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A still life (plural still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly

inanimate subject matter

Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625), Bouquet (1599),

Glass bowl of fruit and vases. Roman wall painting in Pompeii (around 70 AD),

Jacopo de' Barbari (c. 1440–before 1516), Still-Life with Partridge and Gauntlets (1504),

Caravaggio (1571–1610), Basket of Fruit, (c. 1599), oil on canvas

Josefa de Ayala (Josefa de Óbidos), Still-life, c.1679,

Pieter Claesz, Vanitas still life, 1630, Royal Picture Gallery

Édouard Manet (1832-1883), Carnations and Clematis in a Crystal Vase (1883),

Francisco Goya, Still Life with Fruit, Bottles, Breads, 1824-1826

Paul Cézanne (1839-1906), The Black Marble Clock, (1869-1871), Private collection

Mary Cassatt,(1844-1926), Lilacs in a Window, 1880

Paul Gauguin, Still Life with Apples, a Pear, and a Ceramic Portrait Jug, 1889,

Georges Braque (1882-1963), Violin and Candlestick (1910),

Marsden Hartley (1877-1943), Handsome Drinks, c. 1916

Fernand Léger (1881-1955), Still Life with a Beer Mug 1921

Painting Title: Le Lit Dans La Glace 1919Henri MatisseFamous French artists - Still Life Paintings - 20th Century painter

About the the Le Lit Dans La Glace PaintingHenri Matisse never hid the fact that he painted beautiful things. He wanted his paintings to be celebrations of life. He wanted his works to be easy to think about and view. A vase of colorful flowers achieves all of his aims.

Painting Title: Iris 1914-17Claude MonetFamous French painters - Famous Flower Paintings

About the Iris PaintingClaude Monet created his garden like a work of art and painted it, not unlike a painter might create sculpture to feature in his paintings. The artist arranged his garden like a still life painter would compose a bowl of fruit on the table.

"My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece." Claude Monet Quote

Pablo Picasso – Bread and Fruit Dish on a Table 1909

Pablo Picasso - Nude and Still-life - 1931

Pablo Picasso - Guitar - 1913

Painting Title: A Pair of Shoes 1887Oil on Canvas, 34 x 41.5cmVincent van Gogh

Painting Title: Sunflowers (Still Life: Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers) 1888Oil on Canvas, 92.1 x 73cm - 36 x 28 Inches (approx) Vincent van GoghFamous Dutch artist - Post Impressionist painter

About the Sunflowers PaintingThis is one of several versions of sunflowers that Vincent van Gogh painted. This version with 15 sunflowers was painted in Arles, in 1888. The painting is in the collection of the National Gallery in London, England.

cezanne still life with peppermint bottle

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