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
La Boule de Cristal . Hyperrealiste Trompe l'oeil
Located in CANNES, FR
Jacques Poirier ( 1928 -2002)
" La boule de cristal " . 1980' s
Jacques Poirier est un peintre du mouvement trompe l'oeil , Hyper-réaliste et un illust...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun 6 - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Sea View
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey
"Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil on Canvas “Cher” by Christina Major 58 x 81
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Words within painting:
I can trust my friends. These people force me to
examine myself, encourage me to grow. All of us
invent ourselves. Some of us just have more imagina
tion th...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Little Iris Icon" (2022) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera on Gold Leaf Painting
By Fred Wessel
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "White Orchid" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2023, this piece features a blooming branch of white orchids, resting over a deep red backgro...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Oil Painting of River Sunset in the Woods of the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Oil Painting of River Sunset in the Woods of the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist. Painted using warm orange and green colours creating a unique atmosphere....
Category
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Children holding pails with chickens by a duck pond & cottage in Rural England
Located in Preston, GB
Children holding pails with chickens by a duck pond & cottage in the English Countryside by British Artist, Les Parson entitled 'Arm in Arm'.
Art measures...
Category
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Toby Rosenthal (German painter) - 19th century figure painting - Male portrait
Located in Varmo, IT
Tobias Edward Rosenthal, known as Toby (Strasbourg 1848 - Munich 1917) - Portrait of a San Francisco gentleman.
123 x 92 cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame.
- Work ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Boy Reading
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Boy Reading" c.1975 is an oil painting on canvas by Italian artist, Franco Rispoli, 1921-1989. It is signed at the lower right corner by the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
OLD MASTER W . THORNLEY OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Gold Gilt Frame
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD MASTER W . THORNLEY OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Gold Gilt Frame
OLD MASTER LARGE OIL PAINTING
19th Century
NEW COLLECTION Of RARE PIECES OF ENGLISH HISTORY
“Very ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
OIL PAINTING Small by William R Wall (NAVY ADMIRALTY 19th CENTURY PIECE
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING SMALL William Wall (NAVY ADMIRALTY 19th CENTURY
Very good condition for age , (see pictures)
FINE RARE MARTINE PAINTING ORIGINAL
19th Century OLD MASTER STYLE OIL PAI...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Loch Eilt in the Scottish Highlands Realist Landscape Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Preston, GB
Loch Eilt in the Scottish Highlands Landscape Vintage Painting. A beautiful realist oil painting of the Scottish Highlands from a highly respected British Artist.
Art measures 33 x...
Category
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
I Want Ice Cream
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork captures the charm of life’s small joys and unexpected moments. Set in a sunlit desert, a sleek black car gleams in the foreground, contrasted by a nostalgic white vehic...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Calm Seas Gold Gilt Frame
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Cram Seas GGF
Description
OLD MASTER LARGE OIL PAINTING
19th Century
NEW COLLECTION Of RARE PIECES OF ENGLISH HISTORY
“Very Goo...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
HUGE OIL PAINTING By MAJOR John E .Bale FINE MASTER 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING SIGNED OLD FINE MASTER PAINTER 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL
Fine Original Antique 19th Century British OLD MASTER
OIL PAINTING
GOLD GILT FRAME
NEW COLLECTION Of RARE ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
OLD MASTER LARGE OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Catch Gold Gilt Frame
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY The Catch GGF
Description
OLD MASTER LARGE OIL PAINTING
19th Century
NEW COLLECTION Of RARE PIECES OF ENGLISH HISTORY
“Very Goo...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pair of 19th Century Orientalist Realist Oil Paintings on Board
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Victor Huguet, a distinguished 19th-century French artist known for his contributions to the Orientalist art movement, crafted a captivating pair of paintings that beckon viewers int...
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"The Light Within, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Aixa Oliveras' (US based) "The Light Within" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a model's hands curling around the petals of red and pink...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Musical Interlude" 19th century antique realism Large oil painting on Board
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Provenance:
Private Collection Atlanta,
GA Estate sale Everard Gallery,
Savannah, GA, Private Collection Callen Estate, Savannah GA 2018
Description:
The painting is signed on the lower right side.
