"Mollie's Spoons", Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Mollie's Spoons" is an oil painting created in 2020 that depicts varying fine silver spoons scattered across a warm grey surface.
Oil, Board
Into the Blue
By Scott Fraser
Located in Bernardsville, NJ
oil on board
Board, Oil
Sold
H 14.25 in W 25.25 in
"Central School Crabapples" (2024) By Scott Fraser, Original Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's (US based) "Central School Crabapples" is an oil painting created in 2024 that depicts a broken branch from a crabapple tree.
Oil, Board
Sold
H 11 in W 10 in
"Cup of Cheetos" (2025) By Scott Fraser, Original Oil Painting, Whimsical
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's (US based) "Cup of Cheetos" is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a silver cup overflowing with cheetos.
Oil, Panel
"Mollie's Spoons", Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Mollie's Spoons" is an oil painting created in 2020 that depicts varying fine silver spoons scattered across a warm grey surface.
Oil, Board
"Sticks from Thompson Park" Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Sticks from Thompson Park" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a bundle of twigs tied with twine as it levitates above a white background.
Oil, Board
"Family Meal", Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's (US based) "Family Meal" is an oil painting created in 2023 that depicts a family of eight rabbit figurines surrounding a carrot with a warm grey background.
Oil, Board
"Snacks", Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Snacks" is an oil painting created in 2020 that depicts a frog skeleton in profile eyeing five preserved insects lined up from Moths to Bumblebees.
Oil, Board
"Mollie's Spoons", Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Mollie's Spoons" is an oil painting created in 2020 that depicts varying fine silver spoons scattered across a warm grey surface.
Oil, Board
"Backyard Pears", Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Backyard Pears" is an oil painting created in 2020 that depicts five yellow and green Pears freshly picked and scattered across a warm grey surface.
Oil, Board
"Scallop Shells", Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Scallop Shells" is an oil painting created in 2020 that depicts two weathered scallop shells sitting a warm grey surface.
Oil, Board
"Le Sip", Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Le Sip" is an oil painting created in 2020 that depicts a Green Grasshopper, with a vivid blue background, perched on a can of Squirt Soda and sipping it through a st...
Oil, Board
Sold
H 5 in W 11 in
"Orange and Green" - Surrealist Still-Life, Oil Painting on Panel
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
"Orange and Green" is an original photorealist painting by American painter Scott Fraser, depicting a variety of vine ripened tomatoes.
Oil, Panel
"Study in Silver", Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
About the artist: Scott Fraser is a leading figure in twenty-first century realist painting, specializing in taking ordinary objects and composing them in extraordinary ways.
Oil, Board
"Razor Monkey", Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Razor Monkey" is an oil painting created in 2020 that depicts a Red Plastic monkey balancing precariously on a razor's edge while holding a pretzel in front of a vibr...
Oil, Board
"All the Time in the World", Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "All the Time in the World" is an oil painting created in 2020 that depicts a lone metronome ticking as lit matches fall from the pitch black background into the piles...
Oil, Board
"Tiptoe", Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Tiptoe" is an oil painting created in 2020 that depicts a Red Plastic monkey balancing precariously on a fork's edge while lighting a taper candle, with matches strew...
Oil, Board
Red Crabapples, Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Red Crabapples" is an oil painting created in 2019 depicting crabapples on a branch.
Oil
Pest Control, Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Pest Control" is an oil painting created in 2019 depicting playful objects teeter-tottering over an edge.
Oil
Green Apples, Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Green Apples" is an oil painting created in 2019 depicting a beautifully contrasted still life of green apples.
Oil
Square, Circle, Square, Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Square, Circle, Square" is an oil painting created in 2019 depicting a delightfully playful and bold still life of crackers caught in the grasp of clothes pins.
Oil
Yellow Iris, Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Yellow Iris" is an oil painting created in 2020 depicting freshly cut iris in a glass vase.
Oil
Snowdrop Anemone, Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Snowdrop Anemone" is an oil painting created in 2020 depicting freshly cut anemone in a glass jar.
Oil
Four Ornaments, Oil Painting
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's "Four Ornaments" is an oil painting created in 2019 depicting a delightfully colorful still life of Christmas ornaments with the artist's reflection.
Oil
Shark Kisses, oil painting by Scott Fraser
By Scott Fraser
Located in Nantucket, MA
An original oil painting on panel by Scott Fraser (American, b. 1957) entitled 'Shark Kisses' is a lively still life painting painted with remarkable detail, of about three dozen her...
Oil, Panel
Two Cherries
By Scott Fraser
Located in Bernardsville, NJ
This is a still life by realist painter Scott Fraser depicting two cherries with leaves and stem intact.
Masonite, Oil
Lucky Bamboo
By Scott Fraser
Located in Bernardsville, NJ
oil on board
Board, Oil
$4,500
H 18 in W 15 in
Still Life with Paintbrush, Contemporary Realism, 14 x 11 Oil Painting
By David Henry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unframed Dimensions: 14 x 11 inches Framed Dimensions: 18 x 15 inches David Henry is a contemporary realist painter living in Philadelphia. He has devoted many years developing the ...
Oil, Panel
$5,500
H 40 in W 32 in D 0.1 in
Bananas Still Life, Contemporary 40 x 32 Oil on Canvas, Signed
By Christopher T Terry
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In most of the paintings, the artist uses an interior space as his subject, placing a table or similar object at its center. The use of symmetry and eye level often suggests an altar...
Oil, Canvas
$5,500
H 32 in W 40 in D 0.1 in
Restrained Cavalcade. Still life Painting, Oil on canvas
By Christopher T Terry
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In most of the paintings, the artist uses an interior space as his subject, placing a table or similar object at its center. The use of symmetry and eye level often suggests an altar...
