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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
A View at Bolcheretzko (Russia) 1784 Captains Cook Final Voyage by John Webber
Located in Paonia, CO
A View at Bolcheretzko (Russia) is from the 1784 First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Captain James Cook.John Webber (1752-1793) was ...
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1780s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

THE FOUR SEASONS 4 Lithographs on Arches paper, American Illustration, Americana
Located in Union City, NJ
Artist: Norman Rockwell, American (1894 - 1978) Title: The Four Seasons: SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper, 100% acid free Paper Size: 20.5 x 19.25 in...
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1970s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Boy at the source / - Elixir of Life -
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Thoma (1839 Bernau - 1924 Karlsruhe), Boy at the source, 1897. Algraph on strong wove paper after a drawing from 1897, published by Breitkopf und Härtel in Leipzig as ‘Zeitgenös...
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1890s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Paper

1830's Hand-colored Lithograph of a Ground Squirrel
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderfully preserved hand-colored 1830's lithograph "Ground Squirrel" by Thomas Doughty (American, 1793 - 1856), circa 1830. From "The Cabinet of Natural History and American Rural Sports." Phila: J.&T. Doughty, 1830-32. Sold previously by Bland Gallery, Early 20th century East Side gallery specializing in miniatures. Presented in frame with new acid-free mat under plexiglass. Image size: 7.25"H x 8.75"W. Doughty’s short-lived magazine “The Cabinet of Natural History and American Rural Sports” is an important imprint in the history of American printing. It contained the first colored sporting prints made in America. Issued in monthly parts and published from the end of 1830 until the spring of 1834, “The Cabinet” featured articles on hunting, detailed descriptions of newly discovered flora and fauna, and some of the finest examples of early American hand-colored lithography. It was originally the work of the Doughty brothers, Thomas and John, with virtually all of the plates being the work of Thomas, who also founded the Hudson River School. But, by the spring of 1832, the partnership had broken up and Thomas had moved to Boston. An abbreviated third volume lacked Thomas’ touch. Printed by Childs & Inman, the partnership between Philadelphia engraver and lithographer Cephas G. Childs and New York portrait...
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1830s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Ink

Portugal : The Market - Original Handsigned Etching
Located in Paris, IDF
Mily POSSOZ (1888-1967) Portugal : The Market, 1930 Original etching Handsigned in pencil by the artist Numbered / 60 copies Blind stamp of the editor Marcel Guiot (Paris) On vellum...
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1930s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

A Dance in Otaheite (Tahiti) 1784 James Cook Final Voyage by John Webber
Located in Paonia, CO
A Dance in Otaheite ( Tahiti ) is from the 1784 First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Captain James Cook. John Webber (1752-1793) who...
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1780s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

WNEW Frank Sinatra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 45 x 29.5 inches ( 114.3 x 74.93 cm ) Image Size: 41.75 x 26.75 inches ( 106.045 x 67.945 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Offset

WNEW Frank Sinatra
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Andalusia Rose, by John Woodrow Kelley ( pink flower and surrounding)
By John Woodrow Kelley
Located in New York, NY
This is a screen print of a pink rose on wove paper, 1990, signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 72 (total edition includes nine artist's proofs). Published by Lincoln Ce...
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1990s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Retour de la Jungle, Tondano: Celebes (Return from the Jungle, Tondano: Celebes)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled " Retour de la Jungle, Tondano: Celebes" (Return from the Jungle, Tondano: Celebes) 1948 is an original color woodcut by French artist Paul Jacoulet, 1896-1960. I...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Richard Haas, Hong Kong, Etching & Aquatint, Signed 26/35, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Richard Haas Hong Kong, 1990 Etching and Aquatint on wove paper Hand Signed, numbered 26/35 and dated on the front Frame included; held in the original vintage hand made wood frame ...
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1990s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Three 19th C. Hand Colored Engravings of London Architecture by T. Shepherd
By Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
Located in Alamo, CA
A set of three hand-colored engravings from "Metropolitan Improvements; or London in the Nineteenth Century", published in London, England in 1828. The scenes were drawn by Thomas Ho...
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1820s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Architectura Curiosa Nova, Dragon Fish Garden Fountain
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
George Andreas Böckler, 'Dragon Fish Garden Fountain', antique copperplate engraving, 1664, from the book 'Architectura Curiosa Nova'. A fine, richly in...
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1660s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Architectura Curiosa Nova, Chalice Garden Fountain
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
George Andreas Böckler, 'Chalice Garden Fountain', antique copperplate engraving, 1664, from the book 'Architectura Curiosa Nova'. A fine, richly inked ...
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1660s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Bazaar of the Coppersmiths, David Roberts Lithograph
Located in London, GB
DAVID ROBERTS RA 1796 - 1864 Bazaar of The Coppersmiths, Cairo First Edition lithograph Full plate: 230 Presented in a acid free mount We pride ourselves in the hand colouring of our antique David Roberts lithographs...
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1840s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Laid Paper

