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
Cruising
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed by Artist on Bronze base of the piece with signature and edition number.
2/45
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
First Night Out
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed by Artist on Bronze base of the piece with signature and edition number.
39/45
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
High Power
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist on base of bronze with an edition number.
2/19
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Broken Just About Everything But My Word
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by artist on bronze base of sculpture with an edition number.
3/100
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hippopotamus "lace" Bronze 6/8 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 and real life with a zest of fancy. Without humanizing the model, respecting the uniqueness of each one in its biodiversity. After studying three years of art history at the Ecole du Louvre, it was with her uncle and her aunt veterinarians, that her love for animals truly took shape in the clay; as with the first models animals on the examination table...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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
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
Dust Devil
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Bronze Sculpture by Veryl Goodnight.
Edition number: #12/30
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Barn Owl (Wall Hanging)
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by the Artist on the bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number.
9/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Treasures of the Heartland
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of piece with edition number.
5/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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
March Madness
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original sculpture signed/etched by the Artist on the base. 20/36
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fetish Pot
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by George Walbye.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
High Point
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #12/27 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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
Every Dog Has His Day
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by the Artist in to bronze base of the sculpture with the edition number.
18/30
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Crappie
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number.
2/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Barn Owl
By Burt Brent
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signature of the Artist inscribed into the base of the bronze piece with an edition number.
31/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Kiowa Iron Tipped Medicine Arrows
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist on the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
3/30
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
High Ball
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #12/30.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Run Around
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/engraved by Artist on bronze base of sculpture with an edition number.
1/25
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Watching Momma Pick Berries
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture signed/etched by the Artist on bronze base with an edition number.
15/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Destiny", Frederick Hart, Acrylic Sculpture, Woman, 12x15x7 in., 124/350, white
Located in Dallas, TX
"Destiny" by Frederick Hart is an acrylic figurative sculpture numbered 124/350.
Frederick Hart believed everyone has their own destiny that is shaped by their ideals, abilities, an...
Category
1990s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic Polymer
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
Bing & Grondahl Figure Boy playing the flute / - The lightness of tones -
Located in Berlin, DE
Vita Birgitte Thymann, Boy playing the flute, between 1952 and 1957. model number 2344. First choice. Porcelain with underglaze painting. 13 cm (height) x 11 cm (length) x 12 cm (dep...
Category
1950s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
After the Hunt Still Life
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of piece with edition number.
9/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Scottie
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Bronze Sculpture by Mark Dziewior.
Edition #3/10.
Signed on bottom/base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Morning Hook-Up
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze piece signed/etched by Artist on bronze base of sculpture with edition number.
2/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tidal 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
Victory
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by artist on bronze base of sculpture with edition number.
4/30
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Spot
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Etched signature by the artist on the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
15/76
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Schnauzer Love
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed with Artist's signature on the bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
1/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sawtooth Sentinel
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by the Artist on the bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number.
14/30
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
War Pony
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by artist on bronze base of sculpture with an edition number.
1/100
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Relentless
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original sculpture signed/etched by the Artist on the base. 12/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
DeCoy
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original sculpture signed/etched by the Artist on the lower bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
Open Edition.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cocktail
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist on base of bronze with an edition number.
5/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
King of the Forest - Maquette
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze signed/etched into base by Artist. 4/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
High Ridge
By Kent Ullberg
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
39/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Foothold
By Kent Ullberg
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
4/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
King of the Coop
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of piece with edition number.
14/65
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Rise
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist on bronze base of sculpture with an edition number.
6/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pug
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
Urban Red
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #18/100. Original Bronze Sculpture by Gerald Balciar.
Signature inscribed on base of sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sea Turtle Serenade
By James Moore
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition 5/30. Original bronze bell sculpture by artist James Moore. Inscribed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Across the Divide
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist into the base of bronze with edition number.
9/30
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Olive Branch
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by the Artist on the bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number.
2/35
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cold Mornin' Cow Camp
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by the Artist in to bronze base of the sculpture with the edition number.
15/30
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dancing Back the Past
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by the Artist on the bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number.
12/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Unafraid
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original sculpture signed/etched by the Artist on the base. A/P 9
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bear Fetish Bowl
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by George Walbye.
Edition #72/100.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Wilderness Spirit
By Kent Ullberg
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
59/300
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Strike Force
By Kent Ullberg
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of the piece with an edition number.
10/30
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Journey Through 10000
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of piece with edition number.
6/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rockin' Out I
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist on base of bronze with an edition number.
17/25
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.