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
"Campo de maiz". Contemporary, realism, figurative, oil, landscape, waterscape
Located in MADRID, ES
Contemporary, realism, figurative, oil, landscapa, waterscape, pastel colors
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Paraje natural I". Contemporary, realism, figurative, oil, landscape, waterscap
Located in MADRID, ES
Quadriptych (30 x 30 cm) x 4
Contemporary, realism, figurative, oil, landscapa, waterscape, pastel colors
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
ESPERANDO LA PESCA
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Dover/Nationalpark, Fanbay im Nebel
Located in Paris, IDF
Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North German Realists since 2006. He paints everyda...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Canvas
German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Rheinschiefer
Located in Paris, IDF
Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North German Realists s...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Canvas
German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Eutin/Ostholstein, Schlossallee
Located in Paris, IDF
Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North German Realists s...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Canvas
Serenidad. Oil/cutting board Trompe-l'oeil. Cups, jars, Heinz ketchup still-life
By Angela F. Ayensa
Located in Segovia, ES
"Serenidad", oil on wood, 80 cm H x 42 cm W
This piece of art in the shape of a cutting board is ideal for a kitchen.
It is made with the use of the technique "Trompe l'oeil", that...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Hamburg, Blohm & Voss, Nordic Hunter
Located in Paris, IDF
Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North German Realists since 2006. He paints everyda...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Canvas
German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Rügen, Kreidefelsen
Located in Paris, IDF
Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North German Realists s...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Canvas
German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Hamburg, Blohm&Voss
Located in Paris, IDF
Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North German Realists s...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Canvas
German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Berlin, alte Glasfabrik Stralau
Located in Paris, IDF
Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North German Realists since 2006. He paints everyda...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Canvas
Canoe on the shore of the lake
Located in Vienna, AT
Was born in 1993 in the city of Marganets, Ukraine.
Artist Gorbachenko Multiple participants of group and solo exhibitions and Art Fair Vilnius.
The artist's works are in private col...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
Marie Channer, "Breaking Pointe", 24x18 Ballet Dancer Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Breaking Pointe", is a 24x18 oil painting on canvas by artist Marie Channer. Featured is a ballet dancer silhouetted in the spotlight of the stage, caught in pose. Glow ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
El triunfo
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Figurative work
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Magpie's Tale
Located in Natchez, MS
Another in a series of visually arresting still life paintings from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted elements of the natural world ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Flower Delivery .305
By Scott Duce
Located in Greenwich, CT
Scott Duce Biography
American, b.1956
Scott Duce is an international artist working in New York. Duce’s work is included in many corporate, museum, and private collections. Notable ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Small Room" Figurative Oil Painting 47" x 39" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Small Room" Figurative Oil Painting 47" x 39" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube.
A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals a glamorous, feminine,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Marie Channer, "Tiptoes", 24x18 Ballet Dancer Shoes Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Tiptoes", is a 24x18 oil painting on canvas by artist Marie Channer. Featured are the pointed shoes of a ballet dancer silhouetted in the spotlight of the stage, caught ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"A Portrait of the Artist" oil painting surrealist lined notes and stamp letters
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A clever oil painting and self portrait of the artist, Anthony Mastromatteo. Not only a capture of his likeness, but also a portrait of his interests, writing, storytelling, and doin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Classic Profile" 32x30", Acrylic and oil on board
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
In this work titled "Classic Profile" Ceravolo has used one of his favorite New York models and has combine oil and acrylic with oil stick to create this timeless subtle and classic ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Oil, Acrylic, Board, Oil Crayon
FIRST CLASS PAIR
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Framed. Canvas size 36 x 24 in. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable ...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,375 Sale Price
25% Off
Painting (After Rubens)
Located in Natchez, MS
This oil on canvas painting exemplifies the skill inherent in all of Girbent's work. The work, "Painting (After Rubens), is in fact a painting in the sty...