"ROCK ISLAND Rail Road LINES" ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIMITED VINTAGE 1907 ADVERT SIGN
Located in San Antonio, TX
Antique Advertising Signs Image Size: 20 x 40 Frame Size: 25 x 45 Medium: Lithograph Date: 1907 "Rock Island RR Lines" Rocky Mountain Limited Vintage Sign Railroad
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20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Map of Cambridge, c.1572 engraving by Braun & Hogenberg
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the ...
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16th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Bonn, Bethovenhaus (Bonn, the House of Bethoven)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Bonn, Bethovenhaus" c. 1970 is an color etching by noted Austrian artist Josef Eidenberger, 1899-1991. It is hand signed, titled, dedicated and resigned a second time in pencil by the artist. The plate mark (image) size is 12 x 9.10 inches, framed size is 21.65 x 17.65 inches. Custom framed in a dark wood frame, with green matting. It is in excellent condition. About the artist. Josef Eidenberger was born in 1899 in the little town of Goisern, Austria,he began his artistic career as a landscape painter. In 1923 he enrolled in the famed Graphic Academy of Art in Vienna and studied under Professor Alfred Cossman. His recognized talent brought him many commissions from city officials and members of the business communities throughout Europe, especially in Austria and Germany. In 1973 after visiting the United States for the first time he created a series of California etchings...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Seated Nude (version 1) from the portfolio Maillol: Sculpture and Lithography)
Located in New York, NY
Aristide Maillol Seated Nude (version 1) from the portfolio Aristide Maillol: Sculpture and Lithography, 1925 Lithograph on watermarked paper 12 1/2 × 19 1/2 inches Edition AP Hand-s...
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1920s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Vent du Nord, Coree
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Vent du Nord, Coree" 1953 is an original color woodcut by French artist Paul Jacoulet, 1896-1960. It is hand signed in pencil by the artis...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Buildings in New York - Original lithograph - Mourlot 1967
Located in Paris, IDF
Bernard BUFFET Buildings in New York, 1967 Original stone lithograph Printed signature in the plate Printed in Mourlot workshop 71 x 52 cm (c. 28 x 21 in) REFRENCES : Catalog raiso...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Pacific Sunset Waves, Contemporary Cyanotype on Paper, Navy Blue, Beach House
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Pacific Sunset Waves" is an original cyanotype that abstractly shows the sunset reflections on the sea. Details: + Titl...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Emulsion, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, Lithograph, Monop...

Rearing Back
By Edward Borein
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original etching signed by the Artist.
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1940s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Greetziel, North Sea, Germany
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Greetziel, North Sea, Germany" c.1950 is a color etching on Wove paper by noted Austrian artist Josef Eidenberger, 1899-1991. It is hand...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Women's Games : Spring - Original lithograph - 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Bernard BUFFET (1928-1999) Women's Games : Spring, 1970 Original lithograph Unsigned On vellum 75 x 55 cm (c. 30 x 22") References : Bernard Buffet - Lithographe / Mourlot, ref. #...
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1970s Realist Prints and Multiples

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ABS, Lithograph

"Rocky River 5, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 72"
Located in Westport, CT
This realistic limited edition print captures highly detailed, close up view of river water running over small, colorful rocks. Above the shapes, textures, and earthy colors of the r...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Digital, Giclée

