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
Regina dei Fiori - 19th Century Oil Painting Society Portrait of Italian Beauty
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Regina dei Fiori’ by Frédéric Soulacroix (1858-1933).
The painting – which depicts an aristocratic Italian beauty sitting beside a porcelain vase full of peonies – is signed by th...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Morning light on the water., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Morning light on the water. Blue water, sea, small waves, glare on the water, clear sky create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. Made in the style of realism, light blue, whi...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Ocean. The sun., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Ocean. The sun. Warm water, sea, ocean, waves, sea foam, sun glare on the water, clear sky, sun create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. Light flickers on the surface of the w...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Glare on the water 35., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Glare on the water 35. Glare on the water, sea, small waves, serene view, create an atmosphere of relaxation, romance. Nature is the best source of inspiration. Made in the style of ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Bread and French Goat Cheese
Located in Woodbury, CT
Oil on panel, signed and dated 2018. Classic French black wooden frame with gold leaf. Unframed size: 19.69 inches high x 19.69 inches wide. Framed size: 25.2 inches high x 25.2 inches wide x 1.25 inches deep. Sold framed.
Inspired by the modest works of the French painter, Chardin, this classic composition focuses on the simple, zen-like qualities of the gustatory delights of Stefaan’s locale, where bread and cheeses are freshly made and sold at his favorite outdoor market. Interposed with a large knife and antique glass wine bottle...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Evening. Glare on the water., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Evening. Glare on the water. Water, sea, small waves, serene view, sparks on the water, create an atmosphere of relaxation, romance. Nature is the best source of inspiration. Made in...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Magic sunset. Ocean., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Magic sunset. Ocean. Warm water, sea, ocean, waves, sun glare on the water, clear sky, sun create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. Light flickers on the surface of the water,...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Ocean light 3., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Ocean light 3. Blue water, ocean, water glare, clear sky, create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. Made in the style of realism, light blue, white palette emphasizes the energ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Light. Amber evening., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Light. Amber evening. Warm water, serenity of waves, shine of the ocean, evening sun glare glide on the water, create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. Made in the style of re...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Light on the water 10., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Light on the water 10. Summer seascape: blue water, ocean, small waves, sun glare on the water, clear sky create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. The blue and white palette,...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Glare of the sun on the water 5., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Glare of the sun on the water 5. Blue water, ocean, small waves, sun glare on the water, sand, beach, create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. Made in the style of realism, l...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Zebra Shark -original modern bronze wildlife marine sculpture - contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Bronze , Limited edition of 12
Enter the realm of the ocean's gentle giants with "Zebra Shark" by the gifted artist Andrzej Szymczyk, an evocative bronze sculpture that pays homage ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Murene -original modern bronze wildlife marine sculpture - contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Bronze , Limited edition of 12
Delve into the mysterious depths of the ocean with "Murene" by the talented artist Andrzej Szymczyk, a captivating bronze sculpture that brings the hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Cameleon -original modern wildlife animal bronze sculpture - contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Bronze , Limited edition of 12
Step into the world of camouflage and adaptation with "Cameleon" by the talented artist Andrzej Szymczyk, a captivating bronze sculpture that pays hom...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Titan Triggerfish -original bronze marine wildlife sculpture - contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Bronze , Limited edition of 12
Embark on an aquatic adventure with "Titan Triggerfish" by the talented artist Andrzej Szymczyk, a captivating bronze sculpture that captures the raw ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Waltz of glare on the water., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Waltz of glare on the water. Warm water, waves, ocean shine, evening glare on the water create an atmosphere of relaxation, romance, fairy tale and mystery. Made in the style of real...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Bontana -original modern bronze wildlife marine sculpture - contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Bronze , Limited edition of 12
Step into the underwater realm with "Bontana" by the talented Andrzej Szymczyk, a captivating bronze sculpture that celebrates the mystique of wildlif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Wreath Ukrainian Watercolor Fashion Painting Illustration Drawing on Paper Red
Located in Norwalk, CT
Limited Edition Geclee Print of 50 Edition, on Watercolor Paper , hand-embellished by watercolor.
