still lives

A form of still life — A work of art depicting an arrangement of inanimate objects.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of still life

    … portraits, landscapes and still lives.

    2015 (18 January) Sean O'Hagan, The Guardian, "Miracle Village: the sleepy Florida town for sex offenders"
    1 more example

    Freud's paintings from these months included still lives of lemons and a tangerine …

    2015 William Feaver, "Freud, Lucian", ODNB
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Chicago

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