Realist Interior 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
French Mid Century Still Life, Tablescape, Nature Morte. Oil on Board.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large scale mid 20th Century French, oil on board, still life, tablescape, interior view, by Claude Barthélémy. Signed bottom left, presented in fine carved wood and gilt frame, with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Pears - original realism still life acrylic painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "Pears" offers a luminous still life of considered restraint an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Lost to Time, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A weathered yellow cottage with a red roof stands alone on the prairie, surrounded by wildflowers and a rustic fence. Dark clouds gather overhead, adding a sens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Citrus and Brass", Still Life Oil Painting featuring a Brass Jar and Orange
By Jeff Legg
Located in Denver, CO
Jeff Legg's (US based) "Citrus and Brass" is an oil painting created in 2022 depicting a golden brass jar with purple leaves, grapes and orange citrus.
About the artist:
Jeff C. Leg...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original oil painting of coastal village landscape art Newfoundland
Located in San Francisco, CA
Summer in Pouch Cove is a 20 x 20 inch original oil painting by Christina Kent, depicting the charm of a small hillside town in Newfoundland.
The composition focuses on colorful co...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abundant Harvest - Summer Fruit Still Life
By Alzora Zaremba
Located in Soquel, CA
Abundant Harvest - Summer Fruit Still Life
Vibrant still life of juicy, ripe fruit on a ceramic tile by Alzora Zaremba (American, b. 1943).
Signed by the artist "Alzora 1991" in the...
Category
1990s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Porcelain, Glaze, Oil
The box
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas and sold unframed, already stretched and r...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
PAPAVER Colin Fraser Scottish contemporary artist
By Colin Fraser
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Colin Fraser is a contemporary Scottish painter, who is recognized for his intricate still lifes, interiors, and landscapes. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1957 and received tra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera
Arthur Boyd Houghton - Victorian Oil Painting of Figures in an Interior
Located in London, GB
ARTHUR BOYD HOUGHTON
(1836-1875)
Sunday Afternoon
Signed l.l.: Houghton
Oil on canvas
Framed
20.5 by 25.5 cm., 8 by 10 in.
(frame size 30.5 by 34.5 cm., 12 by 13 ½ in.)
Provenance:
William Drummond;
Private collection.
Probably painted in 1864, the present work evokes the peaceful contentment of everyday family life, with its small scale further reinforcing the intimacy of the scene. It is one of a series of small intimate family scenes produced during this happy period of his life. A male figure, possibly the artist’s himself, slumbers in a chair, a handkerchief draped over his face whilst Susan, the artist’s young wife reads by the window. Their child, either Arthur or Georgina, plays on the floor with a discarded newspaper. The room is at 4 Adelaide Villas, St Mary’s Grove, Richmond, the house Arthur and Susan moved to shortly after their marriage in 1861. The chaise and window, with its pots of geraniums, also feature in the 1864 painting Coach and Horses (private collection) which depicts Susan, with her hair down, playing with Arthur and Georgina. A pot of daffodils placed beside the same geraniums in the present work suggest it may have been painted in the spring of that year. Such domestic bliss would shortly come to a tragic end when Susan died of pyaemia following the birth of their third child in June 1864.
Houghton was born in India, the son of a captain in the East India Company’s marine service. Both is father and older brother were accomplished military draughtsmen and he probably received early training from them. His family returned to England in the early 1850s and he began studies at Leigh’s and the Langham...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
At Home Oil on Canvas Figurative Background Images Interior Scene Italy
Located in Houston, TX
At Home by Melissa Franklin Sanchez is an Oil on Canvas Painting. Looking closely at At Home by Mellissa F. Sanchez you will notice the background with objects. It is Melissa Fr...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Stained Glass" A Cathedral of Color
Located in San Francisco, CA
There was a time when pausing in a subdued environment dappled with the sunlit jeweled tones of stained glass helped to bring one closer to God. It may still work. Certainly, the Bri...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Forager – Contemporary Still Life Painting of Apples
Located in London, GB
An exceptional oil painting by acclaimed British still life artist Paul Stone, The Forager exemplifies the artist’s refined approach to contemporary realism. Inspired by classical Du...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior 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 Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
German Artist L.V. Strauss Oil painting on Canvas, Genre Scene, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This painting by a German artist S.V. Strauss captures a warm, rustic interior scene featuring a cheerful elderly man in traditional attire. He stands amidst an assortment of fresh p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
'In the Kitchen', 19th Century Flemish Genre Painting
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Style of Richard Brakenburgh (Dutch 1650-1702) and painted circa 1820.
