Still life fruit paintings famous artists. The popular still life paintings on this list are considered to be some of the most recognizable works of art on the planet so save yourself a trip to the museum and check. No matter what your decorating style it is easy to find still life paintings that fit perfectly with your color scheme and aesthetic. List of the most famous still life paintings in the world listed alphabetically with pictures of the art when available.
While still life painting can be traced back to the ancient egyptians it was only with the dutch painters of the 17th century dutch golden age that it came into its own as a painting genre. It can set a mood of joy melancholy or intelligence. On the other hand successful italian still life artists found ample patronage in their day.
Or man made like glasses musical instruments etc. Cezannes famous still life paintings were concerned with drawing attention to the physicality of the objects being depicted. Paul cezanne is well known for his still lifes where he played with perspective and often painted fruit such as in still life with apples in a bowl 1879 82 and still life with plastic cupid c.
Even though italian still life painting in italian referred to as natura morta dead nature was gaining in popularity it remained historically less respected than the grand manner painting of historical religious and mythic subjects. Still life features just inanimate objects no animals or people yet it still somehow manages to convey strong emotion. A still life also known by its french title nature morte painting is a piece that features an arrangement of inanimate objects as its subjectusually these items are set on a table and often include organic objects like fruit and flowers and household items like glassware and textiles.
Still life is the genre that the post impressionist master paul cezanne established as equal in stature to landscape or portraiture. All fruit still life paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30 day money back guarantee. Still lifes are categorized by the depiction of ordinary objects which may be natural like flowers fruits etc.
We have selected some of the most famous and influential pieces of still life art from the early 17th century to the 1950s. Still life continued to be a popular art form and was revived in the 1950s by artists such as andy warhol roy lichtenstein and later on by artists such as judy chicago and keith haring.
Vitalwalls A Basket Of Fruits And Vegetables Fruit Basket Still Life Painting Static 142 30 Canvas Print 30 Cm X 20 3 Cm