The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 letter word STILL LIFE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result STILL LIFE
- Even biography is an art form
- For this artwork, one needed to concentrate a long time?
- For all that, biography is a work of art
- Way unhealthy existence is presented in painting
- Composition of quiet soul
- Even then, biography is a work of art
- Art class?
- Artist’s static composition nevertheless has vitality
- Kind of painting or photograph put on biography
- Picture that’s not quick?
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The straight part
We know that "Kind of painting" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case kind of painting = still life.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does STILL LIFE mean?
STILL LIFE noun- A work of art depicting an arrangement of inanimate objects.
- A pattern that does not change from one generation to the next.