Realist Art
REALIST STYLE
Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world.
Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history.
By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.
Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.
Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.
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Style: Realist
Hyperreal Light Purple Glass Balloon Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Light purple glass water balloon sculpture by Dylan Martinez.
Dylan Martinez’s hyperrealistic water balloons are made of solid sculpted glass sandblasted and acid-etched to resembl...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
"Blue Jay" Original Oil Painting by Susan McDonnell, Avian Art
Located in Denver, CO
Susan McDonnell's "Blue Jay," created in 2021, is a masterful oil on panel that captures the vibrant essence and lively demeanor of its avian subject. Measuri...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
At the sea. 2020, Watercolor, paper, 62, 5 x 85 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At the sea. 2020, Watercolor, paper, 62,5 x 85 cm
Zigmunds Šņore was born in 1942 in Latvia. His works has been exhibited since 1969 and are held in private collections in Latvia, ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Jack Levine American Modernist Social Realist WPA Artist Lithograph Dinner Party
By Jack Levine
Located in Surfside, FL
This is being sold unframed. Reception in Miami.
Born to Lithuanian Jewish parents, Levine grew up in the South End of Boston, where he observed a street life composed of European i...
Category
20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Color, Lithograph
FINE OIL PAINTING By Robert Woodley Brown 19th Century British OLD MASTER PIECE
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD FINE Original Antique 19th Century British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING
Very Good Condition Canvas , a little crazing due to age .
Professional Cleaned
& Re-vanished , Re-lined
Ready to hang. "
Beautiful frame is in Very Good condition ,
this work alone would cost £700 alone
(See Pictures)
Fine Original Antique 19th Century British
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING Romantic Scene GOLD GILT FRAME
By The Reverend Robert Woodley-Brown 1798 - 1869
Similar $4,000 Premier Collection
This Piece is Exceptional good for its age , nice piece of British history
Description
( 19th century )
Title: Romantic Scene 1845
Artist: The Reverend Robert Woodley-Brown 1798 - 1869
Signed : maybe under the frame edge
Provenance: john Castagno art
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Medium : Oil painting on Canvas
Condition: Very Good
Country: British school
Frame size : 23 in x 19 in
( 58 cm x 48 cm)
Canvas size : 16" x 12"
With an estimate of £3000 - £4000 in a London west End Gallery
Description : The Reverend Robert Woodley-Brown was one of those early English landscape painters whose style is so distinct that it is nearly impossible not to be able to instantly recognize his work. This one is no exception.; His paintings remind me of the old movie, “Shangri-La,” where the travelers found a magical place while crossing the Himalayas. The Reverend’s paintings have that kind of magic in them; perhaps it’s his rich color palette or his slightly provincial, yet very Georgian style. It seems there are always pretty skies along with mountains in the background and rivers or lochs somewhere in his compositions. In any case, the result is still pure magic.; This is an accomplished yet charming painting by an artist thought to be actively painting from around 1810 to 1850 and specializing in the stunning scenery of England’s Lake District. Unfortunately, little is known about Reverend Brown’s personal life, and he did not sign most of his works. I have handled several of his paintings in the course of my career and he always has been among my favorite artists.; This gorgeous landscape delivers all of Reverend Woodley-Brown’s quintessential style, color and romantic feel for which his work is admired. His figures, though seemingly entranced themselves by the beauty around them, are there primarily to give scale and a focal point. The trees are in deep, rich greens, while the pink-tinged sky further show off his talent in the realm of color. We are immediately pulled into the artist’s world. The serenity of the scene, as in all of his works, is overwhelming, making the viewer a willing partner in the artist’s interpretation of it. The very Woodley-Brownish romantic folly only adds to the scene’s charm.; In the world of Reverend Brown, his cottages often became follies shrouded in greenery. The background mountains rose...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Freeport Yachts
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Yachts in a marina in Freeport, in the Bahamas, April 1969.
40 x 60 inches
$3950
30 x 40 inches
$3350
20 x 30 inches
$3000
10 x 12 inches
$1350
Complimentary dealer shipping to ...
Category
1960s Realist Art
Materials
Lambda
Blue Jay, Bird, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
58
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper,
Year: 2023
Style: Classic Art,
Subject: Blue Jay,
Size: 12 x 1...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Baalbek, Temple of Bacchus. Oil on canvas, 51, 5 x 74 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Baalbek, Temple of Bacchus. Oil on canvas, 51,5x74 cm
The Temple of Bacchus was one of the three main temples at a large complex in classical antiquity, at Baalbek in Lebanon. The t...
Category
19th Century Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Pocket Full Moon 5, Original Painting, Moon, Astronomy, Nature, Night
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Full Moon 5 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still li...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Skiing Waiters Estate Edition Photograph (Vintage Winter Snowscape)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, circa 1960. In the foreground, a white-clad chef skis towards the viewer, offering a beautifully prepared bird on a tray. Behind him, a man in a ...
