Realist Portrait 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
To Know My Fate : artwork in the genre of narrative realism
Located in New York, NY
Painting by a contemporary artist Audrey Ushenko.
Audrey Ushenko works in the genre of narrative realism. Her works are rich, complex figurative and still life paintings. They are s...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coral Veil-original impressionism female figurative 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. "Coral Veil" by Kelly-Anne Cairns transports viewers into a wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cool Breeze-original impresionism figurative landscape 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. "Cool Breeze" by Kelly-Anne Cairns captures the essence of summ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Poetry -original impressionism figurative female oil 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.
"Poetry" by Kelly-Anne Cairns is a mesmerizing exploration of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Golden Slumber-original impressionism figurative oil 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. "Golden Slumber" by Kelly-Anne Cairns is an enchanting portraya...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Rosi" Oil Painting
By Jason Walker
Located in Denver, CO
Jason Walker's (CAN based) "Rosi" is an oil painting that depicts a realistic portrait of a feminine face at three quarters view with a dark background and luminous green light
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Mystique n.1" Portrait Oil Painting 28" x 28 "inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mystique n.1" Portrait Oil Painting 28" x 28 "inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube.
A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals a glamorous, feminine,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"In My Lady's House" Oil Painting
By Robin Cole
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's (Us based) "In My Lady's House" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a lady in black and red plaid with bees gently flying and float...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Question" Figurative Oil Painting 47" x 47" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Question" Figurative Oil Painting 47" x 47" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
2020
ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube.
A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals a glamorous, feminine, provocative yet sensual style influenced by his natural Ukrainian exuberance. He understands and respects the art’s body which continuously is at the center of his paintings. His preference goes by drawing with pastels, oil and charcoal to create innovative paintings among which are such style as photorealism where the artist writes such paintings as the pictorial art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Timothy Phillips, "Racetrack Hopeful (Jockey Portrait), " Oil on Board, 1975
By Timothy Phillips
Located in Long Island City, NY
This oil painting on board was created by Canadian artist Timothy Phillips (b. 1929). Phillips worked closely with masters Salvador Dali and Marcel Duchamp, sharing with Duchamp a lo...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
New generation
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The new generation talks about d new fashions swags of d youths of this era, in Their sense of music games and crafts, they have a mix of the vintage cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Heidi McFall (American, 20th century) "Tony #1" Original Pastel Portrait c.2000
By Heidi McFall
Located in San Francisco, CA
Heidi McFall (American, 20th century) "Tony #1" original pastel portrait, circa 2000
Outstanding pastel portrait by Texas / Idaho artist Heidi McFall.
Titled "Tony #1"
Dimensions ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel
1th September. Paper, watercolor, 50x38 cm
Located in Riga, LV
1th September. Paper, watercolor, 50x38 cm
Arnolds Pankoks (born 1914.21.IX - 2008.)
Graduated Art Academy of Latvia (1937 – 43, 1945 – 47) with diploma work "...
Category
1990s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Void / oil on wood panel
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Void' features the face of a young woman with ladybugs and intricately patterned queen's lace. The painting in red-orange, sea green and white and is 16 x 12 1/2 inches, unframed, w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Will-o'-the-wisp. 2018, oil on canvas, 100x100cm
Located in Riga, LV
Will-o'-the-wisp. 2018, oil on canvas, 100x100cm
Portrait on black background
Agate Apkalne. Born in Riga, 1977
Education:
2005 – MA in arts, Art Acade...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Stoic, " Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Stoic" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a man with a dark beard in a dark interior with shadows playfully fills his face.
Mia Bergeron'...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Witchcraft" Oil Painting 59" x 47" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Witchcraft" Oil Painting 59" x 47" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube.
