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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
Period: 1960s
Sun Valley original alpine skiing poster c. 1960s Idaho United States of America
Located in London, GB
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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

At the sauna. 1960s, paper, lithography, 38x49 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At the sauna 1960s, paper, lithography, 38x49 cm Dzidra Bauma (1930) Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, portraits, landscapes, flowers and still life. She is one of the most productive watercolors artists, in first post-war generation - the number of jobs estimated in the thousands. Especially popular paintings with floral motifs. The artist about herself says: "I was born in Jelgava in 1930 in family of teachers. As a child, together with brother we loved to draw and made figures of clay or plasticine. In Riga elementary school №8 was a great art teacher, artist Alphonse Mihaylovskis, he also gave the first direction in art. Father let us buy a good brushes, watercolors, art books and publications related to the Latvian art. We also visited the exhibition. Enthusiastically I absorb all that read, studied the basic concepts...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Paper

Object on Cloth, from: Nine Objects
Located in London, GB
This offset lithograph is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist "Richter, 1969" at the lower right margins. It was printed by Hoppe & Werry, Mulheim an der Ruhr. and was co-...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Cube on Lawn Chair, from: Nine Objects - German Realism
Located in London, GB
This offset Lithograph is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist "Richter, 1969" at the lower right margins. It was printed by Hoppe & Werry, Mulheim an der Ruhr. and was co-...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Cube with Cups, from Nine Objects - German Realism
Located in London, GB
This Offset Lithographs is Hand Signed and Dated by the artist "Richter, 1969" in pencil at the lower right margins. It was co-published by Galerie Heiner Friedrich and Verlag G. v....
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Table Legs, from: Nine Objects - German Realism
Located in London, GB
This offset lithograph is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist "Richter, 1969" at the lower right margins. It was printed by Hoppe & Werry, Mulheim an der Ruhr. and was co-...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Object on a Table, from Nine Objects - German Realism
Located in London, GB
This Offset Lithographs is Hand Signed and Dated by the artist "Richter, 1969" in pencil at the lower right margins. It was co-published by Galerie Heiner Friedrich and Verlag G. v....
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Square with Shadow, from: Nine Objects - German Realism
Located in London, GB
This offset lithograph is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist "Richter, 1969" at the lower right margins. It is hand numbered from the edition of 80 at the lower right marg...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Antique Map of The City of Rome by Sebastian Münster, 1549
Located in Larchmont, NY
Sebastian Münster (German, 1488-1552) LA SITUATION DE LA VILLE DE ROME Antique Map of Rome, 1549 Possibly printed in 1964 Print on paper Publisher:...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Woodcut

Self Portrait With Children - Original woodcut (Buisson #60.109)
Located in Paris, FR
Leonard Tsuguharu FOUJITA Self Portrait With Children, 1960 Original woodcut On vellum 37 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 in) REFERENCES : Catalogue Raisonne Sylvie Buisson #60.109 Excellent ...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Still life 13/100. Paper, linocut, 5/100, 22x25 cm, 1967
Located in Riga, LV
Still life 13/100. Paper, linocut, 5/100, 22x25 cm 1967 Olgerts Abelite (1909-1972) The subject matter of this linocut is a still life composition featuring a fish on a plate. Sti...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Linocut

European Castle & Ruins in wooded landscape along a river - Color Etching
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
A wonderful impression of a castle in ???????. This artwork is an original color etching by Austrian artist Robert Kasimir 1914-2002. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist at the...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Paper, Etching

Mother and daughter - Original lithograph - 1964 (Buisson #64.287)
Located in Paris, FR
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita Mother and daughter Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate Edited by La Guilde internationale de la gravure (Geneva) and printed in Atelier Ré...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Three Graces - Original lithograph poster - 1960 ( Buisson #60.28)
Located in Paris, FR
Leonard Tsuguharu FOUJITA La jeunesse, les trois graces Stone lithograph printed by MOURLOT Printed signature in the plate On paper 20 x 30...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Fortune Teller - Original woodcut (Buisson #60.109)
Located in Paris, FR
Leonard Tsuguharu FOUJITA The Fortune Teller, 1960 Original woodcut Signature printed in the plate On vellum 37 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 in) REFERENCES : Catalogue Raisonne Sylvie Buiss...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Julian Trevelyan RA, Peterhouse Cambridge College proof print (1959/62)
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 view you want. We also have a series of prints and original oil paintings by Trevelyan. Julian Otto Trevelyan, RA (1910 -1988) Peterhouse, Cambridge College (1959/1962) Proof print aside from the edition of 70. Signed by the artist and numbered in pencil. 38 x 44 cm (15×17 in.) This comes from Julian Trevelyan’s Cambridge Suite which consisted of 10 lithographs: Caius College, Caius College II, Christ’s College, Corpus Christi College, Downing College, Emmanuel College, Jesus College, Peterhouse, St Catharine’s College and Sidney Sussex...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

