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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
Hydrangea with Fan - Scottish art 19thC Glasgow Boy artist floral oil painting
By James Stuart Park
Located in London, GB
A fine floral oil painting by Glasgow Boy artist James Stuart Park. This is a super oil on canvas painting of white and pink hydrangea in a vase with a green fan by listed artist Par...
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Early 1900s Realist Art

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Oil

A Pair of 19th C. Engravings Depicting the Costumes and Weapons of Afghani Men
Located in Alamo, CA
These hand-colored lithographs are from "Character and Costumes of Afghanistan", written by Lockyer Willis Hart (of the 22nd Bombay Native Infantry). The lithographs were created by ...
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1840s Realist Art

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Lithograph

Skiing At Courchevel, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers on the slopes at Courchevel, France, 1963. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Modern estate edit...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Lecce Cathedral, Puglia painting by Richard Beer
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you ...
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20th Century Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

'The Enduring Attractions of the Open Market', Capitalism Satire
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'A. Manganaro' for 'Antonio Manganaro (Italian, 20th Century), and titled lower center, 'The Enduring Attractions of the Open Market'. Matted Dimensions: 16 x 20
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Mid-20th Century Realist Art

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Paper, Ink, Gouache, Pen, Graphite

Sir Alfred Munnings Watercolour Titled 'The Hunt'
Located in Uppingham, GB
Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1878-1959) 'The hunt' Signed and dated 'A.J. Munnings. 1913.' (lower right) pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on a prepared sheet of paper...
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1910s Realist Art

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Watercolor

Oil landscape with Horse in old master realist style by Hans Guerin, framed
Located in Charleston, US
The horse portrait, "Trot", is an oil landscape with a beautiful white horse painted by Hans Guerin, a descendent of the founder of the respected Schuler ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

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Oil

Summer Garden Study I by Dylan Lloyd, Contemporary art, Garden painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Summer Garden Study I by Dylan Lloyd [2022] original and hand signed by the artist Oil on Canvas Image size: H:30 cm x W:24 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:24 cm x D:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

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Linen, Oil, Board

Laurence Dunn Otra painting maritime art ship boat coastal shipping
Located in London, GB
Laurence Dunn (1910-2006) Otra Gouache 11.5x18cm Inscribed to reverse 'Rough sketch for painting of "Otra" commissioned for Capt. F.E. Eagle, whose favourite command she was' and sig...
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Late 20th Century Realist Art

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Gouache

"Citrus and Ginger" (2024) By Jeff Legg, Original Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jeff Legg's (US based) "Citrus and Ginger" is an oil painting created in 2024 depicting a white and blue pot alongside a sliced orange, grapes and ginger. About the artist: Jeff C. ...
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2010s Realist Art

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Oil, Board

New world.
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 ...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Newport Sailboat
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist FRAMED: 21.375" x 17.375" x 1.25"; UNFRAMED: 12" x 16"
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Joseph Arthur Powell - Early 20th Century British Watercolour of a Watermill
Located in London, GB
JOSEPH ARTHUR POWELL (1876-1961) A Watermill Watercolour Unframed 38 by 55 cm., 15 by 21 ¾ in. (mount size 54 by 70 cm., 21 ¼ by 27 ½ in.) Born in London he was the son of the su...
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Early 20th Century Realist Art

