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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
The Flamenco woman
Located in Sempach, LU
Beautiful contrasting portrait of a woman in the move of Flamenco dance. Flamenco dance is a famous Spanish dance full of passion and love. High quality oil paints on linen canvas.
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Ferrobús Street" Original Oil and Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Conrado López's "Ferrobús Street," a 2023 primary market piece, is an evocative acrylic and oil creation on canvas, measuring 116 x 89 cm (45.67 x 35.04 inches). This original handma...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Black Rainbow
Located in Sempach, LU
On one hot June day, a beautiful Ethiopian girl was playing in Monahov's studio with a sparkling glass prism, watching objects refracted in the room and outside the window.. and at s...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel, Tempera

Lucky day
Located in Sempach, LU
This painting is dedicated to courage, strength and beauty. Men and horses, interaction, love. Powerful and restrained color. The main color is saturated green. This painting conveys positive energy, the central element of your decor. • Linen canvas, high-quality oil paints. • Two coats of protective gloss varnish were applied that protect the painting from UV rays and dust. • Signed and dated by the artist on the back. • Includes a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Please do not hesitate to contact me! Thank you for visiting my art! Best regards! Andrei Sitsko
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lucky day
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LARGE OIL PAINTING by SALVATORE COLACICCO (NAVY ADMIRALTY 20th CENTURY PIECE
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING LARGE SALVATORE COLACICCO (NAVY ADMIRALTY 20th CENTURY Very good condition for age , (see pictures) FINE RARE MARTINE PAINTING ORIG...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Entombment - British art 30's oil painting religious landscape Jesus angels
Located in London, GB
A huge British adaptation of The Entombment. Oil/Tempera on panel by E G Tucker. The scene depicts Jesus being wrapped whilst the angels look on. The work was executed for The Roma...
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1930s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Brugmansia" Oil Painting D 20" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Brugmansia" Oil Painting D 20" inch by Sasha Sokolova Bio Born in Moscow into a family of artists, Sasha Sokolova is an award winning contemporary realist painter, working across a range of traditional oil and water colour techniques. Her current works explore a variety of themes spanning the human figure and nature and feature many of the travel destinations from which she draws much of her inspiration. Following scholarships from the V. Spivakov fund and Young Talents Fund, Sasha graduated with honours from the Sergey Andriyaki School of Watercolour and Fine Arts in Moscow and went on to complete a Masters of Fine Arts at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Sasha was selected as the only Russian artist to work on the Oscar nominated "Loving Vincent", the first fully painted feature film. Sasha exhibits regularly in Russia and throughout Europe. In 2021 Sasha’s painting “The Last Portrait” was awarded Honourable Mention in ModPortrait 2021 and will be exhibited with other finalists in Zaragoza and Barcelona...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"The Necklace" Oil on board by Telopa
Located in Carmel, CA
Telopa, the father and son of artists, paints women in an elegant Mannerist style that combines classic beauty and mythological, symbolic allegory. A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Marrakech
Located in Greenwich, CT
Born 1978, Jerusalem Lives and works in Tel Aviv and Brussels Education 2005 MFA Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Tel Aviv 2001 Slade School of fine art, U.C.L, London, pai...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

"Storm Clouds", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jill Soukup's "Storm Clouds" is an oil painting created on location in 2023 that depicts storm clouds before a rain. About the artist: Jill Soukup was born in Buffalo, New York. S...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

“Summer Idyll”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully executed original oil on canvas painting by the well known Canadian artist, Danielle Richard. Signed by the artist lower left. Condition...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Ayinke (Maverick Series)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
AYINKE has always been a lady determined for growth, greatness, and extraordinary ambition. Being a lady of great expectations, the journey to her desired destination made her a loner full of joy, love, and happiness. Her extraordinary ability has always been the source of her happiness. AYINKE has never regretted her decision to follow her dreams. Giving up had never been an option for her. Everyone has that ability that enables one to keep pushing further and closer to the dreamland. Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Taiwo Samuel Olutimileyin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Sergei" Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Sergei" by Viktoria Savenkova, dated 2016, is a captivating oil painting on canvas measuring 39.40 x 39.40 inches. The artwork is set to ship rolled in a tube, requiring framing upo...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Barbie
Located in Sempach, LU
This year, the movie "Barbie" made quite a buzz. I haven't watched it. I wanted to, but it just didn't happen. This painting is my impression of the unwatched...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Cotton Canvas

