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
"Anticipation" (2024) By Matt Talbert, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
By Matt Talbert
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "Anticipation" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a brunette in a dark slip.
Artist bio/statement:
Matt Talbert is a co...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Phoenix Purple" Contemporary Realistic Detailed Pink And Yellow Rose Portrait
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Presenting a contemporary, serene acrylic painting of a single flower exuding a joyous elegance. The up-close pink flower composition is delicately portrayed with thin and delicate brushstrokes, providing a realistic and immersive viewing experience. The soft and subtle nuances of pink, and the bright yellow tucked in soft green bed...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Street of Shadows - Finding the Light
Located in Denver, CO
"Street of Shadows," is an original oil painting on 5 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader. It is framed and ready-to-hang.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Self Portrait - cool, expressive, male, figurative, oil and collage on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In a closely cropped self-portrait, with snowy beard and hair awry, Dan Hughes explores the theme of observational realism. A moment of emotional tension is amplified by blurred feat...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Native American Portrait "Wisdom" - Emin Abbasov (b. 1950, Azerbaijan)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Native American Portrait "Wisdom"
Emin Abbasov (b. 1950, Azerbaijan)
Oil on cardboard, signed
4 7/8 x 3 1/2 (15 7/8 x 14 5/8 frame) inches
Emin Abbasov ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Walking Among the Backyard" 18th Century Antique Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Jacksonville, FL
"Walking Among the Backyard" is a mesmerizing antique oil painting on canvas that transports viewers to the elegant world of 18th-century Europe. The artwork depicts a European lady ...
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Under the Boughs, " Oil painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Under the Boughs," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a vast meadow of yellow grass spreading into the distant bl...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman hippie original oil acrylic on canvas painting realism Spain Sitges 70s
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frame size 52x44
Is born in Madrid on the 21st july 1951.
After attending primary school, he starts to grow an enormous tendency for drawing.
At the age of 14 he begins to work in ...
Category
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Home Sweet Home" - Oil on Canvas Winter Cabin Landscape Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Harrison’s “Home Sweet Home” (2024) is a masterful oil on canvas capturing a winter forest scene steeped in quietude and solitude. Measuring 15.75 x 39.37 inches (40 x 100 cm) a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Last Sunset, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"The Last Sunset" by Shawn Krueger (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting that is unframed, but ready to hang.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Oranges and China Frog" (2018) By Linda Tracey Brandon, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Linda Tracey Brandon's (US based) "Oranges and China Frog" is an oil painting that depicts seven Oranges sitting on a white tablecloth with a gree...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Golden Aspens, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Golden Aspens" by Jane Hunt (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting that is framed and ready to hang.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Dusk" - Mermaid oil on canvas contemporary realist painting by Anthony Ackrill
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a mermaid resting on the beach. Her expression gives the composition an ominous air. Is a storm coming? Ackrill excels at toeing the line between surrealism and cl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting of Figures by a Tree Lined River in Irish Summer by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of Figures by a Tree Lined River in Irish Summer by 20th Century British Artist, Edward Albert Hickling (1913-1998).
Edward Albert Hickling was a British painter who w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cup with Strawberries - 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.
Includes a contemporary black frame 38x48,5 cm.
Excellent conditions.
Zhang Wei Guang, also called ‘mirror' ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Little Iris Icon" (2022) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera on Gold Leaf Painting
By Fred Wessel
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "White Orchid" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2023, this piece features a blooming branch of white orchids, resting over a deep red backgro...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"White Orchid" (2022) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera on Gold Leaf Painting
By Fred Wessel
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "White Orchid" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2023, this piece features a blooming branch of white orchids, resting over a deep red backgro...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
CONTEMPORARY NEW Diptych Landscape Jungle Spanish Artist Carol Moreno 2025
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Carol Moreno Lara, artistic self-taught painter. Born in Barcelona. Proposal; Embellishes unique and personal spaces through artistic painting.
A feisty w...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"The Uninvited Entertainer" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Claudia Griesbach- Martucci's "The Uninvited Entertainer" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white swan and a mask wearing fox in t...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Rural Field Landscape Oil Painting of an Idyllic English Countryside Scene
Located in Preston, GB
Rural Field Landscape Oil Painting of an Idyllic English Countryside Scene, by British Artist Dennis Harper, ( b. 1940)
Harper is best known for his Rea...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Homeward Bound - Nocturne Oil Seascape Painting with Moonlight and Fishing Boat
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Harrison’s "Homeward Bound" (2024) is a masterful oil on canvas seascape capturing the haunting beauty of the ocean beneath a moonlit sky. Painted in a panoramic format, the wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting of Country Harvest Scene with Horses & Figures by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of Country Harvest Scene with Horses & Figures by British Artist. Oil on Board, Signed. Framed in a high quality distressed ornate moulding.
