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
"Still Life of Mushrooms in Undergrowth" French circa 1830s
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Still Life of Mushrooms in Undergrowth"
French circa 1830's-1840's
Oil on canvas
Illegibly initialed lower right
17 3/4 x 13 1/4 (25 1/2 x 21 frame) inches
This deftly painted depi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Original Oil Painting on Canvas Still Life, Framed, Signed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a vintage original oil painting on canvas depicting Still Life Composition with fruits, yellow bottle and kettle.
Overall and impressive-looking medium size paintin...
Category
20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Serene River Scene with Cottage & Cows in the Fields of the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Serene River Scene with Cottage & Cows in the Fields of the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist. Unique Vintage Original, Oil on Canvas, Signed.
Art measures 30 x 20...
Category
1990s Realist Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Antique Dog Painting Collies in Horse Stable w/ Saddle and Blanket, 19th century
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Dog Painting "Collies in Horse Stable with Saddle and Blanket"
Auguste Vimar (French 1851-1916)
Circa 1900
21 x 17 1/2 (29 x 25 1/2 frame) inches
An excellent depiction of collies in the barn awaiting their master. The color and textures are very evocative of an actual stable right down to the hay scattered about. With its original frame, this is quite the statement piece.
Auguste Vimar was a French painter, sculptor, designer and illustrator though he is best known for his talents as an illustrator. He illustrated great classics like La Fontaine's Fables or books by his friends, such as L'Arche de Noé by Paul Guigou...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Cold Winter River - winter landscape painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Professional realistic winter painting with a river is wonderful part of collection, looks great in the interior.
Winter is one of the most challenging seasons of the year in terms o...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
OLD MASTER LARGE OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Catch Gold Gilt Frame
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY The Catch GGF
Description
OLD MASTER LARGE OIL PAINTING
19th Century
NEW COLLECTION Of RARE PIECES OF ENGLISH HISTORY
“Very Goo...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jackson Creek Florida, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Nestled amidst the vibrant foliage, Jackson Creek emerges as the centerpiece of artist Kent Sullivan's realistic piece. The flowing water possesses an idyllic allure amidst the lush landscape, reflecting the verdant bounty that thrives along its banks. The meeting of land and water echoes the harmonious balance co-existing within this ecologically diverse region. The work serves as a poetic reminder of the profound beauty lying within reach and demanding our respect. With every delicate brushstroke, Kent invites us to reflect on the value of nature's magnificence and our shared responsibility to protect and cherish these invaluable treasures.
About the Artist
There are more places Kent Sullivan would like to paint than he ever will be able. Employing many of the Hudson River School methods in his landscapes, Kent captures the ephemeral interactions of clouds, sun and earth with his delicate use of color and gesture. His work is published in two prominent books: "Art of the National Parks" and "Picturing Florida." He has lectured at museums and been sought after by many large corporations. “Several years ago I had the incredible fortune of being part of the NASA art program. Five paintings are now part of the Smithsonian Collection. At one gathering at the Kennedy Space Center...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Open Grazing, " Oil painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Open Grazing," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a green grassy pasture where a herd of chickens and sheep graze peacefully as a stream cuts through their landscape.
About the Artist:
Judd Mercer is a watercolor painter based in Denver, Colorado. After attending art school for industrial design, Judd pursued a career in digital design and user experience and is co-owner of Elevated Third, a Denver-based digital agency.
After committing to writing and illustrating a full-length fantasy novel in his spare time, Judd began watercolor painting around 2014, studying with teachers such as Alvaro Castagnet, Joseph Zbukvic...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hidden Valley, San Anselmo, Marin County, California
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jack Wisby– American (1869 - 1940)
Title: Hidden Valley, San Anselmo, Marin, California
Year: 1909
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 20 x 28 inches.
Fram...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seated Female Nude Portrait - British 1930's portrait oil painting Empire frame
By Harold Knight
Located in London, GB
This superb British nude portrait oil painting is attributed to the circle of Harold Knight. Painted circa 1930, it is a seated study of a nude woman in soft focus, arms raised to on...
