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Cup with Fish, Fruit (Memento Mori)

Cup with Fish, Fruit (Memento Mori)

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori – Cup, Platter in Baby Lamb Carcass

Memento Mori – Cup, Platter in Baby Lamb Carcass

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori - Cake Stand, Cup, Bacon, Vegetable & Brie

Memento Mori - Cake Stand, Cup, Bacon, Vegetable & Brie

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori - Cake Stand & Rotten Egg

Memento Mori - Cake Stand & Rotten Egg

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori - Cup with Fish, Knife, Horsehair

Memento Mori - Cup with Fish, Knife, Horsehair

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Platter with Kidney, Blackberries, Kimchi, Eel (Memento Mori)

Platter with Kidney, Blackberries, Kimchi, Eel (Memento Mori)

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

“vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured

Category

2010s Baroque Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Vanitas with Seneca

Vanitas with Seneca

By Hans Withoos

Located in New York City, NY

: ” Still Life” he brings the beauty and the light of the 17-century Dutch old masters into life again. Hans

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Vanitas with Seneca

Vanitas with Seneca

By Hans Withoos

Located in New York City, NY

beauty in all its aspects. In his new series: ” Still Life” he brings the beauty and the light of the 17

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Still Life with Fruit and Vessels
Still Life with Fruit and Vessels

Still Life with Fruit and Vessels

Located in Stockholm, SE

vanitas undercurrents were common in still lifes of the Baroque era, wherein luxurious objects doubled as

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Vanitas with Seneca by Hans Withoos

Vanitas with Seneca by Hans Withoos

By Hans Withoos

Located in New York City, NY

: ” Still Life” he brings the beauty and the light of the 17-century Dutch old masters into life again. Hans

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

"Vanitas with Marine Corps Coin" Oil Painting

"Vanitas with Marine Corps Coin" Oil Painting

By Patrick Nevins

Located in Denver, CO

still life and the genre of Trompe' l'oeil. Member of the International Guild of Realism

Category

2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Spheres of Influence

Spheres of Influence

By Jo Whaley

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Santa Fe-based photographer Jo Whaley’s series 'Natura Morta' draws from 17th Century Vanitas still

Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

18th C Vanitas (Memento Mori) Bust carved in marble, Italy
18th C Vanitas (Memento Mori) Bust carved in marble, Italy

18th C Vanitas (Memento Mori) Bust carved in marble, Italy

Located in brussel, BE

vanitas still-life paintings—where skulls, timepieces, and extinguished candles symbolize mortality—this

Category

18th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Inverted Still life with Plaid Bowl
Inverted Still life with Plaid Bowl

Inverted Still life with Plaid Bowl

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in New Orleans, LA

still life themes in the medium of ceramics. His current body of work explores the space in between

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Inverted Still life with Ceramic Bowl
Inverted Still life with Ceramic Bowl

Inverted Still life with Ceramic Bowl

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in New Orleans, LA

still life themes in the medium of ceramics. His current body of work explores the space in between

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Abstracted Vanitas with Goldfish and Skull
Abstracted Vanitas with Goldfish and Skull

Abstracted Vanitas with Goldfish and Skull

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

contrasting symbols of wealth and symbols of ephemerality and death. Best-known are vanitas still lifes, a

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil, Stretcher Bars

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 4. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 4. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 4. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

By Sinke & Van Tongeren

Located in Haarlem, NL

interpreted through vanitas still lifes. The collection, ‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’, comprises eight

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Photography

Materials

Paper

Memento Mori – Cups in Baby Lamb Carcass

Memento Mori – Cups in Baby Lamb Carcass

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori – Cup in Baby Lamb Carcass

Memento Mori – Cup in Baby Lamb Carcass

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori – Platter, Vase with Lichi, Spoon, Can of Eel

Memento Mori – Platter, Vase with Lichi, Spoon, Can of Eel

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori – Cups with Fish, Flowers

Memento Mori – Cups with Fish, Flowers

By Melanie Sherman

Located in Kansas City, MO

. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 1. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 1. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 1. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

By Sinke & Van Tongeren

Located in Haarlem, NL

interpreted through vanitas still lifes. The collection, ‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’, comprises eight

