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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
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers walk up a mountain in Cortina D'Ampezzo, a ski resort in northern Italy, 1962. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estat...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Beauty and the Beast
Located in New York, NY
Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at socialite Laddie Sanford's home in Palm Beach, Florida. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition o...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

Slim Aarons: Snowmass Village Helicopter (SLim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons Snowmass Gathering Lambda Print 4 sizes available Slim Aarons Estate Edition 40 x 60 inches $3950 30 x 40 inches $3350 20 x 30 inches $3000 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Undercurrent Projects is proud 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. 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. 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. * We are pleased to represent 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 * Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. 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. Internal: Slim Aarons, Snowmass Village, Pitkin County, Colorado, Ski Photography, Helicopter, Winter Scene, Snowscape, Snow Photography...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Last of the Showers-original impressionism landscape painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
“Last of the Showers” by Harry Brioche is a mesmerizing original realist landscape painting that captures a moment of calm after the storm. With expert use of oil on board, Brioche c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

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Oil, Board

Sailboat in the night. 1989. Oil on cardboard, 65x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Sailboat in the night. 1989. Oil on cardboard, 65x50 cm
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1980s Realist Art

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Oil, Cardboard

October's Cover - contemporary, realist, leaves, landscape, oil on board
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This oil landscape painting of fall leaves is by Ciba Karisik. The rich tapestry of colour and form found on a forest floor is captured in this faithful portrayal of fall leaves. Ka...
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2010s Realist Art

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Oil, Board

Big Surf at Madaket, Nantucket
Located in Greenwich, CT
Landscape and Seascape of the surf at Madaket Beach on Nantucket Island
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2010s Realist Art

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Linen, Oil

Highland Stream with Sheep
Located in Hillsborough, NC
William Beattie-Brown (1831-1909) RSA, (Royal Scottish Academy) painted 'Highland Stream with Sheep ' in crisp detailed oil paint on canvas. Beattie-Brown excels in water rapids and ...
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Late 19th Century Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Taking Tea" 19th Century Orientalism Portrait Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Jacksonville, FL
"Taking Tea" by Jan-Baptist Huysmans, an accomplished Orientalist painter of the 19th century, unveils a captivating world in his oil painting on panel. Born in 1826, Huysmans was re...
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19th Century Realist Art

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Oil, Panel

Ballerina at the Barre (Poster with photography by Harvey Edwards)
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Ballerinas and those that own dance schools would appreciate this beautiful poster with a photograph by Harvey Edwards of a ballerina at the barre. It has been tastefully framed wit...
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Late 20th Century Realist Art

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Paper

One Tree Hill (Honor Oak Park), Realist Baroque Style London Cityscape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Alex Rennie, One Tree Hill (Honor Oak Park) Original Oil Painting on Linen depicting a the London Skyline glinting at sunset though the trees of Honor Oak Park. Alex Rennie has artworks available online and in our gallery with Wychwood Art. Alex was born in London in 1977. He has exhibited widely, both internationally and domestically, including a solo Cork Street show with Waterhouse & Dodd. Rennie’s work has been selected for several competitions including the John Moores...
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2010s Realist Art

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Linen, Oil, Canvas

River. 1960, watercolor on paper, 43x61 cm
Located in Riga, LV
River. 1960, watercolor on paper, 43x61 cm Janis Brekte (1920.15.VIII – 1985.27.XII) Janis Brekte his first artistic education got in drawing courses of K. Brencens (1936 – 39). He ...
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1960s Realist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Skaal House, Estate Edition (Snowscape in Vintage Stowe, Vermont)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The glass-fronted triangular Skaal House, lit up at night, in the Stowe Mountain ski resort in Stowe, Vermont, 1962. A pair of skis lean against the wall b...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Pink Sunset on River Winter Village Landscape early 20th century Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed lower right "J. Purvit", presumably by Latvian artist Vilhelms Purvitis (1872 - 1945), but we do not claim. The tranquil, unfrozen river flowing on the outskirts of the village, situated on a hill in a picturesque location, whimsically reflects the houses and trees along the shore, adding an extra charm to the scene. The autumn leaves, not yet completely fallen, show bright colors peeking out from under a light blanket of snow covering the trees. In the distance, the mountain ranges add depth and dimension to the scene, while the green trees against the changing backdrop highlight the smooth transition of seasons. The winter sky with its cold hues and the fiery sunset casting beautiful pink shades across the all scene set the mood and create a captivating atmosphere. This painting once again reminds us of the beauty of nature that surrounds us... if only we find the time to pause and appreciate it. Antique oil painting on canvas, signed, unframed. Size app.: 50 x 69.5 cm (roughly 19.7 x 27.4 in). Overall in very good ready to hang condition with just minimal wear. 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. 2 kg is going to measure 4 kg packed for shipment. Vilhelms Purvitis, landscape painter and educator who founded the Latvian Academy of Art and was its rector from 1919 to 1934. In 1890 Purvītis started studies at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, Russia from 1890 to 1897, primarily under Arkhip Kuindzhi...
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1930s Realist Art