Category
1960s Realist Art
Materials
Lambda
Great Tit, Bird, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
136
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper,
Year: 2023
Style: Classic Art,
Title: Great Tit
Size: 12 x 16...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
"Little Branch, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 24" x 18"
Located in Westport, CT
This realistic limited edition print captures a highly detailed, cropped, close-up view of water lightly rippling over rocks. The water reflects light above it to add dimension and d...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Giclée, Digital
Pocket Quail Egg (c), Original Painting, Egg, Nature
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Quail Egg (c) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Story of Red" - Original Painting by Andrada Trapnell, Red Riding Hood Inspired
Located in Denver, CO
Explore the enchanting narrative of "Story of Red" by Andrada Trapnell, a 2023 mixed media creation that invokes the timeless tale of Red Riding Hood. This original artwork, measurin...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Panel
"Running Rabbit" Original Landscape oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Brian Mashburn's painting "Running Rabbit" crafted in 2023, is an original oil painting that depicts a rabbit scampering in a landscape with misty mountains in the background. The ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Panel, Oil
Pocket Mauve Anemone, Original Painting, Flower, Black
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Anemone is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still life p...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Orange Wrapped in Plastic" Oil Painting by Kelly Birkenruth
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Orange Wrapped in Plastic" (2023) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 5 x 5 x 1 inches. This captivating still life features an orange wrapped in a tr...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Eagle, Bird, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
130
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper,
Year: 2023
Style: Classic Art,
Title: Eagle,
Size: 12 x 16 in...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
The Cardinal Fine Antique Portrait Oil Painting in Ornate Gilt Frame
By Otto Eichinger
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cardinal's Letter
Otto Eichinger (1922 - 2004)
signed oil painting on board, framed
framed: 15 x 12 inches
board: 12.5 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Light from Above
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on canvas by Michael Albrechtsen.
Signed lower left.
Framed Dimensions: 12 X 15
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
"The Necklace" Oil on board by Telopa
Located in Carmel, CA
Telopa, the father and son of artists, paints women in an elegant Mannerist style that combines classic beauty and mythological, symbolic allegory.
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Board, Oil
Sparrow, Bird, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
65
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper,
Year: 2023
Style: Classic Art,
Subject: Sparrow,
Size: 12 x 16...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
LARGE OLD MASTER LATE 18th CENTURY CIRCLE of THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH OIL PAINTING
By (circle of) Thomas Gainsborough
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD MASTER LATE 18th /EARLY 19th CENTURY CIRCLE of THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH OIL PAINTING
Fine OIL PAINTING Old Master 18th Century R.A artist in a ...
Category
18th Century Realist Art
Materials
Oil
"Chien" by Marina Dieul, Original Oil Painting, French Bulldog Trompe L'oeil
By Marina Dieul
Located in Denver, CO
Marina Dieul's "Chien," created in 2024, is a charming oil on panel painting measuring 6 x 6 x 1 inches (15.24 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm) with framed dimensions of 11 x 11 inches. This origi...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Puesta De Sol Espanola, " Colorado Sunset, Oil Painting by Sparky LeBold
Located in Denver, CO
"Puesta De Sol Espanola" by Sparky LeBold (US and Portugal based) is a handmade oil painting that depicts a brilliant Colorado sunset.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Sparky LeBold has made a na...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Sesimbra, " Portugal Ocean Waves upon Rocks Oil Painting by Sparky LeBold
Located in Denver, CO
"Sesimbra" by Sparky LeBold (US and Portugal based) is a handmade oil painting that depicts waves crashing in Portugal.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Sparky LeBold has made a name for himself ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Colorado Skies, " Colorado Landscape Oil Painting by Sparky LeBold
Located in Denver, CO
"Colorado Skies" by Sparky LeBold (US and Portugal based) is a handmade oil painting that depicts a moody Colorado cloud landscape.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Sparky LeBold has made a name ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"The Front Range, " Colorado Sunset, Landscape Oil Painting by Sparky LeBold
Located in Denver, CO
"The Front Range" by Sparky LeBold (US and Portugal based) is a handmade oil painting that depicts a brilliant Colorado sunset.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Sparky LeBold has made a name for ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Marsh Lands, " Colorado Sunset, Landscape Oil Painting by Sparky LeBold
Located in Denver, CO
"Marsh Lands" by Sparky LeBold (US and Portugal based) is a handmade oil painting that depicts a brilliant Colorado sunset.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Sparky LeBold has made a name for hims...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Letters to the Universe."
Located in Zofingen, AG
"We know that everything around us is energy, the energy of the universe. When an artist paints, images sometimes suddenly appear in her mind. This only means that she is conducting ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The evening light.
Located in Zofingen, AG
"The plot speaks for itself. It's already evening. The dog is lying on the couch. The floor lamp is on. Comfort and warmth. The atmosphere of the house speaks volumes. Very nice and ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Key to all doors."
Located in Zofingen, AG
"A painting is a symbol, a painting is a metaphor. This is a new work of the artist ""Reflections on Life"" to choose from. The key is a symbol, every door is a secret. Whoever choos...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Inner space 2."
