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
Life Size Sculpture of Female Head in White Terracotta Clay "Yasmina"
Located in New York, NY
Gypsum-based white terracotta life-size female head. Sculpted and kiln fired in Florence Italy, this work is now kept in Rushton's studio in central Manhattan.
Rushton sculpts all ...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"Ex Nihilo Fragment 3", Frederick Hart, Figurative Bronze Sculpture, 43x31x18 in
Located in Dallas, TX
"Ex Nihilo Fragment 3" by Frederick Hart is a figurative bronze with the edition of 56/65.
I saw Ex Nihilo (Out of Nothingness) as a single expression of creation, as the metamorph...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Screech Owl
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist's signature and edition number inscribed in the the bronze base of the piece.
2/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Keeper of the Night
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed Artist's signature and edition number on the bronze base of the piece.
4/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Marble Bust of a Young Apollo
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Grand Tour Marble Bust of a Young Apollo (Late 19th Century)
Marble bust on a swivel marble base
Unsigned
24 ½" high x 21" wide x 9 1/2 " deep...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Sleeping Cat
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Sleeping Cat, ca. 1940
Carved Vermont granite
7.5" wide, 5" deep, height is 7"
Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison.
Born:
Kingfisher, OK
Educat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$2,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Six Miles South
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed/signed by Artist on base of sculpture with edition number.
7/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$4,800
Tradition
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of piece with edition number.
1/25
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$7,800
Bronco Buster - Reproduction
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Reproduction Bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Victor Salmones Father and Son
Located in San Francisco, CA
Victor Salmones. 1937-1989. Very well listed sculptor who lived in worked in Mexico. He said Auction results as high as $23,500. This powerful work measures 10 inches high by 6 inche...
Category
1960s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lynx inside and outdoor sculpture unique black wrough iron feline cat natural
By Ivan Zanoni
Located in Milan, IT
The sculpture is a unique, unrepeatable piece. Can be an outdoor sculpture.
The Lynx belongs to the cycle dedicated to local animals that the sculptor has been working on.
The artwork has just been exhibited in the prestigious museum in Rovereto, the Mart, Italy's leading museum of modern and contemporary art.
It has been created with a technique that the artist has perfected over his long experience. Furthermore, he learnt a few technical skills from his father, a sculptor of wrought iron too. A few artworks made by father and son are in significant private and public collections, the best known of which is the Melinda and Bill Gates...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Iron
"From the Heart", Martin Eichinger, Figurative, Bronze, Romantic, 62x38x33 in.
Located in Dallas, TX
The male figure lies atop a cresting wavelike column, seemingly elevated by the experience. One hand is nearly touching his heart while the other hand is held open in a gesture of re...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Galapagos
By Kent Ullberg
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
67/100
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Veil of Light", Frederick Hart, Acrylic Sculpture, 22x12x6 in., 310/350, white
Located in Dallas, TX
"Veil of Light" Dimensions: 22" x 12" x 6" Medium: Clear Acrylic Resin Edition of 350
Created in 1987, the work “Veil of Light” is characterized by an other-worldly appearance. Payi...
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic Polymer
Pecheur / - Full of anticipation -
Located in Berlin, DE
Adolphe Jean Lavergne (1863-1928), Pecheur, c. 1900. Brown patinated bronze with rectangular cast plinth on a green marble base (3 cm high), total height with hinge 37 cm, width 9 cm, depth 8 cm, weight 2.9 kg, signed “Lavergne” on the plinth.
- Base with old drilling and a few oxidized areas, patina occasionally rubbed, somewhat stained in the folds.
- Full of anticipation -
This bronze is the larger, highly detailed version of the fisherman that made Parisian artist Adolphe Jean Lavergne famous. In preparation for fishing, the boy prepares his rod before heading out to sea. The attachment of the iron ring and the rope behind him suggest a quay wall and a boat moored there. However, the depiction is entirely focused on the actual action of the young fisherman: With equal skill and concentration, he bends a hook to connect it to the fishing line. The contrast with his casual clothing, the loose-fitting trousers, the open shirt with its "wild" folds, and, last but not least, the sun hat boldly perched on his neck, reinforces the impression of the attentive care with which he goes about his work. His gaze makes him appear absorbed, as if he has forgotten the world around him and yet he is visibly filled with anticipation of fishing.