Francesco Beda (1840-1900) was an Italian painter celebrated for his exquisite genre scenes and historical subjects. Born in Italy, Beda displayed a natural talent for art from a young age and received formal training in painting. He developed a distinctive style characterized by meticulous attention to detail, vibrant colors, and a keen eye for capturing the essence of his subjects.
One of Beda’s notable oil paintings on canvas is titled “Musical Interlude.” This masterpiece measures 24×36″ and bears the artist’s signature. The painting showcases Beda’s exceptional skill in depicting textures, colors, and architectural details with stunning realism.
In “Musical Interlude,” Beda transports the viewer to a scene of musical entertainment in the 19th century. The bold and vibrant colors of the dresses and period-style clothing evoke the richness and elegance of the time. Beda’s attention to fabric texture allows the viewer to almost feel the weight and flow of the garments through their eyes.
The interior architecture depicted in the painting reveals Beda’s mastery in capturing delicate details. The beautifully painted marble column and intricately carved wood chair...
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"L'intruso" Pappagallo Ara Olio cm. 50 x 65 2018
By Luisa Albert
Located in Torino, IT
Bellissima opera realista, Pappagallo Ara
Luisa Albert è una magistrale interprete della scuola realista vicino alla pittura fiaminga.
Le nature morte e bellissimi animali vengono tr...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Peach and Brass Vase" (2024) By Blair Atherholt, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
"Peach and Brass Vase" (2024) by Blair Atherholt is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a still-life featuring fruit spread around...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Coastal Seascape Landscape Painting with Boats by 20th Century French Artist
By Pierre de Clausade
Located in Preston, GB
Coastal Seascape Landscape Painting with Boats by 20th Century French Artist, Pierre de Clausade (1910-1976).
Oil on canvas, Signed on the lower ...
Category
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Mother Washing with Children Nearby
Located in Stockholm, SE
This delightful painting by Carl Ewald Lönngren captures a serene moment of rural life in late 19th-century Sweden. The scene shows a mother kneeling by a wash basin, surrounded by h...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Spark in the Sunlight
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Beijing in China. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Pain...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Country House & Old Mill by a River in the Woods - Vintage Oil by German Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Country House & Old Mill by a River in the Woods - Large Vintage Oil Painting by German Artist, Karl Heinz Stienen (1918-2002). Graduate of the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts.
Art mea...
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Retro Funicular in Kyiv. Ukraine"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
"Retro Funicular in Kyiv. Ukraine" is part of a series where I reimagine my hometown, Kyiv, as it was 100 years ago. This particular piece showcases the historic funicular, aiming to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
LARGE OIL PAINTING by Jean Laurent NAVY ADMIRALTY 20th CENTURY PIECE
By Jean Laurent
Located in Ferndown, GB
LARGE OIL PAINTING MARITIME SHIP MASTERPIECE 20th CENTURY GGF
OIL PAINTING LARGE JEAN LAURENT (NAVY ADMIRALTY 20th CENTURY
Very good condition for age , (see pictures)
FINE RARE ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Spring in the Moon
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Beijing in China. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Pain...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Apollo - small, detailed, expressive, male, figurative, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
It is a striking portrait. Canadian artist Daniel Hughes is known for his stunning, realistic paintings. Hughes' attention to detail, the natural colour palette and ‘true to life’ re...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
diptych of Pocket Snowdrop 2 and Pocket White Anemone, Original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Snowdrop 2 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still lif...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Boy and His Book by Italian Artist Bernadino Giani
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are pleased to offer this charming and rare oil painting by the Italian artist Bernardino Giani (1823–1886), dated 1867. The painting depicts a young boy kneeling on the floor, de...
