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
"Dogwood Blossom" (2024) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera on Gold Leaf Painting
By Fred Wessel
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...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
''Red Coat” Contemporary Fine Realist Still-Life Painting of a Red Coat
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
Materials
Oil, Panel
''Red Cap” Contemporary Fine Realist Still-Life Painting of a Red Cap
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 great importance in his work as a ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Key to all doors."
Located in Zofingen, AG
"A painting is a symbol, a painting is a metaphor. This is a new work of the artist ""Reflections on Life"" to choose from. The key is a symbol, every door is a secret. Whoever choos...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Study for 'After the Drop Off'" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Raymond Bonilla's "Study for 'After the Drop Off'" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a balcony draped with colorful flowers basking in warm light.
About the Artist...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Inner space 2."
Located in Zofingen, AG
"This series of works is based on the artist's impressions, communication with old and new friends. Our future is impossible without the past. We all appreciate old stories about our...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Materials
Oil
Doll
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting.
Vincente Esparza was born in Graus, Huesca in 1946. In 1967 he began his studies at La Escuela De ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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
Materials
Oil
Sunset Bottle Collection, Vertical Painting Still Life, Orange Display on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Sunset Bottle Collection" is a contemporary still-life painting that features a chic display of classy bottles and glasses in orange tones. The bo...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Modern Still Life Painting of Classic Breakfast Sandwich, Yellow, Illustration
Located in Barcelona, ES
"BLT Sandwich with Beer" is a contemporary still-life painting that depicts a classic breakfast diner scene with a modern twist, featuring a sandwich and a beer as the central subjec...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Rag Paper
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
Materials
Oil
Still life with lilacs
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
I painted this still life in the midst of quarantine due to the pandemic in May, the lilacs were just in bloom, and I have long wanted to paint a still life with lilacs. On the stree...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pinkie's Pizza
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Pinkie's Pizza', oil on panel, 30 x 40 inches, proudly presented by Andra Norris Gallery in California. Terry Thompson looks for beauty in the often overlooked, painting in a photor...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Procession
By Colin Fraser
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Colin Fraser was born in Glasgow in 1956, studied art in Brighton and currently lives and works in Sweden. Fraser is represented by Mira Godard Gallery and has exhibited internationa...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera
Academy, Oil painting still-life by Igor Sventitski
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work is dedicated to all artists who are studying their craft thoroughly.
Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flowers-21st Century Contemporary Flower Painting of a Tulip vase with Flowers
By Joran van der Haar
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Joran van der Haar
Flowers
104 x 80 cm ( framed 116 x 92 cm, frame is included in price)
oil on canvas
The realistic painted "17th century style' b...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Amphora
Located in New York, NY
This still-life fresco painting is part of a series depicting ancient Greek amphoras and pottery vases from the archaeological site of Paliopoli, in the Greek island of Kythera, known as the place where Aphrodite was born and emerged from the sea. Tzannes used his own fresco technique where the pigment is imbedded in the slab as it dries. The outcome is a sensual, almost silky surface with subtle gray and white tones. The drawing is imbedded in the concrete surface, nearly as an ancient fossil. The amphoras are drawn from the original Minoan pottery...
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1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Concrete
"Last Rose Buds From My Garden" – Oil Still Life Painting With Glass Vase
Located in Denver, CO
Yvonne Melchers’ Last Rose Buds From My Garden is a finely rendered oil still life painting that captures the delicate transition of nature’s final blossoms. Measuring 5.5 x 5.5 inch...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Three More Kisses, bright candy oil painting yellow 3D like photo realist
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Douglas Newton is a realist painter known for his contemporary still-life works, primarily created in oil on canvas. His art emphasizes meticulous detail, vibrant reflections, and th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Remember the Catbird Seat" Original oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Felicia Forte's painting "Remember the Catbird Seat" created in 2016 features a yellow sticky tab on a two toned green background.
