Realist Sculptures
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
Shar Pei
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Mark Dziewior.
Edition #3/20.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pale Blues
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #7/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tanager
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #15/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Scholars
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #1/1 - Original bronze sculpture and acrylic painting by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Feather the Nest
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #8/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Life-Mates
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #3/27 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,600
Double Rainbow - Stone Base
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #7/32 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Midair Twist
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #1/23 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$4,200
To Catch a Scent
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #33/45 - Original bronze sculpture by Gerald Balciar.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Silent Passage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #8/30 - Original bronze sculpture by Gerald Balciar.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kestrel
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist has inscribed their signature and edition number into the bronze base of the piece.
4/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Natural Plane
By Ben Young
Located in New York, NY
Ben Young’s sculpture fluidly blends glass, concrete, bronze, steel, and light to depict romantic and pensive imagery highlighting the fragility of our climate and its most precious resource – water. Born in Australia and raised in New Zealand, Young is an avid surfer and environmentalist, inspired by a lifetime on and around oceans, bays, and reefs, with an intimate understanding of the challenges our precious ecosystems face.
Young’s thought-provoking sculpture shows great range, portraying the beauty and solitude of life on the ocean, haunting depths of the deep sea, and stunning and relaxing upside of island life. Water is many things to many people, which Young encapsulates brilliantly in his work, encompassing themes of sustainability throughout.
Using concrete to create mountains, crevasses, sand bars, and cliffs, Young’s innovative use of materials is transportative. With hand-carved glass as his guiding medium, Young amplifies light and its relationship with water – our most sacred element – to create a glowing unity that people from around the world connect with on a personal level, whether they are beachside or in the Desert.
Ben Young’s exhibition Delicate Space at Chesterfield Gallery...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
$20,400
Continuum
By Ben Young
Located in New York, NY
Ben Young’s sculpture fluidly blends glass, concrete, bronze, steel, and light to depict romantic and pensive imagery highlighting the fragility of our climate and its most precious resource – water. Born in Australia and raised in New Zealand, Young is an avid surfer and environmentalist, inspired by a lifetime on and around oceans, bays, and reefs, with an intimate understanding of the challenges our precious ecosystems face.
Young’s thought-provoking sculpture shows great range, portraying the beauty and solitude of life on the ocean, haunting depths of the deep sea, and stunning and relaxing upside of island life. Water is many things to many people, which Young encapsulates brilliantly in his work, encompassing themes of sustainability throughout.
Using concrete to create mountains, crevasses, sand bars, and cliffs, Young’s innovative use of materials is transportative. With hand-carved glass as his guiding medium, Young amplifies light and its relationship with water – our most sacred element – to create a glowing unity that people from around the world connect with on a personal level, whether they are beachside or in the Desert.
Ben Young’s exhibition Delicate Space at Chesterfield Gallery...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Stainless Steel
$18,000
Altered Perspective
By Ben Young
Located in New York, NY
Ben Young’s sculpture fluidly blends glass, concrete, bronze, steel, and light to depict romantic and pensive imagery highlighting the fragility of our climate and its most precious resource – water. Born in Australia and raised in New Zealand, Young is an avid surfer and environmentalist, inspired by a lifetime on and around oceans, bays, and reefs, with an intimate understanding of the challenges our precious ecosystems face.
Young’s thought-provoking sculpture shows great range, portraying the beauty and solitude of life on the ocean, haunting depths of the deep sea, and stunning and relaxing upside of island life. Water is many things to many people, which Young encapsulates brilliantly in his work, encompassing themes of sustainability throughout.
Using concrete to create mountains, crevasses, sand bars, and cliffs, Young’s innovative use of materials is transportative. With hand-carved glass as his guiding medium, Young amplifies light and its relationship with water – our most sacred element – to create a glowing unity that people from around the world connect with on a personal level, whether they are beachside or in the Desert.
Ben Young’s exhibition Delicate Space at Chesterfield Gallery...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Stainless Steel
Ballerina
Located in Greenwich, CT
Terracotta sculpture by Bruno Lucchesi of a ballerina.
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Puppy Love
Located in Greenwich, CT
"This piece was commissioned by the American Animal Hospital Association as an award for the best veterinary hospital in animal care. After a lot of ha...
Category
Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Speaker
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist has inscribed their signature and edition number in the bronze base of the piece.
3/30
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Big Fish Story
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sculpture of two boys displaying a sizeable catch.
