Contemporary Still Life

Contemporary still life lovers are artists that continue the long-standing artistic tradition of still life. The artistic genre is considered to have originated in Dutch art of the 16th and 17th centuries, depicting plants, everyday inanimate objects, food and dead animals; anything that can be considered still. The genre once again gained widespread popularity in the Modern art era, something Paul Cézanne was known for, and even Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol experimented with.

Many contemporary still life artists such as Wendy Chazin and Graziella take a more visually traditional approach, creating paintings closely following Modern artists.

However in recent years, some artists have brought a new dimension to contemporary still life. Japanese artist Koji Kasatani focuses his work on sculpting the peel of a banana, reimagining the discarded, lifeless skin as a human being, doing different activities in everyday life. Meanwhile, Romanian artist Ana Popescu portrays everyday objects using basic shapes and vivid colours in order to bring them to life. American painter Amy Nelder has further modernized the genre, creating contemporary still life paintings focused on a central humourous or topical theme. 

Discover Artsper's carefully curated selection of artists who are contemporary still life lovers!

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Painting, Oursin, Caroline Godefroy

Caroline Godefroy

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£892

Painting, O3, Caroline Godefroy

O3

Caroline Godefroy

Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

£892

Painting, O2, Caroline Godefroy

O2

Caroline Godefroy

Painting - 60 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

£1,338

Painting, Harvest, James Carter

James Carter

Painting - 76 x 61 x 5 cm Painting - 29.9 x 24 x 2 inch

£477

Photography, Landscape, Larry Snider

Larry Snider

Photography - 33 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 13 x 20 x 0.1 inch

£619

Painting, Renoncules I, Graziella

Graziella

Painting - 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

£223

Photography, Sitting Woman, Larry Snider

Larry Snider

Photography - 33 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£357

Photography, Peru, Larry Snider

Larry Snider

Photography - 33 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£357

Painting, Naked, Mishurovsky Victor

Mishurovsky Victor

Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£281

Painting, Summer, Mishurovsky Victor

Mishurovsky Victor

Painting - 90 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

£326

Painting, Summer, Ivan Russev

Ivan Russev

Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£2,587

Photography, Flower, Larry Snider

Larry Snider

Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 inch

£697

Painting, Garlics, Andreas Charalambous

Andreas Charalambous

Painting - 59 x 71 x 2 cm Painting - 23.2 x 28 x 0.8 inch

Price upon request

Print, Golconde, René Magritte

René Magritte

Print - 45 x 60 x 0.3 cm Print - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

Sold

Print, La Cascade, René Magritte

René Magritte

Print - 58 x 78 x 0.3 cm Print - 22.8 x 30.7 x 0.1 inch

Sold

Print, Untitled, René Magritte

René Magritte

Print - 16 x 12.9 x 0.1 cm Print - 6.3 x 5.1 x 0 inch

Sold

Painting, Sasha, Mishurovsky Victor

Mishurovsky Victor

Painting - 60 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

Sold

Painting, Christmas, Pavlenko Leonid

Pavlenko Leonid

Painting - 85 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

Sold

Painting, Camomilles, Karina Lara

Karina Lara

Painting - 33 x 24 cm Painting - 13 x 9.4 inch

Sold

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