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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
Rowing on a Lake in the Irish Mountain Landscape with Lush Green Trees Ireland
Located in Preston, GB
Rowing on a Lake in the Irish Mountain Landscape with Lush Green Trees in Ireland, by 20th Century Artist, William Yeaman. Original, Oil on Canvas prese...
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Late 20th Century Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - This Dream will Continue
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas, diptych, each piece is 255 x 180 x 6 cm Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Beijing in China. He was an old student of prestigious art teacher...
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2010s Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life Painting of English Bone China Tea Cup & Biscuit by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Still Life Painting of English Bone China Tea Cup, Saucer & Biscuit by Contemporary British Artist Art measures 11 x 11 inches Frame measures 16 x ...
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2010s Realist Paintings

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Gesso, Paint, Varnish, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Board

Peach XI-Original still life hyper realism oil painting-artwork-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Angela Faustina's "Peach XI" transports viewers into a realm o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Portrait of a Lady in Pince Nez - British 1919 art portrait oil painting
By Alfred Kingsley Lawrence
Located in London, GB
This superb British portrait oil painting is by noted artist Alfred Kinglsey Lawrence. Painted in 1919 it is a seated portrait of a young woman with a lush burgundy velvet curtain be...
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1910s Realist Paintings

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Oil

Rosemary, Oil painting with rose and teacup
Located in Dallas, TX
JEFF CHESTER (b. 1976, CANADA) Born in Summerside, P.E.I., Jeff Chester completed a B.F.A. and a B.Sc. from the University of Guelph in 2001. After completing a B.Ed. the following ...
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2010s Realist Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Unknown (still life with fan)
Located in Columbia, MO
UNKNOWN (still life with fan) Unknown Oil on canvas Framed: 35.5 x 23.5 inches
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19th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

Native American Encampment
Located in Greenville, DE
Very well executed work by American artist William Harnden who specialized in Native American subjects. 23 3/4 x 29 1/2 in excellent condition frame.
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Mid-20th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil, Board

William Muller-Lux Oil on Canvas “Mushrooms from the Moggollon Rim”
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Beautiful nature painting by Nature artist William Muller-Lux (1911-2007). The work is nicely framed and titled “Mushrooms from the Moggollon Rim.” It is signed lower right “Muller-L...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pocket Dragonfruit by Dani Humberstone, Contemporary oil painting, original art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Dragon Fruit [2022] original and hand signed by the artist Oil paint on canvas Image size: H:17 cm x W:15 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:7 cm x W:5 cm x D:2cm Frame Siz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Two friends
Located in Roma, RM
Conradijn Cunaeus ( Dendermonde 1828-1895 Nieuwer-Amstel ), Two friends. Oil on canvas cm 100 x 118 signed lower right.
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Mid-19th Century Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

LARGE OLD MASTER LATE 18th CENTURY CIRCLE of SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS OIL PAINTING
Located in Ferndown, GB
HUGE OLD MASTER LATE 18th CENTURY CIRCLE of SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS OIL PAINTING Fine OIL PAINTING Old Master 18th Century R.A artist in a Large ...
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18th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

The harbor
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "The Harbor" c.1990, is an acrylic painting on canvas by noted American artist Robert (Bob) Logrippo, 1947-2021. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The canvas size is 24 x 36 inches, framed size is 31 x 43 inches. Framed in a wooden gold frame, with fabric liner and gold color bevel. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Bob LoGrippo's paintings have appeared on magazine, book and album covers, as well as calendars, greeting cards and puzzles. The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Readers Digest, Six Flags...
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Late 20th Century Realist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Sunflowers and Stories - original surreal realism seascape floral oil painting
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. In "Sunflowers and Stories by the Sea," Luis Fuentes captures ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Pecking Order
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Hubner is a German artist born in Hermsdorf, Germany in 1943. Hubner studied commercial graphic arts in Amsterdam. He was a member of the Internal Arts Guild in Monte Carlo since 1...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Close of Day - British 1900 Victorian art pine trees landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely large Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted British artist Daniel Sherrin. Painted circa 1900 the painting is entitled Close of Day. The composition details a land...
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Early 1900s Realist Paintings

