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![Photography, Blue ball, Dmitry Savchenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1904151_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bouquet de fleurs, Alexis Louis Roche](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/827658_1_grid.jpg)
Bouquet de fleurs
Alexis Louis Roche
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$1,045
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Nature morte aux paniers d'osier
Pierre Jouffroy
Painting - 60 x 72.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,870
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Nature morte bouquet de fleurs
Taki Kawa
Painting - 35 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,138
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Cuenco de trozos de calabaza
Alberto Romero
Painting - 50 x 53 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 20.9 x 2 inch
$1,682
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Le Chant du Cygne, Heros
Andréa Olga Mantovani
Photography - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,401
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Nature Morte aux Sardines
Constantin Terechkovitch
Painting - 39 x 47 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.4 x 18.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,161
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Cactus en fleurs
Arne Siegfried
Painting - 61.5 x 46.5 x 1 cm Painting - 24.2 x 18.3 x 0.4 inch
$1,800
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Bouquet rose et la canne au pommeau d'argent
Jean Verdier
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$1,057
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Brush with blue Fabric (study); Brush n°2 with pink Fabric (study)
Yuri Kuper
Print - 83 x 79 x 1 cm Print - 32.7 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch
$561
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State of Being (pistol)
Chiharu Shiota
Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 30 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 19.7 x 11.8 inch
$145,743
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Bouquet de fleurs
Alice Rymowicz
Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch
$1,277
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Fleurs au pichet
Stéphanie Caroline Guerzoni
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$1,161
![Painting, Nature morte au vase, William Victor Aubert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/800256_1_grid.jpg)
Nature morte au vase
William Victor Aubert
Painting - 46.5 x 38.5 x 2 cm Painting - 18.3 x 15.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,045
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Nature morte à la guitare et coupe de fruits
Pippo Oriani
Painting - 33 x 46.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13 x 18.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,103
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Gaia sphère
Patrick Lamouroux
Sculpture - 98 x 48 x 48 cm Sculpture - 38.6 x 18.9 x 18.9 inch
$4,933
![Photography, Octopus#3, Jean-Baptiste Sénégas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/383126_1_grid.jpg)
Octopus#3
Jean-Baptiste Sénégas
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,009
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![Photography, Blue #3, Thibaut De Rohan-Chabot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1914858_1_grid.jpg)
Blue #3
Thibaut De Rohan-Chabot
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$897
![Painting, Still Life #29, Vadim Puyandaev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1830708_1_grid.jpg)
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Nature morte aux oranges et citrons
Jean-Jacques Abieniste
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,974
![Painting, Chardons et vase vert, Judith Schmid L'Eplattenier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1049436_1_grid.jpg)
Chardons et vase vert
Judith Schmid L'Eplattenier
Painting - 42 x 34.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16.5 x 13.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,614
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Nature morte aux livres et à la pipe
S. Pagani
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,510
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![Painting, Nature morte aux pommes, poires et raisin, K. Haeuser](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/929286_1_grid.jpg)
Nature morte aux pommes, poires et raisin
K. Haeuser
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,090
![Painting, Sul prato a primavera, Renato Bertoloni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/856746_1_grid.jpg)
Sul prato a primavera
Renato Bertoloni
Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,533
![Painting, Nature morte aux fruits et pichet vert, Georges Duval](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/839004_1_grid.jpg)
Nature morte aux fruits et pichet vert
Georges Duval
Painting - 60.5 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.8 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,010
![Painting, Nature morte, Nicolas Roumiantzeff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/823023_1_grid.jpg)
Nature morte
Nicolas Roumiantzeff
Painting - 38.5 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15.2 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,161
![Painting, Poissons, citron et cuivre, Jules Jacques Olivier De Cocquerel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/800496_1_grid.jpg)
Poissons, citron et cuivre
Jules Jacques Olivier De Cocquerel
Painting - 45 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,510
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![Painting, Bouquet de fleurs, Jean-Louis Berger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/679074_1_grid.jpg)
Bouquet de fleurs
Jean-Louis Berger
Painting - 55 x 33.5 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 13.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,138
![Painting, Nature morte avec panier de fruits et légumes, Joseph Vanmaekelberghe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/675294_1_grid.jpg)
Nature morte avec panier de fruits et légumes
Joseph Vanmaekelberghe
Painting - 45 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,394
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![Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Jordi Maragall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1910940_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled
Jordi Maragall
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,682
![Print, The Great Vibes Off Castreccioni, Doc. LP](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1833642_1_grid.jpg)
The Great Vibes Off Castreccioni
Doc. LP
Print - 48 x 63.5 x 1 cm Print - 18.9 x 25 x 0.4 inch
$1,009
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Those 15 minutes
Mana Key & Doc.Lp
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,682
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Nature morte fruit faïence et couteau
André-Laurent Kunkler
Painting - 23 x 26 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.1 x 10.2 x 0.2 inch
$2,148
![Painting, Départ pour la pêche, chapeau, flèches et pagaie, A. A. Alaned](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1131450_1_grid.jpg)
Départ pour la pêche, chapeau, flèches et pagaie
A. A. Alaned
Painting - 30.5 x 91.5 x 2 cm Painting - 12 x 36 x 0.8 inch
$1,916
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![Painting, Television Antenna, Domenico Purificato](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1449654_1_grid.jpg)
Television Antenna
Domenico Purificato
Painting - 35.6 x 25.3 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14 x 10 x 0 inch
$561
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![Painting, Le regardeur initial, Danie Faurie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/683868_1_grid.jpg)
Le regardeur initial
Danie Faurie
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,803
![Painting, Nature morte à l'arrosoir et aux cactus, William Goliasch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/664584_1_grid.jpg)
Nature morte à l'arrosoir et aux cactus
William Goliasch
Painting - 46 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,196
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![Photography, Pill head study in blue, Megan Mickael](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1735596_1_grid.jpg)
Pill head study in blue
Megan Mickael
Photography - 40.64 x 40.64 x 2.54 cm Photography - 16 x 16 x 1 inch
$1,928
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Oriental Bathroom
Alexander Sergheev
Painting - 24 x 19 x 1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,457
![Fine Art Drawings, Still life, Edita Broglio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1694175_1_grid.jpg)
Still life
Edita Broglio
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$897
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Popsicle Horror Show
Tommi Anttonen
Photography - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,242
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L'as du grand huit
Valéry Vecu Quitard
Painting - 19 x 33 x 1.2 cm Painting - 7.5 x 13 x 0.5 inch
$1,115
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Untitled 4 (Nature Takes Back series)
Stela Vasileva
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 inch
$740
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Straight to heaven
Stephanie Powell
Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$729
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Still Life (Flowers)
Natalya Listopad
Painting - 33 x 27 x 1 cm Painting - 13 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
$600
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A transience insight
Li Baoxun
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 55 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,803
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…