Felicia attended the Art Students League of New Y...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Remember Date Night" Original oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Felicia Forte's painting "Remember Date Night" created in 2016 features a yellow sticky tab on a pink, red and yellow zig zag background.
Felicia attended the Art Students League o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Charge, Animal Art, Realist Elephant Painting, Contemporary Safari Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
"The Charge" depicts a Bull Elephant charging towards the front of the painting, displacing rocks and dust adding to the atmosheric scene. Painted in water colour and acrylic mixed m...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Girl Sitting On Beach
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Item includes frame
Vincente Esparza was born in Graus, Huesca in 1946. In 1967 he began his studie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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
Materials
Oil
Green tea
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas and sold unframed, already stretched and r...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
AirForce
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas and sold unframed, already stretched and r...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Three Pears Painted in the Style of Realism, Oil Texas Artist
Located in Houston, TX
Painted by Texas artist Helene Robinson who has studied under great Texas painters. Artists is known for painting still lifes in the style of Realism. Her subjects are usually fruit...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
''Claude Monet"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This is Syria of paintings, drawn from nature, on a sketch. I love to communicate with nature personally. I go outside and draw states of nature. Beautiful still life from nature. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"The moon is romantic" oil painting on wood, 100x50 cm
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
In the series "Women of Today", 3, paintings of the same format, this one expresses calm and serenity. White light , lunar... A moment of reflection in the night.
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Interior with Mexican Chair
By Jim McVicker
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Guanajuato Window
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Evelyne Brigeois – French/American (1946-2016)
Title: Guanajuato
Year: ca. 1980
Medium: Watercolor
Sight size: 20.5 x 14 inches.
Matted size: 27.5 x 20 inches
Signature: Signed lower right
Condition: Very good
Unframed
This watercolor is by Evelyne Brigeois (1946-2016) a very well-known Boise, Idaho artist. It depicts a beautiful window with flowers in pots in Guanajuato, Mexico. As with many of her paintings, Brigeois pays particular attention to light and shadow. The painting is in very good condition with no flaws to note. The painting is signed in the lower right corner and dated underneath the mat, “80.”. It is custom matted with three hinges on the top edge of the art.
Born in France in 1946, Evelyne Brigeois was an internationally acclaimed watercolor artist. Having grown up in a small town east of Paris, Brigeois was particularly drawn to places which seem to have preserved their timeless and peaceful aspect. Crisp precision, strong definition of light and shadow, and beautiful composition distinguish her images of the Greek Islands, Venice and France.
Brigeois received many national awards, from the Louisiana Watercolor Society, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan Watercolor...
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1980s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lilacs in Vase, 1970
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery (2015); Private Collection, Woodland Hills, California; The Artist's Family, St. Petersburg, Russia
Description
Lilacs in Vase was created by the renowned Russian Soviet Realist, Boris Mikhailovich Lavrenko, one of the leading representatives of the Leningrad School of Painting. Lavrenko served as professor of the Repin Art Institute (Russian Academy of Arts), St. Petersburg, and in 1953 was made a member of the Leningrad Union of Artists. In 1976 he was awarded the title of "Meritorious Artist of the Russian Federation," and in 1994 he received the highest honor of "People's Artist of the Russian Federation" -- a recognition bestowed to artists who have made outstanding contributions to Russia's art and culture. In this humble vanitas the artist represents garden fresh flowers, a classic theme in Russian still life...
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1970s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fear of Pointed Objects (Aichmophobia)
By Vera Barnett
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Mexican Modernist Still Life Oil Painting Mid 20th Century Museum Label
Located in Arp, TX
Andres Molinares
"Bodegon Fruitas"
c. 1960s
Oil paint on canvas
27.5"x35.25" light wood gallery frame 28.5"x36.5"
Signed in paint lower right
Label on reverse
Galeria Mexicana de Arte
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Prints
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal oil painting by Anthony Adcock of a dirt footprint - gold and silver on paper, presented in wood frame. Image is hand drawn on paper.
