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
Landscape Oil Paintingby Michael Budden Spring Farm Thru Trees
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Colors Of Spring
Oil/Panel
11 x 14 image unframed. 16.5 x 19.5 framed
Colors Of Spring is a plein air painting of a mill done on location near my studio. I was intrigued by the compl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Hampden House
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --Much of Bennett Vadnais’ subject matter comes from his surroundings in Manhattan and Brooklyn. With a strong background in plein air ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Clouds Came In
Located in Dallas, TX
Eleanor Jones Harvey, Chief Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, writes about Bob Stuth-Wade:
“Over the course of his career, Bob Stuth-Wade has examined his responses to life through landscape, still life, portraiture, and abstraction. Restlessly creative, he has explored these varied genres with equal concentration…..”
Bob Stuth-Wade’s method of painting is uniquely his own, having taught himself technique; his only formal training was as a teenager with Dallas artist Perry Nichols...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
New York City Painting Winter Snow Brooklyn Bridge by Michael Budden Ferry Boat
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Brooklyn Bridge Winter
oil/panel
12 x 16 image
Brooklyn Bridge Winter is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden. It is a quiet scene of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Self-Portrait 1991. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
I am interested in portraits that reveal all the complexity and versatility of a person's spiritual appearance, when the inner content is revealed through the external.
Painting a po...
Category
1990s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"A Fragile Beauty, " Southwestern Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"A Fragile Beauty" by Lorenzo Chavez (US based) is a handmadeoil painting that depicts a country road leading to an adobe house bathed in warm afternoon light.
“A Fragile Beauty”. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
A comfy lurcher
Located in London, GB
Patrick Fergusson Millard (1902-1977)
A comfy lurcher, 1929
signed and dated 'PF Millard 29' (lower right)
oil on canvas
20 ⅛ x 24 ⅛ in. (51.1 x 61.3 cm.) 43.2 x 53.3 cm.)
with frame...
Category
1920s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Out Of The Way - original modern impressionism cityscape London painting-Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
David Wilson’s Out Of The Way captures a rainy evening in the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pastel Umbrellas-original impressionism seascape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
"Pastel Umbrellas" by Lenny Cornforth is a captivating origina...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Silver
Contemporary portrait "Full Moon"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork captivates with its blend of cultural and surreal elements. The central figure, a poised woman in a traditional East Asian kimono, radiates elegance through intricate fl...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Impressionistic Landscape Seascape Oil Painting by Michael Budden Late Light
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Late Light is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a unique composition of late afternoon light over the water created in an ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Echoes of the Unseen Road
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork captures a solitary figure standing beside a sleek, vintage black car against a muted, ethereal background. The figure, viewed from behi...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'Scottish Landscape Scene, ' by E.J., Watercolor Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This one-of-a-kind watercolor landscape painting was created in 1910 by artist E.J. The artist perfectly captures the tranquility of the scene, featuring a palette of pastel colors, ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
MARISA MALLOL Still Life Martini Glass Olive Lime FEMALE SPANISH ARTIST Realism
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Marisa Mallol was born in Alcoy, Alicante, Spain in 1942. At the age of thirteen, Mallol began her first studies of painting at La Escuela de Artes y Oficios in Alcoy. After completi...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Baldacci Bakery, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This is an Italian bakery or Boulangerie and Patisserie that I saw recently while on vacation in Rome. The bread was amazing but the cakes were even better. This storefront painting ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Spring Arrives in Hollister, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A stretch of yellow mustard fields contrasts beautifully with the bright blue sky. Fluffy clouds drift overhead, adding depth and movement to the scene. The pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Candy’s" – Oil on Wood Panel, Contemporary Realist Street Scene
By Brad Davis
Located in Denver, CO
Brad Davis's "Candy’s" is an oil on wood panel painting measuring 20 x 20 inches, with an overall framed dimension of 22 x 22 inches. This contemporary realist piece captures an evoc...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"8th and Watts" – Oil Painting of Abandoned Car in Industrial Garage
By Brad Davis
Located in Denver, CO
Brad Davis’s *8th and Watts* (2025) is an original oil painting on wood panel that measures 24 x 36 inches, housed in a 26 x 38 inch frame. This detailed and atmospheric composition ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Landscape With Blue Mountains by Albert Liedbeck, Oil on Canvas, Free Shipping
By Albert Liedbeck
Located in Stockholm, SE
Albert Liedbeck (1881 - 1955) Sweden
Landscape With Blue Mountains
oil on canvas
canvas dimensions 22.04 x 30.70 inches (56 x 78 cm)
frame 24.40 x 31.67 inches (62 x 83 cm)
signed ...