Category
1930s Realist Paintings
Materials
Adhesive, Oil
"Colombo"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Ludwig Hans Fischer (1848–1915) – "Colombo" (1889)
An exceptional original watercolor by Austrian artist Ludwig Hans Fischer (1848–1915), titled "Colombo" (1889). This vibrant and m...
Category
19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"L'intruso" Pappagallo Ara Olio cm. 50 x 65 2018
By Luisa Albert
Located in Torino, IT
Bellissima opera realista, Pappagallo Ara
Luisa Albert è una magistrale interprete della scuola realista vicino alla pittura fiaminga.
Le nature morte e bellissimi animali vengono tr...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mountain Lake in Spring Oil Painting of the Scottish Highlands by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Mountain Lake in Spring Oil Painting of the Scottish Highlands by British Artist by British Artist, Andrew Grant Kurtis M.A.(Lon) B.Des.(Hons) L.S.I.A.D.
Art measures 30 x 20 inche...
Category
20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Summer Beauty - British Victorian genre art female portrait oil painting
By Edwin Roberts
Located in London, GB
This lovely portrait oil painting is by much exhibited British artist Edwin Roberts. The painting is an excellent example of Victorian romantic genre art and is of a Summer Beauty. T...
Category
19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pocket Mauve Anemone 2 (c), Original Painting, Flower, Nature, Spring art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Mauve Anemone 2 (c) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cloth Fair - City of London Pre-War English Street Scene Oil on Board Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A fine c.1935 oil on board by Rex Vicat Cole which depicts a pre-war view down Cloth Fair, close to West Smithfield and St. Bartholomews Hospital, in the City of London. John George Glover's engraving shop is on the corner with New Court, and the tower of Holy Sepulchre Church is visible in the distance.
Rex Vicat Cole created a number of paintings of London streets for his one man exhibition ''London Old and New'' in 1935. These works now form an important record of London before the Second World War. Signed lower centre and with Christie's provenance.
Artist: Rex Vicat Cole (British, 1870-1940)
Title: Cloth Fair
Medium: Oil on board
Picture size: 16 x 12 inches (40 x 30 cm)
Frame size: 20 x 16 inches (51 x 41 cm)
Provenance: Christie's London, 29th July 1988, Lot # 51
Artist information
Reginald (Rex) Vicat Cole was the son of the artist George Vicat Cole. He began to exhibit in London in the 1890s and was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 1900.
He taught at King's College London with Byam Shaw and together they opened their own establishment, the Byam Shaw and Vicat Cole School of Art in Camden Street, Kensington in 1910.
At the outbreak of the First World War Vicat Cole and Byam Shaw enlisted in the Artists Rifles...
Category
1930s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A Young Woman With Her Dog by Victor Ravet
Located in Stockholm, SE
In this exquisite painting by Victor Ravet, we are transported to an elegant interior setting reminiscent of the grandeur of high-class homes. The focal point is a woman adorned in a shimmering pink gown, radiating grace and sophistication. Bathed in gentle light, her dress catches the glimmer, accentuating her beauty.
She holds a treat for a dog in her hand, enticing the furry companion who stands on its hind legs in eager anticipation. The canine's eyes fixated on the delicious morsel, capturing a moment of playful interaction between the woman and her loyal companion.
The scene takes on a narrative quality as the young woman's other hand delicately lifts a curtain, hinting at another room beyond. This subtle gesture adds depth to the composition, suggesting a world of hidden secrets and intriguing possibilities within the opulent surroundings.
Victor Ravet took inspiration from the Dutch Golden Age painters of the 17th century, such as Vermeer, Jacob Ochtervelt, and Gerrit Dou. This homage to their style and subject matter pays tribute to the timeless allure of domestic scenes, capturing a slice of life in a bygone era.
With meticulous attention to detail, Ravet masterfully recreates the textures and fabrics, immersing the viewer in the sumptuousness of the period. The soft play...
