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Style: American Realist
Liberated Village
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Liberated Village" c. 1940, is an original lithograph on paper by noted American artist William Gropper, 1897-1977. It is hans signed and titled in pencil by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 12 x 16.5 inches, framed size is 20.25 x 24.25 inches. Custom framed in a black metal frame, with off white matting. It is in excellent condition. An example of this particular artwork is held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. About the artist: William Gropper was born in New York City's Lower East Side in 1897. He was the first of six children to parents who earned small wages working in sweatshops. At the age of fourteen, Gropper left school to help support his family. While carrying bolts of cloth for his deliveries, Gropper began to draw on scraps of paper, sidewalks, and walls. A passerby saw some of these drawings and invited Gropper to attend a life-drawing class at the Ferrer School. He studied there for three years from 1912 to 1915, attending classes taught by Robert Henri and George Bellows. From 1915 to 1918 Gropper attended the New York School of Fine and Applied Art part-time on scholarship. Gropper also won a scholarship to the National Academy of Design, but remained as a student for only a short time; the rigid and systematic institution conflicted with Gropper's belief in the personal nature of art. At the New York School of Fine and Applied Art, Gropper earned several prizes. One of these prizes was for his cartoons, which led him to be hired by the New York Tribune in 1917 to sketch for their features. A few years later through freelance work, his cartoons and drawings appeared in other newspapers and magazines, such as The Liberator, The New Masses...
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Tide Pools, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jesse Aldana paints a dramatic seascape in realistic detail. Warm rays of sunlight pierce through the clouds and illuminate the breathtaking panorama. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Constance - Interior Scene Textured Print on Paper
By Starlie Sokol Hohne
Located in Soquel, CA
Starlie Sokol-Hohne (American, b. 1958) was born in Santa Monica, California and completed her studies at UCLA in 1980. Combining images of antiquity with contemporary mixed media pr...
Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Printer's Ink

PITCHING HAY - Created for the WPA / Federal Arts Project - (FAP)
By John Turner (b.1916)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JOHN TURNER (1908 - 1939 per the FDR Presidential Library Collection) PITCHING HAY no 2, c. 1940 Etching and Carborundum. Signed and numbered 10/25 in pencil. 8 1/2 x 12 inches. Sheet 10 x 13 1/2. Annotated at lower sheet edge "Carbograph and etching". This print was done for the WPA / Federal Art Project. The editions for the WPA/FAP prints were generally 25 as in this example. It is illustrated in the Newark Museum WPA collection. Their copy has the Pennsylvania WPA label and with a stamped date of March 11. 1940. Also listed in the General Services Administration catalog of WPA prints...
Category

1940s American Realist Art

Materials

Etching

The Escaping, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Guigen Zha paints a realistic image of lotuses with a subtle spatial illusion. He shows the beauty of the flower's mysterious...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art

Materials

Oil

New England Child Skiing, Estate Edition, Midcentury New Hampshire Snowscape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this classic black and white midcentury winter snowscape, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, a young skier prefers to carry his own skis down the slope in New Hampshire...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Mini Daisies in Many Pinks, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jinny Tomozy presents pink daisies in detailed realism. She highlights the combination of the high-key delicate pink against the bold, saturated fuschi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Original 1943 'Doughboys in Ireland' vintage movie poster, half-sheet
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage movie poster: Doughboys in Ireland, the 1943 Lew Landers romantic musical ("The singing star of Jack Benny and Fred Allen radio programs!"...
Category

1940s American Realist Art

Materials

Offset

"Untold" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Linda Adair's (Germany based) "Untold" is an oil painting that depicts an angel like figure in an interior space Linda Adair is a contemporary figurative ...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Skiing Holiday, Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition. Winter Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiing Holiday, Gstaad, Switzerland, Estate Edition. Winter Portrait Photograph This late 1970s winter landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features A...
Category

1970s American Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

A Moment in Time, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Every summer, Jo goes down to the Coquitlam River near her home in British Columbia to enjoy the beautiful green surroundings glowing in the summer heat. "I couldn't resist how inviting this scenery was," she says. "Where I live, summer only lasts about three months, so I put this scene on canvas to enjoy it the whole year through."


