Realist Still-life Paintings
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
"The Beginning" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Magic Realism, Alphabet Letters, Text
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod
The Beginning, 1990
Signed center
Oil on gesso board
10 x 8 inches
Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a regionalis...
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Roses are Red" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Magic Realism, Colorful Flowers
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod
Roses are Red, 1991
Signed lower right
Oil on gesso panel
8 x 10 inches
Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a regio...
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Old McDonald's Farm" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Magic Realism, Midwestern Rural
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod
Old McDonald's Farm, 1989
Signed lower right
Oil on gesso board
14 x 18 inches
Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as ...
Category
1980s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Hippopotami" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, African Safari, Realism Still Life
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod
Hippopotami, 1990
Signed lower right
Oil on gesso board
12 x 16 inches
Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a region...
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Watchtowers - contemporary condensation window painting oil artwork original art
By Lucy du Sautoy
Located in London, Chelsea
This impression by contemporary painter Lucy Du Sautoy captures a spectacular vision of mist on a window which completely engulfs the composition apart from a textual/ symbolic moti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pink and White Peonies-original modern realism floral painting-contemporary Art
By Robert Lemay
Located in London, Chelsea
Contemporary realist painter Robert Lemay expressive a still life of flowers captured from an intimate perspective. This artwork demonstrates an attention to the delicate details of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mayfair by Ginny Williams Framed Still Life Oil on Canvas Silver Tea Kettle
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unframed this painting measures 16"H x 16"W.
We were immediately drawn to the thoughtfully painted work, the clever titles and the rich, deep hues. And when we got to know the artist, we were equally charmed by her delightful wit, her sensibilities as an artist, her depth of knowledge and her modesty. This one’s got it all and we are honored to represent her.
GC Williams...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
"Knight After Knight" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Medieval Magic Realism Still Life
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod
Knight After Knight, 1984
Signed upper left
Oil on gesso board
16 x 9 1/2 inches
Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized a...
Category
1980s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Footnotes" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Shoes, Realist Trompe L'oeil Still Life
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod
Footnotes, 1990
Signed lower right
Oil on gesso board
20 x 16 inches
Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a regiona...
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"The Egg and I" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Yiddish Joke, Realism
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod
The Egg and I, 1991
Signed lower right
Oil on gesso board
11 x 14 inches
Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a regi...
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"Objets d'Arctic" Aaron Bohrod, Inuit, Polar Bear, Penguin, Winter Still Life
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod
Objets D'Arctic, 1987
Signed lower right
Oil on gesso board
14 x 11 inches
Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a regionalist painter of American scenes, particularly of his native Chicago, Bohrod later devoted himself to detailed still-life paintings rendered in the trompe l'oeil style. He also worked for several years in ceramics and wrote a book on pottery.
Born in 1907, Bohrod began his studies at Chicago's Crane Junior College in 1925, and two years later enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago. But it was at the Art Students League in New York City, from 1930 to 1932, that he studied under the man believed to be his most significant early influence, John Sloan. Sloan's romantic realism is reflected in the many depictions of Chicago life...
Category
1980s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Rolex Daytona - Hyperrealist painting
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Acrylic and oil on canvas
35" X 35"
ABOUT THE ARTWORK:
This hyper-realistic art piece captures the essence of a Rolex Daytona watch with extraor...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Shell 8, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's "Shell 8" is an oil on board created in 2019 depicting an illuminated shell floating in a black background.
About the artist:
Gregory was born in Kansas City, Mis...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Shell 16, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's "Shell 16" is an oil on board created in 2019 depicting an illuminated shell floating in a black background.
About the artist:
Gregory was born in Kansas City, Mi...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dancing Water 42-original realism water pattern oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Dancing Water 42" is a captivating original lake water painting by the esteemed Irina Cumberland. This artwork, a stunning representation of contemporary realism, invites viewers t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Shell 18, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's "Shell 18" is an oil on board created in 2019 depicting an illuminated shell floating in a black background.
About the artist:
Gregory was born in Kansas City, Mi...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Crystal and Glass Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous midcentury painting of crystal decanter and clear glass vessels against a vivid orange backdrop by Donald Werden (American, b. 1921). Signed and...
Category
1960s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
"Shell 3, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Shell 4" is an oil on board created in 2020 depicting a shell floating above glistening waves.
About the artist:
Gregory was born in Kansas City, Miss...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Small Oil Still Life Painting, "Orange with Reflection"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original still life oil painting on board from southern California artist Anthony Enyedy. It is 9" x 9" x 1.5". It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Calm Water" a photorealist oil painting of three small boats resting
Located in Edgartown, MA
Michel Brosseau was born in Nantes and has lived in Bordeaux for many years. Both cities are on the Atlantic coast of France and have rich maritime histories, highlighted by prospero...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Alabama Looking On" a photorealist oil painting, shore horizon with sailboats
Located in Edgartown, MA
Michel Brosseau was born in Nantes and has lived in Bordeaux for many years. Both cities are on the Atlantic coast of France and have rich maritime histories, highlighted by prospero...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Northern Dreams, " Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Northern Dreams" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts yellow flowers strewn on a table with an arctic landscape in the background.