Category
2010s 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
Through the Looking Glass Oil on Canvas Ballet Two Paintings in the Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Through the Looking Glass by Melissa Franklin Sanchez is an Oil on Canvas Painting. Looking closely at Through the Looking Glass you will send another painting in this painting. A...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tuareg
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Figurative work of a tuareg man
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rituals
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...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
"Serenity", An He, Realistic Portrait, Original Oil on Canvas, 40x30 in.
By An He
Located in Dallas, TX
"Serenity" by An He is a realistic original oil on canvas portrait painting measuring 40x30 in. A mysterious woman in a white dress takes a seat on a white bench in the park surrounded by green foliage during her busy day to write in her journal as she takes off her bonnet.
Chinese-American artist An He, also known as Hans Amis, is known for his magnificent portrait paintings of women...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$14,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Summer Garden Study II by Dylan Lloyd, Botanical painting, original oil painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Summer Garden Study II by Dylan Lloyd [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Oil on Canvas
Image size: H:30 cm x W:24 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:24 cm x D...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Michael Paraskevas Protests Acrylic on Paper, 1986
Located in Astoria, NY
Michael Paraskevas (American, b. 1961), Protests in New York City, Acrylic on Paper, 1986, signed and dated to lower border, unframed. Image: 19" H x 12" W; sheet: 23" H x 14.5" W. P...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Witchcraft" Portrait Figurative Oil Painting 59" x 47" in by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Witchcraft" Portrait Figurative Oil Painting 59" x 47" in by Dmitriy Krestniy
ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube.
A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals a glamorous, feminine, provocative yet sensual style influenced by his natural Ukrainian exuberance. He understands and respects the art’s body which continuously is at the center of his paintings. His preference goes by drawing with pastels, oil and charcoal to create innovative paintings among which are such style as photorealism where the artist writes such paintings as the pictorial art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Pier Parking Sag Harbor" oil painting, streetscape in village w windmill & flag
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A small oil painting by Carl Bretzke. A fleeting moment on Sag Harbor's Long Wharf in springtime, magnolia tree is in full bloom behind the historic windmill. The american flag is ra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Oil painting / Portrait / Figurative/ Museum/ Interior/ Expressive/ Text
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 includ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Summer Nights" 2020 painting of starry night over trees in Italy. Oil on copper
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Summer Nights is a small painting, oil on copper, depicting a dark blue sky over a green landscape, in Fiesole, Italy. Melissa Franklin Sanchez softly merges warm tones with cool ton...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
Fiesole Path
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted en plein air in Fiesole, Italy, just outside of the bustling city of Florence.
Artist Bio
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
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
A Magisterial Mixed Media Acrylic on Canvas Painting, "Valentino's Garden"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 28x22 Magisterial Mixed Media Acrylic on Canvas Painting executed by artist Stefanie Bales. A certificate of aut...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Question" Figurative Oil Painting 47" x 47" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Question" Figurative Oil Painting 47" x 47" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
2020
ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube.
A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals a glamorous, feminine, provocative yet sensual style influenced by his natural Ukrainian exuberance. He understands and respects the art’s body which continuously is at the center of his paintings. His preference goes by drawing with pastels, oil and charcoal to create innovative paintings among which are such style as photorealism where the artist writes such paintings as the pictorial art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Flight raso
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
In this work, I create a scenario that awakens the imagination and defies conventional logic. I have opted for a surrealist approach in portraying a man, who, as a mime,
is immersed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Shade Adjacent
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...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Winter Day, Dutch landscape, Figures, original oil on canvas, 19thC German
Located in Naples, Florida
This depiction of a sunrise on a Winters day is a beautifully atmospheric oil on canvas painting by the artist Johann Jungblut. ‘Winter Day’ is an original work that is circa the 19th Century.
Johann Jungblut was a German painter who focused on depicting winter landscapes of rural Netherlands, Germany, and Norway. Jungblut painted in a style which merged Impressionist techniques with the tradition of Dutch landscape painters like Aelbert Cuyp...
