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
Sean Farrell, "A Flurry of Dogwoods" 36x12 Realism White Floral Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"A Flurry of Dogwood", is a 36x12 oil painting on canvas by artist Sean Farrell featuring a flourish of white aromatic dogwood blooms and branches. Strong...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Two Turquoise, Silver, White and Gold Cups Stacked"
Located in Wellesley, MA
Olga Antonova
"Two Turquoise, White and Silver Cups Stacked"
Oil on Canvas
12 x 12 Inches
Olga Antonova’s subject is compositions of extraordinarily elegant, beautiful and whimsical cups, plates, teapots, vases and dishes, but there is something playful about these paintings. Stacked teacups are also amusing, having a kind of jaunty and upbeat personality of their own. Polka dots are as endearing to adults as to children, and everyone responds to the bling and sparkle of gold and silver while marveling at Antonova’s seemingly effortless ability to paint these radiant details...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Essence No. 3
Located in Park City, UT
Nate Ronniger's current collection of realist paintings feature scenes created from comic characters and cut and folded paper. In describing the work Nate writes, "In many ways, I th...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wonder, or The Plane of the Invisible - blue trompe l'oeil oil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
In the trompe l'oeil panel painting, "Wonder, or the Plane of the Invisible," a comic cut-out of Wonder Woman sits between two spatial planes—the top, very flat plane is cut out in the shape of a plane as a play Wonder Woman's famous "Invisible Plane." The silly way the comic book character would sit in an imaginary seat flying through the air would force the artist to wonder, “how do you represent an invisible plane”. Here, we see a bright blue canvas, sprinkled with glittery paillettes; an outline of an airplane beneath an outline of the word “SKY”, an infantile depiction of the sun made of masking tape, and finally, the hero, Wonder Woman, her comic clipping taped onto the invisible plane. A very believable, naturalist blue sky with puffy white clouds is visible through the letters and the invisible airplane. It feels like we can reach into the invisible plane to find the natural world…yet atop the plane is an old cartoon of the first female superhero. She overlaps the realistic atmosphere, and even casts a shadow onto it. The planet’s orbit is dedicated to the sun, and all living things need the light to survive…yet this most important element is made up of a crude array of tape strips, asymmetrical, and even torn in-half. This sun refers back to Pablo Picasso’s sun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Gesso, Panel, Wood Panel, Board
"Field Fare" and "Sea Fare" Pair by Benjamin Blake
Located in Mere, GB
"Field Fare" and "Sea Fare" Pair by Benjamin Blake. Benjamin Blake and his studio produced a number of fine quality larder scenes in the regency period. Bo...
Category
1810s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$4,084 Sale Price
20% Off
"Waltham Studio Interior" oil painting of houseplant beside window natural light
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Oil painting of a houseplant, situated in a living area beside a window. Light from the outdoor sun casts inside, a bright reflection onto the ground .
P...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Elegant Still Life of Blue and White Sugar Dish" Traditional and contemporary
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Elegant Still Life of Blue and White Sugar Dish," Oil on Canvas, 15 x 18 Inches. Both traditional and contemporary, this simply beautiful classic sugar di...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Winter Fruit" Red Bright Still-Life Oil Paint Contemporary American Folk
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Winter Fruit" Oil on Linen, 18 x 24 Inches
Charlotte Gibbs recently had the distinct honor of being awarded First Prize in The Roddy Compeition held at the Concord Center for ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Elegant Still Life of Art Nouveau Vase with Brown Flowers"
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Elegant Still Life of Art Nouveau Vase with Brown Flowers"
Olga Antonova’s subject is compositions of extraordinarily elegant and beautiful cups, plates, teapots, and dishes, but t...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
A World of Curious Things 7
Located in Natchez, MS
Another in a series of visually arresting still life's from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted dried flora and fauna set on a backgro...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Bowls with grapes II
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
The artwork presents an elegant and balanced composition where two bowls with grapes are harmoniously distributed across the canvas. One bowl occupies the center, capturing the viewe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Oh My! The Loss of Innocence
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
My original direction with this image was along the lines of A Wizard of Oz theme, but then I decided to change the direction of the image by placing the toys on top of a mattress...
