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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
Skiing at St. Moritz, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers on a slope in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1978. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector w...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

Departure, 2020
Located in Atlanta, GA
1972-73 Eastbourne College for Art and Design: Fine Art Foundation Course: studies drawing. Works through the South Coast Period of paintings. Studio: South Coast of England. 1974-81 University of Wales: studied painting under Welsh artist Selwyn Jones. Public and private commissions: twenty-five multistory murals in Wales and England: documented by the BBC and British National Newspapers. Studios: Bethesda and Bangor City, Wales. Studies composition and portraiture. Shows at the Royal Exchange, London; Bangor City Museum, Wales. 1981-82 Commission: The Trial of Saint Deiniol: 19-panel, 18 x 21 ft. painting. Studio: Shropshire, England 1982-86 The New York Times send photographer Dith Pran (on whom the movie The Killing Fields was based) to photograph Povey in New York with The Trial of Saint Deiniol painting at Art Expo New York 1986. Povey is advised by George Bush Senior’s former campaign manager Zena Temkin on shaping his public persona. The BBC film Edward Povey with former President of the Royal Academy of Art in London - Sir Hugh Casson KCVO, RA, RDI in which Sir Hugh interviews Povey about his art career. Public and private commissions for collections in the United States, London, Wales, Belgium, West Indies. Studies symbolism and trains in color with Jan de Maere in Brussels and works through the Tapestry Period of paintings Studio: Grenada, West Indies. 1987-91 Studies psychology and narrative in art whilst he builds the extensive Childhood, Illusion and Desire Period of paintings. Studio: Guisborough, England courtesy of the town mayor. Shows in Belgium, London, New York. 1992-93 Public commission: Hall of Illusion mural: 20 X 40 ft. interior oil painting in the Chamber Concert Hall of the University of Wales. The commission is followed by BBC Television, S4C Television; BBC Radio Four and regional and national newspapers. Studios: Guisborough, England; Bangor City, Wales. Designs the Hall of Illusion mural on the island of Grenada, West Indies. 1994-96 Deepens his studies in the relationship between art and the psyche. Researches new ways to evolve concepts with models using theaters...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

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Linen, Oil

"The Game #2" Portrait Oil Painting 47" x 39" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Game #2" Portrait Oil Painting 47" x 39" inch by Dmitriy Krestniy ATTENTION: Painting ships rolled in a tube. A look through Dmitriy’s designs reveals a glamorous, feminine, p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Harvest Time in Yorkshire - British art 19th century landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Victorian landscape oil painting on canvas is by noted exhibited British artist John Horace Hooper. Hooper was particularly known for his landscapes and was fond of the s...
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1880s Realist Art

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Oil

Contemporary Conus Marmoreus shell lying on a stone fine oil painting
Located in Milan, IT
A marvellous, tiny shell, commonly known as a marbled cone, lies on a marble stone, almost at the edge. Reminiscent of Rembrandt's famous engraving, Gianluca Corona enhances the lumi...
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2010s Realist Art

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Wood, Oil

Contemporary still life, red apples and water glass. Exquisite oil on board
Located in Milan, IT
The exquisite still life can be paired with another still life with peaches (symbolising spring and autumn) also published on 1stdibs. Gianluca Corona expresses the values of the m...
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2010s Realist Art

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Oil

The coast 1969, watercolor on paper, 20.5x28.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The coast 1969, watercolor on paper, 20.5x28.5 cm Herberts Mangolds (1901-1978) Graphic, army officer. In 1920 he graduated from the Artillery Cadet School of Latvian and many mili...
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1960s Realist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Oil Painting 'Amalfi Coast, Atrani' by Antonio Iannicelli
By Antonio Ianicelli
Located in Uppingham, GB
Oil on board 'Atrani' by Antonio Iannicelli. Atrani a small town along the Amalfi Coast recently featured in the film 'Ripley' Antonio Iannicelli was born in Naples, Italy in 1952...
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2010s Realist Art

