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Style: American Realist
Evidence of Life, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"Living in Florida where it is hot and humid, I always get excited when the calendar turns to autumn with the remote promise of cooler weather," jokes artist ...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Annual Lavatera a native of Spain
Located in New York, NY
Signed (at lower right): FJK [partial]
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Early 20th Century American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Support Group, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"What makes you feel good through a storm in your life?" asks artist Dwight Smith. "A good support group. Family and friends are excellent for support - but f...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Empty Booth - iconic watercolor - Red Devil Fireworks
Located in Burlingame, CA
Empty Booth - an iconic American original watercolor painting - 36 x 24 inches - by James Torlakson, who is known for his photorealist oil paintings, watercolors and aquatint intaglio etchings. Empty Booth depicts the inside of an empty fireworks booth with a Red Devil...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Postman - original watercolor
Located in Burlingame, CA
Iconic Postman original watercolor painting is 11 1/2 x 7 inches / professionally framed at approximately 19 1/2 x 15 inches. Artist signed, titl...
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20th Century American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Phantom Fireworks - original watercolor painting
Located in Burlingame, CA
Phantom Fireworks - an iconic American painting by James Torlakson who is known for his photorealist oil paintings, watercolors and aquatint intaglio etchings. Torlakson’s photoreal...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Daisies, grey realist graphite on paper floral drawing, 2020
Located in New York, NY
Mary Reilly explores the full tonal depth of graphite in her nature drawings and landscapes. She finds all of the soft subtleties of gray as she shifts seamlessly from branch to pebb...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Paper

Dandelion with Bud, contemporary realist silver floral graphite drawing, 2019
Located in New York, NY
These elegant graphite dandelion drawings belie the rigor of their process. Once the surface of the paper is prepared, Glass uses a stylus to carefully delineate the lacy quality of ...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Paper

Of Pure Heart, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An original culinary-themed still life created in the realist tradition. "I got the urge to paint golden delicious apples, so my wife and I picked up some at ...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Backyard Bench - original watercolor 1974-2016
Located in Burlingame, CA
Backyard Bench - an iconic American watercolor painting by James Torlakson who is known for his photorealist oil paintings, watercolors and aquatint in...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Car Wash - original unique watercolor
Located in Burlingame, CA
Car Wash - an iconic American watercolor painting by James Torlakson, who is known for his photorealist oil paintings, watercolors and aquatint intagli...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Tree #55, contemporary realist ballpoint pen and gouache nature still life
Located in New York, NY
In her ballpoint pen and gouache still-life, "Tree #55," Dina Brodsky uses a sketch-like approach to capture the texture of the tree bark, and the delicacy of its branches. Brodsky c...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper, Gouache, Ballpoint Pen

Mid Century Seashells and Coral Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed still life or seashells and coral on a wood table by Joseph Yeager (American, early-mid 20th Century). Background has an ocean scene with a sailboat and palm trees. Y...
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1940s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Fresh Air, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"An original watercolor that gives homage to a time when grandma or mom baked desserts and cooled them by fresh air," says Dwight. "The windowsill in this pai...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Mid Century Amaryllis Blossom Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed watercolor of an amaryllis blossom by Joe Yeager (American, early-mid 20th Century). Signed "Joe Yeager" in pen under one of the petals. Pre...
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1940s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Pink Rose Floral Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Watercolor of a pink rose with a stem on laid paper by Barbara Gibson (20th Century). Presented in a double mat in a modern silver frame. Signed "Barbara Gibson" and dated "1989" in ...
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1980s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Pencil

Vintage Rose Illustration -- "Georgia On My Mind"
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Rose Illustration -- "Georgia On My Mind" Beautiful and highly detailed illustration of a pink rose on a complex matrix background by Ben Black (American, 1922-2003). Titled "Georgia on My Mind" lower left. Signed "Ben Black" lower right. Unframed. Image size, 22.5"H x 18.25"W on a 25"H x 20"W Mat. The artist takes many days creating the hand drawn matrix background of circles and line. Ben Black was born in Boston, he graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art 1947. He served in World War 2. He was an art director at one of Boston's leading advertising firms, later opened his own studio where his works were included in The New Yorker Magazine, Saturday Evening Post, Reader's Digest, establishing himself as a leading American Illustrator. He had many solo and group exhibitions throughout New England and his work is collected throughout the world. Originally known for his clowns, he created a limited edition series of plates for Royal Daulton as well as clown figurines...
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1980s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, India Ink, Watercolor

Typewriter (Illustration for Playgirl Magazine), Pastel by Gary van der Steur
By Gary Van Der Steur
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gary van der Steur, American Title: Typewriter (Original Illustration for Playgirl Magazine) Year: 1975 Medium: Pastel on Paper, signed l.r. Image Size: 24 in. x 19 in. (60.9...
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1970s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Flamingo #2
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NY & LA -- From the artist statement, "My artwork centers on mid-century American architecture and design, once revered for its groundbreaking i...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Matchbox: The Tobacco Safety Match
By David Wharton
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A watercolor on paper executed in bright and saturated red, yellow and blue depicting a box of matches by American artist David Wharton. Signed lower le...
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Early 2000s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

American Realist still-life drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic American Realist still-life drawings and watercolors 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 still-life drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of purple, blue, orange, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Deborah Eddy, Margot Glass, Dwight Smith, and Frances Jauncey Ketchum. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Watercolor and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large American Realist still-life drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 3.5 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $215 and tops out at $9,000, while the average work sells for $1,320.

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