Realist Figurative 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
English Farm scene with a Shire horse, chickens, ducks and thatched cottage
Located in Woodbury, CT
Glynn Williams is a British painter of animal, landscape and other subjects.
His work is of the highest quality and his dedication to well observed co...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Message" - poetic realist oil on canvas painting, man and woman on phones
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Message" is a poetic realist oil painting by Steven Levin. It depicts two people talking on their phones, backs to each other, with a white dove flying in through the open window.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Purple Rose of Cujo" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Pug with purple flowers
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Journey Through Hell, 9/11 Art, Signed painting, exhibited at Brattleboro Museum
By Thelma Appel
Located in New York, NY
Thelma Appel
Journey Through Hell, 2001
Oil on Canvas
Hand signed and dated by artist on the back of the canvas
Frame Included: hand made metal museum frame
This powerful, haunting ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Lady in Red, " Oil Painting
By Suzy Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Suzy Smith's "Lady in Red" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a feminine figure, in a formal red gown holding a cigarette.
About the Artis...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Linen
Hats, 1930s art deco poster design by A. E. Halliwell
Located in London, GB
A. E. Halliwell (1905-1987)
Hats
Airbrush and pen
50 x 32 cm
c.1930
Stamped signature
Provenance: Family of the artist
A.E. Halliwell (1905–1986) was a British artist, illustrator...
Category
1930s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Winter Encounter, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A young girl in a red coat stands in a snowy forest, face-to-face with a large brown bear. The hushed winter setting frames their unexpected meeting, capturing ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary still life, red apples and water glass. Exquisite oil on board
Located in Milan, IT
The exquisite still life can be paired with another still life with peaches (symbolising spring and autumn) also published on 1stdibs.
Gianluca Corona expresses the values of the m...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Andrada Trapnell's 'Reaching For the Sun' Original Monkey Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Andrada Trapnell's "Reaching for the Sun" is a captivating original artwork created in 2023. This piece measures 30 x 40 inches and features a masterf...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Swimming at sunset. 2005. Canvas, oil, 90x70 cm
By Igor Maikov
Located in Riga, LV
Igor Maikov (1966)
Education:
1981 - 1984 The Art Academy of Art
1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School
Exhibitions:
1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia
199...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,724 Sale Price
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Spanish Contemporary Woman Portrait Lying On The Couch. Figurative Realism.
Located in Segovia, ES
¨Serenidad¨. Spanish Contemporary Woman Portrait Lying On The Couch. Figurative Realism.
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: (H) 130x (W) 162 x (D) 2 cm. / Inches 51.18 x 63.78 x 0.79 "
Framed: (H) 153 x (H) 185 x (D) 4 cm. / Inches 60.24 x 72.83 x 1.57 "
Juan Carlos Ospina Ortiz (Colombia 1963), practices realistic figuration with themes of clear Spanish influence. The artist settled in Andalusia (Spain), where, searching for his roots, he immersed himself in the music, folklore, and traditions of that country.
This painting, ¨Serenidad¨, is reproduced on a double page in the article that the renowned art publication Prestige Magazine edited in 2003, where the cover is a female portrait by Ospina Ortiz. (number 63, 2003, pages 24-25).
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Juan Carlos Ospina Ortiz (Tolima-Colombia 1963) studied design and painting in Bogotá, which he later complemented with specializations in Paris and Madrid. He practices a realistic figurative style, where he alternates between portraits, still lifes, landscapes and horse paintings.
In 1993 he visited Spain for the first time, being greatly influenced by two renowned contemporary painters: Antonio López and Eduardo Naranjo. His works, from those years on, would be strongly influenced by the vision he had of them. He obtained a scholarship to continue his training with the Colombian painter Guillermo Muñoz Vera...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$15,839 Sale Price
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Edward Van Ryswyck, 1871 – 1931, Belgian Painter, Still Life with Oranges
By Edward Van Ryswyck
Located in Knokke, BE
Van Ryswyck Edward
Antwerp 1871 – 1931
Belgian Painter
Still Life with Oranges and Flowers
Signature: Signed bottom left
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Image size 51 x 72 cm, fra...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Constellation Cancer" (2015) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera/Gold Leaf Painting
By Fred Wessel
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "The Constellation Cancer" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2015, this piece depicts a young woman looking forward at the viewer mysteriously...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Young Golfer Figurative
By Margaret Neilson
Located in Soquel, CA
Study of a young man with his golf clubs by listed artist Margaret Neilson Armstrong (American, 1867-1944). Image, 14"H x 20"W. Displayed in vintage mat. S...