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 ...
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19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Breton Courtship - British 19thC exhib art portrait landscape oil painting
By George Sherwood Hunter
Located in London, GB
A stunning 1891 exhibited oil painting by British listed artist George Sherwood Hunter. This is a glorious British Impressionist painting from his travels in Northern France. It depicts “A Breton Courtship” in blue hot summer tones and is married well with the French Barbizon frame. The couple sit opposite each other, on either side of the road they are travelling together. A fantastic painting. This is a large oil on canvas by the Scottish artist who is one of my favourite artists of the period. George Sherwood Hunter was a well travelled artist and he painted throughout Europe. He is represented in many public collections. Provenance. Exhibited: Royal Society of British Artists 1891. Condition. Oil on canvas, 30 inches by 20 inches unframed and in good condition. Housed in a fine Barbizon gilt gallery frame, 40 inches by 30 inches framed. Gallery condition. George Sherwood Hunter (1846-1914) - was born in Aberdeen in Scortland on 30 May 1846. He first visited Newlyn in the 1890s, staying at Belle View in 1897. In 1902 he settled at the Malt House, Newlyn, with his wife Constance. Hunter had a studio in Bateman’s Meadow, where the Forbes School of Painting was situated, and Hunter assisted with tuition at the School in its early days. In Mrs Lionel Birch’s 1906 biography of the Forbes’ she wrote, ‘r and Mrs Forbes feel that they owe a debt of gratitude to Mr G...
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19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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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 ...
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1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Embankment. 2017, oil on canvas, 65x81 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Embankment. 2017, oil on canvas, 65x81 cm Juris Germanis (1941) The artist has always had a tendency to catch the most significant features when working in landscape genre, using oi...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Holding on to a Dream", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Holding on to a Dream" by Matt Talbert, dated 2023, is an oil painting on linen that captures a close-up of a woman in profile. The canvas dimensions are 30 x 40 inches, and with th...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Linen

CONTEMPORARY Fine Art Architecture Spanish Bea Sarrias 2023 Summer in the city
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Summer in the city Ricardo Bofill architect Acrylic on linen 100x100 cm The artist, Bea Sarrias, has developed much of her work in Barcelona, where she s...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Arthur Boyd Houghton - Victorian Oil Painting of Figures in an Interior
Located in London, GB
ARTHUR BOYD HOUGHTON (1836-1875) Sunday Afternoon Signed l.l.: Houghton Oil on canvas Framed 20.5 by 25.5 cm., 8 by 10 in. (frame size 30.5 by 34.5 cm., 12 by 13 ½ in.) Provenance: William Drummond; Private collection. Probably painted in 1864, the present work evokes the peaceful contentment of everyday family life, with its small scale further reinforcing the intimacy of the scene. It is one of a series of small intimate family scenes produced during this happy period of his life. A male figure, possibly the artist’s himself, slumbers in a chair, a handkerchief draped over his face whilst Susan, the artist’s young wife reads by the window. Their child, either Arthur or Georgina, plays on the floor with a discarded newspaper. The room is at 4 Adelaide Villas, St Mary’s Grove, Richmond, the house Arthur and Susan moved to shortly after their marriage in 1861. The chaise and window, with its pots of geraniums, also feature in the 1864 painting Coach and Horses (private collection) which depicts Susan, with her hair down, playing with Arthur and Georgina. A pot of daffodils placed beside the same geraniums in the present work suggest it may have been painted in the spring of that year. Such domestic bliss would shortly come to a tragic end when Susan died of pyaemia following the birth of their third child in June 1864. Houghton was born in India, the son of a captain in the East India Company’s marine service. Both is father and older brother were accomplished military draughtsmen and he probably received early training from them. His family returned to England in the early 1850s and he began studies at Leigh’s and the Langham...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

CONTEMPORARY Fine Art Architecture Spanish Artist Bea Sarrias 2023 Stone Blue
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Stone Blue Xavier Corberó studio Acrylic on linen 120x120 cm The artist, Bea Sarrias, has developed much of her work in Barcelona, where she studied Fin...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Linen

Vedutist Florentine painter - Late 19th century landscape painting - Pisa Tower
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (late 19th century) - Pisa, bird's eye view with the Leaning Tower and the Campo dei Miracoli. 66 x 93 cm without frame, 78 x 105 cm with frame. Antique tempera painting...
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Tempera

"Admiring Francesco Solimena'", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Alexander Chistov's "Admiring Francesco Solimena'" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting a male figure admiring a historical painting and sculpture within a white interior ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Judaica "The Rebbe'" European Hasidic Rabbi Portrait Oil Painting
By Charles Hannaford
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed with monogrammed initials and has his name written on verso. Realistic portrait of an older rabbi. CHARLES E. HANNAFORD, English; 1863-1955, Hannaford was a British waterco...
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20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Coucher de Soleil - Dieppe - Realist Oil, Boats in Seascape by Alfred Stevens
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated seascape oil on canvas by Belgian Realist painter Alfred Emile Leopold Stevens. The work depicts a sail boats off the coa...
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1890s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

