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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
Sun Ripened, Original Painting
Sun Ripened, Original Painting

Sun Ripened, Original Painting

By Dwight Smith

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Complementary colors take center stage in this still life. Purple plums rest in a yellow bowl, creating an immediate impact of bright hues. Above, a brightly ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Daffodils", Oil Painting

"Daffodils", Oil Painting

Located in Denver, CO

Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Daffodils" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a bouquet of yellow daffodils with a white background. About the artist: When Dianne Massey...

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Robert K. White "Movement" aka "At Sea" 5-Foot Seascape Oil Painting on Canvas
Robert K. White "Movement" aka "At Sea" 5-Foot Seascape Oil Painting on Canvas

Robert K. White "Movement" aka "At Sea" 5-Foot Seascape Oil Painting on Canvas

By Robert Kenneth White

Located in Miami, FL

ROBERT KENNETH WHITE (b. 1950) – "Movement" aka "At Sea" Oil on Canvas ⚜ Signed Lower Right and Titled on Verso ⚜ Frameless Display AN IMMERSIVE STUDY OF OCEAN ENERGY In "Movement" aka "At Sea," Robert Kenneth White focuses on the open water itself, building the composition out of rolling swells, shifting currents, and crisp highlights that skim across the surface. The sea feels alive and dimensional, with layers of deep blue and turquoise creating both depth and motion, while the softened sky keeps the viewer’s attention locked on the water’s constant rhythm. This is not a literal coastline view. It is a concentrated marine painting that captures the experience of the ocean: restless, luminous, and endlessly changing. The result is a large-scale seascape that reads as contemporary realism from a distance, yet becomes richly painterly up close, a hallmark of White’s approach to light, atmosphere, and surface. WHY COLLECT THIS WORK? ✓ Large-scale seascape with strong visual presence and room-defining impact ✓ Ocean subject with year-round appeal for coastal, nautical, and modern interiors ✓ Exceptional handling of wave movement and reflected light across open water ✓ A compelling example of White’s contemporary marine painting in oil on canvas ARTWORK DETAILS: ▸ Title: "Movement" [also known as "At Sea"] ▸ Artist: Robert Kenneth White (b. 1950) ▸ Medium: Oil on Canvas ▸ Year of Creation: 2019 ▸ Signature: Hand Signed Lower Right and Titled on Verso ▸ Provenance: Private Collection ▸ Country of Origin: United States ▸ Dimensions: — ◼︎ Canvas Size: 40 x 60 x 1 inches ▸ Condition: Excellent, commensurate with age ▸ Framing: Frameless Display, ready to hang or frame INCLUDED DOCUMENTATION: ✓ Certificate of Authenticity ✓ Artist Biography Document THE ARTIST: Robert Kenneth White (b. 1950) is a celebrated American painter known for luminous coastal landscapes, marine paintings, figurative works, and portraits executed in oil on canvas. Raised in Salinas, California, White developed an enduring connection to the Central Coast and Monterey region, returning repeatedly to ocean and shoreline subjects where light, atmosphere, and motion become the true narrative. White’s work is frequently sought by collectors searching for California coastal...

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Feeding Chickens by a Farm in Summer - Scottish Victorian landscape oil painting
Feeding Chickens by a Farm in Summer - Scottish Victorian landscape oil painting

Feeding Chickens by a Farm in Summer - Scottish Victorian landscape oil painting

By Alexander Fraser

Located in Hagley, England

This lovely Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted Scottish artist and prolific exhibitor Alexander Fraser. Painted circa 1870 it is a farm landscape with a mother and child fe...

Category

19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Italian Landscape - British 19th century art landscape oil painting hills Italy
Italian Landscape - British 19th century art landscape oil painting hills Italy

Italian Landscape - British 19th century art landscape oil painting hills Italy

By Ramsey Richard Reinagle

Located in Hagley, England

An original British large oil painting on canvas by Ramsay Richard Reinagle which is signed and looks to be dated 1832. Lovely rich colouring depicting a mountainous Italian panorama...

Category

Early 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Morning in the Old town  oil/canvas, 70x90 cm, 2019
Morning in the Old town  oil/canvas, 70x90 cm, 2019

Morning in the Old town oil/canvas, 70x90 cm, 2019

By Igor Maikov

Located in Riga, LV

Igor Maikov (1966) Education: 1981 - 1984 The Art Academy of Latvia 1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School Exhibitions: 1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia ...