Category
1920s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Be Still - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Acrylic, Young Girl
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Times Square at Night, Empire and Loews signed Oil & acrylic painting on canvas
By Richard Haas
Located in New York, NY
Richard Haas is the world's foremost architectural muralist. He was profile by CBS News Sunday Morning Arts program with Jane Pauley
Richard Haas
Times Square at Night (Empire and Lo...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Blue Fish Cove, Point Lobos
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Frame: 18.5" x 15.5" x 1"; Unframed: 14" x 11"
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
"Happy Place" (2024) Original Oil Painting, Warm Beach Scene
Located in Denver, CO
"Happy Place" by Kirsten Savage, an original handmade oil painting. Created in 2025, this artwork measures 20 x 30 inches with framed dimensions of 21 x 31 inches. The painting beaut...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Way It Was - original modern impressionism cityscape London painting-Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
In The Way It Was, David Wilson masterfully captures the time...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cabane boats Landscape . figurative. lake.mountains. blue
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
cabane. Landscape . figurative.
Original watercolor by the Spanish artist
Joaquin Cabane. 1922/1993
Painter and watercolorist, Joaquim Cabané traveled in search of inspiration diff...
Category
1990s Realist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"The Splitting of Silence" (2025) Original Oil Painting, Blue Skyscape
Located in Denver, CO
"The Splitting of Silence" by Kirsten Savage, an original handmade oil painting. Created in 2025, this artwork measures 24 x 48 inches with framed dimensions of 30 x 54 inches. The p...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Cabane Puerto Landscape . figurative. lake.mountains. blue
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
cabane. Landscape . figurative.
Original watercolor by the Spanish artist
Joaquin Cabane. 1922/1993
Painter and watercolorist, Joaquim Cabané traveled in search of inspiration diff...
Category
1990s Realist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Walking on By-original impressionism NYC Cityscape painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
Embark on a visual journey through the bustling cityscape wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Coastal Patrol - original surrealist impressionism painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
Andrew Bennett’s Coastal Patrol is a strikingly surreal compos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Art Of the Shoe, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By David Sipko
Located in Yardley, PA
A nice pair of heels will always get attention and I think a still life with them does just the same. I have put together a very large piece with some red shoes under reflective lig...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Baltic Coast 40x60 cm, canvas/oil, 2023
By Igor Maikov
Located in Riga, LV
Igor Maikov (1966)
Education:
1981 - 1984 The Art Academy of Latvia
1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School
Exhibitions:
1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia
...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Architect's Dream, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Antique Auto portrait found in collection of Heritage Museum, Sandwich MA :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authe...
Category
1990s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pupukea Foodland
Located in Oslo, NO
This painting was created on the island of Oahu, right by the iconic Foodland - the only grocery store on the entire North Shore. Everyone who’s ever been here knows this spot - peop...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Secret Passage" - Original Oil Seascape by Adam Hall, Dynamic Wave Art
By Adam Hall
Located in Denver, CO
"Secret Passage" by Adam Hall, a 2023 oil on panel painting, measures 24 x 24 inches with a sophisticated frame extending to 31 x 31 inches. This artwork captivates with its portraya...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait of a Girl, 1887 by Danish Realist Painter Peder Mørk Mønsted
Located in Stockholm, SE
This painting titled "Portrait of a Girl" by the Danish realist painter Peder Mørk Mønsted captures an enigmatic young woman whose identity remains unknown. The girl, elegantly posed...
Category
1880s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
One Light oil painting on copper Style of Realism Florence Hope Candle
Located in Houston, TX
The Candle symbolizes that hope is always present. The Candle is an experimental paintings . It leaves a lot of the copper exposed, trying to see how much atmosphere can be created ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Copper
4. Advent
Located in Oslo, NO
This minimalistic still life painting captures the quiet anticipation of Advent through the gentle glow of a single burning candle on an Advent wreath. The evergreen wreath, adorned ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Avila, Oil Painting
By Jesse Aldana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Soft light illuminates a foggy bay as the sun rises over California's central coast. Gentle ripples in the water reflect the pastel sky, while anchored boats ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"A coastal landscape with figures and ruins"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
"A Coastal Landscape with Figures and Ruins"
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions (Framed): 75 x 100 cm
Dimensions (Canvas): 48 x 74 cm
No signatured
This striking 18th-century oil paint...
Category
18th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Jay Floral, Contemporary Wildlife print with Remarque d hand painted mat
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
A limited edition offset print by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a blue jay in his natural environment around morning glory flowers created in an imp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Offset
New York City Evening Theater Painting by Michael Budden Phantom of the Opera
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Mystical Phantom is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden. It is a "play" on "drama" that is unfolding as theater goers line up on a ra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Jose Mitjans Pico (1904-1991).
Portrait of a Young Woman
Oil on canvas 20 x 16 in, 27 x 23 in (framed).
Signed right margin.
