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
Cliff Side Dining; Above Canon Acres, Laguna Beach
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist.
FRAMED: 20.375" x 32.25" x 1.5" UNFRAMED: 12" x 24"
Artist Statement
"Each year, Laguna Beach utilizes goats for brush...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Tulips in red and yellow in Red Vase -21st Century Realistic Flower Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Joran van der Haar
Red vases with Tulips
120 x 120 cm ( framed 130 x 130 cm, frame is included in price)
oil on canvas
The realistic painted "17th century style' bouquets by Joran van der Haar, are always an eye-catcher in our gallery.
The colorful bouquets look natural but have a long history of months of meticulous and layered work. It is sometimes difficult to predict when Joran's work can withstand its own "test of criticism". In addition, the layered work with oil paint sometimes also ensures long drying times. Shortening this is undesirable.
In 2014 the artist started experimenting and painting with oil paint, flowers and insects soon turned out to be his preference. Again, this was a source of inspiration.
The artist about his work:
‘In the Rijksmuseum and Mauritshuis I found the still lifes of Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Jan van Huysum and Ambrosius Bosschaert...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
MIRANDO AL MAR
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
European Cityscape #5
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "European Cityscape" c. 1990 is an oil painting on hard board by Argentinian artist Henry D. Ramirez. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The hard board...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sea. The waves., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Impressionist scene with a day regatta. Stunning waves, luminous qualities of the ocean and stunning sky above your head, cause a feeling of love and gratitude to nature. While trave...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Day Like This One
By Nick Patten
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original oil on panel
2011
Signed N. Patten, verso
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ballerina, Original Figurative Oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2023
Style: Impressionism,
Title: Ballerina,
Size: 31.5 x 39 x...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Silver Ripples - seascape original summer original art vista panoramic landscape
Located in London, Chelsea
Contemporary artist Lenny Cornforth paints a vibrant seascape scene that joyfully conveys a summers day at the beach. Presenting an aerial perspective of a beach setting, this piece ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Silver
Night City Lights
By Ivan Vityuk
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Ivan Vityuk studied at the Repin Academy, one of the worlds greatest classical academies of fine art. He has captured his life in paint, making work that is enchanting and relatable...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
MIKONOS
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
COSTA BRAVA
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
One Size Fits All, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By David Sipko
Located in Yardley, PA
This is a small still life done in my studio from life. I like to pay a little homage to the everyday things in our lives that often times get overlooked when in fact they are a nec...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Realistic Still Life Painting, "Orange Peel — The Absence is Apeeling" 2019
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original painting by southern California artist, Wilbur Hawk. Its dimensions are 36" x 46" x 1.5" (HxWxD). It is acrylic on canvas,...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Camellia - original realism still life oil painting modern floral study artwork
By Martha Nairn
Located in London, Chelsea
The original realism painting by Martha Nairn is framed and ready to be displayed.
Martha Nairn was born in rural Pennsylvania in 1955, where her family lived until, they moved to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Arroyo Vista; Trabuco Creek, Orange County
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
FRAMED:18" x 21.25" x 1.875" UNFRAMED: 11" x 14"
Artist Statement
"This beautiful open space in South Orange County...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Aerial Dramatics XXIV, Oil Painting
By Mandy Main
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Mandy Main presents an uplifting, light-filled landscape of vast green fields and limitless skies. The breathtaking vista combines old-world realism with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dolly Parton Realism, Acrylic w/Resin Gallery Wrap, Country Western
By June Arthur
Located in Houston, TX
June Arthur is a Scottish artist based in Houston Texas . She studied fine art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee, Scotland .June Arthur lived twenty years in Rio de Janeiro surrounded by the colour and vibrancy of Brazilian life .Finding delight and inspiration in its tropical topography.
Dolly Parton is painted in the style of Realism. Dolly Parton is painted in bright and bold colors found in the country of Brazil. Dolly Parton is gallery wrapped so there is no need for a frame. June Arthur has painted a series of country western singers...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Z, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Nadia NL
Located in Yardley, PA
Large Acrylic Painting Title: Zebra Fantasy Medium: Acrylic and gesso Support: Strathmore watercolor paper 140 lb (300 g/m2) Size : 18?x 24? (45.72 cm x 61 cm ) Painting is sig...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Schiedam on the Scheldt, Holland Oil on canvas, 49.5x75 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Schiedam on the Scheldt, Holland
Oil on canvas, 49,5x75 cm
This artwork presents an old landscape scene that captures the essence of Schiedam, a town located on the banks of the Scheldt River in Holland. The composition includes depictions of people, the river, and sailboats, reflecting the bustling activity and maritime culture of the area.
William Raymond Dommersen (1850-1927)
also Dommersheusen and Dommersheuzen, (London, Stratford West Ham...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
DESERT, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The Diver searching for water to dive in fails to find it in abundance, the landscape is limited to a bucket with water . This is a metaphor to what the planet is suffering from dec...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid-Century Landscape, by Francis Kughler, Oil on Panel Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This Mid-century Oil on Panel Landscape by Francis Kughler measures 28 1/2" x 40 x 1 1/2", and features a gold-colored wood frame. A hilly landscape of trees rendered in fall colors ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
BLANES
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Diver No 1 - green, purple, portrait, male, abstract figurative, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A diver caught as he’s jumping into the water is the dynamic subject of this new portrait by Daniel Hughes. The Canadian artist is known for his stunning, realistic paintings. In this piece the image of a man in swimming trunks...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
REMENDANDO
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
REGOGIENDO LAS BARCAS
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Interior scene Oil on canvas, 40.5x67 cm
By Allesandro Sani
Located in Riga, LV
Interior scene
Oil on canvas, 40,5x67 cm
"Interior Scene" is an oil painting on canvas that depicts a late 19th-century kitchen setting. Through its portrayal of the interior space, figures, and attention to detail, the artwork offers viewers a glimpse into domestic life during that time period, capturing the essence and atmosphere of a bygone era.
