: a picture consisting predominantly of inanimate objects
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: the category of graphic arts concerned with inanimate subject matter
Example Sentences
an exhibit of still lifes She prefers portraiture to still life.
Recent Examples on the WebGriesedieck compared her mural to a still life painting. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2022 In March, New York art dealer Adam Williams won the still life painting at auction for a record-breaking $26.8 million (€24.4 million) at the Artcurial auction house in Paris. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2022 Sarah Bentley takes a neoclassical approach to a still life of a contemporary subject, a pastry and a Starbuck’s disposable cup. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 Later, his daughter lent the still life to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 13 May 2022 The bullpen was a study in still life at the start of the ninth, and though a leadoff single meant a couple of warm-up jackets were doffed, the movement was unnecessary. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022 Heda, son of the famous Dutch 17th century still life painter Willem Claesz.CNN, 19 Apr. 2022 That is a book on still life painting that rocked my world. Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2022 Verrier trained in classic still life paintings at Florida State University, and is one of a handful of artists creating this kind of work.Bon Appétit, 1 June 2022 See More