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Realist Figurative Paintings

REALIST STYLE

Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world. 

Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history. 

By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.

Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.

Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.

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Style: Realist
"Purple Grapes" Contemporary Fine Dutch Realist Still-Life Painting of Fruit
Located in Utrecht, NL
During his successful career as a goldsmith the desire to paint grew on Dutch artist René Smoorenburg (1954). The attention to detail, which was of gr...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Coherence" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Austin Howlett's "Coherence" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a close up view of an female model overlaid with the patterning of branc...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Memory of a Sundown, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Shawn Krueger's "Memory of a Sundown" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a rocky shore of a cove where an orange and green sky stretches into the distance reflecting on the water's surface. About the Artist: Shawn Krueger, born 1973, is a contemporary landscape painter whose work sits comfortably in both the American Tonalist and Arts & Crafts traditions. Shawn received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Calvin College in 1998, studying under Chris Stoffel...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

A Dutch Canal Town With Figures and Boats by Dutch Artist Adrianus Eversen
By Adrianus Eversen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Adrianus Eversen (1818-1897) was an artist who created outstanding paintings of cities, and his works are a time travel back to another era of archite...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Alexander III Bridge and the banks of the Seine Oil on canvas, 55x81 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Alexander III Bridge and the banks of the Seine Oil on canvas, 55x81 cm Gustave Madelain (1867-1944) Landscape painter, Gustave Madelain was born in...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Drifting Dreamer" Oil Painting by Claudia Griesbach-Martucci, Yellow Butterfly
Located in Denver, CO
Claudia Griesbach-Martucci's "Drifting Dreamer" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a yellow and black butterfly drifting on a floating pink rose. This painting is unf...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Monkey Shock" - Oil Painting with Silver Leaf featuring a Primate and Sparrows
Located in Denver, CO
Michele Kortbawi Wilk's "Monkey Shock" is a 2021 oil on canvas with silver leaf, spanning 24 x 24 inches, that offers a vivid portrayal of expression ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Trawler Boat off the Norfolk Coast - Vintage Oil Painting by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Trawler boat off the Norfolk Coast - Vintage Oil Painting by British Artist Art measures 12 x 16 inches Frame measures. 13 x 17 inches A striking maritime scene rendered with bo...
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20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"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...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"The Desolation" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rob Alexander's "The Desolation" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a barren sandy landscape filled with rock formations and far off mountains on the horizon. This...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

White And Pink Peonies in The Window
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
White And Pink Peonies Still Life Oil Painting, framed. canvas size 23.5x31 framed 28.5x36 Zbigniew Kopania, artist painter, cinematographer, born December 21, 1949, in Łódź Poland. ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Evening, Broad Marsh, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Shawn Krueger's "Evening, Broad Marsh" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a grouping of trees and lush grasses around a pond cast in the yellow and orange glow of sunset. About the Artist: Shawn Krueger, born 1973, is a contemporary landscape painter whose work sits comfortably in both the American Tonalist and Arts & Crafts traditions. Shawn received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Calvin College in 1998, studying under Chris Stoffel...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

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

Materials

Panel, Oil

Helper
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. In t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Polish Judaica Portrait of Hasidic Rabbi with Tallit Synagogue Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Realistic portrait of an old Jewish shtetl type pulpit rabbi by a Polish artist. Here the artist conveys a sense of quiet grandeur through the eyes of his subject and the way it's rendered. Part of a distinguished European lineage of Jewish genre...
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20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Victor De Groux, Brussels 1895 – 1975, Belgian Painter, Landscape at the River
Located in Knokke, BE
De Groux Victor Brussels 1895 – 1975 Belgian Painter Landscape at the River Signature: Signed bottom right Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image size 80,50 x 100,50 cm, frame size ...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