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Watercolor

The Open Window - 19th Century British Children's Book illustration by Sowerby
Located in London, GB
JOHN GEORGE SOWERBY (1849-1914) Phoebe - The Open Window Watercolour heightened with white Unframed, in mount only 8 by 7 cm., 3 by 2 ¼ in. (mount size 25.5 by 20 cm., 10 by 8 in.) Reproduced: J G Sowerby & Thomas Crane, At Home, Marcus Ward & Co, 1881, p.42. The current work was reproduced in Sowerby and Crane’s 1881 children’s book, At Home, where is accompanied by the following verse: All the morning, all the morning, Sat she till her tasks were done; While without were birds and blossoms, And the pleasant sun. And the leaves in ev’ry rustle, And the birds in ev’ry song:- “Phoebe, Phoebe, are you coming? Phoebe, don’t be long!” Whispered thro’ the open window Gentle breezes, passing by:- “Phoebe, are you coming, Phoebe? Come before we die!” Till the clock, with joyful measure, Struck the hour when work is o’er; Crying “Ponto’” Phoebe vanished Through the open door. Whither sped out nimble Phoebe? She is in the study now; Ponto heard her with she called him, - Answered back “Bow-wow!’ “Ponto, tho’ the birds and garden, Called me all the morning thro’ I had first to do my lessons – So I think should you.” Poor old Ponto! He is longing, Longing for his game of play, And the garden – ah: but Phoebe Has a word to say. “Beg then – beg, sir – do you hear me? No, no, Ponto, that is wrong; Paws up! Steady! Ah, that’s better! Good dog, come along!” John George Sowerby was born into a prosperous Gateshead family of glass manufactures and artists. He inherited the family business, the Ellison Glass Works, one of the world’s largest producers of pressed glass, where he introduced designs inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement. Initially he combined his energies at the glass works with his work as an illustrator and painter of landscapes and floral subjects with a Pre-Raphaelite intensity, strong colours and rich detail. He exhibited many of these paintings at the Royal Academy. In the 1880s he collaborated with Newcastle artist, Henry Hetherington Emmerson, on illustrations for the children’s books Afternoon Tea (1880) and The May Blossom (1881). Although were critically very well received but the publications were attacked by Kate Greenaway who considered them too close to her own work. Sowerby then went on to produce highly aesthetic illustrated books At Home (1881) and At Home Again (1883), with decorations by Thomas Crane. Gleeson White, editor of The Studio magazine stated that in Afternoon Tea Sowerby “set a new fashion for ‘aesthetic’ little quartos’ (The Studio, 1897). Roger Dixon in Belfast Publishing (Oxford University Press, 2011, p.79) considered these At Home and At Home Again to be “among the loveliest books ever produced.” Never very wise as a business man, in the early 1880s he left Ellison Glass Works being declared bankrupt in 1884. He returned to the works again as a paid employee. Sowerby’s daughter, Millicent Sowerby...
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Late 19th Century Realist Art

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Watercolor

Reading Woman / - The golden glow of imagination -
Located in Berlin, DE
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824 Anizy-le-Château - 1887 Sèvres), Reading Woman, around 1880. Polished bronze mounted on a cast base. 33 cm (total height) x 9 cm (length) x 9 cm ...
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1880s Realist Art

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Bronze

Ski Slope In St. Moritz, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers (bottom) on a slope in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Co...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Yin Yong Chun, "White Roses with China Pot" 60x48 Floral Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This floral still life, "White Roses with China Pot", by artist Yin Yong Chun is a 60x48 oil painting on canvas featuring a bouquet of white roses in an ornate floral porcelain vase ...
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2010s Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

The Nailsmith Houses, Late 19th Century Rattenberg Austria Historical Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
The Nailsmith Houses, Late 19th Century Rattenberg Austria Historical Landscape Exquisitely detailed 1888 watercolor of The Nailsmith Houses, a historical building in Rattenberg, A...
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1880s Realist Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Winter Begins; Truckee River
By Kathleen Dunphy
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED: 24" x 48" FRAMED: 32" x 56" x 1.625" Artist Statement "I painted this piece in the studio using studies done along the T...
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2010s Realist Art

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Linen, Oil

Horse Playing with a Dog (The Good Companions) Pierre-Jules Mene (1810-1879)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Horse Bronze  "Horse  in the Stable Playing with a Dog (The Good Companions)" Jument à l'écurie jouant avec un chien Pierre-Jules Mene (French, 1810-1879) Bronze 19 x 10 inc...
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1860s Realist Art

