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![Painting, Cake, Igor Sventitski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137162_1_grid.jpg)
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Still life with onions and hot peppers
Igor Sventitski
Painting - 50 x 70.5 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.8 x 0.7 inch
$2,915
![Painting, Still life - pomegranate, Narek Qochunc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2105130_1_grid.jpg)
Still life - pomegranate
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 20 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$120
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Where Do I Start?
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$524
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Peonies on the dark background
Elena Podmarkova
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.8 inch
$2,140
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Duet of peonies 2
Elena Podmarkova
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.8 inch
$2,140
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Still life with red roses
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 70 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$320
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Still life with bird and key
Ara Gasparyan
Painting - 35 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$300
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Still life with bird and bell -1
Ara Gasparyan
Painting - 35 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$300
![Painting, Still life with bird and apple, Ara Gasparyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1914951_1_grid.jpg)
Still life with bird and apple
Ara Gasparyan
Painting - 35 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$300
![Painting, Still life with bird and bell, Ara Gasparyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1914948_1_grid.jpg)
Still life with bird and bell
Ara Gasparyan
Painting - 35 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$300
![Painting, Still life with pomegranates, Sergey Miqayelyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1912497_1_grid.jpg)
Still life with pomegranates
Sergey Miqayelyan
Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$220
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Still life with bird and clock
Ara Gasparyan
Painting - 35 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$300
![Painting, Still life with birds and kettle, Ara Gasparyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1887615_1_grid.jpg)
Still life with birds and kettle
Ara Gasparyan
Painting - 35 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$300
![Painting, Still life with old telephone, Ara Gasparyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1887612_1_grid.jpg)
Still life with old telephone
Ara Gasparyan
Painting - 35 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$300
![Painting, Still life with lizard and kettle, Ara Gasparyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1887597_1_grid.jpg)
Still life with lizard and kettle
Ara Gasparyan
Painting - 35 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$300
![Painting, Still life with sparrow and meat grinder, Ara Gasparyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1887594_1_grid.jpg)
Still life with sparrow and meat grinder
Ara Gasparyan
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$300
![Painting, Still life with sparrow and grapes, Ara Gasparyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1887588_1_grid.jpg)
Still life with sparrow and grapes
Ara Gasparyan
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$300
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Pecio IV
Felisa Esteban - Maifx
Painting - 100 x 130 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,354
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Try to Wear Me
Nino Eliashvili
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 53 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 20.9 x 0 inch
$2,803
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Séries Nature Morte No.3
Qing-Chun Diao
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,354
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Series Nature Morte No.2
Qing-Chun Diao
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,354
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Series Nature Morte No.1
Qing-Chun Diao
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,354
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Still life with fishes
Arayik Murdaynan
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$450
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Still life - Flowers, pomegranates and violin
Karine Harutyunyan
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$380
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Sandra Encaoua
Painting - 24 x 32 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0 inch
$471
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Still life - mushrooms
Arayik Murdaynan
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$450
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Graphic still life
Gevorg Martirosyan
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$8,500
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Nouilles aux herbes soup
Tarek
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$107
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Vibrant Blossom Vignette
Mateos Sargsyan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$450
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Provencal bouquet
Carol Steinberg
Painting - 108 x 108 x 5.1 cm Painting - 42.5 x 42.5 x 2 inch
$3,575
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Les corbeaux volent sur le dos
Lionel Morateur
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$308
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Walnuts with a bronze mortar
Albert Kechyan
Painting - 27.9 x 36.8 x 0.8 cm Painting - 11 x 14.5 x 0.3 inch
$3,946
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Plums with a cup
Albert Kechyan
Painting - 30.5 x 35.1 x 0.8 cm Painting - 12 x 13.8 x 0.3 inch
$3,946
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Cocktail - with gold embellishment
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$3,200
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Abstract flowers in vase-2 (palette knife)
Mateos Sargsyan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$500
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Multiple perspectives
Marlene Llanes
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$4,090
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In the art workshop
Ganna Prymakova
Painting - 70.1 x 59.9 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,715
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In the garden
Ganna Prymakova
Painting - 59.9 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$3,660
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Pears. Evening
Ganna Prymakova
Painting - 59.9 x 70.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1 inch
$3,770
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Artist's workshop
Ganna Prymakova
Painting - 70.1 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,950
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Still life with fish
Ganna Prymakova
Painting - 55.1 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$4,310
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Pears - apples. first glance
Ganna Prymakova
Painting - 40.1 x 45 x 1.8 cm Painting - 15.8 x 17.7 x 0.7 inch
$2,820
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Pears - Apples. second glance
Ganna Prymakova
Painting - 40.1 x 45 x 1.8 cm Painting - 15.8 x 17.7 x 0.7 inch
$2,850
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Pomegranate boom
Ganna Prymakova
Painting - 40.1 x 45 x 1.8 cm Painting - 15.8 x 17.7 x 0.7 inch
$2,820
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…