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Wood, Oil

Winter Snow Scene Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Patterns oil/linen 18 x 24 unframed, 24.38 x 30.5x1 framed Winter Patterns is an oil painting on linen by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a win...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

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Oil

Buddha Meditation, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original hand-painted painting. In this work, I have captured the essence of tranquility and spirituality, seeking to capture both the subtlety and depth of the meditative state. Th...
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2010s Realist Art

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Acrylic

Buddha Revealed; Huntington Gardens
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquire by the gallery directly from the artist UNFRAMED:16" x 12" FRAMED:22.5" x 17.75" x 1" Exhibited California Art Club Gallery at The Old Mill, "Lights, Camera, California: S...
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2010s Realist Art

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Oil, Panel

"Over the Rainbow" (2024) By Gregory Block, Original Oil Painting of Donuts
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Over the Rainbow" is an original, handmade painting that depicts a variety of colorful box of fresh donuts in high detail. About the Artist: Gregory was...
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2010s Realist Art

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Mixed Media

Afterglow, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Afterglow" by Emma Kalff (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting that is framed and ready to hang.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

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Oil

"Morning After Dark" Figurative Oil Painting 24" x 20 "inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Morning After Dark" Figurative Oil Painting 24" x 20 "inch by Dmitriy Krestniy ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube. A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals a glamorous, fe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Le Docteur Eddy et ses Intimates
By Louis Joseph Anthonissen
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting by Belgian artist Louis Joseph Anthonissen depicting a doctor and his family in a garden setting. This painting comes housed in its original grand...
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19th Century Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Winter road in the forest. 2023, oil on canvas, 60x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Winter road in the forest. 2023, oil on canvas, 60x80 cm "I like to observe nature, animals, birds, landscapes. I depict my observations in paintings. Painting helps me to see, feel...
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2010s Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Plastic Figure 4" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jason Walker's (CAN based) "Plastic Figure 4" is an oil painting that depicts a lone pink plastic Cowboy figure toy drawing his weapon in the darkness. ...
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2010s Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Peaceful Afternoon" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daud Akhriev's (EUR and US based) "Peaceful Afternoon" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an interior setting adorned with fine wooden fur...
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2010s Realist Art

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Oil, Linen

Mountain Mist
Located in Greenwich, CT
Landscape oil painting of misty mountains in Vermont with farms scattered at their feet. In the foreground is some shrubbery and small trees dominated by a larger one.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

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Board, Oil

Platypuses
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964) Platypuses, ca. 1940 Granite 10.25" wide, 8" deep, height is 20.5" Very heavy, dense stone. Weighs approx. 125-150 lbs. Provenance: Estate of Mrs. M...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Art

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Granite

Platypuses
Platypuses
$4,000 Sale Price
50% Off
"Barn in the Rain" (2025), Original Midwestern Farm Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Miller’s "Barn in the Rain" is a captivating oil painting on linen panel that embodies the quiet stillness of rural landscapes, in the calm before a storm. Measuring 10 x 10 ...
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2010s Realist Art

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Linen, Oil, Panel

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-...
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2010s Realist Art

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Oil

Charles Emile JACQUE (Paris 1813 - 1894) Two sheeps, studies drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Charles Emile JACQUE (Paris 1813 - 1894) Two sheeps, studies Black chalk on paper 9 x 17 cm Framed 33 x 38 cm Charles Emile Jacque was born in 1...
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1860s Realist Art

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Chalk

Regent's Park Barrage Balloons 1940 oil painting by Lord Paul Ayshford Methuen
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of London or Second World War art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller". Paul Ayshford Methuen (1886 - 1974...
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1940s Realist Art

