Realist 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
Color: Gray
Train Overpass, Framed
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --Much of Bennett Vadnais’ subject matter comes from his surroundings in Manhattan and Brooklyn. With a strong background in plein ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Into the Blue
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
On this artwork I did an interpretation of a simple but beautiful scene, a boat in the blue ocean with reflections and colors.
About the Artist
And...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cup of DADA
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --This work is about what I do while I write letters and think about all these urgent, global concerns and feel frustrated and powe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Whispers
Located in San Francisco, CA
Born and raised in Michigan, Debra Reid Jenkins’ art has been greatly influenced by her strong connection to nature. Although initially focusing on illustration in her studies at th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Greek Brick
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- This work is about what I do while I write letters and think about all these urgent, global concerns and feel frustrated and pow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Terracotta Sculpture Titled: "Touch or Strike"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Terracotta with under glazes
EDUCATION:
1990 - BFA- College of Fine Arts, Boston University, Boston, MA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
PRESENT
STUDIO 740- ARTIST/ STUDIO MANAGER, Helena, MT
ASSISTANT CURATOR OF EDUCATION- HOLTER MUSEUM OF ART, Helena, MT
1998-2014
SCULPTURE DEPART. CHAIR/ FOUNDRY DIRECTOR - Armory Art Center,WPB, FL
2012
SUMMER RESIDENT ARTIST @ THE ARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION, Helena, MT
2010
ELECTED MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - The Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, WPB, FL
DESIGNED & FABRICATED SENIOR GIFT SCULPTURE - Northwood University, WPB, FL
2008
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Judge Knott Award, Historical Society of Palm Beach County
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Providencia Award- Palm Beach County Convention Bureau, WPB, FL
FINALIST - My Wendy, My Way, Wendy’s International, Dublin, OH
2003
DESIGNED & FABRICATED CEE CEE LYLES MEMORIAL- Veteran’s Park, Ft. Pierce, FL
1998 - 1996
RDK STUDIOS - Owner/Operator, FIne Art Bronze Foundry, Riviera Beach, FL
EXHIBITIONS:
2015
CHRIS RICCARDO & FRIENDS, The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coure d’Alene, ID
16TH ANNUAL SMALLL ARTWORKS INVITATIONAL, The Art Spirit Gallery of Fine Art, Coure d’Alene, ID
2014
ON & OFF THE WALL: SOFLO CERAMICS, The Art Gallery @ Eissey Campus Gallery
ART PALM BEACH, JF Gallery, WPB, FL
IN LIQUID 15, Philadelphia, PA
2013
NCECA 2013: Resident Artist Exhibtion, NCECA 18 Hands Gallery, Houston TX
ART PALM BEACH, JF Gallery, WPB, FL
THE INVISIBLE HOURDE: Unit 1 Gallery, WPB, FL
2012
ARCHIE BRAY @ the Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
RESIDENT ARTIST EXHIBITION: Bray Warehouse Galley, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
MUSES & SIRENS: CHRIS RICCARDO & JACQUES De BEAUFORT, The Art GAllery @ Eissey Campus, PBG, FL
PALM BEACH ART & ANTIQUES, JF Gallery, WPB, FL
SMALL FAVORS VII- The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
BEYOND THE BRICKYARD ( 4th Annual Juried Exhibition ) Juried by Richard Shaw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Terracotta
Nuts
By Max Ginsburg
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Nuts 4 Nuts vendor selling on the streets of New York City
Category
Early 2000s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lake Scape
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original realist egg tempera painting by American artist Catherine Koenig.
Category
1990s Realist Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera
Steven Paddack, Decatur County Monochrome, realist acrylic on board miniature
Located in New York, NY
The realist acrylic on board miniature painting, "Decatur County Monochrome," 2018, is an intimate travelogue panel by midwestern artist, Steven Paddack. Anyone who has been on a roa...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
"Elegant Still Life of Seven Stacked White, Blue, and Gold Cups"
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Elegant Still Life of Seven Stacked White, Blue, and Gold Cups"
Olga Antonova’s subject is compositions of extraordinarily elegant and beautiful cups, plates, teapots, and dishes, ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fleeting Moment, Nantucket
Located in Greenwich, CT
Small boats with multi-coloured sails near a schooner off Nantucket Isle.
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Elegant Still Life of Many Cups, Some with Orange" Gold, Blue, White, Turquoise
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Elegant Still Life of Many Cups, Some with Orange" Oil on Canvas, 24 x 30 Inches.