Displayed in a shot silk mat with gilded slip within an 18th century, Dutch ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"European Cityscape"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Franz Alt (1821–1914)
European Cityscape
Watercolor on paper
Framed: 51 x 46 cm Paper: 27 x 34 cm
This masterful watercolor by Franz Alt, a celebrated Austrian artist of the 19th c...
Category
19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Downey's, Restaurant Interior Painting by McCormick
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Harry McCormick from 1990. An interior scene of a young woman in a low-lit bar.
Artist: Harry McCormick, American (1942 - )
Title: Downey'...
Category
1990s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1870 British Artist Henry Martin (1835-1908) Antique Genre scene O/c painting
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an antique original oil painting on canvas by listed British artist Henry Martin (1835-1908) depicting a genre scene. Titled "His First Admiring Words".
John Henry ...
Category
19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Soldier's Farewell - Scottish Victorian art Interior portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Scottish interior genre oil painting is by noted Scottish artist Robert Gemmell Hutchison. Painted circa 1890 Hutchison painted several versions of this scene of a young ...
Category
19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
"6 Pack", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "6 Pack" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts Coors light beer bottles with a white background.
"6 Pa...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Dueling Partners 1850's French Oil, Chateau Staircase Interior Beautiful oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Duel
by Alcide Joseph LORENTZ (French 1813-1891)
signed and dated 1857
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed size: 30 x 25 inches
condition: very good and presentable, previous r...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
TWENTY ONE .COLIN FRASER contemporary Scottish artist
By Colin Fraser
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Colin Fraser
Colin Fraser is a contemporary Scottish painter, who is recognized for his intricate still lifes, interiors, and landscapes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera
"Still Life with Architectural Columns and Pear" by Leon Olmo 31 x 52 inches
By Leon Olmo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. With frame dimensions are approximately 44" x 64"
Leon Olmo was born in Moron de la Frontera at the end of the 1940's beginning at a young age to study drawing and wax technique. From heightened stimulation incredible still-lifes are produced from the nearby aromas of lemons, jasmine, pomegranates, and medlars, fruits which often appear throughout his paintings.
Olmo is a self-taught painter, reaching the status as one of Seville’s most talented artists through strict perseverance in drawing and painting. Working until complete exhaustion, Olmo attempts to capture all of himself with every image he creates. For Olmo, neatness and cleanliness go hand in hand when creating a work of art. Though he denies traditional academicism, Olmo does utilize a methodical approach in each painting that begins with strict preparation of the fibrapan board upon which he paints. Beginning with a primer composed of calcium sulfate and glue, he sands the board’s surface until smooth. This regimented routine is in accord with Olmo’s insistence of maintaining neatness and cleanliness for he has rejected the use of canvas where any imperfection is not up to standard.
He then picks juicy fresh fruits from their trees and retrieves wooden boards from a collection that he has acquired over the years during walks with his father. Arranging the objects for the desired effect, the outcome will be a play of shadows between the background and brilliant center of the composition. With the brush he draws simple motifs and leaves layers of paint until he achieves a magic luminosity, where the observer can actually see through space, a transparent quality distinctly from the hand of Olmo. The recreation of natural elements in his paintings is to remind the observer of humanity’s material nature. The symbolic use of jasmine is special to the artist, in order to represent the grandeur of small things, six petals with an incredible scent which contain within them the magic of the artist and of his Andalusian land.
