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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
Dawn Mist with Winter Trees in a Rural Village in the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Dawn Mist with Winter Trees in a Rural Village in the English Countryside by British Artist, Kevin Curtis (1958-2009) Art measures 24 x 18 inches Frame m...
Category

1980s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Highway to McHeaven
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork portrays a vast desert scene under a vibrant blue sky dotted with fluffy clouds. In the foreground, two young women stand together, one holding a McDonald's bag, clearl...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Snowdrops. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Snowdrops are the first flowers that appear in my garden. Their fragility and incredible tenderness are amazing. The various shades of white color of the flower, the reflections of t...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Oracle" (2024) By Allen Williams, Original Oil Nude Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Oracle" (2024) by Allen Williams is an original oil painting on a sealed illustration board that depicts an eerie portrait of a nude female figure. Thi...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Monte Carlo, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Friends dressed in white board a riva boat in Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1975. In this classic Slim Aarons scene of 1970's glamour, a chic white vintage fashion and turquoise upholstery a...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Conrado Lopez Bolonia IV - Acrylic, Gold Leaf, And Oil Figurative Beach Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Experience the captivating artistry of Spanish painter Conrado Lopez with this original piece entitled Bolonia IV, completed in 2024. Reflecting Lopez’s ability to capture intimate h...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Loch Katrine in the Scottish Highlands Realist Landscape Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Preston, GB
Loch Katrine in the Scottish Highlands Landscape Vintage Painting. A beautiful realist oil painting of the Scottish Highlands from a highly respected British Artist. Art measures 36...
Category

20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

"The Bather" (2024) Oil Painting by Karen Offutt, Female Portrait, Nude
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offutt's (US based) "The Bather" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female in a landscape, bathed in light, with a towel draped around her. The painting ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Le Luxe II BHGG, Gagosian poster (hand signed, dated, inscribed by Roe Ethridge)
By Roe Ethridge
Located in New York, NY
Roe Ethridge Le Luxe II BHGG, Gagosian poster (hand signed, dated and inscribed by Roe Ethridge), 2023 Offset lithograph poster invitation/mailer (hand...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

"Melancholy in Red" Oil Painting by Joseph Lorusso, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Joseph Lorusso's (US based) "Seeing Shadows" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female figure at a table with a wine glass in the foreground. The painting is framed and ready to hang. Joseph Lorusso was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1966 and received his formal training at the American Academy of Art. He went on to receive his B.F.A. degree from the Kansas City Art Institute. Born of Italian descent, Lorusso was exposed to art at an early age. Through several early trips to Italy, his parents introduced him to the works of the Italian Masters. Lorusso would look to these influences throughout his early artistic development and they are still evident in his work today. While in school, Lorusso majored in watercolor and considers himself self-taught as an oil painter. He learned to paint by studying the works of master painters, often losing himself in the halls of the Chicago Art Institute during lunch hours...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

19th Century American Realist Fruit Still Life Finely Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted 19th Century American realist still life painting. Oil on canvas. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a period giltwood molding. Excellent c...
Category

1870s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Realist 19 Century painting of a french woman lighting a cigarette
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Woman lighting a cigarette by Victor Gabriel Gilbert. Excellent condition and original frame.
Category

19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Betises 22" by Marina Dieul, Oil Painting, Cat and Mouse
Located in Denver, CO
This whimsical oil painting by Marina Dieul, titled "Betises 22," created in 2024, features a dual portrait of a cat and a mouse. The artwork is rendered on a panel measuring 10.5 x ...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Small Dog Painting of a Serious and Intent Greyhound Focused on What?
Located in Charleston, US
Discover the captivating elegance of Valarie Wolf’s small yet powerful dog painting, "Focused." This 4" x 6" original artwork portrays a refined Greyhound, its intense gaze piercing ...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

"I Care Not For Heaven And I Fear Not Hell" (2022) By Alexandra Manukyan
Located in Denver, CO
Alexandra Manukyan presents "A Heart Asunder" an exquisite oil on linen on wooden panel from 2022. This piece captures a fusion of traditional Armenian aesthetics with contemporary p...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Linen

