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Realist Paintings

REALIST STYLE

Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world. 

Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history. 

By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.

Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.

Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.

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Style: Realist
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
ENOCH SEEMAN (circle of) PORTRAIT OF SIR FRANCIS SEYMOUR AS A BOY
By Enoch Seeman
Located in York, GB
ENOCH SEEMAN (circle of) PORTRAIT OF SIR FRANCIS SEYMOUR AS A BOY A very fine 18th century portrait of Sir Francis Seymour as a boy,oil on canvas housed in a gilt frame, circle of En...
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18th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

Genre Scene of Adultery by Unknown Old Master 17th centuries Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painted by an unknown old master in 17th – early 18th centuries. The artist in this painting raises the timeless theme of adultery, skillfully depicting the emotions of the character...
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1690s Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

LARGE OLD MASTER LATE 18th CENTURY CIRCLE of SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS OIL PAINTING
Located in Ferndown, GB
OLD MASTER LATE 18th /EARLY 19th CENTURY CIRCLE of SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS OIL PAINTING Fine OIL PAINTING Old Master 18th Century R.A artist in a ...
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18th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

OIL PAINTING FRENCH By ? Beautiful lady of Nobility in a Gold Neoclassical Frame
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING By ? Beautiful lady of Nobility in a Neoclassical Frame FINE Portrait OIL PAINTING Old Master Early 19th Century French artist ...
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18th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

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

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Oil

Rare Hand-Painted "Cabane Des Hold" - 1st Ed "Description de l’Univers" C. 1683
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare Hand Painted "Cabane Des Hold, Terres Artiques, Fig CII," 1st edition "Description de l’Univers, page 281 This rare image depicts the Willem Barentsz expedition of 1597 to Novaya Zemlya, Russia. The colorful, hand painted artwork shows the cabin and ship of the Dutch arctic expedition of Barentsz on Novaya Zemlya (Nova Zembla), with the party being attacked (and in some cases apparently eaten) by bears and wolves. Dutch explorer, Willem Barentsz, reached the west coast of Novaya Zemlya in 1594, and in a subsequent expedition of 1596 rounded the northern point and wintered on the northeast coast. Barentsz died during the expedition, and may have been buried on the northern island. This artwork is a page from a book by 17th century cartographer and engineer, Allain Manesson Mallet (French, 1630-1706), "Description de L'Univers, contenant les differents systêmes du monde, les cartes générals et particulières de la géographie ancienne et modern." Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683. Presented in an cream colored mat. Text on verso shown in images. Mat Size: 11.5"H x 9.07"W Paper Size: 8.25"H x 5.44"W Image Size: 5.63"H x 3.75"W Alain Manesson Mallet (French, 1630-1706) was a 17th century cartographer and military engineer. He started his career as a musketeer in the army of Louis XIV, became a Sergeant-Major in the artillery and an Inspector of Fortifications. He later served under Alfonso VI, King of Portugal...
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1680s Realist Paintings

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Ink, Paper, Gouache

OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING 18th CENTURY Scottish School FINE DETAIL GOLD GILT FRAME
Located in Ferndown, GB
DESCRIPTION OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING 18th CENTURY Scottish School FINE DETAIL GOLD GILT FRAME NEW COLLECTION Of RARE PIECES OF Scottish HISTORY Description ( Late 18th centur...
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18th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

18th Century Portrait, Major Alexander Brown in Military Uniform
By Sir David Wilkie
Located in Cotignac, FR
18th Century Military portrait of a young officer in Napoleonic period military dress. The painting is not signed but the subject is Major Alexander Brown. The work is oil on canvas later mounted on board and presented in a fine 'Regence style' carved gilt frame. There are labels to the back referring to the subject, 'Major Brown of Trinity' and a framers trade label from Edinburgh. A magnificent and imposing portrait of a young military officer in the prime of his life. His red uniform adorned with fine buttons, fringed epaulettes and high gilt collar. His ruddy complexion offset by his stylish hair, a quiff and swept forward to the sides as was the fashion at the time. Sir David Wilkie RA (18 November 1785 – 1 June 1841) was a Scottish painter, especially known for his portraits, including formal royal ones, and scenes from his travels to Europe and the Middle East. He painted successfully in a wide variety of genres, including historical scenes. His main base was in London, but he died and was buried at sea, off Gibraltar, returning from his first trip to the Middle East. He was sometimes known as the "people's painter". He was Principal Painter in Ordinary to King William IV and Queen Victoria. Apart from royal portraits, his best-known painting today is probably The Chelsea Pensioners Reading the Waterloo Dispatch of 1822 in Apsley House. Sir David Wilkie was actually admitted in 1799 (despite only being 14) through the influence of the Earl of Leven...
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Late 18th Century Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

