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
Kunz Meyer-Waldeck, 1859 –1953, Fishermen Boats in Harbour of Cascais, Portugal
Located in Knokke, BE
Meyer-Waldeck Kunz
Mitau 1859 –1953 Neuburg
Fishermen Boats in Harbour of Cascais, Portugal
German Painter
Signature: Signed bottom right
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Image s...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oasis
Located in Zofingen, AG
Oasis explores the tension between desire and distance through a surreal desert scene. A figure stands before a colorful mosaic wall framing an unreachable horizon, accompanied by sy...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Wild Turkey, Realist Animal Portrait of Wild Turkey
Located in London, GB
This wonderful original oil painting by Paul S. Brown depicts a wild turkey, with its glorious feathers spread across the table. Brown's extraordinary attention to detail and impecca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fairy
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
$45,500
"Reflection" by Casey Childs, Oil Painting, Reflected female figure (2021)
By Casey Childs
Located in Denver, CO
Casey Childs' (US based) "Last Light" is an oil painting that depicts a female with upswept blonde hair reflected in a mirror.
Artist Statement:
"My work as a whole encompasses an ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Champ, oil, ARC Salon Finalist, Portrait Society of America, Florence
Located in Houston, TX
The Champ was painted over several days in the artist studio in Florence, Italy. The painting measures 16 x 12 with a handmade frame from Italy. This is oil on a linen panel which ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Portrait of a Soldier - British 19th century art military portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This interesting British Victorian military portrait is by artist C Marten. Painted in 1897 it is a three quarter length portrait of a soldier by a brick wall and window with bars. T...
Category
19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$5,924 Sale Price
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Rabbi with a Fur Hat, Oil Painting by Jeno Gussich
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jeno Gussich, Hungarian (1905 - ??)
Title: Rabbi with a Fur Hat
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower right
Size: 24 x 20 inches
Frame Size: 30.5 x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue cloak. 2011. Cardboard, oil, 77x56.5 cm
By Igor Maikov
Located in Riga, LV
Igor Maikov (1966)
Education:
1981 - 1984 The Art Academy of Art
1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School
Exhibitions:
1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia
199...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$1,490 Sale Price
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Early 20th Century 1920s Portrait of a Boyarina
By Bell Dibble Taft
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming portrait of Russian Boyarina by Bell Dibble Taft (American, 1855-1937), 1921. Signed and dated lower left corner and gallery label for Oakland Gallery Exhibit (Oakand Museum...
Category
1920s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$1,720 Sale Price
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Taco Truck, Oil Painting
By Nick Savides
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A couple stands outside a taco truck, inspired by a September evening on East 2nd Street in the East Village. Artist Nick Savides was drawn to their interaction...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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...
Category
20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Resist" Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Resist" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman, with straight across bangs, in profile where the bright light from a window casts her s...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Memories of the Year, 1840 Portrait of a Gentleman Holding a Note, Remarkable
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Joseph Lavos (Austrian, 1807-1848)
Signed: J. Lavos (Lower, Right)
" Memories of The Year 1840 ", 1840
(written on the note within the sitter's hand, translated from German)
Oil o...
Category
Mid-19th Century 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
Catch Me if You Can, Original Painting
By Nava Lundy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A portrait of a woman glowing under the sun captures her quiet confidence. With expressive brushwork and saturated color, the figure feels both glamorous and el...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Lipstick Promises, Original Painting
By Nava Lundy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman applies red lipstick, its bold colors echoing her energy. The repetition of hands, mirrors, and lipstick creates a layered composition that plays with p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"The Game #2" Portrait Oil Painting 47" x 39" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Game #2" Portrait 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
Twilight #2 - contemporary, figurative, portrait, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This realistic oil painting is a portrait of a young Kenyan girl by Daniel Hughes.