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Division of realities
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
The artist has divided the image into three vertical bands, reminiscent of a flag, where each section represents a distinct and autonomous reality. On the left, against a vibrant cri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Graphite, Wood Panel, Tempera
Magic Realistic painting, "The Beauty Machine"
By Cheryl Tall
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original mixed media work on canvas by Southern California artist, Cheryl Tall. Its dimensions are 40" x 30" x 1.5". A certificate of authenticity will follow delivery.
...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Oil painting / Portrait / Figurative/ Museum/ Interior/ Expressive/ Text
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 includ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"ZEUS" Acrylic on canvas 36" x 26" inch painting by Tom Barnabi
By Tom Barnabi
Located in Culver City, CA
"ZEUS" Acrylic on canvas 36" x 26" inch painting by Tom Barnabi
Tom Barnabi is a part of the modern generation of artists, who managed to absorb several ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Girl reading-II
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
In this small painting I try to enter into the serenity of a private moment of literary contemplation. The work focuses on the essence of the instant, capturing the magic of a woman ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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 includ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The paradox, bust portrait of a jester, 2002
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.
1974-81 University of Wales: studied painting under Welsh artist Selwyn Jones. Public and private commissions: twenty-five multistory murals in Wales and England: documented by the BBC and British National Newspapers. Studios: Bethesda and Bangor City, Wales. Studies composition and portraiture. Shows at the Royal Exchange, London; Bangor City Museum, Wales.
1981-82 Commission: The Trial of Saint Deiniol: 19-panel, 18 x 21 ft. painting. Studio: Shropshire, England
1982-86 The New York Times send photographer Dith Pran (on whom the movie The Killing Fields was based) to photograph Povey in New York with The Trial of Saint Deiniol painting at Art Expo New York 1986. Povey is advised by George Bush Senior’s former campaign manager Zena Temkin on shaping his public persona. The BBC film Edward Povey with former President of the Royal Academy of Art in London - Sir Hugh Casson KCVO, RA, RDI in which Sir Hugh interviews Povey about his art career. Public and private commissions for collections in the United States, London, Wales, Belgium, West Indies. Studies symbolism and trains in color with Jan de Maere in Brussels and works through the Tapestry Period of paintings Studio: Grenada, West Indies.
1987-91 Studies psychology and narrative in art whilst he builds the extensive Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings. Studio: Guisborough, England courtesy of the town mayor. Shows in Belgium, London, New York.
1992-93 Public commission: Hall of Illusion mural: 20 X 40 ft. interior oil painting in the Chamber Concert Hall of the University of Wales. The commission is followed by BBC Television, S4C Television; BBC Radio Four and regional and national newspapers. Studios: Guisborough, England; Bangor City, Wales. Designs the Hall of Illusion mural on the island of Grenada, West Indies.
1994-96 Deepens his studies in the relationship between art and the psyche. Researches new ways to evolve concepts with models using theaters...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
yellow mantle
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
In "The Yellow Mantle," the canvas comes to life through the delicate dance of contrasts. The model, in her nudity, wraps herself in a vast yellow silk scarf, an assertion of her saf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Realistic Figurative Painting, "Just Browsing"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original one of a kind figurative oil painting by southern California artist, Jess Perna. Its dimensions are 24"x18". It is framed in a white floater frame as pictured. A ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Eggplant and Glass : oil on canvas painting
Located in New York, NY
Painting by New York artist Douglas Newton.
His paintings are about color, reflections, texture, transparency, translucency, all the effects of light. Newton paints from reality, not using photographs. He paints with oil paint on canvas, which has the flexibility to let the artist create...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist portrait, "Dr. King"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original acrylic and gold leaf painting by San Diego artist, Duke Windsor. Windsor’s success as a contemporary artist lies in his ability to infuse ordinary s...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Embankment. 2017, oil on canvas, 65x81 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Embankment. 2017, oil on canvas, 65x81 cm
Juris Germanis (1941)
The artist has always had a tendency to catch the most significant features when working in landscape genre, using oi...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,528 Sale Price
20% Off
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
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 ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting / Abstract versus Figurative Art / 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 includ...