London Transport Original Poster Westminster Abbey, UK. Gaynor Chapman, 1966
Located in London, GB
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Family - Original vintage lithograph poster "Drawings New-York 1967" #Mourlot
Located in Paris, FR
Henri MATISSE (after) Family - Drawing 1967 Lithograph printed in MOURLOT workshop Printed signature in the plate 75 x 52 cm (c. 30 x 21") Original lithograph poster for the exhibit...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Sheet Corner
Located in London, GB
GERHARD RICHTER b. 1932 Born in Dresden 1932 (German) Title: Sheet Corner Blattecke. 1967 Technique: Original Hand Signed, Dated and Numbered Offset Lithograph in Colour on Thin C...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Victory Angel - Lithograph
Located in Paris, FR
Niccolo dell'Abbate Victory Angel, 1962 Lithograph after a drawing On vellum 32 x 24 cm (c. 13 x 10 in) Excellent condition
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Buildings in New York - Original lithograph - Mourlot 1967
Located in Paris, FR
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

London Transport Original Poster Westminster Abbey, UK. Gaynor Chapman, 1966
Located in London, GB
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Siemens computer - Lithograph - Plate signed - 1968
Located in Paris, FR
Bernard BUFFET Siemens computer, 1968 MEDIUM : Lithograph PRINTER : Atelier Mourlot SIGNATURE : Plate signed PAPER : Vellum DIMENSIONS : 33 x 67 cm - 13 x 27" Excellent co...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

The Book (AP Edition XX/XXV)
Located in New York, NY
Shelly (Sheldon) Fink (American, 1925-2002), "The Book" Artist Proof Ed. XX/XXV, Figurative/Portrait Lithograph signed on Paper, 15.88 x 10.88, Late 20th Century, 1968 Color: Wine Red Sheldon Fink was born in 1925 in Brooklyn, NY. He attended the High School of Music and Art in Manhattan, and won Tiffany Foundation grants in 1957 and 1963. Shelly's work has appeared at the Albany Art Institute, the Berkshire Art...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Pablo PICASSO (after) : Symbolist Poet - pochoir - 500 copies - 1963
Located in Paris, FR
Pablo PICASSO (after) Symbolist Poet Original pochoir (Jacomet process : lithograph enhanced with oil charcoal) After an original drawing done in Barcelona 1899 Plate signed Pencil ...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Stencil

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STANDING NUDE DARK HAIR Signed Etching, Classic Female Nude, Casual Pose
Located in Union City, NJ
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Located in New York, NY
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Blue Face from the Brushstroke Figures Series
Located in Miami, FL
Lithograph, waxtype woodcut and screenprint on 638-g/m cold-pressed Saunders Waterford Paper. From the "Brushstroke Figures" series, 1989. Hand signed rf Lichtenstein, dated ('89) a...
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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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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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Lithograph

Vintage turquoise '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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Vintage turquoise '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

The Road - Original lithograph - Mourlot 1962
Located in Paris, FR
Bernard BUFFET The road, 1962 Original lithograph in colors (Mourlot workshop) Printed signature in the plate On paper 23 x 16 inch REFRENCES : Catalogue raisonne Bernard Buffet Li...
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1960s Realist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Vintage turquoise '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

Three Graces - Original lithograph poster - 1960 ( Buisson #60.28)
Located in Paris, FR
Leonard Tsuguharu FOUJITA La jeunesse, les trois graces Stone lithograph printed by MOURLOT Printed signature in the plate On paper 20 x 30 inches REFERENCES : This lithograph ...
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Self Portrait With Children - Original woodcut (Buisson #60.109)
Located in Paris, FR
Leonard Tsuguharu FOUJITA Self Portrait With Children, 1960 Original woodcut On vellum 37 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 in) REFERENCES : Catalogue Raisonne Sylvie Buisson #60.109 Excellent ...
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Three Graces - Original lithograph poster - Plate signed - 1960
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Chamonix Vallée Blanche French skiing poster L Koller
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
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H 39.25 in W 24.25 in D 1 in
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