Category
1920s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Greenaway Beach-original impressionism ocean seascape painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
"Greenaway Beach" by Lenny Cornforth is a captivating original...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sizzle by Ali Mourabet, Contemporary art, Original art, Figurative art
By Ali Mourabet
Located in Deddington, GB
Sizzle [2020]
original and hand signed by the artist
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:80 cm x W:80 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:80 cm x W:80 cm x D:2.5cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
A bird's eye view of sunbathers on the beach with matching multi-coloured parasols
Ali Mourabet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Francesco Guarana (Venetian) - 19th/20th century landscape painting - Venice
Located in Varmo, IT
Francesco Guarana (active in Venice in the second half of the 19th century) - Venice, view of the beginning of the Grand Canal with the Basilica of S. Maria ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Painting of English Village Street by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original Painting of English Village Street by 20th Century British Artist, Leon Pettersson
Oil on Canvas, Signed. Good Condition.
Art measures 16 x 12 inches
Frame measures 21 x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Young Woman Reading By Nagy Vilmos
Located in Gent, VOV
"Young Woman Reading By Nagy Vilmos"Young woman reading.Artist :Nagy Vilmos (signed and dated 1904 lower left)
Painter, graphic artist. Studied at the Mintarajziskole in Budapest, t...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Welsh Girl - Enid Richards - British Edwardian Staithes art
By Ernest Higgins Rigg
Located in Hagley, England
A fine portrait oil on canvas by noted British Staithes listed artist Ernest Higgins Rigg. It is a super Edwardian portrait of Enid Richards and was painted at Govilon in Wales in 1...
Category
1910s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Preparing for classes II
Located in Zofingen, AG
With oil on canvas, I captured the delicate grace and intense focus of a ballerina preparing for class. Through realism, I aimed to reveal the silent strength and beauty in her poise...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Country Lane in Wintertime with Winter Sun through the Trees by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Country Lane in Wintertime with Winter Sun through the Trees by 20th Century British Artist, Tony Wooding (Born 1969)
Art measures 30 x 16 inches
Frame mea...
Category
1990s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The General" oil painting, realist portrait of senior army officer w sideburns
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"The General" is a realist oil on linen painting. A portrait of a senior war offical, The General wears a dark grey military jacket and a white undershirt can be seen poking out at h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Robert White "Modern Mythology" 2021 Oil with Anatomical Realism & Surreal Edge
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "MODERN MYTHOLOGY"
⚜ Oil on canvas ⚜ Hand signed lower right ⚜ Frameless display
SURREALISM MEETS CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITURE
In “Modern Mythology,” Robert Kenne...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
FINE Original Antique By H. Carnier 19th Century British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD FINE Original Antique 19th Century British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING
Good Condition Canvas. With one repair overtime , Professional Cleaned & Re-vanished ,
Ready to hang. " Origi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Daytime Watering Hole at Well in French Village 19th Century Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
This beautiful painting depicts a crowded scene of a watering hole at a well in the midst of a sunny, hot day, located on the street of a provincial village supposedly located somewh...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
OIL PAINTING Antique 19thCentury By E.Horton British old master Gold Gilt Frame
By Etty Horton
Located in Ferndown, GB
FINE ORIGINAL ARTIST E . Horton 19th CENTURY BRITISH OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING
Fine Medium Size Original Antique 19th Century British
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING Romantic Scene GOLD G...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Capital & Art
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Beijing in China. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Pain...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Festive Village Gathering"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Festive Village Gathering
Artist: Unidentified (18th Century)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Date: Circa late 18th Dimensions:
Framed: 91 × 138 cm
Unframed (sight): 75 × 124 cm
This large, vi...
