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
Contemporary portrait "Near the Sea"
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I've aimed to capture a moment of sudden stillness and a muted connection between two figures against a coastal backdrop. Using acrylics, I have layered the realist...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Untitled Landscape" (2024) By Lucong, Original Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
By Lucong
Located in Denver, CO
Lucong's "Untitled Landscape" (2024) is an oil painting created in 2024 depicting an abstracted and colorful landscape. This piece is framed and ready to hang. The artist has signed ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"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
Girl In Red
Located in Milford, NH
A fine watercolor portrait of a girl with a red wide brim hat and dress by American artist Lee Lufkin Kaula (1865-1957). Kaula was born in Erie, PA ...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Liusana" Figurative Oil Painting 59" x 47" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Liusana" Figurative Oil Painting 59" x 47" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube.
A look through Dmitriy’s designs r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Up" oil painting of nude figure with blue shawl in black frame with gold trim
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted from life, a nude, female figure sits with an blue cloth draped around her bottom. Ramiro places the figure floating in the atmosphere. The figure's back is revealed, curving sensually and naturally, hair pulled up in a bun to accentuate her form.
Signed: Angel Ramiro Sanchez in lower left corner and on verso
Painting Dimensions: 12.6 x 7.5 inches
Framed dimensions: 16.75 x 11.5 inches
Angel Ramiro Sanchez was born in 1974 in Maracaibo, Venezuela. At age six was accepted with full scholarship into the Instituto the Niños Cantores del Zulia, school for musically gifted children. At age fourteen he began five years of apprenticeship with the realist painter, Abdon J. Romero, an eminent specialist in murals for churches and public buildings. In 1993, a study grant from Mgr. Gustavo Ocando Yamarte, Founder the Niños Cantores, enabled him to travel to Florence, Italy, where he studied at the renowned Accademia di Belle Arti, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1997. At the same time, he was enrolled at The Florence Academy of Art,founded by painter Daniel Graves, where he received a diploma in Painting. Ramiro was appointed senior painting instructor at The Florence Academy of Art in 1997, and is currently Director of the Advanced Painting Program.
Ramiro paints only from life, searching for accuracy beyond physical appearance to reach the psychological state of his subject. He believes the painter must draw his information from "all five senses" to tell the complete human story.
Ramiros work is predominantly represented by th e Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor, New York, but also Scriba Gallery, venice, Italy, Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, Tx.
Ramiros works can be found in numerous private collections in Europe, The United States and South America. Public collections include: The Fondazione Stelline, Milan, Italy. The Fremantle Foundation for Foreing Artist in Tuscany at Villa Peyron, Florence, Italy and The Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. USA. He shares his life and passion for art with his wife, the artist Melissa Franklin-Sanchez.
Education
1993-1997 Florence Academy of Art, directed by Daniel Graves, Florence, Italy.
1993-1997 Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Thesis: Historic and Technical Notes of Academic Realism Today.
1995 Florence, Italy: Michael John Angel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Light Warms the Cold" by Stephen Day, Original Colorado Landscape Painting
By Stephen Day
Located in Denver, CO
"Light Warms the Cold" by Stephen Day is an original oil painting depicting evergreen and aspen trees on a spring morning, resting across the ridge of a mountainside river stream.
St...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Duomo at Dusk Florence Realism Light and Shadow 30" x 48" $6000
Located in Houston, TX
Melissa F. Sanchez has created a series of paintings inspired by her new home in Fiesole which is near Florence. The Duomo in central Florence is featured in this Realist painting. N...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Oleander" (2023) by Sheri Farabaugh, Original Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Oleander" by Shari Farabaugh (United States) is a handmade oil painting that depicts a close up view of a beautifully lit scene of blooming oleander.
Sheri Farabaugh began paintin...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Porte Saint-Denis, Paris", Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Joaquín Pallares
Located in Madrid, ES
JOAQUÍN PALLARÉS ALLUSTANTE
Spanish, 1853 - 1935
PORTE SAINT - DENIS
signed "J. Pallares" (lower left)
oil on canvas
10-1/2 x 15-3/4 inches (26.5 x 40...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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...
Category
1940s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"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
Oil Painting of Loch in the Scottish Highlands by 20th Century British Artist
By Wendy Reeves
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of Loch in the Scottish Highlands by 20th Century British Artist Wendy Reeves.
Art measures 20 x 16 inches
Frame measures 29 x 25 inches (f...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Home Alone This Saturday Morning -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About the Artist
Joy Eyitayo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Once Upon a Time" by Suzy Smith, Original Oil Painting, Portrait with Tea
By Suzy Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Suzy Smith's "Dessert" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a feminine figure, in a red velvet gown, wearing a crown and h...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
"Portrait of a Woman" Ernest Crichlow, Social Realist, Intimate Seated Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Ernest Crichlow
Portrait of a Woman, 1968
Signed and dated lower right
Oil on canvas
55 x 40 inches
Provenance
Private Collection, Hempstead, New York
Estate of the above
A Harlem...