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Photography

Materials

Paper

‘Les Peintures Des Taxidermistes’ No. 2. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
‘Les Peintures Des Taxidermistes’ No. 2. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

‘Les Peintures Des Taxidermistes’ No. 2. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

By Sinke & Van Tongeren

Located in Haarlem, NL

interpreted through vanitas still lifes. The collection, ‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’, comprises eight

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Photography

Materials

Paper

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 3, Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 3, Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 3, Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

By Sinke & Van Tongeren

Located in Haarlem, NL

interpreted through vanitas still life's. The collection, ‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’, comprises eight

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Photography

Materials

Paper

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.7. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.7. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.7. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

By Sinke & Van Tongeren

Located in Haarlem, NL

interpreted through vanitas still lifes. The collection, ‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’, comprises eight

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Photography

Materials

Paper

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.5, Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.5, Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.5, Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren

By Sinke & Van Tongeren

Located in Haarlem, NL

interpreted through vanitas still life's. The collection, ‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’, comprises eight

Category

Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Photography

Materials

Paper

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Recent Sales

Mica Painitng

Catherin HoweMica Painitng, 2016

Unavailable

H 60 in W 48 in D 2 in

Mica Painitng

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Presented by 'Spanierman Modern' for Market Art & Design Contemporary Vanitas Still Life Ref: 1030

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-War Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 16
Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 16

Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 16

By Bethanie Irons

Located in Brooklyn, NY

explore the long tradition of vanitas still-life painting. Each image contains symbolic items pertaining

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Digital

Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 14
Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 14

Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 14

By Bethanie Irons

Located in Brooklyn, NY

explore the long tradition of vanitas still-life painting. Each image contains symbolic items pertaining

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Digital

Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 6
Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 6

Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 6

By Bethanie Irons

Located in Brooklyn, NY

explore the long tradition of vanitas still-life painting. Each image contains symbolic items pertaining

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Digital

Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 13_Edition #4
Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 13_Edition #4

Vanitas / Quarantine Still Life 13_Edition #4

By Bethanie Irons

Located in Brooklyn, NY

explore the long tradition of vanitas still-life painting. Each image contains symbolic items pertaining

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Digital

Vanitas
Vanitas

Stefaan EyckmansVanitas, 2000

Unavailable

H 15.7 in W 23.6 in D 0.25 in

Vanitas

Located in Woodbury, CT

days, Stefaan was strongly influenced by the Flemish Primitives, the great 17th century still life

Category

Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vanitas Rebirth

Valerie HegartyVanitas Rebirth, 2018

Unavailable

H 19.5 in W 22 in D 15 in

Vanitas Rebirth

By Valerie Hegarty

Located in New York, NY

Vanitas Rebirth, 2018 Magic Sculpt, wire, and oil paint 19.50 x 22 x 15 in $9,000.00

Category

2010s Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Vanitas 16.11.15

Paul BéliveauVanitas 16.11.15, 2016

Unavailable

H 36 in W 36 in D 2 in

Vanitas 16.11.15

By Paul Béliveau

Located in Boston, MA

work by mid-career artist Paul Beliveau. With his new Vanitas paintings, Béliveau continues to create

Category

2010s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vanitas 12.09.28

Paul BéliveauVanitas 12.09.28, 2012

Unavailable

H 36 in W 24 in D 2 in

Vanitas 12.09.28

By Paul Béliveau

Located in Boston, MA

work by mid-career artist Paul Beliveau. With his Vanitas paintings, Béliveau continues to create

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vanitas 10.06.11

Paul BéliveauVanitas 10.06.11, 2010

Unavailable

H 20 in W 20 in D 2 in

Vanitas 10.06.11

By Paul Béliveau

Located in Boston, MA

work by mid-career artist Paul Beliveau. With his Vanitas paintings, Béliveau continues to create