Category
1860s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Wood Panel
19th Century French Academic Study of a Hand
Located in SANTA FE, NM
French Academic Study of a Hand
Circa 1900
Oil on Cardboard
13 3/8 x 8 3/8 (19 1/8 x 14 1/8 frame) inches
Signed lower left "M. Granet"
A very finely...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
Man Walking the Dog at a River Side in the Lush Green English Countryside
By John Haskins
Located in Preston, GB
Man Walking the Dog at a River Side in the Lush Green English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist
Art measures 20 x 16 inches
Frame measures 25 x 21 inches
John Haskins...
Category
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Dust & Scarlet" (2023) By Blair Atherholt, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
"Dust & Scarlet" (2024) by Blair Atherholt is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a still-life featuring a white flower, a red rib...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Colombo"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Ludwig Hans Fischer (1848–1915) – "Colombo" (1889)
An exceptional original watercolor by Austrian artist Ludwig Hans Fischer (1848–1915), titled "Colombo" (1889). This vibrant and m...
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Venezia Italy oil on canvas seascape urbanscape seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Maria Vayreda Canadell (1932-2001) - Venice Italy - Oil canvas
Oil measures 55x46 cm.
Frameless.
Josep Maria Vayreda Canadell
Year of birth: 1932
Biography:
Member of a family spanish saga of artists, which highlighted Joaquim Vayreda...
Category
1990s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still-Life with Nautulus Cup and Chinese Bowl with Pumpkin, by Cornelis le Mair
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Cornelis le Mair (Netherlands, Eindhoven, July 3rd 1944) is a Dutch painter.
This Classic painter is famous because of his 17th century paintings. You can see him in his house on o...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - This Dream will Continue
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas, Diptych
Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Beijing in China. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Vintage Catch" by Irene Georgopoulou, Pastel, Baseball Glove Still Life
Located in Denver, CO
Irene Georgopoulou's "Vintage Catch" (2024) is an original soft pastels on paper artwork, measuring 8.50 x 11.50 inches. Part of her solo exhibition "Nostalgic Treasures: A Journey Through Time," this intricate still life features a lovingly detailed vintage baseball glove...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Sunlit Cat in Tuscany
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting takes us to a typical street in a Tuscan town, filled with warm sunlight and lush flower gardens. The soft shadows from the houses create a cozy atmosphere, while an or...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Through the Trees" (2017) by Jane Hunt Original Oil Painting, Sunset
Located in Denver, CO
"Through the Trees" by Jane Hunt (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting that is framed and ready to hang.
After moving to the US as a teenager, Jane Hunt studied illus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
triptych of Pocket Speckled Green Pear, Bright Clementine, Crimson Strawberry 2c
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Bright Clementine is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still life painting. The paintings are set in a black wood layered frame...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Serenade - Italian 19th century art figurative oil painting musicians
Located in London, GB
This lovely Victorian 19th century figurative oil painting is by Italian artist Frederick Andreotti. Painted circa 1880 it is a lovely playful depiction of a pretty seated young woma...
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shire Horse & Man by Woodland River in the English Countryside by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Shire Horse & Man by Woodland River in the English Countryside by British Artist, Peter J Greenhill
Art measures 24 x 18 inches
Frame measures 30 x...
Category
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Anticipation" (2024) By Matt Talbert, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
By Matt Talbert
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "Anticipation" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a brunette in a dark slip.
Artist bio/statement:
Matt Talbert is a co...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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
Category
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - The Sky of Children
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Beijing in China. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Pain...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
At Home Oil on Canvas Figurative Background Images Interior Scene Italy
Located in Houston, TX
At Home by Melissa Franklin Sanchez is an Oil on Canvas Painting. Looking closely at At Home by Mellissa F. Sanchez you will notice the background with objects. It is Melissa Fr...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Dance Large Antique Orientalist Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 19th Century
Located in Jacksonville, FL
The Painting is Signed
Description:
Fabbio Fabbi (1861-1946) was an Italian painter renowned for his Orientalist artworks and his ability to capture the beauty and allure of Eastern...