Canvas, Oil
Harmony / oil on canvas
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Sophisticated shades of grey and white still life with vases, shell, box and marble. Wonderful complex patterns throughout the oil painting on canvas. In excellent condition. Signed ...
Canvas, Oil
$26,000
H 14 in W 24 in
Companionable - Contemporary Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas
By Janet Rickus
Located in New York, NY
Original painting by Janet Rickus
Canvas, Oil
$6,000
H 24 in W 18 in D 2.75 in
Prelude Still Life Painting, Oil on Canvas, Photorealist, 21st Century
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mimi Jensen uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. Her paintings invite speculation into possible metaphors – California Home+Design magazine Ms. Jensen is a Still Li...
Canvas, Oil
Focus, Oil Painting
By Christopher Garvey
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"Being a single father and working a full-time job limits the time I have to paint," shares artist Christopher Garvey. "This painting is an allegory that repr...
Oil
The Heirloom / oil on linen
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Persimmons, cobalt blue table linens and silver are the focus of this elegant and dramatic still life. Colors include silver, orange and blue. Photorealist oil painting on canvas. T...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$10,500
H 43.5 in W 62 in
The Silver Bowl, Photorealist Oil Painting by Steven Jones
By Steven Jones
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Steven Jones, American Title: The Silver Bowl Year: 2001 Medium: Oil on Linen on Panel, signed, titled, and dated verso Size: 42 x 60 inches Frame Size: 43.5 x 62 inches
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$1,000
H 10 in W 20 in D 1 in
Realistic Still Life Painting, "Seemingly Ordinary #10" 2022
By Leslie Winokur
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original painting by southern California artist, Leslie Winokur. Its dimensions are 20" x 10" x 1" (HxWxD). It is oil on linen. It is unframed. A certificate ...
Oil
$1,100
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.58 in
French Contemporary Art by Claudine Picard - Bicolore
By Claudine Picard
Located in Paris, IDF
Claudine Picard is a French artist born in 1949 who lives & works in Sainte Marie, France. She is graduated from the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in 1973 (ENSAD).
Canvas, Oil
$7,600
H 30 in W 30 in D 2.75 in
Photorealist Window Still Life Painting in Oil on Canvas, 21st Century
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mimi Jensen uses bold colors to depict theatrically lit objects. Her paintings invite speculation into possible metaphors – California Home+Design magazine Ms. Jensen is a Still Li...
Canvas, Oil
Still Life No. 7
By Jeanette Pasin-Sloan
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jeanette Pasin Sloan Title: Still Life No. 7 Year: 1979 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 46 in. x 62 in. (116.84 cm x 157.48 cm)
Oil
$6,500
H 25 in W 25 in D 2.75 in
Foggy Morning Still Life Painting, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 21st Century
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Sophisticated shades of grey and white with a single red rose still life with morning coffee / tea. Wonderful complex patterns throughout the tablecloth and shadows in the meticulous...
Canvas, Oil
$881
H 11.82 in W 16.74 in
2026 Contemporary British Still Life Oil Painting - Knives and Forks No.3
Located in Bristol, GB
KNIVES AND FORKS NO.3 Size: 30 x 42.5 cm Oil on canvas Bristol-based artist Brendan Lancaster finds interest in the most ordinary of subjects. In his Knives and Forks series, famil...
Canvas, Oil
$38,000
H 20 in W 30 in
Red Clad Still Life Painting, Oil on Canvas, Realism, Framed, 20x30
By Janet Rickus
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Janet Rickus. Signed on Lower Right Front. "Janet Rickus" Biography: Janet Rickus (b. 1949, Chicopee, MA) received her education from Central Connecticut St...
Canvas, Oil
Still-life paintings work as part of the decor in nearly every type of space.
Still-life art, which includes work produced in media such as painting, photography, video and more, is a popular genre in Western art. However, the depiction of still life in color goes back to Ancient Egypt, where paintings on the interior walls of tombs portrayed the objects — such as food — that a person would take into the afterlife. Ancient Greek and Roman mosaics and pottery also often depicted food. Indeed, still-life paintings frequently feature food, flowers or man-made objects. By definition, still-life art represents anything that is considered inanimate.
During the Middle Ages, the still life genre was adapted by artists who illustrated religious manuscripts. A common theme of these paintings is the reminder that life is fleeting. This is especially true of vanitas, a kind of still life with roots in the Netherlands during the 17th century, which was built on themes such as death and decay and featured skulls and objects such as rotten fruit. In northern Europe during the 1600s, painters consulted botanical texts to accurately depict the flowers and plants that were the subject of their work.
Leonardo da Vinci’s penchant for observing phenomena in nature and filling notebooks with drawings and notes helped him improve as an artist of still-life paintings. Vincent van Gogh, an artist who made a couple of the most expensive paintings ever sold, carried out rich experiments with color over the course of painting hundreds of still lifes, and we can argue that Campbell’s Soup Cans (1961–62) by Andy Warhol counts as still-life art.
While early examples were primarily figurative, you can find still lifes that belong to different schools and styles of painting, such as Cubism, Impressionism and contemporary art.
As part of the wall decor in your living room, dining room or elsewhere, a still-life painting can look sophisticated alongside your well-curated decorative objects and can help set the mood in a space.
When shopping for a still-life painting, think about how it makes you feel and how the artist chose to represent its subject. When buying any art for your home, choose pieces that you connect with. If you’re shopping online, read the description of the work to learn about the artist and check the price and shipping information. Make sure that the works you choose complement or relate to your overall theme and furniture style. Artwork can either fit into your room’s color scheme or serve as an accent piece. Introduce new textures to a space by choosing an oil still-life painting.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of still-life paintings in a wide range of styles and subject matter.