Vintage Le Corbusier '69 David Hockney Exhibition Poster Kilim southwest rug
Located in New York, NY
Shading in bright turquoise above a Southwestern style thunderbird Kilim rug adorns this original exhibition poster for David Hockney's 1969 show at Andre Emmerich, New York. This po...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Ashpahdua Habay Ashae-Gyoke
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled " Ashpahdua Habay Ashae-Gyoke" 1991 is a color offset lithograph on Artcote paper by Crow Indian artist Penni Anne Cross A.K.A. (A...
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Late 20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Oceanic, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 72"
Located in Westport, CT
This coastal seascape limited edition print captures a cropped view of rolling waves below an ocean horizon line and a clear blue sky. Highly detailed and realistic, it balances the ...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Digital, Giclée

Fisherman- Peter Doig, Contemporary, 21st Century, Pigment Print, Magic Realism
Located in Zug, CH
Fisherman- Peter Doig, Contemporary, 21st Century, Pigment Print, Magic Realism Edition of 500 Signed and numbered, accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity In excellent condition ...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Pigment

A Human Sacrifice, in a Morai, in Otaheite (Tahiti) 1784 James Cook Final Voyage
Located in Paonia, CO
 A Human Sacrifice in a Morai in Otaheite (Tahiti)  1784 by John Webber is from the  First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Captain...
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1780s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Forest Sunrise (Hand-printed cyanotype, 8.5 x 11 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
This is the mini studio proof of the larger hand-printed photograph of the same name. These iconic Monterey pines can be found all up and down the coast of northern California from S...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Photogram

Richard Haas, The Rookery Courtyard, Chicago, s/n etching architecture and art
Located in New York, NY
Richard Haas The Rookery Courtyard, Chicago, 1974 Etching on etching rag paper Signed, titled and numbered 11/50 in graphite pencil on the front Frame included Etching on etching ra...
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1970s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Rag Paper, Etching

San Francisco, Fisherman's Wharf
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "San Francisco, Fisherman's Wharf" c.1975 is a color etching on Wove paper by noted Austrian artist Josef Eidenberger, 1899-1991. It is hand signed n pencil by th...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

LITTLEWOODS Signed Lithograph, Historic Stone Farmhouse, Bucks County Landscape
Located in Union City, NJ
LITTLEWOODS is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by Peter Sculthorpe (b.1948 Ontario, Canada) printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100...
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1980s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Asagiri
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Asagiri" c.1990, is a color woodblock print on paper by noted Canadian/Japanese artist Suezan Aikins, b.1952. It is signed and numbered 150/200 in pencil by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 11.25 x 23.25 inches, framed size is 18.65 x 30 inches. Custom framed in a silver metal frame, with double off white matting. It is in excellent condition, the frame have some small minor rubs, barely visible. About the artwork: This artwork required 7 different carved wood blocks and 21 layers of colors to complete. About the artist: Born in Montreal in 1952, Suezan was influenced early in her life by the works of modern Japanese woodblock printmakers which hung throughout her parents’ home. She attended the Fine Arts programme at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick (1969 - 1971), The Ontario College of Art (1971-73), L’ ecole du Musee des Beaux Arts (1974), Nova Scotia College of Art and Design -BFA (1975) as well as a very intensive year of study with Toshi Yoshida in Tokyo (1984-85). She has exhibited extensively in both public and private galleries throughout North America and Japan. Recent exhibitions include solo shows in Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, and Boston with group exhibitions at the Wenniger Gallery, Boston, Royal Canadian Academy in Toronto and the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa. Her paintings and woodblock prints are found in many collections such as The Canada Council Art Bank, The Nickle Art Museum, The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, The Royal Bank of Canada, Prince Takamanonamiya Norihito, the Embassy of Canada in Tokyo, The Thomas Moore Institute as well as private collections. Suezan Aikins was awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant in 1983, Nova Scotia Department of Culture - Development Grants in 1980, 1987 and 1988. She was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Art in 1990 and received the Canadian Progress Club- Women of Excellence Award for Culture in 1993. Her work has been featured in a number of television documentaries as well as many Canadian magazines. STUDIES: Yoshida Woodblock Print Studio Tokyo, 84-85 Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, 74-75 BFA Ecole du Musee des Beaux Arts, Montreal, 74 Ontario College of Art, Toronto, 71-73 Mt. Allison University, 69-72 SELECTED SOLO SHOWS: 25 Year Retrospective of Woodblock Prints traveled to three Public Galleries in Germany: Dornum Castle; Tollhousverein, Leer; Rastede Palace, Oldenberg 2000-2001 color catalog and reviews. Private Exhibitions, Falmouth, Mass., July 1996; Montreal, November 1996; Gibson Island, Md., April 1999. Gold Paintings and Woodblock Retrospective, travelling: Kabutoya Gallery, Tokyo; Genkan Gallery, Tokyo American Club; Blue Nile Gallery, Osaka; Kanda's Gallery BOQ, Okinawa; May 1994 (color catalogue) Edo Gallery, Boston, November 1992, Private Exhibitions, Chatham, Mass, July 1992, Toronto, Oct. 1991 New Paintings and Woodblocks Kabutoya Gallery, Tokyo, May 1991, and also in 1987. Japanese Garden and Pavilion Foundation, Montreal, September 1990, Ownens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University 1988 Zwickers Gallery, Halifax, NS, 1979; Gallery 78; Fredericton, November, 1983; Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, November, 1982 SELECTED GROUP SHOWS: "A New Leaf" 30 foot instalation of mixed media/ goldleaf reliefs, Artsplace, Annapolis Royal, N.S., 2000 color catalog "Far and Wide" Juried Bienials, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; 1996 to '99, travelling, catalogs "Moku Hanga Travelling Exhibition: Contemporary Japanese Woodcuts...
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Late 20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Imagerie de Wissembourg - Christmas Santa Claus - Lithograph and stencil - 1906
Located in Paris, IDF
Imagerie de Wissembourg Christmas Santa Claus, c. 1906 Lithograph, woodcut and stencil Drawing by C. Burckardt On paper 43 x 32.5 cm (c. 17 x ...
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Early 1900s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Stencil

Moths in Their Natural Landscape: Antique Hand-colored Engraving by Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored engraving depicting the natural history of Pinkunderwing Moths, Cream Spotted Tyger Moths in their natural botanical environment, which is plate 4 from Moses H...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

"Riverbed 4, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 24" x 24"
Located in Westport, CT
This realistic limited edition print by John Harris captures a close up view of water rippling over rocks in a riverbed. Natural light reflects off the surface of the water, enhancin...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Digital, Giclée

Maurice Chevalier, Casino de Paris
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Maurice Chevalier, Casino de Paris" created 1925 is a lithographic poster on paper by French noted artist Charles Kiffer, 1902-1...
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Early 20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Italian Summer, Framed Etching by Michael Chapman
By Michael James Chaplin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Etching from the studio of this acclaimed British Watercolorist. Good condition. Image 15.5" x 11.5" English artist Michael Chaplin is a Member of the Royal Watercolor Society, pa...
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1990s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Native Civilians of America -- "De L'Amerique" Published Frankfurt / 1683
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful etching, originally page 365 in a book De L'amerique by Alain Manesson Mallet, circa 1683, depicts the artist's concept of the appearance and activities of the native occupants of America in graphic detail. Unsigned. Displayed in a black and giltwood frame. Image, 6.5"H x 4.5"L. 1683 Manesson Mallet "Bresiliens" Amerindians, Indigenous Native Brazilians, Brazil, South America, Antique Print...
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1680s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Ink, Woodcut

The Smell of Us (Hand signed poster)
Located in New York, NY
Larry Clark The Smell of Us (Hand signed poster), 2015 Offset lithograph poster Pencil signed by Larry Clark on the back 10 1/2 × 15 1/2 inches Unframed Limited edition poster; hand ...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Offset

Admirable Butterflies, Magpie Moths: A Hand-colored Engraving by Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored antique engraving depicting the natural history of the Admirable Butterfly and the Small Magpie Moth, which is plate 6 from Moses Harris' publication "The Aure...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Two Girls with Horses and Dog - Signed Stone Lithograph - 1928
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Two Girls with Horses and Dog (1928) Stone Lithograph Printed in Atelier Mourlot Printed signature in the plate On China paper 31 x 42 c...
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1920s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Vendeur de Masques Chinois
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Le Vendeur de Masques Chinois" {The Chinese Masks Seller) 1940 is an original color woodcut by French artist Paul Jacoulet, 1896-1960. It is hand signed in penci...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