Category
1870s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Hyper Realistic Contemporary Painting: "Portrait of Never-Ending Hive"
Located in Vilnius, LT
Petras' work is rooted in the exploration of specific geographical locations, the observation of everyday life and its relationship to the flow of virtual information. The author def...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Dust & Scarlet" (2023) By Blair Atherholt, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
"Dust & Scarlet" (2024) by Blair Atherholt is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a still-life featuring a white flower, a red rib...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Coastal Seascape Landscape Painting with Boats by 20th Century French Artist
By Pierre de Clausade
Located in Preston, GB
Coastal Seascape Landscape Painting with Boats by 20th Century French Artist, Pierre de Clausade (1910-1976).
Oil on canvas, Signed on the lower ...
Category
20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Spark in the Sunlight
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Beijing in China. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Pain...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
LARGE OIL PAINTING by Jean Laurent NAVY ADMIRALTY 20th CENTURY PIECE
By Jean Laurent
Located in Ferndown, GB
LARGE OIL PAINTING MARITIME SHIP MASTERPIECE 20th CENTURY GGF
OIL PAINTING LARGE JEAN LAURENT (NAVY ADMIRALTY 20th CENTURY
Very good condition for age , (see pictures)
FINE RARE ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impasto Oil Painting of River Tree Scene British Postwar & Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Impasto Oil Painting of River Tree Scene British Postwar & Contemporary Artist, Terry Evans
Terry Evans is a British Postwar & Contemporary Painter born i...
Category
1990s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
"Retro Funicular in Kyiv. Ukraine"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
"Retro Funicular in Kyiv. Ukraine" is part of a series where I reimagine my hometown, Kyiv, as it was 100 years ago. This particular piece showcases the historic funicular, aiming to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Southern California Desert Landscape', Art Institute of Chicago, Who Was Who
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Bickerstaff' for George Sanders Bickerstaff (American, 1893-1954) and painted circa 1950.
This California landscape painter was born in Arizona and studied at t...
Category
1950s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Sidewheeler Scott
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oil on panel by George Nemethy, signed lower right. This piece measures 16.25 x 18.25 inches including the frame, panel measures 8 x 10 inches and features the Sidewheeler Scott cru...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pocket Yellow Plum by Dani Humberstone, Small Scale Art, Realist, Still life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Yellow Quince by Dani Humberstone [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Oil paint on canvas
Image size: H:5 cm x W:5 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:5 cm x W:5 cm x D:3cm
Frame Size: H:16 cm x W:16 cm x D:3.5cm
Sold Framed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look. Pocket Yellow Quince is an original oil painting bay Dani Humberstone as part of her pocket fruit series.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still-Life with Nautulus Cup and Chinese Bowl with Pumpkin, by Cornelis le Mair
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Cornelis le Mair (Netherlands, Eindhoven, July 3rd 1944) is a Dutch painter.
This Classic painter is famous because of his 17th century paintings. You can see him in his house on o...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
"Coup de nerf" oil painting on canvas, 195x130 cm
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
One of my rare paintings on canvas. Its format made on wood would have been too heavy, hence this choice.
This young woman gets angry on this too small for her violin (child’s study ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Betty Davis Eyes Oil on Panel by Christina Major Diptych
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
As an undergraduate Christina Major developed into a portrait painter. Major has been interested in the ways the identity of both artist and subject can coexist in a portrait. Major ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Immersed in Darkness, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A young woman walks through a myriad of water lilies, her illuminated figure contrasting sharply with the dark lake. Her posture and radiant hair create a fee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The View Of Jerusalem" 19th-century Realism Orientalist Oil on Panel
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beach, Fl.
AB Levy Gallery, October, 2019
Description:
Experience the captivating artistry of Anna Richards Brewster (1870...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Early Mornin Snow" COWBOY, HORSES, CABIN, LIGHT AFTER G. HARVEY WESTERN
By Arturo Mercado
Located in San Antonio, TX
Arturo Mercado
(1938 -2016)
Austin Artist
Image Size: 20 x 14.5
Frame Size: 30 x 25
Medium: Oil ON CANVAS
"Early Mornin Snow"
Biography
Arturo Mercado (1938 -2016)
Arturo Mercado w...