Category
18th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Saddled, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A cowboy rides a horse, his posture steady and composed. The close-up view conveys powerful emotion through its focus on the hands performing a deliberate task....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rough Sea in California Coast
By Lydia Vercinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Rough Sea" c.1980, is an oil painting on canvas by noted Chinese/American artist Lydia Vercinsky, 1918-2001. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The ar...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still life painting of two red fruits by the best Italian realist painter
Located in Milan, IT
Gianluca Corona is a still-life and portraiture contemporary Italian painter who looks for the inner truth of what he paints. His beautiful fruits, flowers, vegetables and food subj...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$5,555 Sale Price
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"Four Lilies" (2024) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera on Gold Leaf Floral Painting
By Fred Wessel
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "Four Lilies" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf with coral cabochons. Created in 2024, this piece features the aforementioned lilies in full bloom, sprout...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Dive into the sea" Mediterranean, swimming, Sea, Green, Oil cm. 40 x 40
Located in Torino, IT
Water,Swimmer,Yellow,Green,Summer,sea
Birgitte LYKKE MADSEN (Odense, Denmark, 1960)
1981-86, Educated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Odense
First solo exhibition in 1983
Artist statement:
“I am a painter. I am fascinated by the difference in cold and warm colors and the different atmospheres that it creates in our mind. My hereby presented oil paintings are describing people in water...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Highly Decorative Painting Of A Young Lady With Meadow Flowers In Her Straw Hat
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Alice Anne Renshaw.
English ( b.1849 - d.1900 ).
Young Lady With Meadow Flowers In Her Straw Hat.
Watercolor & Gouache On Artist's Board.
( An impressed blind stamp in the top left hand corner reads 'Turnbull’s Superfine London Board' ) .
Signed Lower Left.
Image size 21.3 inches x 16.7 inches ( 54cm x 42.5cm ).
Frame size 29.9 inches x 25.6 inches ( 76cm x 65cm ).
Available for sale; this original painting is by Alice Anne Renshaw and dates from around 1880.
The painting is presented and supplied in its original highly ornate...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Board, Gouache
Empire State Building Sunset in Manhattan New York City by British Urban Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Empire State Building Sunset in Manhattan New York City by British Urban Artist, Angela Wakefield. This is a rare early work from her New York Series. Featured in international front cover article in 2011.
Art measures 24 x 47 inches
Unframed - highest quality Pintura Italian Box Canvas
Wakefield's work is a unique blend of abstraction and realism, with a strong emphasis on colour. Her paintings are known for their bold, expressive brushstrokes and vibrant hues, which capture the energy and diversity of New York City.
From the towering skyscrapers of Manhattan to the gritty streets of Brooklyn, Wakefield's art reflects the city's many moods and personalities. Whether she is depicting the frenzied pace of Times Square or the quiet beauty of Central Park, Wakefield's paintings are a testament to the enduring allure of New York.
Angela Wakefield has twice been on the front cover of ‘Art of England’ and featured in ARTnews, attracting international attention and critical acclaim with her urban landscape paintings of New York, London & the North of England. The style of painting has been described as ‘contemporary realism’, and is often favourably compared with Edward Hopper by collectors and art critics. Angela’s work is held in private collections in Europe and the USA, including the British Royal Family. Her admirers include leading figures in international business...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Gesso, Acrylic Polymer, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Monaguillos - Óleo sobre tela
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Va firmado por el artista en la parte inferior
En la parte trasera va nuevamente firmado y titulado "Monaguillos"
Se presenta muy bien enmarcada la obra
Buen estado de conservació...
Category
1990s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mountain landscape with a village. 1980. Cardboard, oil. 49, 5x70cm
Located in Riga, LV
Mountain landscape with a village. 1980. Cardboard, oil. 49,5x70cm
In this work artist paid attention to infinite landscape depiction of mountains in summertime. Mountains are thought to contain divine inspiration in many forms, and are the focus of pilgrimages of transcendence and spiritual elevation. Mountains surpass ordinary humanity and extend towards the heavens. They symbolize constancy and permanence and at their peak signify the state of absolute consciousness. The visual components of color, form, line, shape, space, texture, and value in this painting works together as one story of peaceful moment next to nature.
The village at the foot of the mountains is depicted in light brush strokes.
Information about artist:
Janis Lauva...
Category
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$919 Sale Price
20% Off
Marie Channer, "Young Ballerina", 18x14 Ballet Dancer Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Young Ballerina", is a 18x14 oil painting on canvas by artist Marie Channer. Featured is a female ballet dancer caught in pose in the spotlight of the stage. Beautiful h...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Apples - Oil on Canvas by Zhang Wei Guang (Mirror) - 2000
Located in Roma, IT
Original oil on canvas realized by Zhang Wei Guang in the early 2000s.
Signed on rear.
In excellent conditions, it includes a contemporary black wooden frame.
