still life

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Next to the screens of combat videos in Madyar's bunker is artwork from renowned Ukrainian painters, including a still life of flowers by Maria Prymachenko.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Lutnick’s testimony this past week, like Bondi’s, is thus operating as a still life in what happens when the law becomes inert.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

He instructed Harnett to select from among Abbe’s own possessions for the still life, and Harnett chose objects that reveal the comfortable, cultured aspects of his client’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Mexican cuisine comfort soup recipes inspired by the menudo still life at the newly reopened Hilbert Museum of California Art.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

He jumped when the gruff voice said, "Perhaps you did not understand me, Mr. Thatcher. We are drawing still lifes today. In particular, that still life."

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville