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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
"A World Away" (2024) By Matt Talbert, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
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...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Denali" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Raymond Bonilla's (US based) "Denali" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a foothill landscape as the morning light hits the mountain range. About the Artist: Ra...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Purpose of Existence 14 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide 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 Authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Study for 'Kaleidoscope'" By Tony Curanaj, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Tony Curanaj's (US based) "Study for 'Kaleidoscope'" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a colorful, whimsical still life featuring an antique gumball machine. ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cherubs
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
George Henry Hall (1825-1913). Cupids, 1875. Oil on canvas, 6 x 9.25 inches; 10 x 13.25 inches framed. Original frame with label verso. Excellent condition with no damage or restoration. Signed and dated lower right. Price on request Biography: Birth place: Manchester, NH Addresses: Primarily in NYC from 1852 Profession: Still-life, genre, portrait painter Studied: between 1849-52 in Paris and Rome; and Düsseldorf Royal Acad. with Eastman Johnson Exhibited: PAFA, 1853-68; Royal Acad., British Inst., Suffolk Street Gal., all in London, 1858-74; Brooklyn AA, 1861-81; NAD, 1862-1900; AIC, 1888; Boston AC, 1881, 1889 Member: ANA, 1853; NA, 1868; Century Assn. Work: MMA; BM; BMFA Comments: Best known for his still-lifes, he specialized in detailed and vividly colored fruit and flower...
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19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cherubs
Cherubs
$3,000 Sale Price
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"Migration, " Oil painting Featuring migrating geese
Located in Denver, CO
Morgan Cameron's "Migration" is a dynamic and vibrant handmade original oil on panel artwork, capturing the essence of movement and freedom. Created in 2022, this piece measures 18 x...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"001 - Plein Air- Lair o the Bear, CO" (2022) By Judd Mercer, Gouache Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's ( US based) "001 - Plein Air- Lair o the Bear, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a peaceful snowy naturescape. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary la...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Paper

"Orange and Red" Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
J Louis' (US based) "Orange and Red" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female figure with blue eyes and wearing orange, cradling her head wh...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Beyond, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Ximena Rendon's "Beyond" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a lavender hued Bride with a tulle veil turning away.
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Mediterranean girl III
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this artwork, I envisioned a serene moment captured under the Mediterranean sun. The young woman, clothed in traditional attire, symbolizes timeless grace and the profoun...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary portrait "When the Beach is Your Parking Lot"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork depicts a serene coastal scene where a young woman stands beside a vintage white convertible, set against an ocean backdrop and stormy sky. The muted palette of blues an...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

"Bison Bull" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jill Soukup's "Bison Bull" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a brown bison in profile with a purple and blue background. About the artist: Jill Soukup was born in ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Nest IV, " Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
This acrylic painting, titled "Nest IV," is an original creation by Ifeoluwa Alade, an artist based in Nigeria. The handmade piece showcases a Nigerian female model adorned with rose...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

"Cold Walk" by Clyde Steadman, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Cold Walk" by Clyde Steadman (United States) is a handmade landscape painting that is unframed, but ready to hang. Clyde Steadman got his start as an artist drawing people in coffe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Scarab Totem" (2024) By Andrada Trapnell, Original Oil Painting on Board
Located in Denver, CO
Andrada Trapnell's "Scarab Totem" is a captivating original artwork created in 2024. This piece measures 7.5 x 9.5 inches framed and features a masterful blend of oil paint on board....
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Crimson Petals" (2024) By Robin Hextrum, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's (US based) "Crimson Petals" is an oil painting that depicts a vibrant red flower on a black background. This painting is sold unframed, but is ready to hang. Artist ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

She's Got a Ticket to Ride / oil on wood
Located in Burlingame, CA
'She's Got a Ticket to Ride' features a long haired young woman with hummingbirds, who is shrouded in mystery. Tattooed and decorated with ladybugs and sitting within a ring of stone...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

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

The boxer girl
Located in Zofingen, AG
"..yesterday I got into a fight with a man who started beating his eighth-grade son for a deuce in mathematics. A pair of bruises on my face, my hands were damaged, but I won, 5 year...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Cymbidium Orchids II" Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Narelle Zeller's "Cymbidium Orchids II" is an oil painting that depicts nine blush colored orchid flowers blossoming in contrast with the light grey bac...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Roztocze - Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting, Realism, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Janusz Szpyt was born in 1960, he is a Polish painter. He graduated from the Graphic design faculty and painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Cottages by the Sea in Ireland Vintage Oil Painting by 20th Century Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Cottages by the Sea in Ireland Vintage Oil Painting by 20th Century Irish Artist, Louis Humphrey. Humphrey was born in 1955 in Belfast, Nort...
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1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Moments of Reflection Depicting a Woman Sitting by the Fire, Original Oil Paint
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are pleased to present a captivating painting by the artist Sam Uhrdin (1886-1964). This beautiful artwork depicts a woman from Dalarna, sitting in front of a warm, glowing fire. The entire painting is bathed in a soft, radiant light, particularly illuminating her face and traditional white/red attire. The woman appears contemplative, lost in thought, perhaps thinking of someone dear to her heart. She is depicted in a kitchen, taking a moment to relax after a day's chores in her home. Sam Uhrdin's artistic journey began in the early 1900s, he traveled to Stockholm in 1903 to further continue his studies in painting. He worked as a painter during the day and attended various evening schools in the evenings. In 1906, he journeyed to America to work as a sign painter, but he mainly ended up working as an upholsterer. Returning to Leksand in 1909 via London and Paris, his artistic talent gained recognition, and with the help of some patrons, he began studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1911, occasionally attending Althin's painting school in Stockholm. Financial circumstances cut his study time short, and his skill as a portrait painter earned him numerous portrait commissions, which further occupied his time. In 1921, Uhrdin received a scholarship from the Royal Academy, enabling him to embark on a study trip in 1922 to the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, which he had to cut short due to his wife's illness. He later visited places like Spain and Portugal. Uhrdin's breakthrough came with his portrait of the former Prime Minister Nils Edén, which he executed in 1919. In 1921, he portrayed the participants of the Swedish Academy. Among other representatives of official Sweden captured by Uhrdin were Gustav V, Manne Siegbahn, Ludvig Stavenow, and bishops Gottfrid and Einar Billing. In 1932, he held a solo exhibition at Konstnärshuset in Stockholm, and he participated in various exhibitions, including the Swedish Artists' Association in Stockholm in 1917, Swedish Art at Valand-Chalmers in Gothenburg in 1923, Dalarna Artists displayed at Liljevalchs Konsthall in 1936, and the National Museum's traveling exhibition "Barnet i konsten" (Children in Art...
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1940s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

State of Mind 15 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide 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 Authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Forest Whisper" (2024) By Andrada Trapnell, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Andrada Trapnell's "Forest Whisper" is a captivating original artwork created in 2024. This piece measures 8 x 10 inches framed and features a masterful blend of oil paint on board. ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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 advertising and attends to the Vallecas school of arts. At the age of 14 he travels to Switzerland and in Geneve he gets intensly into painting and decides to dedicate himself only to it. When he returns to Spain he enrolls Arts Studies, and at the begining of summer '66, he visits Sitges, where he'll come back year after year and where ultimately he'll set his home. At this time he starts selling his painting in the flea market in Madrid and later in Sitges, setting himself on the street, thus completing his studies and making it economically. While he's in Madrid he recives lessons by Pedro Mozas at Bellas Artes and starts to learn profoundly about painting. In 1969 he starts painting portraits in the streets. In Sitges he creates, with other friends, a great artistic atmosphere in the Paseo de la Ribera, by the sea, that today still exists. He starts travelling through Europe, visiting and painting in Paris, London and Amsterdam. In the middle of this bohemian epoque, he moves to the Cannary Islands during the winters for 5 years in a row, he moves in the Parque de Santa Catalina "Las Palmas de Gran Canaria" where he works and meet all sorts of people in the streets, which later would mark his pictoric line. He becomes friend with Sidney Nagley in 1969, who organizes his first exhibition in Toronto, Canada. Afterwards he'll leave his studies and start painting exclusively in his studio. He gathers his first exhibition in the Ateneu of Barcelona in 1970. He befriends with the art critic of La Vanguardia, Fernando Gutierrez and the Count of Caralt orders him a set of illustration for a new edition of Garcia Lorcas Romancero Gitano. His first exhibition in a commercial gallery is done in the Majestic Gallery in Barcelona with a gorgeous collection of nudity drawings. He achieves huge success and for some years he affords his painting thanks to those drawings. During a period in Madrid, Mr Ponce de León, a consul in the Ministry of Exterior Affairs grants him with bachelor degree to study in the prestigious Academia de España in Rome. However, he can't accept it due to militar service obligations. Some days later, before joining the ranks he opens in the Cuatre Gats (Palma de Mallorca) with hiperrealist pieces that already then he presented as the first painter in that city, that later would become a fashion in 1973. After this period he meets José Maria Gudiol who advises positively. Since then, the intense work and the fight for daily improvement that has become the trademark of his life. The seek of styles and situations, the journeys through Europe always aware of all the tendencies that have in the art line that we can see nowadays. At his more than fifty years given to paint, his individual exhibitions beat the 100, his artwork is highly appreciated and valued in the complex market of art. In October 1982 hi makes his first exhibition in Tarragona. In the catalogue, writing of the unforgettable Fernando Gutierrez, he says "Fuentetaja is an artist of character and exceptional upbringing with a masterly knowledge of technique and resourses, and personality completely uncommon to the dimension of his sensitivity, as the richness of his deep and bloomed liricism. A judgement as accurate as foreseeing for the future outstanding of the artist, in where his paint soared through different phases mantaining an unquestionable quality. Lines, cubist, expressionist and hiperrealist till his current realism, in the middle of his creative maturity. Jose Luis Fuentetaja...
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1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Moonrise Over the South Platte" by Michael Magrin, Oil Painting, CO Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Magrin's ( US based) "Moonrise Over the South Platte" is an original, handmade oil painting of a moonlit evening along a Colorado river. This piece is framed in a natural float frame and is ready to hang. Michael Magrin b.1978 Since moving to Colorado from New York in 2001, I have sought to capture the elements ubiquitous to the Western landscape through oil painting, with an emphasis on the sky. Inspired by master artists like Maynard Dixon, E. Martin Hennings...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

No Regrets
Located in Zofingen, AG
She is cool, independent, determined, always ready for changes, having everything she need in her backpack. She stops only for a second to light a cigarette and turns around. Not reg...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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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 ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"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...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Contemporary portrait "The End of the World"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork combines vintage aesthetics with surreal elements, set against a thought-provoking backdrop. A woman in a black suit and bow tie, holding a cigarette, exudes timeless el...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

The Quiet
Located in Fairfield, CT
Rooted in the concept of memory born from photographs, Lisa Golightly’s paintings are reconstructions of found film photography as seen through the artist’s eye. Photography remains...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

In the Garden
Located in Fairfield, CT
Rooted in the concept of memory born from photographs, Lisa Golightly’s paintings are reconstructions of found film photography as seen through the artist’s eye. Photography remains...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

Cruises to Norway, c.1930 travel poster design by A. E. Halliwell
Located in London, GB
A. E. Halliwell (1905-1987) Cruises to Norway Gouache 77 x 48 cm Signed to lower right Provenance: Family of the artist A.E. Halliwell (1905–1986) was a British artist, illustrato...
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1930s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

"Long View, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Long View," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a cliff vista, with lush red and green vegetation, dropping off to reveal the atmospheric blu...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Field of Memories" by Christopher Clark, Original Painting, Sunlit Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's "Field of Memories" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a landscape of two trees backlit by a brilliant sun shining on a poppy field. Christophe...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Untitled (Couple with Seascape)
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Peter Stevens (1920-2001) is an American painter, known for Illustrating magazines. He worked for slick magazines, such as The American Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Family Circle, Liberty, McCall's, Redbook, and The Saturday Evening Post. By 1961 the trend in magazine design was turning away from classic illustration, just as his portrait commissions were growing more successful. He was represented by Portraits Incorporated of New York City with a steady stream of significant clients. He painted the portraits of several speakers of the Rhode Island House of Representatives...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Board

Magic of Blooming
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures the vibrant summer flowers blossoming in a garden at the heart of Tuscany, Italy. Every detail, from the delicate shades of pink and red petals to the lush gre...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Grey House. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Located in Paris, FR
Raf Peeters is a Belgian artist represented by Boycott Gallery.
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Broadway Costume Design Illustration
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Fabulous illustration depicts a costume for Broadway production. Gouache on illustration board, image measures 10.5 x 16.5 inches; 15 x 22 inches framed. Excellent condition in ori...
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1960s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Gouache, Illustration Board

Fiona #1
Located in Denver, CO
Dave Seeley's "Fiona #1" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female model holding purple velvet fabric tightly around her form to reveal the curves of her figure. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Fiona #1
Fiona #1
$4,780 Sale Price
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"Calvary"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting depicts the outer apse of a church nestled in Wilanow Park, Warsaw.The central idea is that the Crucifixion is not positioned openly, but pleased deep within a dark nich...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Whispers of the Soul 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide 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 Authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Fight with Inner Demons. 2018, author technique on canvas, 100x100cm
Located in Riga, LV
Fight with Inner Demons. 2018, author technique, 100x100cm Agate Apkalne. Born in Riga, 1977 Education: 2005 – MA in arts, Art Academy of Latvia 1998 ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

The Backside
Located in Zofingen, AG
A splash of nostalgia meets modern flair. A figure with a platinum pixie cut and a cool black crop top stands casually with their back to us, seemingly lost in thought. They’re facing a stunning red vintage car...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Be Still - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Acrylic, Young Girl
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide 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 Authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Free from religion"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
One of the most fascinating topics in religion for me remains the theme of the Last Supper. What did Jesus say to his disciples? This is not the first interpretation I have made on t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Against the sea wind IIV
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've mingled the strokes of impressionism with realism to capture not just a scene, but an emotion. The sailboat against the tempestuous sea speaks to the coura...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Self
Located in Denver, CO
"Self," is an original oil painting by Karen Offutt. It is unframed, but ready-to-hang.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Self
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"Pink Sprinkle Donut" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jason Walker's (CAN based) "Pink Sprinkle Donut" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a donut glazed with pink frosting and sprinkles set against a black background. About the Artist: Jason Walker’s imagery reflects popular culture: from Disney’s Mary Poppins or Mickey Mouse to frosted doughnuts. As observer and conveyor of cultural icons, he is an anthropologist and his beautiful and often endearing paintings resonates with art viewers. But this Toronto artist is also an analyst. Conceived with the clear-eyed vision of a native of Nairn, Scotland, Walker’s compositions challenge viewers to consider contemporary culture. Through his iconography, Walker creates artifacts, a paint-on-canvas time capsule for future generations. His images are representational rather than abstract. His subjects from Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz to Peter Pan’s Tinker Bell are non-elitist, international, and easily identified. A portrait of our time, Walker’s renditions are intimate and lifelike, crafted with diffused edges or Old-Master chiaroscuro. Painted in Renaissance jewel...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"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...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fashion Runner .5
Located in Greenwich, CT
Scott Duce is an international artist working in New York. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States, with several solo exhibitions in New York City, Chicago, Boston, ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Pastel of River Mountain in English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original Pastel Drawing of River Mountain in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Wendy Reeves. Art measures 22 x 14 inches Frame me...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel

Girl in a boat
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
This painting presents a young woman in a boat, motionless in the middle of a lake at sunset. The figure, seen in a three-quarter view, shows her almost bare back, with a white blous...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Warm Evening Autumn, " Original Autumn Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Warm Evening, Autumn" by Shawn Krueger (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting that is painted on a cradled board and ready to hang. Krueger depicts trees basking in warm evening light. Shawn Krueger, born 1973, is a contemporary landscape painter whose work sits comfortably in both the American Tonalist and Arts & Crafts traditions. Shawn received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Calvin College in 1998, studying under Chris Stoffel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Red Helen on Shades of Lemon & Cherry" Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch's "The Red Helen on Shades of Lemon & Cherry" is an original, handcrafted oil on wood panel artwork, measuring 12 x 12 x 1.50 inches. This contemporary 2023 piece ar...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"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...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Vintage Painting of Children Fishing at River Summer in the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Painting of Children Fishing at River in Summer in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Paul Morgan Art measures 30 x 20 inches Frame measures 38 x 28 inc...
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20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Get Lucky" Oil Painting 24" x 20 "inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Get Lucky" Oil Painting 24" x 20 "inch by Dmitriy Krestniy ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube. A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals a glamorous, feminine, provocative...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sesimbra, " Portugal Ocean Waves upon Rocks Oil Painting by Sparky LeBold
Located in Denver, CO
"Sesimbra" by Sparky LeBold (US and Portugal based) is a handmade oil painting that depicts waves crashing in Portugal. ARTIST STATEMENT Sparky LeBold has made a name for himself ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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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