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
Altar boy
Located in Roma, RM
Alfio Castelli (Senigallia 1917 – Rome 1992), Altar boy
Bronze sculpture of 58 x 40 x 20 cm signed lower left.
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$11,982
Boat with Sunset Sail
Located in Fairfield, CT
Pedro's sculpture's are whimsical and sophisticated. The sailboat series is affordable for the work involved in creating them. His use of mixed media gives the sculptures a unique ...
Category
2010s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Kingfisher
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #2/20.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
$7,400
Give a Hoot
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #29/45 - Original bronze sculpture by Gerald Balciar.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Rooster
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #3/15 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Scent of Water
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist in the bronze base with an edition number.
4/19
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$12,000
Saint Mark's Theater
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unique terracotta sculpture of Saint Mark's Theater.
Category
1980s Realist Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Southwest Express
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by Artist on bronze base of piece with edition number.
8/65
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,300
Sonoran Serenade
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/inscribed by the Artist on the bronze base of the sculpture with an edition number.
13/30
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Puma Prowl
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #18/45 - Original bronze sculpture by Gerald Balciar.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Above All
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #28/45 - Original bronze sculpture by Gerald Balciar.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Cheetah Chase
By Sandy Scott
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist on bronze base of sculpture with edition number.
1/25
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,100
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
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
Golf Bug
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #6/30.
Signed on bronze sculpture
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fowl Ball
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Signed/etched by Artist on base of bronze with an edition number.
5/12
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,600
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
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
$3,000
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
Moon When The Geese Return
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze signed/etched into base by Artist. 2/50
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
$1,800
Flyover
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #26/45 - Original bronze sculpture by Gerald Balciar.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
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
Bear Claw Urn
By James Moore
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze signed/etched into base by Artist. 1/200
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,800
Tail Tied
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #1/1.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Thunder Maker
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original sculpture signed/etched by the Artist on the base. 8/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,650
Bolt from the Blue
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed/signed by Artist on base of sculpture with edition number.
7/18
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$23,000
New Friends
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original sculpture signed/etched by the Artist on the base. 8/9
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$17,000
Canyon Princess
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #24/45 - Original bronze sculpture by Gerald Balciar.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mountain Boomer
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #23/45 - Original bronze sculpture by Gerald Balciar.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Power II
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #6/30.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Royal Guard
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed with Artist's name and edition number. 12/20
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$6,900
Rabbit Run
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original sculpture signed/etched by the Artist on the base. 4/10
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$8,500
Jumpin' Jack
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #28/45 - Original bronze sculpture by Gerald Balciar.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
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
Meadowlark
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #8/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Under Watchful Eyes
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed with Artist's name and edition number. 7/18
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$33,000
Unconditional Love
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #26/50.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Buffalo Pot
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by George Walbye.
Edition #75/100.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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
In the Canyon
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by George Walbye.
Edition #14/60.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Swallowtail Bee Eaters
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Inscribed Artist's signature and edition number on the bronze base of the piece.
5/50
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Balancing Act
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #20/27 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Free Lunch
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #4/27 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$2,400
Roxie
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Edition #2/20.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Winter Berries
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #25/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Built to Last
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #2/50.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Medicine Bow Lodge
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by George Walbye.
Edition #11/60.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rocky Ridge
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #17/45 - Original bronze sculpture by Gerald Balciar.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
River Companions
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #17/100 - Original bronze sculpture by Gerald Balciar.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Charging Practice
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #4/30 - Original bronze sculpture by Andrea Wilkinson.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Garden Glove
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #46/125.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Scout
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #19/50.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Morning Melody
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #7/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Romantic Ribbits
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #36/50.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vulnerable
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #15/75 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,900
Pale Blues
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #7/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tanager
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #15/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Scholars
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Edition #1/1 - Original bronze sculpture and acrylic painting by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
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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