Alessandro Sani...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wethers Field Pond
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1972
Edward Minoff Graduated with honors from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Throughout his high school and college years he studied painting and sculpture at the Art Students League of New York, The National Academy School of Design, and later at Vassar College. He has also copied works at the Louvre, Prado, and the Metropolitan Museum, where he subsequently taught a class in copying master works. After co-founding the animation house, AMPnyc, he began to study at the Water Street Atelier (now known as the Grand Street...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Birds' Eye View, Painting, Oil on Other
Located in Yardley, PA
A curated collection of a variety of eye-catching birds' eggs. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready t...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
CADAQUES
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
BALCÓN AL MEDITTERRANEO
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nantucket Schooner
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1958
Louis was born in Omaha, NE in 1958. At the age of nine he began painting in oil, and at 14, he began studying painting, drawing, and art theory under Stanley Step...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
COSTA BRAVA
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
A Kettle's Muse, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Grace Diehl
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was created with oil paints on a 11"x14" stretched linen canvas and showcases the charm and warmth of a kitchen in Hilton Head Island. The addition of the my reflection...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Classic contemporary lemons still life by Italian fine artist
Located in Milan, IT
Gianluca Corona is a still-life and portraiture contemporary Italian painter who looks for the inner truth of what he paints. His beautiful fruits, flowers, vegetables, and food subj...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
CADAQUES
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
MARBELLA
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Purple Beauty, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This is the Lady Bird's Centaury wildflower native to Texas and a few other states. Take it home! The sides of this canvas were painted so it can hang without frame, but it may also...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Late Afternoon, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Charles Choi
Located in Yardley, PA
A study of flower under the sun :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: S...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
PATIO DE VIELHA
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
MARINA
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Small Circular Magic Realism Marine Painting, "Sassy Scorpionfish" 2010—
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original painting by southern California artist, Margaret Chiaro. Its dimensions are 10" x 10" x 0.5" (HxWxD). It is oil on wood panel, it is already framed. ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Croton Falls
By Thelma Appel
Located in New York, NY
Thelma Appel
Croton Falls, 1987
Acrylic on Paper on Board
Signed, titled and dated by the artist on the back
Frame Included
Thelma Appel is a renowned abstract and representational p...
Category
1980s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board, Paper
Bach, "A Little Help from My Friends", Realistic Osprey Bird Nest Landscape
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "A Little Help from My Friends", is a 10x18 acrylic painting on board by artist Del Bourree Bach featuring a closeup of a nesting bird atop a telephone pole. A sunset glo...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Shaggy Bison, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This animal painting depicts a buffalo or bison having a drink. I was inspired to paint this piece after viewing a documentary about Yellowstone national park and the wild animals wh...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Avocados, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original oil on canvas is ready to hang! (no frame, sides are painted for gallery wrap look, it comes with wire in the back for hanging). If you live outside of the United States,...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
ROSAS
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
COSIENDO REDES
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
MARBELLA
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ESPERANDO LA PESCA
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ATARDECER EN COSTA BRAVA
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
PORT DE LA SELVA
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fishing boats 1974, oil on canvas, 57x68 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Fishing boats
1974, oil on canvas, 57x68 cm
"Fishing Boats" presents a peaceful and realistic portrayal of a fishing scene at sea. The combination of the fishing men, nets, boats, seagulls, and calm sea creates a narrative of human connection with nature, as the fishermen work in harmony with the elements to sustain their livelihood. The sky is populated with seagulls, adding a touch of movement and life to the scene. The painting invites viewers to appreciate the beauty and simplicity of a traditional fishing lifestyle and the serenity of the maritime environment.
Stanislavs Kreics...
Category
1970s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dreaming of Palm Trees, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist John Jaster shares a relaxing summer scene of blue skies over a turquoise sea lapping onto a white sandy beach. Two empty red chairs await to be filled. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
French Genre scene Little joys in a military hospital 19th century Oil painting
By Paul (Louis Narcisse) Grolleron
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signature lower left: Paul Louis Narcisse Grolleron (1848 - 1901). The French painter and illustrator, Paul Grolleron, remains best known for his many well-observed images of the Fra...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Young Woman Walking On The Beach Large Painting
By Felix Mas
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Young Woman Walking On The Beach Large Painting
Artist signed and titled.
Artist signed, dated and titled, floater white-gold frame.
Ethereal oil on canvas...
Category
1980s Realist Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Hockey, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A dynamic picture of sports. Two skaters from different teams glide quickly across the ice in a fight for the puck. Red, white, blue paints are expressively applied to linen with a s...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
SMALL RARE OIL PAINTING ANTIQUE BIRD STUDY 19th Century Fine Quality Piece GGF
Located in Ferndown, GB
SMALL RARE OIL PAINTING Antique 19th Century Fine Quality Piece GGF
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING BRITISH SCHOOL 19th Century in a Gold Frame
Descrip...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shadow, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Charles Choi
Located in Yardley, PA
a study of tree shadow :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signature ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
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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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