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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
Orchard
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: David Smith-Harrison– American (1959-) Title: Orchard Year: circa 1988 Medium: Multiple Plate Intaglio etching Plate size: 19.75 x 27.5 inches. Sheet size: 26.5 x 35.5 inches. On Arches Cover White paper Matted size: 28.75 x 37.25 inches Framed Size: 31.25 x 38.75 inches Signature: Signed lower right Edition: 2nd state. Edition of 85. This one: 5/85 Condition: Very good This large etching is by the noted American artist David Smith-Harrison (1959-). It is framed with a light olive green linen mat. It is signed in the lower right and titled and numbered in the lower left margin, all in pencil. The print is in excellent condition, not examined out of the frame. The frame is in very good condition with a few very tiny, virtually invisible nicks. David Smith-Harrison’s approach to printmaking relies on drawing and alludes to past renaissance style architecture. He was awarded the Utah State Sterling Scholarship, before going on to be educated at the South Glamorgan Institute in Cardiff, Wales and at the University of Utah. He has participated in numerous shows, nationally and internationally. Juried exhibitions include Ashland University Printmaking Invitational Exhibition in Ohio, National Printmaking College of New Jersey, Trenton, Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial, Japan, Society of American Graphic Artists at Federal Plaza, New York and US-UK Print Connection, Barbican Centre in London. COLLECTIONS (partial list) The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, San Francisco, CA Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo, Japan The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Ohio EDUCATION 1984 University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 1983 South Glamorgan Institute, Cardiff, Wales, U.K. 1977-78, 1981-83 Utah State University, Logan, Utah 1977 Utah State Sterling Scholar SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2014 Old Town Gallery, Park City, Utah 2007 Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA 2006 The Dovetail Collection, Healdsburg, CA 2005 Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Tula Prints, Cordoba, Spain 1999 The Artful Eye, Calistoga, CA 1998 The Artful Eye, Healdsburg, CA Evolving Space, San Francisco, CA Hallside Gallery, Univerity Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT 1997 Evolving Space, San Francisco, CA 1996 Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Evolving Space, San Francisco, CA 1995 Pioneer Memorial Theatre, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Rasmussen Art Gallery, Pacific Union College, Angwin, CA 1994 J.D. Neumann, San Francisco, CA 1993 Sala d'art Josep Bages, Torre Muntadas, El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain LeCelle Gallery, San Anselmo, CA 1990 Loge Gallery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 1988 Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA Old Town Gallery, Park City, Utah GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selected) 2004 Studio 7 Gallery, Pleasanton, CA 2003 Studio 7 Gallery, Pleasanton, CA Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA The Hayward Arts Council, Hayward, CA 2002 Present Art IX, Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1999 Richard Reed Armstrong, Chicago, Illinois Ashland University Printmaking Invitational Exhibition, Ashland University, Ashland, OH University of Dallas National Print Invitational, Waco, TX 1998 Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA Religious and Spiritual Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT Printmaking: People and Process, The California Society of Printmakers, Contra Costa College, CA 1997 Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA Pacific Edge Print Exhibition, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA Hand-Pulled Prints V, Stonemetal Press Fifth Annual International Exhibition, San Antonio, TX Dakotas International, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD National Printmaking 1997, College of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ Survey of American Contemporary Prints, Los Angeles Printmaking Societiy, Los Angeles, CA Beyond Boundaries North American Printmaking Exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA 1996 Beauty's Plea, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA Davidson Gallery, Seattle, WA Art and Architecture, Nortel Northern Telecom, Santa Clara, CA Beyond Boundaries Preview Exhibition, Bank of America Concourse Gallery, San Francisco, CA Printwork /96, Barrett House Galleries, Dutchess County Art Association, Poughkepsie, NY Network General, Architecture in Art Exhibit, Menlo Park, CA 1995 Present Art III, Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Synopsys Inc., Architecture in Art Exhibit, Mountain View, CA Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA 1994 Gump's Gallery, San Francisco, CA Bartlett Gallery, Pleasanton, CA 1993 Evergreen Graphic Art Association, Taipei Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China 1990 Gump's Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1989 Intaglio, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 1988 Contemporary Works on Paper, William Gallery, St. Helena, CA Ornamentation in Architecture, American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter, San Francisco, CA 1987 Intaglio, Lawson Galleries, San Francisco, CA Fine Print Exhibition, Convergence Gallery, San Francisco, CA JURIED EXHIBITIONS (selected) 2005 Impressions: Matrix and Image, Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA 2004 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, Arkansas State University 2003 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, Arkansas State University 1999 Ashland University Printmaking Invitational Exhibition, Ashland, OH 1998 74th Utah Spring Solan, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT 1997 The 15th University of Dallas National Print Invitational, University of Dallas, Irving, TX From Coast to Coast, Center for Visual Arts, Oakland, CA Janet Turner National Print Competition, Janet Turner Print Gallery and CA State University, Chico, CA The Fantastic Image, the Art of Intaglio, CA Society of Printmakers, Vallejo Community Arts Foundation, Vallejo, CA 73rd Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT Pacific Edge Print Competition, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA Hand-Pulled Prints V, Stonemetal Press Fifth Annual International Exhibition, San Antonio, TX Dakotas International, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD National Printmaking 1997, College of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ Survey of American Contemporary Prints, Los Angeles Printmaking Societiy, Los Angeles, CA Beyond Boundaries North American Printmaking Exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA 1996 Beyond Boundaries, North America Printmaking Exhibition, San Francisco, CA Printwork 96, Barrett House Galleries, Dutchess County Art Association, Poughkeepsie, NY 72nd Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT Pacific Prints 1996, 8th Biennial Print Competition and Exhibition, Palo Alto, CA 1995 Janet Turner National Print Competition, Janet Turner Print Gallery and CSU Chico, CA Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial '95, Tokyo, Japan Impressions: The Medium Extended, ProArts, Oakland, CA 71st Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT Print & Draw: Biennial, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA 1994 10th Annual Exhibition, Part II, Berkeley Art Center Association, Berkeley, CA 1st Internet Art...
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1980s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Etching, Intaglio

Nudes in bathtub, signed lithograph edition of only 19 legendary realist artist
Located in New York, NY
Philip Pearlstein Untitled Nudes in bathtub, ca. 1971 Lithograph on paper with Deckled Edges Numbered from the limited edition of only 19. Unframed Hand signed in graphite pencil and...
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1970s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Antoine Louis-Barye "Walking Tiger" Antique Engraving by Firmin Gillot ca. 1870
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Walking Tiger" Antoine Louis-Barye Antique Engraving by Firmin Gillot Circa. 1870 11 1/3 x 7 3/4 (21 3/8 x 17 1/2 frame) inches This is "Walking Tig...
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1870s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Black and White

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

A Man of Kamtschatka (Russia) 1784 Captain Cooks Final voyage by John Webber
Located in Paonia, CO
A Man of Kamtschatka (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 t...
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1780s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

SALVO, March, Color aquatint
Located in Torino, IT
SALVO (SALVATORE MANGIONE), Leonforte 1947 - Turin 2015 March, ca. 1990. Original aquatint and aquatint hand-signed by the artist. (cm. 53x48). Paper size: cm.80x60 Perfect specimen,...
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1990s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint

Road to Nablous, West Bank: A 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
"Entrance to Nablous, The Holy Land (West Bank)" is a framed 19th century hand-colored lithograph by David Roberts from the large folio edition of his monumental 6 volume publication...
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1840s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Jan Oytenbogaert
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled Jan Uytenbogaert" 1639 is an etching on paper After Rembrandt Van Rijn, 1606-1669, plate engraved By French renown engraver Charles Armand Durand, 1831-1905. Sign...
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17th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Five images from the popular 1886 Spanish Bullfighting Journal La Lidia
Located in Paonia, CO
La Lidia, the oldest and most popular bullfighting magazine was founded by Julian Palacios the owner of a prestigious lithograph and engraving workshop in Madrid. These colorful...
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1880s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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

"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

Der Blumenmarkt (Flower Market, Amsterdam)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Hans Figura (Austrian, 1898-1978) Title: Der Blumenmarkt (Flower Market, Amsterdam) Year: Circa 1950 Medium: Color etching with aquatint Edition: Unknown Paper: wo...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Vintage Hockney Tate Poster, Celia in Black Dress with white flowers and rainbow
Located in New York, NY
The poster reproduces David Hockney's 1972 drawing Celia in a Black Dress. Viewed through elegantly drooping tulip stems, Celia Birtwell stares dreamily ahead. With one hand paused i...
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1980s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Three Girls Playing Music - Stone Lithograph - 1928
Located in Paris, IDF
Marie LAURENCIN Three Girls Playing Music (1928) Stone Lithograph Printed in Atelier Mourlot Printed signature in the plate On China paper 31 x 42 cm (c...
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1920s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