Category
1970s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Roosters and Hens in a Barn 19th century E. Binam
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Roosters and Hens in a Barn 19th century
E. Binam (Belgian? 19th century)
Oil on wood panel
8 1/4 x 5 /12 (10 1/4 x 13 1/4 frame)
Though little is known about E. Binam, he was clea...
Category
1890s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
diptych of Pocket Snowdrop 2 and Pocket White Anemone, Original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Snowdrop 2 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still lif...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roses and Bluebirds
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
UNFRAMED: 24" x 18" FRAMED: 24" x 18" x 1"
Artist Statement
"This painting portrays a sense of peace, hope, and new beginnings. T...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pair Antique Oil Paintings Scottish Highland Loch Scenes G. F. Buchanan 1872
Located in Portland, OR
A fine pair of antique oil paintings Scottish Highland Scenes by George Frederick Buchanan (1800-1874)
Landscapist George Frederick Bucha...
Category
1870s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Looking Back; The Arroyo Seco, Pasadena, California
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist.
FRAMED: 28.125" x 32.125" x 1.25" UNFRAMED:20" x 24"
Artist Statement
"I am always looking for different ways to capture the beauty of the San Gabriel Mountains as they loom above Pasadena. I found this view while scouting and exploring the Arroyo Seco...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Venezia Italy oil on canvas seascape urbanscape seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Maria Vayreda Canadell (1932-2001) - Venice Italy - Oil canvas
Oil measures 55x46 cm.
Frameless.
Josep Maria Vayreda Canadell
Year of birth: 1932
Biography:
Member of a family spanish saga of artists, which highlighted Joaquim Vayreda...
Category
1990s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Quinces And Candlestick. Classical Oil Painting Irina Trushkova
Located in Zofingen, AG
The beautiful gold color of fruits and their texture inspired me to create this work. The painting style is inspired by the masters of the 17th century of Holland. The color scheme i...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Aloft
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist.
FRAMED: 30.375" x 30.375" x 1.125" UNFRAMED: 20" x 22"
Artist Statement
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Polish Judaica Portrait of Hasidic Rabbis Shtetl Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Realistic portrait of an older pair of Jewish shtetl types in a warm discussion by Polish artist. Here the artist conveys a sense of quiet grandeur through the eyes of his subject and the way it's rendered. Part of a distinguished European lineage of Jewish genre...
Category
20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Sunlit Cat in Tuscany
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting takes us to a typical street in a Tuscan town, filled with warm sunlight and lush flower gardens. The soft shadows from the houses create a cozy atmosphere, while an or...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage french art painting by Edouard Detaille - tempera on carton, signed.
Located in PARIS, FR
Tempera on cardboard mounted on an original canvas and original glass. 19th century.
Interesting and well accomplished study for Nature probably in eastern France. Dimensions with fr...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Poppies; Tejon Ranch, California
By Ray Roberts
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
UNFRAMED: 18" x 24" FRAMED: 24.5" x 30.5" x 1"
Artist Statement
"This scene was inspired by a trip to Tejon Ranch nearly 10 years ago with a small group of artists from the California Art Club. The golden color offers a different take on “California gold’ and is very much like the the foothill scenery near my home in Angels Camp."
— Ray Roberts
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Early 20th Century Oil of French Stone Building entitled Interieur et Exteriuer
Located in Preston, GB
Early 20th Century Oil of French Stone Building entitled 'Interieur et Exteriuer' by the Award-Winning French Artist, Charles Perron (1893 – 1958).