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Oil, Board

Sketch of a head - Carved in stone -
Located in Berlin, DE
Emil Faesch (1865 Basel - 1915 Basel). Sketch of a head. Charcoal on painting cardboard, 60 x 47.5 cm (folio size), signed and dated at lower right "E. Faesch. 1888.". Minor browning. - Carved in stone - About the artwork The life-size head has an immensely present presence. This effect is due to the fact that Faesch took his cue from academic classical...
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1880s Realist Art

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Chalk

Unknown (woman at easel)
Located in Columbia, MO
Unknown Oil on canvas 35.5 x 23.5 inches Framed: 40.75 x 28.75 inches
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20th Century Realist Art

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Oil

"Pitcher Plants and Frog" (2016) By Tony Hochstetler, Original Bronze Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
Tony Hochstetler's "Pitcher Plants and Frog" (2016) is an original handmade bronze sculpture that depicts a small frog standing under 3 pitcher plants. TONY HOCHSTETLER is a sculpto...
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2010s Realist Art

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Bronze

"Hot Wings Wall Mount" By Tony Hochstetler, Original Bronze Wall Installation
Located in Denver, CO
Tony Hochstetler's "Hot Wings Wall Mount (8/21)" (2022) is an original handmade bronze sculpture that depicts a dried peppers with a bat flying downwards. Tony Hochstetler is a scul...
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2010s Realist Art

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Bronze

The Forager – Contemporary Still Life Painting of Apples
Located in London, GB
An exceptional oil painting by acclaimed British still life artist Paul Stone, The Forager exemplifies the artist’s refined approach to contemporary realism. Inspired by classical Du...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Cinnamon Bear
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964) Cinnamon Bear, ca. 1950 Carved red granite 11" wide, 11" deep, height (including wood base) is 15" Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison. Born: ...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Art

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Granite

Cinnamon Bear
Cinnamon Bear
$2,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Porto Rotondo, Estate Edition (Yachts in Sardinia, Italy)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons' Pool at Porto Rotundo, an Estate Edition photograph, is a vintage scene of pleasure yachts moored in a sandy cove at Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, July 1990. Visual Description: Yachts moored in a turquoise cove offset by deeper blue sea, surrounded by the dramatic cliffs of a rocky shore. 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. Saint-Tropez, France is a glamorous vacation destination west of Nice and east of Marseille in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southern France. The adjacent narrow body of water is the Gulf of Saint-Tropez. 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. Reference: "Dive in: how Slim Aarons art directed the poolside summer. French brand Maje are the latest label to take inspiration from Slim Aarons’ pictures of the jetset on holiday." Slim Aarons Saint-Tropez Beach Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Stamped and hand numbered by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Collector will get the next number in the edition 72 x 48 inches $4900 60 x 40 inches $3950 40 x 30 inches $3350 30 x 20 inches $3000 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. 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). * Undercurrent Projects, New York, is proud to represent Aarons' full collection of negatives and transparencies. Housed at Getty Images Hulton Archive in London, 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. Internal: Slim Aarons Poolside Photography, Porto Rotondo, Vintage Seascape, Vintage Sardinia, Vintage Yachts...
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1980s Realist Art

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Lambda

Still Life with Tulips, Glass Vase of Pastel Tulips, Scissors & Burning Candle
Located in Chicago, IL
Helen Oh's painting simply titled "Still Life with Tulips" is done in the style made famous by the Dutch Artists of the 17th Century. The simplicity of the p...
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2010s Realist Art

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Oil, Panel

Kiss Me (Besame) The Paris Series Impressionism France Oil on Canvas Framed
Located in Houston, TX
JUST ARRIVED SEPTEMBNER 2024 KISS ME BESAME is a new painting from the studio of Cuban artist Cristian Mesa Velazquez. Kiss Me is an oil painting done in the Realist Style of conte...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Robert Kenneth White "Velvet Wrinkles" Signed 2019 Oil of Two Shar Pei Puppies
Located in Miami, FL
ROBERT KENNETH WHITE – "VELVET WRINKLES" ⚜ Oil on canvas ⚜ Signed lower right ⚜ Frameless display ADORABLE SHAR PEI PORTRAIT BY ROBERT KENNETH WHITE In Velvet Wrinkles, Robert Kenne...
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2010s Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of Dr. Frederick A. Cook By Albert Operti
Located in New Orleans, LA
Albert Ludwig Operti 1852-1927 Italian-American Portrait of Dr. Frederick Albert Cook Oil on canvas This highly rare portrait of the important Polar explorer, Dr. Frederick Albert Cook, is the work of American artist Albert Ludwig Operti. Renowned in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for his paintings of exploration, namely Arctic scenes, Operti was the only artist to accompany Robert Peary...
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20th Century Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Pruned, 12 x 12, Still Life, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Cole's "Pruned," a 2024 original, is an intimate oil on mounted linen painting that measures 12 x 12 inches, encased in a frame that extends the dimensions to 17 x 17 inches. T...
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2010s Realist Art