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Oil

Untitled Still Life, Chocolate Cupcakes/White Icing, Colored Sprinkles on Pink
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Three Chocolate Cupcakes with White Icing and Colored Sprinkles" Oil on Canvas, 6 x 6 x 1.5 inches. This painting is unframed. Beautifully painted in a luscious style reminisce...
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2010s Realist Art

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Oil

River Landscape Painting with Mountains & Trees by 20th Century Dutch Artist
Located in Preston, GB
River Landscape Painting with Mountains & Trees by 20th Century Dutch Artist, Joop Smits (1938-2014) Art measures 30 x 23 inches Frame meas...
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Late 20th Century Realist Art

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Oil, Board

Along the Coast, Walberswick, Large Print, Limited Edition, Landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
Along the Coast, Walberswick – Large Canvas Print Limited edition canvas prints by Michael Sanders. These stunning prints are created using fine art archival quality inks and canvas ...
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2010s Realist Art

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Canvas, Giclée

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

"Coro de monaguillos ensayando", 19th Century Oil on Wood Panel by José Gallegos
By José Gallegos y Arnosa
Located in Madrid, ES
JOSÉ GALLEGOS Y ARNOSA Spanish, 1857 - 1917 CORO DE MONAGUILLOS ENSAYANDO signed, located and dated "JGallegos / Roma 1883" (lower right) oil on...
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1880s Realist Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES AND PEAR Signed Lithograph, Geometric Pattern, Fruit
Located in Union City, NJ
STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American artist Lowell Nesbitt (b.1933-1993). Printed on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free using hand lithography techniques. STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES is a modern fruit still life depicting two bunches of plump green and red grapes, and green pear displayed on an Southwest style geometric Aztec patterned textile as a background. STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES is an eye-appealing composition using vivid colors including warm red, black, gray, yellow gold, light green, purple, burgundy and white. Print size - 21.5 x 28.25 inches, unframed, excellent condition, very fine impression, pencil signed by Lowell Nesbitt Edition size - 175, plus proofs Year published - 1978 Lowell Blair Nesbitt (October 4, 1933 - July 8, 1993) was an American painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor. He studied at Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia and at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Nesbitt worked in abstraction until Robert Indiana suggested in the early 1960s that he explore realism in his paintings. As subjects for his work he favored studio interiors, articles of clothing, piles of shoes, his Rottweiler, the Neo-Classical facades of 19th century cast iron buildings, and Manhattan's bridges. He was also famous for his enormous paintings and prints of roses, lilies, irises, and other flowers. He served as the official artist for the NASA Apollo 9, and Apollo 13 space missions; in 1976 the United States Navy commissioned him to paint a mural in the administration building on Treasure Island spanning 26 feet x 251 feet, then the largest mural in the United States; and in 1980 the United States Postal Service honored Lowell Nesbitt by issuing four postage stamps depicting his paintings. His first solo exhibition was mounted at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1958 and during his lifetime he had more than 130 solo exhibitions of his work at various galleries, museums, and universities, including the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Kent State University, the McNay Art Museum, the Butler Institute of American Art, the Burpee Art Museum, and the Tyler Gallery...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lithograph

Sports Car Couple, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1955: John Bryant with his AC sports car in Kinnerton Place, London SW1, Printed Later. His passenger is Margaret McAulay. 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 ...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

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

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

New York, New York (Downtown Manhattan Oil Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
For lovers of the Big Apple, a scene that really captures the pulse of the city! Original acrylic on canvas. Proudly presented by Guy Lyman Fine Art...
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2010s Realist Art

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Acrylic

Large Realist STILL LIFE AT NIGHT Oil Painting by English painter Michael Exall
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist: Michael Exall (1950-1996) British Title: "Still Life Of Fruit Stand In The Window At Night" Medium: oil on board Size: 102cm x 74cm inc frame Condition: very good Notes: Pai...
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Late 20th Century Realist Art