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Bronze

The Pico/ Aliso Station; First St., Los Angeles
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Artist Statement "Escaping the traffic of the freeway and slipping into downtown from the east, I find so much inspiratio...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Vedutist Italian painter - Early 20th century landscape painting - View Trieste
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (early 20th century) - Trieste, view of Miramare Castle with the Italian flag. 35.5 x 50 cm without frame, 42.5 x 56.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas...
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Early 20th Century Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Spirita", Frederick Hart, Acrylic Sculpture, 15x14x7 in., 330/350, white
Located in Dallas, TX
"Spirita" Dimensions: 15" x 14" x 7" Medium: Clear Acrylic Resin Edition of 350 Hart wanted to sculpt light, from which forms move in and out, that defined the very delicate sense of...
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1980s Realist Art

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Resin, Acrylic Polymer

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

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Paper, Watercolor

HEARTLAND Hand Drawn Lithograph, Winter Landscape Stone Farmhouse Bucks County
Located in Union City, NJ
HEARTLAND is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by Peter Sculthorpe (b.1948 Ontario, Canada) printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% ...
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1980s Realist Art

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Lithograph

Principe Dom Pedro, Brazil, Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1980s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, Principe Dom Pedro De Orleans E Braganca, grandson of Brazilian emperor Pedro II. He is pictured at...
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1980s Realist Art

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Lambda

SS Queen Of Bermuda, Bermuda, Estate Edition, Maritime Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1950s maritime photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the British ocean liner 'SS Queen of Bermuda' in Hamilton Harbour, Bermuda. This is an es...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

Portrait of an English Brown and White Otter, on the banks of a River Landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Portrait of an English Brown and White Otter, on the banks of a River Landscape. Very Pretty English Otter, in an extensive landscape, painted circa 1970. The painting is an amazin...
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1970s Realist Art

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Oil

Sandia (Watermelon) Surreal Emerging Artist National Academy of Art of Uruguay
Located in Houston, TX
Carlos Duarte is an emerging young artist at the National School of Fine Arts Institute in Montevideo, Uruguay. The gallery has taken on several pieces from several students at the...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Modern fine art sea photo on matte premium paper "Buyos and yachts at rest"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Buoys and Yachts at Rest" Medium: Archival pigment print on premium matte photo paper Dimensions: 20 x 27 cm / 7.8 x 10.6 inches (unframed) Edition: Limited Edition of 50 Signed on ...
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2010s Realist Art

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Photographic Paper

Antoine Louis-Barye "Walking Lion" Antique Engraving by Firmin Gillot ca. 1870
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Walking Lion" Antoine Louis-Barye (France, 1775-1895) Antique Engraving by Firmin Gillot Circa. 1870 11 1/3 x 7 3/4 (21 3/8 x 17 1/2 frame) inches This is "Walking Lion," along with "Walking Tiger...
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1870s Realist Art

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Black and White

Sacred Writings Religious and Mythological Narratives Florence Academy Oil
Located in Houston, TX
Samuel S.Hoskins Statement on Sacred Writing : I sought to delve into the concept of sacred texts, encompassing both religious and mythological narratives. Unlike conventional books, these sacred texts are dynamic, evolving throughout an individual's lifetime and human history. Reading such a text in childhood carries distinct significance compared to revisiting it in later stages of life. To symbolize our transformative journey, I depicted a path leading into the forest, illustrating how our life experiences influence our connection with these profound literary works. Sacred Writing 26x34 28x36 with Frame As a graduate of The Florence Academy of Art and a devoted oil painter, Samuel Hoskins...
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2010s Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Linen

New York City Winter Oil Painting Upper Fifth Avenue Flags Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Newly revised and updated, Upper Fifth Avenue Flags is an oil painting on linen by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases the bustling life and the beautiful...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Incredible Trompe L'Oeil Artist Studio Butterfly Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted realist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 20H by 23L.
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1940s Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Racing Horses
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Kentucky Derby lovers---this is for you! Horse racing whether it the the Belmont or the Preakness--decorate for your home party with this moving oil painting rendition of racing ho...
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Art