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Oil

The Sailing Canoe, Tetons
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on linen by artist Joseph McGurl. Framed.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

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Linen, Oil

Silent Strength
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original colored pencil and pastel drawing signed by the Artist in the lower right corner.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Pastel, Color Pencil

"Tranquility" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Tranquility" is an oil painting that depicts a lone white bowl filled with pomegranate seeds sitting with a halved pomegranate on a white surface. Mia Be...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Linen, Panel

Leslie Peck, "French White", 30x40 Farm Country Cow Bull Oil Painting Landscape
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"French White", is a 30x40 oil painting on canvas by artist Leslie Peck featuring a majestic white bull standing in a stately, regal pose. A dark background with a grass covered foreground provides drama and mystery. Peck's use of hand-mixed paint provides a silky, buttery finish. About the artist: Leslie Anne Peck is a native of Buffalo, New York. She moved to New York City to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology where she received her Bachelors Degree in Fine Art. In 1987 Leslie spent a year studying art in Italy at the Scuola di Lorenzo De Medici in Florence and subsequently apprenticed in Rome with renowned illustrator Alessandro Biffignandi. Leslie began a freelance career in romance book...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Women in garden" 19th Century Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Jacksonville, FL
John Edmund Califano, an American artist born in the late 19th century, was known for his remarkable skills in capturing the beauty of everyday life through his paintings. Califano'...
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19th Century Realist Art

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Oil

University Church of St Mary, Oxford by Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan
Located in London, GB
Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), after David Loggan (1634–1692) The University Church of St Mary the Virgin, University of Oxford Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of the University Church, engraved by Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan, the noted engraver, draughtsman, and painter. St Mary's was the first building of the University of Oxford and its parish consists almost exclusively of university and college buildings. Its eccentric Baroque porch, designed by Nicholas Stone, faces the High Street, and it boasts a spire which is claimed by some church historians to be one of the most beautiful in England. Radcliffe Square lies to the north and to the east is Catte Street. The 13th-century tower is open to the public and provides magnificent views across the heart of the historic university city, especially Radcliffe Square, the Radcliffe Camera...
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Early 18th Century Realist Art

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Engraving

Suspension (Hyper-Realist Still Life of Flowers and Vegetables against Clouds)
Located in Hudson, NY
Suspension (Hyper-Realist Still Life of Flowers and Vegetables against Clouds) Made is 2021, by Berkshire based artist Ann Getsinger oil on linen, 20 x 24 inches Signed, bottom left...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Beth Parcell, "Copper Gold", 16x20 Winter Snow Red Fox Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This snowy scene, "Copper Gold", is a 16x20 winter landscape oil painting featuring a red fox standing in the solitude of the snow covered woods. The fox perches on ice covered rocks...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Painter and his Model", 19th C. Oil on Mahogany Wood Panel by E. L. Garrido
Located in Madrid, ES
EDUARDO LEÓN GARRIDO Spanish, 1856- 1949 THE PAINTER AND HIS MODEL signed "E. L Garrido" (lower right) oil on mahogany wood panel 19-3/4 x 24-1/8 inches (50 x 61 cm.) framed: 28-1/2 x 32-3/4 inches (72 x 83 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Spanish Collector Eduardo León Garrido (Madrid, 1856 - Caen, 1949) was a Spanish painter. He began his training at the Higher School of Painting in Madrid and as a disciple in Vicente Palmaroli...
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Early 1900s Realist Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Catrina en Día de Muertos - Ceramic Sculpture - Mexican Folk Art - Cactus Fine A
By Alvaro de la Cruz Lopez
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
MASTERPIECE Made with natural ceramic. Hand-modeled technique and cooked in a wood-fired oven. LISTING =================================== 1 Ceramic Catrina =======================...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Clay