Mia Berg...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Classic White (O)" photorealist oil painting of a detailed Sail's Canvas
Located in Edgartown, MA
Michel Brosseau was born in Nantes and has lived in Bordeaux for many years. Both cities are on the Atlantic coast of France and have rich maritime histories, highlighted by prospero...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Hermes Birkin Black - Hyperrealist painting
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Acrylic & oil on canvas
21.3″x37.4″ Framed
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Small Oil Still Life Painting, "Fresh Picked"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original still life oil painting on board from southern California artist Anthony Enyedy. It is 10" x 10" x 1.5". It is framed. A certificate of authenticity ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Verde in View" a photorealist oil painting, overlooking a vibrant green boat
Located in Edgartown, MA
Michel Brosseau was born in Nantes and has lived in Bordeaux for many years. Both cities are on the Atlantic coast of France and have rich maritime histories, highlighted by prospero...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Arctic Blooms, " Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Arctic Blooms" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts yellow blooms contrasted with an arctic landscape.
Mia Bergeron's interest in art was c...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Oil Still Life of Peach
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Sean Beavers is an exquisite still life and landscape artist. He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York on scholarship where he received a BFA in fine arts and graduated with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
"Oyster Catcher" a photorealist oil painting, a festive fisherman's boat
Located in Edgartown, MA
Michel Brosseau was born in Nantes and has lived in Bordeaux for many years. Both cities are on the Atlantic coast of France and have rich maritime histories, highlighted by prospero...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Figs", Oil Painting
By Quang Ho
Located in Denver, CO
Quang Ho's (US based) "Figs" is an oil on panel depicting figs growing on a tree with lush green foliage.
About the artist:
Quang Ho was born on April 30, 1963, in Hue, Vietnam. He...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
So Many Sprouts, Original Watercolor Still Life
Located in Boston, MA
Lightness of Being
8.0 x 10.0 x 0.1, 0.2 lbs
Watercolor
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"When a local chef opened a market for microgreens and lettuces in 2022, Jeanne had the opportunity to photograph the produce. She turned these into a series of small paintings, even mixing her own greens and purples to best imitate the plants."
About the Artist:
Originally from Charleston, SC, Jeanne McIntosh Rietzke holds a BA in Fine Art from the University of South Carolina, Columbia. Jeanne developed her colorful, coastal, and marine-themed painting style in college. In her 30+ years as an artist, Jeanne’s paintings have sold nationally and internationally. She has won numerous awards, been accepted into dozens of juried shows, and featured in national and international publications. Jeanne’s watercolors are easily recognizable by her creative use of watermarks, intense colors, and unique perspectives. Jeanne has also been known to paint in mixed water media including acrylic paint and inks. Her subjects include marine life, landscapes, abstracts, and waterscapes. February 24, 2022, her first children’s books were published. Jeanne has written and illustrated a series entitled Caroline, The Painted Turtle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Ruby Inspiration
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Ruby Inspiration" is an artwork where the deep red of a pomegranate and the vibrant hues of viburnum intertwine in a magnificent symphony of colors. Each element of the canvas radia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Moody Blues", Oil Painting
By Jeff Legg
Located in Denver, CO
Jeff Legg's (US based) "Moody Blues" is an oil painting created in 2023 depicting a brilliant blue vase with an orange slice, grapes and blue foliage.
About the artist:
Jeff C. Leg...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Orchid with Blue", Oil Painting
By Jeff Legg
Located in Denver, CO
Jeff Legg's (US based) "Orchid with Blue" is an oil painting created in 2023 depicting beautifully lit white orchids in a blue vase with a dark grey background.
About the artist:
J...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flowering branches in a white mug
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Flowering branches in a white mug” is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty of spring blossom. Painted with great precision and a keen eye for ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Floral Still Life', Unknown, Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 14" x 18" oil on canvas painting depicts a still-life of a backlit flower with buds and leaves. The flower could presumably be of tropical origin as the artist painted this work...
Category
20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Ebb and Flow, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's (US based) "Ebb and Flow" is an oil painting featuring a red apple still life with various objects.
About the artist:
David is an internationally acclaimed and col...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beach Chair and Shovel
Located in Fairfield, CT
John has shown and sold through George Billis Gallery in Connecticut and NYC.
John Aquilino's paintings are architectural, bold in form, content, shape and color.
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Umbrella and Two Chairs
Located in Fairfield, CT
John has shown and sold through George Billis Gallery in Connecticut and NYC.
John Aquilino's paintings are architectural, bold in form, content, shape and color.
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beach Towel
Located in Fairfield, CT
John has shown and sold through George Billis Gallery in Connecticut and NYC.
John Aquilino's paintings are architectural, bold in form, content,...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Orange Pail
Located in Fairfield, CT
John has shown and sold through George Billis Gallery in Connecticut and NYC.
