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
"Eucalyptus Candle Holder" (2024) By Tony Hochstetler, Original Bronze Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
Tony Hochstetler's "Eucalyptus Candle Holders" (2024) is an original handmade bronze candle holders that are made to look like eucalyptus plants.
TONY HOCHSTETLER is a sculptor of u...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Hot Wings (8/21)" (2023) By Tony Hochstetler, Original Bronze Wall Installation
Located in Denver, CO
Tony Hochstetler's "Hot Wings Wall Mount (8/21)" (2022) is an original handmade bronze sculpture that depicts a bushel of dried peppers with a bat flying downwards.
Tony Hochstetler...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Huntin' Buddies
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original sculpture signed/etched by the Artist on the base. 11/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Self-Made Man 19.5"
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signature of the Artist engraved in the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
323/1800
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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
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
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
Winter World
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original sculpture signed/etched by the Artist on the base. 10/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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 Greenwich, CT
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
Side Pass II
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed signature of the Artist with an edition number under one of the horses belly. 9/12
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Edward Carter Preston - Athena - 20th Century British Plaster Sculpture Figure
Located in London, GB
EDWARD CARTER PRESTON
(1885-1965)
Athena
Signed: E CARTER PRESTON
Bronzed plaster
59 cm., 23 ¼ in. high
Edward Carter Preston is best known as the designe...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
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
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
Royal Copenhagen Figure Girl in Bornholm costume / - Only the braid -
Located in Berlin, DE
Lotte Benter, Girl in Bornholm costume, design around 1925, execution 1967, model number 1323, First choice. Porcelain with underglaze painting. 21 cm (height) x 12 cm (length) x 10 ...
Category
1920s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Gentlemen of the Jury", Scott Rogers Bronze Sculpture, 24x20x17, ed. 16/30
Located in Dallas, TX
"Gentlemen of the Jury" by Scott Rogers is not merely a sculpture; it is a delightful narrative frozen in bronze, inviting viewers into an 18th-century courtroom where humor and huma...
Category
1990s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pointer / - The elegance of the hunting dog -
Located in Berlin, DE
Anton Büschelberger (1869 Eger - 1934 Dresden), Pointer, around 1930, made by the Karl Ens porcelain manufactory in Volkstedt (Thuringia), model number 2478, 6. Porcelain with underg...
Category
1920s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Another Drink
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition 11/25. Original bronze sculpture by artist Greg Kelsey. Inscribed by artist at base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Royal Copenhagen Figure Peasant girl with goose / - The Mother Goose -
Located in Berlin, DE
Christian Thomsen (1860 Kolding - 1921 Copenhagen), Peasant girl with goose, design c. 1910, execution 1966. model number 527. First choice. Porcelain ...
Category
1910s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Grizzly 399 and Cubs II
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Enscribed by the Artist with a signature and edition number on the bronze base.
8/65
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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
Commute (man)
By Jim Rennert
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 9
American, b. 1958
National Sculpture Society Fellow
Jim Rennert was born in 1958, and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Salt Lake City, Utah. After ten trying years o...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Bing & Grondahl Figurine Youthful audacity / - Dancing Kiss -
Located in Berlin, DE
Bing & Grondahl / Weiss, Claire, Youthful audacity
Bing & Grondahl figurine by Claire Weiss (1906-1997), Youthful audacity, made between 1970 and 1982, model number 2162, first choic...
Category
1970s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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
Bing & Grondahl Figure Playing Girl / - Seriousness of the game -
Located in Berlin, DE
Adda Bonfils (1883-1914), Playing Girl, designed c. 1920, made between 1966 and 1969, model number 1995, first choice. Porcelain with underglaze painting. 13.5 cm (height) x 9 cm (le...
Category
1920s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bing & Grondahl Figure Standing boy with trumpet / - The Fanfare -
Located in Berlin, DE
Michaela Ahlmann, Standing boy with trumpet, made between 1970 and 1982, model number 1792, first choice. Porcelain with underglaze painting. 18.5 cm (height) x 8 cm (length) x 7 cm ...
Category
1970s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Royal Copenhagen Figure Milkmaid / - The dignity of the farmer's wife -
Located in Berlin, DE
Christian Thomsen (1860 Kolding - 1921 Copenhagen), Milkmaid with stool and milk jug, designed around 1910, executed between 1975 and 1979. Model number 899. First choice. Porcelain ...
Category
1910s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Papa's Chihuahua
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by the Artist on the bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number.
23/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A la fontaine
By Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Nice 19th-century cast with rich, brown patina by French sculptor Emile-Joseph-Nestor Carlier. Carlier frequently created large, multi-figural group sculptures. These are dramatic an...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vikki
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
Note: Bronze available
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Resin
British Relief Bronze Portrait of Sir Henry Irving by Albert Toft
Located in London, GB
ALBERT TOFT
(1862-1949)
Relief Portrait of Sir Henry Irving
Indistinctly signed l.r.: Albert Toft
Bronze, dark brown patina, on wooden base
Diameter 24....
Category
Early 1900s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mother and child
Located in Täby, SE
Teuvo Kotilainen was born in 1925 in Rääkylä and died 2010 in Tampere. He was a finnish sculptor inspired by Jussi Mäntynen and his lynxs and he performed se...
Category
1970s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Prairie Sentinel
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed signature by the Artist on the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
5/27
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Which Came First
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed signature by the Artist on the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
9/23
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
King Fishers
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed signature by the Artist on the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
54/150
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dung-Beetle Bookends
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed signature by the Artist on the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
22/32
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Double Happiness
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed signature by the Artist on the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
3/150
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bird's Eye View
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed signature by the Artist on the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
Open Edition
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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
"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
Saint Mark's Theater
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unique terracotta sculpture of Saint Mark's Theater.
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Beats Any Job In Town
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist on bronze base of sculpture with edition number.
6/30
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
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
Native American On Horseback Bronze Sculpture Daro Flood
By Daro Flood
Located in Norwood, NJ
Native American on horseback. Signed and numbered 24/30, artists cypher.
Daro Flood (1954 - 2017) was active/lived in Arizona. Daro Flood is known for Portrait bust Indian and cowboy sculpture...
Category
Late 20th Century 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
Gone Fishin'
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Etched signature by the Artist on the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
4/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Froggy Came a Courtin
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original sculpture signed/etched by the Artist on the base. 22/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mother and Child - 20th Century British terracotta figure by Lady Muriel Wheeler
By Lady Muriel Wheeler
Located in London, GB
LADY MURIEL WHEELER, PSWA
(1888-1979)
Mother and Baby
Signed and indistinctly dated 19-4
Terracotta on wooden base
44 cm., 17 ¼ in. high including base
Muriel Bourne was born in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"Calming Chaos"
Located in Denver, CO
"Calming Chaos," is a digital print on 5 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader.
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Panel, Digital
"Discover"
Located in Denver, CO
"Discover," is a digital print on 5 acrylic panels by Michelle Jader.
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Panel, Digital
"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
"Ready, Steady, Go"
Located in Denver, CO
"Ready, Steady, Go" 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
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
Happy Hog
Located in Wimberley, TX
Cammie Lundeen’s Happy Hog is a charming bronze sculpture that exudes warmth, humor, and personality. The pig sits upright with a sense of quiet contentment, its rounded form full of...
Category
2010s 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
Realist sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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