Presented in a beautiful ornate period gold frame...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Still Life in Delft by Ginny Williams Still Life Oil Painting with Lemon, Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
We were immediately drawn to the thoughtfully painted work, the clever titles and the rich, deep hues. And when we got to know the artist, we were equally charmed by her delightful w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
BEFORE THE WEDDING
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Robert Volcker's painting The Wedding is in excellent condition. The painting has been in the home of a private collector from the time of purchase. Rob...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Boy
By Kim McCarty
Located in White Plains, NY
'Boy' 2003 by American artist, Kim McCarty. Watercolor on paper, 29.75 x 22.25 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...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
LUNA DE CARNAVAL GOYO DOMINQUEZ SPANICH CONTEMORARY ARTIST
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
I was born in the bosom of a modest family. My father had a natural talent for drawing and he made portraits of his brothers during a long convalescence due to a serious illness. Und...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hungarian Rabbi Large Judaica Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
20th century Jewish Rabbi Portrait, Judaica Oil Painting
Category
20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting of Mountain and Forest Landscape by 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of Mountain and Forest Landscape by 20th Century Artist, W Ward
Art measures 20 x 16 inches
Frame measures 24 x 20 inches
Category
20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting of Derwent Water English Lake District by British Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of Derwent Water, Keswick, in the English Lake District by Modern British Landscape Artist, Arthur Terry Blamires (b. 1930)
Art...
Category
1980s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Mirrored Touch"(2023) by Linda Delahaye, Original Oil Painting, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
"Mirrored Touch" by Linda Delahaye (France based) is an original oil on linen depicting a woman having a serene, introspective moment at her mirror.
Born: 1980, Canada
Lives and wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Jug - Fresco Painting of Ancient Greek Vase
Located in New York, NY
This painting measures 15.8" x 14" inches. The technique imitates fresco painting. It depicts an ancient Greek vase. It is part of a series depicti...
Category
1990s Realist Paintings
Materials
Concrete
"Anticipation" (2024) By Matt Talbert, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
By Matt Talbert
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "Anticipation" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a brunette in a dark slip.
Artist bio/statement:
Matt Talbert is a co...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Cadzow Forest Scotland - British mid 19thC art Scottish landscape oil painting
By Samuel Bough
Located in London, GB
This lovely British Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted artist Sam Bough. It was painted in 1855 after Bough had moved to Hamilton Lanarkshire in Scotland to focus on painting landscapes alongside fellow artist Alexander Frazer. The location is the ancient forest of Cadzow in Lanarkshire which they both favoured. The landscape is of a rough path through ancient oaks heading towards more dense forest with white cattle grazing to the right. A superb balanced composition and an excellent example of Bough's skill in landscape painting.
Signed lower left and dated 1855.
Provenance. Christie's stencil verso 519GG.
James Bourlet & Sons label verso.
Condition. Oil on canvas, 28 inches by 18 inches unframed and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in an ornate gilt Victorian frame, 35 inches by 25 inches framed and in good condition.
Samuel Bough RSA (1822–1878) was an English-born landscape painter who spent much of his career working in Scotland. He was born the third of five children in Abbey Street, Carlisle in northern England, the son of James Bough (1794-1845), a shoemaker, and Lucy Walker, a cook. He was raised in relative poverty, but with a keen encouragement in the arts. He was self-taught but mixed with local artists such as Richard Harrington and George Sheffield, and was strongly influenced by the work of Turner. After an unsuccessful attempt to live as an artist in Carlisle he obtained a job and as a theatre scenery painter in Manchester in 1845, later also working in Glasgow in the same role. Encouraged by Daniel Macnee to take up landscape painting he moved to Hamilton from 1851-4 and worked there with Alexander Fraser. In 1854 he moved to Port Glasgow to work on his technique of painting ships and harbours. His paintings were noted for their sensitivity to atmosphere and light, were often of cloudy shorelines and busy harbours. He also began supplementing his income by illustrating books, before moving to Edinburgh in 1855. On coming to Edinburgh he lived in a terraced house at 5 Malta Terrace in the Stockbridge area of the city. Following Turner's example, he became a skil ful painter of seaports. He was buried in Dean Cemetery Edinburgh on 23 November 1878. The grave bears a bronze medallion of his head by William Brodie...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pocket Red Pomegranate - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
Rich, vibrant, and bursting with life, this striking still lif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Still Life with Purple Echinops Globe Thistle Flowers in Rustic French Interior
Located in Preston, GB
Still Life with Purple Echinops Globe Thistle Flowers in a Pewter Tankard, set within a Rustic French Farmhouse Interior by 20th Century Artist, Robert Chailloux...