Edouard Moerenhout, Late 19th Century, Fishing in the River Meuse, Oil on Panel
Located in Knokke, BE
Moerenhout Edouard Belgian Painter Late 19th Century "Fishing in the River Meuse" Signature: Verso placed and signed "Pêcherie sur la Meuse ... E Moerenhout" Medium: Oil on mahogany...
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Late 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Evening Light, Florence" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daud Akhriev's (EUR and US based) "Evening Light, Florence" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a street within the terracotta lined walls of an Italian city. Artist Biography: The Soviet educational system singled out 8-year-old Daud Akhriev for special arts training. He painted and drew under the best painters and instructors for the next fourteen years. This culminated in a master’s degree from the Russian Academy in Leningrad (sic), after an obligatory two years in the Russian army. Though representational in orientation, Russian Academic philosophy encourages sampling, experimenting, and referencing styles and techniques from all of art history. The Russian academic training at its best imparts an artist a wide array of abilities honed to such that technical struggle is greatly reduced, leaving more time for experimentation and creativity. Akhriev, who enthusiastically cultivated all skills and styles while at the Academy, is an artist with public works in mosaic, oil on linen, water media, cast bronze monumental sculpture and ceramics. He is comfortable working in decorative styles, designing fabrics and patterns, and is equally at ease switching into Old Master oil painting. He admires Rembrandt and Schiele, Moser and Mailloll, Velasquez, Sargent and Sorolla. Akhriev is a Master Signature member of Oil Painters of America, the Artists Union of Russia, as well as the Association of Pastel Painters of Spain, the British Association of Modern Mosaicists, and the Society of American Mosaic Artists. He has won numerous prizes from the Salon International and International Masters Exhibitions in Texas, and at OPA regional and national exhibitions. He won Grand Prize from Pastel Magazine’s international 100 competition in 2015 and was twice honored again in 2017. Erlanger Hospital awarded Akhriev and team the creation of their non-denominational chapel which won “Ten Best Mosaic in Situ” in 2016 from the Society of American Mosaic Artists. He is an internationally renowned instructor of figurative and landscape painting and drawing. His work is published in several art books in Russian, Chinese and English. Magazines such as Fine Art Connoisseur, Pastel Journal and Artists Magazine have large features on his work. Currently his pastel paintings are at the Ming Gallery of Pastel Painting in Suzhou, China, by invitation, and are going to be in the inaugural exhibition of the new Chinese museum pastel painting throughout history through the present day. He has served as a juror for Oil Painters of America, and he frequently teaches masterclasses in Italy. The artist is a huge sports fan and loves film and travel. He speaks Russian, Ingush, English, basic Spanish, and can communicate using hand gestures in any other language. His extracurricular passion is teaching young artists. He resides in Tennessee and Andalusia, Spain with his artist wife, Melissa Hefferlin.
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Linen

Sleeping Man (portrait)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Douglas Martenson (b.1960). Sleeping Man, 1982. Pencil on paper. Sheet measuring 11 x 15 inches. Framed measurement: 12 x 16 inches. Mahogany custom frame. Signed with artist i...
Category

1980s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Apple, Photorealist Oil Painting on Canvas by Manuel Servin
Located in Long Island City, NY
An almost photorealist painting of a shiny red apple by Mexican artist, Manuel Servin. The oil on canvas is signed and dated lower right. unframed.
Category

Early 2000s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Porto Rotondo, #1 Estate Edition (Yachts in Sardinia, Italy)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Slim Aarons' Pool at Porto Rotundo, an Estate Edition photograph, is a vintage scene of pleasure yachts moored in a sandy cove at Porto Rotondo, Sardinia, July 1990. Visual Descript...
Category

1990s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc, Estate Edition Photograph (Poolside in Antibes)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bathers enjoy the sun by the pool at the Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France, 1978. Aarons' iconic photograph depicts the legendary hotel made famous by Fitzgerald's Tender is the...
Category

1970s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Still life painting by Lucy Reitzfeld, Arrangement with a black vase
Located in White Plains, NY
'Arrangement with a black vase' 2001 by American artist Lucy Reitzfeld. Oil on linen, 36 x 48 in. / Frame: 43 x 55 in. This beautiful still life painting features a vase with a lush,...
Category

Early 2000s Realist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Portofino Villa, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests by the pool at Klaus Pudel's villa, the Casa Montefino, overlooking Portofino harbour, Portofino, Italy, August 1977. Portofino Villa Slim Aarons Estate Edition Chromogenic L...
Category

1970s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

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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