Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
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
Sun Ripened, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Complementary colors take center stage in this still life. Purple plums rest in a yellow bowl, creating an immediate impact of bright hues. Above, a brightly ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Purple Iris #4, Original Painting
By Jay Jensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Jay Jense depicts an iris patch in his backyard. It portrays a moment of a humid spring evening, capturing a vivid memory of seeing the blooms in the lig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Coral dreams Watercolor rose boutique
Located in Zofingen, AG
The watercolor painting with roses is a delicate, refined watercolor, made in a charismatic technique without the use of clear graphic lines. Sophisticated roses and peonies in water...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Family Tree, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This still-life arrangement of Granny Smith apples resembles a family portrait. Thoughtfully composed to guide the eye, the grouping of fruit evokes the warmt...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Blue Flag Irises
By David Wang
Located in Soquel, CA
Clean and detailed watercolor of blue flag irises by David Wang (Chinese-American, 20th Century). Signed in the lower right corner by the artist. Presented in a double mat of cream and light purple, and a wood frame with plexiglass. Image size: 20.5"H x 28"W
David Wang is a native of Beijing, China. He gained his education from the Beijing Education College of China in 1984, where he learned various techniques in drawing, watercolor, oil painting, sculpture, graphic design, and Chinese watercolor. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts Degree, he became a fine arts teacher. During his eight years of teaching, he has taught hundreds of quality students, some becoming professional artists and cinematographers. Wang has also accomplished several major art and design projects, such as designing and creating an exhibit of the Terra-Cotta army warriors in the Forbidden City and interior designs for shopping plazas in Beijing.
In 1988, David came to the U.S as a visitor scholar and studied at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. After his studies in 1992, he continued his profession as a full-time artist. For twelve years, he had a successful career creating visual art for the Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida Studio. He worked as a senior background artist doing work from concept development to production final work. His work has achieved him credits on: "Pocahontas," "Mulan," "Tarzan," "Lilo & Stitch," "Brother Bear," and "The Princess and the Frog...
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1990s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Tulips and lilacs 1992, paper, watercolor, 64x73 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Dzidra Bauma (1930)
Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, portraits, landscapes, flowers and still life. She is one of the most productive wate...
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
Spring day Watercolor painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
A watercolor painting with flowers of apple tree.
A bright, juicy watercolor painting filled with the warmth of the spring sun. The lush petals of a blooming apple tree grow against ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Feeling of spring. Paper, pastel 21x23 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Feeling of spring. Paper, pastel 21x23 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painte...
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
The Safe Eggs, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Brightly colored brown eggs rest on top of a rustic safe, depicting them as treasures. It is a thought-provoking still-life that questions the price of food in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Kitchen Sink Gallery, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Sunlight streams through a window, illuminating a simple domestic scene. An orange pot and a single purple-hued fig rest on a woode...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Dorothy Fitchew - 20th Century British Watercolor Illustration of Flower Fairies
By Dorothy Fitchew
Located in London, GB
DOROTHY FITCHEW
(1889-1975)
“I Must Go Seek Some Dewdrops Here,
And Hang a Pearl in Every Cowslip’s Ear.”
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act II, Scene I
Signed l.l.: DOROTHY FITCHEW
...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
1966 Mercury Commuter Station Wagon, Antique Technical Car Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed and precise illustration of a 1966 Mercury Commuter Station Wagon by Joseph Yeager (American, 20th Century).
Signed in the lower right portion of the illustration.
This piece is on heavy cardstock.
Presented in a new black mat.
No frame.
Joseph "Joe" Yeager (American, 20th Century) was raised in Cleveland Ohio, where he went to art school at night and started his art career at 19. He was a commercial artist for the Cleveland Press...
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1960s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Postcard, Pen
1920's Historical Fashion Illustration of Lady in 17th Century Dress
Located in Soquel, CA
Finely detailed historical figurative fashion illustration painted in watercolor in 1921, of a lady in 17th century dress; complete with a full blac...
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1920s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$556 Sale Price
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Camellia no. 1 - original watercolor
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Camellia no.1' original watercolor painted in 2021, a singular camellia flower in pink with hints of yellow with beautiful green foliage from Cleveland-born and educated Gary Bukovn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Brown teapot surrounded by red onions on Yellow background
By Glenora Richards
Located in New Orleans, LA
Glenny created beautiful miniature watercolors, mostly still life. This image of a bronze teapot with red onions is a unique work of art.
Glenora Rich...