CONTEMPORARY Fine Art Dyptich Landscape Artwork Spanish Artist Carol Moreno
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Dyptich artwork. Carol Moreno Lara, artistic self-taught painter. Born in Barcelona. Proposal; Embellishes unique and personal spaces through artistic painting. A feisty woman who honors his personal development, she is noble, brave and delivered. He loves to paint and discover his passion for painting from very small. In 2005 he created his own studio Carol Moreno. And since then, he has worked for various corporations: Revlon Group (The Colomer Group), Moet Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, ColaCao and luxury hotel chains. Also contacts interior design studies, design, architecture … that has allowed closer ties with prestigious brands like Lazarus Violán Rosa, Jaime Beriestain...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Edgar Robinson, Physical Culturalist, c. 1931
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas Signed in black, u.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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Summertime Nocturne" (2023) by Emma Kalff, Original Oil Painting, Nocturne
Located in Denver, CO
"Summertime Nocturne" by Emma Kalff (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting depicting a moonlit night with a cottage with glowing windows. This piece is framed and ready...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Preparation for the New Day
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Falope Ibrahim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Surroundings in countryside. 1963, cardboard, oil, 45 x 58 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Surroundings in countryside. 1963, cardboard, oil, 45 x 58 cm Landscape painting of Latvia countryside. Gentle and careful brushstrokes in the foreground accents sunny day. Color use demonstrates Paulovics as fine master of tonal painting. Artist used impasto painting technique that uses thick, rich layers of paint. Applying the paint thickly, author produced an truly incredibly beautiful effect. Teodors Paulovics captured the impressionistic aspects of nature - afternoon light of the sun in late fall- more then details of natural forms. Teodors Paulovics studied art in Vilhelms Purvitis...
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1960s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

"Raquel" Original Oil and Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Raquel" by Conrado López is a delicate yet expressive 2023 artwork, utilizing acrylic and oil on a canvas sized at 5 x 5 inches (12.70 x 12.70 cm). With the addition of its frame, t...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"The Last Remaining Light, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daire Lynch's "The Last Remaining Light" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a blonde haired feminine figure clasping her hand while cast in...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Oil Painting "The Rabbi" Sensitive Judaica Portrait by Italian American master
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in Milan, Italy Lupetti studied at the Royal Academy in Rome where he received classical training and was apprenticed to the school of restoration at the Vatican. At the age of fourteen he was accepted to attend Brera Liceo Artistico, one of the most prestigious art academies in Italy, graduating at age eighteen and then went on to win honors from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rome eventually receiving the degree of Professor of Fine Arts. In Milan, he helped restore the famed La Scala Opera House, and in Rome he earned the right to help in the restoration of the Masters' Works in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. Following service in WWII, Roberto came to America sponsored by the famous conductor Arturo Toscanini. A painting he did of the maestro was purchased by the San Francisco Art Commission. He moved to San Francisco where he taught at the Art Institute. As well as decorating churches throughout the U.S., he also painted portraits of such celebrities as Ingrid Bergman, Barbara Stanwyck, and General George Marshall. Roberto Lupetti earned five degrees at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Roberto was married to fellow artist Lynn Lupetti...
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20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Paris, Hotel du Louvre" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's "Paris, Hotel du Louvre" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts a night scene of a bustling cityscape.
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Aurora" Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Julio Labra's "Aurora" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a feminine face framed with curly hair and pink & blue tiled patterning. Artist Biography: Born in Idaho F...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

"Brighter Prospects" (2023) by Judd Mercer, Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's ( US based) "Brighter Prospects" is an oil painting depicting a the Rocky mountains with a river winding through a forest. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a conte...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Handstands in a Row
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 68 x 38 inches 74 x 44 inches, framed $8500.00 + $400.00 framing This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Masonite

Quadriptych Of Fruits, Pocket Sloes, Strawberry, Wild Apple, Pocket Raspberry
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Crimson Strawberry 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 s...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

