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Who is the most realistic oil painter?

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Who is the most realistic oil painter?
Opinions vary on who is the most realistic oil painter. Among contemporary artists, Leng Jun, Richard Estes and John Baeder are all acclaimed for the incredibly lifelike works they produce. Other artists who could be contenders for the title include Frédéric Bazille, George Bellows, Rosa Bonheur, Gustave Caillebotte, Gustave Courbet, Honoré Daumier, Thomas Eakins and Jules Bastien-Lepage. Shop a wide range of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
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Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands. 'A farm stands before you on the horizon....
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tombs of the Sultans - 19th Century Orientalist Oil Painting Royal Academy 1873
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Tombs of the Sultans’ by Frank Dillon R.I. R.O.I. (1823-1909). The painting – which depicts the ancient Egyptian “City of the Dead” outside the old walls of Cairo – is signed by th...
Category

1870s English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Last Light on Slaters Ridge Wyatt Mt - Blue Sky Green Mountain Landscape, 2017
Located in Kent, CT
The verdant green, mountainous landscape of Gregory Hennen's Virginia home are the subject for this rich, highly detailed contemporary landscape painting in oil on panel. Recording t...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Huge 1700's Florentine Old Master Oil Painting Eros Triumph over Pan Male Nudes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Triumph of Eros over Pan Florentine School, early 1700's period oil on canvas, framed framed: 58 x 48.5 inches canvas: 50 x 40 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, Franc...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Huge 1920's French Post Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Cattle in Autumn Field
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Matinée d'Automne" by Pierre Eugene Montezin (1874 - 1946), French faintly signed lower right oil on canvas, framed framed: 35 x 45.5 inches canvas: 26 x 36 inches Provenance: priva...
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Moonlight Seascape Original Oil Painting on Linen, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karen Darbinyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Linen, Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Title: Moonlight Size: 17.5" x 23.5" x 0.8'...
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

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