Photo-Mad Old Man A Turning 77 on 5.25.17, 4 Photographs By Nobuyoshi Araki
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Artist: Nobuyoshi Araki (b.1940) Artwork: Photographoary: Photo-Mad Old Man A Turning 77 on 5.25.17 (set of four pieces) Medium: Gelatin silver print Size: 11.1 × 16.7 cm. × 4 4 3/8 ...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

English Landscape of Church, Farmhouse & Lake District Mountains in Background
Located in Preston, GB
English Landscape of Church & Farmhouse with the Lake District Mountains in the Background, by 20th Century British Artist, Michael Dent Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 2...
Category

20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Australian River Landscape Painting by 20th Century English Australian Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Australian River Landscape Painting by 20th Century English Australian Artist, Howard Barron (1900–1991) depicting a scene along the Murrumbidgee River in Australia’s New South Wales...
Category

1970s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Realist Skyscape Triptych in Blue Tones of Serene Cloudy Sky, Handmade Cyanotype
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of water, forests, and skies. These...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Emulsion, Lithograph

Woman in Hat, Original Figurative Oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Impressionism, Title: Woman in Hat, Size: 31.5 x 3...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lemons. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Lemons” is an ode to the simple pleasures of life, inviting viewers to appreciate the inherent beauty in everyday objects. The central place is occupied by a plate of lemons with le...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sleeping Girls - contemporary, figurative, portrait, acrylic, oil on board
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This realistic painting, a portrait of children, is by internationally recognized artist Daniel Hughes. Daniel Hughes is known best perhaps for his true-to-life figurative paintings. Early in his life, Hughes was strongly influenced by the work of his artist mother and her friends, many of whom were renowned British artists. He grew up drawing…never in color books but on six-foot lengths of computer paper. Hughes was especially drawn to the figurative paintings of British artists of the 1950s. His aesthetic focuses on a realistic interpretation, composition, light, harmony, and emotion. Hughes' work, like this acrylic and charcoal painting of two little girls sleeping...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique American Fluffy Pomeranian Dog Portrait Wide Gold Frame Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible signed early American dog portrait painting. Oil on board. Signed. Housed in a period gold giltwood frame.
Category

1870s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Paris Rainy Cafe" by Christopher Clark, Original Oil Painting, French Cityscape
Located in Denver, CO
Christopher Clark's "Paris Rainy Cafe" is an original, hand made oil and acrylic painting that depicts a night scene of a bustling cityscape in France. Christopher has been an artist since early childhood, when he would watch Bob Ross on PBS and mimic the famed oil painter’s art with crayons. He considers himself a self-educated artist, with his studies ranging from personal training with contemporary masters, to classical academic art technique, with much inspiration from 19th Century art and the Impressionist Movement. Christopher lived in Italy for a time, immersing himself in Italian culture and art, which continues to influence his painting. His fan base has grown considerably since his return to the US, gaining the attention of Lucasfilm and Marvel Fine Art, which both signed him as an officially licensed artist in 2016. Other clients include George Lucas, Major League Baseball, Louisville Slugger, and Fender Guitars. Christopher’s painting skills are not his only talent in the arts. He has won several national swing dance championship competitions, and also studies tango and blues dancing. He has played guitar since the age of 12, and during his time as lead guitarist for a rock band, he opened for Blue Oyster Cult and Eddie Money...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

LARGE OIL PAINTING OLD MASTER Chester Harding (1792 - 1866) FINE 19th CENTURY
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING OLD MASTER ATTR to CHESTER CHARLES HARDING (1792 - 1866) FINE 19th CENTURY BRITISH Original Antique Large Early 19th Century British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING Romantic Se...
Category

19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Dueling with Cherry Blossoms - Tales of Genji - Japanese Woodblock
Located in Soquel, CA
Dueling with Cherry Blossoms - Tales of Genji - Japanese Woodblock Rightmost panel a triptych, depicting a group of children and a samurai watching a "duel" with cherry blossoms. Th...
Category

1850s Realist Art

Materials

Printer's Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut

Portrait of Mary Haggie - British 1925 art portrait landscape oil painting
By Charles Buchel
Located in London, GB
This lovely British 1920's Art Deco vibrant portrait oil painting is by Charles A. Buchel. Painted in 1925 and signed and dated it is a seated portrait of a young woman, Mary Haggie,...
Category

1920s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Painting of Mountain Cottages by River in Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of Mountain Cottages by River in Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 24 x 20 inches This captivating oil painting portrays a ...
Category

20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Dog Portrait: The Red Terrier, circa 1910
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Red Terrier Possibly Dutch School Oil on wood panel, circa 1900-1910. Initialed lower left 7 1/2 x 7 (12 x 11 1/2 frame) inches A charming and thoughtfully rendered depiction of a t...
Category

Early 1900s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Limited Edition Hyperreal Glass Goldfish Water Bag Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Inspired by popular demand, these limited-edition hyperreal goldfish cracker glass water bags are a playful nod to the carnival goldfish in plastic bags. Created with molten glass ...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Ceramic, Glass, Blown Glass

"The Fisherman's Fight" oil painting, narrative realism, figures hauling boat in
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"The Fisherman Fight" is a realist oil on linen painting. It depicts five figures heaving a rope towards the right end of the painting. A sixth man, the left-most figure, has lost his grip and fallen into the water, onto a rock in the waves, as the men behind him braces to pick up the slack, their muscles strained against the weight. The man behind him, centered in the painting an wearing a yellow...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Book Club, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Nick Savides took inspiration from a Book Club Bar on East 3rd Street in the East Village in New York City. Intrigued by its open-front design, he studie...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Dark Beach Sunrise, Blue Nautical Cyanotype, Watercolor Paper, Vertical Seascape
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. "Dark Beach Sunrise" is a handmade cyanotype print portraying beautiful sunrise reflection on the beach. Details: + Titl...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Emulsion, Watercolor, Lithograph, Paper

VALTON Charles. The Griffin Marco. Patinated bronze. Marble base. Signed.
Located in Paris, FR
The Griffin Marco. Patinated bronze. Marble base. Signed and titled. Charles Valton was a French sculptor known for his works created in the animalier style, a 19th-century movement ...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Bronze

Realist Portrait, Mid-Century Oil On Card, The Babushka. Oil.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-Century realist oil on card of a peasant woman, dated 1963 to the reverse. Artist unknown. Presented in gilt and painted wood frame under glass. A charming, grounded painting of...
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Oysters and lemon
Located in Zofingen, AG
The bird’s eye view, strong light on the mother-of-pearl of oysters and folds create this image. The medium used is oil on canvas, which allows to capture the vibrant color, delicate texture, and the play of light on the subject matter. The iridescent oysters contrast on a black plate focusing the viewer's eye towards the center of the composition. Color palette in “Oysters and lemon...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Miniature Painting of Cattle Grazing in Ireland Countryside 20th Century Vintage
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Painting of Cattle Grazing in Ireland Countryside by 20th Century Irish Artist - Presented in an ornate vintage gold frame Art measures 7 x 5 inches Frame measures 11 x ...
Category

20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Apples and limes. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Apples and limes” is an ode to the simple pleasures of life, inviting viewers to appreciate the inherent beauty in everyday objects. I tried to find the color harmony of yellow - gr...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Portrait, ca. 1975. Period print measuring 8.75 x 11.25 inches. Unframed. Studio stamp on verso. Mounting and framing services available. Victor Arimondi (November 8, 1942 – July 24, 2001) was an Italian American photographer and model who lived and worked in Europe before moving to the United States in the late 1970s. His early fashion photography, his portraits of Grace Jones and other artists, and his male nudes photographed in New York and San Francisco captured the pre-AIDS culture of the 1970s and early 1980s. Arimondi's nudes were collected in several books, including David Leddick's award-winning[1] The Male Nude, (New York: Taschen 1998, 2005 and 2015). The photographer's later work documented homeless individuals in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood and the toll of the AIDS epidemic on the city. His photographs, featured in several posthumous exhibitions, also are in the collections of Sweden's museum of modern art, Moderna Museet, and San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society. Biography Arimondi was born Vittorio Maria Tevitti to his unwed mother, Alessandra Calligaris, in Bologna, Italy on November 8, 1942. His mother struggled financially, which left an impression on her only child. In 1948, she temporarily left him at a children's boarding school and orphanage in Italy to move to Sweden for a job. There she met and married Bruno Arimondi, who adopted her son. The family returned to Naples, Italy in 1952 where Victor graduated from high school.[1] In 1960, Arimondi returned to Sweden to study at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, although he did not graduate. Meanwhile, he worked at several blue collar jobs, including as a mailman, before he gave up on traditional full-time work to pursue what he considered more essential— a life of creative expression. He created costume-like clothing for himself and friends and at age 19 became a fashion model. Even as a teenager, the Italian born photographer who spent his 20s and 30s primarily based in Sweden, noted that he preferred fantasy to the trials of real life.[1] That conflict, and his passion for beauty as well as his sexual energy, were major factors in his life and his work.[2] From 1965 through 1972 Arimondi worked as model in London, Milan, Germany, New York and Stockholm, appearing in catalogs and fashion magazines including Vogue , Harper's Bazaar and Esquire and on the runway in several Valentino fashion shows. In 1972 he decided to try working on the other side of the lens as a photographer to better express his creativity.[2] Arimondi moved to New York in 1979 and continued to build his photography portfolio. Portrait of Bearded Man, New York City, 1979 Two years later, in 1981, he moved to San Francisco where he lived and worked for twenty years until his death of AIDS at age 58 on July 24, 2001. The year he moved to San Francisco, Arimondi opened a photo gallery in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood for a short time. When he struggled financially, he gave up on trying to earn a living through commercial fashion photography and closed the gallery.[3] Arimondi returned to modeling for the financial benefits, though he did so on less of an international scale than in his early years. He continued to create photographic portraits of the denizens of the San Francisco gay and arts cultures, to shoot male nudes and publish his work in magazines, and he began to compose and photograph evocative still lifes using his own photographic images. Many of them touched on the death of dozens of his former photography models from AIDS. Arimondi was in the midst of a new photography project that brought together his background as a fashion photographer and his more recent social documentary work when he died several months after he learned he was HIV-positive.[4] The project featured his former colleague, haute couture cover model Ivy Nicholson,[5] who he found living homeless in San Francisco. Several of the haunting portraits he took of her were later included in a noted group exhibit at SF Camerawork. Art Arimondi's early photography in the 1970s in Stockholm included portraits of the stars of Sweden's fashion, theater and dance worlds. His first two photography exhibits were in Stockholm and met with mixed reviews. But as he matured as a photographer and tapped into his fashion world contacts, Arimondi landed a number of commercial fashion jobs, including shooting for the Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.'s I.Magnin department store ad that ran in Vogue. Marlboro Man Nude, New York City,1980. He also shot other artists and models for his own portfolio, including Grace Jones, the Norwegian actress, Liv Ullmann, and the American writer, Norman Mailer. Arimondi's aesthetic vision was focused on fantasy and drama, and he prided himself on pushing limits.[6] Although less well-known than his San Francisco contemporary...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

German Aircraft, original vintage Second World War poster
Located in London, GB
German Aircraft Original vintage Second World War poster Lithograph 51 x 71 cm c.1941-1944 This original vintage poster, published in 1941, depicts a series of German aircraft,...
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1940s Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Soda Fountain (New Yorker Magazine cover proposal)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Barbara Shermund (1899-1978). The Soda Fountain, ca. 1950s. Watercolor and ink on paper, 9 x 12 inches; 13 x 16 inches framed. Signed lower right. Exc...
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Three Children and Dog in a Rowing Boat at a Farmhouse Flower Garden in England
Located in Preston, GB
Three Children and Dog in a Rowing Boat at a Farmhouse Flower Garden in England by British Artist, Les Parson entitled "Going Home". Art measures 30 x 20 ...
Category

1980s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Himmelstrasse, Austria
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Himmelstrasse, Austria" c.1950 is an original color etching by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir 1881-1962. It is hand signed in pencil at the lower center by the a...
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Etching

Dog Portrait of a Terrier 3/4 View by Jules Chardigny (1849-1892) circa 1870s
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Dog Portrait of a Terrier 3/4 View Jules Chardigny (1849-1892) Circa 1870s Oil on wood panel Housed within its beautiful and original ornate original gilt frame. 8 1/2 x 6 (15 3/4 ...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Alpine Mountain Hut Vintage Landscape Painting by 20th Century German Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Alpine Mountain Hut - Vintage Landscape Painting by 20th Century German Artist, Fritz Haupt Art measures 11 x 9 inches Frame measures 15 x 13 inches This exquisite painting by F....
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20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Dawn Mist with Winter Trees in a Rural Village in the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Dawn Mist with Winter Trees in a Rural Village in the English Countryside by British Artist, Kevin Curtis (1958-2009) Art measures 24 x 18 inches Frame m...
Category

1980s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

At Home Oil on Canvas Figurative Background Images Interior Scene Italy
Located in Houston, TX
At Home by Melissa Franklin Sanchez is an Oil on Canvas Painting. Looking closely at At Home by Mellissa F. Sanchez you will notice the background with objects. It is Melissa Fr...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Serene River Scene with Cottage & Cows in the Fields of the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Serene River Scene with Cottage & Cows in the Fields of the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist. Unique Vintage Original, Oil on Canvas, Signed. Art measures 30 x 20...
Category

1990s Realist Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Mountain Lake Oil Painting of a Loch in the Scottish Highlands by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Mountain Lake Oil Painting of a Loch in the Scottish Highlands by British Artist, Andrew Grant Kurtis M.A.(Lon) B.Des.(Hons) L.S.I.A.D. Art measures 24 x 18 inches Frame measures 29 x 23 inches As an artist of both classical and traditional style, Andrew Grant Kurtis excels in his paintings of...
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20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Still-life of Fruits" by Maria Meriggi - Oil on Copper - 30x24 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Maria Meriggi, born in 1935, is an Italian painter known for her evocative depictions of urban landscapes and everyday scenes, particularly those of Venice. Her notable works include...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Metal, Copper

Floral Still Life
Located in Storrs, CT
Oil painting measures 12 x 9; frame dimensions measure 19 3/8 x 16 3/8 x 3. Housed in an elegant gold-tone frame with decorative edges. Illegible signature, lower right.
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20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Scottish Girl - Scottish 1940's art oil painting Glengarry Hat
Located in London, GB
This impressive British 1940's portrait oil painting is by noted artist Arthur Royce Bradbury. Painted in 1949 it is a half-length portrait of a young Scottish girl in a mountainous ...
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1940s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

"Afternoon Light" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Linda Adair's (Germany based) "Afternoon Light" is an oil painting that depicts a reclining male figure, wearing rings. Linda Adair is a contemporary fig...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Antique Oil on Canvas Orientalist Painting Moorish Spain Gate of The Sun Toledo
Located in Portland, OR
A large & important Orientalist oil on canvas painting, Moorish Spain, by Pollok Sinclair Nesbit (1848-1922) ASRA, "The Gate of the Sun" Toledo, 1872. A member of The Royal Scottish ...
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1870s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Wonderful Mid-20th Century Still life, Colorful Flowers, MUST SEE, Unknown
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Now available, and ready to be hung and enjoyed! Unknown Artist Signed: Clayton ? (Lower, Right) " Still Life ", circa mid 20th Century? Oil on Canvas 36" x 24" Housed in a 3...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Senegalese model
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait of Senegalese Model, ca. 1975. Period print measures 8.5 x 11.5 inches; 17 x 20 inches frames. Artist studio stam...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Afghan Girl iconic poster: Sharbat Gula, Pakistan (Hand Signed by Steve McCurry)
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry Sharbat Gula, Afghan Girl, Pakistan (Hand Signed), 1984 Offset Lithograph poster Hand signed by the photographer in black felt pen on the front 24 × 20 inches Unframed...
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1980s Realist Art

Materials

Felt Pen, Lithograph, Offset

Narcissus. Original Oil Painting with Flowers by Irina Trushkova
Located in Zofingen, AG
These stunning spring narcissus are placed in a transparent vase. The bright yellow flowers create a vivid color contrast against the silvery blue background focusing the viewer's ey...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Lacquer

"The Lily Pond" (2024) by Sheri Farabaugh, Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"The Lily Pond" (2024) by Sheri Farabaugh (United States Based) is a beautiful handmade still life oil painting that depicts a serene lily pond. Sheri Farabaugh began painting afte...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hyperreal Light Blue Glass Balloon Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Light blue hyperreal glass water balloon sculpture by Dylan Martinez. These hyperrealistic water balloons are made of solid sculpted glass sandblasted and acid-etched to resemble r...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Large Elegant Antique American Sultry Framed Portrait of Woman Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American portrait oil painting by Allan Lee Swisher (1888 - 1960). Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 39H by 30L.
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1910s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Father's Little Painter
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Beijing in China. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Pain...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Reds of Venice" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daud Akhriev's (EUR and US based) "Reds of Venice" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a boat floating on a channel within the brick lined walls of Venice, Italy. Ar...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Linen

"Portrait of a Woman" Ernest Crichlow, Social Realist, Intimate Seated Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Ernest Crichlow Portrait of a Woman, 1968 Signed and dated lower right Oil on canvas 55 x 40 inches Provenance Private Collection, Hempstead, New York Estate of the above A Harlem...
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1960s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cadaques Spain oil on canvas painting spanish mediterranean seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Maria Vayreda Canadell (Gerona 1932-2001) - Cadaqués Spain - Oil canvas Oil measurements 50x61 cm. Frame measurements 72x83 cm. Josep Maria Vayreda Canadell Year of birth: 1932 Biography: Member of a family spanish saga of artists, which highlighted Joaquim Vayreda...
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1990s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Coral dreams Watercolor rose boutique
Located in Zofingen, AG
The watercolor painting with roses is a delicate, refined watercolor, made in a charismatic technique without the use of clear graphic lines. Sophisticated roses and peonies in water...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Southern Colorado Skies" by Michael Magrin, Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Magrin's ( US based) "Southern Colorado Skies" is an original, handmade oil painting of a vast sky above the Colorado plains. This piece is fram...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Linen, Wood Panel

"Horse Playing with a Dog" Pierre Lenordez (1815-1892) circa 1860
By Pierre Lenordez
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Saddled Horse Playing with a Dog"  Pierre Lenordez (1815-1892)  Bronze with green marble base, circa 1860 11 x 7 inches Painter and sculptor, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts ...
Category

1860s Realist Art

Materials

Bronze

Cottontail
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Bronze sculpture with an inscribed signature and edition number by the Artist on the bronze base of the piece. 20/20
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Bronze

Japanese cherry. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Japanese cherry“ is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of this flowering tree. My intention was to keep tenderness and fragility of flowers, a ...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young Boy Fishing in River with Cottage in Wild Meadow in English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Young Boy Fishing in River with Cottage in a Wild Meadow in the English Countryside by British Artist, Les Parson Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame measu...
Category

1980s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Historic English Chapel Interior, ' by Unknown, Watercolor Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed and matted 16" x 19" watercolor painting by an Unknown artist depicts an historic English chapel interior. The interior of the church features the large stained glass window pane...
Category

19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor

The Weald Of Kent Oast Houses Elms Garden Of England Framed Watercolor Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Rowland Hilder. British ( b.1905 - d.1993 ). The Weald Of Kent. Watercolor On Paper. Signed Lower Center. Image size 20.9 inches x 29.5 inches ( 53cm x 75cm ). Frame size 28.7 inch...
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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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