John Speede, Map of the County of Surrey, described and divided into hundreds
Located in London, GB
To see our other views and maps of England - including London, Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. John Speed/Speede (1551/2-1629) The County of Surrey Described and Divided into Hundreds Engraving with later hand colouring and text to the reverse.  Dated to c.1650 36 x 49 cm Probably the most famous early English mapmaker, John Speed's early life is somewhat of an enigma. He is believed to have trained as a rolling-press printer, but he was at heart an historian granted a sinecure in the Customs House by Queen Elizabeth to indulge his passion, later becoming a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. His first maps were historical, of the Holy Land 'Canaan as it was Possessed both in Abraham and Israels Dayes' and of England and Ireland recording 'all their Civill Warres since the Conquest'. In 1611 he published his 'Hostory of Great Britaine' which he regarded as his magnum opus, but it was the companion atlas 'Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine' that - as the first printed atlas of Great Britain - sealed his reputation. William Rogers engraved the first map, 'the County Palatine of Chester' in about 1600, but following his untimely death the task of engraving was passed to Jodocus Hondius of Amsterdam. By 1612 the atlas was complete, the maps famed for their decorative elements. Many have town plans - Britain's first series of such plans - and descriptive text was printed to the reverse until the 1676 edition. Later printings (up until 1770) were issued without this text. By 1627 it has become a part of a world atlas 'Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World'. During the 17th century the plates passed through the hands of a series of publishers, the 1676 edition of Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell being regarded as its high point with the inclusion for the first time of a series of important maps. For the first half of the eighteenth century they were firmly established in the hands of the Overton family. This particular edition originally featured in The Theatre Of The Empire Of Great Britaine. It features attractive inset views of the long-since destroyed Richmond...
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17th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

19. Spider conches
Located in Columbia, MO
Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...
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18th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Pigment

High Quality Print of New York Rain III Painting by leading British Urban Artist
Located in Preston, GB
High Quality Print of New York Rain III Painting by leading British Urban Artist, Angela Wakefield. Part of her New York Series. Hand signed by the ...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Board, Color, Digital

Butterflies & Moths in Nature: An Antique Hand-colored Engraving by Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored antique engraving depicting the natural history of the the Brown Hairstreak Butterfly, the Larke Skipper Butterfly, the Small Skipper Butterfly, the Scarce Mar...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

"The Doorway of Baalbec": A David Roberts' 19th Century Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
"The Doorway of Baalbec" is a 19th century full folio sized duotone lithograph, representing plate 81 in the Egypt and Nubia volumes of David Roberts’ large folio edition, published ...
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1840s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Dancer Kity Harding
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Kity Harding" (c. 1950) is an original etching by noted Czech/American artist Max Pollak (1886 - 1970) It is hand signed and titled in pencil by the artist. The ...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

German Aircraft, original vintage Second World War poster
Located in London, GB
German Aircraft Original vintage Second World War poster Lithograph 51 x 71 cm c.1941-1944 This original vintage poster, published in 1941, depicts a series of German aircraft,...
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1940s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

1984 Olympic Runner Print, Hand Signed by April Greiman AND Jayme Odgers w/ COA
Located in New York, NY
Renowned artists and designers April Greiman and Jayme Odgers 1984 Olympic Games Print (Hand Signed by both April Greiman and Jayme Odgers), 1982 Offset Lithograph Poster - art in sports - Signed in graphite pencil on the front. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the publisher Also accompanied by Certificate of Guarantee issued by Alpha 137 Gallery 36 x 24 inches Unframed Accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the publisher on Olympic letterhead. This is one of 750 hand signed lithographic posters (though fewer than 200 said to be extant), published in 1982 to celebrate the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics . April Greiman is an American designer widely recognized as one of the first designers to embrace computer technology as a design tool. Greiman is also credited, along with early collaborator, the late artist Jayme Odgers, with helping to import the European New Wave design style to the US during the late 70s and early 80s." The Olympic Committee commissioned 15 nationally known artists, including April Greiman and Jayme Odgers to create unique designs to promote the event. The complete list of artists is: Sam Francis, David Hockney, Richard Diebenkorn, Carlos Almaraz, Robert Rauschenberg, Jennifer Bartlett, Jonathon Borofsky, Roy LIchtenstein, April Gornik, Raymond Saunders, Martin Puryear, John Baldessari, Lynda Benglis, Billy Al Bengston and Garry Winogrand. This was Greiman and Odger's contribution to the portfolio. In 2017, the Olympic Museum in Lausanne Switzerland...
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1980s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Offset, Pencil

