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
Small Oil Still Life Painting, "Fresh Picked"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original still life oil painting on board from southern California artist Anthony Enyedy. It is 10" x 10" x 1.5". It is framed. A certificate of authenticity ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flowering branches in a white mug
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Flowering branches in a white mug” is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty of spring blossom. Painted with great precision and a keen eye for ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ebb and Flow, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Cheifetz's (US based) "Ebb and Flow" is an oil painting featuring a red apple still life with various objects.
About the artist:
David is an internationally acclaimed and col...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Floral Still Life', Unknown, Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 14" x 18" oil on canvas painting depicts a still-life of a backlit flower with buds and leaves. The flower could presumably be of tropical origin as the artist painted this work...
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20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Quimper Bowl & Black Grapes" Realist Still Life Oil Painting on Wood Panel
By Bert Beirne
Located in New York, NY
A luminous still life that borrows themes from Dutch 17th Century Masters, we are drawn to the very details that Beirne captures effortlessly. The subdued, yet boldness of the colors represent an interesting arrangement throughout. In this painting, Beirne depicts a beautiful Quimper bowl on a wooden board with black grapes and clothe. Signed lower right comes displayed in a wonderful wood ornate antique gold frame with hanging wire on verso.
Art measures 9 x 8 inches
Frame measures 12 x 11 inches
Bert...
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20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
Mid Century Crystal and Glass Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous midcentury painting of crystal decanter and clear glass vessels against a vivid orange backdrop by Donald Werden (American, b. 1921). Signed and...
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1960s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Beach Chair and Shovel
Located in Fairfield, CT
John has shown and sold through George Billis Gallery in Connecticut and NYC.
John Aquilino's paintings are architectural, bold in form, content, shape and color.
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beach Towel
Located in Fairfield, CT
John has shown and sold through George Billis Gallery in Connecticut and NYC.
John Aquilino's paintings are architectural, bold in form, content,...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Umbrella and Two Chairs
Located in Fairfield, CT
John has shown and sold through George Billis Gallery in Connecticut and NYC.
John Aquilino's paintings are architectural, bold in form, content, shape and color.
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Orange Pail
Located in Fairfield, CT
John has shown and sold through George Billis Gallery in Connecticut and NYC.
John Aquilino's paintings are architectural, bold in form, content,...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pocket Blush Pear, Still Life Food Painting, Traditional Still Life Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Blush Pear 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 lif...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Conversation (on beach)
Located in Fairfield, CT
John has shown and sold through George Billis Gallery in Connecticut and NYC.
John Aquilino's paintings are architectural, bold in form, content, shape and color.
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman in Pink
Located in Fairfield, CT
John has shown and sold through George Billis Gallery in Connecticut and NYC.
John Aquilino's paintings are architectural, bold in form, content, shape and color.
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Banana Flower" Oil Painting D 39" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Banana Flower" Oil Painting D 39" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Bio
Born in Moscow into a family of artists, Sasha Sokolova is an award winning contemporary realist painter, working acro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Faded Red Hat
Located in Fairfield, CT
John has shown and sold through George Billis Gallery in Connecticut and NYC.
John Aquilino's paintings are architectural, bold in form, content,...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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
Materials
Oil
Nasturtiums
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Nasturtiums" is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of this summer flower. Painted with great precision and a keen eye for detail, this work exu...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Small Oil Still Life Painting, "Orange on Blue Tile"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original still life oil painting on board from southern California artist Anthony Enyedy. It is 10" x 10" x 1.5". It is unframed. A certificate of authenticit...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Faun and Fawn" Aaron Bohrod, Realist Still Life, Deer and Putti
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod
Faun and Fawn, 1984
Signed lower right
Oil on gesso board
16 x 12 inches
Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a regionalist painter of American scenes, particularly of his native Chicago, Bohrod later devoted himself to detailed still-life paintings rendered in the trompe l'oeil style. He also worked for several years in ceramics and wrote a book on pottery.
Born in 1907, Bohrod began his studies at Chicago's Crane Junior College in 1925, and two years later enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago. But it was at the Art Students League in New York City, from 1930 to 1932, that he studied under the man believed to be his most significant early influence, John Sloan. Sloan's romantic realism is reflected in the many depictions of Chicago life, which comprised most of Bohrod's early work.