Category
1960s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Men Deserve Flowers Too
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Men ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
1940s Philippino Masterpiece
Located in San Francisco, CA
I believe this powerful painting is by the very talented Philippines artist Virgilio Daclan. He was born in 1920 in Cebu city. He studied art in 1951 a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
CONTEMPORARY Fine Art Landscape Forest Spanish Artist Carol Moreno
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Marbles and Mischief" by Irene Georgopoulou, Still Life with Playing Cards
Located in Denver, CO
Irene Georgopoulou's "Marbles and Mischief" (2024) is an original soft pastels on paper artwork, measuring 8 x 9 inches. Part of her solo exhibition "Nostalgic Treasures: A Journey T...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
'Soul Music'
Located in Paris, FR
Ray Richardson is a contemporary British artist known for his cinematic paintings. The artist employs icons of working-class London, including bull terriers, soccer pitches, and grit...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Times Square at Night, Empire and Loews signed Oil & acrylic painting on canvas
By Richard Haas
Located in New York, NY
Richard Haas is the world's foremost architectural muralist. He was profile by CBS News Sunday Morning Arts program with Jane Pauley
Richard Haas
Times Square at Night (Empire and Lo...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Contemporary portrait "Вlack Leather Gloves"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This is a partial homage to David Hockney's art. In this painting, I explored the interplay of realism and symbolism through the figurative use of acrylic. The central figure, clad i...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Don’t Turn Around — They’re Still Here
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting invites the viewer into a hushed interior filled with tension, memory, and quiet symbolism. A woman in a simple black dress stands with her back turned, unmoving—caugh...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Seated Man – An Intimate Glimpse into Daily Life
Located in Stockholm, SE
This masterfully executed painting by Emerik Stenberg (1873–1927) captures an intimate and atmospheric moment. The composition features a seated man, engrossed in his daily chores, b...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Market at the Tour de l'île in Geneva, circa 1890
Located in Genève, GE
Oil dimension : 39,5 x 58,5 cm
With Frame : 52,5 x 71 cm
This painting by Gustave Castan, depicting a market on Geneva's Place de l'Île around 1890, depicts an urban scene in the mi...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Antique Painting, 19th Century, European Monogrammist, "The Emigration".
Located in Berlin, DE
Signed and dated.
Dimensions are without frame.
Including certificate of authenticity.
Frame has slight damage in places.
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Twins
By Edward Povey
Located in Atlanta, GA
1972-73 Eastbourne College for Art and Design: Fine Art Foundation Course: studies drawing.
Works through the South Coast Period of paintings. Studio: South Coast of England.
1974-8...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Seeing Shadows" Oil Painting by Karen Offutt, Female Portrait
By Karen Offutt
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offutt's (US based) "Seeing Shadows" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female portrait with her face in profile wearing a fur coat with a blue background. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Coffee Run
Located in Atlanta, GA
This item is in excellent condition, only shown in a gallery.
Griselda Ferrandez was born in the city of Barcelona, a cosmopolitan and open city. From her balcony she could contempla...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Below Deck
By Tom Lovell
Located in Miami, FL
Charles Martignette
Heritage Auctions, This is a Wonderfully rendered work with high level of detail and color saturation. Norman Rockwellesqu...
Category
1950s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
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
The dancer portrait
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I sought to capture the serene poise of a ballerina, a silent moment of reflection amidst the dynamism of her world. I used a palette that contrasts the warmth ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is included in numerous private and museum collections, among them the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University, and the UB Anderson Gallery (all of which are located in Western New York...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Languishing" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Shelli Langdale's "Languishing" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white horse fading into an abstracted quilt pattern.
Artist Bio:
Shelli Langdale is an oil painter living and painting in Chattanooga, TN. U.S.A. She has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Alabama...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Western Light-original modern landscape abstract oil 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.
Enter the enchanting realm of "Western Light" by the gifted ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Opera Arias, Original Figurative Oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2023
Style: Classic Art,
Title: Opera Arias,
Size: 40 x 59 x1 ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Oil Painting Israeli Bronze Menorah Tallit Judaica Still Life Bar Mitzvah Scene
Located in Surfside, FL
Frame is 23 X 27, Canvas is 16 X 20
Born in Milan, Italy Lupetti studied at the Royal Academy in Rome where he received classical training and was apprenticed to the school of restoration at the Vatican. At the age of fourteen he was accepted to attend Brera Liceo Artistico, one of the most prestigious art academies in Italy, graduating at age eighteen and then went on to win honors from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rome eventually receiving the degree of Professor of Fine Arts. In Milan, he helped restore the famed La Scala Opera House, and in Rome he earned the right to help in the restoration of the Masters' Works in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. Following service in WWII, Roberto came to America sponsored by the famous conductor Arturo Toscanini. A painting he did of the maestro was purchased by the San Francisco Art Commission. He moved to San Francisco where he taught at the Art Institute.
Roberto Lupetti (1918 - 1997) was active/lived in California / Italy. Roberto Lupetti is known for Figure, ship, still life painting. Particularly judaic rabbi paintings and Jewish genre scenes. Lupetti earned five degrees from the Italian Royal Academy of Fine Arts, was a team member for the refurbishment of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, and immigrated to the U.S after World War II. Known for his Renaissance art and large murals, he created a few western genre pieces, including a Day in the Life of A Cowboy (5) 5'x10' murals were painted oil on masonite in 1959.
