Realist Abstract 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
Jagged Peaks, Original Landscape Painting, 2013
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This picture is of 2 mountains in the Huangshan (Yellow) Mountains in South China.
Keywords: mountain, explorer, frontier, wilderness, hiking, mountain, discover,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bay View
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted from life, a bright and colorful seascape of a bay beneath a rich blue sky and reaching lavender clouds. A sliver of dark greens depict a thin horizon.
Signed: Angel Ramiro Sanchez in lower right corner
Angel Ramiro Sanchez was born in 1974 in Maracaibo, Venezuela. At age six was accepted with full scholarship into the Instituto the Niños Cantores del Zulia, school for musically gifted children. At age fourteen he began five years of apprenticeship with the realist painter, Abdon J. Romero, an eminent specialist in murals for churches and public buildings. In 1993, a study grant from Mgr. Gustavo Ocando Yamarte, Founder the Niños Cantores, enabled him to travel to Florence, Italy, where he studied at the renowned Accademia di Belle Arti, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1997. At the same time, he was enrolled at The Florence Academy of Art,founded by painter Daniel Graves, where he received a diploma in Painting. Ramiro was appointed senior painting instructor at The Florence Academy of Art in 1997, and is currently Director of the Advanced Painting Program.
Ramiro paints only from life, searching for accuracy beyond physical appearance to reach the psychological state of his subject. He believes the painter must draw his information from "all five senses" to tell the complete human story.
Ramiros work is predominantly represented by th e Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor, New York, but also Scriba Gallery, venice, Italy, Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, Tx.
Ramiros works can be found in numerous private collections in Europe, The United States and South America. Public collections include: The Fondazione Stelline, Milan, Italy. The Fremantle Foundation for Foreing Artist in Tuscany at Villa Peyron, Florence, Italy and The Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. USA. He shares his life and passion for art with his wife, the artist Melissa Franklin-Sanchez.
Education
1993-1997 Florence Academy of Art, directed by Daniel Graves, Florence, Italy.
1993-1997 Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Thesis: Historic and Technical Notes of Academic Realism Today.
1995 Florence, Italy: Michael John Angel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Contemporary Realist Chuck Close Style Magnified Self Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Realist self portrait painting by contemporary artist Matt Aston. The work features a close up depiction of Aston with a thick mustache in the style of the ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Prints
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal oil painting by Anthony Adcock of a dirt footprint - gold and silver on paper, presented in wood frame. Image is hand drawn on paper.
Anthony Adcock's hyperreal oil pain...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold, Silver
Oil on Canvas of Billie Holiday
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Christina Major was born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1982. She has lived all over the world including Hawaii, France, New York and more currently Florida. Christina has achieved h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
This is a Real Place! 3: large painting of lake or river w/ blue water & bridge
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"In the series “This is a real place!” I was fascinated by how the underside of the pier at Saint Simons Island, GA was like a readymade collage. The way the pilings and rails divide and frame the spaces between them looks artificially imposed on the scene until you notice the way the waves bounce off the pilings and the railings cast shadows on the water. In some iterations, I chose to simplify the structures of the pier and lighten the values so that it would emphasize the detail in the water. Likewise, I omitted a family of starlings and their droppings in favor of highlighting the geometry of the architecture and the colors and patterns of the water.
Making paintings in a series allows me to investigate the results of making different decisions about an image. How I crop or stylize it, the manner in which I apply the paint, what gets included or excluded all add shades of meaning to each piece. Additionally, depictions of the same subject in different weather, seasons, times of day, and tides allows me a deeper understanding. I notice more relationships, colors, and details every time I paint the subject.
Every painting is a pile of decisions. Playing with removing more and more details to see what is truly important sometimes improves the painting. The fewer elements you include in an image, the more each one means, and the more important it is to get each thing perfect.
At times I like to paint every single detail I can find in a scene, and other times I feel like the unadorned components are sufficient to hold each other in a satisfying composition. I often add simplified shapes to my paintings to highlight the presence of absence or to heighten the importance of each area by creating stark visual contrasts. The physicality of the paint also plays a role. I used highly textured, thickly applied paint to construct the solid structural elements, and luminous layers of thinly glazed paint for the delicate linework and subtle blending of the water." - Brooke Lanier...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Mucker
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal oil painting by Anthony Adcock - Oil on ACM (aluminum composite material)
*This is a hyperrealistic oil painting - What appears as wood grain and concrete is in fact oil p...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Threads and Beads, Abstract Landscape Painting on Canvas, 2013
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Someones home after the rain...