Keywords: toy, kids, girls, boys, courage, still life, dorothy, dream, twister, america, color, film, sleep, technicolor, scarecrow
Artist Biography:
Ben Ferry is a former high school and college all-American soccer player who grew up in Washington, D.C.. After being drafted by "D.C. United", he played professionally for three years before a major spinal injury forced him to retire. In his work, Ben focuses on the human figure, landscapes, cityscapes, and animals in a variety of media and styles. His paintings are vibrant, playful and unconventional, often featuring bright, saturated color and imaginative subject matter. Ben received both his B.A. and M.F.A. in painting and drawing from George...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Mug and Grape Stencil Cut" Still-Life Tan American Folk Oil Painting Minimal
Located in Wellesley, MA
""Mug and Grape Stencil Cut" Oil on Linen 12 x 26 Inches
Charlotte Gibbs recently had the distinct honor of being awarded First Prize in The Roddy Compeition held at the Conco...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Monet's Apples" Still-Life Oil Painting Contemporary American Folk Green
Located in Wellesley, MA
;Monet's Apples Oil on Linen, 14 x 24 Inches
Charlotte Gibbs recently had the distinct honor of being awarded First Prize in The Roddy Compeition held at the Concord Center fo...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Yarrow and Hen, Original Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Yarrow and Hen
Mixed Media Painting
60 x 48 inches
Artist's Commentary:
"I am always bowled over by the romantic nature of the yummy pastel umbels...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Standard Grill at The High Line, Acrylic on Masonite, New York City
By Charles Ford
Located in Southampton, NY
This painting on Masonite measures 17.5 x 25.5 and was painted in 2011. Mr Ford was so impressed by The High Line in New York City that in 2011 he created a series of realistic pai...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
The Brits, Original Contemporary Figurative Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Boston, MA
The Brits, Original Contemporary Figurative Still Life Painting, 2014
36" x 48" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Oil on Canvas
Artist Benjamin Ferry utilizes highlight a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Realistic Still Life Painting, "Seemingly Ordinary #11" 2022
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original painting by southern California artist, Leslie Winokur. Its dimensions are 20" x 10" x 1" (HxWxD). It is oil on linen. ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Matriarch
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery. ARTIST STATEMENT: My work delicately renders familiar domestic comforts that we use to feel secure. Examining the identities of heirloom textil...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$14,800
An Impressionist Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas Painting, "Remembrance"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 8x8 Impressionist Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas Painting executed by artist Stefanie Bales. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or deli...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"The Neighborhood" Oil painting, parking lot, americana, cars, historic houses
By Carl Bretzke
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A winter day in one little corner of the neighborhood, where a minivan is parked in a mostly empty lot. Colorful traditional homes are in the background. A typical scene in American ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Home Sweet Home 2
Located in Fairfield, CT
These small works HOME SWEET HOME are painted on vintage wallpaper in oil and acrylic.
ARTIST STATEMENT: My work delicately renders familiar domestic comforts that we use to feel se...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Linear Composition
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
Objects of different uses are used in this Linear Composition. A soft, serene composition, but giving each object its individual importance. Even though it is a composition with ele...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Linen
The Ward House Turret
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is part of a series of 3 small paintings: the boat, the water lily and the loon. After creating bigger pieces combining these 3 elements, I wanted to explore...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Brother Ron's Southern Peanut Butter Soup, Original Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Brother Ron's Southern Peanut Butter Soup
Mixed Media Painting
60 x 48 inches
Artist's Commentary:
"This is a recipe from a wonderful gourmet vegan chef named Ron Pickarski, who ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Two bowls with grapes
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
This large-format painting features two bowls with grapes arranged diagonally within the pictorial space. The top-down view emphasizes the geometric play of the elements, with each b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Clustered Pots
Located in Deddington, GB
Clustered pots by Jonquil Williamson [2022]
original
Oil Paint on Canvas
Image size: H:60 cm x W:70 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:70 cm x D:2cm
Frame Size: H:67.5 c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Plate with red grapes
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
The work "Dish with red grapes" is an example of how simplicity can contain deep emotional and visual richness. Despite its simple motif, the painting brims with inner soul. Painted ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Sweet Pea and Dock in Chautauqua Park, Original Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Sweet Pea and Dock in Chautauqua Park
Mixed Media Painting
36 x 48 inches
Artist's Commentary:
"These sweet pea vines overwhelmed me as a walked along the dirt road west of the C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
South Boulder Meadow #6, Original Painting
Located in Boston, MA
South Boulder Meadow #6
Mixed Media Painting
36 x 48 inches
Artist's Commentary:
"What can I say? I am in love with the meadows in Colorado!"