Olmo’s dreamlike masterpieces contain human warmth that has an unsurpassable way of working their way into the hearts and minds of his collectors. Leon Olmo and his son Leon Reina make up a father and son painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mysterious Forest From The Fairy Tales Of My Childhood - painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Forest is one of the most mysterious places in the world. Peoples always believed that horrible and frightening creatures lived there. That's why they made up a lot of fairy tales de...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Onions and Hot Peppers
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas and sold unframed, already stretched and r...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Realistic Still Life Painting, "Box and Tin Toy" 2024
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original painting by southern California artist, Leslie Winokur. Its dimensions are 11" x 14" x 1.5" (HxWxD). It is oil on linen...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Young Woman With Her Dog by Victor Ravet
Located in Stockholm, SE
In this exquisite painting by Victor Ravet, we are transported to an elegant interior setting reminiscent of the grandeur of high-class homes. The focal point is a woman adorned in a shimmering pink gown, radiating grace and sophistication. Bathed in gentle light, her dress catches the glimmer, accentuating her beauty.
She holds a treat for a dog in her hand, enticing the furry companion who stands on its hind legs in eager anticipation. The canine's eyes fixated on the delicious morsel, capturing a moment of playful interaction between the woman and her loyal companion.
The scene takes on a narrative quality as the young woman's other hand delicately lifts a curtain, hinting at another room beyond. This subtle gesture adds depth to the composition, suggesting a world of hidden secrets and intriguing possibilities within the opulent surroundings.
Victor Ravet took inspiration from the Dutch Golden Age painters of the 17th century, such as Vermeer, Jacob Ochtervelt, and Gerrit Dou. This homage to their style and subject matter pays tribute to the timeless allure of domestic scenes, capturing a slice of life in a bygone era.
With meticulous attention to detail, Ravet masterfully recreates the textures and fabrics, immersing the viewer in the sumptuousness of the period. The soft play...
Category
1870s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Still Life with Lilies
By Jim McVicker
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lotus interior wall painting emerald green purple pink present botanical floral
Located in Zofingen, AG
STRENGTH. REBIRTH. PURIFY - the main meaning of wonderful lotus flower and the name of this painting.
Lotus are one of my favourite flowers. And I was painting them with all my love...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Italian 20th Century Signed Oil Painting Blossom Twig in Glass of Water
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: signed lower right corner, Italian School, 20th century
Title: sprig of blossom in a clear glass with water.
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed
Size:
framed:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Courtyard
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original oil painting on canvas, cityscape painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas and sold unframed, already stretched and re...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Doll
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting.
Vincente Esparza was born in Graus, Huesca in 1946. In 1967 he began his studies at La Escuela De ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Interior with Mexican Chair
By Jim McVicker
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Afterglow" Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Afterglow" is an oil painting that depicts a lone white bowl filled with pomegranate seeds sitting with a halved pomegranate on a white surface.
Mia Berg...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Cornish Family in an Interior - British 1912 Newlyn School art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb British figurative interior oil painting is by noted Newlyn school artist Harold Harvey. Painted circa 1912 the composition is a Cornish family, bathed in golden light, s...
Category
1910s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Big Mirror 2" (2023) - Original Portrait Painting by Elena Burykina
Located in Denver, CO
Elena Burykina's "The Big Mirror 2" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a person in dim light. This piece measures 6 x 6 in and is ready to hang.
...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"The Big Mirror 1" (2023) - Original Portrait Painting by Elena Burykina
Located in Denver, CO
Elena Burykina's "The Big Mirror 1" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a woman in a red coat stretching her arms behind her head.. This piece mea...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Girl Sitting On Beach
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Item includes frame
Vincente Esparza was born in Graus, Huesca in 1946. In 1967 he began his studie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Large Surreal Latin American Oil Painting
Located in Rochester, NY
Surreal hyper realistic trompe l'oeil oil painting by Latin American artist Victor Del Castillo. Peaches, grapes and cherries in rich brilliant colors and incredible detail. Measures...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ralpha's, Oil Painting
By Nick Savides
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A nocturnal painting depicts Ralph’s Famous Italian Ices and Ice Cream on Avenue A in the East Village. It's a tranquil October night, with the server idly ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Laura" (2021) - Original Portrait Painting by Elena Burykina
Located in Denver, CO
Elena Burykina's "Laura" (2021) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a close up portrait of a woman. This piece measure 12 x 12 in and is ready to hang.