Internationally recognized as a fine artist, Daniel Hughes has painted a haunting image with this ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Erwartungsvoll (oil painting woman portrait hair neck flesh tones vintage art)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; surrealism, portrait, oil painting, earth tones, figurative painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, unsettling, contemporary figurative painting, dreams, symbolic...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,640 Sale Price
20% Off
'Return from Fishing' by Felix Cogen (Sint-Niklaas 1838 – 1907 Brussel)
Located in Knokke, BE
Cogen Felix
Sint-Niklaas 1838 – 1907 Brussels
Belgian Painter
'Return from Fishing'
Signature: signed lower right 'Cogen Felix'
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: image size 45 x 80...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Georgia No 1" Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rebecca Mason Adams (US based) "Georgia No 1" is a black and white acrylic painting that depicts a female figure in a white sweater distorted by shadows and projected patterning.
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
Antique Oval Realistic Portrait of a Young Lady
Located in Houston, TX
Realist oval portrait of a young lady wearing a thin headband and a white garment. Unsigned. Prepared by Theodore Kelley (comes with another similar piece signed "Theo Kelley" at the...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Oval Realistic Portrait of a Young Lady
Located in Houston, TX
Realist oval portrait of a young lady with short curly hair and a white garment. Unsigned. Prepared by Theodore Kelley (signed / stamped at the back). Framed in an antique carved ova...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Edifice" Oil Painting
By Judith Peck
Located in Denver, CO
Judith Peck's (US based) "Edifice" is an oil painting that depicts a feminine figure resting her face on her closed fist while her eyes look away.
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Aika - Hyperrealistic Oil Portrait of a Young Woman in Traditional Attire, 2024
Located in Denver, CO
Kazuya Ushioda's "Aika" (2024) is a masterful hyperrealistic oil painting on panel, capturing the delicate grace of a young woman adorned in a richly patterned blue kimono. With exce...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"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
Highway to McHeaven
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork portrays a vast desert scene under a vibrant blue sky dotted with fluffy clouds. In the foreground, two young women stand together, one holding a McDonald's bag, clearl...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of a Lady, 1895 - oil on canvas, 73x60 cm., framed
Located in Nice, FR
1895 portrait by the french painter Arthur Rion. The oil on canvas is finely framed.
Category
1890s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary portrait "Do You Know?.."
Located in Zofingen, AG
The artwork presents a vivid scene in a nighttime desert. A classic light blue Cadillac, parked under a neon “Roy’s Motel Café” sign, captures mid-20th-century Americana. The glowing...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"Self Portrait in Fox Hood" oil painting of artist, fur winter coat, sunlit face
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Self Portrait in Fox Hood" is a realist oil on canvas painting. It depicts a self portrait of Rachel Personett wearing a fox-fur hooded jacket, with a blue sky above. Personett wear...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Portrait of a Boy' by Arthur Bésengez, 1867 - 1947, Belgian Painter
Located in Knokke, BE
Arthur Bésengez
1867 – 1947
Belgian Painter
'Portrait of a Boy'
Signature: Signed lower right and dated 1913
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Image size 168 x 103, frame size 186 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Companionship
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
White River
Located in Zofingen, AG
This distinguished portrait masterfully blends understated minimalism with profound narrative depth, making it an exceptional addition to refined interiors and curated collections.
...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Antique Illustration of a Golfer by Listed Illustrator for Vanity Fair
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique illustration of a golfer getting out of a sand trap by well listed illustrator Leslie Saalburg whose work appeared in Vanity Fair and Esquire.
Category
1910s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
$871 Sale Price
56% Off
Contemporary portraits "Coordinates: Nowhere"
Located in Zofingen, AG
The artwork portrays a vast, empty desert beneath a stormy sky. A vintage brown car stands alone, its sleek design contrasting with the barren landscape. Two figures, separated yet s...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Red (Floral Still Life)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Elizabeth Osborne (American/Philadelphia, b. 1936)
"Red." Watercolor on paper. 1991/1992. Signed and dated l.r..
Sight: 9" x 12". Frame: 18 1/4" x 21 1/2".
Provenance: Purchased from Jane Haslem Gallery in 1994. From the collection of Nancy Elizabeth Stanley.