About the Artist:
I specialize in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Pink Pearl
Located in Fairfield, CT
Richard Parker’s paintings are exquisitely rendered portraits of ephemeral objects more often used to create artworks than as the content. With a nod to Pop Art, Parker focuses on t...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White Vessels
By Jura Bedic
Located in Naples, Florida
“The success of a realistic painting does not depend merely on copying a subject. I believe it needs to offer the textures, colors, and tones to one’s eye and become something more ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Green Cabbages
By Amy Weiskopf
Located in New York, NY
Signed (at lower right): A. Weiskopf
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Carnations (oeillets), Original Framed Signed Contemporary Floral Still Life
Located in Boston, MA
Carnations (oeillets), Original Framed Contemporary Floral Still Life, 2020
12" x 9" x 0.125" (HxWxD) Oil on Canvas Panel
14" x 11" x 1" (HxWxD) Framed
Hand-signed by the artist.
A traditional flower still life by artist Marion Buricatu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Paper Mate White Pearl
Located in Fairfield, CT
Richard Parker’s paintings are exquisitely rendered portraits of ephemeral objects more often used to create artworks than as the content. With a nod to Pop Art, Parker focuses on t...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A World of Curious Things 8
Located in Natchez, MS
Another in a series of visually arresting still life's from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted water droplets, a feather and light bu...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Barney Fife
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This picture took several turns trying to decide how and what the photograph on the wall would eventually be. I tried several different variations before I finally settled on the image that eventually drove the title and subject matter of the piece. Had a lot of fun amping up the color palette.
Keywords: toy, still life, wallpaper, girl, boy, fun, happy, growth, childhood, kids
Artist Biography:
Ben Ferry is a former high school and college all-American soccer player who grew up in Washington, D.C.. After being drafted by "D.C. United", he played professionally for three years before a major spinal injury forced him to retire. In his work, Ben focuses on the human figure, landscapes, cityscapes, and animals in a variety of media and styles. His paintings are vibrant, playful and unconventional, often featuring bright, saturated color and imaginative subject matter. Ben received both his B.A. and M.F.A. in painting and drawing from George Washington University and still lives in D.C., where he teaches painting and drawing at Georgetown University and George Mason...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Intervention 2. 2012, canvas, oil, 70x90 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Intervention 2. 2012, canvas, oil, 70x90 cm
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$2,672 Sale Price
20% Off
"Shell 8, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's "Shell 8" is an oil on board created in 2019 depicting an illuminated shell floating in a black background.
About the artist:
Gregory was born in Kansas City, Mis...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Walk by The Beach
Located in Natchez, MS
A sublime look at the realistic work of Louise Feneley. The artist combines objects collected during a walk on the beach in Australia and arranges them ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Detritus
Located in Fairfield, CT
ARTIST STATEMENT: My work delicately renders familiar domestic comforts that we use to feel secure. Examining the identities of heirloom textiles and childhood nostalgia summons conf...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Autumn Day
Located in Natchez, MS
Another in a series of visually arresting still life's from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted and evocative of Autumn, a Fall leaf, ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Still life with fish and saucepan 1928, oil on canvas, 54x68 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Oto Pladers (1897.8.III – 1970.2.V)
Oto Pladers learned in Riga city school of art (1913 – 15).
