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Style: American Realist
Blueberries, Ripening
Located in Greenwich, CT
A native son of New England, Peter Poskas III—like many American artists before him—derives inspiration from the charming towns and tranquil landscapes of coastal Maine and Connectic...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Home Grown Blooms" small pink roses realist still life on off-white background
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Two Small pink roses grace the white background of this canvas. Lucas' studio is surrounded by nature and often paints what grows in her backyard, finding and magnifying beauty all a...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Teacher's Strike, Oil Painting by William Waithe
Located in Long Island City, NY
This painting by William Waithe depicts a teachers strike, possibly the infamous teachers' strike in 1970 by Newark teachers which at the time was the longest teachers' strike in the...
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1970s American Realist Paintings

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Oil

"Masks We Wear, Overtaking the Past", Masked Cayote Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
3rd Version's "Masks We Wear, Overtaking the Past" is an oil painting depicting a coyote with a fox mask in a desert landscape. Artist Statement: I am an artist from... well that i...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Another Day" oil painting of California Street along hillside, americana
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Another Day" is an oil painting on panel. A winding California road snakes its way up a hill. Houses are perched at the top overlooking brown scrub and ro...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Paintings

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Oil, Linen

"Perfect Autumn Day" Wooden Boats Tied Up With Glowing Water Reflections
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Perfect Autumn Day" with glowing water reflections of a wooden boats tied up to the dock is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This co...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Oil

"Norwegian Sunset" contemporary tonalist painting - sun sets beyond green trees
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a glowing sunset beyond a verdant patch of trees, painted en plein air, in Norway, while Personett was apprenticing at Odd Nerdrum's stu...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

Brass Incense Box with Carnations Realism Still-life Oil Panel Texas Artist
Located in Houston, TX
Look for Free Shipping at Checkout Brass Incense Box with Carnations 12" x 16" oil on panel . Archival Frame Artist Comment : The brass incense burner in this painting belonged to...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Wood Panel

Magnolia
Located in Fairfield, CT
I think of my work as being like a visual journal- observations and interpretations of people, places and things I experience day to day. Translating that experience into two dimensi...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Cherries in a Teacup, Oil Painting on Canvas by Elaine Clarfield-Gitalis
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large colorful still-life painting of cherries in a teacup by Canadian painter, Elaine Clarfield-Gitalis. Beautifully framed. Canvas measures 46.5 ...
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Early 2000s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"River Reflections" Rich Greens and Blues With Brilliant Water Reflections
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"River Reflections" with a blue stream flowing through green foliage is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil painting is on a box canvas painte...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Oil

Rhythm of Wings
By Grant Hacking
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Oil on panel, signed lower left. New England artist Grant Hacking was born and raised in South Africa and resided there until the age of twenty-five so he still experiences great pl...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Oil

Brave the Storm
Located in Bozeman, MT
Nature is my muse. Animals are losing their habitat and they are, at the very least, confronted by or threatened by all of our discards. Though the birds in my paintings are not vict...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Down
Located in Bozeman, MT
Nature is my muse. Animals are losing their habitat and they are, at the very least, confronted by or threatened by all of our discards. Though the birds in my paintings are not vict...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

First Light
Located in Bozeman, MT
Nature is my muse. Animals are losing their habitat and they are, at the very least, confronted by or threatened by all of our discards. Though the birds in my paintings are not vict...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Five of Feathers
Located in Bozeman, MT
Nature is my muse. Animals are losing their habitat and they are, at the very least, confronted by or threatened by all of our discards. Though the birds in my paintings are not vict...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Local Wildlife
Located in Bozeman, MT
Nature is my muse. Animals are losing their habitat and they are, at the very least, confronted by or threatened by all of our discards. Though the birds in my paintings are not vict...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century Michael Loew (1907-1985) Detail for Mural (Social Security Building Washington D.C.) 24 x 24 inches ...
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1940s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Battle Scene At Sea World War II . Dead Soldiers and Blood Red Sea
Located in Miami, FL
The artist invents and then captures a moment of a peak drama with soldiers being shot and bombs exploding. It's beautifully rendered in Künstler signature style showcasing his deep ...
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1960s American Realist Paintings

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Gouache

Usonian Ideal
Located in Fairfield, CT
My latest series opening at the George Billis Gallery, titled “Modern Society,” continues my exploration into midcentury architecture and design found in New York City, but focuses o...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Portrait of Qiang Woman", oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Wang Kun's "Portrait of Qiang Woman" is an oil painting created in 2023 that depicts a traditional Qiang woman. kun Wang(王琨), was born in Jilin Province of China in 1970. His legs...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Oil

