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
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Goblets XXV, Sweet wrapper art, contemporary wall sculpture, conversation art
Located in Deddington, GB
Goblets XXV is a signed original wall sculpture made from sweet wrappers by Joanne Tinker of a selection of colourful wine goblets on a black shelved frame.
Joanne Tinker wall sculpt...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Metal, Foil
Goldfinch, Bird, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
163
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2023
Style: Classic Art
Title: Goldfinch,
Size: 12 x 16 inc...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Interstate, Oil Painting
By Jesse Aldana
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Jesse Aldana presents a skyscape from a ground-level angle in realistic detail. White clouds, flattened in their haste, race across the sky. It leaves th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Still life with Watermelon, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life with fruits: watermelon, apples, plums, pears and honey on the windowsill. Autumn fruits are bright, juicy and picturesque. They will decorate your kitchen or living room ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Dividing Light II, Contemporary Expressionistic Style Painting, Realist Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Dividing Light II [2021]
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Dividing Light II is an original painting by artist Sheryl Roberts. Sheryl has mastered the composition of dramatic light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Wavelength-Original contemporary still life realistic painting- modern art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Wavelength" by Blair Atherholt is a captivating original still life painting that invites viewers into a world of exquisite detail and vibrant colors....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
River in May, 2022., oil on canvas, 60x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
"I like to observe nature, animals, birds, landscapes. I depict my observations in paintings. Painting helps me to see, feel and understand the world, to be part of the world."
-Jānis Ziņgītis...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pocket Veronique Tulip, Original Painting, Floral art, Nature, Red, Affordable
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Veronique Tulip is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque stil...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pocket Blackbird's Egg 3 (c), Original Painting, Egg, Realism
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Blackbird's Egg 3 (c) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroqu...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Elegant Still Life of Two White, Gold and Blue Cups on Orange and Off White"
Located in Wellesley, MA
Olga Antonova
"Elegant Still Life of Two White, Gold and Blue Cups on Orange and Off White"
Oil on Canvas
10 x 10 Inches
Olga Antonova’s subject is compositions of extraordinarily elegant, beautiful and whimsical cups, plates, teapots, vases and dishes, but there is something playful about these paintings. Stacked teacups are also amusing, having a kind of jaunty and upbeat personality of their own. Polka dots are as endearing to adults as to children, and everyone responds to the bling and sparkle of gold and silver while marveling at Antonova’s seemingly effortless ability to paint these radiant...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fox, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
242
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Fox
Size: 12 x 16 inch, (3...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
At the sea. 2020, Watercolor, paper, 62, 5 x 85 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At the sea. 2020, Watercolor, paper, 62,5 x 85 cm
Zigmunds Šņore was born in 1942 in Latvia. His works has been exhibited since 1969 and are held in private collections in Latvia, ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
"First Steps" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Austin Howlett's "First Steps" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a tall female figure walking through a snow covered landscape.
Artis...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
pocket dark blue sloes, Baroque Still Life Painting, Small Art, Fruit Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Dark Blue Sloes is an original still-life painting by artist Dani Humberstone. This painting is a small scale renaissance inspired still life in a photorealistic style and sol...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Winter's Warm Embrace, Oil Painting
By Jo Galang
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Deep within a forest on the West Coast, golden winter light bathes the scene. Despite the chilliness of the season, the magnificence of the surroundings prevail...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Bee from the top. Paper, mixed media, 30x21 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Bee from the top
Paper, mixed media, 30x21 cm
Juris Utāns (1959-2022)
was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially active and political art. Juris Utan...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Cheerful, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
At sunset, the sky shifts from blue to purple and pink. The sea subtly reflects the ethereal colors from above, adding glimmer to its surface. The soft clouds a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Bee from the side. Paper, mixed media, 21x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Bee from the side
Paper, mixed media, 21x30 cm
Juris Utāns (1959-2022)
was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially active and political art. Juris Uta...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
Ventura River Channel; Santa Ana Road, Ojai Valley
By Ray Roberts
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
UNFRAMED: 24" x 30" FRAMED: 30.75" x 36.625" x 1.5"
Artist Statement
"The dramatic Scenery surrounding Ojai and the coastal range ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Pocket Full Moon 2, Original Painting, Skyscape, Space, Lunar, Affordable art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Full Moon is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still life...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Spring Palette, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The sky’s reflection in the water is a reminder of the synergetic quality that demands that the branches reach upwards until their weight forces them to look downwards to the life-...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Crystal Light, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
“This colorful composition of the extended tree branches seeks to illustrate the drama and beauty of natural backlighting. The striking understanding of light and reflections compo...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Contemporary portrait "February 2022"
Located in Sempach, LU
What for?
Yes, I'm alive, I take walks, go to cafes, and even hang out with friends, but inside everything is dead. There are no plans, no hopes, no desires...
One question:
Why?
For...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Cup of coffee and tangerine
Located in Sempach, LU
"Cup of coffee and tangerine” is a celebration of the beauty that can be found in the simplest of things. The style of the painting is inspired by the Holland masters of the 17th cen...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In Between
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Crucuses, Belgian Original Oil Painting with Flowers by Irina Trushkova
Located in Sempach, LU
A vibrant blue and white crocuses vase is placed in a smooth, neutral space. I intended to keep the tenderness and preciousness of flowers, a quality I wanted to preserve. The work i...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life wWth Quinces And Candlestick Classical Oil Painting Irina Trushkova
Located in Sempach, LU
The beautiful gold color of fruits and their texture inspired me to create this work. The painting style is inspired by the masters of the 17th century of Holland. The color scheme i...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Marble Sundae
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming little realist painting of marbles in a sundae glass. Turned up in our inventory, new and never owned. Custom framed and ready to hang. Measures 6" x 6" without the frame,...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Pocket Bumble Bee 3, Baroque Still Life, Insect, Animals, Affordable art, Spring
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Bumble Bee 3 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still l...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Diptych of Pocket Chiaroscuro Pomegranate Tableau and Pocket Dark Cherries
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Chiaroscuro Pomegranate Tableau is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flying ladybug. Paper, mixed media, 21x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flying ladybug
Paper, mixed media, 21x30 cm
Juris Utāns (1959-2022)
was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially active and political art. Juris Utans'...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
Grasshopper. Paper, mixed media, 21x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Grasshopper
Paper, mixed media, 21x30 cm
Juris Utāns (1959-2022)
was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially active and political art. Juris Utans' wo...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Big dragonfly. Paper, mixed media, 21x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Big dragonfly
Paper, mixed media, 21x30 cm
Juris Utāns (1959-2022)
was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially active and political art. Juris Utans' ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Momentum, dynamic realistic Horse drawing, charcoal on paper - white box frame
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful and unique charcoal on paper, framed on a beautiful custom white box frame - all archival materials. The painting perfectly captures the movement of the horse and...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper, Charcoal
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "Prologue" by Evgeniya Golik
Located in San Diego, CA
A 17” x 17” x .5" Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. This piece is Acrylic Paint on Mixed Media Paper. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Magic Realism Figurative Artwork, "The Kiss" by Evgeniya Golik
Located in San Diego, CA
A 32” x 8” x 1" Magic Realism Figurative Artwork by artist Evgeniya Golik. This piece is a Mixed-media inkjet print on Canvas. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Inkjet, Mixed Media
Breath of the Sea, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The artwork captures the serenity of the ocean. Painted with oil paint and cold wax, the waves carry a slightly raised texture, adding to the realistic quality ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
A Frightened Bay Horse Which Needs to be Treated with Special Care
Located in Charleston, US
Valarie Wolf's "Approach with Caution" portrays a bay horse, possibly startled or cautious, a horse painting which sparks a conversation or contemplation. For horse lovers, this pa...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
New York City Flags Winter Cityscape Urban Oil Painting by Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Flags Above the Avenue
The image measures 12 x 9 unframed, 18.5 x 15.5 framed
An oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
REFLECTIVE MOMENTS . Vicente Romero Redon Spanish contemporary artist
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Vicente Romero Redondo was born in Madrid as the eldest of four sons. Due to the work of his father, he grew up in many different towns all over Spain. The family moved back to Madri...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Pastel
Magic Realism Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "Badseed" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 10” x 11.5” x 1” Magical Realism Acrylic Portrait Painting executed on Vellum by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece upon its purchas...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Vellum
Pocket Upstar Tulip, Original Painting, Floral art, Nature, Affordable art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Upstar Tulip is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still l...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Quadtych of Pocket Upstar Tulip, Veronique Tulip, Snowdrop 2, Bluebells 2024 art
Located in Deddington, GB
This quadtych includes 4 pocket paintings from Dani Humberstone's spring collection: Pocket Upstar Tulip, Pocket Veronique Tulip, Spring Collection: Pocket Bluebells and Pocket Snowd...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Key Lime Pie" Original Oil Painting 20 in x 20 in
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Key Lime Pie"
2020
Oil on linen
20 in x 20 in
"Key Lime Pie" is an original oil painting by Contemporary Realist Megan Eisenberg. This photorealist painting was made with high qu...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
A girl II - XXI century, Contemporary Realistic Figurative Mixed Media Drawing
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary realistic figurative mixed media drawing
PROVENANCE
Exhibited at Katarzyna Napiorkowska Gallery.
The Gallery is a primary representative for this artist.
The Gallery o...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Art
Materials
Chalk, Pastel, Cardboard, Pencil
Contemporary portrait "Guardians"
Located in Sempach, LU
I wake up in the morning, open Facebook, read the news... and when the hell will I finally wake up from this nightmare...In creating this piece, I sought to bridge the classic with t...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
DOUBLE DAMBLE..Colin Fraser contemporary Scottish artist
By Colin Fraser
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
There is no greater pleasure than seeing artwork from the gallery come to life in a collector’s home. A great painting activates the four walls of a space and can complete a room. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Egg Tempera
Julianne Moore at the Crillon Hotel, Paris 2008 Signed/N C-Print Lt. Ed. Framed
Located in New York, NY
Mario Testino
Julianne Moore at the Crillon Hotel, Paris 2008, 2010
C-type print on Fuji crystal archive supergloss paper
Signed and numbered 97/175 in black marker by Mario Testino ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Permanent Marker, C Print
City park at winter. 2023., canvas, oil, 60x74.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
City park at winter. 2023., canvas, oil, 60x74.5 cm
Rolands Krishjans (1966)
In 1984 I finished J. Rozenthals art school in Riga.
In 1993 I graduated from Latvian Art Academy with...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Sacred Haloed Greyhound Reminding Us that All Dogs are Angels
Located in Charleston, US
In Valarie Wolf's captivating dog painting of a greyhound, "All Dogs Are Angels ", the sighthound's devoted gaze draws the viewer in, evoking its' angelic presence. While gracing you...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Madrid Retiro - contemporary detailed ink and brush on canvas - elegant frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Her meticulously constructed paintings play with the duality between the simple and the complex, between the observer and the observed.
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Green and Gold-original impressionism surreal British landscape oil painting-Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Green and Gold" by Harry Brioche is a stunning original realist aerial landscape painting that invites viewers into a world of serene beauty and atmospheric charm. Executed with pre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Pocket Dark Cherries, Original Painting, Food art, Nature, Red, Affordable art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Dark Cherries is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Madrid Centro - contemporary detailed ink and brush on canvas, black and white
Located in Dallas, TX
Her meticulously constructed paintings play with the duality between the simple and the complex, between the observer and the observed.
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Enchanting Iconlike Painting of Alert Horses in a Charming Pastoral Scene
Located in Charleston, US
Valarie Wolf's horse painting, "Did You Hear That?", captures the essence of a gold-leaf-framed icon featuring two attentive horses set against a charming pastoral landscape. This en...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
PAPAVER Colin Fraser Scottish contemporary artist
By Colin Fraser
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Colin Fraser is a contemporary Scottish painter, who is recognized for his intricate still lifes, interiors, and landscapes. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1957 and received tra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Egg Tempera
Pine, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"This work is a representation of the unadorned beauty of nature," shares artist Jose Luis Bermudez. The clear blue sky stretches pristinely in soft hues, provi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Pare poster for Peter Doig Exhibition at Foundation Beyeler
By Peter Doig
Located in New York, NY
Peter Doig
Poster for Peter Doig Exhibition at Foundation Beyeler, 2015
Offset lithograph poster
14 3/4 × 11 1/2 inches
Publisher: Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Switzerland; Print...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
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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