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Realist Art

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
"Back View 11, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Bradley Schwartz's (US based) "Back View 11" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the nude back of a brunette woman sitting in a chair with white fabric delicately...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Linen

"Wood Nymph" (2018) By John Tarantola, Nude Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Wood Nymph" (2018) is a beautiful realist painting done with oil on panel, which depicts an athletic nude male figure standing in a forest, p...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Sea Breeze Off Shore Breeze. Famous Marine Artist. Sailboat Coastal Scene.
Located in Marco Island, FL
A coastal sailboat scene where you can almost feel the salt air and hear the circling seagulls! Jack Lorimer Gray is renowned for his realistic and expertly painted marine art. T...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shire Horse & Man by Woodland River in the English Countryside by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Shire Horse & Man by Woodland River in the English Countryside by British Artist, Peter J Greenhill Art measures 24 x 18 inches Frame measures 30 x...
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20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Late Afternoon Taos Pueblo, " Southwestern Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Late Afternoon Taos Pueblo" by Lorenzo Chavez (US based) is a handmade oil painting that depicts a rural road around the old Taos Pueblo. “Late Afternoon Taos Pueblo” I love explo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Evening Twilight on River 1899 Scandinavian Oil Painting on Canvas Signed Framed
Located in Stockholm, SE
Evening twilight on the river - is a painting in which the light of a beautiful sunset merges with the mysterious waters of the river. This artwork immerses us in the atmosphere of a quiet and calm evening, when the sun is already setting behind the horizon, and the sky is painted in various shades of orange, yellow and pink. The trees, slowly plunging into darkness, add a special mystery to this landscape. The reflection of heavenly light and trees on the surface of the river creates a feeling of soft tonal shimmer. A lonely house...
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Late 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

"Progress on Memorial" – Oil Painting, Industrial Urban Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Brad Davis’s "Progress on Memorial," oil on wood panel, measures 16 x 20 inches with a framed size of 18.50 x 22.50 inches, and is framed, ready to hang. This painting captures a sta...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Spring Sky, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A sweeping landscape where rugged mesas rise beneath a vast, glowing sky. Layers of deep indigo and violet mountains fade into the distance, while golden and ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Wren, Bird, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
135 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Year: 2023 Style: Classic Art, Title: Wren, Size: 12 x 16 inc...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Hunting Dogs with Geese, Landscape by 19th Century French painter
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Hunting Dogs with Geese" is a 26 x 21.5 inches, oil on canvas landscape of two dogs on the trail by the river. The canvas is signed "B Lanoux" in the lower left. B. Lanoux is a lis...
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19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Fields at Twilight" (2025) Original Oil Painting, Landscape with Cows and Moon
Located in Denver, CO
"Fields at Twilight" by Emma Kalff (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting depicting two cows in a pastoral landscape. This piece is framed and ready to hang. Emma Kalf...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

First Of Winter’s Snowfall On A Kentish Farm Framed Kent Landscape Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Rowland Hilder. British ( b.1905 - d.1993 ). The First Of Winter’s Snowfall On A Kentish Farm. Watercolor On Paper. Signed Lower Right. Image size 14.8 inches x 21.3 inches ( 37.5c...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Interweave, Big Sur California Nude Breast
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed silver gelatin photograph by the artist. From film photography. Available in other sizes.
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