FINE OIL PAINTING By Richard Ansdell RA 19th Century British OLD MASTER PIECE
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING Antique 19th Century British old master in a Gold Gilt Frame Description Good condition Canvas , Professional Cleaned & relined , Frame Is original and in very good ...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Val Cortese/Tuscan Summer, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Please note: This painting will ship from the artists' studio in the Netherlands. Yvonne Melchers' "Val Cortese (Tuscan Summer)" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts rolling hills of a vineyard planted with neat rows of crops and a narrow lane that leads to a Tuscan Villa in the background. Artist Yvonne Melchers showcases her mastery of light and form in her sumptuously detailed paintings of subjects both intimate and universal. Whether painting a scene from her beloved North Sea Shore, the portrait of a strong but vulnerable young man dressed for the historical Siena Palio...
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Early 2000s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Faust
Located in Madrid, ES
JOSÉ GARCÍA Y RAMOS Spanish, 1852 - 1912 FAUST signed "J. García y Ramos" (lower right) oil on canvas 21-1/2 x 24-5/8 inches (54.5 x 62.5 cm.) framed: 24-5/8 x 27-3/4 (62.5 x 70.5 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Collection, France José García y Ramos (Seville, 1852-ibídem, 1912) was a Spanish painter and illustrator. He was a student of the Provincial School of Fine Arts of Seville from a young age, completing his training in the workshop of José Jiménez Aranda...
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1880s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Winters Call" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rob Alexander's "Winters Call" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a snowy river running alongside snow capped blue mountains. Contrasting the enduring against the ephemeral, the eternal mountains against the short lived ice and snow...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

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...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Sailing West, " Portugal Ocean Waves Oil Painting by Sparky LeBold
Located in Denver, CO
"Sailing West" by Sparky LeBold (US and Portugal based) is a handmade oil painting that depicts a moody ocean in Portugal. ARTIST STATEMENT Sparky LeBold has made a name for himse...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Sumatran Tiger" - Original Oil Painting of an Endangered Big Cat
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch's "The Sumatran Tiger" is a stunning handmade original oil on wood panel artwork, with dimensions of 30 x 30 x 1.50 inches. Created in 2023, this piece stands as a p...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