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The desert"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
"Here is a contemporary view of the millennial shrine of St. Sophia of Kyiv, the cradle of Ukrainian spirituality and statehood. This chamber study was born under the artist's brush ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Poppy Dream, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Pink and red poppies sway against a bright blue sky dotted with fluffy white clouds. The buds and deep green stems highlight the vibrancy of the petals. The sce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Eduardo León Garrido, "An Elegant Dance", 19th C. Oil on Mahogany Wood Panel
Located in Madrid, ES
EDUARDO LEÓN GARRIDO
Spanish, 1856- 1949
AN ELEGANT DANCE
signed "E. L Garrido" (lower right)
oil on mahogany wood panel
25-1/8 x 32 inches (63.5 x 81 cm.)
framed: 31 x 38 inches (78.5 x 96 cm.)
PROVENANCE
Private Spanish Collector
Eduardo León Garrido (Madrid, 1856 - Caen, 1949) was a Spanish painter. He began his training at the Higher School of Painting in Madrid and as a disciple in Vicente...
Category
1890s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
White Cherries, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Three juicy cherries line up on a table, with the light enhancing their luminous and vibrant color. The sharp and detailed rendition of the fruit imparts a re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bottles Patterns in Swimming Pool, Blue & White Kitchenware, Modern Still Life
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Bottles in Swimming Pool II" is a contemporary still-life monotype cyanotype portraying a kitchen scene. This is a unique piece made by layering paper cutouts and different exposure...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Monotype, Archival Paper, Watercolor
The Pursuit
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
One of a kind, original oil and gold leaf painting on canvas by Sarah Woods.
Signed lower left.
Framed Dimensions: 25.75 X 13.75
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tranquil River Scene in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Tranquil River Scene in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, entitled Calm Waters
Art measures 28 x 20 inches
Frame measures 36 x 28 inches
Unique Original
Si...
Category
1990s Realist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Board
Sunset in the forest oil paint on canvas seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Born in Valencia but with German and Mediterranean roots, his artistic work has been focused on exhibitions around the idea of "landscape", within a formal pictorial and drawing po...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$523 Sale Price
53% Off
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
Portrait of a Soldier - British 19th century art military portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This interesting British Victorian military portrait is by artist C Marten. Painted in 1897 it is a three quarter length portrait of a soldier by a brick wall and window with bars. T...
Category
19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
$6,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary portrait "Вlack Leather Gloves"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This is a partial homage to David Hockney's art. In this painting, I explored the interplay of realism and symbolism through the figurative use of acrylic. The central figure, clad i...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
House by the Road
Located in Oslo, NO
This landscape depicts a secluded house nestled in the lush jungle near a small country road on Oahu, Hawaii.
Surrounded by tropical foliage - vines, pal, and trees - the house ble...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Milan Street" by Christopher Clark, Original Oil Painting, Italian Cityscape
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's "Milan Street" is an original, hand made oil and acrylic painting that depicts a night scene of a bustling cityscape in Italy.
Christopher has been an artist since early childhood, when he would watch Bob Ross on PBS and mimic the famed oil painter’s art with crayons. He considers himself a self-educated artist, with his studies ranging from personal training with contemporary masters, to classical academic art technique, with much inspiration from 19th Century art and the Impressionist Movement. Christopher lived in Italy for a time, immersing himself in Italian culture and art, which continues to influence his painting. His fan base has grown considerably since his return to the US, gaining the attention of Lucasfilm and Marvel Fine Art, which both signed him as an officially licensed artist in 2016. Other clients include George Lucas, Major League Baseball, Louisville Slugger, and Fender Guitars.
Christopher’s painting skills are not his only talent in the arts. He has won several national swing dance championship competitions, and also studies tango and blues dancing. He has played guitar since the age of 12, and during his time as lead guitarist for a rock band, he opened for Blue Oyster Cult and Eddie Money...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Honeybrook, PA Lancaster County
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful landscape by American artist, David Shevlino (b.1962). Oil on wood panel measures 14 x 15.5 inches. Signed and dated lower right. Signed, titled and dated en verso.
Category
1990s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$850 Sale Price
29% Off
She's Got Your Number, Mister (98-99 Series), Original Painting
By Mark Cudd
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A man stands still, his eyes hidden in the shadow of his hat. The lack of a visible gaze adds mystery to the scene. He is a visualization of someone whose voice...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"The Mooring of Scarlet, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Pamela Wilson's (US based) "The Mooring of Scarlet" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a pregnant model with a boat on top of her head.
This...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Autumn vibes still life green oil painting gold frame interior realistic light
Located in Zofingen, AG
This is one of my favorite artworks painted from nature. I like the wonderful light play in it.
Comes with aged gold frame, but can be sent without it too.
Painting are on str...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"September Tree Colors Near Pinyon Mesa" By David Grossmann, Original Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Grossman's (US based) "September Tree Colors near Pinyon Mesa" is an oil on linen panel created in 2025 depicting an abstracted Colorado landscape.
About the artist:
David G...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
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