Art measures 20 x 16 inche...
Category
Mid-20th Century 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
"Harbinger, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Che Leviathan (US based) "Harbinger" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an Appaloosa horse's white face and Black and White speckled coat...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Desvelada, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Aixa Oliveras's (US based) "Desvelada" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a model laying in bed looking at her cell phone.
This is a se...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
My General
Located in Zofingen, AG
This is how you live, and you're indifferent to your neighbors, because it's Europe, the 21st century, who needs a war? And then, bam, your world turns upside down. The portrait of t...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Hand 2, " Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Matthew Alfonso Durante's "Hand 2" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts a pink hued hand in an unusual gesture with a dark background.
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Celebrating Autumn With the Mother Tree, Original Oil Painting
By Deb Komitor
Located in Denver, CO
"Celebrating Autumn With the Mother Tree" by Deb Komitor (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting that is framed and ready to hang.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Far Away, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Joseph McGurl's "Far Away" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a vast landscape of valleys and mountains in the distance under the orange and yellow glow of sunrise or...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Marine Mist, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Marine Mist" by Leigh Ann Van Fossan (United States) is a handmade landscape painting that is unframed, but ready to hang.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary portrait "Photo for Memory"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sometimes I wonder, was it even there - that past life?
If there are no photos, there is no evidence. In this artwork, I've captured a moment suspended in time, where nostalgia meets...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"A World Away" (2024) By Matt Talbert, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
By Matt Talbert
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "A World Away" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a woman looking up on an abstracted and colorful background.
Artist bi...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Conversation with the Moon Female Cuban Art oil /canvas Figurative Art 39"sq
Located in Houston, TX
"Conversation with the Moon" 39" x 39"
Oil on Canvas Cuban Artist Figurative Art
Therein lies the mystery of a young woman from behind, she exhibits part of her anatomy without us p...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Mirror" " Espejo" 47x40 inch Female Figure Anatomy Cuban Artist oil canvas
Located in Houston, TX
Mirror 47" x 40" Oil on Canvas Cuban Artist Figurative Art
A young girl hides her gaze from us, the white sheet covers her anatomy, it is an eroticism translated into coldness, the d...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Station Blue, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Station Blue" by Mark Harrison (United Kingdom) is a handmade landscape oil painting that is framed and ready to hang.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Study for 'Regroup'" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Raymond Bonilla's (US based) "Study for 'Regroup'" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a city scene where many strangers are gathered , waiting on public transit...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
17th Century Genre Painting -- The Pipe Smoker
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful genre painting from 18th Century of pipe smoker. Signed lower right edge with monogram "I I E". Oil paint on copper. Condition: good: minor wear/rubbing from frame's rabbet...
Category
Mid-17th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
Pocket Tamerilla by Dani Humberstone, Still Life, Realism, Original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Tamerilla by Dani Humberstone [2022]
original
Signed by Artist
Oil paint on canvas
Image size: H:7 cm x W:5 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:7 cm x W:5 cm x D:3cm
Fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Painting of the Chrysler Building 42nd Street New York City by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of the Chrysler Building 42nd Street New York City by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield.
Art measures 24 x 36 inches
Frame measures 30 x 42 inches
This origina...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Absence/No Presence
Located in Denver, CO
"Absence No Presence" by Brooks Salzwedel is an original work that depicts a tree with a rainbow colored structure emerging from a snow covered landscape.
