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
"Shelter "oil on canvas. 47"x44" Cuban Artist Refuge in the American flag Life
Located in Houston, TX
"Shelter" 47" x 44" oil on canvas
Young girl wrapped in the American flag on her back, takes shelter, shelters herself, takes refuge in the American flag. The sea is her space fo...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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
The Poor Girl – An Early Genre Scene by Julius Kronberg, 1873
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small, tenderly rendered painting— titled The Poor Girl (Den fattiga flickan)—offers a rare glimpse into Julius Kronberg’s early period, when he w...
Category
1870s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Absolutely Nothing
Located in Zofingen, AG
This surreal artwork captures a stark desert crossroads under a vivid blue sky, where a vintage white convertible takes center stage. Two figures add intrigue: one stands beside the ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Beach Tree Roots" (2023) By Judith Peck, Original Oil Painting of Forest
By Judith Peck
Located in Denver, CO
"Beach Tree Roots" (2023) by Judith Peck is an original, handmade oil painting on cradled board that depicts a a foggy and grey forest, focused on the larg...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
REFLECTIVE MOMENTS . Vicente Romero Redon Spanish contemporary artist
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Vicente Romero Redondo was born in Madrid as the eldest of four sons. Due to the work of his father, he grew up in many different towns all over Spain. The family moved back to Madri...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
"Presque Isle (Day 113), June 7, 2024" by Primary Hughes, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Presque Isle (Day 113), June 7, 2024" by Primary Hughes (United States) is a handmade landscape painting that is created on location or en plein air. The piece is framed, and ready ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nude Oil Female Figures Women Realism Expressionism Contemporary Sensual Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Sauna" is an original oil painting on canvas signed by the artist Alicia Czechowski. It depicts six nude female figures lounging in a sauna. These figures have a wide variety of...
Category
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dutch Winter landscape with children playing on the ice by Per Wickenberg, 1839
Located in Stockholm, SE
Per Wickenberg, was a Swedish maestro of the brush who left an indelible mark on the world despite his brief life, truncated by tuberculosis at the age of 34. A prodigy who dedicated...
Category
1830s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Path Where Nothing Is Simple
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork drops you into a surreal moment: two figures black outfits stand in the middle of nowhere, under a blue sky sprinkled with just enough clouds to keep it interesting. One...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
REFLECTIVE MOMENTS . Vicente Romero Redon Spanish contemporary artist
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Vicente Romero Redondo was born in Madrid as the eldest of four sons. Due to the work of his father, he grew up in many different towns all over Spain. The family moved back to Madri...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Lady Lying Down
Located in Madrid, ES
DANIEL HERNÁNDEZ
Peruvian, 1856 - 1932
LADY LYING DOWN
signed "Daniel Hernandez." (lower right)
oil on wood panel
10-5/8 x 14 inches (27 x 36 cm.)
framed: 18-1/2 x 22 inches (47 x 55...
Category
1890s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
A ballerina black swan
Located in Zofingen, AG
In crafting this oil painting, I poured my reverence for grace and strength into every stroke, capturing the poised elegance of a ballerina in a moment of serene concentration. The c...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life With Oranges In The Basket
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Still Life with Oranges in the basket at night, framed.
RAFAEL SALDARRIAGA was born in Medellin, Colombia in 1955. Arrived in the United States in 1993. After living in New Mexico a...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mother and Child
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful depiction of mother and child displayed in a gold round ornate frame with intricate details.
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Just Keep the Connection
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork elegantly blends classic and contemporary elements, depicting a young woman in a stylish black outfit holding a phone to her ear. She stands against an endless blue sky...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary portrait "Don't Tell Me what to Do"
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I capture the spirit of independence and defiance. The
central figure stands poised yet resolute, a silent assertion of self in
a structured environment. The cats, wi...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary portrait "New Look for an Old Jacket"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Sometimes you dig into the closet, find a long-forgotten item, and start trying it on in different ways. You try it on, and it seems pretty cool, but then you think: Where am I going...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Summer Evening, Tompkins Square Park, Oil Painting
By Nick Savides
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Visitors find solace in Tompkins Square Park on a tranquil summer evening. Friends chat on blankets while others sit or lie down, soaking in the peaceful atmo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Autumn Orange Leaves" (2024) By David Grossmann, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Grossman's (US based) "Autumn Orange Leaves" is an oil on linen panel created in 2024 depicting an abstracted birch forest in autumn.
About the artist:
David Grossmann’s evoc...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Ropes
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed in black, l.l.
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Price includes framing.
“Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art move...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Ropes](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-on-ropes-for-sale/a_9323/a_52038211627584743153/IMG_0867_copy_1200_master.jpg?width=240 "men in ropes")
"Kissing Nocturne" (2023) by Emma Kalff, Original Oil Painting, Nocturne
Located in Denver, CO
"Kissing Nocturne" by Emma Kalff (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting depicting a nocturnal landscape. This piece is framed and ready to hang.
Emma Kalff is a Dutch-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Swedish Hamlet in a Snowy Winter Landscape with Birch Trees by Danish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Swedish Hamlet in a Snowy Winter Landscape with Birch Trees by Danish Artist, Jens Christian Bennedsen (1893-1967).
Art measures 38 x 26 inches
Frame measures 44 x 32 inches
An oi...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Souris 35" Original Oil Painting
By Marina Dieul
Located in Denver, CO
Marina Dieul's "Souris 35, 2023" is a primary market, handmade original oil on panel artwork, notable for its trompe l'oeil technique that seamlessly blends the painting with the act...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
River Meadow with Cattle & Cottage in the English Countryside by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
River Meadow with Cattle & Cottage in the English Countryside by British Artist, Tony Mercier (Born 1945)
Art measures 16 x 12 inches
Frame measures 20 x 16 inches
Signed Vintag...
Category
1980s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Healing Promise" by Michael Magrin, Oil Painting, CO Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Magrin's ( US based) "Healing Promise" is an original, handmade oil painting of a tranquil sunrise. This piece is framed in a natural float fram...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Elegance in Contemplation
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting depicts an elegant horse with a focus on its head and neck. The horse has a smooth, glossy brown coat that contrasts beautifully with the warm golden background. Its po...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Five Gymnasts in Training
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed in red, u.r.
$16,000.00 + framing
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
“Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Five Gymnasts in Training](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-five-gymnasts-in-training-for-sale/a_9323/a_34005411539182323410/04_Five_Gymnasts_in_Training_980_master.jpg?width=240 "question mark beard")
Create Yourself
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork is a striking fusion of vintage and modern elements, featuring a confident, poised woman dominating the foreground. Dressed in a chic leather ensemble with a cap and kn...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Morning Drink, 12x16 oil on paper on panel , Southwest Art Magazine, Free Ship
Located in Houston, TX
Morning Drink, 12x16 oil on paper on panel . Also shown in images are two other available paintings.
Julian Tejera is a contemporary realist from New ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Wood Panel
The Prayer Rug 19th-century Orientalist Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Description:
Addison Thomas Millar (1860-1913) was an American painter known for his captivating depictions of scenes from daily life, as well as his exploration of landscapes and architectural subjects. Born in Warren, Ohio, Millar’s passion for art blossomed during his early education when he received painting lessons from local landscape artist John Bell.
In his late teens, Millar’s talent gained recognition as he won three consecutive awards from The Youth’s Companion in their annual art contests. Encouraged by this success, his parents allowed him to travel to Cincinnati to study under genre painter De Scott Evans...
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary painting with Mona Lisa "Spring"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Spring is coming, lilacs will bloom, and we'll be able to wear ripped jeans again. In creating this piece, I fused figurative elements and realism to capture a moment, timeless yet i...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Winter Mist at a Farm in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist
By Wendy Reeves
Located in Preston, GB
Winter Mist at a Farm in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Wendy Reeves
Art measures 40 x 20 inches
Frame measures 46 x 26 inches (framed in a high quality ornate gold moulding)
Wendy Reeves garnered acclaim for her Scottish Highland and Lakeland paintings. Born in 1944 in Ewell, Surrey, she took to her father Gordon’s craft, deciding early on that she would be a painter. Prior to her famous paintings of the British Isles, artist Wendy Reeves painted scenes from a trip she made to Spain when she was 21. It was during this time that her dream of following in her father’s footsteps became a reality, and when she returned to England she cemented her name as an artist.
Wendy Reeves' paintings showcase her talent with natural landscapes and the wildlife that inhabits them. Her work often features ochre and pink lights...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Cardinal Fine Antique Portrait Oil Painting in Ornate Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cardinal's Letter
Otto Eichinger (1922 - 2004)
signed oil painting on board, framed
framed: 15 x 12 inches
board: 12.5 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Steady Hand" (2024) by Sheri Farabaugh, Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Steady Hand" (2024) by Sheri Farabaugh (United States Based) is a beautiful handmade still life oil painting that depicts a father helping his son across river stones.
Sheri Farab...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Nebula" - Oil Painting, Introspective Model
Located in Denver, CO
Nebula by Alexandra Manukyan
This painting portrays a figure immersed in introspection. Her delicate posture reflects both vulnerability and strength. The swirling pink hues behind ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
LOVE Original Hyperrealistic Painting Acrylic on Wood
Located in Palm Desert, CA
LOVE (2018) by Gerard Boersma
Acrylic on Woodpanel
70 x 90 cm
Unique
Hand-signed by the artist
Black wooden frame is included
Dutch artist Gerard Boersma studied painting and fi...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
'Bal Masque, Venice', Venetian Vedute, Santa Maria della Salute, Masquerade, Oil
By Evgeny & Lydia Baranov
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Е. Баранов, Л. Величко' for Evgeny and Lydia Barnov (Russian-American, 20th century) and dated 2006. Titled, verso, on label, 'Traveling through Time'.