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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

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

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Oil, Board

Virtue of Knowledge, oil painting, Texas artist, Realistic painting
Located in Houston, TX
Virtue of Knowledge reexamines portraits of individuals throughout history to illustrate the premise that history flows into the present in an ever-changing state. And, with each new context, we view people and events through a contemporary lens specific to that moment. Virtue of Knowledge appropriates and contextualizes original portrait elements to create reinvented portraits using technique and patterning that brings a contemporary context and perspective to these historically inspired portraits STATEMENT History flows into the present in an ever-changing state. And, with each new context, we view people and events through a contemporary lens specific to that moment. My current body of work, Contemporary Histories, explores this phenomena by re-interpreting historical portraiture using a contemporary visual language. It is my intent to create a modern visual lens through which to view these individuals and their legacies, as they continue to flow into the present in ever-changing states. As a keen example of how history changes and morphs over time, I have selected portraits of women who chose an alternate path from the traditional ones prescribed in their times. Some of these individuals overtly stepped outside the traditional roles prescribed for women to realize their goals. Others astutely maneuvered within the social system they lived in to obtain their aspirations. Whether altruistic or nefarious, these women and their actions altered the future cultural landscape. Through a 21st century lens, we view them as women with minds of their own, who made choices to control their own lives and futures. Often, in stark contrast to how they were viewed and how their actions were recorded in their own times. For a modern visual language, a combination of fine and decorative arts has inspired my approach to this subject. Employing several formal contemporary tenets, most notably, rather than place the figure in a 3-dimensional space, as in the originals, the figures reside in flat graphic picture planes of damask designs, repetitive patterns or botanical grounds as modern settings for their modern legacies. These graphic backgrounds symbolize what was historically considered a woman’s proper domain, in particular, gardening and needle crafts, such as; quilting, embroidery and sewing. Formally, unlike the originals, I am working alla prima, rather than with a base grisaille and delicate layers of glazing. While, the patterned and botanical environments, along with gold leaf applications, contemporary compositions and color palettes are formally influenced by a spectrum of 19th - 21st century artists and artisans; from Gustav Klimt and the Wiener Werkstatte to Henri Rousseau, Tamara de Lempicka and Will Cotton. BIO Honora Jacob...
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2010s Realist Art

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Adhesive, Oil

Early Autumn Light, Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Grossman's (US based) "Early Autumn Light" is an oil on board created in 2021 depicting an abstracted aspen landscape dotted with yellow and green. About the artist: David G...
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2010s Realist Art

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Oil

Mid Twentieth Century Still Life of Fruits and Wine Carafe Large Oil Painting
Located in ludlow, GB
Mid Twentieth Century Still Life of Fruits and Wine Carafe Large Oil Painting featuring tumbling fruit and a wine glass and wine carafe. Nicely painted and highly detailed, I have t...
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1950s Realist Art

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Oil

"View from Ponte de Piscina, Venice" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daud Akhriev's (EUR and US based) "View from Ponte de Piscina, Venice" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a channel within the brick lined...
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2010s Realist Art

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Oil, Linen

Slim Aarons 'Venice Vacation', Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Holidaymakers on the pier at the Lido in Venice, 1957. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images) Slim Aarons Venice Vacation Chromogenic Lambda print 1957, 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. This artwork DOES include a certificate of authenticity from the authenticating body, the estate Collector will get the next number in the edition 40 x 40 inches $3950 30 x 30 inches $3350 24 x 24 inches $3000 12 x 12 inches $1800 Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. 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. Photograph is unframed Modern estate edition with estate blindstamp signature and hand number in lower margin 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 Venice...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

Big Jay McNeely, 1951 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Big Jay McNeely, 1951 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Archival pigment print Printed on 20 x 24 inch paper From an edition of 25 Also available in alternative sizes Bob ...
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1950s Realist Art