Keywords: web, water, red, spider, dew, drops, spiral, net
Artist Biography:
Robert Crooker was born in Massachusetts in 1951. A life long Red Sox fan, he saw the likes of Frank Malzone, Yaz, George Scott, Rico, Jim Lonborg all play in years gone by. He has been married for over 27 years with 4 children, and 2 grandchildren. In the Mid-1970’s, Robert started collecting Vintage Disney Collectibles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Phantasmagorical 1
Located in Denver, CO
"Phantasmagorical 1," is an original oil painting on 2 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader. It is framed and ready-to-hang.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mirror, Digital, Oil, Panel
Phantasmagorical 4
Located in Denver, CO
"Phantasmagorical 4," is an original oil painting on 2 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader. It is framed and ready-to-hang.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mirror, Oil, Panel, Digital
"1940 - Boys on the Colorado" 4-Foot Acrylic Painting by Tom Perkinson, Framed
Located in Encino, CA
"1940 - Boys on the Colorado" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Tom Perkinson. His use of saturated violets, vivid yellows, and resplendent oranges pushes color to almost-otherworldly realms. The viewer is invited to step into the painting to explore the scene within and imagine gazing at an easel of a plein-air painter with the remarkable river scene, the yellow sky, red-hued terrain, and contrasting trees in full view. Here, Perkinson chose to depict a calm, but populated moment in time on the Colorado River, with boys fishing, enjoying the beauty of the landscape, and spending some quality time with a cherished pet. The city is in the distance, with bridges and large buildings fading out of site, except from the vantage of the viewer. You most certainly want to walk down and join them at the water for the afternoon. Perkinson describes his style of painting as "Romantic Realism," a technique that incorporates two iconic art movements. This style, in combination with the imagination of the artist, produces remarkable results, showcasing Perkinson's keen ability to capture emotion, nature, and life - all in a brushstroke. Both his technical talent and choice of subject matter pair perfectly with its original, carved, custom, gilt frame. This masterful work would make a great addition to an art collection and enhance most any home, perfect for those who have an affinity for landscapes, impressionism, romanticism, realism, plein-air painting, and nature.
In the artist’s own words:
“My color combinations aren’t in the realm of the natural world, because I don’t paint reality; I’m a painter of fiction. I try to paint a sense of place, as though this scene really does exist. I have had my collectors ask me where this scene is, and I just have to point to my head and say I made it up. Thus, I think of my work as romantic realism. I’m painting a certain reality that I’ve invented, inspired by the fascinatingly rich Southwestern landscape.”
“Color gets all the credit, but it’s the values that do all the work. I don’t begin with sketches, because I want to be free to follow the painting in any direction. I start with washes of different values and tints. Then, I begin to look for a landscape. Several directions will appear to me at this time, and then I have to decide on one of them. During these first few moments, I must establish my distance from the scene. Am I a mile away or just across the river? This is one of the first steps, and I have to decide before I can continue. It’s important for working out the perspective and how things are going to relate to one another in the picture. Then, as the landscape evolves, I look for more images to add to the composition.”
Artist: TOM PERKINSON (1940-)
Title: 1940 - BOYS ON THE COLORADO
Medium & Surface: ORIGINAL ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS (framed)
Signed: HAND SIGNED AND DATED BY ARTIST LOWER RIGHT
Year Created: 1982
Country of Creation: UNITED STATES
Image Area Dimensions: 18 x 36 INCHES
Frame Dimensions:* 30 x 48.25 x 2.75 INCHES
*This work of art is being sold framed. If you would like to change the frame to better match your style or environment, please contact us for Custom Archival Framing options.
Additional Info: HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE WORK BY TOM PERKINSON IN GREAT CONDITION IN ITS ORIGINAL CARVED CUSTOM GILT FRAME. FRAME IS IN GREAT CONDITION WITH MINOR SIGNS OF WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STYLE.
Provenance: GENE MAKO GALLERIES, LOS ANGELES
Artist Info/Bio: ARTIST BIOGRAPHY DOCUMENT IS INCLUDED
Documentation: CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY IS INCLUDED
About the Artist: Tom Perkinson, born in Indiana in 1940, has become distinguished as a regional painter, known for his work grounded in the visually dramatic landscape of the Southwest.
As a child, Perkinson discovered he had a love for the natural landscape, and a talent for art. He fostered that talent through classes at the John Herron Institute of Art in Indianapolis, and then at the Chicago Art Academy upon graduating from high school.