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Oil

Ballerina #2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This piece is a contemporary realism figurative piece that is framed in a natural wood floater frame. It would be a vert nice piece to add to your figure collection and would look g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

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Oil

William Huggins - 19th Century British Oil painting of Hens and Cockerel
Located in London, GB
WILLIAM HUGGINS (1820-1884) Cockerel and Hens Signed and dated l.r.: W Huggins 1880 Oil on board Framed 31 by 46 cm., 12 ¼ by 18 in. (frame size 44.5 by 59.5 cm., 17 ½ by 23 ½ in...
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Late 19th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

"Playing with Grandfather" Tomkins Harrison Matteson, Family Genre Scene
Located in New York, NY
Tomkins Harrison Matteson Playing with Grandfather, 1869 Signed and dated lower left Oil on canvas 29 5/16 x 24 3/16 inches Provenance: Sotheby's New York, May 24, 2001, Lot 150 Estate of a New Hampshire Collector Tompkins H. Matteson was one of the most noted painters in upstate New York during the 1850s and was well-known for genre and historical subjects. Born in Peterboro, New York, he studied and exhibited at the National Academy of Design - established himself as a portrait painter in Sherburne, New York before moving in 1841 to New York City. In 1850, he returned to Shelburne, where he spent the remainder of his life. A follower of William Sidney Mount...
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1860s Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Original Oil Painting on canvas, Still Life, Flowers, Signed, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a beautiful original oil painting on canvas. This painting is a classical and elegant floral still-life composition, featuring a lush bouquet of vibrant flowers arrang...
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20th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

Hudson River School, Luminism Oil Painting After Thomas Moran Venice Boats
By (after) Thomas Moran
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
After Thomas Moran Harbor, Venice oil/canvas board signed LL 15.75 x 20 unframed, 24 x 28 framed Good original as purchased condition in what looks to be a period frame? Possibly original. Signature looks similar to others found online. Small dent, lower center, under the two black objects as seen in photo. Might benefit from a light professional cleaning. Purchased at Stair Auctions Also shown here is a similar venetian painting by Moran sold at Shannons Auctioneers 2022 for $162.500 including premium showing a similar signature. Biography Thomas Moran was born 12 February 1837 in Bolton, England, not far from Manchester, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Several generations of the Moran family had worked as handloom weavers in Bolton until the introduction of power looms radically changed the industry. In 1842/1843, seeking public education for his children and economic opportunity in a new land, Thomas Moran, Sr., journeyed to America. The following year his wife and children joined him and the reunited family settled in Kensington, a suburb of Philadelphia, where they became part of a well-established community of immigrant textile workers. While still a teenager Thomas became an apprentice at the Philadelphia engraving firm of Scattergood and Telfer. After three years he withdrew from his apprenticeship and began working in the studio of his older brother, Edward, who had begun to establish himself as a marine painter. Serving, in effect, a second apprenticeship, Moran benefitted not only from the advice of his brother but also from that of James Hamilton (1819-1878), a well-known Philadelphia painter who had befriended Edward. Described by contemporaries as the "American Turner," Hamilton may have sparked Thomas Moran's life-long interest in the work of English artist J.M.W. Turner. In 1861, after several years of studying Turner's work in reproduction, Thomas and Edward journeyed to London where they spent several months studying and copying Turner's work at the National Gallery. A decade later, when Thomas journeyed west to join Ferdinand Vandiver Hayden's expedition to Yellowstone, the watercolors he produced on site bore clear evidence of his debt to Turner. Moran's trip to Yellowstone in 1871 marked the turning point of his career. The previous year he had been asked by Scribner's Magazine to rework sketches made in Yellowstone by a member of an earlier expedition party. Intrigued by the geysers and mudpots of Yellowstone, he borrowed money to make the trip himself. Numerous paintings and commissions resulted from this journey, but the sale of his enormous (7 by 12 feet) Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (1872, National Museum of American Art) to Congress shortly after passage of the bill that set Yellowstone aside as the first National Park, brought Moran considerable attention. In 1873, following up on his earlier success, Moran joined John Wesley Powell's expedition down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. Shortly after his return he set to work on a second canvas equal in size to his earlier Yellowstone painting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

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Oil

Basket With Fruit - Hyperrealism - Oil On Canvas Italian Still Life Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Basket with fruit - Maximilian Ciccone Italia 2011 - Oil on canvas cm.40x50. This oil on canvas painting is an incredible example of the artist's ability to capture breathtaking deta...
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2010s Realist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

OIL PAINTING Antique 19thCentury By E.Horton British old master Gold Gilt Frame
Located in Ferndown, GB
FINE ORIGINAL ARTIST E . Horton 19th CENTURY BRITISH OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING Fine Medium Size Original Antique 19th Century British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING Romantic Scene GOLD G...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

Fishermen Sailors at Sea - Scottish Victorian art marine portrait oil painting
By Patrick William Orr
Located in London, GB
This charming Scottish Victorian oil painting is by noted Scottish artist Patrick William Orr. Painted circa 1880, this marine portrait is of two fishermen sailors at sea, sorting th...
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19th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

"Self Portrait En Plein Air" Oil painting of woman in straw hat blue sky realism
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Oil painting of the artist, Tina Orsolic Dalessio. She is a beautiful, modern day woman with a keen resemblance to Audrey Hepburn. She wears a straw hat, to keep the sun out of her f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

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Oil, Linen

The Traveler Oil A Journey Florence Academy Oil Sunny or a Chaotic Storm
Located in Houston, TX
Samuel S.Hoskins Statement on The Traveler : I hold a deep appreciation for the motif of the traveler. I prefer to perceive my life as a narrative in which I play the role of a traveler. Much like in life itself, this journey involves navigating through various elements and facing the challenges that life presents. At times, the journey may be characterized by sunny and pleasant moments, while at other times, it might resemble a chaotic storm. Nevertheless, there is a profound beauty woven in it all. The Traveler by Samuel Hoskins...
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2010s Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Linen

Original English Antique oil painting of a FLOWER GARDEN by Alfred Ward
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist: Alfred Ward (act 1873-1927) English Title: "Flower Garden" Medium: oil on panel Size: 54cm x 45cm inc frame Condition: very good Notes: A resident of London, he was known t...
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Early 20th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

M. Doré - Chrysanthemums. Oil on cardboard, 76x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
M. Doré - Chrysanthemums. Oil on cardboard, 76x70 cm Realistic still life with white flowers in a vase and porcelain figure.
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Late 20th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Beth Parcell, "Hacking Home", 16x20 Equine Fox Hunt Hound Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This landscape piece, "Hacking home", is a 16x20 equine oil painting featuring a group of huntsmen atop of brown horses while fox hunting with their hounds through a vibrant green fi...
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2010s Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Coffee Pot with Glass Balls and Flowers, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist John Jaster illustrates a dramatic still life in high contrast realism. A vintage blue campfire coffee pot sprouts a dynamic arrangement of colorful fl...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

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Acrylic

Portrait of Lillian Gardiner Mrs Jack Allen British Edwardian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb British portrait oil painting is by noted artist George Spencer Watson and is dateable to 1913. The sitter is Lillian Gardiner ( Mrs ...
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1910s Realist Paintings

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Oil

Detail of the Young Horsewoman
Located in Columbia, MO
Herman Richir Detail of the Young Horsewoman c. 1980s Fine color facsimile 28 x 22 inches, 32 x 26 (framed)
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1980s Realist Paintings

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Archival Pigment

Spanish Contemporary Woman Portrait Lying On The Couch. Figurative Realism.
Located in Segovia, ES
¨Serenidad¨. Spanish Contemporary Woman Portrait Lying On The Couch. Figurative Realism. Oil on canvas. Dimensions: (H) 130x (W) 162 x (D) 2 cm. / Inches 51.18 x 63.78 x 0.79 " Framed: (H) 153 x (H) 185 x (D) 4 cm. / Inches 60.24 x 72.83 x 1.57 " Juan Carlos Ospina Ortiz (Colombia 1963), practices realistic figuration with themes of clear Spanish influence. The artist settled in Andalusia (Spain), where, searching for his roots, he immersed himself in the music, folklore, and traditions of that country. This painting, ¨Serenidad¨, is reproduced on a double page in the article that the renowned art publication Prestige Magazine edited in 2003, where the cover is a female portrait by Ospina Ortiz. (number 63, 2003, pages 24-25). ABOUT THE ARTIST Juan Carlos Ospina Ortiz (Tolima-Colombia 1963) studied design and painting in Bogotá, which he later complemented with specializations in Paris and Madrid. He practices a realistic figurative style, where he alternates between portraits, still lifes, landscapes and horse paintings. In 1993 he visited Spain for the first time, being greatly influenced by two renowned contemporary painters: Antonio López and Eduardo Naranjo. His works, from those years on, would be strongly influenced by the vision he had of them. He obtained a scholarship to continue his training with the Colombian painter Guillermo Muñoz Vera...
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Early 2000s Realist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"The Constellation Sagittarius" (2018) By Fred Wessel, Egg Tempera Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "The Constellation Sagittarius" is a stunning egg tempera painting on gold leaf. Created in 2018, this piece depicts a young woman, holding an arrow and looking in the ...
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2010s Realist Paintings

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Gold Leaf, Silver

A House Where No One Lives
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork captures the intrigue of two wanderers stumbling upon an abandoned house, drawn in by the silent echoes of its past. Their curiosity leads them inside, exploring its em...
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2010s Realist Paintings

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Acrylic

Dina Brodsky, Green Bird, realist gouache on paper animal miniature, 2018
Located in New York, NY
In her realist gouache on paper animal miniature, "Green Bird," 2018, Dina Brodsky captures and highlights the full chromatic range of the bird's plumage. The fine detail of the bird...
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2010s Realist Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

"Sol" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Kierstin Young's (US based) "Sol" is an oil painting that depicts a battered white moth and a black background with organic designs in rust tones. Artist Statement/Bio: (b. The Yea...
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2010s Realist Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

He'll Kill You Too
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This is the second in a series of paintings about a cat that I inherited from my brother's ex-girlfriend. D.C. Rescue. He was tough little guy, and was always gett...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

"Fresh Light" an oil on aluminum with a vivid landscape
Located in Edgartown, MA
Art and design in varied forms have always been a driving interest in my life. Living in Madison, Connecticut, I began my career as a muralist and trompe l’oeil painter doing signif...
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2010s Realist Paintings

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Oil

Orange Pumpkin oil on board Italian contemporary painter Gianluca Corona
Located in Milan, IT
The artwork is framed into a black wood frame. Gianluca Corona was born in Milan, city where he still lives and works, in 1969 and graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brer...
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Early 2000s Realist Paintings

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Oil

The Lake Anna, 1990. Oil on cardboard, 40 x 50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV – 1991.11.I) Alfej Bromults received his first professional education at Tautas University under R. Suta, J. Bīne and G. Šķilters. From 1938 he studied in...
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Late 20th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

Vedutist Venetian painter - 19th century landscape painting - Venice view
Located in Varmo, IT
Venetian painter (19th century) - Venice, view of Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo. 40 x 63 cm without frame, 49 x 70.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in an antique gil...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Paintings

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Canvas, 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 Paintings

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Canvas, Lacquer, Oil

Oil painting on Canvas, Bathing Nude By Maria Szantho
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil painting on Canvas, Bathing Nude By Maria Szantho Nice and large painting " portrait of a nude Gipsy girl " painted by the female artist Maria Szantho (1897 - 1998) Hungarian sc...
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1960s Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Three colorful portrait paintings
Located in New York, NY
Three 9x12 oil portraits from 1949 Artist Unknown. These portraits came together as a set.
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Mid-20th Century Realist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Landscape "Campi Phlegraei - Plate XXXIII" Naples - By Hamilton-Fabris
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 21.5x39 cm. Beautiful plate from the volume "Campi Flegrei" by William Hamilton including 59 plates by Pietro Fabris. This particular plate illustrates the eruptio...
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18th Century Realist Paintings