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Archival Pigment

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

George Hamilton in Capri
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American actor George Hamilton relaxes on a deckchair in Capri, 1968. George Hamilton in Capri Slim Aarons Estate Edition 40 x 30 inches Estate stamp...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

Antique Oval Realistic Portrait of a Young Lady
Located in Houston, TX
Realist oval portrait of a young lady with short curly hair and a white garment. Unsigned. Prepared by Theodore Kelley (signed / stamped at the back). Framed in an antique carved ova...
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Early 20th Century Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Animal scene Duck hunting with dogs 18th century Swedish Master by Philip Korn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Monogrammed lower left: Johan Philip Korn (1728 - 1796), was a Swedish painter. A beautiful landscape, with a backwater in which carefree ducks swim, hunters and their dogs in passion, in the background you can see a city with a bell tower. Old masters have been depicting animals in their paintings since the Renaissance. In those days, hunting scenes were popular - there is always a share of emotional participation in them. Here it is necessary to understand that in previous centuries people looked at hunting as a means of obtaining food, therefore naturalism dominates in the painting of the old masters. Old oil painting on wooden panel, in a non-original frame of the 19th century. Size app.: 49 x 64 cm (roughly 19.3 x 25.2 in) and nice golden gesso frame ca 65.5 x 81.5 cm (roughly 25.8 x 32.1 in). Very Good condition, age wear, cracks on a wooden board, minor losses, retouches, cleared and conserved. Please study good resolution images for overall 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. 6.4 kg is going to measure some 10 kg volume weight packed for shipment. Johan Philip Korn first began his career as a decorative painter. He was a student of artist Johan Sevenbom (1721-1784). After further studies he changed to landscape painting in the Rococo style of French artist François Boucher (1703–1770) and often after Dutch copper engravings. In 1759, Korn became master of the Stockholm...
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18th Century Realist Art

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Wood, Oil

YOUNG WOMAN RED VEST Signed Lithograph, Standing Woman Hair Up, Green Dress
Located in Union City, NJ
YOUNG WOMAN RED VEST is an original hand drawn (not digitally or photo reproduced) limited edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American S...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lithograph

Hunting Dog speaking to a bunny "Be Quiet", lithograph signed by aris
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Hunting dog speaking to the rabbit: "Be Quiet". Humor in art is rare! Titled and pencil signed by the artist Paul Wood. Published in France by Paris Etching Society. "Made in Fra...
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20th Century Realist Art

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Lithograph

Slim Aarons, Hello There, 1955 (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1955: Film star Diana Dors (Diana Fluck) (1931 - 1984) in blonde bombshell pose on a satin covered bed Slim Aarons Hello There, 1955 Lambda Print 4 sizes ...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

North Conway, New Hampshire, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features a woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire. This is an estate stamped and han...
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1950s Realist Art

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Lambda

"Two Stacked Cups in Blue White and Gold" Elegant, sparkly patterned still life
Located in Wellesley, MA
Olga Antonova’s subject is compositions of extraordinarily elegant, beautiful and whimsical cups, plates, teapots, vases and dishes, but there is something playful about these paintings. Stacked teacups are also amusing, having a kind of jaunty and upbeat personality of their own and everyone responds to the bling and sparkle of gold and silver while marveling at Antonova’s seemingly effortless ability to paint these radiant details...
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2010s Realist Art

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Oil

Victorian Nottingham City Landscape 1887 - British 19th century art oil painting
By Sir John Arnesby Brown
Located in London, GB
A superb British Victorian city landscape oil painting by noted Nottingham born artist John Arnesby Brown, painted in 1887. This rare early work is a product of Arnesby Brown's time ...
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19th Century Realist Art

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Oil

A Pair of Watercolour Illustrations of a Donkey and Cow by Carton Moore Park
By Carton Moore-Park
Located in London, GB
CARTON MOORE PARK (1877-1956) The Kicking Donkey and Watching Cow A Pair One signed Both grisaille watercolour heightened with white Framed 37 by 35 cm., 14 ½ by 13 ¾ in. each (frame size 58.5 by 55.5 cm., 23 by 21 ¾ in. each) Canadian born Frederic Carton Moore Park studied at Glasgow School of Art under Francis Newbery. He specialized in highly stylized illustrations and prints of animal subjects. He wrote and illustrated a variety of children’s books featuring animals, including; An Alphabet of Animals (1899); A Book of Birds (1900); The Dog Book...
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Early 20th Century Realist Art

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Watercolor

Portrait of a little girl with a ball of thread. Oil on cardboard, 46x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Portrait of a little girl with a ball of thread. Oil on cardboard, 46x40 cm
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1950s Realist Art

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Oil, Cardboard

Hotel Punta Tragara, Capri, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Hotel Punta Tragara on Capri, Italy, August 1974. Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate. Certificate of Authenticity included. Slim Aarons Villa d'Este Chromogenic Lam...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

University of Oxford Botanic Garden watercolour by Margaret Waller
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. Margaret Waller...
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20th Century Realist Art

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Watercolor

Pocket Tamerilla by Dani Humberstone, Still Life, Realism, Original painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Tamerilla by Dani Humberstone [2022] original Signed by Artist Oil paint on canvas Image size: H:7 cm x W:5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:7 cm x W:5 cm x D:3cm Fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

London Stock Exchange Waiter - 1960s British drawing by Francis Watt
By Frances Watt
Located in London, GB
FRANCES WATT (1923-2009) London Stock Exchange Waiter Pen and ink and watercolour wash, unframed, in mount only 17 by 13 cm., 6 ½ by 5 in. Edith Frances Watt was born in Falkirk in 1923. In 1926 the family moved to Switzerland when her father, the Rev Thomas Meikle Watt, was appointed permanent chaplain to the Church of Scotland in Geneva. Her father died in 1938 and the family returned to Scotland where Frances continued her schooling at Aberdeen High School for Girls. Her mother moved the family to London in about 1940 and they settled in Southwood Lawn Road, Highgate. Frances attended the Hornsey School of Art were she gained a National Diploma in Design before going on to study at the Byam Shaw School in London, where she later taught. In Highgate she was a member of the Highgate Artists Group, which included Sir Kyffin Williams among its exhibiting members, and she was also an active member of the Highgate Choral Society, designing many programmes and posters for its productions in the 1950s. In the early 1960s she was commissioned by the Council of the Stock Exchange to record the daily life in the Square Mile. Over the next 20 years she was brilliantly placed to observe the enormous changes taking place in the great institutions of the Stock Exchange and Lloyd’s of London...
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1960s Realist Art

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Ink

Lincoln College, Oxford engraving by Pieter van der Aa after David Loggan
Located in London, GB
Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), after David Loggan (1634–1692) Lincoln College, Oxford Engraving 12 x 16 cm An eighteenth-century view of Lincoln, engr...
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Early 18th Century Realist Art

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Engraving

Etruscan School landscape oil by 19th Century British artist Walter James
Located in London, GB
WALTER JAMES, 3rd BARON NORTHBOURNE (1869-1932) Landscape Oil on panel Framed 20 by 31 cm., 8 by 12 ¼ cm. (frame size 32 by 42 cm., 12 ½ by 16 ½ in.) ...
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Late 19th Century Realist Art

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Oil

Portrait of a Bear
Located in Buffalo, NY
A fantastic original painting on paper by an unknown but highly talented artist. This work is signed lower right what appears to be Chappell, although the exact artist has not been ...
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Early 1900s Realist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

French Contemporary Art by Claudine Picard - Manequins
Located in Paris, IDF
Claudine Picard is a French artist born in 1949 who lives & works in Sainte Marie, France. She is graduated from the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in 1973 (ENSAD).
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2010s Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Two meters pear tree wrough iron sculpture. Unique piece. In & outdoor sculpture
Located in Milan, IT
Pear Tree Sculpture. Elegant, fine and unique piece, not replicable. Forged on wrought iron. Made by six different branches, easy assembled. The sculptor is fresh from the success ...
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2010s Realist Art