He was called into the army in 1916 and continued studies after the war in Latvia Art ...
Category
1920s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,053 Sale Price
20% Off
"Traces V" Encaustic and Charcoal Painting
By Robin Cole
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's (US based) "Traces V" is an original, handmade encaustic and charcoal painting that depicts a grey monochrome pattern of leaves layered densely together.
Nature and tho...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Encaustic
Flutist and Mandolin Player. 2016. Oil on canvas, 64x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flutist and Mandolin Player. 2015. Oil on canvas, 64x70 cm
from series Playing Angels
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$9,066 Sale Price
20% Off
"Rene Pablo Louise Still Life Spider" Contemporary Realist Interior Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Realist still life painting by contemporary Houston artist Scott Woodard. The work features art historical references to iconic artists such as Rene Magritte, Pablo Picasso, and Loui...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
STABILO pencil
Located in Fairfield, CT
Richard Parker’s paintings are exquisitely rendered portraits of ephemeral objects more often used to create artworks than as the content. With a nod t...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Night Stand
Located in Fairfield, CT
ARTIST STATEMENT: My work delicately renders familiar domestic comforts that we use to feel secure. Examining the identities of heirloom textiles and childhood nostalgia summons conf...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$10,000
Flowers. 1990, oil on canvas, 92x81 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flowers. 1990, oil on canvas, 92x81 cm
Light still life with flowers in jug, in white and blue colors.
In 1958 he graduated from the Riga Art School of J. Rosenthal, in 1964 Art ...
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,736 Sale Price
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Walnuts. 2019. Oil on canvas, 40x60 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Apples with walnuts. 2019. Oil on canvas, 45x65 cm
Realistic still life with apples and walnuts on white drapery
Alyona Prokofyeva (1988)
From 2016 surname Galaktionova. Alyona gr...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,526 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue Bottles
Located in Fairfield, CT
Much of Bennett Vadnais’ subject matter comes from his surroundings in Manhattan and Brooklyn. With a strong background in plein air landscape painting, Vadnais finds an interesting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
Sugar Shaker
Located in Fairfield, CT
Direct observation excites me. It allows for close, quiet, and constant discovery. The subtle shifts that occur in natural changing light create living color harmonies and moments of...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Milk Glass Vases
Located in Fairfield, CT
Much of Bennett Vadnais’ subject matter comes from his surroundings in Manhattan and Brooklyn. With a strong background in plein air landscape painting, Vadnais finds an interesting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
Blooming
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery. ARTIST STATEMENT: My work delicately renders familiar domestic comforts that we use to feel secure. Examining the identities of heirloom textil...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$16,800
Mother Garden
Located in Fairfield, CT
ARTIST STATEMENT: My work delicately renders familiar domestic comforts that we use to feel secure. Examining the identities of heirloom textiles and childhood nostalgia summons conf...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Night Stand II
Located in Fairfield, CT
ARTIST STATEMENT: My work delicately renders familiar domestic comforts that we use to feel secure. Examining the identities of heirloom textiles and childhood nostalgia summons conf...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life in Blue and White
Located in Fairfield, CT
Much of Bennett Vadnais’ subject matter comes from his surroundings in Manhattan and Brooklyn. With a strong background in plein air landscape painting, Vadnais finds an interesting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
Doll with Pals, childhood toys, realistic oil painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Realist artist Doug Newton says, Inspired by a doll and stuffed animals from my grown daughter's childhood. I enjoy painting the textures and patterns of the stuffed animals and the ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Coors Banquet Bottles", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Coors Banquet Bottles" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a row of five glass beers stacked neatly on a table.
About the art...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
L & C HARDTMUTH 300
Located in Fairfield, CT
Richard Parker’s paintings are exquisitely rendered portraits of ephemeral objects more often used to create artworks than as the content. With a nod to Pop Art, Parker focuses on t...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
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.