A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals a glamorous, feminine, provocative yet sensual style influenced by his natural Ukrainian exuberance. He understands and respects the art’s body which continuously is at the center of his paintings. His preference goes by drawing with pastels, oil and charcoal to create innovative paintings among which are such style as photorealism where the artist writes such paintings as the pictorial art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mini Sweets Diptych, Gavin Dobson, Two Limited Edition Prints, Food Artwork
By Gavin Dobson
Located in Deddington, GB
Mini Sweets Diptych by Gavin Dobson
Consists of
Mini Gummy Bear
Mini Cola Bottle
Each piece individually is £60
Each piece individually is H21cm x W14.8cm x D0.1cm
Both pieces so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Screen
Her Big Brother
By Mian Situ
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on canvas by artist Mian Situ. Framed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Nori I" Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rebecca Mason Adams (US based) "Nori I" is a black and white acrylic painting that depicts a female figure with a tiara and face paint smiling demurely against a dark background.
Rebecca Adams is an artist based out of Providence, RI. She graduated from RISD in 2006 with a BFA in photography. Her paintings focus on black and white portraiture referencing stylized and graphic photography...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Intact", realist painting, abstract design, female figure on yellow background
By Erin Cone
Located in Dallas, TX
Known for her bold visionary take on figurative realism, Erin Cone has twice been recognized in the national art press as one of the top young emerging artists in the country. After ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Wish It Was, " Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Wish It Was" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman in profile, her face cast in shadow as her hair bun catches...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Private Courtyard
By Edward Povey
Located in Atlanta, GA
1972-73 Eastbourne College for Art and Design: Fine Art Foundation Course: studies drawing.
Works through the South Coast Period of paintings. Studio: South Coast of England.
1974-81 University of Wales: studied painting under Welsh artist Selwyn Jones. Public and private commissions: twenty-five multistory murals in Wales and England: documented by the BBC and British National Newspapers. Studios: Bethesda and Bangor City, Wales. Studies composition and portraiture. Shows at the Royal Exchange, London; Bangor City Museum, Wales.
1981-82 Commission: The Trial of Saint Deiniol: 19-panel, 18 x 21 ft. painting. Studio: Shropshire, England
1982-86 The New York Times send photographer Dith Pran (on whom the movie The Killing Fields was based) to photograph Povey in New York with The Trial of Saint Deiniol painting at Art Expo New York 1986. Povey is advised by George Bush Senior’s former campaign manager Zena Temkin on shaping his public persona. The BBC film Edward Povey with former President of the Royal Academy of Art in London - Sir Hugh Casson KCVO, RA, RDI in which Sir Hugh interviews Povey about his art career. Public and private commissions for collections in the United States, London, Wales, Belgium, West Indies. Studies symbolism and trains in color with Jan de Maere in Brussels and works through the Tapestry Period of paintings Studio: Grenada, West Indies.
1987-91 Studies psychology and narrative in art whilst he builds the extensive Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings. Studio: Guisborough, England courtesy of the town mayor. Shows in Belgium, London, New York.
1992-93 Public commission: Hall of Illusion mural: 20 X 40 ft. interior oil painting in the Chamber Concert Hall of the University of Wales. The commission is followed by BBC Television, S4C Television; BBC Radio Four and regional and national newspapers. Studios: Guisborough, England; Bangor City, Wales. Designs the Hall of Illusion mural on the island of Grenada, West Indies.
1994-96 Deepens his studies in the relationship between art and the psyche. Researches new ways to evolve concepts with models using theaters...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Lady @ Bar' Contemporary, Colorful, Night Scene, Oil/Canvas by Andrew Jackson
By Andrew Jackson
Located in Carmel, CA
'Lady in bar' oil on canvas by Andrew Jackson
Working Fine Artist since 1991, Andrew Jackson brings to the Outer Edge Studio, his 20 year experience of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ENOCH SEEMAN (circle of) PORTRAIT OF SIR FRANCIS SEYMOUR AS A BOY
By Enoch Seeman
Located in York, GB
ENOCH SEEMAN (circle of) PORTRAIT OF SIR FRANCIS SEYMOUR AS A BOY
A very fine 18th century portrait of Sir Francis Seymour as a boy,oil on canvas housed in a gilt frame, circle of Enoch Seeman
The size of the painting is 49 x 39.5cm (19¼ x 15½ in.) whilst overall the size is 65 cm x 56 cm
The painting is in very good condition, the Canvas has been relined, and recently cleaned.
