Realist Interior Paintings
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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2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel
Early 1900s Realist Interior Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel
1960s Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1890s Realist Interior Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1890s Realist Interior Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
1890s Realist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Realist Interior Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
An abandoned house stands in solitude atop a mountain, its peeling paint and broken roof telling stories of time gone by. Wildflowers scatter around. Twisted tr...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Oil
1940s Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
A house proudly stands against a fiery sky, its weathered walls and darkened windows hinting at stories left untold. Artist Art Clark drew inspiration from his ...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 1900s Realist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1820s Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Oil
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel, Linen
Artist Comments
A rustic blue cottage, weathered by time, nestles among vibrant wildflowers. It was once the home of a widow who lost her loving hus...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Board
1880s Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 1900s Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
A railway stop stands beside the tracks, its weathered wood and faded paint showing years of wear. Bright autumn foliage surrounds it, contrasting with the mist...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Acrylic
19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Oil, Board, Paper, Mixed Media
1910s Realist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Board, Acrylic
Early 1900s Realist Interior Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Oil
1890s Realist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1930s Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Oil, Panel
20th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Paper, Oil, Wood Panel
1880s Realist Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Mid-19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Realist Interior Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Gesso, Paint, Varnish, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil