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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
Fresh and Peeled - original still life impressionism painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is framed, signed & currently available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery. There is an undeniable elegance in the simplicity of Fresh and Peeled,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Mediterranean fruit still life of black and yellow by master italian painter
Located in Milan, IT
Gianluca Corona is a still-life and portraiture contemporary Italian painter who looks for the inner truth of what he paints. His beautiful fruits, flowers, vegetables and food subj...
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Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Still Life with Grapes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Morston Constantine Ream (American, 1840-1898) Grapes Oil on canvas, 10 x 12 inches Framed: 22 x 24 inches (approx.) Signed at lower right: “Morston Ream” The still-life painter Mor...
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1880s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Apples and Copper Kettle - original realism still life acrylic painting art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. In Apples and Copper Kettle, Laura Critchlow invites us into t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

"Verde in View" a photorealist oil painting, overlooking a vibrant green boat
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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Linen, Oil

"Risveglio" interior, open window, springtime tree blossoming and butterfly
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil on copper painting. Risveglio, meaning "Awakening" in Italian, is a fitting title for this representation of spring blossoming outside the artist's window in her Tuscan farmho...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Copper

Still Life with Apples, c. 1910
Located in Stockholm, SE
Still Life with Apples is an exquisite still-life painting that captures a quiet moment of abundance and peace. On a humble wooden table lies a cluster of ripe apples, their rosy and...
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1910s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Quadriptych Of Fruits, Pocket Sloes, Strawberry, Wild Apple, Pocket Raspberry
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Crimson Strawberry is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque s...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Old Teapot, Still life, Oil painting, Impasto, Canvas on panel, Vertical
Located in Oslo, NO
This still life was painted in 2024. Vertically composed, oil on canvas on panel. The main subject is the Old black Teapot, accompanied by a cup and a red apple on a golden-yellow ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Garlic II - realistic painting
Located in New York, NY
This hyperrealistic painting by Roni Yoffe is from her latest body of works. It is oil on wood and comes not framed, but framing options are available. "My paintings in recent years ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Large acrylic still life "fruit plate"
Located in Oslo, NO
"When working on a still life, I start with preparing a complex textured canvas." said Anait Vardanyan about this artwork. "In this case, the objects of the still life are inscribed ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

On the table, Original Realist Still-life Oil painting by Irina Trushkova
Located in Zofingen, AG
The picture is painted on a quality 100% linen canvas with an oil color of high quality. The painting technique is many-layer. "I love the way the silver and glass objects are reflec...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Purple Iris Still Life
By (after) Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Houston, TX
Gorgeous still life lithograph of a a vibrant purple Iris made in the 1930's by artist unknown in the style of Georgia O'Keeffe.
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1930s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Lithograph

"Bird's Nest, 3 Eggs" by Thane Gorek, Original, Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thane Gorek's (US based) "Bird's Nest, 3 Eggs" is an original, handmade mixed media painting that depicts three baby blue eggs tucked in together in a bird's nest of twigs that resid...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

Pocket Bluer Blackbird's Egg #3 (c), Original Painting, Egg Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Bluer Blackbird Egg #3 c is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to bar...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sakura
Located in Zofingen, AG
A cherry branch is placed in a smooth, neutral space. The various shades of pink color of flowers with its thin delicate petals inspire me to create this work. My intention was to ke...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Bird of Paradise Bouquet Flowers, Botanical Illustration Style Painting on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Bird of Paradise II" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a landscape of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion. Romi...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Ink, Watercolor

Still Life with Onions and Hot Peppers
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...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Still life - Italian oil on canvas painting, Francesca Strino, 2006
Located in Napoli, IT
Still life - Oil on canvas painting cm.25x35, Francesca Strino, Italy., 2005 Beautilful and realistic still life, authenticated and dated on the back by the artist..
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Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Original Still Life oil painting on canvas, Fruits, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is an original oil painting on canvas depicting a Still Life composition. Unsigned. Nicely framed. Good condition. Please see the photos, they are part of the descript...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Interior with Mexican Chair
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