SEATED WOMAN PINK SOCKS Signed Lithograph, Female Portrait, Graphite Drawing
Located in Union City, NJ
SEATED WOMAN PINK SOCKS is an original hand drawn (not digitally or photo reproduced) limited edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter...
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1970s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Lila
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork, "Lila" 1981 (State I) is an original lithograph on heavy paper by renowned Navajo artist Rudolph Carl (R.C.) Gorman, 1932-2005. It is signed, dated and numbered 90/150 in pencil by the artist. With the blind stamp of the artist and printer. The sheet size is 17.75 x 22.5 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed, the colors are fresh and bright. About the artist: Born in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona and raised in a hogan on the Navajo Reservation, R.C. Gorman became one of the Southwest's best known late 20th-century artists. His signature works were Navajo women in a variety of poses. Many persons have been fascinated by the fact that he, an Indian artist, became famous in the white man's world with some calling him the "Picasso of Indian artists". Of this kind of attention, he said: "I wish people would quit pushing my being Indian. The only time I was interviewed as If I were a normal person was by the Jewish Press in Tucson. It was the first time I felt international and almost white". (Samuels 222) His parents were Carl Nelson...
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Late 20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Lithograph

St Paul's Survives, Night Blitz in London - 1940
Located in London, GB
Anonymous Flames around St Paul's, Night Blitz in London - 1940 Lithograph 42 x 54 cm This striking lithograph depicts St Paul's Cathedral in London peaking through the swathes of...
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1940s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Inside of a Hippah in New Zealand from Captain Cooks Travels
Located in Paonia, CO
The Inside of a Hippah in New Zealand is from the 1784 First Edition Atlas Accompanying Capt. James Cook and King; Third and Final Voyage of Captain James Cook John...
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1780s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

SEATED WOMAN ARMS CROSSED Signed Lithograph, Young Woman Arms Crossed, Blue Tee
Located in Union City, NJ
SEATED WOMAN CROSSED ARMS is an original hand drawn (not digitally or photo reproduced) limited edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Paint...
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1970s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Multicolor Iris, Framed Photorealist Floral Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Multicolor Iris Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, AP 35/40 Size: 36 x 25 in. (9...
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1970s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

"Entrance to the Citadel Cairo": David Roberts' 19th C. Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
"Entrance to the Citadel of Cairo" is a 19th century full folio sized duotone lithograph from the Egypt and Nubia volumes of David Roberts’ large folio edi...
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1840s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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

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

Griffon With Woodcock original signed etching by Leon Danchin
Located in Paonia, CO
Griffon With Woodcock is an original etching by Leon Danchin showing a Griffon in a field pointing at a Woodcock trying to hide in the brush. This color etching is in good conditi...
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20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

View of the Mall From a Castle Tower Seven-Color Lithograph on rag Signed HC VII
Located in New York, NY
Richard Haas View of the Mall From a Castle Tower, 1983 Seven-Color Lithograph: Hand Drawn on English Somerset Satin 100% rag paper 14 1/4 × 43 3/4 inches...
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1980s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