Category
Late 18th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Corbett House, Monhegan Island, Maine" Jamie Wyeth, 1973 Maine Watercolor
By Jamie Wyeth
Located in New York, NY
Jamie Wyeth
Corbett House, Monhegan Island, Maine, 1973
Signed lower left
Watercolor on paper
20 3/4 x 28 1/2 inches
The house depicted in the present work is on Monhegan Island, Ma...
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
CONTEMPORARY NEW Diptych Landscape Jungle Spanish Artist Carol Moreno 2025
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Carol Moreno Lara, artistic self-taught painter. Born in Barcelona. Proposal; Embellishes unique and personal spaces through artistic painting.
A feisty w...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Old Times House Interior Scene with Naughty Boy 19th century Genre Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting captures a wonderfully amusing family moment set in the 16th century. In the center of the painting we see the father, exhausted by worries and dozing in his chair in fr...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Still Life with Apples - Oil on Canvas by Zhang Wei Guang (Mirror) - 2000
Located in Roma, IT
Original oil on canvas realized by Zhang Wei Guang in the early 2000s.
Signed on rear.
In excellent conditions, it includes a contemporary black wooden frame.
Zhang Wei Guang, als...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Glimmer" (2024) Oil Painting by Karen Offutt, Nude Female Portrait
By Karen Offutt
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offutt's (US based) "Glimmer" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female wearing a translucent robe, posing with her arms above her head. The painting is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - The Sunrise Destroyed
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Beijing in China. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Pain...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tavern on the Green (New Yorker Magazine cover proposal)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Barbara Shermund (1899-1978). Tavern on the Green. Watercolor and ink on paper, 9 3/8 x 12 inches. Unsigned. Excellent condition.
Provenance: Ethel ...
Category
1930s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
"Loch Side, " Oil painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Loch Side," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a wide expanse of water meeting the grassy shore of land as cumulus clouds swirl in the sky.
About the Artist:
Judd Mercer is a watercolor painter based in Denver, Colorado. After attending art school for industrial design, Judd pursued a career in digital design and user experience and is co-owner of Elevated Third, a Denver-based digital agency.
After committing to writing and illustrating a full-length fantasy novel in his spare time, Judd began watercolor painting around 2014, studying with teachers such as Alvaro Castagnet, Joseph Zbukvic...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Taking Care of Business, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Taking Care of Business" by Clyde Steadman (United States) is a handmade landscape painting that is unframed, but ready to hang.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Blue Cowboy" (2010) By Duke Beardsley, Original Western Still-Life Serigraph
Located in Denver, CO
"Blue Cowboy" is an original American Western Realist serigraph, depicting a cowboy mid-jump on his horse, done in an entirely blue color palette.
Artist ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Early German Realistic Military Portrait of a Man (Johann Ludwig-Mosley)
Located in Houston, TX
Realistic early German portrait painting of Johann Ludwig-Mosley wearing his various military awards. The back features further documentation about the man's life and service. Curren...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century British School
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming 19th Century painting of a grandmother and grandauughter in front of their thatched cottage. It is an oil on canvas measuring 18 inches by 14. The frame measures 20 3/4 by 1...
Category
1890s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
My Sister, The Moon
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"My Sister, The Moon" by Adeniyi Joshua Adetayo is a captivating artwork that delicately captures a young lady standing at the back of a house, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Pen
"Ensemble of Austrian artists"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Franz Rotter (1900–1944) – "Ensemble of Austrian Artists"
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 176 x 288 cm (unframed), 181 x 295 cm (framed)
Signature: Lower left corner
Provenance: Pr...
Category
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Matalascañas Beach" Original Oil and Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Conrado López's "Matalascañas Beach," a 2023 piece, is a small but powerful acrylic and oil painting on canvas, measuring 5 x 5 inches (12.70 x 12.70 cm). Encased within a frame that...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Colombo"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Ludwig Hans Fischer (1848–1915) – "Colombo" (1889)
An exceptional original watercolor by Austrian artist Ludwig Hans Fischer (1848–1915), titled "Colombo" (1889). This vibrant and m...