The Home Place
Located in Missouri, MO
Joseph Orr (b. 1949) "The Home Place" Acrylic on Canvas Canvas Size: 9 x 12 Framed Size: approx 12 x 16 Joseph Orr, from Missouri, has been painting profes...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Petite Cheesecake
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A Still life painting of a small cheesecake, adorned with strawberries, blueberries, and cream. Placed upon a layer of parchment paper, against a grey backdrop. Sarah Lamb is known for her poetic still lifes that utilize classical painting techniques, yet are very contemporary in mood. Framed dimensions: 17 x 25 inches Sarah Lamb is a talented and dynamic realist painter. With classical skill—and through transparency, depth and texture—she captures the minute details of everyday objects in her dramatic still lifes and luscious landscapes. She makes us love the familiar and see beauty in the mundane. Born in Petersburg, VA, with a passion for art and an appreciation for the past, Sarah spent a semester at the Studio Art Center International in Florence, Italy before graduating from Brenau Women’s College with a BS degree in Studio Art in 1993. Following a summer workshop in Santa Fe, NM with renowned classical painter Jacob Collins, she spent two years painting at The Ecole Albert Defois in the Loire Valley with classical realist artist Ted Seth Jacobs. In 1997 she moved to New York and spent the next 6 years studying and painting under Jacob Collins at the Water Street Atelier. During this time, she had successful one-woman shows in major galleries in Atlanta, Houston, and San Francisco and was represented in art galleries in Alexandria, VA, St. Simon’s Island and Gainesville, GA, Sag Harbor, NY and Madison, CT. More recently, she has had sell-out, one-woman shows at the Spanierman Gallery in NY, the Meredith Long Gallery in Houston, TX and the John Pence Gallery in San Francisco. She has been featured in magazines such as American Artists, American Art Collector and Southwest Art as one of America’s most talented young painters. British-born art critic, John A. Parks, wrote that “Sarah Lamb brings to her work a robustly sensual grasp of the world. Her keenness of eye and joyful brush make the whole enterprise feel freshly alive as she reminds us what the really wonderful things in life are.” Sarah splits her time between Houston, Texas and in Pennsylvania's Brandywine Valley with her husband, artist, David Larned...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Elk River" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gordon Brown's (US based) "Elk River" is an oil painting that depicts trees on a green river embankment. Bio/artist statement: "My paintings are all about light and mood," says Co...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Oil

"Urban Stream", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Kevin Weckbach's (US based) "Urban Stream" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts an aerial view of an urban waterway, lined with concrete, cutting through a dense urban...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Irises Ink, Watercolor, Oil on Yupo paper 26” x 40” Framed 31 ¼” x 45 ¼”
Located in Houston, TX
Irises by Texas artist Julie England is an Ink and Watercolor, Oil on Yupo paper. The size of Irises is Image 26” x 40” Framed 31 ¼” x 45 ¼” Art is...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Watercolor

Yellow Boat, 7AM
Located in Fairfield, CT
Gary Faigin says of Kurt Solmssen’s work, “Though a realist, Kurt Solmssen does not so much record what he sees, as use his surroundings as a point of departure for poetic homages to...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

"Meat" contemporary realist oil painting by American artist, raw, uncooked, chef
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Meat" is an oil painting of two raw cuts of meat resting on a wooden cutting board, atop a rickety wooden tabletop. A perfect painting for the kitchen or pantry. Painted from life, using classical techniques. Painting dimensions: 12 x 16 inches Framed dimensions: 14.5 x 18.5 inches Framed in a black frame with silver trim. Matthew Weigle...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Panel

Alice Tully Hall
By Steven Katz
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis' Gallery, NY & LA Steven Katz's work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions at galleries and museums across the U.S. His paintings a...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Page Ogden and The Kitchen
Located in Long Island City, NY
This oil painting is a portrait of artist Page Ogden capturing a moment in time when she was sitting at a table reading a book by American artist John Hardy.
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1970s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cinema
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --When asked what kind of paintings I make, I usually call my work "Urban Landscapes" to distinguish them as paintings about areas of human habitation rather than landscapes that reference the natural world. But my subjects are certainly not all urban – some are suburban, some small towns and some are ruins, such as a faded sign and abandoned business bleaching in the desert sun as once populated areas return to their former empty silence. While I often treat older architectural forms, I want to make it clear these are not paintings about nostalgia – all are contemporary scenes, recently observed. Currently I've painted a number of pictures which seem neither urban nor rural but are set in that particular non-space that now covers so much of the landscape – the limbo of freeway exits and on-ramps and their attendant fast-food franchises. What I feel these mostly unpopulated places I choose to paint have in common is a potency, some kind of emotional charge that enables them to function as settings for a subjective fictional narrative. As the artist I choose and edit the scenes, setting the stage for viewers to bring their imaginations and private meanings to these places made special by my selection and attention." Notes: Urban, Rural, Movies, Theatre...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Kate, Cityscape Oil Painting by John James
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John James, British (1947 - ) Title: Kate Year: 1999 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 18 x 24 in. (45.72 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 19 x 25 inches
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1990s American Realist Paintings

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Oil

1959 Corvette, Oil Painting by John McCormick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John McCormick, American Title: 1959 Corvette Year: 1983 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 18 in. x 32 in. (45.72 cm x 81.28 cm)
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1980s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Alan Bray, Nest in a Nest, 2023, impressionist casein nature nest painting
Located in New York, NY
For Alan Bray's Nest in a Nest (also known as Rebuilt Nest), this painting captures the delicate, yet powerful theme of renewal and resilience in nature. The bird's nest, constructed...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Casein, Panel

Evening Shroud
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Evening Shroud, oil on panel, 7 x 10 inches (Framed size: 14 x 17 inches), $1,050 Raised in the Bear River Valley, Tom Howard has an attachment to the land that runs deep. Surrounde...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Snowy Barn and Wagon, Landscape Painting by James Feriola
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: James Feriola, American (1925 - 1997) Title: Farmhouse in Winter Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Signed in Black Ink Size: 20 x 28.5 inches
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Paintings

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Watercolor

"Simple Beauty" colorful flower still life with orange, purple, and blue
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Simple Beauty" is a colorful flower still life with orange, purple, and blue Artist Bio Maryann Lucas lives and works in Sag Harbor. She is primarily self-taught but has also recei...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Oil, Panel, Wood Panel

The grape picker
Located in Zofingen, AG
Classical portrait of a woman harvesting grapes. In this oil painting, I captured the serene essence of nature and the simple elegance of human connection with the earth. The centr...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

Dwellings on the River -Realist American Winter Landscape
Located in Marco Island, FL
American realist landscape by Cleveland artist Carl Gaertner. This snowy scene, painted in 1943, was typical of the traditional American realist landscapes of the time. Carl Ga...
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1940s American Realist Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Realist Landscape Original Oil Painting- Small Green Tonal Midwestern Scene
Located in Marco Island, FL
This is a great American landscape painting by the artist, Clyde Singer. Gorgeous tonal shades of green and grey depict a stormy midwestern landscape. Framed 16 x 24 inches Canva...
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1940s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Liquid and Solid" oil painting of ocean seascape, Montauk, The Hamptons, Framed
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a rocky shoreline in Montauk, New York. Painted from life, on site. Framed dimensions: 22 x 31.75 inches Maryann Lucas lives and works in Sag Harbor. She is pri...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Elevated Innocence, Oil on Linen, circa 1970 by Lumen Martin Winter
Located in Long Island City, NY
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...
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1970s American Realist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Perched, Bird Painting, Southwest, 25x21 Framed, Whimsical, Mixed Media, Oil
Located in Houston, TX
Perched is by Anne Embree who is known for her whimsical animal paintings . Perched focuses on the Bird and the surrounding objects Perched is 16 x 20 unf...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil

Relic 2.20 (vintage teal old rusty truck wreck nostalgia monochrome oil painting
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; rusty, teal, brown, earth tones, surrealism, car portrait, car accident, oil painting, representation painting, strangeness, contemporary surrealistic, unsettling, contemporary realist painting, dreams, symbolic composition, tonalist, grey, monochrome, nostalgic, vintage, early century, illustration, car, automobile, old car wreck...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Andrus-Farm, Winter
Located in Greenwich, CT
A native son of New England, Peter Poskas III—like many American artists before him—derives inspiration from the charming towns and tranquil landscapes of coastal Maine and Connectic...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"What to Wear" - contemporary realism - figurative - pattern - nude
Located in Atlanta, GA
"What to Wear" is an oil painting featuring hues of yellow, blue, and purple. Marc Chatov is inspired by the work of Diego Velasquez, Édouard Manet, William Bouguereau. Renowned po...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Sunlight in the Shop" Post Modern oil painting, sunbeams on a humble woodshop
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Sunlight in the Shop" is a post modern oil on aluminium painting. It depicts a woodworker's shop full of tools and equipment. Sunlight is shining through the barn doors onto the equ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Paintings

