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
Seven Vintage Cameras
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- Stott’s work is almost object portraiture, applying traditional still life compositions and lighting but ventures beyond time honor...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gothica, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Jo Beer
Located in Yardley, PA
I love painting unusual, alternative, unconventional people. They are generally creative people...upcycled clothes, meticulous make up, little quirky added extras. This goth is a tal...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Summer Garden Study VI by Dylan Lloyd, Botanical art, original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Summer Garden Study VI by Dylan Lloyd [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Oil on Linen Board
Image size: H:30 cm x W:20 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:20 c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Flash - oil on canvas painting - by Blend Cota
By Blend Cota
Located in Montreal, Quebec
During my travels across North America to various comic cons, I heard a common question from fans, “When are you going to paint The Flash?” It never failed; ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Side Lit Butterscotch, candy. Super realistic Still life
Located in Brooklyn, NY
I love painting the colors in butterscotch and the reflections and transparency of their cellophane wrappers The side lighting enhances the colors and the transmitted color of the ye...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Leeks and Onions, realistic, food imagery and glass, green and earth tones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by our local produce. The subtle colors of the leeks and the textures of the onion skins prompted me to paint this. The glass bowl is there for contrast. Something man-made ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Candle Stick Telephone
Located in Fairfield, CT
Chris Stott is part of a new generation of representational painters pushing the genre forward in fantastic ways. At first glance, Stott’s paintings are elegantly refined compositio...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
Chateau Chalon 1993 - rustic, vivid detail, realist, still-life oil on canvas
By Ciba Karisik
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Classically trained, this painter is capable of rendering humble objects in extraordinary and riveting detail. This realistic portrait of a wine bottle aged to perfection. Cha^teau-C...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
Est...
Category
1860s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spider on the Ceiling, original contemporary figurative landscape of kittens
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
The kittens are mesmerized by a little black something jumping and bouncing around, unsure whether to snuggle with another kitten or stand proud and brave, alone! Well, that spider on the ceiling finally revealed itself and was decidedly out numbered! Despite their quest to conquer the agile beast, these kittens couldn't be more loveable than as depicted in this original contemporary figurative landscape. A veritable study of five kittens by noted professional portrait artist Joseph Sundwall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Field 1967, paper/watercolor, 20.5x29.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Field
1967, paper/watercolor, 20.5x29.5 cm
Herberts Mangolds (1901-1978)
Graphic, army officer.
In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery Cadet School of Latvian and many military co...
Category
1960s Realist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Scaffolder #1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Hard-edge realism. Scaffolder in silhouette against a sunset. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
St. Barth, Beach Seascape with Boulders
By Fabio Aguzzi
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Realism
Subject: Landscape
Medium: Oil
Surface: Canvas
Country: Italy
Dimensions: 47" x 31.5"
Dimensions w/Frame: 48.25" x 32.5"
As part of his St. Barth series, Aguzzi deliv...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer Landscape With Cattle by British Artist Sidney Pike, Oil on Canvas
By Sidney Pike
Located in Stockholm, SE
A wonderful painting by British artist Sidney Pike (1846-1907).
Pike is best known for his depictions of the English countryside, and he attended many time...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beth Parcell, "Cautious", 8x10 Dog and Cat Winter Barn Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This animal portrait, "Cautious", is an 8x10 oil painting on canvas featuring a Golden Retriever dog and black cat in front of a barn door. Snow ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Saint Mark's Basilica Interior Oil Painting
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Saint Mark's Basilica Venice Oil Painting
Signed, lower left dated, titled verso.
Romanesque Bizantine Basilica.
canvas 35"x45" framed 46.5 x56.5.
Frank LeB...
Category
1910s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
View of St. Pauls from the Shard, Vibrant Cityscape of London, Evening Skyline
Located in Deddington, GB
This painting is a view of St. Paul’s cathedral from The Shard. I love how this composition incorporates many bridges and St. Paul’s Cathedral at night.
Discover more original artwork by Lesley Anne...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Sizzle by Ali Mourabet, Contemporary art, Original art, Figurative art
By Ali Mourabet
Located in Deddington, GB
Sizzle [2020]
original and hand signed by the artist
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:80 cm x W:80 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:80 cm x W:80 cm x D:2.5cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
A bird's eye view of sunbathers on the beach with matching multi-coloured parasols
Ali Mourabet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Landscape 1967, paper/watercolor, 23x43.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Landscape
1967, paper/watercolor, 23x43.5 cm
Herberts Mangolds (1901-1978)
Graphic, army officer.
In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery Cadet School of Latvian and many military ...
