$3,200
1970s Large Wood, Copper Inlay Sculpture Wall Relief Tropical Flowers Motif
By Helen Weber
Located in Surfside, FL
Helen Weber Large wall hanging wood and metal sculptural relief in a tropical Hawaiian or Polynesian motif with tropical flowers.
Copper
Sold
H 48 in W 48 in
1970s Large Wood, Copper Inlay Sculpture Wall Relief Tropical Flowers Motif
By Helen Weber
Located in Surfside, FL
Helen Weber Large wall hanging wood and metal sculptural relief in a tropical Hawaiian or Polynesian motif with tropical flowers.
Copper
Sold
H 48 in W 48 in
1970s Large Wood, Copper Inlay Sculpture Wall Relief Tropical Flowers Motif
By Helen Weber
Located in Surfside, FL
Helen Weber Large wall hanging wood and metal sculptural relief in a tropical Hawaiian or Polynesian motif with tropical flowers.
Copper
Sold
H 48 in W 71.5 in
1970s Large Wood, Copper Inlay Sculpture Wall Relief Tropical Flowers Motif
By Helen Weber
Located in Surfside, FL
Helen Weber Large wall hanging wood and metal sculptural relief in a tropical Hawaiian or Polynesian motif with tropical flowers.
Copper
Mid-Century Wood Veneer Intarsia Wall Picture, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Wood Veneer Intarsia Wall Picture, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969. Additional information: Materials: Wood Color: Brown Styles: Mid-Century Modern...
Wood
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 62 in W 27 in D 3.5 in
Large Polychromed / Lacquered Fiberglass Brutalist Wall Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Polychromed / Lacquered Fiberglass Brutalist Wall Sculpture Can be hung vertically or horizontally An impressive work, realistically cast and modeled, to look like bronze...
Resin, Fiberglass, Lacquer
Brutalist Curtis Jere Style Brass Peony Flower Wall Hanging Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning large scale Curtis Jere style brutalist brass peony flower wall hanging. 3 dimensional sculptural peony flowers are displayed on a linen background all surrounded by a black...
Brass
$2,150
H 36 in W 36 in D 3 in
"Taddington" - Abstract Earthtone Patterned Wall Sculpture
Located in Soquel, CA
Paisley and floral patterned wall sculpture by Jessica Godisak (American, b. 1977). This dimensional piece is constructed of several wood forms joined together. There is empty space ...
Wood, Acrylic, Fiberboard, Cardboard, Lacquer
$1,550
H 26 in W 26 in D 2 in
Vincent Payez Signed 1967 Torch Copper Wall Art, Brutalist Floral Repoussé Panel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking hand-worked copper wall panel by French brutalist artist Vincent Payez, signed and dated 1967. The composition features a raised, repoussé floral and botanical motif — a s...
Copper
Midcentury Italian Inlaid Wood Floral Wall Panel Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1950's Italian wall decoration panel depicting a group of flowers on dark background. Polished finish. Measurements: Height: 26" Width: 20" Depth: 1"
Wood
$1,110
H 37.75 in W 37.5 in D 1.5 in
Mid-20th Century Abstract Textured Wood Wall Sculpture Assemblage
Located in Miami, FL
A large MCM hand-carved and textured wooden wall sculpture assemblage. The upper portion is finished with the rich look of well-polished leather. The abstract sculptural forms are ...
Wood
$2,800
H 27.5 in W 20.5 in D 1.75 in
Abstract Modernist Wood Inlay / Wooden Marquetry Figure Wall Plaque
Located in Buffalo, NY
Abstract Modernist Wood Inlay / Marquetry Figure wall plaque. Hand executed..Art Deco , African influenced.Several mixed species of exotic woods.
Wood
Wall Sculpture in Tropical Hardwood
By Tania Zaldivar
Located in Huay Pix, MX
Noolii was designed by Tania Alvarez Zaldivar and produced by ITZ. The NOOLII system began as mathematically generated sculptural forms, originally cast in rockite. From an initial s...
Hardwood, Walnut
$939
H 15.75 in W 25.4 in D 0.79 in
Mid-20th Century Italian Copper Sculpture Panel in Cubist Style, 50s
Located in Roma, IT
I offer for sale a copper sculpture panel made in Italy around the middle of the 20th century through the artisanal technique of metal embossing. Purchased during the dismemberment o...
Copper
Copper Wall-Mounted Sculpture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage 1960s, German modern copper relief.
Copper
$540Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.5 in W 24.5 in D 1.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Alex Kovacs Patinated Brass Wall Art Sculpture 1972 Signed
By Alex Kovacs
Located in San Diego, CA
For your consideration is a delightful, patinated brass and copper on wood, hanging wall sculpture, signed and dated by listed artist Alex Kovacs, 1972. In great original vintage con...
Metal
Large Hand Carved Koa Wood Anthurium Wall Art
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large hand-carved Koa wood Anthurium Wall Art featuring a large 33" wide frame with hand-carved Anthurium flowers inside. This piece is in excellent condition. Dimensions: 23" H x 3...
Wood
1970s Brutalist Metal Wall Plaque in Copper and Brass by Stephen Chun
By Stephen Chun
Located in San Diego, CA
A very interesting wall hanging, brutal style patinated brass foil wrapped around plywood with brass and copper patinated shapes, circa 1970s all original condition by American artis...
Brass, Copper
Ceramic Floral Relief Wall Sculpture by Neubauer, 1970s
Located in DE KWAKEL, NL
This ceramic relief wall sculpture by Neubauer, created during the 1970s, presents a richly textured botanical composition rendered in sculptural ceramic panels. The work combines na...
Steel
Mid Century Modern Carved And Gilt Wood Panels
Located in Norwood, NJ
Pair of painted, carved and gilt panels in relief of gaming and gambling casino scenes. Figural wood relief carving with gold and silver gilt with painted background. The pair shows ...
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
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.