FINE OIL PAINTING By Francis Jamieson 19th Century British OLD MASTER PIECE
Located in Ferndown, GB
LARGE FINE F E. Jamieson Antique 19th Century British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING ( Late 19th century ) Good Condition canvas . Professional Cleaned & Re-vanished / Relined /Re-framed Ready to hang, frame is in wonderful condition ” see pictures” All This Work would cost £700 alone Fine Original Antique 19th Century British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING Romantic Scene GOLD GILT FRAME By F E. Jamieson Similar $30,000 Premier Collection ( 19th century ) Title: Shipping coastal scene Artist: Francis E . Jamieson ( William Richards) Signed : bottom left Provenance: john Castagno art signature directory Medium : Oil painting on canvas Condition: Very Good Country: British school Frame size : 28 in x 16 in ( 72 cm x 41 cm) Canvas size : 24" x 12" With an estimate of £3000 - £5000 in a London west end Gallery Description: This Artist's Studio is well known for its Scottish landscapes , So this Coastal Scene is Quit a Rare Piece ,oil on canvas depicting a magnificent painting by the very popular listed British painter Francis E. Jamieson (1895-1950). signed by his Pseudonym W Richards...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Art

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Oil

"Babe Bows Out" Nat Fein, Baseball, Babe Ruth, Sports Photography, American
Located in New York, NY
Nat Fein Babe Bows Out, 1948 Signed lower right Gelatin silver print on paper Image size: 16 x 20 inches Mat size: 22 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches Nat Fein (1914–2000) was a prominent Ameri...
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1940s Realist Art

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Paper, Silver Gelatin

"Genre Scene"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Grand 17th-Century Style Genre Scene – Oil on Canvas A magnificent large-scale oil painting depicting an elegant gathering of noble figures in an architectural setting. This historic...
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17th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Summer Landscape With Cattle by British Artist Sidney Pike, Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
A wonderful painting by British artist Sidney Pike (1846-1907). Pike is best known for his depictions of the English countryside, and he attended many time...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Deer battle
By Thomas Francois-Cartier
Located in Riga, LV
Deer battle France, bronze, marble, h 29.5 x 66.5 x 18 cm base size 64x20 cm
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1940s Realist Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Perugia, Italy Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Bobert Brown (British, b.1936). Perugia, Italy. Oil on canvas measures 14.5 x 22 inches; 19.5 x 27 inches framed. Signed lower left. One faint area of scratching on paint surface in ...
Category

1980s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Let Them Eat Cake" (2014) by Suzy Smith, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Suzy Smith's "Let Them Eat Cake" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a female nude with a crown set against a backdrop inspired by a Wayne Thiebaud cake...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

"Across Hope" by Michael Magrin, Oil Painting, CO Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Magrin's ( US based) "Healing Promise" is an original, handmade oil painting of a tranquil sunrise. This piece is framed in a natural float fram...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Slim Aarons, Coral Beach, Bermuda (Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons Coral Beach, Bermuda, 1977. C print estate edition of 150 A view of Coral Beach, Bermuda, 1977. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of aut...
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1960s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Touching Oil Painting of a Spaniel Gazing Longingly Through a Rain Soaked Window
Located in Charleston, US
Discover Beth Carlson's touching dog painting, "No Walk Today," a portrayal of a sweet Brittany Spaniel or Setter gazing through a rain-soaked window. This dog painting captures the ...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Purple Iris #4, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jay Jense depicts an iris patch in his backyard. It portrays a moment of a humid spring evening, capturing a vivid memory of seeing the blooms in the lig...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor

"A peony", Realism, figurative, flowers, pastel colors
Located in MADRID, ES
Realism, figurative, flowers, pastel colors
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hungarian Rabbi Judaica Oil Painting Hasidic Rabbi with Shtreimel
Located in Surfside, FL
20th century Jewish Chassidic Rabbi with fur hat portrait, Judaica Oil Painting
Category

20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dancer, bronze, 40x46x12 cm
By Ferdinand Preiss
Located in Riga, LV
Ferdinand Preiss(1882-1943)
Category

Early 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

"Elephant In The Pool" Lrg Orig. Oil Painting by Robert White, Frameless Display
Located in Encino, CA
“Elephant In The Pool,” an original oil on canvas by Robert K. White, is a piece for the true collector. White’s careful attention to detail and vivid use of greens, browns, and blue...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