Born in...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
RAMZES and OLGA . original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I sought to blend realism with impressionistic touches to capture a quietly intimate moment between a woman and a cat. Her enigmatic gaze and the soft, tactile ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fire IV - 21st Century Realistic Figurative Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Jeanine Donkers
Fire IV
20 x 20 cm ( framed included in price)
Measurement with included frame: 24 x 24 cm
Oil on wood panel
Jeanine Donkers' paintings offer a world filled with fa...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Jenni's Lily" (2021) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera on Gold Leaf Painting
By Fred Wessel
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "Dahlia Icon" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf with coral cabochons. Created in 2021, this piece features a freshly bloomed stem of a white lily flower, ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"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...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
"Alba in the Sun III"(2023) by Conrado López, Original Oil and Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Alba in the Sun III" by Conrado López is a delicate yet expressive 2023 artwork, utilizing acrylic, gold leaf and oil on a canvas sized at 63.75 x 44.9 in (162 x 114 cm).
This pi...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Winter Gulls Original Landscape Oil Painting by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Winter Gulls Original Landscape Oil Painting by 20th Century British Artist, Walter Robin Jennings. W R Jennings has exhibited in London, Paris & New York...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
"The Genesis of Femininity" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's (US based) "The Genesis of Femininity" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life of two green granny smith apples and a halved egg shell in situ with a smaller than life bronze statue of a feminine figure.
Kelly Birkenruth’s captivating paintings are in the style of contemporary realism while staying firmly grounded in the tradition of the Old Masters. She is able to pull the viewer into her paintings by interweaving emotion with a humanistic quality through her supreme handling of light. Through her portraits and still lifes she is able to evoke sensitivity and empathy, which in turn allows her to create images which transcend mere representation to capture the true essence of her subject. Kelly’s arresting compositions, draftsmanship, use of color and observation of detail allow her to create paintings with a timeless quality.
After earning her degree from Pennsylvania State University, Kelly moved to southern California where she began a career as a fashion model. Her agency soon sent her abroad to Paris and Tokyo, where she spent the next several years modeling. When she wasn’t walking the runway, she spent endless hours in the great museums of the world, closely observing and studying the works of the Old Masters. “My time abroad, particularly in Paris, opened my eyes to the vast beauty and power of a great painting. After that I knew I wanted to dedicate my life to the pursuit of Fine Art” said Birkenruth. After returning to the States, Kelly studied at Otis College of Art in Los Angeles, CA. She then continued her studies through workshops and private study with renowned artists such as Daniel Sprick, Steven Assael and Jesus Emmanuel Villarreal.
In the spring of 2019...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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
Oil on Panel Titled: "Floating in the Corner"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Unique Oil painting on panel. 2 separate pieces that screw together to form a continuous painting
Christina Major was born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1982. She has lived all ove...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Charcoal sketch on Linen“Taylor” by Christina Major
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Original sketch on linen framed
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary portrait "Inhabitants"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Once I lived in a private house.
We had four cats, and then we accidentally found the fifth.
Where he came from and how long he lived with us is unknown).
For texture on the primed c...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Classroom Clutter
By Warren Chang
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
FRAMED: 12" x 9"
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pocket Persimmon Fruit by Dani Humberstone, Still life, Small Scale Oil Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Persimmon Fruit by Dani Humberstone [2022]
original and hand signed by artist
Oil paint on canvas
Image size: H:5 cm x W:5 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:5 cm x W:5 cm x D:3cm
Frame Size: H:16 cm x W:16 cm x D:3.5cm
Sold Framed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look. Pocket Persimmon Fruit is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her pocket fruit series.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
HUGH OIL PAINTING Tintern Abbey Antique 19th Century Fine Quality Piece GGF
Located in Ferndown, GB
HUGH OIL PAINTING Antique 19th Century Fine Quality Piece of Winds
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING BRITISH SCHOOL
19th Century Gold Frame
Description
Late 19th century Piece
“Good Condi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"SCOUTS" NATIVE AMERICAN, INDIAN, 47 X 37 FRAMED NICE!!!
Located in San Antonio, TX
E. Salazar
Texas Artist
Image Size: 40 x 30
Frame Size: 47 x 38
Medium: Oil on Canvas
"Scouts"
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Dollar Masquerade
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
The Butterfly, 19th c, German, Realism, Genre Scene, Children, Landscape
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Carl Johann Lasch was born in 1822 in Leipzig, Germany. Lasch was known for his historical and genre paintings. He attended the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts where he studied with Edu...
