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
Earth, midsize
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sculpture of a woman representing the element of earth.
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Julio Pedro Borrego Woman in Bathing Suit
Located in San Francisco, CA
Julio Pedro Borrego is a Colombian artist born in 1951. He is obviously. Influenced by the Colombian master Botero as he likes to portray Rubenesque women. This fabulous.Bronze of a...
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Rough Skinned Newt" (2023) By Tony Hochstetler, Original Bronze Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
Tony Hochstetler's "Rough Skinned Newt" (2022) is an original handmade bronze sculpture that depicts a newt curiously looking upwards.
Tony Hochstetler is a sculptor of unusual anim...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Seated Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Seated Woman, ca. 1950
Carved and polished red Italian marble
4.75" wide, 6 3/8" deep, height is 16.5""
Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison.
Born...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$3,500 Sale Price
56% Off
Madonna
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964)
Madonna, ca. 1940
Carved stone
7" wide, 5" deep, height is 4.5"
Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison.
Born:
Kingfisher, OK
Education:
Univers...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$1,600 Sale Price
60% Off
Else FÜRST (1873-1943), Fasane Foundry stamp of the Berlin foundry Kraas
Located in Berlin, DE
Else Fürst was a
German sculptor and medalist who was murdered by the Nazis.
Biographical data:
Bronze
signed
Foundry stamp of the Berlin foundry Kraas.
25 x 73 cm
Born: June 25,...
Category
1930s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Siamese Fighter Fish-original bronze wildlife sculpture-artwork-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
Seahorse Couple (verdigris)-original 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
Seahorse -original figurative bronze marine sculpture-artwork-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
Cameleon -original modern wildlife animal 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
Hippocampus-original figurative bronze animal sculpture-artwork-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
"Transcendent", Frederick Hart, Acrylic Sculpture, 19x11x9 in., 96/350, white
Located in Dallas, TX
"Transcendent" Dimensions: 19" x 11" x 9" Medium: Clear Acrylic Resin Edition 96/350
Frederick Hart's 1991 “Transcendent” lucite sculpture is imbued with a truly sublime presence. Female and male figures emerging from the Lucite seem to appear and disappear within the work. This ghostly effect is created through Hart’s unique process of embedment, which involves casting one acrylic work within another. It is a technique the artist patented in 1982, marking the end of a decade of constant experimentation and progression and the beginning of a period of precise refinement. Consistent with his unique poetic vision, the inner, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual forces dominate the work. Imbued with a distinct sense of grace, this piece is a testament to Hart’s remarkable technical abilities and devotion to the craft.
Frederick Hart's "Transcendent" is signed by the artist and includes a gallery certificate of authenticity. It is from an edition of 350 (+ 60 AP) and the current gallery retail price for the piece is over $40,000.
About Frederick Hart
As one of America’s greatest representational artists, Frederick Hart left a lasting and unique mark in the world of modern sculpture. Born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1943, he studied at the University of South Carolina and after protesting alongside black students during the Civil rights movement, he moved to Washington D.C. to continue his studies at the Corcoran School of Art. Fascinated with the human figure and the classical approach, he started developing his career in 1966 as a stone carver apprentice at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. Leaving the Cathedral in 1971, Hart started his own studio practice but had little success in the first years. In 1974, he was awarded the project by the Cathedral to create a contemporary interpretation of The Creation, an event that would change his life. Soon, Hart’s career took a turn for the better, and in the upcoming decades, he rose to national prominence, becoming a government art advisor in 1985 and receiving the prestigious Henry Hering...
Category
1990s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic Polymer
"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
Pelican's
Located in Columbia, MO
Thomas Pfannerstill has worked as a full-time studio artist since 1986, following his education at Western Kentucky University (BFA 1975). He currently resides and works in Louisvill...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Delft Frog 1" - Hand-Painted Resin Sculpture by Nana Williams, 2025
Located in Denver, CO
Nana Williams' "Delft Frog 1" is an exquisitely crafted small-scale sculpture blending contemporary artistry with classic Delftware aesthetics. This one-of-a-kind piece is made from ...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic, Gouache
"Eve"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The sculpture "Eve" embodies the image of a primitive woman, a symbol of the beginning of humanity, the harmony of nature and life. Made of bronze, it has classical proportions that ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$20,000 Sale Price
20% Off
'Portrait of Jesse Jackson' by Daniel Edwards, Polylactide and Wood
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 10.5" x 6" x 8" 3-D printed bust of Jesse Jackson was created by California based artist, Daniel Edwards. It is a unique 3D printed sculpture from the Civil Rights Portrait Seri...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Polyester, Wood
Bollel Child and conch shell. Original multiple bronze sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
BOLLEL. Child and conch shell. Original multiple bronze sculpture
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
King of the Rusted Crown
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Exhibited
"Distilled Beauty: Select Artists from the 14th International Art Renewal Center Salon" at American Legacy Fine...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Resin
The Foundry Worker
Located in San Francisco, CA
This sculpture "The Foundry Worker" c.1925 is a bronze sculpture by German artist Albert Caasmann, 1886-1968. The signature is impressed in the bronze. The subject size is 11.15 x 8.15 x 3.15 inches, including marble base, the size is 13.15 x 8.15 x 5 inches. It is in excellent condition.