Provenance: Anonymous sale, Christie's, 19 January 1945, lot 34 Anonymous sale, Crewkerne, Somerset, 24 April 2009, lot 1947
SIR FRANCIS SEYMOUR
Francis Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (c. 1590 – 12 July 1664), of Marlborough Castle and Savernake Park in Wiltshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1641 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Seymour of Trowbridge. He supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War.
In June 1611 he was accused of abetting the escape of his brother William Seymour and his wife Arabella Stuart, but protested his innocence. He was knighted by King James I at Royston on 23 October 1613. In 1612 was settled on him by his grandfather the manor of "Puriton with Downend" in Somerset, formerly one of the many possessions of his great-grandfather the 1st Duke of Somerset.
In June 1642, Seymour signed the declaration that the king had no intention of war. He followed the King to York, offering to raise twenty horse in his cause, and Parliament accordingly declared him a delinquent. In autumn 1642 he went with his brother, the Marquis of Hertford, into the Westcountry to organise the royalist forces and suppress the parliamentary militia. He crossed the Bristol Channel...
Category
18th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Luna, oil painting, Women in the Arts, Realistic painting, Historical Figures
Located in Houston, TX
Luna reexamines portraits of individuals throughout history to illustrate the premise that history flows into the present in an ever-changing state. And, with each new context, we view people and events through a contemporary lens specific to that moment.
Luna appropriates and contextualizes original portrait elements to create reinvented portraits using technique and patterning that brings a contemporary context and perspective to these historically inspired portraits.
My current body of work, Contemporary Histories, explores this phenomena by re-interpreting historical portraiture using a contemporary visual language. It is my intent to create a modern visual lens through which to view these individuals and their legacies, as they continue to flow into the present in ever-changing states.
As a keen example of how history changes and morphs over time, I have selected portraits of women who chose an alternate path from the traditional ones prescribed in their times. Some of these individuals overtly stepped outside the traditional roles prescribed for women to realize their goals. Others astutely maneuvered within the social system they lived in to obtain their aspirations. Whether altruistic or nefarious, these women and their actions altered the future cultural landscape. Through a 21st century lens, we view them as women with minds of their own, who made choices to control their own lives and futures. Often, in stark contrast to how they were viewed and how their actions were recorded in their own times.
For a modern visual language, a combination of fine and decorative arts has inspired my approach to this subject. Employing several formal contemporary tenets, most notably, rather than place the figure in a 3-dimensional space, as in the originals, the figures reside in flat graphic picture planes of damask designs, repetitive patterns or botanical grounds as modern settings for their modern legacies.
These graphic backgrounds symbolize what was historically considered a woman’s proper domain, in particular, gardening and needle crafts, such as; quilting, embroidery and sewing. Formally, unlike the originals, I am working alla prima, rather than with a base grisaille and delicate layers of glazing. While, the patterned and botanical environments, along with gold leaf applications, contemporary compositions and color palettes are formally influenced by a spectrum of 19th - 21st century artists and artisans; from Gustav Klimt and the Wiener Werkstatte to Henri Rousseau, Tamara de Lempicka and Will Cotton.
BIO
Honora...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Precipitate, Portrait, Realism, Classical, Florence Academy, Figurative
By Anton Zhou
Located in Houston, TX
Precipitate is painted in the classical style of Realism that he first learned at the Florence Academy of Art. He has painted portraits over the years and is known for showing the expressions in the person's face. He is also know for winning the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo art contest for several years when he was in high school. His paintings sold for over $200,000 with the proceeds going to the scholarship fund.
Anton Zhou
Painter, Draftsman
Anton Zhou is a painter and draftsman whose work operates along the lines of impressionistic realism. Having studied at the Florence Academy of Art and Columbia University in New York City, he paints primarily in oils with elements that span both classical realism and contemporary art. A Houston native, Anton was named a Young Master by the Texas Commission on the Arts and is represented by artist organizations across the states.
Artist Statement
“Crafted by classical methods and embellished with a vibrant palette, my artistic practice revolves around expressing the ephemeral nature of our surroundings. The transitory state of each happening allows for only brief but pure recollections, so adopting a candid lens is a way of genuinely feeling moments, examining their context and illuminating the beauty woven into this space.