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1990s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Summer light Watercolor painting with Roses
Located in Zofingen, AG
Watercolor painting with roses in bright red and juicy green tones. A whole bush of delicate scarlet roses - how not to paint such beauty! This painting is light, sonorous, dynamic. ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Garden Views #4, Fiddlehead Fern with Dragonfly
Located in Burlingame, CA
Susan Manchester’s drawings of feathers and flora are meditations on the ephemeral nature of life, and they reflect the artist’s fascination with beau...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Crayon, Pastel, Handmade Paper, Graphite
Narcissus, paper, watercolor, 48x47 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Dzidra Bauma (1930)
Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, portraits, landscapes, flowers and still life. She is one of the most productive wate...
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
Green & Red Apple Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming watercolor of red and green apples with an interesting composition by P. Dymond (American, 20th Century), circa 2000. Signed upper right corner. Presented in a metal frame. ...
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Early 2000s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$304 Sale Price
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Cherry Blossoms 4, A Gray, Black and White Drawing of Cherry Blossoms on Branch
By Mary Reilly
Located in New York, NY
Mary Reilly's "Cherry Blossoms 4" (2025) is a 24 x 18-inch graphite pencil drawing that captures the delicate beauty of cherry blossoms. Reilly's meticulous technique involves layeri...
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2010s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
1920's Illustration of a Country Girl
Located in Soquel, CA
Finely detailed figurative illustration of a young woman leaning against a fence. The woman is wearing a plaid dress and bonnet with a black ribbon. Some of the landscape has been il...
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1920s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Ink, Gouache
$556 Sale Price
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Gun from Clue
By A.J. Fries
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original mixed media drawing by American artist A.J. Fries.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Graphite, Paper
'Still Life with Sculpture', Hague School Oil, Dutch Artist, Liu Haichan, Daoism
By Cornelius Anton Bartels
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'C.A. Bartels' for Cornelius Anton Bartels (Dutch, born 1890) and painted circa 1945.
A still-life with a sculpture of the Daoist immortal, Liu Haichan...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Graphite, Gouache
Flowers in a vase
Located in Riga, LV
Flowers in a vase
paper/pastel, 70x54 cm
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"HONKY DONKIN" DONKEY GRAPHITE PENCIL DRAWING BURRO FRAMED 22 X 17 #2 PENCIL
Located in San Antonio, TX
Howard Halbert
(Born 1957)
Texas Artist
Image Size: 14 x 9
Frame Size: 22 x 17
Medium: Graphite # 2 pencil only
"Honky Donkin" Donkey
HALBERT - Biography
Halbert was born and raised in North Central Texas, and early on developed an interest in portraying the horses, cattle and every day occurrences of the west, in pencil. Eventually Halbert became a partner in a large ranching operation, which kept him away from his art for many years. A few years ago, he picked up a pencil and began to pursue his dream of becoming a professional artist. " I believe my passion and love of horses and the western way of life show in my work. I thank God for this gift which allows me to share with others what I truly enjoy. " Halbert credits Texas artist George Hallmark...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Water Hyacinth - Early 20th Century Botanical watercolour of by Arthur Wardle
Located in London, GB
ARTHUR WARDLE
(1864-1949)
Study of a Water Hyacinth
Signed
Watercolour and bodycolour on linen, framed
33.5 by 23 cm., 13 ½ by 9 in.
(frame size 52.5 by 43 cm., 21 ¾ by 17 in.)
A...
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Early 20th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Panier de Peches
Located in Austin, TX
Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville, French (1879 - 1907) "Panier de Peches" Oil on canvas. Signed lower right side.
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Finally Heading Home, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A stack of vintage suitcases sits packed and ready for travel. At the top, a nest cradling a blue egg symbolizes home, warmth, safety, and new beginnings. The c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Peonies, June
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Titled lower left. Signed lower right: S. Headley Van Campen
Susan Van Campen’s plein-air oil paintings are painted with the confident brushwork of a watercolorist, achieving bold i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Flower. Paper, pastel 33x27 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flower. Paper, pastel 33x27 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monume...
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Ignite, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A weathered can rests beside a Bible atop a wooden stool. Golden wheat stalks rise from a small tin cup, adding a touch of nature and warmth to the scene. The a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Fruit of the Vine, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Dwight Smith depicts a modern interpretation of a strawberry plant. Ready for harvest, the fruit grows from the silverware that represents vines. This wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Drayage, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A yellow rubber duck carries a cupcake on its back. The dark blue and purple background enhances the warm tones of the subjects. The composition exudes both s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Interior Series, Book - contemporary, realist, still-life, pastel on paper
By Ciba Karisik
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary, realist, still-life, pastel on paper is by artist Ciba Karisik.
A moment in time is faithfully captured in a charming series of oil paintings featuring interior s...
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2010s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Pencil drawing of a staircase on a forest path by skillful italian artist
Located in Milan, IT
Drawing size: 50 x 37.5 cm
Paper size: 74 x 58 cm
Sara Menon was born in 1985 in Palmanova and lives and works in Aquileia, in the province of Udine.