Category
1960s Realist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Harvesting, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower right and dated 1950.
Category
1950s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Verena Tikified, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Jo Beer
Located in Yardley, PA
Everything about Verena is 'Tiki'. When not in uniform as a re enactment WASP ( womens' Airforce service pilot) she is tikified. I love the details here... hibiscus dress, flower in hair, bamboo...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled (Couple with Seascape)
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Peter Stevens (1920-2001) is an American painter, known for Illustrating magazines. He worked for slick magazines, such as The American Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Family Circle, Liberty, McCall's, Redbook, and The Saturday Evening Post.
By 1961 the trend in magazine design was turning away from classic illustration, just as his portrait commissions were growing more successful. He was represented by Portraits Incorporated of New York City with a steady stream of significant clients. He painted the portraits of several speakers of the Rhode Island House of Representatives...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Board
"Ruach I" Charcoal Painting
By Robin Cole
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's (US based) "Ruach I" is an original, handmade charcoal painting that depicts a grey monochrome pattern of clouds.
Nature and those that inhabit it—our human selves inc...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
"Rage" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Diego Glazer's "Rage" is an original, handmade oil painting that is framed and ready to hang. The framed measurements are 13.25 in H x 17 in W.
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Antique American School Trompe L'Oeil Astrology/Astronomy Still Life Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing quality early 20th century trompe l'oeil oil painting. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed. Image size, 25L x 24H.
Category
1930s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionistic Sunrise Seascape Oil Painting by Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Sunrise Seascape
oil/canvas
9 x 12 image
Sunrise Seascape is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful beach scene cre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionist Portrait Painting, "Savior of the World"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil and 23k gold leaf painting by San Diego artist, Duke Windsor. Its dimensions are 22"x26". It is framed. A certificate...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
World of instincts #3, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The original oil painting "World of instincts #3" belongs to the "world of instincts" series. The painting depicts sharks against the background of the bottomless blue of the water. ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
First rays of the sun, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil painting landscape with a lake, painted in the style of impressionism art, realism art, expressionism art. The incredible beauty of lakes and rivers inspired the artist to create...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of "At Ease" by Emin Abbasov (b. 1950, Azerbaijan)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Native American "Portrait of a Jolly Man"
Emin Abbasov (b. 1950, Azerbaijan)
Oil on cardboard, signed
5 7/8 x 3 3/4 (17 x 15 frame) inches
Emin Abbasov ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
The Crossing, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Based on a drive-by photo, a young woman crosses a street in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, among the universities, holding one bag while checking the other. :: Painting :: ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Girl In Red
Located in Milford, NH
A fine watercolor portrait of a girl with a red wide brim hat and dress by American artist Lee Lufkin Kaula (1865-1957). Kaula was born in Erie, PA ...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Interior with portrait of a painter" Homage to J.S. Sargent Oil cm. 40 x 70
By Luisa Albert
Located in Torino, IT
Interior ,Yellow,Italian living room,
Luisa Albert was born in Turin, Italy where she currently lives and works.
In 1989 she enrolled at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan and around that time she began working for publishing houses as an illustrator.
In 1992 she graduated with a degree in Illustration.
She began to study painting with Ottavio Mazzonis...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
Oil, Canvas
Realistic Floral Oil Painting, "I Am Yours, You Are Mine"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil on canvas painting by southern California artist, Bronle Crosby. Its dimensions are 24" x 30" x 1.5". It is unframed. A certificate of authentici...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dutch Winter landscape with children playing on the ice by Per Wickenberg, 1839
Located in Stockholm, SE
Per Wickenberg was a Swedish artist active in the early 19th century.
He was only 34 when he died of tuberculosis; thankfully for the art history - at that point, he had practised the art of painting for more than 20 years.
After his art studies at the Royal Academy of Art in Stockholm, he left Stockholm and travelled to Paris in 1837.
In Paris, he finally received the well-deserved success for his landscapes; he won golden medals at the Salon de Paris both in 1838 for his painting "Nordiskt vinterlandskap" and in 1839 for a painting called "Vinterfiske".
Per received a travel scholarship from Sweden and used that money for trips to Belgium and the Netherlands.
Our painting is from that time, the time after his success in Paris, and in this magnificent painting, we see his talent in capturing the cold winter mood with meticulous care of details.
Notice how nicely painted the children are on the ice, the sledge filled with hay to provide comfort and insulation against the cold.
In the background, we can see an ice skater, a detail that gives the painting depth and three-dimensionality.
This is a wonderful painting by a talented artist - who devoted almost his entire life to the art of painting.
