Realist Paintings

Robert Cottingham Brownie Hawkeye, 1999 oil on canvas 32 x 32 in. Robert Cottingham (b. 1935, Brooklyn, New York) is best known for his Photorealist paintings and drawings of Americ...

Dog Portrait of a Dalmatian Frances Mabel Hollams (England 1877-1963) Circa 1930s 8 1/8 x 5 1/8 (11 7/8 x 9 frame) inches Florence or Frances Mabel Hollams was a popular British painter of horses and dogs. She was active in the first three decades of the 20th century. She is noted for her unique technique of painting on wood panels, so the natural grain of the wood remains visible. Mabel studied under the artist Franck Calderon, and at a time when most schools didn’t accept female students, she studied at the Academie Julian in Paris, which showed surprising initiative for a woman of the Victorian Age. By the age of 18 she exhibited at the Royal Academy showing a landscape which at this early stage of her career was her major subject and many of those went to collectors in America. She continued showing at the Royal Academy until 1912. Early in her career she ceased painting compositions and turned her focus to portraying the simpler aspects of equestrian portraiture. Most of the influential sportsmen of the day became her patrons including the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Sefton, Earl Beatty, Lord Cornwallis, etc. After looking at a horse for only five minutes and making a few sketches on pieces of wood in her paint box, she would herself take the wheel of her large car putting the chauffeur in the back (his duties incidentally had been to remove samples of the horse’s mane and coat for reference). Payment for commissions would be placed on a silver tray held by the butler in the entry hall. Though never under any financial pressure, Hollams painted constantly and maintained a prodigious output. Many of her most attractive portraits were from the canine field. Her portraits of favorite dogs and horses filled many country houses were hung with pride. A portrait of Her Majesty the Queen’s Aureole hangs at the top of the visitor’s staircase at Sandringham Castle. Stella Walker comments in “British Sporting Art of the Twentieth Century” that Hollams 'had to compete with such outstanding exponents as Munnings and Lionel Edwards', but their respective styles were so different the comparison is hardly relevant. Hollams filled a need for lifelike reminders of treasured horses and dogs for customers who probably had little interest in art. The results have an almost iconic appeal and represent a way of life that changed forever after the first and second world wars, when the country piles, with stables full of horses, which she visited in her large car, started to decay and be sold off when their incumbents could no longer afford their upkeep. One of the best collections of work by Hollams can be seen at Calke Abbey in Derbyshire, the property of the National Trust. British National Trust...

Shawn Krueger's "Coda (Broken Rocks)" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a boulder-lined shore where an orange and green sky stretches into the distance and reflects ...

Christy Stallop's (US based) "Macho Nacho" is an oil painting that depicts a Crow wearing a red and blue wrestling mask.

English early 20th century Oil Portrait of a Chestnut Horses head Well painted and well-observed portrait of a horse's head. The arti...

Scott Fraser's "Razor Monkey" is an oil painting created in 2020 that depicts a Red Plastic monkey balancing precariously on a razor's edge while holding a pretzel in front of a vibr...

This is a close-up floral painting of a rose. It was painted by the renown flower artist Chloe Hedden. "Hedden communicates the language of light. She believes that light is the lumi...

Gorgeous and detailed antique oil painting of a kitten. A superior quality work that is signed illegibly and ready to hang.

"Exhale" Oil painting 39x39 inch by Dmitriy Krestniy A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals a glamorous, feminine, provocative yet sensual style influenced by his natural Ukraini...

Painted from life, a nude, female figure sits with an orange cloth draped around her shoulders. Ramiro places the figure on a pedestal, draped in white linens. The figure's back is r...

Known for her bold visionary take on figurative realism, Erin Cone has twice been recognized in the national art press as one of the top young emerging artists in the country. After ...

Realist still life painting of a peeled orange. Oil on board, circa 1900. Unsigned. Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image size, 12.5"L x 14.5"H, overall 16"L x 18&q...