The Mediterranean girl II
Located in Sempach, LU
In this oil painting, I've poured my soul into capturing the timeless grace of a moment steeped in sunlight and shadows. Her gaze, a silent conversation with the viewer, is filled wi...
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17th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

Capriccio Panoramic landscape Sea Bay at sunset 18th century Large oil painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
The events depicted in the painting take place possibly somewhere in the Middle East or North Africa. Painting takes us to the times of great explorations and sea voyages. In those days, the knowledge of something new and unknown was the cause of numerous discoveries and adventure. In the foreground we see the harsh conquistadors, who presumably play the role of guarding the trade caravan here, the figures depicted on the canvas are fussing and busy loading things onto camels. The buildings and towers of the coastal city are visible in the distance. Atmospheric mood is added by a beautiful sunset over the sea bay...
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18th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait of Teenager Student 18th Century Oil Painting by British Master
Located in Stockholm, SE
Portrait of boy aged 12-14 painted in late 18th century presumably by RA John Opie, 1761 – 1807 (or his studio, circle), English historical and portrait painter. He painted many grea...
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Late 18th Century Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Portrait of Languid Girl in Blue Camisole 18th century Italian Rococo Master
Located in Stockholm, SE
Attributed to Pietro Antonio Rotari (1707 - 1762), Italian painter of the Rococo era. His portraits, mostly of women, are renowned for being beautiful and realistic. The details and ...
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Mid-18th Century Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Ship Leaving the Bay at Sunrise French Seascape 18th century Rococo Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Attributed Charles François Grenier de Lacroix or Charles - François Lacroix de Marseille (1700 - 1782) as signed lower left on the stone “Lacroix”. The scene of the departure of nobles on a ship, somewhere among the Mediterranean landscapes at sunrise. Lacroix's sense of color and attention to detail are particularly impressive: the sea is calm, the sun is rising and as a soft pink hue begins to emerge in the clouds, the morning haze has not yet cleared and the air is clear and clean, large ship...
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Late 18th Century Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

British landscape Dialogue at lunchtime 18th century Oil painting on wood
By Julius Caesar ibbetson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed lower right - Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759 – 1817). The majority of Ibbetson’s Lakeland scenes were painted to order after he had moved away to Yorkshire, and therefore lack the immediacy of the present canvas. This work is painted, with his own, inimitably pleasing style. Antique oil painting on wood panel...
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Late 18th Century Realist Paintings

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Wood, Oil

The Dance Large Antique Orientalist Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed, 19th Century
Located in Jacksonville, FL
The Painting is Signed Description: Fabbio Fabbi (1861-1946) was an Italian painter renowned for his Orientalist artworks and his ability to capture the beauty and allure of Eastern...
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Late 18th Century Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“At The Oasis" 19th Century Antique Landscape orientalist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Provenance: Private Collection, Naples Fl, to Andrew Ford Collection, Sarasota, Fl. 2018 Description: Georges Washington was born out of wedlock and held a...
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18th Century Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

German Baroque landscape Settlement near lake 18th century Oil painting Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed lower right for Johann Christian Vollerdt (1708 - 1769). The beauty of baroque scenery is visible in painting, an excellent perspective with striking effects of chiaroscuro. This distinguishes the work of German painters of the 18th century. In their paintings, they exaggerate nature a bit and go visually beyond the borders of the canvas. With the exception of one drawing (“River landscape in the Dutch style”), only paintings by Vollerdt are known at the moment, exclusively miniature river landscapes, which were very popular at the time. His earliest surviving works date from 1738, the latest from 1769. Oil painting on canvas, framed. Size app.: 34.5 x 43.2 cm (roughly 13.6 x 17 in) and nice original frame ca 46.5 by 55.5 cm (roughly 18.3 x 22 in). Very Good condition, usage age wear losses on the edges mostly; restorations, retouches; edge of canvas relined. Please study good resolution images for overall cosmetic condition. In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 2,05 kg is going to measure some 4 kg volume weight packed for shipment. Vollerdt initially received training in the private school of the copper engraver Paul Christian Zinck in Leipzig. After 1738 he began his apprenticeship with Johann Alexander Thiele in Dresden. Initially, he worked as a supraport painter. So he is probably the author of the 31 over-portals and panneaus in Oberlichtenau Castle, which Heinrich Graf von Brühl acquired in 1744, of which, however, only those in the garden hall have survived. From 1758 to 1769 V. painted a multitude of such landscapes, often pairs of pictures...
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18th Century Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Animal scene Duck hunting with dogs 18th century Swedish Master by Philip Korn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Monogrammed lower left: Johan Philip Korn (1728 - 1796), was a Swedish painter. A beautiful landscape, with a backwater in which carefree ducks swim, hunters and their dogs in passion, in the background you can see a city with a bell tower. Old masters have been depicting animals in their paintings since the Renaissance. In those days, hunting scenes were popular - there is always a share of emotional participation in them. Here it is necessary to understand that in previous centuries people looked at hunting as a means of obtaining food, therefore naturalism dominates in the painting of the old masters. Old oil painting on wooden panel, in a non-original frame of the 19th century. Size app.: 49 x 64 cm (roughly 19.3 x 25.2 in) and nice golden gesso frame ca 65.5 x 81.5 cm (roughly 25.8 x 32.1 in). Very Good condition, age wear, cracks on a wooden board, minor losses, retouches, cleared and conserved. Please study good resolution images for overall cosmetic condition. In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 6.4 kg is going to measure some 10 kg volume weight packed for shipment. Johan Philip Korn first began his career as a decorative painter. He was a student of artist Johan Sevenbom (1721-1784). After further studies he changed to landscape painting in the Rococo style of French artist François Boucher (1703–1770) and often after Dutch copper engravings. In 1759, Korn became master of the Stockholm...
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18th Century Realist Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Baroque Portrait of a gentleman 18th century Italian master by Domenico Parodi
By Domenico Parodi (Genoa, 1672 - 1742)
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are grateful to Prof. Daniele Sanguineti for suggesting the attribution to Domenico Parodi (1672 - 1742). He dates the painting into the period between 1730 and 1740. Domenico Par...
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1730s Realist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

FINE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE 18th CENTURY BRITISH OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING MAN O WAR
Located in Ferndown, GB
FINE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE 18th CENTURY BRITISH OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING MAN O WAR IN HARBOUR Description Good Condition canvas but very old with some browning in places (see picture). C...
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Mid-18th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

FINE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE 19th CENTURY INTERIOR SCN BRITISH OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING Antique 19th Century Fine Quality Piece Gold Gilt frame ( damaged frame ) OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING BRITISH SCHOOL 19th Century in a G...
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Mid-18th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

17th Century Genre Painting -- The Pipe Smoker
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful genre painting from 18th Century of pipe smoker. Signed lower right edge with monogram "I I E". Oil paint on copper. Condition: good: minor wear/rubbing from frame's rabbet...
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Mid-17th Century Realist Paintings

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Copper

The White Horse An English Genre Painting by George Morland 18th Century
Located in Lincoln, GB
The White Horse by George Morland (1763- 1804) Oil on Canvas. Total size including painting and frame: 81cm x 94cm x 7cm Housed in an ornate contemporary heavy gilt frame. Clearly ...
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Early 1700s Realist Paintings

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Oil

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

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Etching

Landscape Campi Phlegraei - Plate XIII - View of Capri - By Hamilton-Fabris
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape Campi Phlegraei - Plate XIII - View of Capri is an original colored etching realized by Pietro Fabris between 1776 and 1779. This beautiful ...
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18th Century Realist Paintings

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Etching

Half Length Portrait of Mr. Robertson of Edinburgh
Located in Miami, FL
Half Length Portrait of Mr. Robertson Sir. Henry Raeburn ( Scottish 1756 - 1823 ) Half Length Portrait of Mr. Robertson 29x 24 Purchased, J Leger & Son,...
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18th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil

Landscape - Plate XIV from "Campi Flegrei"
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful plate from the volume "Campi Flegrei" by William Hamilton including 59 plates by Pietro Fabris. Hamilton was one of Fabri's most important patrons. "Campi Flegrei" was pub...
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18th Century Realist Paintings

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Watercolor, Etching

Portrait of an old Man with a Beard, Credit Card Size, Oil on Paper, Late 1700s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Delve into the world of 18th century European art, and you'll find a fascinating miniature portrait we are proud to present. Crafted in the style reminiscent of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich...
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Oil, Paper

A Glimpse into History: Dietricy's Miniature Portrait
Located in Stockholm, SE
For sale is a delicate and enchanting miniature portrait, reflecting the distinct style prevalent in the circle of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, mor...
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Late 18th Century Realist Paintings

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Oil, Paper

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