My General
Located in Sempach, LU
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...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

Portrait of a gypsy woman
Located in Sempach, LU
Gypsies are spread in the world, on different countries and even continents. I have hade opportunity to contact this folk in Moldova, during my childhood and youth and I have had even the possibility to visit house of the Gypsy Baron in our town...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Lev Khodchenko (Ukrainian painter) - 20th century Soviet still life painting
Located in Varmo, IT
Lev Pavlovich Khodchenko (Shimanovka, 1912 - 1998) - Still life of fish and vase. 60 x 80 cm without frame, 72 x 92 cm with frame. Oil on canvas, in wooden frame. - Work signed on...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lady of the Lake, 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Lady of the Lake is an oil on panel painting, 23.5 xx 25.5" panel size, signed ‘HOFMANN’ lower right, and framed in a custom, contemporary, gold-leaf frame. Douglas Hofmann’s works ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Monochrome Horse Painting of Riders with a Side Saddle Rider Evokes the Past
Located in Charleston, US
In a classic black and white monochrome palette, Valarie Wolf skillfully captures the essence of bygone days with her intricate horse painting featuring two men and one woman riding horses, the latter in side saddle . Sitting aside was developed in European countries in the Middle Ages as a way for women in skirts to ride a horse in a modest fashion. It has retained a specialty niche even in the modern world. Valarie Wolf's horse painting successfully harkens back to olden days as well as evokes the nostalgia of original black and white photography...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Grace, 2011
Located in Greenwich, CT
Grace is an oil on Masonite painting, 32 x 25" panel size, signed ‘HOFMANN’ lower right and framed in a custom, closed-corner, baroque-style frame. Douglas Hofmann’s works have been...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

Original Oil Painting of River Landscape in Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original Oil Painting of a River Landscape in County Tyrone, Ireland, by Irish Artist, Manson Blair. Presented in the original ornate frame. Art measure...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

CONTEMPORARY Fine Art Architecture Spanish Artist Bea Sarrias 2023 Yellow Door
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The yellow door Josep Lluís Sert architect Acrylic on linen 120x120 cm The artist, Bea Sarrias, has developed much of her work in Barcelona, where she s...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Linen

Beflowered III
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Be-Flowered" is deeply rooted in the African cultural heritage of a female child. In African culture, it is revered that a young woman should maintain her sexual purity until marriage, which brings immense joy and honor to her family when her husband finds her a virgin on their wedding night. The title "Be-Flowered" is derived from the concept of "Deflower," which signifies taking away a lady's innocence or dispossessing her of her virginity. However, in this painting series, my premise is centered on empowering women and celebrating their pride and inherent power. The first two pieces of the series feature ladies adorned in traditional South African bids worn during the Virgin festival. The gentle pink clouds symbolize feminine power and poise, evoking the strength and grace embodied by women. A community that empowers women tends to uphold higher moral standards than one that does not. My perspective veers away from the idea of gender equality, recognizing its limitations, and instead, I believe in gender equity, providing each gender with the opportunities they need to fulfill their potential. This series aims to leave my audience with a profound appreciation for empowerment and a celebration of cultural heritage. I hope viewers will reflect on the significance of embracing one's roots while acknowledging the strength and beauty that women contribute to society. Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Paul Ayihawu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

42nd Street at Night from the Multiplex Cinema Roof (unique painting)
Located in New York, NY
Richard Haas 42nd Street at Night from the Multiplex Cinema Roof, 2008 Acrylic on canvas laid to board Hand signed and dated 2008 on the front Frame included: elegantly framed in art...
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

"Splash 22" Oil Painting 31.5" x 31.5" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Splash 22" Oil Painting 31.5" x 31.5" inch by Sasha Sokolova SPLASH This series is about those sunny summer days in my dacha (country house) in a small village outside of Moscow, c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Playing with the cruciferous flower
Located in Sempach, LU
Some time ago Evgeniy Monahov chatted with a good friend about which of the Hermitage Leonardos he like best - the Benois Madonna or the Litta Madonna....
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Tempera, Wood Panel, Oil

In May
Located in Sempach, LU
Only the first half of autumn, and I already want in May, at that time when it's already warm in the summer, but the whole summer is still ahead... Dutch acrylic paints Amsterdam an...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Cotton Canvas