GERMAN VERSION
Adolphe Jean Lavergne (1863-1928), Pecheur, um 1890. Braun patinierte Bronze mit rechteckiger gegossener Plinthe auf grünem Marmorsockel (3 cm Höhe), Gesamthöhe mit Angel 37 cm, Breite 9 cm, Tiefe 8 cm, Gewicht 2,9 kg, auf der Plinthe mit „Lavergne“ signiert.
- Sockel mit alter Bohrung und wenigen oxidierten Stellen, Patina mitunter berieben, in den Falten vereinzelt etwas fleckig.
- Voller Vorfreude -
Die Bronzefigur ist die größere äußerst detaillierte Ausführung des Fischers, mit dem der Pariser Künstler Adolphe Jean Lavergne bekannt geworden ist. In Vorbereitung auf das Fischen präpariert der Junge die Angel...
Category
1890s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$676 Sale Price
20% Off
Carpeaux etnic bronze : Le chinois (1868). N1 (scetch) Observatory fountain
Located in Gent, VOV
JEAN-BAPTISTE CARPEAUX 1827 - 1875
Le Chinois N°1 (study for Asia) (1868). Model from the observatory fountain. Sketch
Height ca.60 cm
A similar copy auctioned on June 22, 2023, at ...
Category
1860s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mountain Goat
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Mountain Goat, ca. 1950.
Carved granite.
6.25" long, 3.25" wide, height is 6.25"
Born:
Kingfisher, OK
Education:
University of Missouri
John Flannag...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$1,950 Sale Price
35% Off
Whitetail
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Artist's signature and edition number inscribed in the the bronze base of the piece.
38/65
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Zebra Shark -original modern bronze wildlife marine sculpture - contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Debora Lima-original figurative female dancers bronze sculpture-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Octopus-original bronze marine sculpture- contemporary art - figurative artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Reclining Figure", Frederick Hart, Bronze Figurative Sculpture, 7x14x7 in.
Located in Dallas, TX
"Reclining Figure" by Frederick Hart is a figurative female and male figure bronze sculpture with the edition number 54/65.
Frederick Hart was an American sculptor. His is best known for his Three Soldiers statue at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Ex Nihilo (1983) depicting Creation scenes above the doors of the Washington National Cathedral...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
PAULA BLACKMAN Seated Cat Bronze Sculpture Black Patina 2017 FEMALE ARTIST
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
“Bast” is A limited edition bronze sculpture of a seated black cat on a black marble base.
Black patin
From the limited edition of 8.
Signed 1/8
Paula Blackman has been a bronze scu...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze, Monkey With Skull, 1900, German, Signed
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
Hugo Wolfgang Reinhard
Oberlahnstein 1853 - 1900 Berlin
Monkey with Skull, circa 1900
Bronze, signed
Foundry: Gladenbeck "HG"
Size: approx. 12.5 x 6 x 8 cm, plus 2 cm base
Rare cas...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
By The River
By Kent Ullberg
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
3/9
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chipmunk
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Chipmunk, ca. 1940
Italian granite
5" by 4", height is 4 1/8"
Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison.
Born:
Kingfisher, OK
Education:
Universit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Swallows (Latitude Series)
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Stainless Steel sculpture with an inscribed signature and edition number by the Artist on the base of the piece.
24/30
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gosling (Geese Sculpture)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Gosling , ca. 1960
New Hampshire granite
9.5" by 9 5/8", height is 8 7/8"
Awards: Honorable Mention, Henry O. Avery Prize of 1958.
Sculpture is sold wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$4,000 Sale Price
60% Off
Friendly Chat
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #14/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Coat of Armor
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed by Artist on Bronze base of the piece with signature and edition number.
64/75
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Prosperity - Goldfish Tray
By Tim Cherry
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number.
Open Edition
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lovey Dovey
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number.
7/45
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Weather Prophet (Rooster)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
"Weather Prophet", Rooster. ca. 1940.
Carved Granite.
7.25" wide, 10.25" deep, height is 19.25"
Exhibition History:
Whitney Museum, 1949 Annual of Con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$4,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Black Swan
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Black Swan , ca. 1950
Carved and polished black pearl granite
7" wide, 11.5" deep, height is 29"
Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison.
Born:
Kin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$7,500 Sale Price
70% Off
Summer Breeze
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist on base of bronze with an edition number.
9/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,500
Platypuses
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Platypuses, ca. 1940
Granite
10.25" wide, 8" deep, height is 20.5"
Very heavy, dense stone. Weighs approx. 125-150 lbs.