Under Sloan's tutelage, Bohrod came to subscribe to the belief that painters should find the subjects of their art in the immediate world around them. These paintings emphasized architecture unique to north Chicago and featured Chicagoans engaged in such everyday activities as working, playing or going to the theatre. The romantic aspect was conveyed by the use of misty colors, and the realism by attention to detail.
In 1936, Bohrod won the Guggenheim Fellowship award in creative painting...
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1980s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
"4 Pears still Life with illusions" Soft focus Oil on canvas 42x66
Located in Southampton, NY
This oil painting from 1983 is priced at a fraction of the original price. It was originally priced at $3500 when at the gallery in the D&D building in NYC. It was in our storage a...
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1980s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"3 Pears Still Life with illusions" 40x50" soft focus oil on canvas
Located in Southampton, NY
This oil painting from 1985 is priced at a fraction of the original price. It was in our storage area and we just decided to put it on sale at a price which is a fraction of the original price. These still life with illusion paintings were originally sold in New York City at the D&D building on 59th street. It was a building that only interior designers were allowed to shop at. the general public could only go in with their interior designer to select an item. This came from the Haller Gallery in that space. It was originally priced at $3500 when at the gallery in the D&D building in NYC.
It is oil on canvas and in very subtle colors. The top right area of the canvas show slight lines of cracking to the paint. You can see that on one of the close up images.
The pale thick colors (The illusions) give a 3d floating look.
We have another Still Life with 4 Pears also on sale this week.
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1980s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hyacinths
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Hyacinths" is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty of this spring flower . Painted with great precision and a keen eye for detail, this work exudes a contemporary real...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Light
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Light" is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty of apple blossom. Painted with great precision and a keen eye for detail, this work exudes a contemporary realism infuse...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lara FLOWER VASE Original- realist oil canvas--still life painting
By Juan Lara
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
" FLOWER VASE"- Original- realist oil canvas--still life painting
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Small Oil Still Life Painting, "Just a Couple of Pairs"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original still life oil painting on board from southern California artist Anthony Enyedy. It is 10" x 10" x 1.5". It is unframed. A certificate of authenticit...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cherry Picking, Monogrammed MAB and Dated 1890, American School, Still Life
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Classic 19th century American School painting, "Cherry Picking," is monogrammed MAB and is dated 1890. In the tradition of the Fall River School artists like Robert Spear Dunning and Bryant Chapin...
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Late 19th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Coffee cup on pink tablecloth
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Coffee cup on pink tablecloth" is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of things around us in everyday life. Pai...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Marsh in the Bayou, Pink Wild Flowers, Golden Wheat, Green Leaves, Still Life
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Marsh in the Bayou I" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion.
Romina ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Ink, Watercolor
Red and white peonies in the style of Dutch masters
Located in Zofingen, AG
The collection of paintings has the name of the "Wonderful flowers".
The paintings are drawn with oil on the hardboard (back side made of the double cardboard).
Perfectly is suitabl...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Oil, Canvas
"Elegant Still Life of Two White, Gold and Blue Cups on Orange and Off White"
Located in Wellesley, MA
Olga Antonova
"Elegant Still Life of Two White, Gold and Blue Cups on Orange and Off White"
Oil on Canvas
10 x 10 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...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Lin Xu Still Life Original Oil Painting "Three Pomegranates"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Three Pomegranates
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 12 x 16 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with flowers and fruits. Oil on canvas, 79, 5 x 61 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still Life with flowers and fruits. Oil on canvas, 79, 5 x 61 cm
Svirskis Vitolds (1919 - 1991)
Painter, graphic designer. Born on April 27, 1919 in Daugavpils in a family of railw...
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1970s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer flowers. 2023. Canvas, oil, 15x20 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Summer flowers. 2023. Canvas, oil, 15x20 cm
Summer herbs small size plein air painting
Alyona Prokofyeva (1988)
From 2016 surname Galaktionova. Alyona graduated Riga art school, L...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
A Natural Realist Acrylic on Canvas Painting, "Dark Red-Misted Series"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 12x12 Natural Realist Acrylic on Canvas Painting executed by artist Wilbur Hawk. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon it...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
" The simple attractiveness of run-down apartments." by Lilya Volskaya
Located in Zofingen, AG
The paintings are drawn with oil on the canvas.