General Wilhelm von Blume - Visionary retrospective -
Located in Berlin, DE
Bernhard Pankok (1872 Münster - 1943 Baierbrunn), General Wilhelm von Blume, 1915, aquatint etching, 34 x 29.5 cm (sheet size), 26 x 22 cm (plate size), signed in the plate at upper left, in pencil at lower right and dated in pencil at lower left. - At lower left old collection stamp, at the right broad margin with a small spot, otherwise very good condition. About the artwork The 1915 aquatint etching of General Wilhelm von Blume is based on a 1912 oil painting in the LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur in Münster. A second oil portrait of the general by Pankok is in the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. When Pankok painted the first oil portrait in 1912, the general had already been retired for 16 years. It is therefore a retrospective portrait. Accordingly, the orientation of his head is such that he is looking back in both the oil painting and the etching. Without fixing on anything in particular, he looks thoughtfully inwards and reflects on his life. Uniformed and highly endowed, it is his military activities in particular that he is reviewing attentively and, as his gaze reveals, quite critically. Pankok has literally written the sum of his experiences on Wilhelm von Blume's face: The physiognomy is a veritable landscape of folds, furrows, ridges and gullies, all the more striking against the flat background. It is clear that each of the medals was also won through suffering. However, by breaking the boundaries of the picture, his bust appears as an unshakable massif, which gives the general a stoic quality. The fact that the design of the portrait was important to Pankok can be seen from the different versions, the present sheet being the third and probably final revision, which Pankok dates precisely to 18 February 1915. Compared with the previous state, the light background now has a dark area against which the sitter's face stands out, the dark background in turn combining with the uniform to create a new tension in the picture. Pankok's taking up of the portrait of the high-ranking military veteran and its graphic reproduction can also be seen in relation to the First World War, which had broken out in the meantime. In the face of modern weapons of mass destruction, Wilhelm von Blume's warfare and military writings were relics of a bygone, more value-oriented era. About the artist After studying at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1889 to 1891 under Heinrich Lauenstein, Adolf Schill, Hugo Crola, and Peter Janssen the Elder, Bernhard Pankok went to Munich in 1892, where he worked primarily as a graphic artist for the two major Jugendstil magazines "Pan" and "Jugend," which established his artistic success. Through this work he met Emil Orlik, with whom he had a lifelong friendship. In 1897, he exhibited his first furniture, and in 1898, together with Richard Riemerschmid, Bruno Paul and Hermann Obrist...
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1910s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Feed Everyone (for the Black Panthers at 1960s Harvard Square Be-in) food in art
Located in New York, NY
Unknown Artist Feed Everyone, ca. 1969 Offset lithograph poster Frame included: held in original vintage metal frame Measurements: Framed 27.5 inches vertical by 16 inches vertical b...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Offset