The size of geclee print is 11"X14" . Size with the white matt is 20″X16″.
Frame i...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Sunset at Loch in the Mountains of the Scottish Highlands by Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Sunset at Loch in the Mountains of the Scottish Highlands by British Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. A colourful and dramatic original on canvas, framed in the highest quality...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
Shadow of a Tree on Facade, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Two modern buildings, one raw sienna, and the other white, stand side by side against a deep blue sky. The daylight in the background contrasts with the structu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Beaver, Watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
317
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Beaver
Size: 12 x 16 inch, ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Purple irises. 1998, canvas, oil, 35x25 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Purple irises. 1998, canvas, oil, 35x25 cm
Juris Jurjans (1944-2023) - Painter
Juris Jurjāns graduated from J. Rozentals School of Art in Riga (1962), and Painting Department of La...
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sea. Waves. Glare., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Sea. Waves. Glare. Summer seascape: blue water, ocean, small waves, sun glare on the water, clear sky create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. Made in the style of realism, t...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Botanical Studies, Watercolours on Silk on Handmade Paper, Set of Three Tulips.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A set of three fine hand painted botanical watercolour studies on silk of tulips by La Roche Laffitte. The works are signed bottom right. Some are titled and numbered (see photos) Th...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Silk, Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Gouache
Sea. Glare. Beach., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Sea. Glare. Beach. Summer seascape: blue water, ocean, small waves, sun glare on the water, clear sky, sand, beach create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. The blue and white...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Blue water. Glare., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Blue water. Glare. The ocean, sparks of the sun on the water, clear skies, non-lash waves create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. Made in the style of realism, light blue, wh...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Ocean. Palm trees. Beach., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Sunny beach, ocean, beach, palm trees, sky with clouds, sand, atmosphere of relaxation, romance. A rich palette of blues, greens, yellows, pinks and whites enhances the energy of the...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Blue ocean. Glare., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Blue ocean. Glare. Summer seascape: blue water, blue ocean, small waves, sun glare on the water, clear skies create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. The blue and white palett...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Verdant Marsh, a tranquil landscape view of the wetlands and grassy terrain
Located in Edgartown, MA
Art and design in varied forms have always been a driving interest in my life.
Living in Madison, Connecticut, I began my career as a muralist and trompe l’oeil painter doing signif...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Lyrebird, Bird, Watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
316
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Lyrebird
Size: 12 x 16 inch...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Ocean. Summer evening., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Ocean. Summer evening. A gentle sunset over the ocean, a sunny road on the water, warm water, sea, waves, sun glare on the water and sand, clear warm sky, warm sand, the beach create...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Hans Baluschek Sommer an der Havel ( Summer On The River Havel ), 1934
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Baluschek ( 1870-1935 ), Germany. "New Objectivity" Style. Mixed media on paper, 1934. Signed and dated lower right: HBaluschek.34. Framed. Height: 26.18 in ( 66,5 cm ), Width:...
Category
1930s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Sea. Summer., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Sea. Summer. Blue water, ocean, shimmering glare of the sun on the water, sea foam, clear sky, sand, beach, small waves create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. Made in the st...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Pocket Very Ripe Strawberry, Original Painting, Still Life, Red, Black
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
Kori Bustard, Bird, Watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
309
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Kori Bustard
Size: 12 x 16 i...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Dance of glare at sunset., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Dance of glare at sunset. Warm water, waves, serene views, ocean shine, glare of the evening sun on the water create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. Made in the style of rea...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Summer Landscape with Birches by Austrian Master Gollob Early 20th century Oil
Located in Stockholm, SE
Heinrich Gollob (1886 - 1917) - Austrian painter. Gollob's attention to detail demonstrates his talent for bringing landscapes to life through vibrant colors, textures and the play o...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Pygmy Tyrant, watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
313
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Pygmy Tyrant
Size: 12 x 16 i...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Street with Church
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Street with Church" c.1925 is an original color etching by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir 1881-1962. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist at the lower center. The p...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Etching
Pocket Pinky Red Pomegranate, Baroque Still Life, fruit
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Pinky Red Pomegranate 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 baroqu...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Firing. Setting & Detonation of Explosive Charges Underground Welsh Coalminers
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Valerie Ganz.