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

Materials

Panel, Oil

Onward Christian Soldiers - British Edwardian 1911 art religious oil painting
Located in London, GB
This striking British Edwardian religious oil painting is by noted artist Francis 'Frank' Owen Salisbury or Frank O'Salisbury as he is largely known. Painted in 1911 it is a figurative landscape of soldiers on the battlefield. The two central characters, the 'Christian Soldiers' from the early crusades have halos and ride through the chaos on white horses. Shafts on light with angels illuminate them and also a crucifix. A very powerful Edwardian religious oil painting and an excellent example of O'Salisbury's work. painted in oil and illuminated in gold leaf. Signed and dated with monogram lower right 1911. Provenance. From Castle of Park, Aberdeenshire. A version of this painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy London in 1911 entitled the Passing of War. Condition. Oil on canvas, 36 inches by 24 inches unframed and in good condition. Frame. Housed a complementary frame, 44 inches by 32 inches framed and in good condition. Francis ("Frank") Owen Salisbury (18 December 1874 – 31 August 1962) was an English artist who specialised in portraits, large canvases of historical and ceremonial events, stained glass and book illustration. In his heyday he made a fortune on both sides of the Atlantic and was known as "Britain’s Painter Laureate". His art was steadfastly conservative and he was a vitriolic critic of Modern Art – particularly of his contemporaries Picasso, Chagall and Mondrian. His father, Henry Salisbury, described himself as a "plumber, decorator and ironmonger" (his mother was Susan Hawes), yet his son Frank would become one of the greatest society artists of his generation. One of 11 children, Salisbury was such a delicate child that he was educated at home, in the main by his student teacher sister, Emilie. He had only a few weeks formal schooling and began work by repairing bicycles at his father’s Cycle Depot in Harpenden. Uncertain as to his ability to find and maintain a job, the family determined that he be apprenticed, at the age of 15, to Henry James Salisbury, his eldest brother, who managed a major stained glass company in Alma Road, St Albans. He rapidly acquired all the practical skills of a stained glass artist and exhibited exceptional skills in the painterly detail that was applied to glass before its final firing. This led to his brother sponsoring him to attend Heatherley’s School of Art three days a week to further a career in painting. He then won a scholarship to the Royal Academy Schools which he attended for five years and where he won two silver medals and two scholarships, including the Landseer scholarship which funded his to travel to Italy in 1896. In due course he would have seventy exhibits accepted for the annual Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions, from 1899 until 1943, though he was never offered membership, which reportedly disappointed him very much. In 1901 he married Alice Maude (d. 1951), daughter of C. Colmer Greenwood, with whom he had several children, including twin daughters Monica and Sylvia. His first Royal Academy exhibit was a portrait of Alice and he often painted pictures of their children. It is for portraiture that he is best known. His speed in producing portraits stemmed from his painting his own twin daughters every morning for an hour and his career began with child portraiture and his painting the Hertfordshire gentry and members of the Harpenden Methodist Church. He had a studio at his home, Sarum Chase. A providential meeting with Lord Wakefield, founder of Castrol Oils and a Methodist philanthropist, saw his introduction to society portraiture. Salisbury’s being selected to paint the Boy Cornwell in the Battle of Jutland then brought him to the notice of Royalty. Lord Wakefield then arranged for him to paint President Woodrow Wilson whilst he was in London, but Wilson departed for Paris and the opportunity was lost. It was to be John W. Davis, American Ambassador to London, who encouraged Salisbury to go to the USA; Davis had met Salisbury at art receptions and had admired his child portraits. Twenty-five members of the Royal House of Windsor sat for Salisbury and he was the first artist to paint HM Queen Elizabeth II. In 1919 he painted a mural for the Royal Exchange, London National Peace Thanksgiving Service on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral, 6th July 1919. He painted Winston Churchill on more occasions than any other artist; the two iconic images of Churchill – The Siren Suit and Blood, Sweat and Tears are both Salisbury images. Mayoral regalia was a ready made requisite for the Salisbury style with Councillor Sam Ryder (of Ryder Cup fame) as Mayor of St Albans being the most famous of his civic images. Other significant portraits include those of Richard Burton, Andrew Carnegie (posthumous), Sir Alan Cobham, Sir Robert Ludwig Mond, Maria Montessori...
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1910s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Wife portrait.Oil on cardboard, 110, 5x72, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Wife portrait. Oil on cardboard, 110,5x72,5 cm Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I) His first professional education was at National University at studies to R.Suta, J. Bine and...
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1970s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Contemporary portrait "Black ang Gold"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Crafted with acrylics in a symphony of black and gold, this painting captures the essence of strength and elegance. The striking contrast and precise realism convey a sense of intros...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

The Old Stone Stairway By Düsseldorf Artist Ferdinand Fagerlin
Located in Stockholm, SE
This oil painting called The Old Stone Stairway by Ferdinand Fagerlin offers an intimate glimpse into a quiet interior space, where the stillness of...
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Our Yellow Orchid" (2020) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera Painting on Gold Leaf
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "Our Yellow Orchid" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2020, this piece features a beautiful branch of yellow Orchids, among its leaves, juxtap...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Dennis Ainsley French Market
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dennis Ainsley: 1880-1952. He was born in Illinois but spent a lot of time painting in France. This fabulous oil on canvas measures 36 inches wide by 24 inches high.. The beautiful f...
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1940s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Bit of Teazle" (2023) by Sheri Farabaugh, Original Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Bit of Teazle" by Shari Farabaugh (United States) is a handmade oil painting that depicts a close up view of green teazle. Sheri Farabaugh began painting after successful careers ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Yearling Black Bear, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Susan McDonnell's (U.S. based) "Yearling Black Bear" is an original, handmade watercolor and gouache painting of a young bear peeking behind a tree. The painting is 11 x 15" and with the frame it is 15.37 x 19.87". Artist bio: Susan McDonnell is a realist painter who has recently moved back to Minnesota after living in Southern California for 30 years. Her paintings are narratives inspired by her observations of wild animals in their natural habitats. Albrecht Dürer and Otto Marseus van Schrieck...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