Exquisite, complex and joyful still life composition of multiple cups stacked, in shades of blue,...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Steven Paddack, Boone County Pastoral, realist acrylic on board miniature, 2017
Located in New York, NY
The realist acrylic on board miniature painting, "Boone County Pastoral," 2017, is an intimate travelogue panel by midwestern artist, Steven Paddack. Anyone who has been on a road tr...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
5th Avenue at the Met, Framed
By Dean Larson
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- Dean Larson's work will be on view at our New York location from April 26 through May 21, 2016. The opening reception will be held ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Freedom From All by Fiona Morley - Wire and oil on canvas custom white frame
By Fiona Morley
Located in Dallas, TX
Born in Hereford, England, Fiona Morley’s artwork is a combination of illustration and sculptural relief that is achieved with wire, as the line can be taken off the page and into sp...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Wire
Dirt Cowboy
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --This work is about what I do while I write letters and think about all these urgent, global concerns and feel frustrated and pow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Steven Paddack, Morning in Pierron, realist acrylic on board miniature, 2017
Located in New York, NY
The realist acrylic on board miniature painting, "Morning in Pierron," 2017, is an intimate travelogue panel by midwestern artist, Steven Paddack. Anyone who has been on a road trip ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Brooklyn Bridge
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- When I think about the conventions of painting -- a tradition I respect immensely -- I notice that my concern has always been with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roadeater
Located in Dallas, TX
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...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Josef Mangold Watercolor "Still Life with Grape and Pear", ca. 1925
By Josef Mangold
Located in Berlin, DE
Watercolor, circa 1925. Framed. Measurements: 10,24 x 14,17 in ( 26 x 36 cm )
Josef Mangold was a german artist in the style of NEUE SACHLICHKEIT an...
Category
1920s Realist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The Last Glow of the Day
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
Daniel Van der Putten was born in a small farming village near Leyden in Holland and is completely self-taught, he was truly inspired by the finest Dutch landscape painters of the Du...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil Painting on Canvas -- The "Three" of Life
Located in Troy, NY
In this oil painting on canvas, three generations of Latina women stand in front of a maroon tree-trunk with a pre-adolescent girl between the mother and grandmother. The grandmother...
Category
1990s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bow Bridge, study in Spring
Located in Greenwich, CT
Bow Bridge, Central Park, NYC
Nicholas Berger’s career as an artist spans three decades and has brought him national and international acclaim for his paintings. A listed artist, hav...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Tall Diedrich
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --This work is about what I do while I write letters and think about all these urgent, global concerns and feel frustrated and powe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Little Illy
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --This work is about what I do while I write letters and think about all these urgent, global concerns and feel frustrated and powe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Oil on Canvas Titled: “Nina”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Nina, Oil on Canvas, Painting by Christina Major
Christina Major was born in Concord, New Hampshire in 1982. She has lived all over the world including Hawaii, France, New York an...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Before Rehearsal, Framed
By Dean Larson
Located in Fairfield, CT
Dean Larson's works will be on view at our New York Location from April 26 through May 21, 2016. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, April 28 from 6-8PM. For more informa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mets Tixx
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- This work is about what I do while I write letters and think about all these urgent, global concerns and feel frustrated and pow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Early 20th Century Young Golfer Figurative
By Margaret Neilson
Located in Soquel, CA
Study of a young man with his golf clubs by listed artist Margaret Neilson Armstrong (American, 1867-1944). Image, 14"H x 20"W. Displayed in vintage mat. S...
Category
1920s Realist Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Gulf Evening
By Mathew Hillier
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
Wildlife artist Matthew Hillier was born in England. Married to fellow artist Julia Rogers, he now lives in the United States on the Eastern shore of Maryland. Hillier’s father was a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Homeward Bound"
By Samuel Frederick Brocas
Located in Southampton, NY
Circa 1830
Signed lower left.
Sight size 6.5 x 8 inches
Overall size in original gilt oval frame 13 x 15 in.
Category
1830s Realist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Mid Century Boy and His Dog Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful oil painting of artist's son, Ray Rogers, by Virginia Sevier Rogers (American, 1916-2015). Signed "VSR" 7/50 (July 1950) on verso. Unframed. Image: 34"H x 24"W.
Rogers stu...
Category
20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Untitled (Big Momma in Profile)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Big Momma in Profile)
Signed by the artist lower right: "Sedrick Huckaby III"
Tempera and gesso on book board
(Board size) 32 x 20 inches
Frame: 40...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Naturalistic Union Soldier on Horseback
By Bud Breen
Located in Houston, TX
Naturalistic painting of a soldier on horseback. The work is signed by the artist in the bottom corner. It is framed in an elegant gold frame.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 20 in. x W...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spring Grazing
Located in Belfast, GB
Spring Grazing
Oil on Canvas
45 x 56 cm
17 3/4 x 22 in
"Growing up in the countryside, he developed a great love and appreciation for the beauty of nature around him, which evidentl...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Defying age
Located in PUIFLIJK, NL
The truth is that I paint myself ... and therefore the battle of my own body with age, my own fears and my fascination with death.