He received a degree in art from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1964, before moving on to graduate school at the University of New Mexico. Here, among noted works of a larger scale, he continued to paint the landscape, and it was this work that began to reflect a new fascination with the Southwest. He had found what would become an infinite source of inspiration.
Influenced by early painters of the southern Indiana landscape...
Category
1980s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Tree of Soul. 2020, oil on canvas, 150x150cm
Located in Riga, LV
Tree of Soul. 2020, oil on canvas, 150x150cm
Tree on black background
Agate Apkalne.
Born in Riga, 1977
Education:
2005 – MA in arts, Art Academy of L...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"1940 - A Study of Apples" Original Acrylic on Canvas by Tom Perkinson, Framed
Located in Encino, CA
"1940 - A Study of Apples" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Tom Perkinson. His use of saturated violets, vivid yellows, and resplendent oranges pushes color to almost-otherworldly realms. Perkinson describes his style of painting as "Romantic Realism," a technique that incorporates two iconic art movements. This style, in combination with the imagination of the artist, produces remarkable results, showcasing Perkinson's keen ability to capture emotion, nature, and life - all in a brushstroke. Both his technical talent and choice of subject matter pair perfectly with its original carved, custom, gilt frame. This masterful work would make a great addition to an art collection and enhance most any home, perfect for those who have an affinity for still lifes, fruit-themed art, impressionism, romanticism, realism, plein-air painting, apples, and nature.
In the artist’s own words:
“My color combinations aren’t in the realm of the natural world, because I don’t paint reality; I’m a painter of fiction. I try to paint a sense of place, as though this scene really does exist. I have had my collectors ask me where this scene is, and I just have to point to my head and say I made it up. Thus, I think of my work as romantic realism. I’m painting a certain reality that I’ve invented, inspired by the fascinatingly rich Southwestern landscape.”
“Color gets all the credit, but it’s the values that do all the work. I don’t begin with sketches, because I want to be free to follow the painting in any direction. I start with washes of different values and tints. Then, I begin to look for a landscape. Several directions will appear to me at this time, and then I have to decide on one of them. During these first few moments, I must establish my distance from the scene. Am I a mile away or just across the river? This is one of the first steps, and I have to decide before I can continue. It’s important for working out the perspective and how things are going to relate to one another in the picture. Then, as the landscape evolves, I look for more images to add to the composition.”
Artist: TOM PERKINSON (1940-)
Title: 1940 - A STUDY OF APPLES
Medium & Surface: ORIGINAL ACRYLIC PAINTING ON CANVAS (framed)
Signed: HAND SIGNED AND DATED BY ARTIST LOWER RIGHT
Year Created: 1987
Country of Creation: UNITED STATES
Image Area Dimensions: 21 x 28 INCHES
Frame Dimensions:* 31.125 x 37.125 x 2.25 INCHES
*This work of art is being sold framed. If you would like to change the frame to better match your style or environment, please contact us for Custom Archival Framing options.
Additional Info: HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE WORK BY TOM PERKINSON IN GREAT CONDITION IN ITS ORIGINAL CARVED CUSTOM GILT FRAME. FRAME IS IN GREAT CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STYLE.
Artist Info/Bio: ARTIST BIOGRAPHY DOCUMENT IS INCLUDED
Documentation: CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY IS INCLUDED
About the Artist: Tom Perkinson, born in Indiana in 1940, has become distinguished as a regional painter, known for his work grounded in the visually dramatic landscape of the Southwest.
As a child, Perkinson discovered he had a love for the natural landscape, and a talent for art. He fostered that talent through classes at the John Herron Institute of Art in Indianapolis, and then at the Chicago Art Academy upon graduating from high school.
He received a degree in art from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1964, before moving on to graduate school at the University of New Mexico. Here, among noted works of a larger scale, he continued to paint the landscape, and it was this work that began to reflect a new fascination with the Southwest. He had found what would become an infinite source of inspiration.
Influenced by early painters of the southern Indiana landscape...
Category
1980s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sleeping Mountain. 2021, canvas, oil, 80x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Sleeping Mountain 2021, canvas, oil, 80x80cm
Artwork in black and white
Agate Apkalne.
Born in Riga, 1977
Education:
2005 – MA in arts, Art Academy of...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gallery of the Universe. 2018, canvas, author technique, 200x200cm
Located in Riga, LV
Gallery of the Universe. 2018, canvas, author technique, 200x200 cm
Stars on black sky
Agate Apkalne.
