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Textured sunflowers
Anush Emiryan
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$120 $102
Three vases and a lid
Bennett Vadnais
Painting - 28.5 x 26.67 x 1.27 cm Painting - 11.2 x 10.5 x 0.5 inch
$4,712
Armchair #1
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 62 x 47.8 x 0.5 cm Painting - 24.4 x 18.8 x 0.2 inch
$420
Still life with flowers
Jeanne Belyanina
Painting - 75 x 66 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 26 x 1.2 inch
$2,805
Abstract flowers in vase
Mateos Sargsyan
Painting - 30 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$250 $213
Wrapped with Chanel black
Gardani Art
Painting - 91.4 x 99.1 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 39 x 1.5 inch
$3,500
Abstract flowers (palette knife)
Mateos Sargsyan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$450 $383
Electric Shock Experience -Black- (3)
AyaNe AyaNe
Print - 119 x 84.5 x 3.2 cm Print - 46.9 x 33.3 x 1.3 inch
$6,619
Le chapeau de paille
Maurice Louis Savin
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 inch
$280
La branche d'amandier
Piet ENGELMAN
Painting - 119 x 123 x 5 cm Painting - 46.9 x 48.4 x 2 inch
$4,488
Yellow Water Lilly
Anders Nils
Photography - 58 x 48 x 3 cm Photography - 22.8 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch
$7,292
Eros et Agape 26-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 26 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
$673
Bouteille champagne 63-23
Philippe Buil
Sculpture - 32 x 10 x 10 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch
$785
Still life with pomegranates and grape
Tamar Nazaryan
Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$140
The moment when the goal was made the way (Der Moment indem das Ziel zum Weg gemacht wurde)
Paul Verstraten
Painting - 110 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 63 x 0.8 inch
$2,132
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
Composition musicale
Louisa Ricci
Painting - 114 x 146 x 5 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 2 inch
$3,814
Série: Natura facit saltus - Changement de sphère
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$8,975
Série: Natura facit saltus - raz de marée
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$8,975
Série: Natura facit saltus - bézoard
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 100 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$8,975
Série: Natura facit saltus - deplacage (Entpanzerung)
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$8,975
Série: Natura facit saltus - gouttes de marée
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$8,975
Série: Natura facit saltus - caractères espace
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 100 x 125 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 49.2 x 0 inch
$8,975
Série: Natura facit saltus - voyageur
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 90 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$8,975
Lichtreflex - Transformation
Hein Gravenhorst
Photography - 36 x 29 cm Photography - 14.2 x 11.4 inch
$13,463
Rorflo
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$898
Der Tisch des Malers
Jürgen Waller
Painting - 180 x 145 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 57.1 x 2 inch
$7,853
Still life no.10
Karl-Karol Chrobok
Painting - 63.5 x 46 x 0.4 cm Painting - 25 x 18.1 x 0.2 inch
$1,234
De chlore et de rosé
Christopher Barraja
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$505
De chlore et de rosé
Christopher Barraja
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$505
Still Life - Kitchen
Dzovig Arnelian
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$420
Souvenir d'une nuit étoilée
Alione
Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,161
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
Dualitats
Miquela Vidal Barceló
Painting - 185 x 120 x 6 cm Painting - 72.8 x 47.2 x 2.4 inch
$16,154
Paix dans la lumière
Jean-Claude Bligny
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,039
Etude with a blue book
Galya Popova
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,010
Café et Cigarette
Francois Thevenet
Painting - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$3,927
Modern still life
Anahit Mirijanyan
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$350 $298
Pomegranates with cream background
Hasmik Mamikonyan
Painting - 35 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$180 $153
Still life with fruits
Anahit Mirijanyan
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$380
Still life with flowers
Hayk Miqayelyan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$480
Still life - musical instrument
Anahit Mirijanyan
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$380
It's Apero Time
Simon Richard Halimi
Painting - 39 x 41 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.4 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
$12,341
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…