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
Juliet
By Mary Rosamond Coolidge
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful portrait oil painting of Juliet by American artist Mary Rosamond Coolidge (1884-1978). Coolidge was a well-known portrait painter and a graduate of Massachusetts Normal A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$28,000
Ina Pesenka, 1946, Palestine, Historical painting, Oil on canvas
By Ina Pesenka
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Ina Pesenka, 1946, Palestine, Oil on Canvas, Historical painting, Israeli artist, Israeli art
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
InPublic: Eyeshade .309
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
Oil, Panel
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
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 ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mr. Cheerful (monochrome portrait vintage old man beard Hat Botanic nostalgia)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Mr. Cheerful by Rudolf Kosow presents a figure whose warm smile and rugged features exude an air of quiet confidence, yet the surreal detail of branches sprouting from his hat adds a...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
"Wolverine, " Mixed media painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Wolverine" is an original, handmade mixed media artwork that depicts the wolverine symbol made entirely of aluminum.
Gregory was born in Kansas City, Mi...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Metal
Washerwomen by the river, oil on canvas by Karl Girardet
Located in Gent, VOV
This painting is part of a series of paintings Girardet made of washerwomen by the river. Upon their presentation they had a considerable success, which endures till now. In 2008 another painting of this series was sold at Christie's .
Karl Girardet was born in 1813 in Le Locle, which at the time was part of France but is now part of Switzerland. Girardet lived and worked most of his life in Paris. After beginning his career as a painter of landscapes, he became a well-known history painter. As a confidant of the French king Louis Philippe I...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, ABS
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
Fumador
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Figurative work of a man smoking
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Desire 2
Located in Atlanta, GA
Marshall Jones is a realist painter born in Atlanta Georgia, and presently working and living in New York City. From 2008 to 2015 Marshall was the recip...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$5,850
Feria de Sevilla
Located in Madrid, ES
JOSÉ CAÑAVERAL
Spanish, 1833 - 1894
FERIA DE SEVILLA
signed "JCañaveral / Sevilla 1881." (lower right)
oil on canvas
29-1/3 x 19-1/2 inches (74.5 x 49.5 cm.)
framed: 38-1/2 x 29-1/2 inches (98 x 75 cm.)
PROVENANCE
Privated Collection, Lille, France
José Cañaveral y Pérez (Seville, 1833-Madrid, 1894) was a Spanish painter, brother of the artist Alfonso Cañaveral y Pérez. Born in Seville, he trained artistically at the School of Fine Arts in his city, later he moved to Madrid where he was a disciple of Federico...
Category
1880s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Falcon 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
Iain Faulkner is a British figurative painter, born and raised in Glasgow. His style of painting is hyper-realistic. He eschews the concepts of contempor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$29,900
Luci della sera ad Atlanta, 2012
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gigino Falconi was born in Giulianova (Teramo) in 1933. He began painting at the age of sixteen, and in 1954 he obtained a Liceo Artistico of Pescara. During the early years of his c...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Soldier Beats Up Muggers on Subway - Stag Magazine story illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Hand-signed by artist, sticker label, Signed (as Emmett Kaye) lower right it was Mort Kunstler's pseudonym, unframed
Category
1960s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
It's for You, Oil Painting
By Nick Leibee
Located in Denver, CO
Nick Leibee's "It's for You" is an oil painting created in 2019 depicting a contemporary still life of a toy phone.
About the artist:
Nicholas (Nick) Le...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Santa Claus Sexy Playboy Cartoon First African American Illustrator, Elmer Simms
Located in Miami, FL
Santa has a quickie with Mom.
Elmer Simms Campbell was the first African American Illustrator to work for major newsstand magazines.
Published December, 1963
Signed in pencil lower...