Still Life Cabbage
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Elizabeth Osborne (b.1936). Still Life Cabbage, 1983. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 22.5 x 30 inches; 29.5 x 37 inches in custom frame. Original Fischbach Gallery label affixed...
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1980s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Contemporary peaches still life, painting delicate straw yellow and pink tones
Located in Milan, IT
The exquisite still life can be paired with another still life with apples (symbolizing spring and autumn) also published on 1stdibs. Gianluca Corona expresses the values of the mo...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Still Life with Grapes and Plums, Oil on Board, 1866, Realist Art
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Still Life with Grapes and Plums" is a 10" x 12", oil on board still life by British painter Edward Ladell. The painting is framed and signed "EL 1866" in the lower left. Provenance...
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1860s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Contemporary still life, red apples and water glass. Exquisite oil on board
Located in Milan, IT
The exquisite still life can be paired with another still life with peaches (symbolising spring and autumn) also published on 1stdibs. Gianluca Corona expresses the values of the m...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Summer Drink - original still life hyper realism oil painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is framed, signed & available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. A composition brimming with timeless elegance, Summer Drink for All T...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Board

Antique American Modernist Framed Large Calla Lily Flower Still Life Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist large flower still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 35H by 23L.
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1930s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

''Onions” Contemporary Fine Realist Still-Life Painting of Five Onions
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

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Oil, Panel

Wonderful Mid-20th Century Still life, Colorful Flowers, MUST SEE, Unknown
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Now available, and ready to be hung and enjoyed! Unknown Artist Signed: Clayton ? (Lower, Right) " Still Life ", circa mid 20th Century? Oil on Canvas 36" x 24" Housed in a 3...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Two Pears (2nd) Oil painting on Panel 12" x 12" Realism Small Painting Series
Located in Houston, TX
Two Pears Realism oil painting on panel 12" x 12" David Harrison, is a master in the style of Realism painting. Two Pears shows the simple beauty of Realism paintings. by a Realis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Scottish Floral - Scottish art 1920's oil painting still life floral arangement
By John Aiken
Located in Hagley, England
A fine floral oil painting by Scottish listed artist John M. Aiken. This is a super oil on canvas painting of a floral arrangement entitled "Gay Companions" of yellow, pink, red and white flowers in a blue bowl. The flowers are marigolds, dahlias and cosmos amongst others. This is a fine example of a Inter War Scottish Post Impressionist floral oil with good subject. It is a good large size painting and is signed and in good condition. If you want a painting by this artist then this is a fine example. Signed lower right. Provenance. Private estate collection. Gallery label verso. Remnants of exhibition label. Condition. Oil on canvas. Image size 30 inches by 25 inches and in excellent condition. Housed in a complementary frame, framed size is 39 inches by 34 inches. In good condition. John Macdonald Aiken (1880-1961) was born in Aberdeen and a painter in oils and watercolours as well as an etcher and stained glass artist. After serving a six years apprenticeship as a draughtsman with the lithographer Robert Gibb he studied at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen and at the Royal College of Art under Gerald Moira...
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20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Sterling Peonies: framed contemporary oil painting of pink & white flowers
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a beautifully framed contemporary floral still-life oil painting of pink and white peonies in a sterling vase in a traditional style by Pennsylvania artist Sharon Henderson. ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Vintage Oil Painting of Flowers On Wood, Gilded Wood Frame
Located in Jacksonville, FL
A rich display of color and texture defines this exquisite oil-on-board painting, where a grand, wide-mouthed vase overflows with a lush bouquet of flowers. Delicate blossoms in shad...
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20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Quadtych of Pocket Selection: 2 Tulips, Strawberry and Bumble bee, Floral Nature
Located in Deddington, GB
A quadtych of 4 original paintings all created in 2024 by Dani Humberstone. When placed directly beside one another in square formation: 30 H x 30 W x 3 D cm (11.81 x 11.81 x 1.18 in) SIZE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PAINTING: Image size: Height: 5cm (1.97 in) Width: 5cm (1.97 in) Complete size of unframed painting Height: 5cm (1.97 in) Width: 5cm (1.97 in) Depth: 1cm (0.39 in) Framed Size: Height: 15cm (5.91 in) Width: 15cm (5.91 in) Depth: 3cm (1.18 in) Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look. ____ Pocket Striped Bellona Tulip Pocket Striped Bellona Tulip is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still life painting. The paintings are set in a black wood layered frame...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still life with samovar
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Still life with samovar" is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of things around us in everyday life. The main objects, the teapot and two cup ho...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Basket with tangerines
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Basket with tangerines” is a work that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of this luscious fruit. Painted with great precision and a keen eye for detail, this m...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

