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Realist Still-life 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
"Summer Over Bridgehampton" - realist landscape painting, sun setting over beach
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Summer Over Bridgehampton" is an oil on brass landscape painting. The painting shows the sun setting over a mecox bay from Scott Cameron Beach in The Hamptons. Clouds swirl around t...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Brass

David Austin Roses-original realism still life 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. "David Austin Roses" by Robert Lemay is an exquisite original ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vidal Rolland Roses Original Oil. painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Antonio Vidal Rolland (Barcelona, 1889 - 1970 Catalan painter. Disciple of José Ruiz Blasco father of Picasso a Lonja and Aleix Clapés. He started out as a sculptor. He participated,...
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1940s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

El Tavern (Vacancy IV)
Located in Burlingame, CA
'El Tavern (Vacancy IV)', oil on canvas, unframed and 40 x 60 inches. Terry Thompson looks for beauty in the often overlooked, painting in a photorealistic style various "Pop" cultur...
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Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, 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...
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1990s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Porcelain, Glaze, Oil

"Dogwood Blossom" (2024) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera on Gold Leaf Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "Dogwood Blossom" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2024, this piece features an icon of a dogwood blossom, resting in an ornate gold leaf des...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Gold Leaf

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...
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Early 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Still Life with Lilies
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Calm Water" a photorealist oil painting of three small boats resting
Located in Edgartown, MA
Michel Brosseau was born in Nantes and has lived in Bordeaux for many years. Both cities are on the Atlantic coast of France and have rich maritime histories, highlighted by prospero...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Linen

4. Advent
Located in Oslo, NO
This minimalistic still life painting captures the quiet anticipation of Advent through the gentle glow of a single burning candle on an Advent wreath. The evergreen wreath, adorned ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

4. Advent
4. Advent
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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

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Located in Columbia, MO
Born in Jefferson City Missouri in 1976 Justin Allen attended Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri where he studied filmmaking before studying painting at the Art Students Leagu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Fine French Still Life Interior Scene Fruit & Table Top Items, Beautiful Details
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century Title: Interior Scene still life Medium: oil on board, framed Framed: 17.5 x 22 inches Board: 13 x 18 inches Provenance: private ...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Yellow (C3H4)n. 570-590
Located in Columbia, MO
Born in Jefferson City Missouri in 1976 Justin Allen attended Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri where he studied filmmaking before studying painting at the Art Students Leagu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"I Feel Useful" Original oil painting of Sandwich on Red
Located in Denver, CO
Felicia Forte's painting "I Feel Useful" created in 2016 features a sandwich on a red background. Felicia attended the Art Students League of New York in 2006, moving next to San F...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Poppy Dream, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Pink and red poppies sway against a bright blue sky dotted with fluffy white clouds. The buds and deep green stems highlight the vibrancy of the petals. The sce...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Hyper realism. Large size . Horizontal . Acrylic on canvas. "Unattractive"
Located in Oslo, NO
My friend Katya brought apples from her garden, saying that they are not attractive, but delicious and suitable for apple pie. Apples were lying in my kitchen for several days and I ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Luigi Lucioni attr. Traditional American Still Life, 20th century
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Luigi Lucioni Untitled (Still Life), c. 1900 Oil on canvas 30 x 26 in. Framed: 34.5 x 30 in. Born in Malnate, Italy, in 1900, Luigi Lucioni became one of America's well-known landscape painters, whose work has been noted for its heightened realism and photographic attention to detail. Lucioni immigrated to the United States with his family in 1911. In 1915 he won a competition which allowed him to attend Cooper Union, and he began studying there with William Starkweather. In 1920, he studied with William Auerbach Levy...
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Early 1900s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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
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Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Gardenia on a Blue Table, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Linda Tracey Brandon's (US based) "Gardenia on a Blue Table" is an oil painting that depicts a bouquet of blooming White Gardenias with leaves sit...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

New Year's Day, Y2K : 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 stories of recurring human issues often prompted by a twisted reality. Ushenko’s earlier works where primarily mythological and allegorical. Her later works are focused on depicting human situations and interactions of people who are both living and dead. These paintings represent social situations, timeless stories and enduring issues that are rendered with a contemporary twist. Always a significant element in Ms. Ushenko’s work is her integration of Venetian Renaissance methods of paint application with Impressionist color and light theory. The combination of the old masters’ technique of glazing the canvas and carefully layered surfaces of paint enhance the luminosity of Ushenko’s work. Audrey Ushenko has exhibited her work extensively throughout the United States including several shows at Denise Bibro Fine Art, NYC; the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, IN; The National Academy of Design, NYC; University Museum, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau...
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Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Canary Wharf Neons, Bright Cityscape Painting, London Art, Realist Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
This painting was created using photograph's originally taken by myself in February 2016. The scene depicts "Canary Wharf" illuminated by office, street a...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor

"Red Anjou & Green Glass" (2025), Original Realist Still-Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Red Anjou & Green Glass" (2025) by Blair Atherholt is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts an arrangement of grapes, a pear, and a port wine bottle imagined in a...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Vintage Original Oil Painting on Canvas Still Life, Framed, Signed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a vintage original oil painting on canvas depicting Still Life Composition with fruits, yellow bottle and kettle. Overall and impressive-looking medium size paintin...
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20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Stormy Day - original seascape contemporary coastal realism oil painting nature
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. In this shoreline seascape painting, contemporary realist Alex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

X-Ray Series (with Lily), Lowell Nesbitt - Painting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993) Title: X-Ray Series (with Lily) Year: 1964 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 44 x 36 inches Inscription: Signed, dated by the artist, verso Notes: Lowell...
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1960s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sunburst Finish (Snow Effect), Lee Tiller, Original Landscape Snow Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Sunburst Finish (snow effect) [2021] original Oil on stretched canvas Image size: H:60 cm x W:80 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:80 c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Whiskey Glass 1
Located in Fairfield, CT
Kenny Harris's latest body of work was informed by two recent residencies in Tuscany, at Borgo Finocchieto and Monteverdi. Inspired by the heavy Tuscan light, Harris paints the lands...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Whiskey Glass 2
Located in Fairfield, CT
Kenny Harris's latest body of work was informed by two recent residencies in Tuscany, at Borgo Finocchieto and Monteverdi. Inspired by the heavy Tuscan light, Harris paints the lands...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Early 20th Century Summer Floral Still Life - Zinnias, Delphiniums, Corn Flowers
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century Summer Floral Still Life - Zinnias, Delphiniums, Corn Flowers Substantial and gorgeous early 20th Century still life of summer flowers in cream bowl with Zinnia, Delphiniums, and Corn Flowers with pink candle by Volney...
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1930s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

THE LANTERN-Francesco Giugliano Hyper-Realistic -Still life Oil on Canvas Paint.
By Francesco Giugliano
Located in Napoli, IT
THE LANTERN - Oil on canvas cm.50x70 by Francesco Giugliano , Italy 2011 This oil on canvas painting is an incredible example of the artist's ability to capture stunning detail and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still life with yellow fan, medium sized.
Located in Oslo, NO
Still life with a yellow fan. Medium size. Acrylic on canvas using only four colors. "I try to paint in a limited palette that helps to reveal all the beauty of color and shape of o...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

STILL LIFE - Salvatore Marinelli - Oil on Canvas Italian Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
STILL LIFE - Oil on canvas cm.60x80 by Salvatore Marinelli, Italy 2002 The painting by Salvatore Marinelli is inspired by the works of Hendrick Bos, better known as Henk Bos...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Autumn vibes still life green oil painting gold frame interior realistic light
Located in Zofingen, AG
This is one of my favorite artworks painted from nature. I like the wonderful light play in it. Comes with aged gold frame, but can be sent without it too. Painting are on str...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rose & Thorns No.1, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A rose blooms quietly, its petals glowing softly in the light. The branches in the distance stretch out, piercing the night sky like steel knives. Painted wit...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Convergence of Peppers and Beets" (2022) By Timothy J. Standring, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Convergence of Peppers and Beets" by Timothy J. Standring is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life featuring vegetables on a white tablecloth and a yellowish ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

{Floral Still Life of Roses}
Located in Storrs, CT
Elegant floral still life of a vase of roses. Oil on canvas measures 24 x 20; frame dimensions measure 30 3/4 x 26 3/4 x 2 3/4. Artist's signature, lower right. Housed in a decorativ...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Rose. Trespassing 1, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In a strange cave, a delicate rose unfolds its creamy white petals and reveals its peachy center. The flower faces a new branch with two buds, like a mother p...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Red poppies in fifty hues." XXL Original Oil Painting by Lilya Volskaya
Located in Zofingen, AG
The paintings are drawn with oil on the canvas. Shipping rolled in a TUBE. Original Volskaya Lilya painting "Red poppies in fifty hues". Poppies in a landscape. Beautiful and br...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Lacquer, Oil

Vintage Still Life Dog Birds & Fruit Oil Painting On Wood
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Behold this enchanting vintage still life oil painting on wood, a composition that harmoniously blends elements of nature and artistry. The canvas comes alive with the timeless charm...
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20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