Category
1960s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Illustration Board, Pencil
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
Elegancia (Manolete)
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Figurative work of a bullfighter
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Autorretrato (Picasso)
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Figurative work of a self-portrait by Picasso
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
PESCADOR
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,357
Meditation Self Portrait – Contemporary Realist Acrylic Portrait 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
Portrait of Girl with Flowers by Andrei Belichenko & Maria Boohtiyarova
Located in Uppingham, GB
A Wonderful Oil on canvas by Andrei Belichenko & Maria Boohityarova. Two excellent Russian artists who have been exhibiting in France, their works are centred around exquisite detail...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
El triunfo
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Figurative work
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Mandolin Serenade", 19th Century Watercolour on Cardboard by Giménez Martín
Located in Madrid, ES
JUAN GIMÉNEZ MARTÍN
Spanish 1855 - 1901
THE MANDOLIN SERENADE
signed & located "Gimenez-Martin, Roma" lower left
watercolour on cardboard
21-1/4 x ...
Category
1880s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
MIRANDO AL MAR
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,180
“ESTERO“. Contemporary, realism, figurative, oil, landscape, waterscape, earth c
Located in MADRID, ES
Contemporary, realism, figurative, oil, landscapa, waterscape, pastel colors, earth colors
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
End of Winter Sun – Contemporary Realist Acrylic Portrait Painting, Yellow Tones
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
Antonio
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Figurative work
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fuenteovejuna
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Figurative work
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Painting, 19th Century, European Monogrammist, "The Emigration".
Located in Berlin, DE
Signed and dated.
Dimensions are without frame.
Including certificate of authenticity.
Frame has slight damage in places.
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,554 Sale Price
20% Off
Armenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - Green Nature Morte
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Kamsar Ohanyan is an Armenian artist born in 1991 who lives and works in Yerevan, Armenia. He studied in Yerevan at State Pedagogical University with Kh. Abovyan at th...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
No More, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Shipping WORLDWIDE! By default unstretched, rolled in a tube. If you would like to receive the painting stretched on frame, please contact me to make the arrangements. :: Painting...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Orange mood 18 x 24 cm., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original oil painting on canvas. Figurative. The sides are always spotless white. This provides a good view of any environment and this makes it possible not to use an additional fra...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Falaise d'aval, Morgens, Etretat
Located in Paris, IDF
Egg tempera on canvas, Shadow joint frame
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 Ge...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Canvas
Walk, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Two tethered friends finishing their walk along the park road on a sunny day. There is an homage to Mark Rothko hidden in the painting. Oil on cotton canvas over a pine frame ready t...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Moon, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Jo Beer
Located in Yardley, PA
Moon is my daughter's middle name. I would have preferred it to have been her first name but worried that she might resent it over time. Beautiful milky skin, a tumble of pre-Raph...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
“An Orientalist Scene with Musicians and Dancer”, 19th C. Oil/Canvas by M. Rabes
By Max Rabes
Located in Madrid, ES
MAX RABES
German, 1868 - 1944
AN ORIENTALIST SCENE WITH MUSICIANS AND DANCER
signed "Max Rabes" (lower right)
oil on canvas
65 x 77-1/2 inches (164.5 x 197 cm.)
framed: 70-2/3 x 8...
Category
1910s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
CINO CEPAGES
Located in Aventura, FL
Giclee on canvas. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Edition of 80. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giclée
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Toro al amanecer
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Figurative work
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Leyenda Camarón
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Figurative work by Camarón in black and white
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Toro de nimes
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Figurative work
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Miradas en Venecia
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Figurative work
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Estética (A. Gades)
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Figurative work
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Inspiración (Paco de Lucía)
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Figurative work of the singer Paco de Lucía
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
HIGH SHELF, 2009
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
COSIENDO REDES
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Crystal Ball – Contemporary Realist Acrylic Hand Portrait 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
$4,532 Sale Price
20% Off
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
BLANES
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$944
COSTA BRAVA
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
REMENDANDO
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,357
Stadium Party - Golden Age of Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Stadium Party depicts at wholesome all-american tail gate party from the 1950's. Stadium Party
Circa 1950's
16 x 22
Oil on Canvas
Signed lower left , Condition is excellent, Work i...
Category
1950s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Potsdam, Dampfmaschinenhaus, Moschee
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...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Canvas
German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Fichtebunker
Located in Paris, IDF
Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 who lives & works in Berlin, Germany. He belongs to the Norddeutsche Realisten movement. He exhibited in many...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Canvas
German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Berlin, alte Botschaft, Macht & Tod
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 - Groß Dölln Ehemalige Russenstadt
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
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