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Contemporary portrait "Joshua Tree"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork captures a solitary moment in a remote desert setting. The scene focuses on a vintage motel, "Desert Inn," with its bright yellow façade standing out against the dark, m...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Original Oil Painting of Beach Scene at Fairhead Ireland by Modern Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original Oil Painting of Beach Scene with Figures at Fairhead Ireland by Modern Irish Artist Artist William Henry Burns (1924-1995)
Art meas...
Category
20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Le Grand Basin des Tuileries. Oil on canvas, 74x93 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Le Grand Basin des Tuileries. Oil on canvas, 74x93 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fancy Department Store Satirical Cartoon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Barbara Shermund (1899-1978). Fancy Department Store Satirical Cartoon, ca. 1930's. Ink, watercolor and gouache on heavy illustration paper, panel measures 19 x 15 inches. Signed lower right. Very good condition. 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 home...
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1930s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Ink
Semi nude figurative portrait painting of a woman with arrows
By Aaron Nagel
Located in East Quogue, NY
Striking realistic portrait painting of a semi-nude woman with arrows titled "Marks" by Aaron Nagel. Oil on canvas. Size 46 x 30 inches. Offered unframed.
Aaron Nagel is inspired b...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary portrait "White Lincoln"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork captures a tranquil desert scene centered on a vintage white convertible parked on expansive sands. The car’s sleek design and chrome accents evoke nostalgia and freedom...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Maternity mixed media on canvas Nepal
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jose Luis Fuentetaja - Maternity - mixed media (print and oil on canvas).
Canvas size 54x65 cm.
Frameless.
Is born in Madrid on the 21st july 195...
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1990s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
"AFTER GLOW" NATIVE AMERICAN GIRL W/DOLL (1926-2019) Arizona / California
Located in San Antonio, TX
Don Crowley
(1926-2019)
Arizona / California Western Artist
Image Size: 11 x 13
Frame Size: 18 x 20
Medium: Gouache Study
"After Glow" Indian Girl with her...
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Early 1900s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Gypsy girl, 1947. Oil on canvas, 34x37 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Jadviga Žilvinska (1918-2010) was born in Tallinn.
She grew up in Liepāja, where her great interest in art began and strengthened, which led the young artist to study at the Art Academy of Latvia. During her studies at the Academy, she studied with K. Ubāns, V. Tone and J. Liepiņš, and defended her diploma thesis under the guidance of L. Liberts. Later on, she devoted her entire life to art, working at the Liepāja School of Fine Arts and as a portraitist at the "Māksla" combine.
She had four favourite themes: landscapes, portraits, flowers and sacred painting. Her works have lyricism and inner harmony. In the portraits, we see not only the outer form of a person, but the artist allows us to look into the very essence of a person - it is likely that the models themselves often saw something new and bright in themselves through the artist's vision.
The works are executed in various techniques - tempera, oil, pastel and watercolour.
CV:
1938 - Graduated from the Liepaja Secondary School of Applied Arts, Department of Decorative Painting.
1943 - Latvian Academy of Art, L. Liberts Figurative Painting Workshop with her diploma work "At the Artist's"
1946-1948 - teacher of painting and drawing at Liepāja Fine Arts High School.
1948-1966 - portraitist at the "Māksla" combine
Participated in exhibitions since 1948.
Member of the Artists' Union since 1966.
Solo exhibitions in Riga, Jelgava, Sigulda (1972); Riga (1975; 1978; two in 1981; 1986; 1994), Jurmala (1979).
Works exhibited in Latvia as well as abroad (Poland, Switzerland, Italy, Japan, Finland, Venezuela, Germany, Hungary).
The works are located in:
"Portrait of Cardinal Julian Vaivoda", 1983, in the Vatican Museum in Rome
"Portrait of Pope John Paul II, 1982, in the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Curia of Riga
The altarpieces "The Heart of Jesus" and "Our Lady of Fatima", the paintings "John the Baptist" and "The Holy Family" , all from the late 1960s, in the Church of St Mary Magdalene...
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20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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