Anthony Adcock's hyperreal oil pain...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gold, Silver
Oriental still life
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
This symphony of blue, rich in textures, reflexes and ornaments, the charm of the east, the plastic language of symbolism. The combination of warm and cold shade and light on canvas....
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Passion
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Item includes frame;
Fernando Ibañez Alcaraz was born in Alcoy, Alicante (Spain) in 1969. Growing ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Bouquet of Lilies in a glass vase
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Dimensions with frame : 63.5 x 49 x 3 cm
This work of art features a bouquet of lilies elegantly arranged in a clear glass vase. The flowers, delicately painted in shade...
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1930s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Materials
Oil
Coquelicots by E. Brandt - Oil on canvas 29x68 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil work on canvas with frame.
Total size with frame is 38x78 cm
Signed E. Brandt
Category
20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Still Life with Flowers, gloves and walking stick"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Bruno Hohlfeld (1862–1917)
"Still Life with Flowers, gloves and walking stick”
This elegant oil painting on canvas by Bruno Hohlfeld, a distinguished German artist of the late 19th ...
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Early 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Robe Series, Lowell Nesbitt - Painting (75 x 117 inches)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993)
Title: Robe Series
Year: 1974
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 75 x 117 inches
Inscription: Signed, dated by the artist, verso
LOWELL NESBITT (1933-199...
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1970s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Arctic Blooms, " Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Arctic Blooms" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts yellow blooms contrasted with an arctic landscape.
Mia Bergeron's interest in art was c...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
LEMON, GRAPE AND PUMPKIN- Hyperrealism Italian still life oil on canvas painting
Located in Napoli, IT
LEMON, GRAPE AND PIMPKIN - Oil on canvas by Maximilian Ciccone, Italy 2011.
Frame available on request from our workshop.
This oil on canvas painting is an incredible example of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Сoffee tradition
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted using high-quality fine linen canvas and sold unframed, already stretched and r...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sean Farrell, "Red Poppies in Tuscany", 12x36 Floral Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Red Poppies in Tuscany", is a 12x36 oil painting on board by artist Sean Farrell featuring a field of red aromatic poppy flowers against a blue sky background. Clusters of blossomed...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Chinatown II
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Chinatown II', oil on canvas, unframed and 48 x 30 inches. Terry Thompson looks for beauty in the often overlooked, painting in a photorealistic style various "Pop" culture products...
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Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Together" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Raymond Bonilla's "Together" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a car trunk full of groceries.
About the Artist:
Raymond Bonilla is a nati...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Billiards
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Billiards', oil on canvas, unframed and 30 x 48 inches. Terry Thompson looks for beauty in the often overlooked, painting in a photorealistic style various "Pop" culture products th...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (After)
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal oil painting by Anthony Adcock titled "Untitled (After)"- Oil on mounted linen.
**There is no steel or rust in this piece. It is hand-painted oil on linen canvas and mount...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Still life painting by Lucy Reitzfeld, Arrangement with a black vase
Located in White Plains, NY
'Arrangement with a black vase' 2001 by American artist Lucy Reitzfeld. Oil on linen, 36 x 48 in. / Frame: 43 x 55 in. This beautiful still life painting features a vase with a lush,...
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Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Blue Vision
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Artist Statement
"Here I wish to evoke feelings of the night sky, in this quiet still life. A moment experienced fully, r...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
"Snowy Road To The Barn, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Samantha Buller's (US based) "Snowy Road To The Barn" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a road stretching past a red hued Gambrel Roofed ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
White Box - rustic, vivid detail, realist, still-life oil on canvas
By Ciba Karisik
Located in Bloomfield, ON
An antique white box, scarred by time and its lock missing, is depicted iconically on a dark reflective table top in this oil on canvas by Ciba Karisi...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Anemones
Located in Zofingen, AG
Anemones are one of my favorite flowers. A vase of the vibrant red flowers is placed in a smooth, neutral space. My intention was to keep tenderness and preciousness of flowers, a qu...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
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.