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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
Decked In Finery, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Decked In Finery, Slim Aarons Estate Edition

Decked In Finery, Slim Aarons Estate Edition

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An unknown guest at a New Year's Eve party held at the Romanoff Restaurant in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and s...

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1960s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

"Guest"
"Guest"

"Guest"

By Yevgeniya Kramska

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The subject of the painting’s story is inspired by thoughts about the structure of our world.Is it as obvious as our eyes can see?..

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bronze Male Portrait Bust Sculpture of Paul G. Brown
Bronze Male Portrait Bust Sculpture of Paul G. Brown

Bronze Male Portrait Bust Sculpture of Paul G. Brown

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Charles Hafner (1888-1960). Portrait of Paul G. Brown, 1931. Cast bronze measuring 22" h x 14 1/2" w x 9" d. affixed to green marble base. Signed and dated by the artist on left s...

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1930s Realist Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

A Daughter of the South
A Daughter of the South

A Daughter of the South

By Frank Schoonover

Located in Greenville, DE

Number 382 in the Schoonover raisonné. Signed and dated 1909. Beautifully reframed in custom 23 karat gold leaf frame.

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Early 1900s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Golden Girls" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Magic Realism, Television Show
"Golden Girls" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Magic Realism, Television Show

"Golden Girls" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Magic Realism, Television Show

By Aaron Bohrod

Located in New York, NY

Aaron Bohrod Golden Girls, 1987 Signed lower right Oil on gesso panel 9 x 12 inches Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a regionalist painter of American scenes, particularly of his native Chicago, Bohrod later devoted himself to detailed still-life paintings rendered in the trompe l'oeil style. He also worked for several years in ceramics and wrote a book on pottery. Born in 1907, Bohrod began his studies at Chicago's Crane Junior College in 1925, and two years later enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago. But it was at the Art Students League in New York City, from 1930 to 1932, that he studied under the man believed to be his most significant early influence, John Sloan. Sloan's romantic realism is reflected in the many depictions of Chicago life...

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1980s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

The spirit of Paganini
The spirit of Paganini

The spirit of Paganini

By Serghei Ghetiu

Located in Zofingen, AG

I poured passion and intensity into this oil painting to capture the soul of a violinist lost in the music. Every brushstroke brings the energy of his mastery and the orchestra’s har...

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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chrysanthemums. 1954. Oil on canvas. 72x57 cm
Chrysanthemums. 1954. Oil on canvas. 72x57 cm

Chrysanthemums. 1954. Oil on canvas. 72x57 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Valnere Rita 1929 - 2015 Rita Valnere was born on September 21, 1929, was a Latvian painter and art teacher. In 1949, she graduated from the Janis Rozentals Riga Art Secondary Scho...

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1950s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Eternity, Bronze Songbird Sculpture, Realist Style, Signed, Edition 17/75
Eternity, Bronze Songbird Sculpture, Realist Style, Signed, Edition 17/75

Eternity, Bronze Songbird Sculpture, Realist Style, Signed, Edition 17/75

By Dan Chen

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Dan Chen’s tender bronze sculpture, titled Eternity—a work from The L.O.V.E Set—depicts two small songbirds perched intimately beak-to-beak atop a sweeping, circular branch frame anc...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Bronze

Picturesque View of Rhineland
Picturesque View of Rhineland

Picturesque View of Rhineland

By Louis Chalon

Located in Grand Rapids, MI

Louis Chalon (Dutch, 1687-1741) Signed: L. Chalon 1732 (Lower, Center) " Picturesque View of Rhineland ", 1732 Oil on Canvas 19" x 24" Housed in a 3" Carved Frame made by Hussar...

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1730s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

28. Saltatoria Mantis

28. Saltatoria Mantis

By Maria Sibylla Merian

Located in Columbia, MO

Maria Sibylla Merian was born in Germany in 1647 and received early artistic training from her stepfather, an established still life painter. She was fascinated by insects and collec...

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18th Century Realist Art

Materials

Pigment

Portrait of Old Woman 1893 by Famous Russian Master Oil Painting on Canvas Frame
Portrait of Old Woman 1893 by Famous Russian Master Oil Painting on Canvas Frame

