Coffee pots | Art UK

Browsing through a selection of still lives I was struck by the regular appearance of the humble coffee pot, specifically the tall kind with an elegant spout. Are they simply accessible objects? Are painters caffeine fiends? Or is there more to this phenomenon. Perhaps fresh coffee imbues artists' work with added sophistication or maybe they are pitting themselves against their key influences - after this selection, please look out for coffee pots in works by, say, Van Gogh (Still Life with Coffee Pot, 1888)or the Cubists (Woman with a Coffee Pot, Jean Metzinger, 1919). Mind you, these days I prefer a flat white.

Artists featured in this Curation: Sandy Cheyne (b.1935), Joséphine Bowes (1825–1874), Vanessa Bowman (b.1970), Roger Eliot Fry (1866–1934), William Scott (1913–1989), Duncan Grant (1885–1978), Elizabeth Organ (1934–2009), Hugh Farren (b.1939), Ernest Zobole (1927–1999), Alison Daubercies de Morán (b.1931), and 2 more See all

13 artworks

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Still Life with Ivy

© the artist. Image credit: Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University

Still Life with Ivy 1958

Sandy Cheyne (b.1935)

Oil on board

H 59.1 x W 67.8 cm

Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University

Silver Ink Stand, Mug and Copper Coffee Pot

Image credit: The Bowes Museum

Silver Ink Stand, Mug and Copper Coffee Pot c.1860–1874

Joséphine Bowes (1825–1874) (attributed to)

Oil on card

H 8.5 x W 27 cm

The Bowes Museum

Amaryllis

© the artist. Image credit: Rowcroft Hospice

Vanessa Bowman (b.1970)

Oil on card

H 37 x W 39.5 cm

Rowcroft Hospice

Still Life with Coffee Pot

Image credit: The Courtauld

Still Life with Coffee Pot 1915

Roger Eliot Fry (1866–1934)

Oil, bodycolour & collage on cardboard

H 50 x W 37 cm

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Still Life: Coffee Pot I

© estate of William Scott 2024. Image credit: Southampton City Art Gallery

Still Life: Coffee Pot I 1952

William Scott (1913–1989)

Oil on canvas

H 67.2 x W 81 cm

Southampton City Art Gallery

Silver Coffee Pot on a Silver Tray

The Coffee Pot

© Estate of Duncan Grant. All rights reserved, DACS 2023. Image credit: RWA (Royal West of England Academy)

The Coffee Pot 1950

Duncan Grant (1885–1978)

Oil on canvas

H 54.5 x W 37.5 cm

RWA (Royal West of England Academy)

Coffee Pot

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Radnorshire Museum

Coffee Pot 1967

Elizabeth Organ (1934–2009)

Oil on canvas

H 33 x W 61 cm

Radnorshire Museum

Still Life with Two Coffee Pots and Wooden Boards

© the artist. Image credit: Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University

Still Life with Two Coffee Pots and Wooden Boards 1976

Hugh Farren (b.1939)

Oil on canvas

H 92.9 x W 51.6 cm

Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University

Still Life with Coffee Pot

© the artist's estate. Image credit: University of South Wales Art Collection Museum

Still Life with Coffee Pot c.1948–1950

Ernest Zobole (1927–1999)

Oil on canvas

H 51 x W 76 cm

University of South Wales Art Collection Museum

Still Life with Peppers

© the copyright holder. Image credit: University of Warwick

Still Life with Peppers 1954

Alison Daubercies de Morán (b.1931)

Oil on canvas

H 105 x W 55 cm

University of Warwick

Still Life Coffee Pot on Stool

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh)

Still Life Coffee Pot on Stool 1952

Mollie E. N. Langlands

Oil on canvas

H 55.9 x W 45.7 cm

Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh)

A Coffee Pot

© the artist. Image credit: Valence House Museum

A Coffee Pot 1983

Michael (Mick) Finch (b.1957)

Oil on canvas

H 61 x W 45.5 cm

Valence House Museum

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Alison Daubercies de Morán (b.1931)
Joséphine Bowes (1825–1874)
Ernest Zobole (1927–1999)
Elizabeth Organ (1934–2009)
Vanessa Bowman (b.1970)
Duncan Grant (1885–1978)
Sandy Cheyne (b.1935)
Mollie E. N. Langlands
Hugh Farren (b.1939)
Michael (Mick) Finch (b.1957)
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