About the Artist


Words that describe this painting: nature, water, trees, rocks, river, sunlight, woods, summer, forest, stream, riverbank, nature, realism, representational, oil painting, green


A Moment in Time...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Waiting for Sophia / gentle soft cool blue grey scene with boat in fog
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Waiting for Sophia' features a gentle calm scene of a boat floating on a foggy lagoon. The subtle tree line and water current is a pleasure to meditate on while the oil on canvas pa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Artist Studio Pallet & Brushes" Photorealist Turquoise Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
A surrealistic Nemethy from a brand new series which fuzes photorealism with surrealism in a most interesting current style. With the finest details, Nemethy creates an atmosphere th...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sea Wall
Located in Burlingame, CA
New iconic American painting, Sea Wall, by James Torlakson, who is known for his photorealist oil paintings and watercolors. Torlakson’s photorealism s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Conservatory
Located in Columbia, MO
Ashlee received her BFA with a Minor in Art History from University of Missouri-Columbia in 2012 and has been exhibiting and selling her artwork for the past twelve years. When she’s not making art, Ashlee loves to get lost in her garden with her four year old son where they battle pirates on lost islands, fly with dragons around kingdoms in the sky, and search lush jungles for purple tigers.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art

Materials

Ink, Pencil, Watercolor

"Crossing" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Harrison's (UK based) "Crossing" is an oil painting that depicts an arid landscape with clouds and a weathered crossing sign. Sometimes they are silent epic landscapes of the ...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Original "The United Nations Fight For Freedom" vintage poster 1942 WWII
Located in Spokane, WA
Original "The United Nations Fight For Freedom" vintage World War II poster. Printed in 1942. Artist: Steve Broder. This is the large format version of the poster. Archival linen backed in very good condition with no paper loss. Bright and vibrant lithographic colors. World War II posters issued by the U. S. Government printing office...
Category

1940s American Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Listen
Located in Denver, CO
Rock formations in landscape
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Pastel

"Shimmering Sunset" Sailboats Tied Up With Glowing Water Reflections
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Shimmering Sunset" with glowing water reflections of sailboats tied up to the dock is a quintessential example of Tom Swimm's enhanced realism. This colorful oil painting exhibits a...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Oil

MERCURY WAGON Realist Light and Shadow Oil on Panel Texas Livestock 16" x 20"
Located in Houston, TX
MERCURY WAGON Realist Light and Shadow Oil on Panel Texas Livestock 16" x 20" Mercury Wagon is a 16 by 20 oil on panel painting of the famous Mercury Wagon that many children h...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Backgammon By The Pool, Palm Beach, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a ...
Category

1950s American Realist Art

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Dreamland. White, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A majestic white stallion takes a refreshing sip from a river in artist Guigen Zha's realistic piece. The pristine water ripple around the gorgeous water lili...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Original South Africa Place in the Sun mid-century vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original South Africa a Place in the Sun vintage travel poster. Linen-backed and ready to frame. This is now a rare original poster to find for this S...
Category

1950s American Realist Art

Materials

Offset

Southwest Living Room Interior Still-Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed watercolor of a Santa Fe southwest style living room, full of vibrant Navajo patterned textiles, by unknown artist "West" (American, 20th Cen...
Category

1990s American Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Oil Study of Two Horses
By Frederic A. Bridgeman
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Oil Study of Two Horses Oil on canvas, c. 1880 Unsigned Estate stamp verso of canvas and on stretcher (see photo) Condition: Excellent New gilt frame aptterned afte...
Category

1880s American Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Original Stockholm (Sweden), the City on the Water" vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Stockholm, the City on the Water vintage travel poster. Archival linen backed and ready to frame. Very good condition without any stains, no tears, no damage. Contine...
Category

1960s American Realist Art

Materials

Offset

Floral Still Life with French Basket of Apples and Pewter Pitcher Impressionism
Located in Soquel, CA
Clean and modern still life by unknown artist "LM" (20th Century). Pastel colored flowers sit in a vase at the back of the composition. In front of the vase is a basket of yellow-gre...
Category

1980s American Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Emilio's, Photorealist Oil Painting by Harry McCormick
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Harry McCormick from 1990. A quiet scene of a young woman sitting in a restaurant with dramatic lighting. Artist: Harry McCormick, American (1942 - ) Title: Emil...
Category