Welsh ( b.1936 - d.2015 ).
Firing.
Oil on Artist’s Board.
Signed lower right.
Image size 15.4 inches x 19.3 inches ( 39cm x 49cm ).
Frame size 20.9 inches x 24.6 inches...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Orange mood 18 x 24 cm., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original oil painting on canvas. Figurative. The sides are always spotless white. This provides a good view of any environment and this makes it possible not to use an additional fra...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
C19 Grouse Shoot Gun with Hunting Dogs and grouse in hilly landscape, Oil
Located in ludlow, GB
The Grouse Shoot, 19th century Gun shooting Grouse with Gun dogs and hilly landscape
Oil on Canvas on original stretchers, housed in its original bronzed frame.
This is a very speci...
Category
19th Century Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Eminent Domain, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An original landscape watercolor, painted in the realist tradition, portrays a small national park near Florida. The tide frequently overtakes the benches in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
What a little Sunlight Will Do
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
ARTIST STATEMENT
“What a Little Sunlight Will Do was painted from an on location study I did while on a mule pack trip i...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Panel, Oil, Linen
Rhinoceros, Wild animal, watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
311
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Rhinoceros
Size: 12 x 16 inc...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Pink Bird, Watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
310
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Pink Bird
Size: 12 x 16 inch...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Fresh Light, an oil on aluminum with a vivid landscape
Located in Edgartown, MA
Art and design in varied forms have always been a driving interest in my life.
Living in Madison, Connecticut, I began my career as a muralist and trompe l’oeil painter doing signif...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Japanese cup with limes, still life painting by Tim Snowdon
Located in BUNGENDORE, AU
Original artwork on linen by established Australian painter Tim Snowdon. Japanese cup with limes is one of three original paintings featuring the same Japa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Linen
Bison, Watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
314
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Bison
Size: 12 x 16 inch, (...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Slim Aarons 'Westin Excelsior, Venice'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Westin Excelsior in Venice
1957
C print
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate.
Slim Aarons, an acclaimed fine art photo...
Category
1950s Realist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sheep in Landscape (C. 558)
By Henry Moore
Located in New York, NY
Sheep in Landscape (C. 558), 1974
Lithograph in colors, on wove paper
18 1/8 x 20 1/4 in. (46 x 51.4 cm)
Edition of 50
Signed and numbered in pencil, lower margin
Category
1970s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Contemporary portrait "New Look for an Old Jacket"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sometimes you dig into the closet, find a long-forgotten item, and start trying it on in different ways. You try it on, and it seems pretty cool, but then you think: Where am I going...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Impressionistic Moonlight Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Beach
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Moonrise
oil/canvas
12 x 16 image size
18.5 x 22.5 framed.
An oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a romantic moonlit seascape cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Ballerina at the Barre (Poster with photography by Harvey Edwards)
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Ballerinas and those that own dance schools would appreciate this beautiful poster with a photograph by Harvey Edwards of a ballerina at the barre.
It has been tastefully framed wit...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Paper
Slim Aarons 'Westin Excelsior, Venice'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Portofino
1957
C print
Signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate.
The Westin Excelsior Hotel on the Lido in ...
Category
1950s Realist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Impressionistic Moonlight Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Beach Jetty
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Moonlight Serenade
oil/canvas
20 x 30 image size
26 x 36 framed.
An oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a romantic moonlit seasc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Ponte Sant’Angelo -Christo, Contemporary, 21st Century, Collage, Limited Edition
By Christo
Located in Zug, CH
Ponte Sant’Angelo, Wrapped, Project for Rome - Christo, Contemporary, 21st Century, Collage, Limited Edition
Collage on lithograph with acrylic frame
Edition of 160 Arab and 90 Roman...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Lithograph
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.
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