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Oil

Racing Horses
Racing Horses
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Farmhouse on the Prairie, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Their is nothing quite as iconic of the Midwestern county as an old white farmhouse and red barn. I painted this farm from my imagination into a golden prairie scene under a blue sk...
Category

2010s Realist Art

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Acrylic

Morning in the province
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting depicts an early morning hour in a provincial area far from the city, typical for both Europe and the United States. The artist was inspired by a motif he saw during mor...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lady in Red Portrait - British Post Impressionist 50s oil painting female artist
Located in London, GB
A super circa 1955 British portrait oil painting in tones of red. A very evocative period portrait of a woman painted by British listed female artist Constance Anne Parker. A highly...
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1950s Realist Art

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Oil

Morning in the Old town oil/canvas, 70x90 cm, 2019
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 ...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Puppy Dog & Kitten Greeting Card Illustration painting (Children's room decor)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Ferd Sondern (b.1923) Puppy and Bluebird, 1977. Pencil, gouache and watercolor on illustration board. Complete panel measures 7 x 7.5 inches. Signed lower left. Credited on verso...
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1970s Realist Art

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Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board

"Oceanic, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 24" x 48"
Located in Westport, CT
This coastal seascape limited edition print captures a cropped view of rolling waves below an ocean horizon line and a clear blue sky. Highly detailed and realistic, it balances the ...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Digital, Giclée

Oil Painting of River Landscape in Ireland Countryside by Modern Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of River Landscape in Ireland Countryside by Modern Irish Artist. This original oil painting is an early example of the more traditional...
Category

1980s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Black blue sea, oil/canvas, 80x100 cm, 2022.
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

"The Remote", Pigments Watercolor Acrylic Paper Drawing
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Titled "The remote", this artwork created by Frank Girard, utilizes pigments, Chinese ink, watercolors, acrylics, and colored pencils on 400g/m2 neutral white paper. It remains unfra...
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2010s Realist Art