1980s American Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Holiday in Camp -- Soldiers Playing "Foot-Ball"
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Holiday in Camp -- Soldiers Playing "Foot-Ball" Wood engraving, 1865 After Winslow Homer Unsigned (Signed in text in title caption, see photo) Published in Harper's Weekly July 15, 1...
Category

1860s American Realist Art

Materials

Engraving

Original "Drafted Men, War Savings Stamps 5 Dollars" vintage American poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original “Drafted Men” W. S.S. 5 Dollars vintage poster. World War 1. Linen backed and restored. This poster is rare and doesn’t appear in the Library of ...
Category

1910s American Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Still Life with Silver Cup / minimal, serene oil on canvas
Located in Burlingame, CA
Minimal and serene silver cup with cobalt blue reflective orb adorn this contemplative, calm, zen like diptych - where two canvases are attached to create single work of art - from American realist painter Willard Dixon, who says "the charm of Still Life painting for the artist lies in the ability to manipulate ones subject matter and in the intimate, direct nature of the painting process. It is very much a studio-centric activity, complete and self-sufficient. The objects that one works with do seem to take on a life of their own, both by themselves and in their affinity for one another. They have a history, a patina, they may be new, or world-weary." Silver, blue and shades of grey. Best known for American landscape, captivating the spirit of the West, with its grand and humble spirit, Willard Dixon also paints slill lifes, using objects from his own collection of bottles, dominoes, dice, cups and saucers. His work can be found in numerous distinctive private and public collections, as well as the San Francisco Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC. 'Still Life with Silver Cup' is a minimalistic, meditative painting that will hold a viewer and offer an open place to free the mind and spirit. The artist was born: Kansas City MO, 1942 Education: Art Students League, New York, NY Cornell University Brooklyn Museum School San Francisco Art Institute, M.F.A. 1969 Awards and Commissions N.E.A. Fellowship Grant- 1989 California Supreme Court Mural Commission- 1998 Las Vegas Federal Courthouse Commission, G.S.A.-1998 Teaching 1989-90: San Francisco State University 1975: San Francisco Art Institute Realism Seminar 1974-76: Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA 1973-74, 1976: California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA 1971-72: California State University, Hayward, CA One Man Exhibitions 2015: Willard Dixon Portraits College of Marin Fine Art Gallery, Kentfield 2014: SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2008: SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2005: Fischbach Gallery, NYC,NY 2005: Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2004: Fischbach Gallery, NYC, NY. 2002: Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2002: Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA 2001: Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2000: Fischbach Gallery, NYC , NY 2000: Hearst Art Gallery, St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA 1998: Hackett Freedman Gallery, SF, CA 1997: Tatistcheff/Rogers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1996, 1995: Contemporary Realist Gallery (now Hackett Freedman Gallery) 1994: Fischbach Gallery 1993: Contemporary Realist Gallery 1992: Fischbach Gallery 1991: Earl McGrath Gallery, 454 North, Los Angeles, CA 1990: Fischbach Gallery 1989: William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1988: Gallery 454 North, Los Angeles, CA 1987: Fischbach Gallery 1987: Gallery 454 North 1986: William Sawyer Gallery 1985: Fischbach Gallery 1984: Harris Gallery, Houston, Tx 1984: William Sawyer Gallery 1983, 1982: Fischbach Gallery 1981: William Sawyer Gallery 1980,1979: Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1976, 1975: William Sawyer Gallery 1973, 1972: William Sawyer Gallery Selected Group Exhibitions 2017: SHIFT / with Elizabeth Barlow, Kim Frohsin, Erin Parrish, Irene Zweig, Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA 2015: REAL with Elizabeth Barlow Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, CA. 2014: Stillness and Activity / A father and daughter exhibition, Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, CA. 2013: Outwin Boocher Portrait Competition 2013 Exhibition” Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. Hey Everybody / Portraits, Diablo Valley College 2012: Artistic Visions of the Golden Gate Bridge”, George Krevsky Gallery, S.F., CA. Introduction Two/ Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, CA. 2011: California: A Landscape of Dreams/ Fresno Art Museum 2010: Self Portrait Invitational/ Julie Nester Gallery, Park City UT 2009: On Beauty /I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA. 2008: At Water’s Edge / I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA. 2007: San Francisco Scenes/ George Krevsky Gallery, S.F., CA Ten Years- A Retrospective/ Dolby Chadwick Gallery, S.F., CA. 2006: Our Planet, Our Home/ SFMOMA Artists Gallery, S.F. CA 2005: 2005 Spring Group Show/ Earl McGrath Gallery, L.A., CA 2002: H2O’02, Paintings of Water/ Fischbach Gallery, NYC Scene in Oakland 1852-2002 Oakland Museum Oakland, CA The Garden/ Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA The Moving Still Life/ Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY Bay Area Printmakers/ works from Trillium Press, Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA California Landscape Paintings/ College of Marin Art Gallery, Kentfield, CA Bay Area Printmakers/ SF Museum of Modern Art/Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA Visions: Northern California/ Bank of America, San Francisco, CA 2001: Opening Exhibit: Group Show, Fischbach Gallery, NY, NY 2000: Hackett Freedman Gallery Artists/ Shasta College Art Gallery, Redding, Ca 1999: Homage to the Art Institute, Artists Who Transformed American Culture, Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1999: What is Art For? What are Museums For? What are You For? curated Curated for the Oakland Museum by William T. Wiley & Mary Hull Webster, Oakland, CA 1998: Paintings of Marin County Past and Present/ The North Point Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1997: 10th Anniversary Exhibition/ Hackett Freedman Gallery, S.F., CA 1996: Rediscovering the Landscape of the Americas/ Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (traveling exhibition) Contemporary American Realist Painters/ Halls Crown Center Gallery, Kansas City, MO 1996: Foundation for the Future: Celebrating 125 Years at the San Francisco Art Institute/ One Bush St., S.F., CA 1996: New Work by Selected Gallery Artists, Tatistcheff/Rogers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Flower Paintings/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA 1995: Facing Eden: 100 Years of Landscape Art in the Bay Area / De Young Museum, S.F., CA Contemporary Still Life Painting/ David Klein Gallery, Birmingham, MI 1994: Still Life/ Fischbach Gallery, New York City, NY New Bay Area Painting/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA A Room with a View/ The North Point Gallery, S.F., CA 1993: Bay Area Painting/ Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA Vanishing Point: A Look at Contemporary Landscape Painting”, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA Tribute/ William Sawyer Gallery, S.F., CA Revolution: Into the 2nd Century at the San Francisco Art Institute, One Market Plaza, S.F., CA Contemporary Realism: Central and Northern California Landscapes/ Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, CA The Artist as Native: Reinventing Regionalism/ a traveling exhibition curated by Alan Gussow and Babcock Galleries, N.Y., NY 1992: A Day in the Country, California Landscape Painting / I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA West Art and the Law/ Weat Publishing Co., St. Paul, MN(traveling ex.) The New York Academy of Art, New York, NY In Support of Contemporary Bay Area Artists / One Market Plaza, S.F., CA 1991: The Landscape in 20th-Century American Art: Selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art/ New York, NY, National Traveling Exhibit 1990: Contemporary Landscapes/ 21st Anniversary Exhibition Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. 1990: New Bay Area Painting Contemporary Realist Gallery, S.F., CA 1989: The Modern Pastoral/ Robert Scholekopf Gallery, New York, NY 1988: Images of the Land/ William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1988: Ten Artists from the William Sawyer Gallery / Shasta College Gallery, Redding CA Works on Paper/ William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1987: The Contemporary American Landscape/ Swain Gallery, NJ 1986: Landscape, Seascape, Cityscape/ Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA 1985: The Bay Area Seen/ Bay Area Regionalists Show, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA Large Scale/ Harris Gallery, Houston, TX A City Collects/ Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, CA American Realism/ William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1984: San Francisco Bay Area Painting/ curated by George Neubert for the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE American Landscape Painting/ California State University, L.A. CA Western Landscape Painters/ The Museum of the West, Houston, TX The Urban Landscape / One Market Plaza, San Francisco, CA 1982: Collectors Gallery 16/ McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX Thirty Approaches to Realism/ William Sawyer Gallery, S.F., CA 1981: Views of California Past and Present/ Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA Landscapes/ Harris Gallery, Houston, TX 110th Anniversary S.F. Art Institute Alumni Group Show/ William Sawyer Gallery, S.F., CA 1980: Realism/ Walnut Creek Civic Arts Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA 1979: Bay Area Artists Exhibition/Sale/ Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA Omnium Gatherum/ Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA California Viewpoints/ Sunne Savage Gallery, Boston, MA 1978: New Work/ Mills College Art Gallery, Oakland, CA Images of the Land/ William Sawyer Gallery, S.F., CA 1977: Contemporary California Artists/ Marshall-Meyers Gallery Alternative to the Whitney Annual/ James Yu Gallery, N. Y, N.Y. San Francisco Art Festival/ ( Airport Competition Purchase Prize) 1977: Eight Young Americans/ Montclair Museum of Art, Montclair,NJ 1976: Three From California/ Francine Sedars Gallery, Seattle, WA Faculty Show/ California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA 1975: Realism in Painting and Ceramics/ Helen Euphrat Gallery, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA 1975: A Tribute to the Art Institute/ Hansen Fuller Gallery, S.F., CA California Artists/ Utah Museum of Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT 1974: Our Land, Our Sky, Our Water/ by Alfred Frankenstein Expo 74, Spokane, WA A Sense of Place/ curated by Alan Gussow for the Joslyn Museum, Omaha, NE The Discovery Gallery, Montclair, N.J. 1973: College of Marin Gallery, Kentfield, CA California Artists/ Kaiser Center, Oakland, CA 1972: Visiting Artists/ California State University, Hayward, CA 1970: Drawing Invitational/ Emanuel Walter Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, S.F., CA 1970: San Francisco Art Institute Centennial Exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, S.F., CA 1967: Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art Annual, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, S.F., CA 1966: California Landscape Painters/ San Francisco Art Institute, S.F. CA. Selected Collections The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Oakland Museum The Utah Museum of Fine Art San Francisco Art Commission Shaklee Corporation Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, CA Kemper Insurance Company, Long Grove, Il Morrison and Foerester, San Francisco, CA SSI Container Corporation, San Francisco, CA San Francisco International Airport Oxford Petroleum Company, Houston,TX California First Bank, San Francisco, CA United Pipeline, Houston, TX Security Pacific National Bank, S.F., CA Crocker Bank, Los Angeles, CA Visa Corporation, San Francisco, CA Atlantic Richfield Corporation Shell Oil, Houston, TX First National Bank of Seattle RREEF Corporation, San Francisco, CA Texas Heritage Society Genstar Corporation, San Francisco, CA Sohio Corporation Skidmore Owings and Merrill, N.Y.C., NY Chemical Bank, NY Swissre Corporation, NY The Insurance Company of North America First National Bank of Midland, Texas Commerce Bank AMA Headquarters, Washington, DC Hughes Tool, Houston, TX ATT, NY Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, San Francisco, CA IBM Corporation, San Jose, CA Northern Trust Company, Chicago, IL Smith Kline and French Corp., Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Bank, San Francisco, CA Republic National Bank Chevron Trammel Crow Company, Dallas, CA U.S. Insurance Group, N.J. Southwestern Bell Corp., MO Union Bank Pacific Bell United States Trust Company, NY The United Bank of Denver, CO Cigna Corp., Philadelphia, PA Atlantic Richfield Corp., Los Angeles, CA Show, Pittman, Pots and Trobridge, Washington, DC San Francisco Zen Center Hughes Aircraft Co. Los Angeles, CA Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M), St. Paul, MN Bank of America, NY Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City,MO Robinson Humphrey/American Express, Atlanta, GA Merrill Lynch, San Francisco, CA Goldman Sachs, NY Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., NY Victoria Bank and Trust, Victoria, TX NYNEX, NY Coca Cola, U.S.A., Atlanta, GA TransAmerica Corporation Pacific Telesis Group Brobeck, Phleger, & Harrison Exxon Corporation U.S. Trust Selected Private Collections Estate of Ahmet Ertegun, New York, NY Mr. Harrison Ford, Los Angeles, CA Estate of Irving Lazarr, Los Angeles, Ca Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Holzer, New York, NY Mr. and Mrs. Peter Asher...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original "The Lion" US 1 sheet vintage movie poster 1963
Located in Spokane, WA
Original US 1-sheet “The Lion” vintage movie poster. NSS: 63/3 Archival linen backed in very good condition. Original theater issued fold marks restored during linen backing. Linen backing on American posters is recommended because most of them were printed on a wood pulp paper which easily falls apart. "Only a brave man goes after the lion ... Only a fool goes after the lion's mate...." Old African Proverb. In the bush country of Kenya "The Lion" stands for the Male of Males ... Taking what he wants. This is the story of two such men... Fighting for a woman each had loved ~ who called them both father! A Samuel g. Engel production. William Holden; Trevor Howard Capucine. Directed by Jack Cardiff. Screenplay by Irene Kamp and Louis Kamp. CinemaScope. Filmed on location in Kenya and Uganda and on a property in Kenya co-owned by Holden, the Mount Kenya...
Category

1960s American Realist Art

Materials

Offset

Large Thistle 1, contemporary realist botanical still life drawing
Located in New York, NY
Margot Glass reimagines color and tone, using luminescent ink to translate vivid shades into bursts of white-gold. Ever-interested in fragility and ephemerality, Glass lingers over t...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

'When We Were Kings' - Muhammad Ali original movie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original, WHEN WE WERE KINGS 1 sheet linen-backed movie poster. Ready to frame: great super close-up of heavyweight boxing champ Muhammad Ali! Archival linen-backed in good condition, ready to frame. Certificate of Authenticity. FREE Continental USA FedEx shipping. Film Description: When We Were Kings, the 1997 Leon Gast black African-American historic boxing sports documentary ("The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle."; about the legendary boxing match in Zaire, Africa, between Ali and Foreman, and how Ali used his brains to help win the fight) starring Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, James Brown, B.B. King, Norman Mailer, George Plimpton, Spike Lee, The Crusaders, The Spinners, Don King...
Category

1990s American Realist Art

Materials

Offset

Niagara
Located in New York, NY
NIAGARA Contemporary artist Frederick Mershimer created the mezzotint engraving entitled “Niagara” in 2021. This impression is signed, titled, dated, and inscribed “5/45”- the 5th ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Wind Up, Surreal Landscape with Twisting Fence and Green Grassy Field
Located in New York, NY
This small surreal landscape painting by Laura Von Rosk features a dreamlike fenced meadow rendered in soft green tones, with rolling hills fading into a misty distance. Titled Wind ...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Still Life, Slight-Return
Located in Greenwich, CT
A native son of New England, Peter Poskas III—like many American artists before him—derives inspiration from the charming towns and tranquil landscapes of coastal Maine and Connectic...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Spanish Carnations
Located in Denver, CO
Flora in Vase, with red interior
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Faith Cornish Murray “Catfish Raw”
Located in San Francisco, CA
Faith Cornish Murray:1897-1984. Charleston South Carolina artist known for portraying every day Charleston natives. This watercolor measures 10 1...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Tao Yu Impressionist Original Oil Painting "Early Spring II"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Early Spring II Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 12 x 16 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is unstretched Year: 2000 Circa Artist: Tao Yu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Death Valley National Monument American Airlines vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Death Valley Monument, American Airlines vintage travel poster. Archivlal linen backed in fine conditon, ready to frame. Horizontal format. Year: 1954 Artist: Hubert A Lowman (1913 - 2006) Death Valley National Monument is a national monument in the United States. It is located in Inyo County, California. The monument is managed by the National Park Service. The monument was established on February 11, 1933. The monument covers an area of 5,362 square kilometers. It is the largest national monument in the United States. The monument is home to a diverse landscape. The landscape includes canyons, mountains, valleys, and deserts. The monument is also home to a variety of plants and animals. Plants in the monument include Joshua trees, creosote bushes, and cacti. Animals in the monument include bighorn sheep...
Category

1950s American Realist Art

Materials

Offset

Jazmen
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Jazmen Pen and ink on paper, 2013 Signed and titled lower right (see photo) Annotated: “I want to go to Dunbar,…because my friends are there…” Series: The 99% - Highland Hills Exhib...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Ink

Forest for the Trees
Located in Bozeman, MT
Nature is my muse. Animals are losing their habitat and they are, at the very least, confronted by or threatened by all of our discards. Though the birds in my paintings are not vict...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original United Nations Fight for Freedom vintage linen backed poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original WWII vintage poster: The United Nations Fight for Freedom. Featuring flags from around the world. Note that this poster was created earlier than the foundation of the U...
Category

1940s American Realist Art

Materials

Offset

The Hold Up, First State
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed in pencil by the artist lower right Titled "Hold Up" by the artist in pencil. Signed by the printer Bolton Brown lower left. Edition: 42 in this state Note: In The Hold Up, se...
Category

1920s American Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Racoon
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Racoon" c.1990 is an offset lithograph by noted animals wildlife artist Jacquie Marie Vaux. It is hand signed and numbered 230/750 in ...
Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Controlled Burn
Located in Bozeman, MT
Nature is my muse. Animals are losing their habitat and they are, at the very least, confronted by or threatened by all of our discards. Though the birds in my paintings are not vict...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life with Red Mug and Apples, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"The still life is simple, but the combination of red and gray gives it sophistication," says artist Nikolay Rizhankov. A well-worn table stands against a muted background with cracks on the wall. A basket, a few apples, and a red mug...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Ghosts II
Located in Bozeman, MT
Nature is my muse. Animals are losing their habitat and they are, at the very least, confronted by or threatened by all of our discards. Though the birds in my paintings are not vict...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pool at Lake Tahoe, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph Sierra Nevada Mountains
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This landscape photograph by iconic mid-century photographer Slim Aarons depicts bathers by a pool at the Tahoe Tavern on the shore of Lake Tahoe, California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, 1959. Immerse yourself in the nostalgic allure of Slim Aarons' 'Lake Tahoe Pool,' a stunning estate photograph that captures the essence of 1950s summer leisure at the Tahoe Tavern, California. This piece is a window into a bygone era, where bathers bask by a dazzling turquoise pool, framed by the towering majesty of pine trees, with the Sierra Nevada mountains and the pristine waters of Lake Tahoe forming a breathtaking backdrop. This idyllic scene is adorned with vintage holidaymakers lounging under chic fringed pastel umbrellas, embodying the effortless style and elegance that Aarons is renowned for. The tranquil poolside setting, framed by nature's grandeur, creates a captivating contrast between serene relaxation and the wild beauty of the Californian landscape. Slim Aarons Pool at Lake Tahoe Chromogenic Lambda print C-type print on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, Crisp detail, continuous tone and brilliant color Paper weight 210gms Matte Satin Surface Captured 1959, Printed later Collector gets the next number in the edition Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition * We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate, offering the official Slim Aarons Estate Edition (only offered in this edition of 150). Internal: Lake Tahoe, vintage tahoe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Rural Relics
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Miguel Dominguez – American (1941-) Title: Rural Relics Year: ca. 1990 Medium: Watercolor Sight size: 12 x 16 inches. Framed size: 20.5 x 24...
Category

1990s American Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

“Twins”
Located in Southampton, NY
Mesmerizing double female portrait in profile by the contemporary American realist artist, Claire Klarewicz-Okser. Oil paint on linen canvas. Signed lower left by the artist and da...
Category

1980s American Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Film Still #2 (portrait, western movie, cowboy, Hat, shadow, monochrome art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
A crooked smile creeps from the shadow of a cowboy hat, casting unease beneath the bright desert sky. In Film Still #2, Kosow captures the sinister edge of Americana with cinematic p...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Film Still #1 (portrait, western movie, cowboy, Hat, shadow, monochrome art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
A lone cowboy figure emerges from a stark, sun-bleached desert, his face swallowed in shadow beneath the brim of a worn hat. The cinematic framing and mid-chest crop evoke the drama ...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Wild Boar" contemporary realist bronze cinghiale sculpture, life-size, Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
‘Wild Boar’, the striking new bronze sculpture by Ben Fenske and Richard Zinon, vibrantly illustrates the ‘new’ Renaissance currently under way. Ferocio...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Art

Materials

Bronze

BLAUPUNKT Auto Super (woman's face) original vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Blaupunk Auto Super vintage German radio poster. The image features a woman at the steering wheel inside her car. Professional archival line...
Category

1950s American Realist Art

Materials

Offset

Original Lyons Continental Holidays via British
Located in Spokane, WA
Original LYONS Continental Holidays British vintage travel poster. Size: 23" x 33.5". Printed in 1969. Lithograph. Linen backed. Very good condition. This European travel poster...
Category

1960s American Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Late Summer, Oil Painting by Harry Lane
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Harry Lane, American (1891 - 1973) Title: Late Summer Medium: Oil on Board, signed Size: 16.5 in. x 12.5 in. (41.91 cm x 31.75 cm) Frame Size: 20 x 16 inches
Category

1950s American Realist Art

Materials

Oil

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