La Marchande de Fleurs - French Realist Figurative Oil by Victor Gilbert
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figurative oil on original canvas by French realist painter Victor Gabriel Gilbert. The work shows a flower seller filling a young girl's basket with cherries while a little b...
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1910s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Serene
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This artwork portrays a serene lady who remains composed amidst the chaos and stress of the world. It emphasizes the significance of mental health by urging us to prioritize our well-being rather than being consumed by life's challenges. The ability to remain centered and composed greatly impacts our overall mental state. Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Olaniyi Timothy...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Lowland Savior" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dana Hawk's (US based) "Lowland Savior" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a horse that seems to be stuck in a vat of copper, surrounded with...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Copper

Arrival of the Catch oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: "Arrival of the Catch" Artist: Ángel Estrada Escanciano (1933-2022) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 19.7 x 25.6 inches Condition: Unframed Style: Realist costumbrismo Sig...
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1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Winter Trees at Village in English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Winter Trees at Moonlight at a Village 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 vintage natural oak moulding with cream insert) 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...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

THE NEW MODEL . 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel

"Peacock" Original Oil and Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Conrado López's "Peacock," a 2023 original, masterfully marries acrylic, gold leaf, and oil on canvas in a piece measuring 100 x 65 cm (39.37 x 25.59 inches). This artwork, presented...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

''Pink Dress” Contemporary Fine Realist Still-Life Painting of a Pink Dress
Located in Utrecht, NL
During his successful career as a goldsmith the desire to paint grew on Dutch artist René Smoorenburg (1954). The attention to detail, which was of great importance in his work as a ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Luna" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Kierstin Young's (US based) "Luna" is an oil painting that depicts a battered white moth and a black background with the phases of the moon overhead Artist Statement/Bio: (b. The Ye...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

"Jack-in-the-Pulpit" (2024) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera on Gold Leaf Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "Jack-In-The-Pulpit" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2023, this piece features two stems of Aresaema Triphyllum, resting in an ornate gold l...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Cream puff with strawberries" Dutch Fine Realist Painting of Still-Life Pastry
By René Smoorenburg
Located in Utrecht, NL
During his successful career as a goldsmith the desire to paint grew on Dutch artist René Smoorenburg (1954). The attention to detail, which was of great importance in his work as a goldsmith, proved of great value in painting his one of a kind still life’s. In "Cream puff with strawberries" the artist's attention to fine detail is traceable in the way he painted the sprinkle of powdered sugar, the lightness of the whipped cream, the shimmer on the strawberries and so on. All the fine details create an effect of trompe-l'oeil, the painting is deceptive realistic. His work stands in the long tradition of Dutch still life painting, originated in the seventeenth century, with its highly refined and meticulously executed depiction of reality. His work is in the spirit of many of those great works but retains its own distinctive style. Although René Smoorenburg works at a few paintings at the same time, the time it takes him to finish one individual painting amounts six months. Because of his very detailed style of painting, this time span is necessary to complete the work with a lot of patience and endurance. In contrast to the masters of the Golden Age, he chooses to emphasize the vulnerability, fragility and imperfection of everyday objects in his still life’s. According to René Smoorenburg, beauty is not perfection, but in the trace of the past and the evidence of enduring ravages of time. René Smoorenburg finds his sources of inspiration at antique fairs and markets: worn shoes...
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Cherries, Oil on canvas by Zhang Wei Guang - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas - 40x50 cm. Hand signed lower right. In excellent conditions, it includes a contemporary wooden frame with gilded edges. Zhang Wei Guang, also called ‘mirror' was bo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Guardian of time oil/canvas, 60x80cm, 2013
Located in Riga, LV
Igor Maikov (1966) Education: 1981 - 1984 The Art Academy of Latvia 1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School Exhibitions: 1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia ...
Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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