Artist: Per (Pehr) Wickenberg (1812-1846) Swedish
Title: Dutch Winter landscape with children...
Category
1830s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionistic Moonlight Seascape Oil Painting with jetty by Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Magical Moonlight
oil/canvas
8 x 10 image
Magical Moonlight is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful beach scene c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beth Parcell, "Peaceful Evening", 16x20 Equine Horse Farm Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This vibrant piece, "Peaceful Evening", is a 16x20 equine oil painting on canvas featuring three brown horses and one white horse grazing together in a lush green pasture. The distan...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Winter 1969, paper/watercolor, 29x40.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Winter
1969, paper/watercolor, 29x40.5 cm
Herberts Mangolds (1901-1978)
Graphic, army officer.
In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery Cadet School of Latvian and many military cou...
Category
1960s Realist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Skull, Portrait, Realism, Oil Painting, Texas Artist, Sawyer Yards
Located in Houston, TX
"Skull" 7 x 5 Framed 12 x 10
Skull:
Small oil on canvas panel of my own backyard, with hint of West Texas. Why are we interested in skulls? Does it br...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Raquel Welch Oil on Canvas by Christina Major
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Quotes within painting:
"I'm optimistic about whatever is going to happen. We all have a childhood
dream that when there is love, everything goes like silk, but the reality is
that m...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nirvana²
Located in Spetses, GR
Medium sized portrait by Katerina Hatzi. A smiling lady blows a big air bubble, diving underwater into the calmness of the sea bottom.
New artwork,ready to hang!
Artist's quote:
«...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
The Bridge, August Trumper, Altona 1874 – 1956 Oberhausen, German Painter
Located in Bruges, BE
This work is offered in ready to hang gallery condition, having been professionally revised.
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Picnic, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Abstract landscape: a man in silhouette taking a picnic on a formal lawn :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Desert Song #2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Hard edge realism. Moon over a desert landscape :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
A Dream of Venice, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Hard-edge realism. Stone staircase in moonlight. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes ::...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Arch of Fire, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Hard edge realism. Man in silhouette dancing in a stone arch. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Snake Arch, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Hard-edge realism. Woman in silhouette against a rocky arch that resembles a snake. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Columbus Refuses a Plea to Turn Back
By Tom Lovell
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Tom Lovell (1909–1997) called himself "a storyteller with a brush," a description appropriate for an artist who spent over five decades capturing the sweep o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Oil, Board, Illustration Board
Antique American Original oil painting terrier puppies interior Gold frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Charming original antique American painting of terrier puppies posed in a barn in front of straw and a basket.
Framed 13x18
Unframed 11x16
Category
19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Scale Maritime Painting -- Three Masted Braque in Rough Seas
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning large scale painting of an early 20th century Braque sailing ship named "Medusa" by Charles Miller (American, 19th/20th Century), 1926. Signed and dated lower left corner. C...
Category
1920s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
" Iceland , Dettifoss waterfall" Oil cm. 100 x 45 2006
By Luisa Albert
Located in Torino, IT
Iceland ,Dettifoss ,waterfall,Landscape
Luisa Albert was born in Turin, Italy where she currently lives and works.
In 1989 she enrolled at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan and around that time she began working for publishing houses as an illustrator.
In 1992 she graduated with a degree in Illustration.
She began to study painting with Ottavio Mazzonis...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cabane 5 Landscape Pyrenees original realist watercolor painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Landscape Pyrenees original realist watercolor painting
Original work on paper by the Spanish artist CABANE
Joaquin Cabene. 1922/1993
Painter and watercolorist, Joaquim Cabané traveled in search of inspiration different points of the Spanish and Italian geography, capturing luminous views of the Catalan and Majorcan coasts, urban landscapes of Venice...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Bondage-Medusa, male figure, classical architecture details mythical realism
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mythical realism, grey tones, semi- nude male, homo-erotic figure
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Jetty 4 Study
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery. Margery Gosnell-Qua received an MFA in Painting and an MS in Art History from Pratt Institute in 1996, where she traveled to Italy to study Pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Untitled, " Oil Painting
By Rebecca Venn
Located in Denver, CO
Rebecca Venn's (US based) "Untitled" is an original, handmade graphite drawing on paper that depicts a nude model laying on their stomach.
This is a sec...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Graphite
"Crisp No. 2" small contemporary hyperrealist oil painting of ocean on beach
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Crisp No. 2" is a small contemporary hyperrealist oil painting of ocean on beach. Minoff masterfully depicts the textures of the Atlantic in this realist portrait of the sea.
Artist Bio:
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
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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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