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Heterosis
Heterosis

Heterosis

$116,000

Heterosis

By Jennifer Trask

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Her lavish compositions celebrate the splendor of the natural world while exploring the tension between the wild and the domesticated, evoking the rich visual language of 17th-centur...

Category

2010s Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Skull and Ornament - Vanitas, Still Life, Color Pencil Drawing,  Framed
Skull and Ornament - Vanitas, Still Life, Color Pencil Drawing,  Framed

Skull and Ornament - Vanitas, Still Life, Color Pencil Drawing, Framed

By John Hrehov

Located in Chicago, IL

Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY. John Hrehov: Paintings and Drawings. Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL. 1997 Object Lesson, Paintings, and Drawings by John Hrehov.

Category

2010s Surrealist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Color Pencil

Vanitas III (Study) - Still Life Drawing of a Human Skull & Flowers
Vanitas III (Study) - Still Life Drawing of a Human Skull & Flowers

Vanitas III (Study) - Still Life Drawing of a Human Skull & Flowers

By Matthew Cook

Located in Chicago, IL

My paintings are crafted using an underpainting that consists of the color complements of the painting subjects, then consecutive layers of transparent and semi-transparent glazes of...

Category

2010s Old Masters Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Dismemberment
Dismemberment

Dismemberment

Located in Hollywood, FL

Her compositions have drawn on historical sources including Dutch vanitas paintings, and newspapers and their ominous headlines appear throughout the artist’s oeuvre; Maloof juxtapos...

Category

2010s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jem's Treasure (Study) - Still Life Drawing of the Insides of a 'Treasure Box'
Jem's Treasure (Study) - Still Life Drawing of the Insides of a 'Treasure Box'

Jem's Treasure (Study) - Still Life Drawing of the Insides of a 'Treasure Box'

By Matthew Cook

Located in Chicago, IL

Cook’s hyperreal precision aligns him with the traditions of Dutch vanitas painting and American trompe l’oeil, where ordinary objects carry symbolic weight—here the watch marking th...

Category

2010s Old Masters Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

Opening No. 51 (Modern, Hudson River Landscape Painting in Romanticist Style)
Opening No. 51 (Modern, Hudson River Landscape Painting in Romanticist Style)

Opening No. 51 (Modern, Hudson River Landscape Painting in Romanticist Style)

By Leigh Palmer

Located in Hudson, NY

Traveled to museums in MI, OK, CA, TX and WA 1990 Chicago International Art Exposition, Navy Pier, Chicago IL 1988 "An Evening and a Day with Contemporary Art", The Bayly A...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Opening No. 50 (Abstract Landscape Painting on Canvas in Romanticist Style)
Opening No. 50 (Abstract Landscape Painting on Canvas in Romanticist Style)

Opening No. 50 (Abstract Landscape Painting on Canvas in Romanticist Style)

By Leigh Palmer

Located in Hudson, NY

Traveled to museums in MI, OK, CA, TX and WA 1990 Chicago International Art Exposition, Navy Pier, Chicago IL 1988 "An Evening and a Day with Contemporary Art", The Bayly A...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Such works belong to the tradition of vanitas or memento mori (“remember you must die”), intended to prompt reflection on the transience of life, wealth, and reputation.Comparable in...

Category

18th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Inverted Portrait with dog and Setting Sun
Inverted Portrait with dog and Setting Sun

Inverted Portrait with dog and Setting Sun

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in New Orleans, LA

These works build on twelve years of exploration of Vanitas* painting in the medium of ceramics, through which I’ve blurred the lines of painting and sculpture.

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

These works build on twelve years of exploration of Vanitas* painting in the medium of ceramics, through which I’ve blurred the lines of painting and sculpture.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled (ornate frame)
Untitled (ornate frame)

Untitled (ornate frame)

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in New Orleans, LA

These works build on twelve years of exploration of Vanitas* painting in the medium of ceramics, through which I’ve blurred the lines of painting and sculpture.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Laugher with Fluxed Landscape
Laugher with Fluxed Landscape

Laugher with Fluxed Landscape

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in New Orleans, LA

These works build on twelve years of exploration of Vanitas* painting in the medium of ceramics, through which I’ve blurred the lines of painting and sculpture.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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

These works build on twelve years of exploration of Vanitas* painting in the medium of ceramics, through which I’ve blurred the lines of painting and sculpture.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Inverted Portrait with Momento Mori
Inverted Portrait with Momento Mori

Inverted Portrait with Momento Mori

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in New Orleans, LA

These works build on twelve years of exploration of Vanitas* painting in the medium of ceramics, through which I’ve blurred the lines of painting and sculpture.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

The Laughers (Version 1)
The Laughers (Version 1)

The Laughers (Version 1)

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in New Orleans, LA

These works build on twelve years of exploration of Vanitas* painting in the medium of ceramics, through which I’ve blurred the lines of painting and sculpture.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Inverted Portrait with Landscape
Inverted Portrait with Landscape

Inverted Portrait with Landscape

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in New Orleans, LA

These works build on twelve years of exploration of Vanitas* painting in the medium of ceramics, through which I’ve blurred the lines of painting and sculpture.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

A Course in Miracles
A Course in Miracles

A Course in Miracles

By Audrey Flack

Located in Fairlawn, OH

"Audrey Flack, A Feminist Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93 Audrey Flack: May 30, 1931 – June 28, 2024 New York – Audrey Flack, a premier artist of the Photorealist movement know...

Category

1970s Photorealist Still-life Photography

Materials

Dye Transfer

Time to Save
Time to Save

Time to Save

By Audrey Flack

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Audrey Flack, A Feminist Pioneer of Photorealism, Dies at 93 Audrey Flack: May 30, 1931 – June 28, 2024 New York – Audrey Flack, a premier artist of the Photorealist movement known...

Category

1970s Photorealist Still-life Photography

Materials

Dye Transfer

Cup with Fish, Fruit (Memento Mori)

Cup with Fish, Fruit (Memento Mori)

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 Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital

Intrusion

Intrusion

By Dirk Staschke 1

Located in New Orleans, LA

My latest investigations have taken me directly to painting. The notion of futility is key in the Vanitas tradition.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

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 Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

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 Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, 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 Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life 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 Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

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 Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color 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 Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

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 Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Memento Mori – Platters with Coral, Silkie, Berries, Grapes, Cabbage

Memento Mori – Platters with Coral, Silkie, Berries, Grapes, Cabbage

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 Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary 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 Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

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

Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Baroque Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

Platters, Vases & Fish, Grapes, Berries, Pomegranate, Deer Skulls (Memento Mori)

Platters, Vases & Fish, Grapes, Berries, Pomegranate, Deer Skulls (Memento Mori)

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 Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently in an arrangement of ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital

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