"Splash 4" Oil Painting 28" x 79" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Splash 4" Oil Painting 28" x 79" inch by Sasha Sokolova SPLASH This series is about those sunny summer days in my dacha (country house) in a small village outside of Moscow, captur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil Painting of Mountain and Forest Landscape by 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of Mountain and Forest Landscape by 20th Century Artist, W Ward Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 24 x 20 inches
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20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vertigo
Located in Greenwich, CT
Vertigo is an oil on panel painting, 26.12 x 33.19" panel size, signed ‘HOFMANN’ lower right, and framed in a custom, contemporary, black frame. Douglas Hofmann’s works have been co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Mama Jayden
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Mama Jayden," an evocative artwork created by Clinton Odhiambo, portrays a heartfelt and intimate moment shared between a mother and her young son. I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Rainy Day
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rainy Day is an oil on panel painting, 22.12 x 46.31" panel size, signed ‘HOFMANN’ lower left and framed in a custom, contemporary, gold-leafed frame. Dougl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

Portrait of a lady - British 50's Post Impressionist oil painting blonde woman
Located in London, GB
A super circa 1955 British portrait oil painting in tones of blue and brown. A very evocative period portrait of a woman painted by British listed female artist Constance Anne Parke...
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20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Moment
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The journey is never-ending. There is always going to be growth, improvement, and adversity; you just have to take it all in and do what’s right, continue to grow, and continue to live in the moment. This painting "Moment" depicts the feelings and actions of the mind. There is a moment in life in which we tend to put all differences and difficulties aside. Putting a pause to the challenges of life. At this point in time the mind and heart of free from worries. This act helps to put a person in a deep state of self-awareness coupled with the clues and directions to be taken. This element in the painting symbolizes the process of the mind. The compass is for guidelines and directions. The clock signifies the state of actualization putting in place the solution to the worries of the mind. Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Taiwo Samuel Olutimileyin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Mom in Love" 19th Century Academic Realistic French Oil Painting on Canvas
By Emile Munier
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Émile Munier, a French academic artist born in 1840, was renowned for his exquisite depictions of children and domestic scenes during the late 19th century. "Mom in Love," a masterpi...
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19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Fly Me to the Moon
Located in Sempach, LU
There are models of such amazing beauty that all dramatic ideas are postponed for a while and the artist simply begins to glorify joie de vivre, the joy of life. This theme was born ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Wood Panel, Oil

Siliang Sun Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "The Shade"
Located in New York, NY
Title: The Shade Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 12 x 12 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is uns...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Couple in a Snowy Mountainous Landscape - British 1940's art skiing oil painting
Located in London, GB
This dramatic snowy mountainous landscape oil painting is by British artist Francis Wynne Thomas. It was painted circa 1945 when Thomas was in Ger...
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1940s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Fraternity" Original Handmade Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Kazuya Ushioda of Japan presents "Fraternity," a serene portrayal of a young woman resting her gaze downwards, lost in a moment of introspection. The me...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Among My Souvenirs : artwork in the genre of narrative realism
Located in New York, NY
Painting by a contemporary artist Audrey Ushenko. Audrey Ushenko works in the genre of narrative realism. Her works are rich, complex figurative and still life paintings. They are s...
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Delightful Soul
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
There is a moment when all we need is one person always there to put a smile on our faces, lighten up our hearts, set our path for the greater good, and believe in us. Delightful Soul encompasses how important and impactful it is to have a shadow-like friendship, one’s shadow sticks together. No matter how tough it might get, how rough the road may be, how distorted one’s feelings are, and how unbalanced the world around one is. What keeps one going is the opportunity to have a good friend, a companion, an amazing shadow that keeps a person uptight, makes one feel things will get better soon, and that one friend that serves as an agent of laughter to the soul. How delightful one mind is to have a source of happiness Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Taiwo Samuel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Alexei Butirskiy, "Sound of Silence", Venice Bridge Evening Canal Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Sound of Silence", is 26x20 oil painting on canvas by artist Alexei Butirskiy featuring a view down a quiet canal waterway in Venice, It...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Polish Judaica Portrait of Hasidic Rabbi with Tallit Synagogue Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Realistic portrait of an old Jewish shtetl type pulpit rabbi by a Polish artist. Here the artist conveys a sense of quiet grandeur through the eyes of his subject and the way it's re...
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20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Don’t Blame Me, Mona Lisa
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...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Robinson Steelwork - Construction site London - British Figurative oil painting
By Norman Toll
Located in London, GB
This interesting figurative landscape oil painting is by British artist Norman Toll. He liked to paint well populated scenes with an event or activity as the focus. Painted circa 195...
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1950s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Austrian Judaica Portrait of Hasidic Rabbi Oil Painting
By M Wysocki
Located in Surfside, FL
Realistic portrait of an older rabbi by Polish Austrian artist M. Wysocki. Here the artist conveys a sense of quiet grandeur through the eyes of his subject and the way it's rendered. Part of a distinguished European lineage of Jewish genre artists who depicted judaic scenes sensitively and with a sense of quiet dignity. Lazar Krestin, Isidor Kaufmann...
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20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

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.

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