1936, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1959, BFA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1954-58, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Berry Campbell, New York, Elizabeth Osborne: A Retrospective, 2022.
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Reflections: Painting Memory, 2017.
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Watercolors: Five Decades, 2017.
The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware, Elizabeth Osborne: The 1960s, 2016.
Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., Color Bloc: Paintings by Elizabeth Osborne, 2015.
The James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Veils of Color: Juxtapositions and Recent Work by Elizabeth Osborne, 2015. (Traveled to The Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 2016.)
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Luminous Gestures: New Works by Elizabeth Osborne, 2013.
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Osborne: Watercolors, 2011.
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Work, 2011.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Osborne: The Color of Light, 2009.
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Figurative ‘60s, 2007.
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Floating Landscapes: 1971-1979, 2006.
J. Cacciola Galleries, New York, Works on Paper, 2006.
The Print Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Recent Prints, 2005.
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2004.
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Osborne: 30 Years, Works on Paper, 2002.
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Vantage, 2000.
Old Main Art Museum, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1998.
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1997.
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1994.
Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1994.
North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1993-94.
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1992.
Arronson Gallery, The University of Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Watercolors, 1991.
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1990.
Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1988.
Fischbach Gallery, New York, 1988.
Fischbach Gallery, New York, 1984.
Fischbach Gallery, New York, 1982.
Fischbach Gallery, New York, 1980.
Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1978.
Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1976.
Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer, Ltd., New York, 1977.
Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer, Ltd., New York, 1974.
Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Landscapes, 1972.
Makler Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1970.
American Consulate, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1969.
Peale Galleries, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1967.
Perakis Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1967.
Perakis Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1963.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Avery Galleries, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, The Women of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Past to Present, 2024.
Berry Campbell, New York, Perseverance, 2024.
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, From Dusk Till Dawn, 2015.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, “Something Clicked in Philly”: David Lynch and His Contemporaries, 2014.
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, It’s Not the Numbers, 2014.
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Works on Paper, 2013.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Female Gaze: Women Artists Making Their World, 2013.
Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, Four Visions/Four Painters: Murray Dessner...
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper
Contemporary portrait "Everything Else Is Nothing"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork depicts a solitary figure leaning against a large green sign with the bold text, "THE ONLY OTHER THING IS NOTHING." Set in a stark, desolate landscape, the scene exudes ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of Anna, Women Original Oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2025
Style: Portrait Art,
Title: Portrait of Anna,
Size: 19 x ...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A cup of coffee in Venice
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting depicts a cafe in the Venetian palazzo Ca Pesaro. A young man in a gray sweater (the author of the painting) sits at a table with a cup of coffee. He is experiencing som...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Escuela Italiana (XX) - Óleo sobre tela - Retrato de perfil
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo
El estado de conservación de la obra es aceptable
Se presenta enmarcada la obra (el marco presenta algunas faltas)
Medidas de la obra: 3...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Summer Night. Ukraine
Located in Zofingen, AG
A contemplative scene of a woman and a black cat observing devastation beyond the window — burning homes against a twilight sky. The untouched dinner table becomes a silent witness t...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary portrait "Stop!"
Located in Zofingen, AG
I capture a mesmerizing blend of solitude and defiance, set against a sprawling, desolate backdrop that poses the timeless question of direction in life’s journey. The stark contra...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
The Popcorn
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting presents a sophisticated visual paradox: a woman dressed in the refined style of a 17th-century portrait — black dress, lace collar, white bonnet — is interrupted by un...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Janet Crawford, "#3", 16x20 Equestrian Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This equestrian piece, "#3", is a 16x20 oil painted portrait of a dark brown horse dressed in a saddle and blinkers.
About the artist:
The artwork of Janet Crawford depicts the equestrian lifestyle. Working from her studio in the Berkshires, Janet focuses on classic portraiture of horses, dogs and people. Her original artwork captures the candid moments of the horse world. A trademark of the artist's work is the portrayal of the true nature of the horse.
Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cum Laude
Concentration: Painting
Rhode Island College, 1991
Press:
2000 - Featured artist in Equine Image article, Aug/Sept issue, 2000.