ANGLO-AMERICAN SCHOOL C. 1820'S PORTRAIT OF MERCHANT ON SHIP WITH GLOBE & MAP
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Anglo/ American School, early 19th century. Title: Full length portrait of a seated young gentleman wearing a dark suit, cream waistc...
Category

Early 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Kingfisher, Bird, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
252 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Classic Art Title: Kingfisher Size: 12 x 16 inc...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Winter Moonlight Nocturne Snow Scene Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
An oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful winter nocturne landscape. The long foreground shadows accent the effect of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Silent Strength
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original colored pencil and pastel drawing signed by the Artist in the lower right corner.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Pastel, Color Pencil

Italian landscape View of bay from foothills 19th century Large oil painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed: Augusto Corelli (1853 - 1918). Superbly and professionally painted Italian landscape. A narrow path, an alley hanging over it with centuries-old oaks, a sea bay...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gentleman Caller Southern Belle
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful illustration art painting depicts a gentleman calling on a Southern belle. Oil on canvas measures 16 x 20 inches; 18 x 22 inches framed. Signed lower left.
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Sparrow-hawk, Bird, Watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
307 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Classic Art Title: Sparrow-hawk Size: 12 x 16 i...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

In a hotel room. Venice
Located in Oslo, NO
The idea for this work arose on the author's birthday, when he specially came to Venice to celebrate it there. In the painting we see the interior of a hotel room with evening Venice...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Michael Hunting
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas Signed in red, u.r. 14 x 11 inches, canvas size 14.5 x 11.5 inches in distressed gold leaf frame This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “Bruc...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Ropes
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas Signed in black, l.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes framing. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art move...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Peach, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A ripe white peach with dried leaves rests on a wooden surface. Its pinkish-red and yellow skin contrasts with the dark background. Artist Art Tatin used Flem...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Chlorinda with Letter - British art Victorian genre oil painting
By George Wells
Located in Hagley, England
This charming oil portrait painting is by noted British Victorian artist George Wells. Painted circa 1880 we know the elegant sitter is Chlorinda but her relationship to Wells is unk...
Category

19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

"Trust/Truth (Self Portrait)" Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
Stunning monochromatic realistic contemporary figurative portrait painting by Sullivan Giles. Size 40 x 30 inches. Oil on canvas. The figures Giles depicts are often self-portraits...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bison, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
200 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2023 Style: Classic Art Title: Bison Size: 12 x 16 inch, (...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Wien
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Wien" c.1930, is a color etching on paper by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir, 1881-1962. It is hand signed in pencil by the artist's estate at the lower center. The plate mark (image) size is 18 x 12.65 inches, framed size is 28 x 22.75 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold stressed frame, with off white/green matting and green and black fillets It is in Excellent condition. About the artist. Luigi Kasimir was born in 1881 at Pettau, today Ptuj, Slovenia, then a part of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. He inherited his talent from his ancestors; his grandfather was a painter and a poet, and his father an officer in the Habsburg army, who later became a professional painter. Kasimir attended the Vienna Academy of Art where he studied under Wilhelm Unger, who introduced him to the technique of the coloured etching, and also to his future wife, the artist Tanna Hoernes.[1] He died in 1962 in Grinzing, a suburb of Vienna.Kasimir was among the first to develop the technique of the coloured etching. Before this, prints were usually hand-coloured with the colour being applied in a casual, haphazard manner. Kasimir would first create a sketch usually in pastel, he then transferred the design on as many as four to six plates, printing one after the other and applying the colour on the plate, all done by hand. Kasimir is mainly famous for his etchings, but he also produced some oil painting, as well as some pastels. One of his favourite genres was the landscape, or veduta. He demonstrated a predisposition street scenes, and tourist landmarks. He depicted places from all over Europe, mainly Italy, Austria, and Germany. He also travelled to the United States to do a series of etchings of famous sights ranging from urban landmarks such as New York City skyscrapers, to natural wonders like Yosemite Valley. Luigi Kasimir’s etchings...
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Etching

Red Vibrunum
Located in Zofingen, AG
Bright clusters of red viburnum, tied with embroidery threads in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, become in this work a powerful symbol—at once fragile and unyielding. The intertwin...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two freedoms
Located in Zofingen, AG
“From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.” ~ Cousteau, 1960
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modern fine art photography nature floral meadow on premium paper "Wild grace"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Title: "Wild grace" Medium: Archival pigment print on premium matte photo paper Dimensions: 20 x 27 cm / 7.8 x 10.6 inches (unframed) Limited Edition Each photograph is printed o...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Untitled (Smoke Tree; Palm Springs Desert), c. 1940s
Located in Pasadena, CA
Consigned to American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasadena, California; Private Collection, Pasadena, California; Mutual Savings, Pasadena, California — acquired presumably from the artist via an art consultant; Displayed at Mutual Savings headquarters, Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California, c. 1965–1993 A 1955 photo showing Bickerstaff paintings on display at the same Mutual Savings and Loan office in Pasadena can be seen through the online resource at Pasadena Digital History Label on Verso Mutual Savings No. 3107 Description This luminous desert landscape, painted in rich yet delicately modulated tones, depicts California’s Palm Springs Desert with a scattering of smoke trees...
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1930s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Landscape Impressionistic Oil Painting Springtime by Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Springtime is an oil painting on canvas that showcases the beautiful light of a Spring day painted on location near my home. Painting image measures 18 x 14 and is being sold unframe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

"Angel Food" (2013) by Suzy Smith, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Suzy Smith's "Angel Food" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a female nude set against a backdrop inspired by a Wayne Thiebaud cake...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

"Healing Promise" by Michael Magrin, Oil Painting, CO Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Magrin's ( US based) "Healing Promise" is an original, handmade oil painting of a tranquil sunrise. This piece is framed in a natural float fram...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

St Lunaire, Brittany - Early 20th Century British landscape by Ernest Normand
By Ernest Normand
Located in London, GB
ERNEST NORMAND (1857-1923) St Lunaire, Brittany Signed, inscribed and dated l.l.: Ernest Normand/St Lunaire 1902 Oil on canvas Framed 26 by 49 cm., 10 ¼ by 19 ¼ in. (frame size 38 by 61 cm., 15 by 24 in.) Ernest Normand was born in London and studied at the Royal Academy Schools. He is best known as a painter of history and orientalist paintings and portrait commission. In 1884 he married the painter and writer Henrietta Rae. They lived in Holland Park and were part of that area’s artistic group which included Leighton, Millais, Prinsep and Watts. In the 1890s they travelled of Paris to study at the Academie Julian with Jules Joseph Lefebvre and Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and works by him are in the collections of Glasgow Museum...
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Early 1900s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Great Tit, Bird, Watercolor Art Handmade Painting One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
18 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Year: 2022 Style: Realism, Subject: Great Tit...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Fly Me to the Moon
Located in Zofingen, AG
There are models of such amazing beauty that all dramatic ideas are postponed for a while and the artist simply begins to glorify joie de vivre, the joy of life. This theme was born ...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Lyrebird, Bird, Watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
316 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Classic Art Title: Lyrebird Size: 12 x 16 inch...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Nude woman charcoal drawing
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
José Luis Fuentetaja (1951) - Nude woman - Charcoal drawing Drawing measurements 48x32 cm. Frame measurements 69x53 cm. Is born in Madrid on the ...
Category

1970s Realist Art

Materials

Charcoal

Early 20th Century Maritime Oil Painting of RMS Aquitania in New York Harbor
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Maritime Oil Painting of RMS Aquitania in New York Harbor by Frederick Hoertz. Original painting of Cunard Line’s Aquitania by Frederick Hoertz (American, 1889-1978) that w...
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1920s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars

Summer afternoon on the banks of the Main
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting was painted from life. The composition of the motif is stretched horizontally. In the foreground we see the near bank, which is in the shadow, and tree trunks on the sid...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Girl holding a Mirror, Painted Bronze Sculpture by Richard Shiloh
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Shiloh, Polish/Israeli (1949 - ) Title: Girl holding a Mirror Year: Circa 1975 Medium: Bronze with Painted patina, signature inscribed ...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Bronze

LE PETIT CAVALIER SUR BOIS.
By Jean Baptiste Corot
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JEAN-BAPTISTE CAMILLE COROT (1876 - 1875) LE PETIT CAVALIER SUR BOIS. 1854 (1921) (Delteil 42) Cliché-verre on thin vellum. Signed in plate at bottom. 8 1/4 x 6 5/16” (sheet size)....
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1850s Realist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Etching

'Foul Rope (Left)' — Early American Southwest Rodeo
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
William Robinson Leigh, 'Foul Rope (Left)', etching, c. 1920, edition unknown but small. Signed in pencil and signed in the plate, lower left. A superb, richly-inked impression, in dark brown ink, on buff wove Umbria paper, the full sheet with margins (1 1/2 to 2 3/4 inches); slight toning at the sheet edges, otherwise in excellent condition. Very scarce. Archivally matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 14 7/8 x 11 15/16 inches (378 x 303 mm); sheet size 20 3/8 x 15 3/8 inches (518 x 391 mm). ABOUT THE ARTIST Born near Falling Waters, West Virginia, on a plantation a year after the Civil War and raised in Baltimore, William Robinson Leigh (1866 - 1955) became one of the foremost painters of the American West. His career spanning some seventy-five years, Leigh created some of the most iconic depictions of the Western landscape, with admirers referring to him as ‘The Sagebrush Rembrandt.’ The son of impoverished Southern aristocrats, Leigh received his first art training at age 14 from Hugh Newell at the Maryland Institute, where he was regarded as the best student in his class. From 1883 to 1895, he studied in Europe, mainly at the Royal Academy in Munich with Ludwig Loefftz. From 1891 to 1896, he painted six cycloramas or murals in the round, a giant German panorama. In 1896, Leigh began working as a magazine illustrator for Scribner's and Collier's Weekly Magazine in New York City. He also painted portraits, landscapes, and genre scenes. Leigh's trips to the Southwest began in 1906 when he agreed to paint the Grand Canyon with William Simpson, Santa Fe Railway advertising manager, in exchange for free transportation West. In 1907, he completed his Grand Canyon painting, which led to more commissions and an extensive painting trip through Arizona and New Mexico. These travels inspired him to paint western subjects for the next 50 years, and his primary interests were the Hopi and Navajo Indians. In 1910, he traveled to Wyoming, where he painted in Yellowstone Park and created sketches, many of which he later converted into large canvases such as ‘Lower Falls of the Yellowstone’ (1915) and ‘Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone’ (1911). In 1926, he traveled to Africa at the invitation of Carl Akeley for the American Museum of Natural History, and from this experience, wrote and illustrated 'Frontiers of Enchantment: An Artist's Adventures in Africa'. In 1933, he wrote and illustrated 'The Western Pony'. His adventures were chronicled in several popular magazines, including Life, the Saturday Evening Post, and Colliers. For many years, Grand Central Art Galleries at the Biltmore Hotel handled his work exclusively in New York. In 1953, Leigh was elected an associate member of the National Academy of Design and became a full Academician in 1955. In March 1999, the Historical Center of Cody, Wyoming, held an exhibition of his field sketches and finished works depicting his experiences near Cody early in the century. Between 1910 and 1921, when he often painted in the Carter Mountain vicinity, these years were considered pivotal to his artistic development and devotion to the Western landscape. Leigh's work is held in many museum collections of American Western art...
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1920s Realist Art

Materials

Etching

Realist art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Realist art 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 art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Slim Aarons, Michael Budden, Daniel Pollera, and Su Yu. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint 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 art, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.

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