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Vanitas: Holbein-Grace

Paul BéliveauVanitas: Holbein-Grace, 2011

Unavailable

H 35.83 in W 35.83 in

Vanitas: Holbein-Grace

By Paul Béliveau

Located in London, GB

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Vanitas: McIntosh-Jagger

Paul BéliveauVanitas: McIntosh-Jagger, 2011

Unavailable

H 24.02 in W 24.02 in

Vanitas: McIntosh-Jagger

By Paul Béliveau

Located in London, GB

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Vanitas: Rohe-Johns

Paul BéliveauVanitas: Rohe-Johns, 2011

Unavailable

H 24.02 in W 24.02 in

Vanitas: Rohe-Johns

By Paul Béliveau

Located in London, GB

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Vanitas: Dylan-Lennon

Paul BéliveauVanitas: Dylan-Lennon, 2013

Unavailable

H 29.93 in W 59.85 in

Vanitas: Dylan-Lennon

By Paul Béliveau

Located in London, GB

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Vanitas: Clockwork Orange

Paul BéliveauVanitas: Clockwork Orange, 2013

Unavailable

H 29.93 in W 72.05 in

Vanitas: Clockwork Orange

By Paul Béliveau

Located in London, GB

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Memento Mori

Jenn DierdorfMemento Mori, 2016

Unavailable

H 50 in W 38 in D 0.25 in

Memento Mori

Located in Brooklyn, NY

to Dutch Vanitas painting, still-life painting influences the series, both visually and symbolically

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

All That's There is What's There

Jenn DierdorfAll That's There is What's There, 2016

Unavailable

H 50 in W 38 in D 0.25 in

All That's There is What's There

Located in Brooklyn, NY

to Dutch Vanitas painting, still-life painting influences the series, both visually and symbolically

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Flowers on White

Jenn DierdorfFlowers on White, 2017

Unavailable

H 30 in W 22 in D 0.25 in

Flowers on White

Located in Brooklyn, NY

to Dutch Vanitas painting, still-life painting influences the series, both visually and symbolically

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper, Ink

17th Century Old Painting Still Life Dutch Style Oil on Canvas, 1600s
17th Century Old Painting Still Life Dutch Style Oil on Canvas, 1600s

17th Century Old Painting Still Life Dutch Style Oil on Canvas, 1600s

Located in Torino, Torino

genus of vanitas, still life with allusions to the transience of existence, particularly popular in

Category

Antique 17th Century Dutch Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"Object composition" by Franciscus Gijsbrechts, oil on canvas.
"Object composition" by Franciscus Gijsbrechts, oil on canvas.

"Object composition" by Franciscus Gijsbrechts, oil on canvas.

Unavailable

H 38.04 in W 46.42 in D 1.58 in

"Object composition" by Franciscus Gijsbrechts, oil on canvas.

By Franciscus Gysbrechts

Located in Madrid, ES

various other objects on a partly draped marble table. The composition can be compared to a vanitas still

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Passing Time, Art by Dirk Staschke, 2011-2020

Passing Time, Art by Dirk Staschke, 2011-2020

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in Orange, CA

known for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ceramics. His current body

Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Translation #4, Art by Dirk Staschke, 2014

Translation #4, Art by Dirk Staschke, 2014

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in Orange, CA

exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ceramics. His current body of work explores

Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Foreground, Art by Dirk Staschke, 2021

Foreground, Art by Dirk Staschke, 2021

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in Orange, CA

for his exploration of Dutch Vanitas still life themes in the medium of ceramics. His current body of

Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Ceramic

Quarantine Self Portrait
Quarantine Self Portrait

Quarantine Self Portrait

By Bethanie Irons

Located in Brooklyn, NY

explore the long tradition of vanitas still-life painting. Each image contains symbolic items pertaining

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Digital

Koons Tree

Shimon OkshteynKoons Tree, 2010

Unavailable

H 99 in W 78 in

Koons Tree

By Shimon Okshteyn

Located in Brooklyn, NY

2005 he was reproducing Old Master still life paintings in graphite and charcoal, providing a fresh

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Surely you’ll find the exact vanitas still life you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. There are many Contemporary, Old Masters and Impressionist versions of these works for sale. You’re likely to find the perfect vanitas still life among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 18th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right vanitas still life for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black, brown, beige and gray. Finding an appealing vanitas still life — no matter the origin — is easy, but Paul Béliveau, Bethanie Irons, Matthew Cook, Rachel Burch Williams and Alejos Lorenzo each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and fabric, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Vanitas Still Life?

The price for a vanitas still life in our collection starts at $155 and tops out at $76,081 with the average selling for $4,200.