A painter of light...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Starburst" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Sara Scribner's (US based) "Starburst" is an oil painting that depicts a realistic portrait of a feminine form in three quarters view wearing blue in a b...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Oil Painting / Photorealism / Figurative Art / Human Figure /Museum
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ralph Lauren Fashion Illustration Watercolor Original Figurative Pink
Located in Norwalk, CT
Original Watercolor art on paper.
The size of art is 11"X14" . Size with the white matt is 20″X16″.
Frame is not included.
Signed by artist.
Certificate of Authenticity is availabl...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Kate In The Barn"
Located in San Antonio, TX
Timur Akhriev
Image Size: 31 x 58
Frame Size: 38 x 65
Medium: Oil
"Kate In The Barn"
Biography
Born in Vladikavkaz, the territory where Southern Russia meets...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Distance", realist painting, modern elegant female figure on silver background
By Erin Cone
Located in Dallas, TX
Known for her bold visionary take on figurative realism, Erin Cone has twice been recognized in the national art press as one of the top young emerging artists in the country. After ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Mr. Cheerful (monochrome portrait vintage old man beard Hat Botanic nostalgia)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Mr. Cheerful by Rudolf Kosow presents a figure whose warm smile and rugged features exude an air of quiet confidence, yet the surreal detail of branches sprouting from his hat adds a...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Madrid Centro - contemporary detailed ink and brush on canvas, black and white
Located in Dallas, TX
Her meticulously constructed paintings play with the duality between the simple and the complex, between the observer and the observed.
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
"Madrid Retiro", Intricate ink and brush on canvas, monochrome city scape
Located in Dallas, TX
Her meticulously constructed paintings play with the duality between the simple and the complex, between the observer and the observed.
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Jessica Leonard, "Alpha" 40x30 White Horse Equine Oil Painting on Belgian Linen
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This stately piece, "Alpha" by artist Jessica Leonard is a 40x30" oil painting on raw Belgian linen depicting a horse rearing. Delicately drawn in charcoal, the artist layers on thi...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Raw Linen, Oil
Kid Dynamite, Steven Navarro, PanAmerican Games, Olympics 2024, Team USA
Located in Houston, TX
Kid Dynamite is an oil painting by V...Vaughan of Steve Navarro of California. In late November Steven Navarro is participating in the PanAmerican games in Cali, Colombia after winning the Gold Medal at the PanAmerican Games in Guadalajara. He is ranked #1 in his weight division of 114 lbs.He most likely will qualify for the Paris 2024...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Maya Devi" Figurative Oil Painting 47" x 39" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Maya Devi" Figurative Oil Painting 47" x 39" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube.
A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals a glamorous, feminine, p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil on Canvas Titled: Defines
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
oil on canvas-earlier work
Christina Major was born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1982. She has lived all over the world including Hawaii, France, New York and more currently Florida....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Languid Girl in Blue Camisole 18th century Italian Rococo Master
Located in Stockholm, SE
Attributed to Pietro Antonio Rotari (1707 - 1762), Italian painter of the Rococo era. His portraits, mostly of women, are renowned for being beautiful and realistic. The details and ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
He Knows
Located in Burlingame, CA
'He Knows' features the beautiful face of a boy with down syndrome encircled with lace and shrouded in dignified mystery. The small painting is 7 x 5 1/2 inches, framed 8 3/4 x 7 1/4...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Blue-Eyed Young Woman Portrait Framed Oval by Swedish Master early 20th century
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed lower left “С Wilhemson” possibly leading to Carl Wilhelm Wilhelmson (1866 - 1928), was a Swedish painter, draftsman, graphic artist, art educator and professor at the Royal A...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Vanessa Paradis" by Shana Wilson - Soft Realism Portrait in Pink Oil Painting
By Shana Wilson
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana Wilson (Canadian, born 1966)
"Vanessa Paradis" 2015
Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
About the Artist:
Shana Wilson, born in Edmon...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Original Oil on Canvas Titled “Yang”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, Oil on Canvas, Painting by Christina Major