Materials

Etching

"Endless Rhythms" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rob Alexander's "Endless Rhythms" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a blue waves restless crashing and churning. This painting is currently unframed but will come ...
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2010s Realist Paintings

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Panel, Oil

"Studio Corner" Realist oil painting, corner of art studio with paintings
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Studio Corner" is a post modern oil on panel painting. It depicts the corner an art studio. There are a variety of paintings, sculptures, and vases that can be seen. Frame Dimensi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Dynamic sporting outdoor landscape of Springer Spaniels flushing Quail, framed
Located in Charleston, US
This dynamic sporting landscape in earth tones with Springer Spaniels flushing quail, "Close Flush 2", by Beth Carlson is an example of her action paintings. Beth Carlson's detaile...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

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Oil

Autumn Trees by River in County Tyrone by 20th Century Modern Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Oil Painting of Autumn Trees by a Riverside in County Tyrone by 20th Century Modern Irish Artist, John S Haggan (1946-2021) Art measures 10 x 12...
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Late 20th Century Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Woman on red cloth II
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
Woman Lying on Red Cloth is a work that evokes mystery and sensuality. In this scene, a woman is lying on a background of red fabrics, intentionally creating a striking and appealing...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

" SPARROW HAWK " Exquisite painting HUNTING BIRD WILDLIFE
Located in San Antonio, TX
Michael Coleman Born 1946 Utah Artist Image Size: 15.5 x 10 Frame Size: 22 x 16 Medium: Oil on Masonite Dated 1990 "Female Sparrow Hawk" Michael Coleman Born 1946 Born and continuing...
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1990s Realist Paintings

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Oil

Girl
Located in White Plains, NY
'Girl' 2003 by American artist, Kim McCarty. Watercolor on paper, 29.875 x 22 in. (framed). This work on paper expresses the fragile vulnerability of adolescence. By using a “wet into wet” watercolor medium the artist conveys the transitory and emergent state. The figures heads become too large for their small, narrow bodies, their hands too large for their arms. The translucent watercolor expresses both the flaws and perfection. Kim McCarty is known for her nubile and waif-like figurative watercolors in muted hues, which she likens to “blurry afterimages drifting past closed eyelids.” McCarty began working with the medium in 1993, after a fire destroyed her studio and she could no longer find a space with proper ventilation for working with oil paint and became quickly intrigued with watercolor’s transparency, immediacy, and “unforgiving qualities.” She works in a wet-on-wet technique, in which watercolor is applied to a moistened sheet of paper—a technique that allows for very little control over the final image because of the pigment’s tendency to spread. For McCarty, this style corresponds to the longing, loss, and vulnerability embodied in her subjects. A graduate of UCLA (MFA) and the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena (BFA), McCarty has had many solo exhibitions include Morgan Lehman Gallery, New York and David Klein Gallery...
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Early 2000s Realist Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Fragment" oil painting on wood, 162x97 cm
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
No doubt this passion for the supports and walls marked by time and the passage of the human and that guided me to the realization of this painting. A kind of mural that crumbles lit...
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2010s Realist Paintings

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Oil

Horses in a Landscape - Scottish 1960's equine art oil painting female artist
Located in London, GB
This superb oil painting of horses is by Scottish female artist Doris Zinkeisen. Painted circa 1960 the composition has six horses in a landscape. There is great impasto and brushwor...
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1960s Realist Paintings

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Oil

Lavender Rose
Located in Fairfield, CT
There is a sense of freedom that I experience when painting landscape. The quality of these kinds of images allows for expression and interpretation, yet they can still be viewed as...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Camellia no. 1 - original watercolor
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Camellia no.1' original watercolor painted in 2021, a singular camellia flower in pink with hints of yellow with beautiful green foliage from Cleveland-born and educated Gary Bukovn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Mood. 1999., paper, watercolor, 28x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Mood. 1999., paper, watercolor, 28x40 cm Oskars Berzins (1940)
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1990s Realist Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Realist paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Realist 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 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, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Michael Budden, Su Yu, Olga Antonova, and Mark Hunter. 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available.

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