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil, Pigment

Slim Aarons 'Lounging in Verbier' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
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, Switzerland in 1964. In classic snowscape of midcentury glamour, winter travelers dressed in 1960s ski fashion relax on colorful red, yellow, and green sun loungers, viewing the blue and white Swiss Alps mountain peaks in the background. This is an estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Verbier Vacation Slim Aarons Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print Modern printing from original transparency Captured 1964 (printed later) Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector will receive the next number in the edition Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. The Slim Aarons Estate has released the limited Estate edition as a Lambda print, which is a modern c-type prints. They have chosen Lambda prints for their sharpness, clarity, colour saturation and quality, compared to archival inkjet prints. Lambda printing gives true continuous tone. Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition We are pleased to offer the entire archive of the Slim Aarons Estate. This is a genuine Slim Aarons Estate photograph, estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. We are pleased to offer this vibrant photograph, printed by the Slim Aarons estate. It is part of the estate's only official limited run, of 150. Estate stamp embossed on recto, hand numbered in ink on recto, with certificate of authenticity from the estate (not a secondary gallery licensing from the estate). Increasingly heralded for his influence, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) made a career out of photographing "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places." Aarons is known for his iconic images of Hollywood glamour and luxurious people, places and lifestyles. Aarons began his career as a combat photographer in World War II. Though he earned a Purple Heart for his service, he declared that combat had taught him that the only beach worth landing on was decorated with beautiful people enjoying themselves in the sun. Slim Aarons is noted for his documentation of the Beautiful People over 50 years, encompassing high society, celebrity, aristocracy, and the jet set. He was born and raised in New York City and New Jersey and later New Hampshire. He took up photography as a teenager. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and was later appointed official photographer at the United States Military Academy at West Point. During World War II he served as an army combat photographer for Yank magazine in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. After the war he became a freelance photojournalist, first based in Hollywood, then Rome, then New York. His photographs appeared in many magazines, including Life, Holiday, Town & Country, Look, Venture, and Travel & Leisure. His first book A Wonderful Time (1974) is considered a classic. 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. Visual Description: In one of Slim Aarons most popular and iconic series, bright, colorful notes of red, yellow, blue and green punctuate the clean white snow, with majestic peaks in the background. In the foreground, holiday-goers, lounge in a perfect vintage moment of casual winter glamour. Snowy mountaintops rise in the background. Verbier is a stunning mountain and winter ski destination in the Swiss Alps, known for its notoriously challenging slopes as well as its famous apres-ski scene. Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Internal: Vintage Verbier, Vintage Ski Photography...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Oil Painting "The Rabbi" Sensitive Judaica Portrait by Italian American master
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in Milan, Italy Lupetti studied at the Royal Academy in Rome where he received classical training and was apprenticed to the school of restoration at the Vatican. At the age of fourteen he was accepted to attend Brera Liceo Artistico, one of the most prestigious art academies in Italy, graduating at age eighteen and then went on to win honors from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rome eventually receiving the degree of Professor of Fine Arts. In Milan, he helped restore the famed La Scala Opera House, and in Rome he earned the right to help in the restoration of the Masters' Works in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. Following service in WWII, Roberto came to America sponsored by the famous conductor Arturo Toscanini. A painting he did of the maestro was purchased by the San Francisco Art Commission. He moved to San Francisco where he taught at the Art Institute. As well as decorating churches throughout the U.S., he also painted portraits of such celebrities as Ingrid Bergman, Barbara Stanwyck, and General George Marshall. Roberto Lupetti earned five degrees at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Roberto was married to fellow artist Lynn Lupetti...
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20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Elegy to a Dead Tree - Kent Landscape - British 1950's art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb British 1950's landscape oil painting is by noted artist Laurence Henry Irving. Painted in 1952 it is entitled verso as Elegy to a Dead Tree. In ...
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1950s Realist Art

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Oil

Sunset in Ireland
Located in Middletown, NY
Drypoint etching on watermarked cream wove paper, 5 7/16 x 8 7/16 inches (39 x 215 mm), wide (perhaps full) margins. A very desirable, bright and richly inked impression, with the da...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Richard Bankes Harraden: St John's College, Oxford oil painting
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. Richard Bankes Harraden...
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1830s Realist Art

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Oil, Board

Portrait of Susan Isabel Dacre - British exh oil painting of feminist artist
Located in London, GB
A beautiful, colourful British 1920's exhibited oil on canvas portrait painting by Francis Dodd RA and with extensive provenance. The work depicts the Feminist and famous artist Susa...
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1920s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

" Sa Marguerite ". Don de BRIGITTE BARDOT
By Ghislain Dussart
Located in CANNES, FR
Ghislain Dussart ( 1924 - 1996 ) BB " Sa Marguerite ". Don de BRIGITTE BARDOT photo originale : 31 x 21 cm encadrement : 49 x 39 cm . Ghislain Dussart a travaillé comme photog...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Slim and Sphinx, Estate Edition: New York DJ Slim Hyatt at Shepheard's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
circa 1964: New York DJ Slim Hyatt at work in Shepheard's night club whose decor recreates a famous Cairo bar. Two gold and turquoise sphinxes flank the DJ, who is posed behind two record players and before a glittering sculpture. Hyatt is often credited as the first disco DJ in the US. Initially hired by Oliver Coquelin upon the opening of Le Club, Hyatt quickly became one of the most revered figures in the emerging disco scene. He also DJed at Doubles from 1984 to 1995, and has been called by the painter and bandleader Peter Duchin “the first discotheque artist in New York." Slim and Sphinx, 1964 Slim Aarons Estate Edition Photograph Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Chromogenic Lambda C-type print on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper Crisp detail, continuous tone and brilliant color Paper weight 210gms Matte Satin Surface Printed Later Collector will get the next number in the edition Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocracy, authors, artists, business icons, the celebrated and their milieu. In doing so, he captured a golden age of wealth, privilege, beauty and leisure, a history of glamour that occurred alongside—but quite separate from—the cultural and political backdrop of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer. 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. Aarons began his career as a combat photographer in World War II. Though he earned a Purple Heart for his service, he declared that combat had taught him that the only beach worth landing on was decorated with beautiful people enjoying themselves in the sun. Increasingly known for his influence, Aarons's casually glamorous jetset aesthetic can be seen today in fashion, art, and celebrity photography. Recent articles credit his work with inspiring the casually flawless style of top Instagram influencers, full of sunshine and escapism. 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 * Internal: Vintage New York, Vintage glamour, 60's glamour, Vintage DJ...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