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Iron

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

Sailboats. Watercolor on paper, 24x18 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Sailboats. Watercolor on paper, 24x18 cm Zigmunds Šņore was born in 1942 in Latvia. His works has been exhibited since 1969 and are held in private collections in Latvia, USA, Swed...
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2010s Realist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

"Being There" Original Oil Painting by Robert White, Frameless Display
Located in Encino, CA
“Being There,” an original oil on canvas by Robert K. White, is a piece for the true collector. White’s careful attention to detail and vivid use of browns and reds project from the painting, immediately capturing the viewer's attention and highlighting the artist's keen ability to capture emotion and life - all in a brushstroke. White's talent for depicting light and shadow provides the foundation for him to deliver subjects and scenes to the viewer's eye. This masterful work would make a great addition to an art collection and enhance most any home, perfect for those who have an affinity for cityscapes, theater, and architecture. In the artist’s own words, “I don’t paint what is inside of me; I paint what I see outside of me. I’m an observer. If I see something and I feel an affinity for it, something just clicks in my head. I’ll make the decision right then and there to paint that particular subject during that particular moment. It’s a perfect moment. Once something has caught my eye and I’ve heard the “perfect” click, it’s like a photograph has been taken in my mind’s eye. I only have a few days of clarity with that image. I have to start the painting quickly or else it will be gone and I will lose that image forever.” Artist: ROBERT KENNETH WHITE...
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2010s Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

A Pair of origin Photographs Sean Scully Pueblo Museum COA Rare Important Mexico
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original C-Print from Sean Scully's Pueblo Dzibalchen series (A Suite of 20) created in 2001. This work comes in a fantastic natural wood archival frame presentation. This series was shot by Scully in Campeche, Mexico. Photograph size: 20 x 24 in. Framed Size: 27.5 x 33.5 Painter, photographer, watercolorist, and printmaker Sean Scully roams the world with his camera, capturing its surfaces in places as far-flung as Mexico and the Aran Islands...
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Early 2000s Realist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Summer flowers. 2023. Canvas, oil, 15x20 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Summer flowers. 2023. Canvas, oil, 15x20 cm Summer herbs small size plein air painting Alyona Prokofyeva (1988) From 2016 surname Galaktionova. Alyona graduated Riga art school, L...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

FHK Henrion 1940s What Comes from Coal original poster for HMSO Ministry of Fuel
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage public information posters, 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 poster you want. We have a whole series referring to environmental issues on the theme of "Waste not want not" and caring for the environment and recycling. FHK Henrion (1914 - 1990) What Comes from Coal (circa 1945) Original vintage poster 51 x 76 cm Signed in plate. Issued by the Ministry of Fuel and Power; printed for HM Stationery Office by Field Sons & Co Ltd, Bradford. We have been unable to identify any other copy of this poster by this renowned designer in any public collection - it is possibly the only remaining copy. A Ministry of Fuel poster...
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1940s Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Shepherd and his Flock, original 19thC oil on canvas, Belgian realist genre
Located in Naples, Florida
This is an original and unique oil on canvas painting by the Belgian 19th century artist Julien Jos, who was active from 1890 -1910. He specialised in rustic genre scenes featuri...
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1890s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Skiing In Vail, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A group of skiers stand in line waiting for the ski lift in Vail, Colorado, USA, 1964. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the ...
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1960s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Antonio Lopez Garcia - red, blue, male, figurative, portrait, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian realist painter Dan Hughes pays homage to fellow painter and member of the "New Spanish Realists," Antonio Lopez Garcia. The glowing hyper-realis...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Materials

Lambda

Sleeping Cat
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964) Sleeping Cat, ca. 1940 Carved Vermont granite 7.5" wide, 5" deep, height is 7" Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison. Born: Kingfisher, OK Educat...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Granite

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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