She specialized in the restoration of paintings and wooden sculptures in Mantua, a profession she still pursues today, while continuing to experiment with other art forms such as painting, sculpture and illustration.
Her passion and activity as a naturalistic and scientific illustrator began in 2002, when she collaborated with medical examiner Gianpiero Ceci, producing a series of anatomical-surgical plates to accompany her publications, mainly related to the field of obstetrics and gynecology.
In 2010, through the European Institute of Design in Milan, she had the opportunity to meet and get to know the illustrator Massimo Demma, who allowed her to refine the method and painting techniques used in scientific investigation and the rendering of natural data, as well as further knowledge in the field of naturalistic illustration. She had the opportunity to publish some naturalistic plates for the publishing house Il Prato...
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2010s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pen
Flower Pots: Contemporary Pastel Still Life Painting
By Keith Bowen
Located in Brecon, Powys
This gorgeous pastel is an unusual painting from Keith Bowen, more known for his studies of Snowdonia and its rural communities. We believe that this picture may have been painted during his time in Provence. The work is very reflective of Provencal light and imagery; sunny terrace and terracotta pots with bright Summer flowers, plants and a little tree...
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20th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Lemon tree. Realism, watercolor, white, yellow, blue, fruits, citrus, horizontal
Located in Oslo, NO
"Lemon tree" watercolor painting captures the beauty of nature in detail. The minimalist white and blue background draws attention to the details of the branch, fruit, and flowers. T...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Summer Orchard, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This realistic watercolor captures a still life with a vivid touch. The bright red pottery symbolizes the summer sun, casting its rays upon a Granny Smith app...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Exquisite Rose Drawing (unique) done in graphite, hand signed with provenance
Located in New York, NY
Lowell Nesbitt
Untitled Rose, 1983
Graphite on Lanaquarelle Watercolor Paper
Signed and dated on the front
Framed
Unique, poignant, exquisitely rendered graphite drawing on watercolor paper with deckled edges. This work is framed and ready to hang; frame bears Alan Brown Gallery (Hartsdale) label verso. It was acquired from the Estate of Noel Frackman, renowned art historian, scholar, writer, and professor with a lifelong passion for 20th Century Art - and a close personal friend of Lowell Nesbitt. She earned a M.A. from Sarah Lawrence College in English Literature and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Art History from the Institute of Fine Arts of New York University. She was an art critic for the Patent Trader Newspaper and the Scarsdale Inquirer, contributing editor for Arts Magazine, author of numerous catalogs including ''John Storrs'', for the Whitney Museum of American Art. For 19 years she was a faculty member at Purchase College, State University of New York.
Measurements:
Framed: 13 inches by 13 inches x .5
Artwork: approx. 10.5 inches by 10.5 inches
Lowell Nesbitt Biography:
Lowell Blair Nesbitt, painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and sculptor, was born in Baltimore, Maryland on 4 October 1933. He studied at Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia and at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
Nesbitt worked in abstraction until Robert Indiana suggested in the early 1960s that he explore realism in his paintings. As subjects for his work he favored studio interiors, articles of clothing, piles of shoes, his Rottweiler, the Neo-Classical facades of 19th century cast iron buildings, and Manhattan's bridges. He was also famous for his enormous paintings and prints of roses, lilies, irises, and other flowers. In 1980, the United States Post Office issued...
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1880s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite, Mixed Media
John Sergeant - Still Life of Fruit on a Chair - Modern British drawing
Located in London, GB
JOHN SERGEANT
(1937-2010)
Fruit on a Chair
Black chalk, unframed
36.5 by 33.5 cm., 14 ¼ by 13 ¼ in.
(mount size 53 by 49 cm., 21 by 19 ¼ in.)
Sergeant was born in London, the so...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Infusion, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The teapot's handle and spout mirror the stems of the plums. The interplay of the sturdy, metallic exterior of the container with the vibrant and soft flesh a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Perry Cider, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A plump green pear sits among scattered wine corks. The white background highlights the speckled skin of the fruit and the rustic appearance of the stoppers. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Eggplants and Orange
Located in Dallas, TX
signed "RP" at lower left
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Birthday Cake, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An arrangement of baking essentials rests on a wooden table, illuminated by the interplay of light and shadow, which highlights the diverse shapes and texture...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
MORE THAN PRETTY" GRAPHITE PENCIL DRAWING HORSE FRAMED 30X24
Located in San Antonio, TX
Howard Halbert
(Born 1957)
Texas Artist
Image Size: 20 x 14
Frame Size: 30 x 24
Medium: pencil on paper
"More Than Pretty"
HALBERT - Biography
Halbert was born and raised in North Ce...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Mickey's Dining Car HAND SIGNED
By John Baeder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This etching, titled Mickey's Dining Car, is a mezzotint by John Baeder, hand-signed and numbered in pencil out of an edition of 200. Known for his dedicati...