Selected Awards:
2012 - National Distinguished Service Award, American Hackney Horse Society
1995 - Horse World Magazine Morgan Artist of the Year
1993 - Harness Tracks of America Art Competition, 2nd Place
1991 - AMHA Art Contest 1st Prize, Morgan Art
1990 - Special Talent Award, Rhode Island College
Special Projects:
Present - Designer and Painter, Berkshire Carousel Project
Present - Program Cover and Horse Show Poster Artist for the Fleet Jumper Classic, Sept. 2000.
Present - Poster Artist for the Hampton Classic, Aug. 27-Sept. 3rd.
Present - Program Cover Artist since 1996 for UPHA Spring Premiere
Present - Illustrator, Horse World Magazine
2012 - Artist for the American Hackney Horse Society Logo
2011 - Cover Artist for the Pfizer Million Dollar Grand Prix Horse Show Program
1999 - Cover Artist, The Chronicle of the Horse
1999 - Cover Artist, Horse America (Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar)
1999 - Exhibition "The Horse in Art" Hartford Fine Art & Frame
1997 - Opening of the Equestrian Collection Gallery
1996 - New England Morgan Horse...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
"The Red Umbrella" - Contemporary Impressionist Woman Portrait
Located in New Orleans, LA
A delightful portrait of a young lady in motion, umbrella in hand, with sure brushstrokes and wonderful mastery of color.
Proudly presented by Guy Lyman Fine Art...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
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
The Ficus, Cat, and She...
Located in Zofingen, AG
The woman sits as if she’s just signed a decree to cancel all problems. Her sunglasses have slid down her nose, revealing a gaze that radiates calm while subtly asking, "What now?" T...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Woman in Blue Hat
Located in Boston, MA
Signed lower right: "S. Simkhovitch". Estate stamp on backing board verso.
Category
1930s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Astral" Hyperrealism Oil Painting 47" x 39" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Astral" Hyperrealism Oil Painting 47" x 39" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube.
A look through Dmitriy’...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Jessica Leonard, "Across the Board", Black and White Equine Oil on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This black and white equestrian piece, "Across the Board", by artist Jessica Leonard is a 16x40 oil painting on canvas featuring a portrait of horse with focus on the eyes. The dras...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,560 Sale Price
20% Off
"Liusana" Figurative Portrait Oil Painting 59" x 47" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Liusana" Figurative Portrait Oil Painting 59" x 47" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube.
A look through Dmitriy’s d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer in Guadeloupe
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 Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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
Contemporary portrait "In the Center of the Metropolis"
Located in Zofingen, AG
I love walking the streets of the private sector when the weather is nice. It feels like being in a small town rather than in the center of a metropolis. I've aimed to capture the co...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of a Girl, 1887 by Danish Realist Painter Peder Mørk Mønsted
Located in Stockholm, SE
This painting titled "Portrait of a Girl" by the Danish realist painter Peder Mørk Mønsted captures an enigmatic young woman whose identity remains unknown. The girl, elegantly posed...
Category
1880s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Beth Parcell, "Soft Spot", 9x12 Golden Retriever Dog Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This animal portrait, "Soft Spot", is a 9x12 oil painting on canvas featuring a deep red golden retriever resting in the light of the sun.
About the artist:
Beth’s favorite subject...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Violent Engines" – Oil Panorama Cityscape Painting With Sunset and Figure
By Brad Davis
Located in Denver, CO
Brad Davis’s "Violent Engines" is a panoramic oil painting on wood panel that captures a moment of stillness and introspection against the backdrop of industrial sprawl and natural b...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Viktoria
Located in Oslo, NO
The portrait depicts a girl of such perfect natural beauty that the work goes beyond the portrait of a specific person and represents an archetypal generalized image of femininity as...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Find a wide variety of authentic Realist portrait paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add portrait paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Matt Talbert, Chikako Okada, Mark Beard, and Bruce Adams. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Realist portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $180 and tops out at $885,000, while the average work sells for $3,600.
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