Portrait of Old Woman 1893 by Famous Russian Master Oil Painting on Canvas Frame

Located in Stockholm, SE

Attributed by Nikolay Alekseyevich Kasatkin (1859 - 1930). In this touching artwork, the artist perfectly conveyed the character of the old woman, who has seen a lot in her life. The hands, tired out and riddled with veins, lie helplessly on the knees. Her slouched body tells us about the load of years lived. The painter skillfully conveys a sense of wisdom, kindness, and humility through her wrinkled face and detached gaze. The painting exudes warmth with a subtle touch of sadness and reflection on a life lived. Thanks to moderately contrasting colors, the portrait comes to life and shows us the depth of the artist's intention. Kasatkin not only continued the traditions of the best masters of portraiture in Russia in the 19th century, but also introduced new principles into it. He sought to display on canvas not only the external features of a person, but also to demonstrate his spiritual world. Antique oil painting on canvas, signed bottom left, framed. Size app.: 68.5 x 52.3 cm (roughly 27 x 20.6 in), frame is 80.5 x 63.5 cm (roughly 31.7 x 25 in). Very good condition, very well preserved recently conserved condition with minimal wear (notice few micro losses here and there). Please study good resolution images for cosmetic condition. In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 5.4 kg is going to measure 8 kg packed for shipment. Nikolay Alekseyevich Kasatkin (1859 - 1930) was a Russian painter, considered to be one of the founders of Social Realism in Russia. From 1873 to 1883 he studied at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture with Vasily Perov and Illarion Pryanishnikov. Upon graduating, he received a medal for his painting "Beggars at the Church Door". In 1891, he began exhibiting with the Peredvizhniki and, from 1894 to 1917, was a teacher at his alma mater. For thirty years, beginning in 1883, he worked with Ivan Sytin, providing illustrations for his popular almanac/calendars and teaching lithography. He also contributed The Great Reform, an encyclopedia that celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the Emancipation (1861), and a collection called "Russian History in Pictures". In 1903, he became a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts. He participated in the Exposition Universelle (1900), where he won a silver medal, and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904), among others. In 1923, following the Civil War, he was named the first "People's Artist of the Republic" and became a member of the AKhRR (Association of Artists). He is considered to be one of the forerunners of Socialist Realism in the arts and was sometimes called the "Gorky of Painters". In 1956, the Soviet Union honored him with a 40 kopeck commemorative postage stamp. In 1971, his painting of a female mine worker...

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Late 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Cat forged crafted in black wrough iron. Unique. In and outdoor fine sculpture
Cat forged crafted in black wrough iron. Unique. In and outdoor fine sculpture

Cat forged crafted in black wrough iron. Unique. In and outdoor fine sculpture

By Ivan Zanoni

Located in Milan, IT

An exquisite and highly tasteful sculpture, The Cat is one of the most recent artworks by the Italian master blacksmith Ivan Zanoni who has recently been put on display at MART, Museum of Modern Art in Rovereto (the most prominent in Italy), which has dedicated a significant exhibition to him. Ivan Zanoni has learned this rare activity from his father, Luciano, who, among other artworks, has sculpted a four-meter olive tree for Melinda and Bill Gates...

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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Iron

Hunting Dogs, Landscape by 19th Century French painter, period frame
Hunting Dogs, Landscape by 19th Century French painter, period frame

Hunting Dogs, Landscape by 19th Century French painter, period frame

Located in Doylestown, PA

"Hunting Dogs" is a 26 x 21.5 inches, oil on canvas landscape of two dogs on the trail by the river. The canvas is signed "G Boucher" in the lower left. G. Boucher is a listed artis...

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19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ebb and Flow, Bronze Trout Sculpture, Realist Style, Edition 8/26
Ebb and Flow, Bronze Trout Sculpture, Realist Style, Edition 8/26

Ebb and Flow, Bronze Trout Sculpture, Realist Style, Edition 8/26

By Dan Chen

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Dan Chen’s fluid bronze sculpture, titled Ebb & Flow, depicts two trout suspended in graceful, parallel motion as if swimming through an unseen current above a rustic slate base....

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Bronze

Kimono of Teal Lace and Orange Ribbons
Kimono of Teal Lace and Orange Ribbons

Kimono of Teal Lace and Orange Ribbons

By Patricia A. Pearce

Located in Soquel, CA

Highly detailed drawing by Patricia Pearce (American, b. 1948). Many of the ribbons in this piece are slightly metallic in finish. Signed ("Patricia Pearce") in the bottom right corn...

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Late 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Pen, Pencil, Color Pencil

Table Hopping
Table Hopping

Table Hopping

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

circa 1959: Senator Jack Kennedy (President John F Kennedy) greeting old friends at an 'April in Paris' ball held in the Waldorf's Grand Ballroom, New York. 30 x 40 inches $3350 20...

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1950s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Pulling in the Creel Nets - British Victorian art river landscape oil painting
Pulling in the Creel Nets - British Victorian art river landscape oil painting

Pulling in the Creel Nets - British Victorian art river landscape oil painting

By Frederick Waters Watts

Located in Hagley, England

This lovely British 19th century oil painting is attributed to noted landscape painter Frederick Waters Watts. The composition is painted in great detail with superb use of colour to...

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19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Waiting for mistress

Waiting for mistress

Located in London, GB

​​​H.S. Phillip, circa 1855 Waiting for mistress signed and dated 'H.S. Phillip June 1855' (lower left) oil on canvas 22 x 16 in. (56 x 40.6 cm.) frame 27 ¾ x 21 ⅝ in. (70.5 x 55 c...