Rescue at Sea during the Storm - Original etching
By Pierre Emile Berthelemy
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre-Emile BERTHELEMY (1818 - 1894) Rescue at Sea during the Storm Original etching Printed signature in the plate On linen vellum 24 x 33 cm (c. 10 x 13 in) Excellent condition
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Late 19th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

New York Sunshine Figurative Cityscape Limited Edition Print by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
New York Sunshine Figurative Cityscape Limited Edition Print of 'New York Woman' - Cityscape Painting by Leading British Urban Landscape Artist. 'New...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Archival Paper, Color, Digital, Giclée

Woman at the Tub (Femme au tub)
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) Woman at the Tub (Femme au tub) lithograph, 213/275, signed in print Image: 48.5 x 62.5 cm Frame: 69.5 x 81.5 cm Henri Toulouse-Lautrec (1...
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1890s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"INDIAN ON HORSE" WESTERN NATIVE AMERICAN
Located in San Antonio, TX
Olaf Wieghorst (1899 - 1988) California, New York, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas Artist Image Size: 11 x 8.5 Frame Size: 18.5 x 14.5 Medium: Print "Indian on Horse...
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20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Archival Pigment

Forest Sunrise (Hand-printed cyanotype, 18 x 24 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
Unframed. New from 2023. This is an original, hand-printed original cyanotype photograph on heavy cotton watercolor paper. Just one of 10 prints were made. Four have sold. Only six...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Photogram

Munichau (Austria)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Munichau (Austria)" 1926, is a color etching on paper by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir, 1881-1962. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist's estate at the lower center. The plate mark (image) size is 11.5 x 11.5 inches, framed size is 21 x 20.75 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold frame, with grey/green matting . It is in Excellent condition. About the artist. Luigi Kasimir was born in 1881 at Pettau, today Ptuj, Slovenia, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. He inherited his talent from his ancestors; his grandfather was a painter and a poet, and his father an officer in the Habsburg army, who later became a professional painter. Kasimir attended the Vienna Academy of Art where he studied under Wilhelm Unger, who introduced him to the technique of the coloured etching, and also to his future wife, the artist Tanna Hoernes.[1] He died in 1962 in Grinzing, a suburb of Vienna.Kasimir was among the first to develop the technique of the coloured etching. Before this, prints were usually hand-coloured with the colour being applied in a casual, haphazard manner. Kasimir would first create a sketch usually in pastel, he then transferred the design on as many as four to six plates, printing one after the other and applying the colour on the plate, all done by hand. Kasimir is mainly famous for his etchings, but he also produced some oil painting, as well as some pastels. One of his favourite genres was the landscape, or veduta. He demonstrated a predisposition street scenes, and tourist landmarks. He depicted places from all over Europe, mainly Italy, Austria, and Germany. He also travelled to the United States to do a series of etchings of famous sights ranging from urban landmarks such as New York City skyscrapers, to natural wonders like Yosemite Valley. Luigi Kasimir’s etchings...
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Early 20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Two Girls with a Dog - Stone Lithograph - Mourlot, 1928
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Two Girls with a Dog (1928) Stone Lithograph Printed in Atelier Mourlot Printed signature in the plate On China paper 42 x 31 cm (c. 17 x 12") Excellent condition
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1920s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Realist prints and multiples for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Realist prints and multiples 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 prints and multiples 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, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Daniel Pollera, Luigi Kasimir, Peter Doig, and John Harris (painter). Frequently made by artists working with Etching, and Lithograph 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 prints and multiples, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available. Prices for prints and multiples made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $72,120, while the average work sells for $793.

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