The simple attractiveness of run-down apartments.
The scene in the winter is radiant with light. An ancient tree in front of the resid...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Oil, Canvas
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
Materials
Oil
Realistic Still Life Painting, "Seemingly Ordinary #10" 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. ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bottles. 2012, canvas, oil, 120x120 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Bottles. 2012, canvas, oil, 120x120 cm
Alyona Prokofyeva (1988)
From 2016 surname Galaktionova. Alyona graduated Riga art school, Latvian University, receiving a visual arts teache...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Lilac
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Lilac” is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of this spring flower. Painted with great precision and a keen eye for detail, this work exudes a c...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Room and Board" small realist oil painting, pictogram
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A small realist oil painting, acting like a pictogram. Ackrill often winks with his art. Here, he creates "room" by painting a small monastic-like room—with a window allowing light t...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel, Board
"Russian Village" Original Oil Painting by Liliya Volskaya
Located in Zofingen, AG
The paintings are drawn with oil on the hardboard (back side made of the double cardboard).
The painting "Russian Village" was painted by the author on sabbatical on Christmas Eve. ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, 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. ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Stones with Red Brick 1982 acrylic on canvas Realism - Large wonderful painting!
By Alan Magee
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
This is a large and wonderful painting by Alan Magee. “Stones with Red Brick” from 1982 is acrylic on canvas and painted in a photo realism style.
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Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings
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Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
Cherry summer
Located in Zofingen, AG
Scattered cherry on the metal plate create a vivid contrast against the white tablecloth focusing the viewer's eye towards the center of the composition. The various shades of red a...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Clocks and Peonies
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
UNFRAMED: 12" x 16" FRAMED: 18.125" x 22.125" x 1.75"
Artist Statement
“’Clocks and Peonies’ explores the intricate balance between the passage of time and the ephemeral beauty of nature. At the heart of the composition rests a delicate vase, cradling a lavish bouquet of peonies in full bloom. Their petals unfurl in a graceful display of pinks and creams. Beside the peonies, an array of antique clocks stands...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Traditional Interior Still Life Oil Painting of Fruit & Candle by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Traditional Interior Still Life Oil Painting with Fruit & Candle by 20th Century British Artist, Howard Shingler. This original has a lovely w...
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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, 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
Materials
Lacquer, Canvas, Oil
The Magpie's Tale
Located in Natchez, MS
Another in a series of visually arresting still life paintings from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted elements of the natural world ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
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...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, 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...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Autumn Roses
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
UNFRAMED: 16" x 20" FRAMED: 19.75" x 23.75" x 1.5"
Artist Statement
"'Autumn Roses' encapsulates a haunting narrative, merging nature's poignant cycle. Within a softly lit room, where a glass pitcher, once filled with life, cradles a bouquet of withered roses. Amidst this tableau, a dance of warm candlelight weaves an intimate and reflective ambiance. I invite the viewer to discover solace within the delicate harmony of life and decay, symbolized through a visual tapestry of contrasts: a vibrant peach beside faded roses, radiant candles amidst subtle decay, and the whispered promise of untold stories held within a closed book."
— Alex Tabet
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
The Curious Nature of Things
Located in Natchez, MS
Another in a series of visually arresting still life paintings from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted flowers, a berry and fishing l...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, 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 ...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Still Life of Roses - Scottish Colourist thirties art floral oil painting flower
Located in London, GB
This superb floral still life oil painting is by Scottish artist David Alison. Painted circa 1930 it is an arrangement of pink roses in a glass vase on a table. The darker background...
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1930s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Conversation 1
Located in Natchez, MS
Another in a series of visually arresting still life's from Australian artist Louise Feneley. Exquisitely painted feathers and whimsical smiley face set...
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
My Heart, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The painting shows three red roses thriving in a flourishing garden. The sun casts shadows and highlights intricate details of the leaves and flowers, creating ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
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 ...
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.