about the artist:
Albert Caasmann (2 June 1886 – 23 March 1968) was a German sculptor and porcelain artist. Caasmann designed toy figures for the Berlin toy company Lineol and from 1919 to 1952 was the lead designer and production manager for the company. He designed figurines for the porcelain companies Rosenthal AG and Volkstedt. Caasmann's work for the company Rosenthal are exhibited in the Porzellanikon's Rosenthal Museum. Lineol toy figures modeled by Caasmann are in the Historical Toy Museum in Freinsheim and the Toy museum in Havelland.
Albert Caasmann was born on 2 June 1886 in Berlin, Germany. From 1909 to 1919, he worked as a freelancer for the Berlin toy company Lineol, founded by Oskar Wiederholz in 1906. After service as a soldier in the First World War, he became the leading designer and production manager of Lineol from 1919 to 1952. He designed over 600 figures for Lineol, including soldiers, animals, Indians, knights, fairy figures, and railroad figures. His toy figures were widely used in the region by children. Lineol ceased operations in 1965, and in 1985 the company Lineol Duscha has the trademark rights to Lineol. Lineol Duscha reproduces Lineol figures modeled before 1945. Lineol toy figures modeled by Caasmann are in the Historical Toy Museum in Freinsheim and the Toy museum in Havelland.
Caasmann spent time in the Berlin Zoo, where he modeled his animal models. He made a model for a porcelain cheetah...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Orchard Porker
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of piece with edition number.
6/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$5,400
Goose with Outstretched Wings Hand Carved Sculpture
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful, high polished sculpture of a goose with outstretched wings by Dale Eugene Schoth (American, 1925-1984). Appropriate to view in the round. Signed and dated by the artist "Dale Schoth '79" on the base. He was a carpenter and wood carver in Twin Falls Idaho. His grave stone...
Category
1970s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$1,116 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Italian Glazed Terra Cotta Wall Hanging Leopard Head
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking mid century Italian life size leopard head crafted in terra cotta, hand decorated and glazed, now and forever caught in mid growl.
Category
20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Seated Figure
By Peter Brooke
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Exhibitions
Beauty and the Power of Sculpture, American Legacy Fine Arts, Octobe...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Taureau Attaque par un Tigre
Located in New York, NY
An acute observer of nature Barye was fascinated by the dramatic depiction of animals in the wild. These anomalies bronzes can sit on mantles and desks and elevate a room tremendousl...
Category
1840s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A Week of Coffee
Located in Columbia, MO
Thomas Pfannerstill has worked as a full-time studio artist since 1986, following his education at Western Kentucky University (BFA 1975). He currently resides and works in Louisvill...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Pinewood Passion
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #25/125.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bountiful River
By James Moore
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture inscribed by the artist with a signature and edition number.
19/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
End of the Trail - Reproduction
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Reproduction Bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Clever Clucker
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture inscribed by the artist on the bronze base with a signature and an edition number.
6/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
FLORAL OUD IX
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Introducing a Series of Ceramic Memorials by Nicolaas Maathuis - an exclusive collection that represents a fusion of artistry and functionality, offering a unique variation of memori...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Fruity Cup (Honduras)
Located in Columbia, MO
Thomas Pfannerstill has worked as a full-time studio artist since 1986, following his education at Western Kentucky University (BFA 1975). He currently resides and works in Louisvill...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Chip Chip Hooray
Located in Columbia, MO
Thomas Pfannerstill has worked as a full-time studio artist since 1986, following his education at Western Kentucky University (BFA 1975). He currently resides and works in Louisvill...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
'Pioneer Woman & Children, ' Bronze and Marble Sculpture by Harold Castor
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Master sculptor Harold Castor created this realistic depiction of the Pioneer Woman seeking new land and opportunity in the American West with her two ch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$7,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Morning
Located in Zofingen, AG
The author admires the beauty of the female body. Her movement - smooth, graceful and beautiful. The moment of awakening is very sensual. The girl stretches, revealing the beauty of her young body. Realistic manner shows her original beauty. Sculpture shapes create a play of light and shadow, curves, polished and brushed metal. The work is made of bronze- polish and patina.
This sculpture was created in the early period of Alex Radionov...
Category
1990s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Colorful Old Man Figurative Bust Sculpture in Ceramic Stucco and Copper Leaf
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This ceramic and stucco bust explores the idea of lifelong learning through the portrait of an elderly figure modeled with expressive detail.
Architectural Figurative Bust Sculpture...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Copper
"The Seeker, " Sculpture
By Bill Starke
Located in Denver, CO
Bill Starke's "The Seeker" is a limited edition (#3/50), bronze sculpture created by Bill Starke depicting a male figure peering down through a small opening beneath him.
About th...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Dreaming girl
Located in Zofingen, AG
"I create this sculpture at the very beginning of my career. I sculpted it from a real model. The girl was very lost in her thoughts or dreamed of something. Her body was relaxed an...
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Pitcher Plants and Frog" (2016) By Tony Hochstetler, Original Bronze Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
Tony Hochstetler's "Pitcher Plants and Frog" (2016) is an original handmade bronze sculpture that depicts a small frog standing under 3 pitcher plants.
TONY HOCHSTETLER is a sculpto...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Eagle (ex. "Palmira" estate of Sarkis Kaltakdjian) - Large Bronze Sculpture
Located in New Orleans, LA
A large, powerfully affecting sculpture of an eagle perched and preparing to take off. I have included a photo of a soda can in one shot to give you an idea of the scale of this scul...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
"Quiet Descent"
Located in Denver, CO
"Quiet Descent" is a digital print on 5 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader.
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Panel, Digital
"Reflection"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The sculpture "Reflection" is a modern abstract work made of shiny golden metal. Its shape resembles parts of the human body or armor, but the interpretation remains open to the view...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Louis Alfred Joseph CUVELIER, Bronze + Stationary racehorse
Located in Gent, VOV
Stationary racehorse.
This exceptional bronze sculpture by Louis Alfred Joseph Cuvelier depicts a racehorse in mid-stride, captured in a moment of intense energy and motion. Cast by...
Category
19th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Girl at Waterfall
Located in Zofingen, AG
"This is one of my earliest sculptures. I depicted a naked girl at the waterfall. She bathes under jets of water. The fabric of clothing hugs her body and lies down to her feet. The ...
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ralaxing moment.
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Classical ballet was my main source of inspiration. Grace and beauty of ballerinas combining with extremely hard work they do. This combination is shocking and inspiring in the same...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Torso in Drapery
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Classical theme of a Greek art inspires me. I am a big fan of a Greek mythology, so I depict it often". This sculpture shows beautiful woman in wet fabrics that emphasize body curve...
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
"Embracing Impermanence"
Located in Denver, CO
"Embracing Impermanence" is a digital print on 5 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader.
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Panel, Digital
"Into the Blue"
Located in Denver, CO
"Into the Blue" is a digital print on 5 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader.
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Panel, Digital
"Just Out of Reach"
Located in Denver, CO
"Just Out of Reach" is a digital print on 5 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader.
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Panel, Digital
"Nothing Ventured"
Located in Denver, CO
"Nothing Ventured" is a digital print on 5 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader.
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Panel, Digital
The Age of Innocence - New Sculpture bronze bust by Alfred Drury
Located in London, GB
ALFRED DRURY, RA
(1856-1944)
The Age of Innocence
Signed: A DRURY
Bronze on green marble base
Height including base 45.5 cm., 18 in.
Born in Islington...
Category
1890s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kuznetsov porcelain - Butter dish duck, porcelain h 13 cm; L 19 cm; W 10 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Kuznetsov porcelain - Butter dish duck, porcelain h 13 cm; L 19 cm; W 10 cm
Kuznetsov Porcelain Factory in Riga was founded in 1841 as a factory ...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Jaguar
By Peter Brooke
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Artist Statement
“I like to think of the jaguar as the welterweight of big cats. Even though this sculpture is small my aim was to c...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$5,600
FLORAL OUD VIII
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Introducing a Series of Ceramic Memorials by Nicolaas Maathuis - an exclusive collection that represents a fusion of artistry and functionality, offering a unique variation of memori...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Blue-Eyed Girls Series, #6: Charlotte
By Bela Bacsi
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Artist Statement “Charlotte is from a series I did, called ‘Blue-Eyed Girls.’ They take their names from heroines of Jane Austen, an...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Marble
FLORAL OUD VI
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Introducing a Series of Ceramic Memorials by Nicolaas Maathuis - an exclusive collection that represents a fusion of artistry and functionality, offering a unique variation of memori...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Angry Father, family sculpture in bronze
Located in New York, NY
A lively and important work that would bring animation to any interior.
Though he has been called “the world’s best public sculptor,” by art critic Ken Johnson, Tom Otterness’ playfu...
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
FLORAL OUD V
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Introducing a Series of Ceramic Memorials by Nicolaas Maathuis - an exclusive collection that represents a fusion of artistry and functionality, offering a unique variation of memori...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
FLORAL OUD II
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Introducing a Series of Ceramic Memorials by Nicolaas Maathuis - an exclusive collection that represents a fusion of artistry and functionality, offering a unique variation of memori...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Wall Sculpture of Crow #16
By Karla Walter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Cv upon request
Karla Walter is an American artist who explores similarities between the social interactions among crows and that of individuals in our society.
Karla Walter went to ...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
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Find a wide variety of authentic Realist sculptures 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 sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Frederick Hart, Gary Alsum, SOPHIE MARTIN, and Peter Brooke. Frequently made by artists working with Metal, and Bronze 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 sculptures, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for sculptures 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 $550 and tops out at $935,000, while the average work sells for $7,200.
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