About the Arti...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Oil Painting Called "The Young Artist" by Swedish Johan Christoffer Boklund
Located in Stockholm, SE
Introducing a captivating oil painting by Johan Christoffer Boklund (1817-1880). The artwork depicts a young boy practicing his painting skills. Seated beside him is a wooden horse t...
Category
19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Distrust - Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Window, Blue, Human, Female, Male
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Distrust, 2012
Oil on canvas (Signed on reverse)
70.86 H x 70.86 W in
180 H x 180 W cm
Radu Rodideal is interested in the atmosphere of his work. Human ...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pickleball, Oil Painting
By Nick Savides
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Nick Savides shows the Seravalli Playground on Gansevoort, bathed in the warm glow of late afternoon sunlight. The orange hues of the one building cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Belgian Realist Oil Painting - Young Lady Saying Grace at Supper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Alfred Verstraeten (1858-1936) Belgian, signed
Title: Giving Thanks
Medium: oil painting, on canvas, unframed.
Size: painting: 21.5”...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oriental jug. Original Oil Painting with Flowers by Irina Trushkova
Located in Zofingen, AG
Light is the main thing in still life “ Oriental jug”. I like how objects light up from warm light. And the cold reflection from above gives a gentle interweaving of warm and cold s...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Passion
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Item includes frame;
Fernando Ibañez Alcaraz was born in Alcoy, Alicante (Spain) in 1969. Growing ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid Century French Oil Painting Fine Silver & China Tea Table Interior signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French artist, mid 20th century
Signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 25.5 x 32 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: overall good and ready to enjoy
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
The evening in the mountains - mountains painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The evening forest painting with the mountains is a wonderful wall decor, the painting is created en plein air, the artwork is full of different green colours. The lively painting is...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Reprimand, a charming English genre scene
Located in Philadelphia, PA
William Redmore Bigg
(English, 1755-1828)
The Reprimand
Oil on panel, 18 1/2 x 24 inches
FRAMED: 30 x 24 inches
This rural interior is typical of the anecdotal scenes of village li...
Category
Early 19th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Study for 'After the Drop Off'" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Raymond Bonilla's "Study for 'After the Drop Off'" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a balcony draped with colorful flowers basking in warm light.
About the Artist...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Still life with pearls. Oil on canvas, 50 x 40, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with pearls. Oil on cardboard, 50x40,5 cm
Category
1950s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Finely Painted 1920's French Still Life Oil, Beautiful Ceramics Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed Farey and dated 1925
Title: Ceramics in a Still Life Interior setting
Medium: oil on board, framed
Framed: 12 x 15 inches
Board: 10.5 x 13.7...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Old courtyard Original Oil Cityscape Painting by Igor Sventitski
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original oil painting on canvas, cityscape painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas and sold unframed, stretched, and ready to ...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
White Horse Tavern, Oil Painting
By Nick Savides
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The painting features a tavern along 11th Street in West Village, New York City, on a late September afternoon. The sun bathes the pavement and outdoor dining...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rainy city
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original oil painting on canvas, cityskape painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine cotton canvas and sold unframed, already stretched and r...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Stromboli Pizza, Oil Painting
By Nick Savides
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A delivery person with a bright green helmet stands outside Stromboli Pizza in East Village, giving the impression of an otherworldly visitor. Inside, a woman busies herself with preparing the food behind the counter. The red and orange bar stools...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Green tea
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas and sold unframed, already stretched and r...
Category
2010s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
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