STILL LIFE PAINTING A Variety of Approaches

Francisco Zurbaran, 17th century oil painting (1633) Donald Sultan, 20th century painting, c.1984

Edouard Manet, The Lemon, 1880 “The still life is the touchstone of painting.” Manet

Edouard Manet, The Dead Toreador, c. 1864

Leonard McComb, Cyprus, Contemporary British painter

PAUL CEZANNE, c.1879

Paul Cezanne, Apples, c. 1879

Fernand Leger

Stuart Davis, American, Lucky Strike, 1921, MoMA

Leger, Still life with Beer Mug, c Picasso, The Guitar Player, 1910

Picasso, Still Life with Pitcher and Apples, 1919

Henri Matisse, French, Still Life Paintings, Early 20th century

ROY LICHTENSTEIN, American, contemporary

Rene Magritte, The Listening Room

Magritte, Personal Values

Chaim Soutine

JENNY SAVILLE, British, Contemporary

WAYNE THIEBAUD, American, Contemporary

WAYNE THIEBAUT, Pies

Not Thiebaut, but shows his influence

RICHARD DIEBENKORN, oil sketch

DIEBENKORN, notice the composition

DIEBENKORN

FRIDA KAHLO, Mexican, Bird and Fruit, 1951

Frida Kahlo

DIKE BLAIR, American, Contemporary

JUSTIN ALLEN, American, Contemporary

Create a second and third small still life painting based on one or more of these styles. Conduct further research into the artists of interest Collect reference prints in your journals Further research: look at “A Painting-A-Day” websites