Zhang Wei Guang, als...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Léon BRUNIN (1861 - 1949)+Oil on panel, Art collectors
Located in Gent, VOV
Les collectionneurs d'art, Oil on panel by Léon BRUNIN (1861 - 1949)
Léon Brunin's subjects are always meticulously painted, with abundant reproduction of detail and as many shades ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Over the Rainbow" (2024) By Gregory Block, Original Oil Painting of Donuts
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Over the Rainbow" is an original, handmade painting that depicts a variety of colorful box of fresh donuts in high detail.
About the Artist:
Gregory was...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Art by Claudine Picard - Jau
Located in Paris, IDF
Claudine Picard is a French artist born in 1949 who lives & works in Sainte Marie, France. She is graduated from the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in 1973 (ENSAD).
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Robert Kenneth White "Red Door" 2018 Oil Painting of Classical Façade and Shadow
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "RED DOOR"
⚜ Oil on canvas ⚜ Signed lower right ⚜ Frameless Display
ARCHITECTURAL REALISM BY ROBERT KENNETH WHITE
In "Red Door," Robert Kenneth White masterfully captures the interplay of sunlight, shadow, and classical architecture, transforming a simple doorway into an evocative study of structure and light. The crimson entry partially concealed in shadow invites viewers to imagine the hidden stories behind its historic façade.
Known for his painterly precision and atmospheric realism, White elevates everyday scenes with exceptional technical skill and a keen eye for mood. The composition’s detailed architectural carvings and dramatic lighting showcase his ability to blend photorealism with timeless elegance.
WHY COLLECT THIS WORK?
✓ Original oil by Robert Kenneth White, celebrated for architectural, figurative, and landscape works
✓ Captures rich texture, historic detail, and compelling light effects
✓ Ideal for collectors of realism, architectural studies, or European-inspired compositions
✓ Ready for framing or display
ARTWORK DETAILS:
▸ Title: "Red Door"
▸ Artist: Robert Kenneth White
▸ Medium: Oil on Canvas
▸ Year of Creation: 2018
▸ Signature: Hand signed lower right
▸ Country of Origin: United States
▸ Dimensions:
— ◼︎ Artwork Size: 30.125 x 22 inches
▸ Condition: Excellent
▸ Framing: Frameless Display – Ready to hang or frame
INCLUDED DOCUMENTATION
✓ Certificate of Authenticity
✓ Artist Biography Document
THE ARTIST:
Robert Kenneth White is an acclaimed American realist known for his atmospheric landscapes, coastal vistas, and architectural studies that merge technical mastery with painterly warmth. Working primarily in oil, White draws inspiration from classical architecture, European cityscapes, and the quiet beauty of everyday structures.
His compositions often explore the interaction of light and form, reminiscent of artists like Edward Hopper, John Register...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Giana (Fibonacci Revisited)" (2019) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera Painting
By Fred Wessel
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "Giana (Fibonacci Revisted)" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2019, this piece depicts a young woman, looking inquisitively over her shoulder...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Hosts Of Rebecca Inspired By Alexander Cordell The Riots 19th Century Wales
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Elin Siân Blake.
Welsh ( b.1981).
The Hosts Of Rebecca.
Oil On Artist’s Canvas Board.
Signed Lower Right.
Image size 17.5 inches x 23.6 inches ( 44.5cm x 60cm ).
Frame size 20.3 inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Justin Head Study
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed in red, u.r.
9 x 8 inches, canvas size
9.5 x 8.5 inches in distressed black painted wood frame
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Nothing Gold Can Stay 11, Oil painting, portrait of woman in red dress
By Al Saralis
Located in Dallas, TX
Al Saralis – "Nothing Gold Can Stay II"
Oil on Canvas 47.2 x 39.4 inches (120 x 100 cm)
A poised woman in a flowing red dress sits quietly against a softly glowing, golden-toned ba...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Forest Bathing" oil painting of ornate woman and pattern drawn from Koi pond
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Forest Bathing" is a contemprary oil painting on canvas. Orsolic is known for her melodic landscapes and precise attention to detail, however, in this painting, she branches away fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Alfred Kunze, Chemnitz 1866 – 1943, German Painter, View of Funchal – Madeira
Located in Knokke, BE
Kunze Alfred
Chemnitz 1866 – 1943
German Painter
View of Funchal – Madeira, Portugal
Signature: Signed bottom right and dated 31
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Image size 47 x 57...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Half Length Portrait of Mr. Robertson of Edinburgh
Located in Miami, FL
Half Length Portrait of Mr. Robertson
Sir. Henry Raeburn ( Scottish 1756 - 1823 )
Half Length Portrait of Mr. Robertson
29x 24
Purchased, J Leger & Son,...