Brooks is a Los Angeles-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Resin, Mylar, India Ink, Color Pencil, Graphite
Watchtowers-original modern realism city painting oil painting-contemporary art
By Lucy du Sautoy
Located in London, Chelsea
This impression by contemporary painter Lucy Du Sautoy captures a spectacular vision of mist on a window which completely engulfs the composition apart from a textual/ symbolic moti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Introspectator - Portrait of a Bearded Man on Red Background, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist Zack Zdrale takes a traditional approach to his work although his subjects and compositions place his work in the present. His paintings are imbued with stillness and silence ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
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 embossed 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, Gouache, Board
"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
"Sailing in the Afternoon" Realist Oil Painting on Board of Sailboat in Open Sea
Located in New York, NY
George Nemethy finds his inspiration in moments of quiet and solitude. Where he finds himself one with the sea and the sky and the tranquil world which he freely escapes to. Trained from an early age by his father Albert Nemethy, a world-renowned painter known best for his large scale steamer boats, George found...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Board
Julius Kronberg’s Angelica – A Romantic Heroine of Renaissance Legend
Located in Stockholm, SE
Literary Origins of Angelica
The subject of this painting is Angelica, a princess from the epic chivalric romances of the Italian Renaissance. She first appears in Matteo Maria Boiardo’s Orlando Innamorato (1483) and reappears famously in Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso (1532). In these poems – part of the Matter of France cycle of Charlemagne and his paladins – Angelica’s extraordinary beauty ensnares many knights, including Orlando (Roland) and his cousin Rinaldo, sparking rivalries and adventures. Ariosto’s narrative particularly highlights Angelica’s tumultuous journey: at one point she is stripped and chained to a rock as a sacrifice to a sea monster (a scene mirroring the myth of Andromeda) before being dramatically rescued by the valiant knight Ruggiero on his winged horse. Ultimately, however, Angelica chooses her own destiny. She falls in love with a humble Saracen soldier, Medoro, whom she nurses back to health, and she returns with him to her far-off Asian kingdom – an affair that drives the heartbroken Orlando to madness. This independent resolution (marrying outside the circle of Christian knights) made Angelica an emblem of feminine agency and romantic idealism in Renaissance literature. Her story remained popular in art and literature through the centuries, symbolizing the allure and elusiveness of love.
Kronberg’s Portrayal and Composition
In Julius Kronberg...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Once...
Located in Zofingen, AG
Once upon a time, I used to do horseback riding. I remember how my legs and buttocks used to hurt at first, and I remember the first time I managed to rise in rhythm with the horse i...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Winter Oil Florence Academy Oil Harvest of Autumn Reflection
Located in Houston, TX
Samuel S.Hoskins Statement on Winter:
Delving into the symbolism of winter, I painted a figure dressed in black, embracing the harvest of autumn. In my perspective, winter signifies a moment to take stock of one's life, withdrawing into a state of reflection. It's a time to gaze ahead, anticipating the promises that spring holds for renewal and growth.
As a graduate of The Florence Academy of Art and a devoted oil painter, Samuel Hoskins...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Linen
In the move of dance II
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've captured the ethereal beauty and dynamism of a ballerina in mid-dance. Using a blend of realism and fine art, I aimed to convey the raw emotion and fluid grace of the dance. The dancer...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Caligo Vespera" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Kierstin Young's (US based) "Sol" is an oil painting that depicts a grouping of barren trees surrounded with fog and ambiguous light
Artist Statement/Bio:
(b. The Year of the Rabbit...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Oil painting on Canvas, Bathing Nude By Maria Szantho
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil painting on Canvas, Bathing Nude By Maria Szantho
Nice and large painting " portrait of a nude Gipsy girl " painted by the female artist Maria Szantho (1897 - 1998) Hungarian sc...
Category
1960s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Together" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Raymond Bonilla's "Together" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a car trunk full of groceries.
About the Artist:
Raymond Bonilla is a nati...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Cream Cannoli" Contemporary Dutch Fine Realist Painting of Still-Life Pastry
Located in Utrecht, NL
During his successful career as a goldsmith the desire to paint grew on Dutch artist René Smoorenburg (1954). The attention to detail, which was of great importance in his work as a goldsmith, proved of great value in painting his realistic still life’s.
In "Cream Cannoli" the artist's attention to fine detail is traceable in the way he painted the sprinkle of powdered sugar...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Rainbow Six Pack 3" Oil Painting
By Jason Walker
Located in Denver, CO
Jason Walker's (CAN based) "Rainbow Six Pack 3" is an oil painting that depicts a half dozen donuts glazed in yellow, orange, red, green, blue, and purple all packed together.
**Pl...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Olympic Champion
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed
Born in California, John Button (1929-1982) was educated at University of California, Berkeley. After moving to New York City in the early 1950s, he became frie...
