à plumes
Sureau
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
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Knowledge is Power V
Angu Walters
Painting - 100 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
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Still Life
Pierre Segogne
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
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Armand Francoz
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
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Jordi Bonàs
Painting - 65 x 80.5 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.7 x 0.8 inch
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Natura Morta (Still Life)
Rosario Mazzella
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
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Eduard Boss
Painting - 42 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 13 x 0.8 inch
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Alexander Shandor
Painting - 51 x 60 x 0.2 cm Painting - 20.1 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
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Sakura and teapot
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 44 x 57 x 0.2 cm Painting - 17.3 x 22.4 x 0.1 inch
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Forsythia Suspensa
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
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Alexander Shandor
Painting - 55 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
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Roses and fruits
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 72 x 52 x 0.2 cm Painting - 28.3 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch
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Samuel Lalier
Painting - 154.5 x 155 x 5 cm Painting - 60.8 x 61 x 2 inch
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Still Life
Angelo Urbani del Fabbretto
Painting - 30.5 x 80 x 0.4 cm Painting - 12 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
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Red and White Anthurium
Paul Wunderlich
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Still Life / Set Table
Adriana Pincherle
Painting - 80 x 75 x 0.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
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Still Life / Set Table
Adriana Pincherle
Painting - 80 x 75 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch
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Still Life with Flowers in a Pink Vase
Adriana Pincherle
Painting - 75 x 65 x 1.4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 25.6 x 0.6 inch
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Yvan Philmer
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Venetian portrait
Zdravka Vasileva
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Still life with flowers
Vlas Ayvazyan
Painting - 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
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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…