Genre: Still Life
Still Life Paintings
Still lifes arrange everyday objects such as fruit, glassware, books and tableware. Many 17th century Dutch examples carry quiet messages about time and the fragility of life, and the form stayed popular with modern painters.
34 paintings listed, each with the museum that holds it.
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Sunflowers
Vincent van Gogh, 1888
National Gallery, London
Still Life with Apples
Paul Cézanne, 1898
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Vanitas Still Life
Pieter Claesz, 1630
Mauritshuis, The Hague
Still Life with Fruit and Lobster
Jan Davidsz. de Heem, 1648
Louvre, Paris, Paris
Still Life with Asparagus
Adriaen Coorte, 1697
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Still Life with Oranges and Walnuts
Luis Meléndez, 1772
National Gallery, London
Still life with roses, strawberries, and bread
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
Belvedere Museum, Vienna
Still Life of Four Peaches
Henri Fantin-Latour
Private Collection, Unknown
Still Life with Lamp
Chaim Soutine
Yoshii Gallery, Tokyo, Tokyo
Still Life with Flowers
Juan Gris
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
Still Life with Books and Candle
Henri Matisse
Private Collection, Unknown
Still Life with Oil Lamp
Juan Gris
Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo
Still Life of Kitchen Utensils
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Oxford
Vanitas Still Life in a Niche
Adriaen Coorte
Private Collection, Unknown
Still Life
Pieter Claesz
Private Collection, Unknown
Still Life with Lizard
Edgar Degas
Private Collection, Unknown
Still Life with Fish
Frédéric Bazille
Private Collection, Unknown
Still Life with Cat and Fish
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Madrid
Game Still Life with Hunting Dog
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA, Pasadena
Still Life with Bread and Eggs
Paul Cézanne
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati
Still Life with Wine Glass and Silver Bowl
Pieter Claesz
Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Berlin
Vanitas Still Life With The Spinario
Pieter Claesz
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Still Life with Cat and Rayfish
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Madrid
Still Life with Bottle and Cigars
Juan Gris
Private Collection, Unknown
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Genre is what a painting shows: a landscape, a portrait, a still life. Style, or movement, is how and when it was made, like Impressionism or Baroque. They're separate, so a landscape can be Romantic, Impressionist or Cubist.
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What is the difference between genre and style in art?
Genre is what a painting shows: a landscape, a portrait, a still life. Style, or movement, is how and when it was made, like Impressionism or Baroque. They're separate, so a landscape can be Romantic, Impressionist or Cubist.
Where can I see still life paintings?
In our listings, Private Collection, Rijksmuseum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art hold the most still life paintings. Each artwork page has the museum, location and visiting details.