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André Villers Photograph of Picasso's Atelier
André Villers
Photography - 47 x 41.91 x 0.1 cm Photography - 18.5 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$3,873
I (Cattleya)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 90 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$1,151
Oceani Mentali n°4
Luca Izzo
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.4 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$387 $349
Oceani Mentali n°6
Luca Izzo
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$387 $349
Marilyn Monroe Lips print (1)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$5,000
King Shot to Death in Memphis
Tyler Shields
Photography - 57.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 22.5 x 30 inch
$5,000
Marilyn Monroe Lips print (3)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 cm Photography - 60 x 60 inch
$25,000
Marilyn Monroe Lips print (2)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 inch
$10,000
King Shot to Death in Memphis (2)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 160 x 213.4 cm Photography - 63 x 84 inch
$50,000
King Shot to Death in Memphis (1)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 114.3 x 152.4 cm Photography - 45 x 60 inch
$25,000
Warhol Paint Brushes (4)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 177.8 x 177.8 cm Photography - 70 x 70 inch
$50,000
Warhol Paint Brushes (2)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 114.3 x 114.3 cm Photography - 45 x 45 inch
$10,000
Still life #15, Maroc
FLORE Photographer
Photography - 11 x 9 x 1 cm Photography - 4.3 x 3.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,545
Still life #14, Maroc
FLORE Photographer
Photography - 11 x 9 cm Photography - 4.3 x 3.5 inch
$2,545
Warhol Paint Brushes (1)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$5,000
XXX Begonia
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 30 x 26 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$111
XXVIII Sempervivum
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 30 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$111
XXVII Lilium
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$111
XXIX Physalis
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 30 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$111
XXIV Metrosideros
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 38 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$221
XXI Chrysanthemum
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 30 x 43 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.9 x 0 inch
$221
XX Ornithogalum
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 30 x 43 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.9 x 0 inch
$221
XVIII Taraxacum
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$221
XVII Cichorium
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$221
XIV Phalaenopsis
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 30 x 39 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.4 x 0 inch
$221
Still life #10, Maroc
FLORE Photographer
Photography - 11 x 9 cm Photography - 4.3 x 3.5 inch
$2,545
Still life #11, Maroc
FLORE Photographer
Photography - 11 x 9 cm Photography - 4.3 x 3.5 inch
$2,545
White Still
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Orange Still
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Erotic Maniac
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 64.8 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 25.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Livre I / Berteroa incana (L.) DC. (Alysse blanche, Alysson blanc, Bertéroa Blanc), 2021, in Herbarium Florum obsidionalium (2021-2023)
Sophie Zénon
Photography - 30.5 x 41 cm Photography - 12 x 16.1 inch
$4,426
Warhol Paint Brushes (3)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 152.4 x 152.4 cm Photography - 60 x 60 inch
$20,000
Still life with the Warren Cup 2
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Venice
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Red Flowers and Buddha
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
IV (Lilium)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 40 x 43 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 16.9 x 0 inch
$310
V (Anemone)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 53 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.9 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$310
XXIII (Atriplex)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 44 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$243
VI (Hibiscus)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 48 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$310
IX (Lilium)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 40 x 43 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 16.9 x 0 inch
$443
VIII (Taraxacum)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 40 x 53 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.9 x 0 inch
$443
X (Begonia)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$476
XI (Kohleria)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 45 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$443
XII (Hibiscus)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 48 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$443
XVI (Begonia)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 51 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$243
XXVI (Thunbergia)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 55 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 21.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$243
XIX (Begonia)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 38 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$210
XV (Fuchsia)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 50 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$210
XIII (Begonia)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 47 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 18.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$210
XXII (Cymbidium)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$210
III (Begonia)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 53 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.9 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$310
VII (Cymbidium)
Zornitsa Gramkova
Photography - 40 x 53 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.9 x 0 inch
$310
Bouteille et verre
Pierre Boillon
Photography - 60 x 42 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch
$597
Variations sur la Knautia collina Jord.
Sophie Zénon
Photography - 60 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$16,597
Gentiana lutea L.
Sophie Zénon
Photography - 137 x 97 x 3 cm Photography - 53.9 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$15,491
Untitled de Matilisguate Series 2022
Isabel Herrera
Photography - 35.56 x 35.56 x 1 cm Photography - 14 x 14 x 0.4 inch
$1,051
Amber, Green, Aquamarine and Red Cotisso in Paracas
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 38 x 25 x 0.03 cm Photography - 15 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$8,299
Still Life with a Green Bug
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Vil-stt-trous
Dominique Genty
Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$553
Hana04_5062
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19 x 13 x 0 inch
$885 $797
In Memory of Zoltan
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 64.8 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 25.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Still Life with Grapes
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 64.8 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 25.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Still Life with a Green Bug
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Still Life with Shells
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Still Life with a Pink Bird
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Still Life with Black Pearls
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Still Life with Tomatoes
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,200
Vegetables from my garden #10
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 99.1 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Vegetables from my garden #9
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 99.1 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Vegetables from my garden #8
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 99.1 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
Reflet d'or
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,660
Ondulations lumineuses
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,660
Retour de pêche
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,992
Mango, Green & Jasmonite in Murano
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.03 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$4,979
United for Hope
Sylvia Fournier
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$354
The Castelloland Installation. 34 digital photographs on brilliant paper,
Paloma Castello
Photography - 43.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Yellow Cotisso, Granite, Choklo, Murano Beads, Condor Feather, Adobe in Arin
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 130 x 86.6 x 0.03 cm Photography - 51.2 x 34.1 x 0 inch
$8,852
Green Cotisso, Eucaliptus Wood, Coca leaves & Abanicos in Paracas
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 130 x 86 x 0.03 cm Photography - 51.2 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$8,852
Bricole Recycled Resin, Cotisso, Murano Factory Debris, Fishing Net, Dyed Yarn and Natural Pigment in Murano
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.03 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0 inch
$7,745
Mantas, Cotisso, Boat tarps, Foam & Body in Paracas
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.03 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0 inch
$7,745
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…