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
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Cat's Cradle
By Bill Starke
Located in Denver, CO
"Cat's Cradle" is a limited edition sculpture created by Bill Starke depicting a figure playing with string.
About the artist:
Human beings interacting, colliding, cooperating, striving, & achieving are the themes I wish to portray in my sculptures. My observations on the human condition are meant to be both humorous and thought provoking.
Bill Starke's "Free Man" is everything that good art should be: technically superb, brilliantly composed, emotionally powerful and visually arresting... like George Stubbs, the 18th century English master...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Metamorphosis", Frederick Hart, Figurative Bronze Sculpture, 37x29x7
Located in Dallas, TX
"Metamorphosis" by Frederick Hart is figurative bronze bust of a woman numbered 17/29.
“Metamorphosis” was a journey of transformation for Hart. The work haunted and yet thrilled hi...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nina Simone-Feeling Good
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Nina Simone- Feeling Good Bronze
If you are a fan of Nina Simone, you know how beautifully the piece is executed.
"Feeling Good" - Birds flying high, Fish ...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"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
"Contemplation", 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
Warrior and Wounded Youth. Helmeted mustachioed man holding Wounded - Lion Face
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and titled at the base, Sloan's Auctioneers, 1998
The work shows a peak moment of drama and is meticulously carved in the neo-classical style.
Lion garment in the back with ...
Category
1870s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Chien Braque (Tom)
Located in Missouri, MO
Pierre Jules Mene
"Chien Braque" (Tom)
Bronze
approx. 5 x 9 x 4.25
Signed
PIERRE JULES MENE (1810-1879)
Pierre Jules Mene, (P. J. Mene), was born in Pa...
Category
1860s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fertility Venus, Bronze Nude Sculpture by Telly Mia
By Telly Mia
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Telly Mia
Title: Fertility Venus
Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature inscribed
Size: 20 in. x 11 in. x 10 in. (50.8 cm x 27.94 cm x 25.4 cm)
Category
20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Among the Stones, 48" wide, mixed media wall sculpture
Located in Loveland, CO
Among the Stones by Leo E. Osborne
Abstract Nature Wall Relief, best suited for interior placement
Carved Canada Goose and Rocks - Unique Carved Mixed...
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
"The Artist's Wife", Frederick Hart, Figurative Bronze Sculpture, 25x21x13 in.
Located in Dallas, TX
"The Artists Wife" by Frederick Hart is a figurative Bronze sculpture bust of Frederick Hart's wife numbered 23/25. His wife blissfully sits with a drapery over her shoulders and loo...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Black Rock Creek, 36" wide, mixed media wall relief
Located in Loveland, CO
Black Rock Creek by Leo E. Osborne
Abstract Nature Wall Relief, Unique Carved Mixed Media (primarily wood)
20x36x6" nuthatch on wood carved to appear like g...
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Statue of an Athlete
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
“Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement. He embodies a world that is in many ways lost to us; he...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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Bronze Yawning Hippopotame
Located in Pasadena, CA
Animal sculptor Sophie MARTIN creates from inert clay a whole living animal kingdom.
She freely observes the animal and captures and interprets a movement; and places it in nature an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
St Paul's Cathedral
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A new work by the artist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Max n' Mini
By Gary Alsum
Located in Loveland, CO
Max 'n Mini by Gary Alsum
Bronze mini-coop driven by dogs
6.5x8x6.5 ed/75 #1 available
some additional views are shown in clay. The finished piece is the red patina.
Shipping price ...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Unsung Heroes
By Gary Alsum
Located in Loveland, CO
Unsung Heroes by Gary Alsum
Representational Figurative Bronze Sculpture
27x18x14" ed/14, #2 available
A young worker's family gathers either before or after a day's work, the fathe...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Liana Axinte "SUCCES SALUTE" Nude
Located in Winterswijk, NL
SUCCES SALUTE by Liana Axinte
A person is successful.
He stands naked on a stage in the world and greets the audience outside with the spotlight with flowers in his right hand.