Provenance: Estate of Mrs. M...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$2,800 Sale Price
65% Off
Horse Feathers
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/engraved by Artist on bronze base of sculpture with an edition number.
Open Edition #7
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Farm Pond Urn
By James Moore
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze signed/etched into base by Artist. 8/200
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,950
Hollyhocks & Hummers
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed by Artist on Bronze base of the piece with signature and edition number.
35/45
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hyperreal Forest Green Glass Balloon Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Dark forest green glass water balloon sculpture by Dylan Martinez. 100% hot sculpted glass.
Dylan Martinez’s hyperrealistic water balloons are made of solid sculpted glass sandblas...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Where the Hare
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #10/27 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cinnamon Bear
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Cinnamon Bear, ca. 1950
Carved red granite
11" wide, 11" deep, height (including wood base) is 15"
Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison.
Born:
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$2,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Piccadilly
Located in Zofingen, AG
This is the story of a woman who is always in the spotlight. Refined, light, beautiful, self-sufficient. She knows her worth and is confident in herself. And everyone around her feel...
Category
1990s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
Embryo Lizard
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Embryo, ca. 1940.
Carved Italian granite.
12.5" wide, 8.5" deep, height is 5"
Measurement are for stone form alone. It sits 12.5 inches tall at a pitch ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$2,400 Sale Price
40% Off
No Rest For The Weary
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture by artist Raymond Gibby. Edition 20/20.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of Lady Lucy Henderson
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
John Edward Jones (Irish – 1806-1862)
“Portrait of Lady Lucy Henderson”
Signed and dated London 1858, and inscribed, “Lucy Henderson, Nee Durham”
28 ½” high x 20 ½” wide x 11” deep
Provenance: Collection Saratoga Springs, NY
About
John Edward Jones was born in Dublin on May 2nd, 1806. He was the son of a miniature painter Edward Jones. He was trained as an engineer under Alexander Nimmo and worked with him on many important works in Ireland, including the building of the bridge at Waterford between 1829 in 1832, of which he was in charge. A taste and an aptitude for sculpture induced him to relinquish his prospects as an engineer and he commenced practice in London as a sculptor. He achieved considerable success, especially in portrait busts, and was employed by many notable persons of the time. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1844 and continue to do so until his death. He executed a considerable number of bust of Irish personages. He paid occasional visits to Dublin where he contributed to the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1847, 1852,1853 and 1854. A full-length statue by him of Sir Robert...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Sculptures
Field worker with rake / - The Humility of the Farm Worker -
Located in Berlin, DE
Paul Ludwig Kowalczewski (1865 Mieltschin - 1910 Berlin), Field worker with rake, around 1900. Brown and brown-greenish patinated bronze with ...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,503 Sale Price
20% Off
Snap
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/engraved by Artist on bronze base of sculpture with an edition number.
Open Edition #4
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,500
Barnyard Game - Chess
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #6/32 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Solitude
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by the Artist on the bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number.
9/39
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Eternity
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #17/75 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,850
5th Avenue Q
Located in PARIS, FR
"5th Avenue Q" by David Gerstein is a vibrant wall sculpture that captures the dynamic energy of New York City's iconic 5th Avenue. Using bold colors and layered shapes, Gerstein bri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Circle of Friends
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
Moon Song II
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #2/9 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$38,000
Self-Made Man 24"
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signature of the Artist engraved in the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
201/350
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Still-Life Realist Bronze Sculpture, "How Sweet It Is"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 30x24x24 Still Life Realist Bronze Sculpture executed by artist Maidy Morhous. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or delivery.
An acc...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"The Source", Frederick Hart, Bronze Sculpture & Fountain, Half Life Size, 1995
Located in Dallas, TX
"The Source" by Frederick Hart is a figurative bronze with a glass orb and a working water fountain with edition 94/175. This edition has been Sold out from the creation date of 1995...
Category
1990s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Larva
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Larva, ca. 1940
Carved brown soapstone
9.5" long, 4" wide, 3.75" tall
Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison.
Born:
Kingfisher, OK
Education:
Un...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$1,600 Sale Price
60% Off
Young Penguin
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Young Penguin, ca. 1950
Carved Tennessee Marble
8.5" x 7" by 3.5", height is 13 inches.
Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison.
Born:
Kingfisher, O...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$3,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Baboon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Baboon, ca. 1940
Carved and weathered Walnut
12" wide, 12" deep, height is 26.5"
Please note the bottom surface is not perfectly flat and the piece lean...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
$2,500 Sale Price
50% Off
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