American Realist Paintings

Thomas Owings Sheckell (1883 - 1943) was active/lived in New York. Thomas Sheckell is known for Trees, landscape, snow scenes, coastal view and industrial scene painting...

Molesky’s latest body of work approaches art history with wit and irony. Drawing from classical themes and the heroic narrative, he subverts these traditions by casting the banana as...

Third Class Carriage (Down South), c. 1942 - 45, oil on canvas, 24 x 29 inches, labels verso read: "Painting by Mervin Honig [with address included]" and inscribed verso: "Title: Thi...

"The Child Star" Mid Century Portrait of a Boy with Brown Eyes Oil on Canvas Stately portrait of a boy by William Robert Shulgold (Russian-American, 1897-1989). The subject is looki...

Carmel by the Sea - Beach, California Coastline 1927 Oil on Linen Seascape oil painting of the Carmel coastline by Charles Henry Harmon (American, 1859-1936). Vibrant blue Pacific w...

Dale Zinkowski is a master of still life. His work, reminiscent of Golden Age Dutch still life painting, glows with light and subtle, quiet beauty. This original oil painting shows a...

This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of water, forests, and skies. These triptychs are large pieces that feature lush blues, making them an impressive addition to any beautifully designed space. Each triptych is printed by hand and carefully crafted to capture the unique essence of these natural environments, with a focus on the interplay of light and shadows, and the subtle nuances of tone and texture. The beach and ocean scenes depict the dynamic beauty of waves crashing against the shore, with the cyanotype process lending a dreamy, ethereal quality to the images. Similarly, the forest and wood scenes...

This piece is an original oil painting on panel. It features cheerful yellow flowers and a graphic black and white background--one in a series of pieces where the artist has used the...

Zack Zdrale's (US based) "6 and Two" is an oil painting that depicts two male figures with an obscured faces arching their backs and extending their arms a...

An original oil painting on linen panel of an antique fishing lure, framed in a hand-made frame by one of New York's finest frame makers. Master...

Eleanor Jones Harvey, Chief Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, writes about Bob Stuth-Wade: “Over the course of his career, Bob Stuth-Wade has examined his responses to life through landscape, still life, portraiture, and abstraction. Restlessly creative, he has explored these varied genres with equal concentration…..” Bob Stuth-Wade’s method of painting is uniquely his own, having taught himself technique; his only formal training was as a teenager with Dallas artist Perry Nichols...

This is an interesting portrait of a military person related to the Prinz Heinrich Kaserne complex in Germany after World War II. Apparently there were internal conflicts happening a...

Breathtaking impressionistic ocean scene with large cumulus cloud rising where the mountains meet the ocean. Tranquil blue water with filtered early evening light captured on the canvas where time stands still. Ready to hang unframed with its edge painted in a reddish brown patina for which the artist is known. Artist signed, titled and dated. Condition is excellent / as new. Brooks Anderson...

This original oil painting on panel is a striking piece of a red bird sitting on an Imari porcelain bowl with an abstract black and white typographic background. One in an ongoing se...

"Misty Sunrise" with soft pastels and glowing water reflections in a peaceful harbor is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil exhibits all of t...

This artwork "Western Scene" c.1960, is an oil painting on canvas by noted Western artist Charles Damrow, 1916-1989. It is signed at the lower left corne...

David Molesky Molesky’s latest body of work approaches art history with wit and irony. Drawing from classical themes and the heroic narrative, he subverts these traditions by casting...

Carole Rabe’s Looking into Dining Room is a beautifully composed 24 x 12 inch oil on canvas that transforms a simple domestic view into a meditative interior landscape. In this intim...

Original Antique Western Nevada Desert Oil Landscape by Phoebe K. Higgins A mid-century desert oil landscape of Western Nevada by Phoebe K. Higgins (American, 1895 - c 1960), circa ...

Dale Zinkowski is a master of still life. His work, reminiscent of Golden Age Dutch still life painting, glows with light and subtle, quiet beauty. This original oil painting shows ...

Gail Chase Bien paints thinly layered oil on linen over extended periods (from months to years) to complete a single work of art. Taking cues from nature’s extraordinary visual offer...

Antique Still Life with Fruit and Melon Traditional European style still life with harvest fruits, figs, pears, grapes, and cantaloupe. The range of to...

"Snowy City Scene" American Scene Social Realism WPA Era Mid-20th Century Modern Syd J. Browne (1907-1991) "Snowy City Scene" 22 x 30 inches Oil on canvas. c. 1930s Signed lower lef...

Oil painting by Willard Dixon featuring figures enjoying a day at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Willard Dixon, who is one of the finest American contempora...

This is a beautiful original oil on linen painting by master painter, Donald Jurney. Reminiscent of Dutch Golden Age works, the landscape shimmers with light. This painting is not cu...

David Sanders (1933-2013) Austin Artist Image Size: 30 x 40 Frame Size: 40 x 50 Medium: "Pastel" "Along the Nueces" David Sanders (1933-2013) Known for his oil pastel landscapes, Dav...