He was born in 1917. He painted very few seascapes, preferring to paint scenes of fishermen on ships, usually in a storm setting. He lived all his life in America on the west coast, mostly in Carmel and Carmel Valley, California.
As well as decorating churches throughout the U.S., he also painted portraits of such celebrities as Ingrid Bergman, Barbara Stanwyck, and General George Marshall. Roberto Lupetti earned five degrees at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Roberto was married to fellow artist Lynn Lupetti...
Category
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Uncle Pushing the Door to See Me
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas - diptych x 2
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 Danqi...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Charcoal sketch on Linen“Taylor” by Christina Major
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Original sketch on linen framed
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bark Canoe TLC
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Artist Statement
“This tender loving care is a necessary maintenance chore for these Native Iroquois women. It enhances the longevity of these delicate water craft. Their hulls of birch bark are thin and easily punctured. Heated resin is used to patch problem areas. Bark patches can be sewn, using Spruce roots, and resined over larger holes. These roots are also used to lash around gunnel, bow & stern. These canoes are extremely light weight, easily maneuverable, and capable of carrying heavy loads. I have one and it can be lifted with one hand and is a joy to paddle.”
—John Buxton...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Calm Before the Storm, " Oil Painting
By Suzy Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Suzy Smith's "Calm Before the Storm" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a feminine figure, in a white and black striped swimsuit, holding a ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Tranquil Australian Landscape with Eucalyptus Trees - Vintage 20th Century Art
Located in Preston, GB
Tranquil Australian Landscape with Eucalyptus Trees adjacent to a Lake - Vintage 20th Century Art. Original Painting, Signed Artwork.
Art measures 36 x 24 inches
Frame measures 40...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Standing Tall - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Men, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube.
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About the Artist
Joy Eyitayo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal, Mixed Media
"Clatterer" (2023) By Allen Williams, Original Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Clatterer" (2023) by Allen Williams is an original oil painting on a sealed illustration board that depicts an eerie and disturbing portrait of a demon...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Illustration Board
Landscape with river oil on canvas painting Spain spanish
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Colomer Valls (1970) - Landscape - Oil on canvas
Oil size 38x46 cm.
Frameless.
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Presque Isle (Day 123), June 27, 2024" by Primary Hughes, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Presque Isle (Day 123), June 27, 2024" by Primary Hughes (United States) is a handmade landscape painting that is created on location or en plein air. The piece is framed, and ready...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
By the Streets of the Old Lviv Town
Located in Zofingen, AG
Fifteen paintings have been donated to a charitable foundation for auctions in various European countries to support the army.
It's been four months of work. Now I'm working twice a...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
The Dueling Partners 1850's French Oil, Chateau Staircase Interior Beautiful oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Duel
by Alcide Joseph LORENTZ (French 1813-1891)
signed and dated 1857
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed size: 30 x 25 inches
condition: very good and presentable, previous r...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
X-Ray Series (with Lily), Lowell Nesbitt - Painting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993)
Title: X-Ray Series (with Lily)
Year: 1964
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 44 x 36 inches
Inscription: Signed, dated by the artist, verso
Notes: Lowell...
Category
1960s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ballerina, Figurative, Original Figurative Oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2023
Style: Impressionism,
Title: Woman in Hat,
Size: 29.5 x 3...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Conversation 1
Located in Natchez, MS
Another in a series of visually arresting still life's from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted feathers and whimsical smiley face set...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Camellias From My Garden II, " Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Yvonne Melchers' "Camelias From My Garden II" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts two fully blossomed pink camellias that compliment their green leaves in a glass pitcher with a plain white background.
Artist Yvonne Melchers showcases her mastery of light and form in her sumptuously detailed paintings of subjects both intimate and universal. Whether painting a scene from her beloved North Sea Shore, the portrait of a strong but vulnerable young man dressed for the historical Siena Palio round, or the rumpled sheets and textures of a Venice hotel room, Melchers infuses each with a glow that speaks of the real and the ethereal. Precise technical skills join a rich historical palette and striking compositions in paintings that leave an indelible impression. (2019, Alessandro...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Píntame Angelitos Negros" – Figurative Oil Painting With Patterned Veil and Sur
Located in Denver, CO
Jessica Oliveras's "Píntame angelitos negros" is a striking, original figurative painting executed in oil, oil stick, and marker on linen. This richly layered work measures 21.65 x 1...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Stadium Party
Located in Miami, FL
Stadium Party depicts at wholesome all-american tail gate party from the 1950's. Stadium Party
Circa 1950's
16 x 22
Oil on Canvas
Signed lower left , Condition is excellent, Work i...
Category
1950s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Emotions? Nah, that's for wimps
Located in Zofingen, AG
Two mysterious figures in black stand motionless before a large window. Are they contemplating life’s meaning or just waiting for a pizza delivery? The endless blue sky with a few la...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"In love"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Self-portrait of the artist, painted at the moment of falling in love. The painting radiates femininity, love, warmth.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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.