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

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Oil, Panel

"An Afternoon at Long Beach" Realist oil painting, beach with sandy shore framed
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"An Afternoon at Long Beach" is a small-scale oil painting of Foster's Memorial Beach, aka "long beach" in Sag Harbor, New York. It depicts the sandy shore of the beach with a single...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Almazan Vertical Realistic Still-Life Acrylic Painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Almazan Realistic Still Life Acrylic Painting MIQUEL was an artist focused on the art of realism. His structured works on his great mastery of drawing, are romantic and translates ...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Strawberries in a Bowl w/ Crystal Egg Tempera, Realism 7.5" x 9.5" Framed
Located in Houston, TX
Strawberries , Marbles and Cream Egg Tempera, Realism 9.5 " x 7.5" It is painted in egg tempera which goes back centuries in the art world. Notice the reflections in the painting. ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Egg Tempera, Panel

Rose. Trespassing 2, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A golden rose peeks out between soft pink and lavender tulips, radiating bright energy in sunshine colors. The contrast between the warm and cool tones of the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Lemons In Antique Bowl, Painted in the Style of Realism, Oil, Realist $1800
Located in Houston, TX
Painted by Texas artist Helene Robinson who has studied under great Texas painters. the artist is known for painting still lifes in the style of Realism. Her subjects are usually fr...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

British Still life Flowers and Fruit Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life Flowers and Fruit, Signed Oil Painting Signed by British artist 'Arthur Pass' C.1993 signed, oil painting on board framed Painting framed H24.5 x W21 inches Elegant stil...
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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Sticks and Stones" (2022) by Sheri Farabaugh, Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Sticks and Stones" (2024) by Sheri Farabaugh (United States Based) is a beautiful handmade still life oil painting that depicts a closeup of a pond shore, with tree branches laid ac...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Lonely" realist still life, oil painting, orange branch, blue/teal background
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Lonely" is a realistic oil painting on panel of a single orange seated on a blue table, surrounded by the same blue background. The long stem of the orange branch is still attached,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Doorsteps
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil on panel b. 1985, Phoenix, AZ Jake Fischer, born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, graduated with a Master of Fine Art from Arizona State University in Drawing and Painting. Whil...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Panel, Wood Panel, Oil

Fear of Pointed Objects (Aichmophobia)
Located in Dallas, TX
Vera Barnett has taken on a range of themes in her works, producing series of paintings inspired by phobias (as in this painting), famous artworks, and the written word. Barnett’s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Bottles Patterns in Swimming Pool, Blue & White Kitchenware, Modern Still Life
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Bottles in Swimming Pool II" is a contemporary still-life monotype cyanotype portraying a kitchen scene. This is a unique piece made by layering paper cutouts and different exposure...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Monotype, Archival Paper, Watercolor

In a new place, Contemporary Still-life with Axe Oil Painting by Igor Sventitski
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, stretched, and ready to...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Floral Still Life of Pink Roses
Located in Storrs, CT
Floral still life of pink roses in a red vase with two figures, set against a dark background. Oil on canvas measures 15 3/4 x 11 7/8; frame dimensions measure 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 2 3/...
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1950s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Daffodils", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Daffodils" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a bouquet of yellow daffodils with a white background. About the artist: When Dianne Massey...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Bowl Of Cherries. 1920s Watercolor
By Irene P. Gardner
Located in Brecon, Powys
Skilled and very beautiful watercolor by I. P. Gardner from the 1920s to 1930s. Artist is well known for her watercolors of life in the Middle East during that period. Signed lower l...
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1920s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor

"Pot Plants" Original Oil and Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Conrado López's "Pot Plants," a 2023 artwork, is a masterful blend of acrylic and oil on a canvas measuring 5 x 5 inches (12.70 x 12.70 cm). The framed size brings its dimensions to ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Ornamental Poppies - original realism still life 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. A striking fusion of delicacy and opulence, Ornamental Poppies...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

STILL LIFE - Italian Oil on Canvas Painting by Francesca Strino
Located in Napoli, IT
STILL LIFE - Oil on canvas cn. 60x60 Francesca Strino Italy, 2005 Francesca Strino, a Neapolitan painter, creates this delightful oil on canvas with great pictorial realism. The pai...
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Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Realist still-life paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Realist still-life 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 still-life 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, green, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Olga Antonova, Susan Jane Belton, Douglas Newton, and Claudine Picard. 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 still-life paintings, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life 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 $167 and tops out at $150,000, while the average work sells for $2,649.

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