The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Wild Running Horse Three-Dimensional Painting on Wood 40H X 30" W
By Irena Orlov
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Wild Running Horse Three-Dimensional Painting on Wood 40H X 30" W
2019 in Los Angeles
Collaborative Artwork - Irena Orlov-Zeev Orlov
SPECIFICATIONS:
Combines Painting and Sculptur...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Celebration
By Gary Alsum
Located in Loveland, CO
Celebration by Gary Alsum
A young dancer twirls in her flowing dress.
27x17x13" ed/18 Bronze
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Taking the knowledge passed on from artists such as Fritz White, Gle...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kimi
By Gary Alsum
Located in Loveland, CO
Kimi by Gary Alsum
Bronze girl in traditional attire holding an Asian fan
20" x 7" x 7" ed/21
turnstyle base includes granite and wood.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Taking the knowledge passed on from artists such as Fritz White, Glenna Goodacre...
Category
1990s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Flight of Fancy
By Gary Alsum
Located in Loveland, CO
Flight of Fancy by Gary Alsum
Traditional Figurative Sculpture
20" x 12" x 9" ed/14 Bronze
A young child raises their toy airplane toward the sky
*Shipping price includes the custom ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Giddy Up
By Gary Alsum
Located in Loveland, CO
Giddy Up! by Gary Alsum
Representational Figurative Bronze, multi-generational
A father carries his daughter on his shoulders.
26x10x13" Ed/27 #2 available
S...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rejoice
By Gary Alsum
Located in Loveland, CO
Rejoice by Gary Alsum
Traditional Figurative Sculpture
A Girl gracefully dancing, or perhaps a gymnastic running a floor excercise.
25" x 16" x 8" Bronze ed/35 #1 available.
Shipping price includes the custom packing necessary for fine art.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Taking the knowledge passed on from artists such as Fritz White, Glenna Goodacre...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wild Running Horse Three-Dimensional Painting Sculpture on Wood 40HX30" W
By Irena Orlov
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Wild Running Horse Three-Dimensional Painting on Wood 40H X 30" W
2019 in Los Angeles
Collaborative Artwork - Irena Orlov-Zeev Orlov
SPECIFICATIONS:
Combines Painting and Sculptur...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Mountain Goat
Located in Missouri, MO
Jules Moigniez
"Mountain Goat"
Bronze
approx 11 x 9 x 4 inches
Signed
Jules Moigniez (1835-1894)
Jules Moigniez was born in Senlis sur L'Oise, France ...
Category
1870s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Hippopotame
Located in Pasadena, CA
Animal sculptor Sophie MARTIN creates from inert clay a whole living animal kingdom.
She freely observes the animal and captures and interprets a movement; and places it in nature an...
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
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
Maki in terracotta
Located in Pasadena, CA
Nicole DORAY SOULARD.
Animal ceramic sculptures, works centered on the forward. Nature and the study of bodies are sources of inspiration for her. She produces animals from all over...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Little Red Riding Hood Inkwell
Located in Missouri, MO
Antoine Bofill
"Little Red Riding Hood"
Bronze Inkwell
6H x 10W x 6D
Signed
Inscribed: 25 Septembre 1920
Antoine Bofill was born in Barcelona i...
Category
1920s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Smart Couple with Blue Hat
By Ruth Bloch
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
Ruth Bloch was born in Israel in 1951 to artist parents. Her father was a musician, while her mother worked in ceramics, Ruth's family were members of a Kibbutz called Alonim, a plac...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Smart Couple with Red Hat
By Ruth Bloch
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
Ruth Bloch was born in Israel in 1951 to artist parents. Her father was a musician, while her mother worked in ceramics, Ruth's family were members of a Kibbutz called Alonim, a plac...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Saint Mark's Theater
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unique terracotta sculpture of Saint Mark's Theater.