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Freeway Exit
Freeway Exit

Freeway Exit

By Tony Peters

Located in Pasadena, CA

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Peters" on lower left Description The subject of this painting depicts the northern segment of California Inters...

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lounging in Verbier, Swiss Alps, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph Mountains
Lounging in Verbier, Swiss Alps, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph Mountains

Lounging in Verbier, Swiss Alps, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph Mountains

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Swiss Alps, 1964: This landscape photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features holiday-makers taking in the sunset on a white snowy mountain top in Verbier, Swit...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Studies of Cupid - Original Ink Drawing - Signed
Studies of Cupid - Original Ink Drawing - Signed

Studies of Cupid - Original Ink Drawing - Signed

By Demetrios Galanis

Located in Paris, IDF

Demetrios GALANIS (1879-1966) Studies of Cupid Original Indian ink drawing Signed with the blue stamp signature of the artist On vellum 28 x 21 cm (c. 11 x 8") Very good conditio...

Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

India Ink

Shadow and Light, Pasadena Arroyo
Shadow and Light, Pasadena Arroyo

Shadow and Light, Pasadena Arroyo

By Calvin Liang

Located in Pasadena, CA

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Signed Calvin Liang on lower left Description An impressionist, plein air oil painting, depicting back-lit (contre jour) sycamore trees in Pasadena's Arroyo Seco. The tranquil scene displays a play of dappled light and shadows projected...

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Capote Cycling, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Capote Cycling, Slim Aarons Estate Edition

Capote Cycling, Slim Aarons Estate Edition

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Slim Aarons Capote Cycling Slim Aarons Estate Edition 1970: Truman Capote (1924 - 1984) on his bicycle in Palm Springs, California. Author of several novels including 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' which was made into a film. 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x 40 inches $3350 20 x 30 inches $3000 10 x 12 inches $1350 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Chromogenic Lambda print from the original transparency 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). Please contact us for additional photographs from Slim Aarons * Undercurrent Projects offers premium quality photographic prints from the Slim Aarons Archive, owned and housed by Getty Images. All photographs are printed and authorized by the Getty Images Gallery, London. Photographs are printed utilizing the original transparency held at the archive source. Internal: Vintage Literary photography, vintage writers, vintage glamour, vintage breakfast at...

Category

1970s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

"Far Away, " Oil Painting

"Far Away, " Oil Painting

By Joseph McGurl

Located in Denver, CO

Joseph McGurl's "Far Away" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a vast landscape of valleys and mountains in the distance under the orange and yellow glow of sunrise or...

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Gloria
Gloria

Gloria

By Mian Situ

Located in Pasadena, CA

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. Signed "Mian Situ" on lower left Description Mian Situ portrays his wife, Gloria, as a woman of beauty, dignity, cultu...

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Conversation
Conversation

Conversation

By Aldo Luongo

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Conversation" 1988 is a color lithograph on Arches paper by noted Italian/Argentinian artist Aldo Luongo, b.1941. It is hand signed and numbered 103/275 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 20 x 25 inches, sheet size is 25 x 29 inches. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Aldo Luongo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, of Italian heritage. Since as far back as he can remember, Luongo had two great passions: art and soccer. Shortly after his graduation from the Academy of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, Luongo came to the U.S. to play professional soccer for the New York Generals. After his athletic career was cut short due to an injury, he arrived in New York City with a dream to pursue his artwork full time. In the 70’s, he had his first major success with multiple reproductions of his black & white drawings. Not only were these prints released to great critical acclaim, they were a huge commercial success as well (hundreds of thousands of pieces sold within several years). Aldo had put himself on the map as a major international artist. Aldo Luongo has continued his reign at the top of the contemporary art world for almost four decades – a distinction that puts him in a class of his own. He has received numerous awards and honors, including being named a 3-time official Olympic Artist (Summer 1988, Summer 1996, and Winter 2002); an official World Cup Artist (1998); an official U.S. Women’s World Cup Artist (1999); and the 1999 Sports Artist of the Year (U.S. Sports Museum). He also has twice been chosen to paint eggs for the White House Easter Egg Hunt which now reside in the Smithsonian Institute. SELECTED PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS & COLLECTIONS 2018 Chloe Gallery Summer Art and Winemakers’ Dinner Exhibition Chloe Gallery, San Francisco, California The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. The Museum of Science and Industry, Los Angeles, California The Juarez Museum, Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico The John F. Kennedy Museum, Boston, Massachusetts The Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland The Olympic Village Collection, Colorado Springs, Colorado The Sports Museum, Daphne, Alabama PRIZES, HONORS, & AWARDS International Olympics, “Official Olympic Artist,” (Summer 1988, Summer 1996, Winter 2002, Winter 2010) World Cup of Soccer, “Official World Cup Artist” (1998) U.S. Women's Soccer World Cup, “Official Artist” (1999) 1999 “Sports Artist of the Year,” U.S. Sports Museum White House “Easter Egg Hunt,” commissioned painting Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. FAMOUS COLLECTORS: Giada De Laurentiis Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen Matt Leinert Bob Arum Geena Davis Kevin Costner Placido Domingo Argentine President Menem Luciano Pavarotti Jose Carreras...

Category

Late 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

I wish I was in Carrickfergus
I wish I was in Carrickfergus

I wish I was in Carrickfergus

By Evgeniy Monahov

Located in Zofingen, AG

Evgeniy loves to listen to the great Jim McCann during the painting sessions and one of the Irish folk songs performed by him, very suitable in terms of lyrics and mood, gave the tit...

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Tempera, Wood Panel

"Ex Nihilo Fragment 6", Frederick Hart, Figurative Bronze Sculpture, 39X23X12 in
"Ex Nihilo Fragment 6", Frederick Hart, Figurative Bronze Sculpture, 39X23X12 in

"Ex Nihilo Fragment 6", Frederick Hart, Figurative Bronze Sculpture, 39X23X12 in

By Frederick Hart

Located in Dallas, TX

"Ex Nihilo Fragment 6" by Frederick Hart is a figurative bronze with the edition of 55/65. Ex Nihilo Fragment No. 6, detail from the full-scale plaster for the final stone sculpture of Ex Nihilo, was commissioned as part of The Creation Sculptures at Washington National Cathedral...

Category

Early 2000s Realist Art

Materials

Bronze

Daenerys morning
Daenerys morning

Daenerys morning

By Evgeniy Monahov

Located in Zofingen, AG

Once upon a time, a wonderful girl posed for Evgeniy, outwardly very similar to the well-known blonde from Game of Thrones. Almost a doppelganger of her fairy-tale sister .. And then...

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Tempera, Wood Panel

Sketchbook Page with Figures and Anatomical Details in Pencil on Paper - Germany
Sketchbook Page with Figures and Anatomical Details in Pencil on Paper - Germany

Sketchbook Page with Figures and Anatomical Details in Pencil on Paper - Germany

Located in Soquel, CA

Sketchbook Page with Figures and Anatomical Details in Pencil on Paper Drawings of a man at a desk and other figurative sections by an unknown artist (19th Century). On the left sid...

Category

1880s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil

This is a Real Place! 2: large painting of lake or river w/ blue water & bridge
This is a Real Place! 2: large painting of lake or river w/ blue water & bridge

This is a Real Place! 2: large painting of lake or river w/ blue water & bridge

By Brooke Lanier

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

"In the series “This is a real place!” I was fascinated by how the underside of the pier at Saint Simons Island, GA was like a readymade collage. The way the pilings and rails divide and frame the spaces between them looks artificially imposed on the scene until you notice the way the waves bounce off the pilings and the railings cast shadows on the water. In some iterations, I chose to simplify the structures of the pier and lighten the values so that it would emphasize the detail in the water. Likewise, I omitted a family of starlings and their droppings in favor of highlighting the geometry of the architecture and the colors and patterns of the water. Making paintings in a series allows me to investigate the results of making different decisions about an image. How I crop or stylize it, the manner in which I apply the paint, what gets included or excluded all add shades of meaning to each piece. Additionally, depictions of the same subject in different weather, seasons, times of day, and tides allows me a deeper understanding. I notice more relationships, colors, and details every time I paint the subject. Every painting is a pile of decisions. Playing with removing more and more details to see what is truly important sometimes improves the painting. The fewer elements you include in an image, the more each one means, and the more important it is to get each thing perfect. At times I like to paint every single detail I can find in a scene, and other times I feel like the unadorned components are sufficient to hold each other in a satisfying composition. I often add simplified shapes to my paintings to highlight the presence of absence or to heighten the importance of each area by creating stark visual contrasts. ⁠The physicality of the paint also plays a role. I used highly textured, thickly applied paint to construct the solid structural elements, and luminous layers of thinly glazed paint for the delicate linework and subtle blending of the water." - Brooke Lanier...