If you’ve been dreaming of owning a piece of Wyoming or Montana, this wide-horizons painting deserves a spot over your stone fireplace. Photographic in its crisp detail, the artist c...

Frank Godwin (1889-1959). Allegory of Defense Industry, 1919. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Image measures 20.75 x 26.25 inches. The canvas measures 24 x 36 inches in total. Ann...

**Technical Sheet** **Title:** "Street of the Old Quarter" **Author:** British School, 19th Century **Date:** 1892 **Technique:** Oil on canvas **Dimensions:** 14.17 x 10.63 inc...

Willard Dixon (American, born 1942) Near San Quentin, 1976 Oil on Canvas Signed lower left Dated lower right 41in H x 62in W In a natural float frame: 42....

This is an original oil painting on linen canvas by Ginny Williams. This still life uses colors from the French flag as its color palette, and an image of the famous "Odalisque" pain...

BING ZHANG's Subway no. 4, 48 x 48 inches, oil on canvas. Proudly presented by Andra Norris Gallery in California. Bing Zhang’s Subway painting series explores themes of class, labo...

This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of w...

This piece is an original oil painting on panel. It features two white single peonines-one of which is in a glass vase. The vase shimmers in the light, lending it great delicacy and ...

Signature: Signed Lower Left Medium: Oil on Board Frame: Gilt Frame with Decorative Elements and Linen Inset Brightly colored and bold illustration of an American hunting scene...

We often hear about the "Female Gaze." It's how women view art and society from the female perspective. However, we rarely hear about the " Male Gaze" . In this 1969 Playboy cartoon,...

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Contemporary figurative painter Andrew S. Conklin creates a co...

The Wrestlers by Clyde Singer is an excellent Mid-Century painting of a popular Aschan subject. The artist George Bellows (1882-1925) was a precursor of Singer's who often depicted ...

This painting was created by American artist Lumen Martin Winter. Winter's figurative paintings sometimes play with the edge of abstraction, resulting in an expressionistic feel. Thi...

Stock Pond in the Summer depicts the Texas Hill Country which is Garrett Middaugh's favorite painting locations. This is painted in the style of Reali...

Charles B. Russ (American, 1825 - 1920) Signed: C. B. Russ 1878 (Lower, Right) " Mt. Washington Seen from the Ellis River ", 1878 Oil on Canvas 12" x 20" Housed in a 2 3/4" Or...

This piece is an original oil painting on panel. It is an impressionistic view of an interior with light filtering through windows outside of the picture place, lighting up slices of...

Canvas Size: approx 26.5 x 18 Framed Size: approx 30 x 22 inches Born into a poor family in Durham, England, John George Brown (1831-1913) earned a reputation as one of 19th-century...

"Sun splashes. Golden sand series. The sea, the sky, the splashes of waves, a sunny day and an Arabian horse. Harmony in the soul and harmony in nature. Modern, expressive summer la...

In the 1880’s Smith made a trip to Italy, which added a whole new dimension to his work. His tight style was highly suited to the depiction of the majestic architecture and complex c...

