A stunning contrast of light and shadow brings the delicate beauty of a flower vase to life in this black and white artwork. Its intricate details evoke a sense of tranquility and timeless ...

Jacob van Hulsdonck A still life with a vase of carnations and a basket of peaches, plums, black and white grapes, and cherries on a wooden table top, with a maybug, a Red Admiral butterfly and a ...

Still life painting would serve as not only a vehicle for formal experimentation for Renoir but also a way to chill out. “Painting flowers is a form of mental relaxation,” the artist said ...

Anne Vallayer-Coster, Still life of flowers in a vase on a table beside a bust of Flora, with fruit and other objects with a curtain beyond (1774). Courtesy of Sotheby’s New York.