1982 After Ralph Goings 'Color Pick' FIRST EDITION
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 27 x 36.25 inches ( 68.58 x 92.075 cm ) Image Size: 23.25 x 34.75 inches ( 59.055 x 88.265 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Ad...
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1980s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Le chateau de Chillon, Switzerland by Albert Emil Kirchner - Engraving 20x27 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Engraving by Albert Emil Kirchner Dutch artist born in 1813 and died on 1885 He have 176 registered auctions. The oldest was in 1989 and the most recent in 2022 The theme of the engraving is one of the most famous castle in Switzerland "le chateau...
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1850s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Central Synagogue Lexington Avenue Looking North Etching and aquatint S/N Framed
Located in New York, NY
Richard Haas Central Synagogue - Lexington Avenue Looking North, 1991 Etching and aquatint on wove paper Signed, dated and numbered 8/35 in graphite pencil on the front; bears the or...
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1990s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Hounds Gentlemen Please by Tom Carr - Engraving 26x31 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Ed: 63/75
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Mid-20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Square in Paris with the Kiss Sculpture - Original handsigned lithograph - 275ex
Located in Paris, IDF
Rolf RAFFLEWSKI Square in Paris with the Kiss Sculpture Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Limited /275 copies On vellum 56 x 76 cm (c. 22 x ...
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Late 20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Richard Haas, Downtown Los Angeles MOCA, Etching & Aquatint, Signed/N, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Richard Haas Downtown Los Angeles MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), 1991 Etching and aquatint on paper with printers blind stamp SIgned, dated '91 and numbered 14/35 in graphite pen...
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1990s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Winter Landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Hans Figura (Austrian, 1898-1978) Title: Winter Landscape Year: Circa 1950 Medium: Color etching with aquatint on silk Edition: Unknown Plate mark (Image) size: 17.25 x 13.75 inches Framed size: 23 x 19.5 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Condition: very good Frame: Custom framed in a silver and gold frame About the artist. Hans Figura (Austrian, 1898-1978) was a noted painter and etcher, who was well known for his aquatint etchings on paper or satin of European and American landscape and cityscape scenes, as well as paintings of landscape and cityscape scenes, Tyrolean Alp scenes of villages and chalets, street scenes, harbor and marine scenes. Hans Figura was born January 22, 1898, in the small town of Nagy-Kikinda near the Austro-Hungarian border, to Austrian parents. His father was a railway official and he spent his childhood in various small villages along the railway line between Vienna and Hungary. He graduated from the highschool in Vienna and also studied at the Higher Graphical Federal Education and Research Institute, a vocational school there (Höhere Graphische Bundes-Lehr und Versuchsanstalt) As a young man, he served as an officer in the Austrian Army during WWI from 1916-18 on the Russian and Italian fronts. After the war he attended medical school at the University of Vienna for several years beginning in 1918, and seven semesters later, he passed his first state exam, but eventually decided that he preferred the arts to medicine. He also studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna (Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien) and by 1922 he had devoted himself to painting and etching, while also working in other artistic printing mediums, batik, illustration, bookbinding and working with leather. From 1923-28, Figura made numerous art study trips throughout Europe including; Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, England, Czechoslovakia and Hungary. His first major success came in 1924, when he won acclaim for his etchings exhibited in Italy and the United States. In 1929, he visited the United States and in 1930, he traveled back to France, Holland and also Switzerland. During this time, Figura maintained studios in both New York City and Vienna, Austria. Throughout the course of his career, he exhibited his paintings and prints in many of the large cities throughout Europe and the United States and many of his etchings and paintings were acquired by museums and galleries, including The Kulturamt, Vienna, Austria; the Landesmuseum of Lower Austria; as well as The Society of Art Lovers, Berlin and Munich. Select Exhibitions: 1924- Exhibitions in Italy and the United States. Circa Mid 1920's-1939- All the exhibitions at the Kunstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria. 1926- "Secession...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Hana
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Hana" 1982 Is an original lithograph by renown Navajo artist Rudolph Carl Gorman, 1932-2005. It is signed, dated and numbered 199/250 in pencil by the artist. With the blind stamp of the artist and printer. The image size is 19.5 x 26 inches, the sheet size is 22 x 30 inches, framed size is 33 x 41 inches. Custom framed in a dark wood frame, with fabric matting. the artwork is in excellent condition, the frame is in very good condition, it has minor restorations, barely visible. About the artist: Born in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona and raised in a hogan on the Navajo Reservation, R.C. Gorman became one of the Southwest's best known late 20th-century artists. His signature works were Navajo women in a variety of poses. Many persons have been fascinated by the fact that he, an Indian artist, became famous in the white man's world with some calling him the "Picasso of Indian artists". Of this kind of attention, he said: "I wish people would quit pushing my being Indian. The only time I was interviewed as If I were a normal person was by the Jewish Press in Tucson. It was the first time I felt international and almost white". (Samuels 222) His parents were Carl Nelson...
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Late 20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Persiae, Armeniae, Natoliae et Arabiae Descriptio per Frederick deWit 1666 map
Located in Paonia, CO
Map of Persiae, Armeniae, Natoliae et Arabiae Descriptio per F de Wit 1688 engraving from: Atlas Contractus Orbis Terrarum Praecipuas ac Novissimas Complectens Tabulas. Amsterdam, N. Visscher, 1656-77. (Koeman III, Vis5-8) This highly decorative map of the Middle East is by the Dutch engraver, publisher, and map seller...
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1660s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving

Philip Pearlstein 'View Over Soho, Lower Manhattan' NYC signed, print
Located in San Rafael, CA
Philip Pearlstein (1924-2022) View Over Soho, Lower Manhattan, 1977 Aquatint in colors on wove paper Edition 7/41 Signed, editioned and titled in pencil lower left Printed by the Orl...
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1970s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint

The Journey's End II (Hand-printed cyanotype, 18 x 10 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
Unframed. 2023. Signed on the back. Narrower than "The Journey's End." This photograph was taken a year after the artist's husband died, revisiting the same path but photographing ...
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2010s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Photogram

"Oceanic, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 24" x 48"
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

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

COOPER'S RAINBOW Signed Lithograph, Farm Landscape, Horses, Golden Field, Barn
By Wayne Cooper
Located in Union City, NJ
COOPER'S RAINBOW is an original, hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American painter Wayne Cooper printed in NYC using traditional hand lithogr...
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1970s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

S. LOEB (SOLOMON LOEB)
Located in Portland, ME
Zorn, Anders. S. LOEB (SOLOMON LOEB). H&H76, Asplund 115, Delteil 113. Etching, 1897. Unsigned (signed in the plate). Apparently the 2d or 4th State of 4. All of the states are descr...
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Late 19th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