Serene and calm sky, ocean horizon, sunrise or sunset sky painting from American Realist Willard Dixon. A contemporary sky scape with clouds and etherial light. Like a window to a wide open, brilliant and warm sky, in blue, purple yellow and gold. Unframed and ready to hang and enjoy. The original painting is 42 x 40 inches. Signed in paint with artist initials front. And signed in pen with artist's signature, date and title, Verso. One of our finest American contemporary realist painters, Willard Dixon has painted Northern California and western landscapes for over 35 years. His work captures the undeniable beauty of the West with its grand and humble spirit. The same sensitivity can be found in Dixon’s urban street scenes that offer viewers a resting place to contemplate our rapidly changing world, and his portraiture, which largely focuses on his artist friends and illustrious colleagues. Dixon’s work can be found in numerous distinctive private and public collections, as well as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA), and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY, and the California Museum of Att in Oakland, CA. Willard Dixon Born Kansas City MO, 1942 Education Art Students League, New York, NY Cornell University Brooklyn Museum School San Francisco Art Institute, M.F.A. 1969 Awards and N.E.A. Fellowship Grant- 1989 Commissions California Supreme Court Mural Commission- 1998 Las Vegas Federal Courthouse Commission, G.S.A.-1998 Teaching 1989-90 San Francisco State University 1975 San Francisco Art Institute Realism Seminar 1974-76 Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA 1973-74, 1976 California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA 1971-72 California State University, Hayward, CA One Man Exhibitions 2015 Willard Dixon Portraits College of Marin Fine Art Gallery, Kentfield 2014 SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2008 SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2005 Fischbach Gallery, NYC,NY 2005 Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2004 Fischbach Gallery, NYC, NY. 2002 Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2002 Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA 2001 Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2000 Fischbach Gallery, NYC , NY 2000 Hearst Art Gallery, St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA 1998 Hackett Freedman Gallery, SF, CA 1997 Tatistcheff/Rogers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1996, 1995 Contemporary Realist Gallery (now Hackett Freedman Gallery) 1994 Fischbach Gallery 1993 Contemporary Realist Gallery 1992 Fischbach Gallery 1991 Earl McGrath Gallery, 454 North, Los Angeles, CA 1990 Fischbach Gallery 1989 William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1988 Gallery 454 North, Los Angeles, CA 1987 Fischbach Gallery 1987 Gallery 454 North 1986 William Sawyer Gallery 1985 Fischbach Gallery 1984 Harris Gallery, Houston, Tx 1984 William Sawyer Gallery 1983, 1982 Fischbach Gallery 1981 William Sawyer Gallery 1980,1979 Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1976, 1975 William Sawyer Gallery 1973, 1972 William Sawyer Gallery Selected Group Exhibitions 2017 SHIFT / with Elizabeth Barlow, Kim Frohsin, Erin Parrish, Irene Zweig, Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA 2015 REAL / with Elizabeth Barlow Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, CA. 2014 Stillness and Activity / A father and daughter exhibition. Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, CA. 2013 Outwin Boocher Portrait Competition 2013 Exhibition” Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. Hey Everybody / Portraits, Diablo Valley College 2012 Artistic Visions of the Golden Gate Bridge”, George Krevsky Gallery, S.F., CA. Introduction Two/ Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, CA. 2011 California: A Landscape of Dreams/ Fresno Art Museum 2010 Self Portrait Invitational/ Julie Nester Gallery, Park City UT 2009 On Beauty/ I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA. 2008 At Water’s Edge/ I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA. 2007 San Francisco Scenes/ George Krevsky Gallery, S.F., CA Ten Years- A Retrospective/ Dolby Chadwick Gallery, S.F., CA. 2006 Our Planet, Our Home/ SFMOMA Artists Gallery, S.F. CA 2005 2005 Spring Group Show/ Earl McGrath Gallery, L.A., CA 2002 H2O’02, Paintings of Water/ Fischbach Gallery, NYC Scene in Oakland 1852-2002 Oakland Museum Oakland, CA The Garden/ Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA The Moving Still Life/ Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY Bay Area Printmakers/ works from Trillium Press, Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA California Landscape Paintings/ College of Marin Art Gallery, Kentfield, CA Bay Area Printmakers/ SF Museum of Modern Art/Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA Visions: Northern California/ Bank of America, San Francisco, CA 2001 Opening Exhibit: Group Show, Fischbach Gallery, NY, NY 2000 Hackett Freedman Gallery Artists/ Shasta College Art Gallery, Redding, Ca 1999 Homage to the Art Institute, Artists Who Transformed American Culture, Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1999 What is Art For? What are Museums For? What are You For?/ curated for the Oakland Museum by William T.Wiley & Mary Hull Webster, Oakland, CA 1998 Paintings of Marin County Past and Present/ The North Point Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1997 10th Anniversary Exhibition/ Hackett Freedman Gallery, S.F., CA 1996 Rediscovering the Landscape of the Americas/ Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (traveling exhibition) Contemporary American Realist Painters/ Halls Crown Center Gallery, Kansas City, MO 1996 Foundation for the Future: Celebrating 125 Years at the San Francisco Art Institute/ One Bush St., S.F., CA 1996 New Work by Selected Gallery Artists, Tatistcheff/Rogers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Flower Paintings/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA 1995 Facing Eden: 100 Years of Landscape Art in the Bay Area/ De Young Museum, S.F., CA Contemporary Still Life Painting/ David Klein...

Oil painting by Willard Dixon featuring a stream with reflections of trees. Willard Dixon, who is one of the finest American contemporary realist painters today, has painted coastal ...

Late 19th century figurative painting of the battle of Trevilians Station and of the wounding of Colonel Sackett June 11, 1864. Oil on canvas in giltwood frame. Signed or notated ind...

Dale Zinkowski is a master of still life. His work, reminiscent of Golden Age Dutch still life painting, glows with light and subtle, quiet beauty. This original oil painting shows ...

Bruce Kurland – Still Life with Decoy and Shells Oil on board, framed in antique gold leaf A master of intimacy and restraint, Bruce Kurland’s Still Life with Decoy and Shells is a ...

This interior portrait of a woman dressed in an elegant lace shawl is a 30" x 25" oil on canvas painting in the style of Jacob Eichholtz. The artist is unknown but the painting is believed to have been painted in the 1840's. It is not signed but framed and in good condition. Provenance: Private Collection, Old Queens Gallery...

NYC EL American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern WPA Era Figurative Cecil Bell (1906 – 1970) Street Life Under the EL 22 x 30 inches Oil on canvas, c. 1930s Signed upper...

This piece is an original oil painting on panel. A garden is shown with the subtle shadow cast by a picket fence on the path between the flowers. In a wide, linen-lined frame, the ov...