John Aquilino's paintings are architectural, bold in form, content,...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Basket with tangerines
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Basket with tangerines” is a work that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of this luscious fruit. Painted with great precision and a keen eye for detail, this m...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Conversation (on beach)
Located in Fairfield, CT
John has shown and sold through George Billis Gallery in Connecticut and NYC.
John Aquilino's paintings are architectural, bold in form, content, shape and color.
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Banana Flower" Oil Painting D 39" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Banana Flower" Oil Painting D 39" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Bio
Born in Moscow into a family of artists, Sasha Sokolova is an award winning contemporary realist painter, working acro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman in Pink
Located in Fairfield, CT
John has shown and sold through George Billis Gallery in Connecticut and NYC.
John Aquilino's paintings are architectural, bold in form, content, shape and color.
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nasturtiums
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Nasturtiums" is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of this summer flower. Painted with great precision and a keen eye for detail, this work exu...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Faded Red Hat
Located in Fairfield, CT
John has shown and sold through George Billis Gallery in Connecticut and NYC.
John Aquilino's paintings are architectural, bold in form, content,...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Small Oil Still Life Painting, "Orange on Blue Tile"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original still life oil painting on board from southern California artist Anthony Enyedy. It is 10" x 10" x 1.5". It is unframed. A certificate of authenticit...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hyacinths
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Hyacinths" is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty of this spring flower . Painted with great precision and a keen eye for detail, this work exudes a contemporary real...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"4 Pears still Life with illusions" Soft focus Oil on canvas 42x66
Located in Southampton, NY
This oil painting from 1983 is priced at a fraction of the original price. It was originally priced at $3500 when at the gallery in the D&D building in NYC. It was in our storage a...
Category
1980s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Faun and Fawn" Aaron Bohrod, Realist Still Life, Deer and Putti
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod
Faun and Fawn, 1984
Signed lower right
Oil on gesso board
16 x 12 inches
Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a regionalist painter of American scenes, particularly of his native Chicago, Bohrod later devoted himself to detailed still-life paintings rendered in the trompe l'oeil style. He also worked for several years in ceramics and wrote a book on pottery.
Born in 1907, Bohrod began his studies at Chicago's Crane Junior College in 1925, and two years later enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago. But it was at the Art Students League in New York City, from 1930 to 1932, that he studied under the man believed to be his most significant early influence, John Sloan. Sloan's romantic realism is reflected in the many depictions of Chicago life, which comprised most of Bohrod's early work.
Under Sloan's tutelage, Bohrod came to subscribe to the belief that painters should find the subjects of their art in the immediate world around them. These paintings emphasized architecture unique to north Chicago and featured Chicagoans engaged in such everyday activities as working, playing or going to the theatre. The romantic aspect was conveyed by the use of misty colors, and the realism by attention to detail.
In 1936, Bohrod won the Guggenheim Fellowship award in creative painting...
Category
1980s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"3 Pears Still Life with illusions" 40x50" soft focus oil on canvas
Located in Southampton, NY
This oil painting from 1985 is priced at a fraction of the original price. It was in our storage area and we just decided to put it on sale at a price which is a fraction of the original price. These still life with illusion paintings were originally sold in New York City at the D&D building on 59th street. It was a building that only interior designers were allowed to shop at. the general public could only go in with their interior designer to select an item. This came from the Haller Gallery in that space. It was originally priced at $3500 when at the gallery in the D&D building in NYC.
It is oil on canvas and in very subtle colors. The top right area of the canvas show slight lines of cracking to the paint. You can see that on one of the close up images.
The pale thick colors (The illusions) give a 3d floating look.
We have another Still Life with 4 Pears also on sale this week.
Category
1980s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Light
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Light" is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty of apple blossom. Painted with great precision and a keen eye for detail, this work exudes a contemporary realism infuse...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Small Oil Still Life Painting, "Just a Couple of Pairs"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original still life oil painting on board from southern California artist Anthony Enyedy. It is 10" x 10" x 1.5". It is unframed. A certificate of authenticit...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lara FLOWER VASE Original- realist oil canvas--still life painting
By Juan Lara
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
" FLOWER VASE"- Original- realist oil canvas--still life painting
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red and white peonies in the style of Dutch masters
Located in Zofingen, AG
The collection of paintings has the name of the "Wonderful flowers".
The paintings are drawn with oil on the hardboard (back side made of the double cardboard).
Perfectly is suitabl...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Oil, Canvas
Cherry Picking, Monogrammed MAB and Dated 1890, American School, Still Life
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Classic 19th century American School painting, "Cherry Picking," is monogrammed MAB and is dated 1890. In the tradition of the Fall River School artists like Robert Spear Dunning and Bryant Chapin...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Coffee cup on pink tablecloth
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Coffee cup on pink tablecloth" is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of things around us in everyday life. Pai...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Realist still-life paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Realist still-life paintings 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 paintings 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, green, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Olga Antonova, Susan Jane Belton, Douglas Newton, and Claudine Picard. 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 still-life paintings, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life paintings 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 $167 and tops out at $150,000, while the average work sells for $2,649.