Category
18th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"A Toast" Louis Charles Moeller, American 19th Century Realist Genre Painting
Located in New York, NY
Louis Charles Moeller
A Toast
Signed lower right
Oil on canvas
12 x 16 inches
Louis Charles Moeller was a master of American genre painting. His meticulously detailed, highly finish...
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Female Figure Shopping in New York City Sunshine by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Female Figure Shopping in New York City Sunshine USA by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 31.5 x 31.5 inches
Frame...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Barbizon School, Fontainebleau landscape with walkers, oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
Barbizon School, French circa 1850
Fontainebleau landscape with walkers
Oil on canvas
21.5 x 31 cm
Framed : 32 x 41.5 cm
In good condition, some minor lacks of paintingsdue to a former frame abrasion mainly on the right border and in the lower border (see photographs please)
This landscape is probably a view of the Fontainebleau forest. This type of scene was painted by the Barbizon painters and by Camille Corot.
The village of Barbizon is very close to the forest of Fontainebleau and the painters who lived there, such as Camille Corot, painted the most picturesque views of the spectacular stone quarries. There were also many walkers and hikers in these places, as the artists had made them famous and fashionable.
The author of this charming little painting wanted to depict the wildness of the place and, in contrast, the walkers who made it a pittoresque curiosity.
Although it's difficult to identify or ascribe the work, as there's no signature or other indication, there's a great deal of sensitivity and self-confidence in a very lively touch that heralds Impressionism.
The detail of the barely sketched silhouettes...
Category
1850s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Angel's Trumpet Icon" (2020) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera on Gold Leaf Painting
By Fred Wessel
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "Angel's Trumpet Icon" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf with coral cabochons. Created in 2020, this piece features a freshly bloomed stem of a white ange...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Life Magazine Satirical Society Cartoon Illustration
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Barbara Shermund (1899-1978). Society Satirical Cartoon, ca. 1940s. Gouache on heavy illustration paper, image measures 17 x 14 inches; 23 x 20 inches in matting. Signed lower left. Very good condition but matting panel should be replaced. Unframed.
Provenance: Ethel Maud Mott Herman, artist (1883-1984), West Orange NJ.
For two decades, she drew almost 600 cartoons for The New Yorker with female characters that commented on life with wit, intelligence and irony.
In the mid-1920s, Harold Ross, the founder of a new magazine called The New Yorker, was looking for cartoonists who could create sardonic, highbrow illustrations accompanied by witty captions that would function as social critiques.
He found that talent in Barbara Shermund.
For about two decades, until the 1940s, Shermund helped Ross and his first art editor, Rea Irvin, realize their vision by contributing almost 600 cartoons and sassy captions with a fresh, feminist voice.
Her cartoons commented on life with wit, intelligence and irony, using female characters who critiqued the patriarchy and celebrated speakeasies, cafes, spunky women and leisure. They spoke directly to flapper women of the era who defied convention with a new sense of political, social and economic independence.
“Shermund’s women spoke their minds about sex, marriage and society; smoked cigarettes and drank; and poked fun at everything in an era when it was not common to see young women doing so,” Caitlin A. McGurk wrote in 2020 for the Art Students League.
In one Shermund cartoon, published in The New Yorker in 1928, two forlorn women sit and chat on couches. “Yeah,” one says, “I guess the best thing to do is to just get married and forget about love.”
“While for many, the idea of a New Yorker cartoon conjures a highbrow, dry non sequitur — often more alienating than familiar — Shermund’s cartoons are the antithesis,” wrote McGurk, who is an associate curator and assistant professor at Ohio State University’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. “They are about human nature, relationships, youth and age.” (McGurk is writing a book about Shermund.
And yet by the 1940s and ’50s, as America’s postwar focus shifted to domestic life, Shermund’s feminist voice and cool critique of society fell out of vogue. Her last cartoon appeared in The New Yorker in 1944, and much of her life and career after that remains unclear. No major newspaper wrote about her death in 1978 — The New York Times was on strike then, along with The Daily News and The New York Post — and her ashes sat in a New Jersey funeral...
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