Category
1970s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Etching
$2,000 Sale Price
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Full Blue Moon, Handmade Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper, Cosmos, Deep Blue Space
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype.
"Blue Moon" shows an outstanding full moon with all its details.
Details:
+ Title: Blue Moon
+ Year: 2022
+ Edition Size: 50
+ Medium: Cyanotype Print on Watercolor Paper
+ Stamped and Certificate of Authenticity provided
+ Measurements : 70x100 cm (28x 40 in.), a standard frame size
+ All cyanotype prints are made on high-quality Italian watercolor paper
WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE?
The cyanotype (a.k.a. sun-print) process is one of the oldest in the history of photography, dating back to the 1840's.
Cyanotypes were then made famous by Anna Atkins, considered the first female photographer. Inspired by nature, we feel the need to look back at a craft that is handmade, analogue, and using an all-natural light source: the sun.
Our cyanotypes are made by coating high-quality Italian watercolor paper with a light-sensitive emulsion. We then expose it in direct sunlight for several minutes using a photo negative to get the best image quality. Finally, the print is washed and fixed with water to stop the reaction and prevent fading.
What you get is an amazing, royal blue image...
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2010s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Emulsion, Watercolor
The Ease of Ascent: Night Heron
Located in Burlingame, CA
Susan Manchester’s drawings of feathers and flora are meditations on the ephemeral nature of life, and they reflect the artist’s fascination with beau...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper, Graphite
Spring memories Watercolor painting with Tulips
Located in Zofingen, AG
Watercolor painting with tulips for the interior of the living room, bedroom - emotional painting about spring memories. This painting is distinguished by an interesting composition,...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Majesty Palm Pattern, Blue Still Life, Tropical Botanical Cyanotype, Handmade
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype of beautiful palm tree leaves.
Details:
+ Title: Majesty Palm Pattern
+ Year: 2024
+ Edition ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Emulsion, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Photogram
Tough as Nails Brew, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In this still-life watercolor, a cup of coffee sits perfectly centered on a rustic table. The morning brew evokes a sense of routine and comfort. The rich, da...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Fall Classics, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A wooden basket contains a variety of apples and a World Series baseball. Painted realistically, this still-life watercolor ho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Bowl Of Cherries. 1920s Watercolor
By Irene P. Gardner
Located in Brecon, Powys
Skilled and very beautiful watercolor by I. P. Gardner from the 1920s to 1930s. Artist is well known for her watercolors of life in the Middle East during that period. Signed lower l...
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1920s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Arthur Wardle - British c. 1900 botanical watercolour of Wild Flowers
Located in London, GB
ARTHUR WARDLE
(1864-1949)
Common Fleabane
Signed
Watercolour and bodycolour on linen
29 by 17.5 cm., 11 ½ by 7 in.
(frame size 49 by 36.5 cm., 19 ¼ by 14 ¼ in.)
Arthur Wardle was...
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Early 20th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Treasured Gift
Located in Burlingame, CA
Treasured Gift - a single feather, original drawing created with gouache and pastel on handmade paper by Susan Manchester. 21 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches. Pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Gouache, Archival Paper
Spring Rain, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Wooden spools convey a natural landscape reminiscent of towering cliffs. Hues of blue threads form a vista mimicking rain pouring down on dry land. The interp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
19th Century British School Still Life of Clover, Ivy and a Buttercup
Located in London, GB
BRITISH SCHOOL
(19th Century)
Clover, Ivy and Buttercup
Watercolour and bodycolour
Unframed, in mount only
5.5 by 10.5 cm., 2 ¼ by 4 ¼ in.
(mount size 18.5 by 25 cm., 7 ¼ by 9 3/4...
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19th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Tonal Study For Parrot Tulips, Saco River Valley
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderfully detailed tonal study by contemporary American artist James Aponovich (b. 1948). Born in Nashua, NH, Aponovich lives in New Hampshire and has become very well known nati...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
and the Word was, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A still life rendered in a realist tradition using watercolor. The bowls sit beside each other, with a curled purple ribbon bridging the gap between the rusti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Dancing Pears art about food Exquisite unique signed ink drawing Japanese artist
Located in New York, NY
Yookan Westfield
Dancing Pears (art about food), 2024
Ink drawing done with pigment liner on Saunders Waterford 300 GSM Cold Press Watercolor paper
Signed in ink on the front
Unique
...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
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Realist still-life drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic 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 blue and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Dwight Smith, Dina Brodsky, Margot Glass, and Nikos Kanarelis. 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 Realist still-life drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 2.5 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 $76 and tops out at $9,000, while the average work sells for $1,879.
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