Still life depicting two apples, a bunch of grapes on a small grape vine, and two unshelled almonds. These are set upon a reflective wooden tabletop. Care has been given to capturing various organic ...

Dutch still-life paintings omitted the ‘human cost of colonial warfare and slavery’ that underlay the bounty these canvases ...

View Still Life Apple and Grapes by Roy Lichtenstein on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by Roy Lichtenstein.

View Still life with melon, peaches, grapes, apple and a glass on a tabletop by George Cope on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by George Cope.

In the 1800s, still-life painting was the bottom feeder of the art world, but that's where the French painter chose to leave his mark. "I want to astonish Paris with an apple," he's said to have said.

The painting shows White Castle sliders alongside beautifully arranged flowers and grapes.

What's the deal with still life painting? On this edition of Art 101, Professor Lise walks us through the history of this form of painting.