That fascination began at an early age because m...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Armenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - Blond & Wind
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Jaguar E-Type. Figurative acrylic on paper car painting, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Acrylic on paper contemporary figurative painting by Michal Wojtysiak. Artwork depicts Jaguar car in realistic style.
MICHAŁ WOJTYSIAK (ur. 1984)
Graduated of Academy of Fine Arts ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
In His Space Oil on Canvas Nigerian Artist 2023 Figurative Art Realism
Located in Houston, TX
Description: This painting "In His Space" conveys the confidence and enthusiasm of an art lover, art dealer and an art collector who is passionate about the collection of colors and simplicity of art. In His Space is painted in bold colors in the style of Realism. It is oil on canvas. In His Space is a unique work of art, not a print or other type of copy.
Joshua Salami...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Spicy Rich Boi, Oil, Figurative Marfa, Texas, Real Character, 40 x 30
Located in Houston, TX
Spicy Rich Boi
INFO:
I pretty much paint my life, where I travel and the people I meet. The figure being my greatest muse, I cannot resist painting someone that really piques m...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Ultramarine
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Alina Sharovskaya-Konstantinova "Ultramarine"
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Ships in a harbour. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Located in Paris, FR
Charles John de Lacy (1856 – 13 December 1929) was one of the foremost British marine artists of his period. He was especially known for his warship imagery an...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
JDM Harvey 'Design for Modernist Building' (1965) gouache architectural drawing
Located in London, GB
John Dean Monroe Harvey (1895-1978)
A Design for a Modernist building (1965)
Gouache on paper
52 x 66 cm
Signed and dated ‘J D M Harvey 1965.’
Harvey is ar...
Category
1960s Realist Paintings
Materials
Gouache
''Flower Pots” Contemporary Fine Realist Still-Life Painting of Terracotta Pots
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 ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Paysage de Neige Dans le Jura, Avec Chevreuil
By Gustave Courbet
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 19th century French oil on canvas of a snow scene in the Jura by Gustave Courbet. Signed bottom right in his characteristic 'ox-blood' red.
Our painting is very similar in compo...
Category
19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Daylilies, Echinacea, & Coreopsis, Oil painting
By Daniel Keys
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Key's "Daylilies, Echinacea, & Coreopsis" features white, yellow and pink flowers.
About the artist:
Daniel J. Keys was born on Oct. 7th 1985, in ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Go straight to the benchmark" Abstract Modern Equestrian Horse Racing Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful neutral toned painting of a pair of horses in the middle of a race. The loose brushwork perfectly captures the dynamic energy of their running. Signed in the front lower ri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hulk's Christmas
By Boni Paola
Located in Lincoln, MA
A hyper realistic painter, Paola is attracted by used world and abandoned objects that become subjects for her still life paintings. For example, candy cards, crushed cans… or crump...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Adhesive, Oil
Contemporary Still-Life Painting 'Trio of Pears' by Barbara Vanhove
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Trio of Pears is a stunning Still Life painting that would make a welcome addition to anyones collection.
The soft green hues work beautifully with the soft grey background. The de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Through My Fingers, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Sprick's "Through My Fingers" depicts a contemporary still life.
Currently on display at the Madden Museum through April 28, 2024, but availab...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Frank O'Hara and Stevie Rivers
By John Button
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated, l.r.
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City
Born in California, John Button (1929-1982) was educated at University of California, Berkeley. After moving to New York City in the early 1950s, he became friends with Fairfield Porter and Frank O’Hara...
Category
1950s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Roseata Spoonbill Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful realist painting depicting four roseata spoonbills by renowned artist Oris Robertson. Painting was made with acrylic paint and has a nice light colored background.
Artist...
Category
20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Tondu
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an exceptional figurative oil painting by American artist Maurice Green (1908-1993.)
Born in 1908 in Latvia, Maurice Green studied with promi...
Category
1970s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
SAPPHO Leading DAUNTLESS Around the Mark
Located in Greenwich, CT
Seascape of a sailing race
Literature:
J.E. Buttersworth: 19th Century Marine Painter by Rudolph J. Schaefer
SAPPHO leading DAUNTLESS Around the Mark, pg. 140 (2010 edition) and pg....
Category
19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sconset Beach, Nantucket
By Edward Emerson Simmons
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edward Emerson Simmons was a key member of the group known as The Ten American Painters (or more commonly “The Ten”), an important association of artists who came together in 1897. T...
Category
1910s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Center Stage
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Premiering for the first time in three decades, the original paintings of American artist Maurice Green.
Born in 1908 in Latvia, Maurice Green studied with prominent artists of t...
Category
1960s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Malibu: Point Dune
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Just discovered, a rare, original oil painting, "Malibu: Point Dune", by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010)
McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throughout his ...
Category
1950s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Italian Afternoon
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Just discovered, a rare, original oil painting, "Italian Afternoon", by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010)
McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throughout his l...
Category
1950s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
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