White peonies
Located in Zofingen, AG
The contrast of the white against the dark background and subtle light on peonies attracted me together with the focus on color harmony. The style of the painting is inspired by the ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Tropical Paradise
Located in Zofingen, AG
I have completed a new still life. Some of the props were given to me for my birthday, they were fruits. That prompted me to put on a still life. The frame for the painting has alrea...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Flycatcher
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 20.5" x 11" FRAMED: 20.5" x 11" x .75" Exhibited Spring into Art 2024, presented by the San Marino League at The Hunting...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Triptych of Pocket Striped Bellona Tulip, Veronique Tulip and Upstar Tulip
Located in Deddington, GB
3 Original paintings. Pocket Striped Bellona Tulip is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still life painting. The paintings are set in a black wood layered frame...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Young Girl with a Jug' by Léon Gérard Crépy (Lille 1872 – 1944) French
Located in Knokke, BE
Léon Gérard Crépy Lille 1872 – 1944 French Painter 'Young Girl with a Jug' Signature: signed top left 'LG. Crepy' Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: image size 46,5 x 38,5 cm, frame...
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Early 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Champagne Bottle with Grapes Still Life Oil Painting by 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Champagne Bottle with Grapes & Pot Still Life Interior Original Oil Painting by 20th Century Artist Artist William Henry Burns (1924-1995). Framed in a high quality off-white shabby chic...
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20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

"York St." Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Raymond Bonilla's (US based) "York St.'" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a red brick house peeking out from lush trees contrasted with blue sky. About the Artis...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Artist Materials On Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting beautifully captures a realistic view of an artist's studio. The boxes covered in oil paint fingerprints, the small dent in the wall, the palette, tubes of paint scatt...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Golden Farmland, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Samantha Buller's (US based) "Golden Farmland" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a golden field leading to a small white farmhouse and...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

"Jack-in-the-Pulpit" (2024) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera on Gold Leaf Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "Jack-In-The-Pulpit" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2023, this piece features two stems of Aresaema Triphyllum, resting in an ornate gold l...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Chinese vase
Located in Zofingen, AG
The flowers picked in my garden set in Chinese vase. The various shades of pink color of the flower and their shiny leaves inspire me to create this work. M...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Banjo, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A banjo rests on a sunlit step beside a glass of wine and a bouquet of flowers. A weathered wooden door and cracked wall behind it add rustic charm. Rich, class...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Blush Peony Shabby Floral Art, 36 H X 48" W Abstract Framed Floral Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
48 x 36” inches, Acrylic on Stretched Canvas, Framed - Silver Floater Frame, 2017 in Los Angeles FLORAL ART Irena Orlov's floral art collection is oversized, vibrant and guaranteed ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic

Phoenician Pomegranates- 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. Rich in symbolism and exquisite in detail, Phoenician Pomegran...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Purple Grapes" Contemporary Fine Dutch Realist Still-Life Painting of Fruit
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

Window
Located in Zofingen, AG
The window opens to a pastel-hued view of city at sunset. The vibrant flowers on the windowsill contrast beautifully with the soft pastel tones of the background. The blending of col...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

''Red Chillies” Contemporary Fine Realist Still-Life Painting of Red Chillies
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

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Oil, Panel

Pocket Cabbage and Pocket Peas In A Pod Diptych, Original Painting, Veggies
Located in Deddington, GB
This is a diptych of Pocket Cabbage and Pocket Peas In A Pod. Please note that the sizes are different Pocket Cabbage is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of he...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Wine Glass and Bottle Seen From The Top, Perspective View, Modern Still Life
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Wine Glass and Bottle Seen From The Top" is a contemporary still-life painting portraying a bottle of wine and a glass silhouette from a playful point of view that defies perspectiv...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Oil, Watercolor

Sunflowers
Located in Dallas, TX
Over the past forty years, Malou Flato’s paintings have focused on the Texas landscape—its native flowers, blooming cactus, diverse citizenry, and especially its precious water and abundant sky. “Texas is my inspiration,” she says. “I have made my life here, and I would like to think that my art reflects the place I know best.” Malou Flato’s works can be seen in many public places in Texas and beyond. They enliven a border crossing...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

"Oranges and China Frog" (2018) By Linda Tracey Brandon, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Linda Tracey Brandon's (US based) "Oranges and China Frog" is an oil painting that depicts seven Oranges sitting on a white tablecloth with a gree...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Garlic - realistic painting
Located in New York, NY
This hyperrealistic painting by Roni Yoffe is from her latest body of works. It is oil on wood and comes not framed, but framing options are available. "My paintings in recent years ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Wood, Oil

"Mountain Road, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Samantha Buller's (US based) "Mountain Road" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a red roof of a building and the road that runs alongsi...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Dumbledore's Wand
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oil on canvas still-life realist painting of Dumbledore's wand.
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21st Century and Contemporary 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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