Christina Major was born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1982. She has lived all over the world including Hawaii, France, New York and mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil on Canvas Titled: “Nina”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Nina, Oil on Canvas, Painting by Christina Major
Christina Major was born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1982. She has lived all over the world including Hawaii, France, New York an...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Clint Eastwood" by Shana Wilson - Realism Portrait of Eastwood - Blue and Gray
By Shana Wilson
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana Wilson (Canadian, born 1966)
"Clint Eastwood" 2015
Oil Paint, Wood Panel, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
About the Arti...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Stretcher Bars
‘The Feast’ Figurative colorful Mixed Media By Scott
By Scott Jacobs
Located in Carmel, CA
Figurative paintings - 'The Wine Drinkers' - oil on canvas
' The wine drinkers ' is fresh , alive and an homage to the Fauve movement by Scott Jackson
TYPE: Wine paintings, contempo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Classic Profile" 32x30", Acrylic and oil on board
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
In this work titled "Classic Profile" Ceravolo has used one of his favorite New York models and has combine oil and acrylic with oil stick to create this timeless subtle and classic ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Oil, Acrylic, Board, Oil Crayon
Mujeres de Oaxaca - Women of Oaxaca - contemporary ink and brush on canvas
Located in Dallas, TX
Her meticulously constructed paintings play with the duality between the simple and the complex, between the observer and the observed.
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
"Golden" oil on brass painting - realist self portrait of the artist, framed
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A self-portrait by Melissa Franklin Sanchez, emerges gracefully from the brass panel she paints upon.
Frame Dimensions: 21.45 x 12.82 inches
Artist Bio:
Melissa Franklin Sanchez ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Brass
Girl on cello
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
In this painting I depict a young woman deeply concentrated in her musical rehearsal. The image captures a magical moment, where the skill of the performer intertwines with the elega...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Armenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - Blonde
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Armenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - Warm Day on September
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Erik Estrada - Black and White Celebrity Portrait Oil Painting
By David Lyle
Located in East Quogue, NY
Fun realistic celebrity 'autograph' black and white portrait painting by David Lyle.
Oil and sharpie marker on panel. Size: 10 x 8 inches. Offered unframed.
This is a realistic oil painting of actor Erik Estrada, best known for his role in the 1970-80s TV series "CHiPs." The painting resembles the vintage autographed press photographs of yesteryear. A fun piece for avid collectors of classic television...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Permanent Marker
"Dancer's Dream" Large Original Oil Painting by Robert White, Frameless Display
Located in Encino, CA
“Dancer's Dream,” an original oil on canvas by Robert K. White, is a piece for the true collector. White’s careful attention to detail and vivid use of greens, browns, and whites project from the painting, immediately capturing the viewer's attention and highlighting the artist's keen ability to capture emotion and life - all in a brushstroke. White's talent for depicting light and shadow provides the foundation for him to deliver subjects and scenes to the viewer's eye. This masterful work would make a great addition to an art collection and enhance most any home, perfect for those who have an affinity for dancers, the ballet, portraits, and color-rich works of art.
In the artist’s own words, “I don’t paint what is inside of me; I paint what I see outside of me. I’m an observer. If I see something and I feel an affinity for it, something just clicks in my head. I’ll make the decision right then and there to paint that particular subject during that particular moment. It’s a perfect moment. Once something has caught my eye and I’ve heard the “perfect” click, it’s like a photograph has been taken in my mind’s eye. I only have a few days of clarity with that image. I have to start the painting quickly or else it will be gone and I will lose that image forever.”
Artist: ROBERT KENNETH WHITE...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Armenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - Lucy
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper, Oil
Hotel Room (Woman in The Mirror)
Located in Natchez, MS
This evocative oil painting by Girbent depicts a woman in a hotel room, visible in the viewers line of sight and also reflected in the mirror. His interior sings with detail while m...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Vintage" Oil Painting 39" x 39 "inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Vintage" Oil Painting 39" x 39 "inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
2020
ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube.
A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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