Category
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
BECOMING MEN AND WOMEN, 2008
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.
1974-81 University of Wales: studied painting under Welsh artist Selwyn Jones. Public and private commissions: twenty-five multistory murals in Wales and England: documented by the BBC and British National Newspapers. Studios: Bethesda and Bangor City, Wales. Studies composition and portraiture. Shows at the Royal Exchange, London; Bangor City Museum, Wales.
1981-82 Commission: The Trial of Saint Deiniol: 19-panel, 18 x 21 ft. painting. Studio: Shropshire, England
1982-86 The New York Times send photographer Dith Pran (on whom the movie The Killing Fields was based) to photograph Povey in New York with The Trial of Saint Deiniol painting at Art Expo New York 1986. Povey is advised by George Bush Senior’s former campaign manager Zena Temkin on shaping his public persona. The BBC film Edward Povey with former President of the Royal Academy of Art in London - Sir Hugh Casson KCVO, RA, RDI in which Sir Hugh interviews Povey about his art career. Public and private commissions for collections in the United States, London, Wales, Belgium, West Indies. Studies symbolism and trains in color with Jan de Maere in Brussels and works through the Tapestry Period of paintings Studio: Grenada, West Indies.
1987-91 Studies psychology and narrative in art whilst he builds the extensive Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings. Studio: Guisborough, England courtesy of the town mayor. Shows in Belgium, London, New York.
1992-93 Public commission: Hall of Illusion mural: 20 X 40 ft. interior oil painting in the Chamber Concert Hall of the University of Wales. The commission is followed by BBC Television, S4C Television; BBC Radio Four and regional and national newspapers. Studios: Guisborough, England; Bangor City, Wales. Designs the Hall of Illusion mural on the island of Grenada, West Indies.
1994-96 Deepens his studies in the relationship between art and the psyche. Researches new ways to evolve concepts with models using theaters...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
InPublic Multiples: Sospeso
By Scott Duce
Located in Greenwich, CT
Signed verso
American, b. 1956
Scott Duce is an international artist working in New York. Duce’s work is included in many corporate, museum, and private collections. Notable collec...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman reading in a rocking chair I
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
This painting captures a moment of tranquility and elegance. A young woman, presented in profile, is immersed in reading a book while gently swaying in a rocking chair. The scene tak...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Pretty In Pink", Hans Amis, Realistic Portrait, Flowers, Original Oil, 40x30 in
By Hans Amis
Located in Dallas, TX
"Pretty in Pink" by Hans Amis, also known as An He, is an original oil on canvas portrait painting that measures 40x30 in. in a gold ornate frame. This period portrait depicts a carefree young woman with brown hair picking...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fishing boats 1974, oil on canvas, 57x68 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Fishing boats
1974, oil on canvas, 57x68 cm
"Fishing Boats" presents a peaceful and realistic portrayal of a fishing scene at sea. The combination of the fishing men, nets, boats, seagulls, and calm sea creates a narrative of human connection with nature, as the fishermen work in harmony with the elements to sustain their livelihood. The sky is populated with seagulls, adding a touch of movement and life to the scene. The painting invites viewers to appreciate the beauty and simplicity of a traditional fishing lifestyle and the serenity of the maritime environment.
Stanislavs Kreics...
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,337 Sale Price
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'End Of Winter Sun' realistic, elegant mystical yellow portrait acrylic painting
Located in Lahti, FI
David J. S. Holbrook is a multi-faceted artist whose work bridges the realms of fine arts and music, creating a powerful narrative of human connection and emotional depth. His visual...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
A World of Curious Things 8
Located in Natchez, MS
Another in a series of visually arresting still life's from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted water droplets, a feather and light bu...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
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