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Still Life with Tulips
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Natura Morta, From Paranoia series
Salvatore Arnone
Photography - 88.9 x 127 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35 x 50 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Cobra et Chaussures
Nathalie Roux
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.2 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$67
Flaming 13
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
The Broken Chain
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Untitled #8. From the series There is an ocean in my glass
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Untitled #7. From the series There is an ocean in my glass
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Untitled #3. From the series There is an ocean in my glass II
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Untitled #6. From the series There is an ocean in my glass
Ying Chen
Photography - 152.4 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Untitled #5. From the series There is an ocean in my glass
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Untitled #4. From the series There is an ocean in my glass
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Untitled #3. From the series There is an ocean in my glass
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Untitled #2. From the series There is an ocean in my glass
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Untitled #1. From the series There is an ocean in my glass
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
Still life with lobster, oysters and a tin pot
Charlotte Fröling
Photography - 60 x 88 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 34.6 x 0.4 inch
$4,186
Still life with lemons, oranges and a grapefruit
Charlotte Fröling
Photography - 70 x 97 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 38.2 x 0.4 inch
$4,186
Lampe chou chinois
Jean Valera
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$279
Lampe pomme de terre
Jean Valera
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$279
Pill head study in green
Megan Mickael
Photography - 40.64 x 40.64 x 2.54 cm Photography - 16 x 16 x 1 inch
$2,646
Recordings Portfolio
Javier Rey
Photography - 105 x 82.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 41.3 x 32.5 x 0 inch
$6,930
Soleil légèrement voilé
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,674
Déchet sublime 1
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,340
Rouge Rouille
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563 $1,328
Masque. Rouille
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
Marche et Rouille
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
Coucher de soleil sur les mats. Voile
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
Enveloppe de couleurs
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
Kasbha du pacha el Glaoui. Télouet. Maroc
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,451
Fin de journée sur les tests hivernaux en F1
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
Ronnie Peterson. Tyrell à six roues.
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
Mika Hakkinen. MacLaren
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563 $1,328
Troupeau de Buffles Agra. Inde
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$893
Vaisselle 2
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 100 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,233
Abstraction, chaise
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 100 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,674
Sardines
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,233
Vie sur l ile de Burano. Italie
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
Milieu de soirée
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$837
Canette compressée
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$614
Vanité, Inspirée du tableau de Ludger Larose
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,005
La victoire de Christophe Charbonnel
Michel Di Maggio
Photography - 80 x 120 x 5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$2,791
Yellow Water Lilly
Anders Nils
Photography - 58 x 48 x 3 cm Photography - 22.8 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch
$7,256
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
De chlore et de rosé
Christopher Barraja
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$502
De chlore et de rosé
Christopher Barraja
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$502
A New Perspective
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 152.4 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
Limiting (What You See Is What You Get)
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 152.4 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
Playful
Juan Pablo Castro
Photography - 152.4 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
La banc des miracles - 1/5
Sophie Mayeux
Photography - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$201
Naturaleza Suspendida 4
Santiago Carrera
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,623
Temkin's bar, NYC.
Samuel Ryde
Photography - 67 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 26.4 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$458
Eat by Chloe, London.
Samuel Ryde
Photography - 67 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 26.4 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$458
Call Me Too Love Me
Samuel Ryde
Photography - 67 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 26.4 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$458
Honore Club, NYC.
Samuel Ryde
Photography - 67 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 26.4 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$458
Ultima Cancion del Verano
Cristina J. Rey
Photography - 28 x 39 cm Photography - 11 x 15.4 inch
$212
L'heure du thé en Louisiane
Marick
Photography - 19 x 27 x 1 cm Photography - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch
$313
Rust #5
Anthony Lanneretonne
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$553
Still life (lamp)
Larry Snider
Photography - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$335
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…