Category
1960s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"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
Life Happens For Us
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Life doesn’t happen to you, it happens to you. This idea is powerful both in our personal lives and our professional lives. Instead of waiting for things to happen to you, instead of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Shamrock III, 1903 America's Cup
Located in Greenwich, CT
Signed lower right
The painting depicts Shamrock iii during the second race of the 1903 Americas Cup. With Clouds of spray flying from her bow and streaming a foaming wake astern Capt Bob Wringe is shown straining at the helm of Shamrock. Wringe draws every inch of speed from his charge as he valiantly gives chase to Reliance during the first leg of the race. Shamrocks well trained crew lie flat along the windward rail while others stand by at their stations ready to trim sails as required. This race was remarkable for the performance of her crew as they battled desperately to stay in touch with Reliance around the 30 mile course. Sir Thomas Lipton watches...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Not True: Good Accounts Make Good Friends" Satirical French Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
"Not True, Good Accounts Make Good Friends" Satirical French Illustration
Comical illustration by Gaston Hoffmann (French, 1883-1977) titled "Ce n'est pas vrai, les bons comptes fon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Pink Sunset in Winter Birch Forest Giant Landscape early 20 Сentury Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
An impressive painting in size and execution, a frosty winter day in a birch grove with a small pond. The orange-yellow sunset reflected on the surface of the pond creates the illusion of bizarre reflections. The frosty haze that has enveloped the forest intertwines with the approaching twilight, enhancing the sense of depth and atmosphere. On the right we see a traveler returning from the forest with an armful of brushwood on his back. In the distance a small flock of birds flies in, alarmed by something, bringing a sense of movement to this scene. The contrast of bright and cold shades creates an atmosphere of calm and silence...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
The Picnic
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "The Picnic" c.1990, is an oil painting on canvas board by Irish artist Val McGann, 1928-2016. It is signed at the lower left corner by...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary portrait "Inside the Painting"
Located in Zofingen, AG
When I gaze upon old paintings, it feels like a journey through time. Every brushstroke, color, and expression tells a vivid story, immersing me in the atmosphere of days gone by. It...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Leftovers" (2025) by Gregory Block, Original Oil Painting, Donuts in Box
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Leftovers" is an original, handmade painting that depicts a half dozen fresh donuts in high detail.
About the Artist:
Gregory was born in Kansas City, Mi...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Anna Fisher" (2016) Unlimited Edition Poster Print, Portrait of Astronaut, 2016
Located in Denver, CO
"Anna Fisher" is an unlimited edition poster print by the acclaimed UK artist Ed Fairburn. This captivating piece, released in 2016, is printed with archiv...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
"Phoenix Purple" Contemporary Realistic Detailed Pink And Yellow Rose Portrait
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Presenting a contemporary, serene acrylic painting of a single flower exuding a joyous elegance. The up-close pink flower composition is delicately portrayed with thin and delicate brushstrokes, providing a realistic and immersive viewing experience. The soft and subtle nuances of pink, and the bright yellow tucked in soft green bed...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Taking Tea" 19th Century Orientalism Portrait Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Jacksonville, FL
"Taking Tea" by Jan-Baptist Huysmans, an accomplished Orientalist painter of the 19th century, unveils a captivating world in his oil painting on panel. Born in 1826, Huysmans was re...
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Act. 1978. Canvas, oil, 66x86 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Act. 1978. Canvas, oil, 66x86 cm
In this painting viewer can see beautiful young woman depicted nude. Woman is lying on soft orange surface and smiling. There is few sun rays on her knee. Painting nude figure artist wanted this work to feel timeless.
Information about artist...
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting of River Landscape in Ireland Countryside by Modern Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of River Landscape in Ireland Countryside by Modern Irish Artist. This original oil painting is an early example of the more traditional...
Category
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Winding Path" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rob Alexander's "The Winding Path" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dirt foot path snaking its way through the green foothills with large fluffy clouds in the bac...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Loto Attraction
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
Canvas, Oil
Baja California View, Vintage 1970's Coastal Landscape by E.C. Madison
Located in Soquel, CA
Baja California View, Vintage 1970's Coastal Landscape by E.C. Madison
Wonderful landscape of Baja California by E.C. Madison (American, 20th Century), 1972. This sweeping coastal l...
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Coral Veil-original impressionism female figurative painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Coral Veil" by Kelly-Anne Cairns transports viewers into a world of ethereal beauty and quiet elegance. This original still figurative painting, rendered in the artist's signature i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Victorian Nottingham City Landscape 1887 - British 19th century art oil painting
By Sir John Arnesby Brown
Located in London, GB
A superb British Victorian city landscape oil painting by noted Nottingham born artist John Arnesby Brown, painted in 1887. This rare early work is a product of Arnesby Brown's time ...
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Realist figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Realist figurative 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 figurative 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, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Su Yu, Janusz Szpyt, JC Spock, and Matt Talbert. 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 figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available.