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Oil

"Main Street, Sag Harbor" Oil painting, street scene in The Hamptons Long Island
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil on linen painting of the historic village of Sag Harbor. Marc Dalessio (b.1972, California) is one of the world's leading plein air painters and is known internationally for...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Red Amaryllis, American Realist Artist, Floral Painting, Representational, Framed
Located in Houston, TX
Red Amaryllis is painted in the style of American Realism. Red Amaryllis has a custom archival frame.Red amaryllis symbolizes passion, love and attraction. According to Greek mythology, the amaryllis originated from the love Amaryllis had for Alteo. Amaryllis, a maiden, fell in love with the shepherd Alteo. He was strong and handsome, and had a passion for flowers. To learn how to win his affection, Amaryllis went to the Oracle of Delphi for advice. On the Oracle’s orders, she stood in front of Alteo’s house for thirty nights piercing her heart with a golden arrow. On the thirtieth night, a beautiful flower grew from her blood and helped her win Alteo’s love. See Images below. Look for free shipping at checkout Gary J. Hernandez is an internationally recognized, award winning artist in the style of Realism and floral paintings He received training from the Houston Museum of Fine Arts School of Art. He specializes in representational art with an emphasis on the human figure and florals as seen in Monika's Lilies. He was a finalist in The Artist's Magazine International Art Competition, an Award of Excellence winner in the Manhattan Arts Magazine Competition, finalist in Hunting Art...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Oil

"Salad Bar, Myrtle Beach" hyper-realist Contemporary Oil Painting, jello, ice
Located in New York, NY
35"x48" oil painting signed on reverse, accompanied by a separate wall text painting. This vibrant fine art painting captures the dazzling array of Jello bowls arranged atop a bed o...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Varnish

Country Lane, Farmhouse, Americana
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Other Subject: Landscape Medium: Other, Gouache Surface: Paper Dimensions w/Frame: 21" x 23" SELMA GUBIN Kiev, Ukraine - New York, USA, b. 1903, d. 1974 Selma Gubin was bor...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Paintings

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Gouache

Spring
Located in New York, NY
Karl Hartman’s Spring (2024) is a finely rendered celebration of the seasonal shift from winter to new growth. Painted in oil on a 12 x 12 inch aluminum panel, the composition is a c...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Pleasure Beach Bridgeport CT Rollercoaster
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Pleasure Beach, Bridgeport, CT, 1936. Gouache on cardboard panel, 11.5 x 18 inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Paintings

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Watercolor

Summer Leaves Mixed Media on Yupo Paper 20″ x 26″ Image 28 1/2″ x 34 1/2″
Located in Houston, TX
Summer Leaves is Mixed Media on Yupo Paper 20″ x 26″ Image Framed it is 28 1/2″ x 34 1/2″.Art is floated in a white or neutral 1” depth gallery frame with plexi glazing. Look for free shipping at checkout. Grateful that Summer Leaves 1 painting was juried into the Salon des Refuses’ Exhibition. This is a national juried art competition that is on exhibit from September 2, 2023 – January 2, 2024. This contemporary art exhibit will be on display in the Ancient Sculpture Museum. The Earth’s diverse surface is fascinating. The vegetative environments invite viewers to visit a place. Local light and atmosphere affect the plant life that thrives, the colors we see and experience of mood and energy. These botanical paintings explore memory and landscape with complex spatial environments that hover between painterly realism and abstract passages. Throughout the long tradition of landscape painting, there exists a connection between the artist and the natural world. A painter can evoke this relationship through the use of color, value and line whether the painting is representational or abstracted. These elements combine and intertwine to create rhythms of perspective and dimension, illuminating this personal vision on canvas. Yupo paper is waterproof, and stands up to the rigors of the elements and demanding environments. Ultra-smooth and bright white, it's a paper alternative that stands out. Bio Julie...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Mixed Media

Dressed In Yellow
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Dressed in Yellow, oil on panel, 11 x 17 inches (Framed size: 18 x 24 inches), $1,500 Raised in the Bear River Valley, Tom Howard has an attachment to the la...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

The Sheep Meadow (Central Park)
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1950 Marla Korr attended Brooklyn College, earning both a B.A. and a M.F.A. There she studied with Philip Pearlstein, Lennart Anderson ...
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2010s American Realist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Flowers, Realist Oil Painting by Gladys Rockmore Davis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gladys Rockmore Davis, American (1901 - 1967) Title: Flowers Year: circa 1940 Medium: Oil on Canvas, Signed l.r. Size: 24 x 20 inches Frame: 33 x 29 inches
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1940s American Realist Paintings

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Oil

John Bowman, "Babylon, " Acrylic on Wooden Panel, 1989
Located in Long Island City, NY
This acrylic painting on a wooden door panel was created by American artist John Bowman. The ordered and chaotic patterns found in Bowman’s urban landscapes are reminiscent of Byzantine mosaics, Islamic tile...
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1980s American Realist Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

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