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Freedom From All by Fiona Morley - Wire and oil on canvas custom white frame
By Fiona Morley
Located in Dallas, TX
Born in Hereford, England, Fiona Morley’s artwork is a combination of illustration and sculptural relief that is achieved with wire, as the line can be taken off the page and into sp...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Smart Couple Sitting
By Ruth Bloch
Located in Nutfield, Surrey
Ruth Bloch was born in Israel in 1951 to artist parents. Her father was a musician, while her mother worked in ceramics, Ruth's family were members of a Kibbutz called Alonim, a plac...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cistern Fragment
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Artist Statement
“Ray Bradbury never ceases to inspire me. While working with him, I saw his ...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Ba Bird by Fiona Morley - Wire and oil on canvas with custom frame - sculptural
By Fiona Morley
Located in Dallas, TX
Born in Hereford, England, Fiona Morley’s artwork is a combination of illustration and sculptural relief that is achieved with wire, as the line can be taken off the page and into sp...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Goddess
By Peter Brooke
Located in Pasadena, CA
Signed Edition
#1 of 6
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Description
Feeling the sun’s warmth enveloping her body, Peter Brooke’s bronze “Goddess” express...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Judgment of Wotan; Die Walküre II
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Description
Christopher Slatoff’s Judgment of Wotan; Die Walkure II depicts the music drama, Walkure, Die (The Valkyrie)....
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Hippopotame
Located in Pasadena, CA
Animal sculptor Sophie MARTIN creates from inert clay a whole living animal kingdom.
She freely observes the animal and captures and interprets a movement; and places it in nature a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Resting
Located in Greenwich, CT
Ed. 2/6.
Bronze sculpture by Bruno Lucchesi of a woman sitting.
Category
1970s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nehemiah 2
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Description
Slatoff’s sculpture is a biblical reference to the central figure in the book of Nehemiah, which describes a ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Michael Standing
By Peter Brooke
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
EXHIBITIONS
California Art Clubs 95th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition
April 2 - 23...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Girafe in Terracotta
Located in Pasadena, CA
Nicole DORAY SOULARD.
Animal ceramic sculptures, works centered on the forward. Nature and the study of bodies are sources of inspiration for her. She produces animals from all over...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Hippos on the Mara
By Peter Brooke
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Description
The picturesque Mara River flows through the plains of Tanzania and Kenya and lies across the Serengeti/Maasai Mara reserve. The area is famous for its Great Migration...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Habi
Located in Paris, FR
Portait sculpture in terracotta
or possible in Bronze (made to order)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Mayan Warrior
By Peter Brooke
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Description
Peter Brooke's Mayan Warrior depicts a solemn and dignified military subject. Historically, few Mayan warrior...
Category
1990s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Making Friends
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sculpture of a young girl holding a bowl for a cat.
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Masked
By Bela Bacsi
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Description
Masked suggests a sense of mystery and eccentricity, and begs the question: Who is the man behind the mask? ...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Ballerina
Located in Greenwich, CT
Terracotta sculpture by Bruno Lucchesi of a ballerina.
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Pearfect in Pink
By Bela Bacsi
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Exhibitions
Exhibited at the Los Angeles Art Show 2014, January 15-19, 2014
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Sharing Space
By Bela Bacsi
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Description
Resting upon a golden cushion, this two-faced subject has the look of a mask that one would be able to wear. ...
Category
1990s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Keeping the Ball Rolling
Located in Greenwich, CT
Life-size sculpture of a bare-footed boy balancing himself atop a ball.
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nehemiah 1
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Description
Slatoff’s sculpture is a biblical reference to the central figure in the book of Nehemiah, which describes a ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Going Out
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sculpture of an East Asian woman, in traditional garb, putting a coat on.
Category
1970s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Earth, midsize
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sculpture of a woman representing the element of earth.
Category
Early 2000s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ball Elephant Bronze by Sophie Martin
Located in Pasadena, CA
Animal sculptor Sophie MARTIN creates from inert clay a whole living animal kingdom. She freely observes the animal and captures and interprets a movement; and places it in nature an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Realist sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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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