Category
19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
After a successful hunt 1858 Kitchen Genre Scene Swedish Animalist J. Arsenius
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed lower right: Johan Arsenius and dated 1858 or 1853, attributed Johan Georg Arsenius (1818 - 1903), was a Swedish military man, painter and draftsman. Up for sale is important ...
Category
1850s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Wood Panel
Guardians of the Republic
Located in Greenwich, CT
The USS Constitution at sea.
Patrick O’Brien’s striking paintings capture the glory and grandeur of the age of sail. His work gained widespread attention in 2010 when the U.S. Nava...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Laguna Beach" oil painting of California coast shoreline palm trees, sand dunes
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of cliffs at Heisler Park, in Laguna Beach, California. Painted from direct observation, on site. Tall skinny palm trees reach upward thro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Mexican Market Scene
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Mid-century painting depicts what is probably a Mexican of Latin American market scene. Oil on canvas glued down to panel measuring 9.75 x 15.25 inches; 11 x 16.5 inches fr...
Category
1970s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Dahlias and Dark Green" - Oil Painting, 2022, Vibrant Still Life
By Jon Doran
Located in Denver, CO
Jon Doran's "Dahlias and Dark Green" (2022) is an exquisite oil painting on panel that captures the lush vibrancy of a floral arrangement. This original still-life artwork features r...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Family Helping Hands
By Mian Situ
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provnance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist.
Description
Three Miao sisters from the Guizhou Province of China, accompanied by their dog, descend on a mountain trail ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary portrait "Between You and Me"
Located in Zofingen, AG
When some crap happens - in response, I draw. I draw something visually appealing and positive. It's so hard, really hard to draw some blah-blah-blah crap in response to a missile at...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Immersed in Darkness, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A young woman walks through a myriad of water lilies, her illuminated figure contrasting sharply with the dark lake. Her posture and radiant hair create a fee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Not True: Good Accounts Make Good Friends" Satirical French Illustration
Located in Soquel, CA
"Not True, Good Accounts Make Good Friends" Satirical French Illustration
Comical illustration by Gaston Hoffmann (French, 1883-1977) titled "Ce n'est pas vrai, les bons comptes fon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
French Realist Painting Black smith workshop Old trade Early 20th
Located in PARIS, FR
Albert Léon LEBARQUE
Quatre-Champs (Ardennes), 1853 – Paris, 1939
The blacksmith's workshop
Oil on panel24 x 18 cm (34.5 x 28 cm with frame)
Signed and dated lower left “A. Lebarque ...
Category
1910s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Colorado Sunset" by Michael Magrin, Oil Painting, CO Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Magrin's ( US based) "Colorado Sunset" is an original, handmade oil painting of a moody sunset. This piece is framed in a natural float frame an...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Wood Panel
"Centennial Skies" by Michael Magrin, Oil Painting, CO Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Magrin's ( US based) "Centennial Skies" is an original, handmade oil painting of a brilliant blue sky contrasted with a vast expanse of clouds. ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Winter Village Landscape with Families & Children by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
A traditional original oil painting of a Winter Village Landscape with Families & Children by 20th Century British Artist.
Art mea...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Florence Ponte " by Christopher Clark, Original Oil Painting, Italian Bridge
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's "Florence Ponte Vecchio" is an original, hand made oil and acrylic painting that depicts a bridge in Florence, Italy.
Chri...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Classic Racing Yachts off the Needles, Fine British Marine Signed Oil Painting
By George Drury
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Velsheda & Endeavour off the Needles
by George Drury (British b. 1950)
signed lower corner, titled verso
oil painting on board, framed
framed size: 22 x 32 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: private collection, England
A very fine marine oil painting depicting this classic yachts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Book Dealers. Oil on canvas, 88x115 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Book Dealers. Oil on canvas, 88x115 cm
Size with frame 113x142 cm
Alfredo Palmero De Gregorio / Maestro Palmero / Alfredo PALMERO (1901-1991)
Alfred...
Category
1960s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Carousel" by Morgan Cameron, Oil painting Featuring Carousel Horse
Located in Denver, CO
Morgan Cameron’s (US based) “Carousel” is an oil painting on panel that depicts a white carousel horse with bridle and saddle with gilded gold accents.
This painting is framed and ...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Mediterranean fruit still life of black and yellow by master italian painter
Located in Milan, IT
Gianluca Corona is a still-life and portraiture contemporary Italian painter who looks for the inner truth of what he paints. His beautiful fruits, flowers, vegetables and food subj...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Realist figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
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