Born in Riga, 1977
Education:
2005 – MA in arts,...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
The flowers. Colorful Asters. 1964. Oil on canvas, board, 46x58 cm
Located in Riga, LV
White, yellow and red asters. 1964. Oil on canvas, board, 46x58 cm
Vimba Voldemars ( 1904 St. Petersburg – 1985 Riga, Latvia)
He began his artistic education at the St Petersburg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Board, Canvas, Oil
Shawn Faust, "Polkadot Dress", Mixed Media Portrait on Canvas
By Shawn Faust
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting, "Polkadot Dress", 36x36 by artist Shawn Faust features a portrait of a woman in a polkadot pink dress and a abstract patterned hat. The ...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Modern Realist Still Life Study of a Brick Wall, Pins and Pencil
Located in Houston, TX
Realist still life study of pins in a brick wall with a pencil hanging by a string. Painted by Texas modernist painter Boyd Graham from the 1970s-1980s. Signed in the front lower rig...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Chains
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Yuriy Grigoryan loves to work with symbols, the chain is something, on the one hand, chaining us, on the other, it is something that connects us to something or someone. This is both...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Point to the Sky
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Based on Chicago, Point to the Sky is the amalgamation of architectural genres that thrive in dense, urban environments, and present a human cliff on many a city b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Twisty Sky
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
A plaza sculpture that leads up to the sky.
Keywords: city, painting, skyscraper, manhattan, ariel, perspective, sky, spiral, looking up
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Rug With Ring” Abstract Realist Blue and Orange Patterned Textile Still Life
By John Fincher
Located in Houston, TX
The painting depicts an orange/red toned rug centered on a bright blue background with a small image peaking out from underneath the rug. The small photograph has a gold ring set on top of it and includes a date written on the bottom (December 20th, 1979). Signed and dated by the artist in the bottom left corner and currently displayed in a wood frame with gold accents.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 38 in. x W 32 in.
Artist Biography: John Fincher...
Category
1970s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jewels. 2014, oil/wood, 35x46, 5cm, total 63 pcs. of wood blocks
Located in Riga, LV
Jewels. 2014, oil on wood, 35x46,5 cm
63 pieces of separate wood blocks different colors, which are fixed on foundation, it is possible to remove those from foundation and use separa...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Flag of France" Small French Flag (Blue/Gold/Red), 23 Karat Gold Leaf and Oil
Located in Wellesley, MA
Charlotte Gibbs’ "flag" and "star" paintings often reference the artist's interest in Pop art and sometimes incorporate 23 karat gold leaf in addition to oil paint, but not always. ...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Canada Gold" Small Red/Gold Flag of Canada in 23 Karat Gold Leaf and Oil Paint
Located in Wellesley, MA
Charlotte Gibbs’ "flag" and "star" paintings often reference the artist's interest in Pop art and sometimes incorporate 23 karat gold leaf in addition to oil paint, but not always. ...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chains 3
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Yuriy Grigoryan loves to work with symbols, the chain is something, on the one hand, chaining us, on the other, it is something that connects us to something or someone. This is both...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled (After)
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal oil painting by Anthony Adcock titled "Untitled (After)"- Oil on mounted linen.
**There is no steel or rust in this piece. It is hand-painted oil on linen canvas and mount...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Falling
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal oil painting of plywood board by Anthony Adcock - Oil on ACM (aluminum composite material)
**No wood was used in this piece. It is an oil painting - painted by hand on ACM...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Panel
Chains 2
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Yuriy Grigoryan loves to work with symbols, the chain is something, on the one hand, chaining us, on the other, it is something that connects us to something or someone. This is both...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Out of the Ordinary
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
In the work "Out of the Ordinary", Yuriy Grigoryan is talking about geniuses in the crowd, about those who are not afraid of being different from the masses, and may want to be diffe...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Carolyn Tryer, Dancing Waves, Bright Contemporary Seascape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Carolyn Tyrer
Dancing Waves
Contemporary Seascape Painting
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Canvas Size: H 100cm x W 100cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indicatio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lake Solitude en Plein Air, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
By Mark Hunter
Located in Yardley, PA
A Plein Air painting of Lake Solitude in Hunterdon County, NJ. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready t...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Garage, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Robert LeMar