Edition of 50
Category
1990s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dance of Balance
By Ben Young
Located in New York, NY
Ben Young’s sculpture fluidly blends glass, concrete, bronze, steel, and light to depict romantic and pensive imagery highlighting the fragility of our climate and its most precious resource – water. Born in Australia and raised in New Zealand, Young is an avid surfer and environmentalist, inspired by a lifetime on and around oceans, bays, and reefs, with an intimate understanding of the challenges our precious ecosystems face.
Young’s thought-provoking sculpture shows great range, portraying the beauty and solitude of life on the ocean, haunting depths of the deep sea, and stunning and relaxing upside of island life. Water is many things to many people, which Young encapsulates brilliantly in his work, encompassing themes of sustainability throughout.
Using concrete to create mountains, crevasses, sand bars, and cliffs, Young’s innovative use of materials is transportative. With hand-carved glass as his guiding medium, Young amplifies light and its relationship with water – our most sacred element – to create a glowing unity that people from around the world connect with on a personal level, whether they are beachside or in the Desert.
Ben Young’s exhibition Delicate Space at Chesterfield Gallery...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Stainless Steel
"Contemplation" by Frederick Hart, Acrylic Resin, Figurative Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
"Contemplation" by Frederick Hart is a figurative acrylic sculpture numbered 88/300. Hart’s emotional and intellectual response to the theme
of Creation resulted in a vision for him–...
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Resin
"Woman w/ Outstretched Arm", Frederick Hart, Bronze Figurative Sculpture, 20x7x4
Located in Dallas, TX
"Woman with Outstretched Arm" by Frederick Hart is a figurative female figure bronze sculpture with the edition number 69/175.
The story of “Woman with Outstretched Arm” began ove...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nap Time (Puppy on a Boot)
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by artist Andrea Wilkinson. Edition 11/30. Artist signature inscribed on sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Going Out
Located in Greenwich, CT
Bruno Lucchesi Biography
Italian, b. 1926
Born in 1926 in the village of Fibbiano Montanino, Lucca, Italy, Bruno Lucchesi has been called “the last of the Renaissance sculptors.” A...
Category
1970s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
David
Located in Greenwich, CT
Life-size sculpture of a young boy with sword and heraldic shield.
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$25,000
Happy Hen (with 8 chicks)
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture with an inscribed signature and edition number by the Artist on the bronze base of the piece.
17/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nuthatch Glissando
By James Moore
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed by the Artist with a signature and edition number on bronze base.
12/100
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Afterlife
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed by the artist on the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
7/33
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Another Kodiak Moment
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #8/30.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
House of Saguaro
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by the Artist on the bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number.
96/100
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Storytelling
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by the Artist on the bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number. 5 piece set.
5/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tiny Dancer
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by the Artist on lower bronze base with an edition number.
2/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
I Love Ewe
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by the Artist on lower bronze base with an edition number.
1/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Best Buds
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
1/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Spring Fun
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
3/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Two Chicks
By Kent Ullberg
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
20/100
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Silent Watch
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/engraved by Artist on bronze base of sculpture with an edition number.
2/25
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wille (Peekapoo)
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture by artists Bill and Renee Shisler. Edition 4/25.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bison Tondo
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of piece with edition number.
3/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,800
Secret Omen
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist on bronze base of sculpture with edition number.
1/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$7,800
Cocktail
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze piece signed/etched by Artist on bronze base of sculpture with edition number.
11/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,600
Farm Boys
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist on base of bronze with an edition number.
6/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$14,000
The Giver
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture signed/etched by the Artist on bronze base with an edition number.
5/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,600
Diamond Flight
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist into the base of bronze with edition number.
5/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,650
Mittens
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze signed/etched into base by Artist. 12/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$6,000
Good Time Charlie
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original sculpture etched/signed by the Artist on the bronze base.
7/15
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$12,000
Mending The Flag
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed with Artist's name and edition number. 25/25
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$7,800
On the Edge
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by George Walbye.
Edition #8/60.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Buffalo Trail
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by George Walbye.
Edition #3/60.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Maximum Capacity
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #11/20.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ladybug
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #4/50.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Higher Ground
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #4/50.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Posture
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #4/10.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,800
Buckaroo Ball II
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #9/30.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Laurels
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #2/12.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,400
Hula Hoop Too
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #4/20.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Buttercup
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #19/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bird's Eye View
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #8/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Crimson Jewel
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #10/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bounty Hunter
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #10/15 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Autumn Stroll
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #1/1 - Original bronze sculpture, and acrylic painting on deer skin by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$12,500
Realist sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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