Located in Zofingen, AG
"This series of works is based on the artist's impressions, communication with old and new friends. Our future is impossible without the past. We all appreciate old stories about our...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Grapes, wine with blood orange and white bowl, Original painting, Still life art
By Kate Verrion
Located in Deddington, GB
Grapes, wine with blood orange and white bowl is an original oil painting by Kate Verrion. Kate’s photographic style gives her work an intricacy rarely found.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Board, Paper, Oil
Steamboat Round the Bend
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Steamboat Round the Bend"
Lithograph, 1946
artist : John McCrady 1911-1968
Edition of 250
published by Associated American Artists
signed lower right and titled lower left both in ...
Category
1940s Realist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Landscape near Rye - Early 20th Cent British Watercolour by Joseph A Powell
Located in London, GB
JOSEPH ARTHUR POWELL
(1876-1961)
Oast Houses and Windmill, Rye
Signed l.l.
Watercolour
Unframed
38 by 55 cm., 15 by 21 ¾ in.
(mount size 54 by 70 cm., 21 ¼ by 27 ½ in.)
Born in L...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Into the Waves, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil seascape painting on stretched canvas. Ready to hang but framing is suggested. Signed and dated on the back. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certif...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Pride
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Pride Cleaners', oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches, is proudly presented by Andra Norris Gallery in California. Terry Thompson looks for beauty in the often overlooked, painting in a ph...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cap'n Crunch Pop
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Cap'n Crunch Pop', oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches, proudly presented by Andra Norris Gallery in California. Terry Thompson looks for beauty in the often overlooked, painting in a pho...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Peaks of Europe Spain oil on canvas painting spanish landscape
By Carlos Sempere
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frameless.
Carlos Sempere, although born in Valencia, settled in Asturias in 1978, eclipsed by the beauty of its natural landscape. After years of training in his youth and working...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pocket Greenish Blackbird's Egg, Original Painting, Egg, Nature, Still life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Greenish Blackbird's Egg is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to bar...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sky Ranch
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Sky Ranch', oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches, proudly presented by Andra Norris Gallery in California. Terry Thompson looks for beauty in the often overlooked, painting in a photoreali...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Swanson Crush on Rooti
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Swanson Crush on Rooti', oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches, proudly presented by Andra Norris Gallery in California. Terry Thompson looks for beauty in the often overlooked, painting in...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jims
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Jim's', oil on canvas, 45 x 30 inches, proudly presented by Andra Norris Gallery in California. Terry Thompson looks for beauty in the often overlooked, painting in a photorealistic...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Boys Study
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original pencil drawing on paper by Thomas Blackshear II.
Framed Dimensions: 15.25" X 13.5"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Pencil
Dance of the Wind
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Lithograph Print 303/850 by Thomas Blackshear II.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Pocket Very Ripe Strawberry, Original Painting, Baroque still life, Fruit, Food
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Very Ripe Strawberry is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Eagle Study from Take Flight
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original pencil drawing on paper by Thomas Blackshear II.
Framed Dimensions: 11.25" X 9.25"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Pencil
Jeune Montagnarde des Environs de Truskaniva by Franciszek Tepa - Realist
Located in London, GB
SOLD UNFRAMED
Jeune Montagnarde des Environs de Truskaniva by Franciszek Tepa (1829-1889)
Watercolour
26 x 20.5 cm (10 ¼ x 8 ⅛ inches)
Signed and dated lower left, Franciszek Tepa ...
Category
1870s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Paysan Centenaire, Soldat de l'Armée du Général Kosenisko by Franciszek Tepa
Located in London, GB
SOLD UNFRAMED
Paysan Centenaire, Soldat de l'Armée du Général Kosenisko by Franciszek Tepa (1829-1889)
Watercolour
26.3 x 30 cm (10 ⅜ x 11 ¾ inches)
Initialed and dated lower left, ...
Category
1870s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Montagnard des Environs de Szczaronica by Franciszek Tepa - Realist portrait
Located in London, GB
SOLD UNFRAMED
Montagnard des Environs de Szczaronica by Franciszek Tepa (1829-1889)
Watercolour
26.3 x 20 cm (10 ⅜ x 7 ⅞ inches)
Signed and dated lower right, F. Tepa 1873
Artist ...
Category
1870s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Lion
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original pencil drawing on paper by Thomas Blackshear II.
Framed Dimensions: 11.5" X 11.75"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Pencil
Swan Song
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Lithograph print 744/100 by Thomas Blackshear II.
Signed lower right.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Horse
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original pencil drawing on paper by Thomas Blackshear II.
Framed Dimensions: 15" X 12"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Pencil
Classic Cowboy Sketch
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original pencil drawing on paper by Thomas Blackshear II.
Framed Dimensions: 14.75" X 6.25"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Pencil
Night and Day
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Artist's Proof 5/10 Giclee by Thomas Blackshear II.
Signed lower right.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Giclée
Hopi Maiden
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on canvas by Thomas Blackshear II.
Signed lower right.
Framed Dimensions: 14.75" X 11.75"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Bad to the Bone
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on board by Thomas Blackshear II.
Signed lower right.
Framed Dimensions: 16.5" X 13.5"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Realist art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Realist art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Slim Aarons, Michael Budden, Daniel Pollera, and Su Yu. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Realist art, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.