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting of a parking garage at dusk. One commuter hurries to her car. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist ::...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Terracotta Sculpture Titled: "Touch or Strike"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Terracotta with under glazes
EDUCATION:
1990 - BFA- College of Fine Arts, Boston University, Boston, MA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
PRESENT
STUDIO 740- ARTIST/ STUDIO MANAGER, Helena, MT
ASSISTANT CURATOR OF EDUCATION- HOLTER MUSEUM OF ART, Helena, MT
1998-2014
SCULPTURE DEPART. CHAIR/ FOUNDRY DIRECTOR - Armory Art Center,WPB, FL
2012
SUMMER RESIDENT ARTIST @ THE ARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION, Helena, MT
2010
ELECTED MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - The Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, WPB, FL
DESIGNED & FABRICATED SENIOR GIFT SCULPTURE - Northwood University, WPB, FL
2008
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Judge Knott Award, Historical Society of Palm Beach County
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Providencia Award- Palm Beach County Convention Bureau, WPB, FL
FINALIST - My Wendy, My Way, Wendy’s International, Dublin, OH
2003
DESIGNED & FABRICATED CEE CEE LYLES MEMORIAL- Veteran’s Park, Ft. Pierce, FL
1998 - 1996
RDK STUDIOS - Owner/Operator, FIne Art Bronze Foundry, Riviera Beach, FL
EXHIBITIONS:
2015
CHRIS RICCARDO & FRIENDS, The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coure d’Alene, ID
16TH ANNUAL SMALLL ARTWORKS INVITATIONAL, The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coure d’Alene, ID
2014
ON & OFF THE WALL: SOFLO CERAMICS, The Art Gallery @ Eissey Campus Gallery
ART PALM BEACH, JF Gallery, WPB, FL
IN LIQUID 15, Philadelphia, PA
2013
NCECA 2013: Resident Artist Exhibtion, NCECA 18 Hands Gallery, Houston TX
ART PALM BEACH, JF Gallery, WPB, FL
THE INVISIBLE HOURDE: Unit 1 Gallery, WPB, FL
2012
ARCHIE BRAY @ the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
RESIDENT ARTIST EXHIBITION: Bray Warehouse Galley, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
MUSES & SIRENS: CHRIS RICCARDO & JACQUES De BEAUFORT, The Art GAllery @ Eissey Campus, PBG, FL
PALM BEACH ART & ANTIQUES, JF Gallery, WPB, FL
SMALL FAVORS VII- The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
BEYOND THE BRICKYARD ( 4th Annual Juried Exhibition ) Juried by Richard Shaw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Terracotta
Urban Painting by Stuart Bush "Untitled 3"
By Stuart Bush
Located in New York, NY
Stuart Bush says of his work:
"My painting practice has evolved though recording, interrogating and investigating the public realm. I want to work within and beyond the practical ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
This is a Real Place! 2: large painting of lake or river w/ blue water & bridge
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"In the series “This is a real place!” I was fascinated by how the underside of the pier at Saint Simons Island, GA was like a readymade collage. The way the pilings and rails divide and frame the spaces between them looks artificially imposed on the scene until you notice the way the waves bounce off the pilings and the railings cast shadows on the water. In some iterations, I chose to simplify the structures of the pier and lighten the values so that it would emphasize the detail in the water. Likewise, I omitted a family of starlings and their droppings in favor of highlighting the geometry of the architecture and the colors and patterns of the water.
Making paintings in a series allows me to investigate the results of making different decisions about an image. How I crop or stylize it, the manner in which I apply the paint, what gets included or excluded all add shades of meaning to each piece. Additionally, depictions of the same subject in different weather, seasons, times of day, and tides allows me a deeper understanding. I notice more relationships, colors, and details every time I paint the subject.
Every painting is a pile of decisions. Playing with removing more and more details to see what is truly important sometimes improves the painting. The fewer elements you include in an image, the more each one means, and the more important it is to get each thing perfect.
At times I like to paint every single detail I can find in a scene, and other times I feel like the unadorned components are sufficient to hold each other in a satisfying composition. I often add simplified shapes to my paintings to highlight the presence of absence or to heighten the importance of each area by creating stark visual contrasts. The physicality of the paint also plays a role. I used highly textured, thickly applied paint to construct the solid structural elements, and luminous layers of thinly glazed paint for the delicate linework and subtle blending of the water." - Brooke Lanier...
Category
2010s Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Go straight to the benchmark" Abstract Modern Equestrian Horse Racing Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful neutral toned painting of a pair of horses in the middle of a race. The loose brushwork perfectly captures the dynamic energy of their running. Signed in the front lower ri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Realist abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Realist abstract 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 abstract 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, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Christina Major, Anthony Adcock, Yuriy Grigoryan, and Thelma Appel. 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 abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 5.91 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract 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 $223 and tops out at $29,111, while the average work sells for $3,500.