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How you price realistic art depends on a variety of factors. If you're trying to determine how to price your own work, experts generally recommend multiplying the length by the width and then multiplying the results by a rate you establish, such as $5 or $6. When selling realistic art produced by another artist, consider the historic selling prices of their work, the size of the piece, the condition and the historical significance. A certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer can also provide you with a fair market value for any art that you own. Explore a large collection of realistic art on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
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Sauna (San Francisco 1970's Gay Castro photo)
By Fisher Ross
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Fisher Ross
Sauna, ca. 1977.
Print measures 8 x 10 inches.
2026 digital print from the original in the Fisher Ross Archive.
From an edition of 15 on archival paper produced by th...
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Patina" - Realist Still-Life, Oil Painting on Cradled Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Blair Atherholt is an award-winning contemporary realist oil painter whose creative focus and interest primarily lie in the Still Life genre. His love for painting is inspired and in...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Hyperrealistic Acrylic Painting 'The Missing Move', 90x120 cm, Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
Certain works of art do not describe an event—they preserve its emotional residue. They remind us that the most profound transformations rarely occur in moments of visible drama, but in the quiet intervals that divide life into what existed before and everything that follows. This painting inhabits precisely that elusive territory.
The composition presents an interior of remarkable stillness. A young woman, dressed in white and seen only from behind, stands before expansive panoramic windows. Beside her, a black cat quietly shares the moment. In the foreground, an antique billiard table...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Two Daschounds. An antique painting of dogs framed and signed
Located in St. Albans, GB
Heinrich SPERLING
German School
Picture Size: 15 x 18" (38 x 46cm)
Framed Size: 22 x 25" (56 x 64cm)
Signed and framed
Sperling was born March 23rd 1844 in Warnkenhagen, and died 2...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blustery Clouds, Stormy Sky Landscape, Blue Tones, Extra Large Cyanotype, Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype.
"Blustery Clouds" is an cyanotype of the semi-abstract patterns of clouds in the sky after a storm.
Details:
+ Title: Blu...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Emulsion, Watercolor, Etching, Lithograph
The Green Lamp, Woman Reading a Book, Oil on Canvas Interior Painting
Located in Stockholm, Stockholm
In this painting, The Green Lamp, painted by Eva Bagge (1871-1964) presents an intimate interior scene imbued with silence and contemplation. A woman sits comfortably in an armchair,...
Category
1940s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil