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Village. 1975, oil on cardboard, 54.5x70 cm
Village. 1975, oil on cardboard, 54.5x70 cm

Village. 1975, oil on cardboard, 54.5x70 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Village. 1975, oil on cardboard, 54.5x70 cm Konstantin Andreyev (1914-1981) - painter. He had a distinctive flair for painting and already in the 1930ies cooperated in Leningrad pu...

Category

1970s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Landscape with House
Landscape with House

Landscape with House

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Landscape with House" c.1950, is a color etching on paper by Austrian artist Luigi Kasimir, 1881-1962. It is hand signed in pencil by the arti...

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Etching

"Green River Abstracted" Oil Painting
"Green River Abstracted" Oil Painting

"Green River Abstracted" Oil Painting

By Quang Ho

Located in Denver, CO

Quang Ho's "Green River Abstracted" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an abstracted landscape with blue and white clouds. About the artist: Quang Ho was born on Ap...

Category

Early 2000s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Seascape with flag, nautical theme
Seascape with flag, nautical theme

Seascape with flag, nautical theme

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Masterful watercolor painting up Seascape with fence. Naturalistic colors, delicate brush work. With the Frame, this piece measures approximately 18” x 21“ PLEASE NOTE There is no ...

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Seasonal Rates, Original Painting
Seasonal Rates, Original Painting

Seasonal Rates, Original Painting

By Dwight Smith

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A small bird perches confidently atop a weathered birdhouse mounted above a vintage roadside sign boldly declaring “HOTEL.” The contrast is subtle yet evoca...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Original Painting of Sweden Norway Fjord Landscape by Danish Landscape Artist
Original Painting of Sweden Norway Fjord Landscape by Danish Landscape Artist

Original Painting of Sweden Norway Fjord Landscape by Danish Landscape Artist

By Jens Christian Bennedsen

Located in Preston, GB

Original Painting of Sweden Norway Fjord Landscape by Danish Landscape Artist. Art measures 27 x 23 inches Frame measures 33 x 29 inches An oil pain...

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Mr. Crow

Mr. Crow

By George Walbye

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Original bronze sculpture by artist George Walbye. Edition 32/60

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Bronze

'Pear Solo' by Marie Kash Weltzheimer, Pastel on Paper
'Pear Solo' by Marie Kash Weltzheimer, Pastel on Paper

'Pear Solo' by Marie Kash Weltzheimer, Pastel on Paper

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

This 15" x 17" pastel on paper framed drawing was created by contemporary artist, Marie Kash Weltzheimer. This still-life presents a vibrant depiction of a single pear resting atop a...

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Malibu Sunrise
Malibu Sunrise

Malibu Sunrise

By Jove Wang

Located in Pasadena, CA

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Jove Wang" on lower left. FRAMED: 31" x 37" x 2.25" UNFRAMED: 22" x 28"

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Home Sweet Home; Kaiping, China
Home Sweet Home; Kaiping, China

Home Sweet Home; Kaiping, China

By John Budicin

Located in Pasadena, CA

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Budicin" on lower left. UNFRAMED: 8" x 10" FRAMED: 11.33" x 13.33" x 1.33" Artist Statement "While painting by...

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

"Im Atelier des Malers"
"Im Atelier des Malers"

"Im Atelier des Malers"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Hans August Lassen (1857–1927) – "Im Atelier des Malers" (1887) Artist: Hans August Lassen Title: Im Atelier des Malers (In the Painter’s Studio) Date: 1887 Medium: Oil on Panel Dime...

Category

19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

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.