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

Antoine Louis-Barye "Walking Lion" Antique Engraving by Firmin Gillot ca. 1870
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Walking Lion" Antoine Louis-Barye (France, 1775-1895) Antique Engraving by Firmin Gillot Circa. 1870 11 1/3 x 7 3/4 (21 3/8 x 17 1/2 frame) inches This is "Walking Lion," along with "Walking Tiger...
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1870s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Black and White

18th Century Native Floridians Etching
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid 18th century etching of native Floridians probably used for a book. Very good condition for its age. Etching measures 7 1/2 inches high by 5 3/4 inches wide. The beautiful custom...
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1750s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

The Gates - New York Central Park
Located in Winterswijk, NL
The artwork "The Gates - New York Central Park" by the artist Christo is extraordinary and an eye-catcher for every room Color offset on heavy paper B...
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20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Color, Offset

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

Ichimura Uzaemon XIII - actor as Okaji of Gion, 1862 "The Six Poetry Immortals"
Located in Soquel, CA
Ichimura Uzaemon XIII - actor as Okaji of Gion, 1862 "The Six Poetry Immortals" A Japanese Ukiyo-e woodcut print created circa 1862 by artist Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1864). ...
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1850s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Printer's Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut

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

Night Eyes I
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Night Eyes I" c1980 is a color screen print on Wove paper by Indian artist Penni Anne Cross A.K.A. (Alawa-Sta-We- Ches) 1939-2016. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 215/275 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 10 x 8 inches, sheet size is 17 x 14 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. About the artist: Crow Indian artist Penni Anne Cross, (Alawa-sta-we-ches) was born in Washington state in 1939. She first studied with her portrait-painter mother, before beginning more formal studies in 1968. Her work is commercially oriented, sentimentalizing her paintings of Native Americans...
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Late 20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Tiberias from the Walls: David Roberts' 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century hand-colored lithograph entitled "Tiberias from the Walls, Saffet (Safed) in the Distance" by David Roberts, from his Egypt and Nubia volumes of the large folio edition, published in London by F. G. Moon in 1841. The lithographs were prepared by Louis Haghe (1806-1885) from drawings and paintings by Roberts. The resultant large folio editions of 'The Holy Land' and 'Egypt & Nubia' are considered among the greatest lithographically illustrated works issued in the 19th century. This page from Roberts' 19th century publication includes a half-folio hand-colored lithograph of a view of the town of Tiberias and with the town of Safed on the hill in the distance. They lie along the Sea of Galilee...
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1840s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Vintage David Hockney poster Young Playwrights Festival 1982
Located in New York, NY
A masked performer gestures his hands, wearing bright green garb, a long hat, and jaunty black shoes with white socks. Hockney paints in loose strokes of color: garnet, sapphire, bright yellow, and emerald green. This vintage David Hockney...
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1980s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Original "Japan" Buddah and Bicycle travel poster.
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Japan serigraph travel poster. Linen backed in very find condition, ready to frame. The prominent fuchsia colors suggest vibrancy and ...
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1970s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Screen

"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

45. Hairy cotton, Helicopis cupido
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

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

Lucky Lady
Located in Greenwich, CT
Lucky Lady is a pigment print on paper by the renowned photorealist Charles Bell. The image is 27 x 46" and the framed dimensions are 32.5 x 50.75. Framed in a contemporary, black mo...
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20th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Digital Pigment

Pair of Early 19th Century "Conchology" Conch Shells Color Etchings c.1802
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Early 19th Century "Conchology" Color Etchings c.1802 Fantastic pair of hand colored etchings titled "Conchology". Published in London on December 24th, 1802. Each plate s...
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Early 19th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

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Engraving, Aquatint

A Pair of 19th C. Engravings Depicting the Costumes and Weapons of Afghani Men
Located in Alamo, CA
These hand-colored lithographs are from "Character and Costumes of Afghanistan", written by Lockyer Willis Hart (of the 22nd Bombay Native Infantry). The lithographs were created by ...
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1840s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

R.B. Kitaj Orgasm: drawing of woman in ecstasy with pale pink and clay red
Located in New York, NY
Printed in a rich terra cotta red on pale pink paper, Orgasm depicts a woman’s head in profile with a dark background. Kitaj was fascinated with the female form, often producing edgy...
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Late 20th Century 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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