Category
1990s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - This Dream will Continue
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas, Diptych
Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Beijing in China. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paris : Winter Day at Montmartre - Original signed gouache painting - Cerificate
Located in Paris, IDF
Maurice UTRILLO
Paris : Winter Day at Montmartre
Original gouache painting
Signed bottom right
40 x 32 cm at view (c. 16 x 13")
Painted c. 1934-36
Presented in a golden wood frame ...
Category
1930s Realist Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Paper
A Boy and His Book by Italian Artist Bernadino Giani
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are pleased to offer this charming and rare oil painting by the Italian artist Bernardino Giani (1823–1886), dated 1867. The painting depicts a young boy kneeling on the floor, de...
Category
1860s Realist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Wood Panel
''Salvador Dalí''
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Swamp, heat of life. Primitive people lived near swamps. All living things rush to swamps. The first cities were built near swamps! Swamps weigh down artists, 50 shades of gray green...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Country House & Old Mill by a River in the Woods - Vintage Oil by German Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Country House & Old Mill by a River in the Woods - Large Vintage Oil Painting by German Artist, Karl Heinz Stienen (1918-2002). Graduate of the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts.
Art mea...
Category
1970s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
American Impressionist Oil Painting Gustave Cimioti 1875-1969 Marine Monhegan
By Gustave Cimiotti Jr.
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Gustave Cimioti Jr.
Monhegan
oil/canvas board signed LR
15.88 x 19.88 unframed, 21.19 x 25.07 framed
Good original condition in period frame. Possibly original
Biography:
Gustave Ci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Edwardian Portrait of a Young Girl - Scottish 1909 art portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Scottish Edwardian portrait oil painting is by noted artist William Alexander Cuthbertson. It was painted in 1909 before Cuthbertson left Scotland on a travel scholarship...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
CONTEMPORARY NEW Diptych Landscape Jungle Spanish Artist Carol Moreno 2025
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Carol Moreno Lara, artistic self-taught painter. Born in Barcelona. Proposal; Embellishes unique and personal spaces through artistic painting.
A feisty w...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
NYC Landscape Oil Painting Michael Budden Macy's Parade Series Sponge Bob
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Macy's Parade, Sponge Bob
Part of a series of 11 paintings, some sold.
An oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases images from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Cat Painting "Cat with Butterfly in a Meadow" Arthur Heyer 1872-1931
By Arthur Heyer
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Cat Painting "Cat with Butterfly in a Meadow"
Arthur Heyer 1872-1931
Oil on canvas
Signed lower right "Heyer A."
25 1/2 x 21 (29 1/4 x 3...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Vintage Catch" by Irene Georgopoulou, Pastel, Baseball Glove Still Life
Located in Denver, CO
Irene Georgopoulou's "Vintage Catch" (2024) is an original soft pastels on paper artwork, measuring 8.50 x 11.50 inches. Part of her solo exhibition "Nostalgic Treasures: A Journey Through Time," this intricate still life features a lovingly detailed vintage baseball glove...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - The Sky of Children
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Beijing in China. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Pain...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Golden Eagle of Scottish Highlands - Scottish art bird landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stunning Scottish oil painting is by noted landscape artist Douglas Falconer. Painted circa 1960 the composition is of a seated golden eagle in a mountainous highland landscape....
Category
1960s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Blue Cowboy" (2010) By Duke Beardsley, Original Western Still-Life Serigraph
Located in Denver, CO
"Blue Cowboy" is an original American Western Realist serigraph, depicting a cowboy mid-jump on his horse, done in an entirely blue color palette.
Artist Biography:
Sixth generatio...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
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.