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19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Couple with Seascape)
Untitled (Couple with Seascape)

Untitled (Couple with Seascape)

By Peter Stevens

Located in Cliffside Park, NJ

Peter Stevens (1920-2001) is an American painter, known for Illustrating magazines. He worked for slick magazines, such as The American Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Family Circle, Liberty, McCall's, Redbook, and The Saturday Evening Post. By 1961 the trend in magazine design was turning away from classic illustration, just as his portrait commissions were growing more successful. He was represented by Portraits Incorporated of New York City with a steady stream of significant clients. He painted the portraits of several speakers of the Rhode Island House of Representatives...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Board

Rapid Pressure and Control of Red

Rapid Pressure and Control of Red

By Yrjö Edelmann

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Publisher GKM. Unframed. Edition of 150 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, between torment and...

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Giclée

"Thrum of the Forge" Oil Painting

"Thrum of the Forge" Oil Painting

By David Cheifetz

Located in Denver, CO

David Cheifetz's "Thrum of the Forge" is an oil painting depicting a city avenue lined with buildings and cars as a surreal red evening colors the sky overhead. Bio/artist statement...

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Autumn Pine and Winter Chestnut
Autumn Pine and Winter Chestnut

Autumn Pine and Winter Chestnut

By Fiona Hamilton

Located in Deddington, GB

This print of a pine tree uses kitakata chine collé to depict the warmth and colour of early autumnal light. This print of a chestnut tree depicts the harsh light and dark light and...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Black and White, Drypoint

Café Parisien. 2025. Oil on canvas. 50x60 cm
Café Parisien. 2025. Oil on canvas. 50x60 cm

Café Parisien. 2025. Oil on canvas. 50x60 cm

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

Ty Nain Grandma’s House Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Framed
Ty Nain Grandma’s House Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Framed

Ty Nain Grandma’s House Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Framed

By Elin Sian Blake

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Elin Siân Blake. Welsh ( b.1981). Ty Nain (Grandma’s House). Oil On Artist’s Canvas Board. Signed Lower Left. Image size 19.5 inches x 15.6 inches ( 49.5cm x 39.5cm ). Frame size 22.8 inches x 18.9 inches ( 58cm x 48cm ). Available for sale; this original painting is by the contemporary Welsh artist Elin Sian Blake. The painting is presented and supplied in a sympathetic frame (which is shown in these photographs) and is supplied ready to hang and display. The painting is signed lower left. Elin Siân Blake is a contemporary Brecon-based artist, originally from the South Wales valleys, whose work delves deeply into the rich tapestry of Welsh heritage. Through various mediums, she creates poignant reflections of societal and cultural issues that have shaped the Welsh identity. Born in 1981, Elin Siân Blake began producing commissioned artwork from an early age, focussing on the traditional Welsh ponies and landscapes of her childhood. She was particularly inspired by the agricultural and equestrian events she attended. As a teenager she spent all her spare money on art supplies. Blake graduated from the University of Glamorgan in 2002 with a degree in graphic design and illustration, but quickly realised that she wanted to create conventional paintings, rather than producing digital images. She then spent several years living on the road in vintage vehicles, painting the scenes and characters she encountered on her travels. Blake taught herself oil painting using library...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Today We Sing
Today We Sing

Today We Sing

By Garrett Schuh

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Original Oil Painting signed by the Artist on the lower left corner.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Bulldog with a bone

Bulldog with a bone

Located in London, GB

This striking mid-century oil painting captures the essence of the bulldog with remarkable character and presence. Seated on a lawn, he exudes a sense of sturdy confidence, his powe...

Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape
Landscape

Landscape

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A landscape painted in oil. This painting captures a quiet moment where day meets night. The soft light of sunset envelops the fields, the road, and the distant silhouettes of trees,...

Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Little Fox Hunt
Little Fox Hunt

Little Fox Hunt

By Andrea Wilkinson

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Original Bronze Sculpture inscribed with the Artist's signature and an edition number. 2/30

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Bronze

Kakadu
Kakadu

Kakadu

By Helen Robinson

Located in Deddington, GB

A memory of past travels to the beautiful, unspoilt and timeless Kakadu National Park in Australia's Northern Territories. The white egret provides the focal point, flying above the wetlands towards the distant gum trees with their distinctive white trunks. The main colours are blends of blues and greens with a cream strip defining the break between floodplains and land. Helen Robinson, painter, is available for sale online and in our art gallery at Wychwood Art. Helen Robinson's atmospheric oil paintings represent impressionable moments in her life, mostly inspired by her love of travel and the sea. Following a career in town planning, Helen pursued her interest in art and has now been painting regularly for over 15 years. In 2013, she obtained an Honours degree in Art History when she found she was drawn mostly to artists who painted light. Influences include the 17th century Dutch landscape painters...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Model, Realist Nude Painting, Oil on Cardboard, 1988
Model, Realist Nude Painting, Oil on Cardboard, 1988

Model, Realist Nude Painting, Oil on Cardboard, 1988

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The painting depicts a nude female model. This work is executed in an expressive style. The artist’s goal is to create a unique color palette. The work is based on the artist’s imagi...

Category

Late 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

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.