'The Meet', English Edwardian Fox Hunting, Equestrian Watercolor, Horses, Beagle
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'T. Ivester Lloyd' for Thomas Ivestor Lloyd (English, born 1873) and painted circa 1900. This Liverpool-born artist spent most of his life in and around Sheringt...
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Early 1900s Realist Art

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Paper, Pastel, Ink, Watercolor

The three graces. 2022. Oil on canvas, 146x110 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The three graces. 2022. Oil on canvas, 146x110 cm Normunds Braslinsh (1962) Born 1962 in Riga, Latvia 1980–1986 Latvian Academy of Art, Painting Department 1973–1980 Janis Rozentāls Riga Secondary School of Art Has participated in photo exhibitions since 2002 A professional photographer for art editions since 1989 Has participated in exhibitions since 1980 Pedagogical Experience Since 2004 Professor at the Latvian Academy of Art 1998 Associate Professor at the Latvian Academy of Art Since 1997 a teacher at the Master Studio of Figurative Painting, Latvian Academy of Art Since 1988 a teacher at the Drawing Department, Latvian Academy of Art Solo exhibitions 2008 Normunds Brasliņš...
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2010s Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Charcoal sketch on Linen “Jagger” by Christina Major 42 x 70
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Original sketch on fabric
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2010s Realist Art

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Oil, Charcoal

Apples with a cup, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
100% Handmade Original Oil Painting © 2023 Albert Kechyan. All rights reserved :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by t...
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2010s Realist Art

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Oil

Ashpahdua Habay Ashae-Gyoke
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled " Ashpahdua Habay Ashae-Gyoke" 1991 is a color offset lithograph on Artcote paper by Crow Indian artist Penni Anne Cross A.K.A. (A...
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Late 20th Century Realist Art

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Lithograph

Early 20th Century Photograph Landscape --Looking Through The Sky
Located in Soquel, CA
"Looking Through", a lithobrome photograph by Sigismund Blumann (American, 1872-1956). Signed "Sigismund Blumann" lower right. Unframed. Titled "Looking Through" on verso. Image size, 13.25"H x 11.5"W. Sigismund Blumann (1872–1956) was a prominent tastemaker in Californian photography during the 1920s and 1930s. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area for his entire career, he edited magazines, wrote books, and made creative photographs. From 1924 to 1933 Blumann edited Camera Craft, the leading West Coast photographic monthly. Subsequently he established his own periodical, Photo Art Monthly, which he published until 1940. In these two magazines — for over fifteen years — Blumann found a large audience of mainstream pictorial photographers. In addition, he wrote five instructional books on photography...
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1920s Realist Art

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

"Nesting, " French 19th c Realist, Louvre Museum, Charming Small Oil of Chickens
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in 1813 in Paris, Charles Emile Jacque began his training in etching as an apprentice to a map engraver. By 1833 he was painting and debuted at the Paris Salon and contributed r...
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19th Century Realist Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Early morning on the Grand Canal in Venice
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting depicts an early hour on the Grand Canal in Venice. It is not yet dark, and the motif is immersed in a misty turquoise haze. The outlines of the buildings on the far ban...
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2010s Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

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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