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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
Period: 20th Century
'Cafe', Woman Artist, École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Berkeley
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Marie Pascal' (French-American, 20th century) and painted circa 1990. Exhibited: Gallery Concord, December 1991. Marie Pascal studied at the École Nationale Sup...
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1990s Realist Art

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Martha Graham & Erick Hawkins at Bennington College
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Martha Graham and Erick Hawkins at Bennington College, 1940. Hand-colored period archival print. Unsigned. Some very minor soiling where matting window met print surface as is eviden...
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1940s Realist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Still life. 1964. Oil on cardboard, 61x78 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life. 1964. Oil on cardboard, 61x78 cm
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1960s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Flower Pots: Contemporary Pastel Still Life Painting
By Keith Bowen
Located in Brecon, Powys
This gorgeous pastel is an unusual painting from Keith Bowen, more known for his studies of Snowdonia and its rural communities. We believe that this picture may have been painted during his time in Provence. The work is very reflective of Provencal light and imagery; sunny terrace and terracotta pots with bright Summer flowers, plants and a little tree...
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20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Pastel

Ski Siren in Klosters, Switzerland, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1963: Model Barbara Mullen skiing in Klosters, Switzerland. Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aarons Estate Collector...
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1960s Realist Art

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Lambda

LARGE OIL PAINTING by ANTHONY BRANDRETT (NAVY ADMIRALTY 20th CENTURY PIECE
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING MARITIME SHIP MASTER PIECE 20th CENTURY FINE RARE MARTINE PAINTING ORIGINAL 20th Century OLD MASTER STYLE OIL PAINTING GOLD GILT FRAME By Similar $5,000 Premier Colle...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Mexican Market Scene
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Mid-century painting depicts what is probably a Mexican of Latin American market scene. Oil on canvas glued down to panel measuring 9.75 x 15.25 inches; 11 x 16.5 inches fr...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Spring sunny day. Cardboard, oil, 29. 5 x 36 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Spring sunny day. Cardboard, oil, 29.5 x 36 cm Janis Pupols (1886 – 1956) Graduated Landscape studio of V. Purvitis in Latvia Art academy (1927). He took part in exhibitions since 1...
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1940s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Old bath-house. Oil on canvas, 51, 5 x 64, 7 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old bath-house. Oil on canvas, 51, 5 x 64, 7 cm
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1950s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique French Realist Art Deco Terrier Dog Portrait Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Exquisite antique painting of terrier dogs by Jacques Cartier (1907 - 2001. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 15H x 18L.
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1920s Realist Art

Materials

Board, Oil

Alley. 1961. Paper, watercolor, 42x29.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Alley. 1961. Paper, watercolor, 42x29.5 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In ...
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1960s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Bridge in autumn. 1964. Oil on cardboard, 61x78 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Bridge in autumn. 1964. Oil on cardboard, 61x78 cm
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1960s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Fan Mail (Marilyn Monroe in Red), Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962), wearing a red negligee trimmed with black lace, sorts out her fan mail shortly after her film 'The Asphalt Jungle' had been released. This exquisite p...
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1960s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

BUCK RUN BRIDGE Signed Lithograph Historic Covered Bridge, Snowy Landscape, Cows
Located in Union City, NJ
BUCK RUN BRIDGE is an original, hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) by Peter Sculthorpe(b.1948 Ontario, Canada) printed in 1990 at JK Fine Art Editions Co. NYC, using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. Buck Run Bridge depicts a finely detailed drawing of a historic covered bridge in Chester County, Pennsylvania. BUCK RUN BRIDGE is an elongated horizontal composition, image measures 11.5" across by 36.75" high, a very appealing scenic Pennsylvania winter landscape featuring a historic covered bridge with its weathered red painted wood siding, subtle details of fine line drawing, watercolor like washes and soft blending form a wintry blue sky, delicate branches on bare trees, stone walls, split rail...
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1990s Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Alta, Utah vintage 1970s skiing poster
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Alta Original vintage poster 67 x 53 cm Printed ...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Bahamian Fishermen Bahamas
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful painting depicts Bahamian fishing boats by Phoebe Towbin (1911-1995). Bahamian Fishermen, 1952. Alkyd on masonite panel measuring 16.5 x 22.5 inches; 22.5 x 28.5 inches fra...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Masonite, Alkyd

The Picnic
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "The Picnic" c.1990, is an oil painting on canvas board by Irish artist Val McGann, 1928-2016. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The artwork (...
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Late 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

FINE OIL PAINTING by Michael Whitehand B1940 NAVY ADMIRALTY 20th CENTURY PIECE
Located in Ferndown, GB
FINE RARE MARTINE PAINTING ORIGINAL 20th Century OLD MASTER STYLE OIL PAINTING GOLD GILT FRAME By Similar $3,000 Premier Collection NEW COLLECTION Of RARE PIECES OF OLD HISTORY G...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage Lakeland Landscape Painting with Sheep by 20th Century British Artist
By Peter McKay
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Lakeland Landscape Painting with Sheep by 20th Century British Artist, Peter McKay Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures ...
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20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

In the park. Paper, watercolor, 42x29.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
In the park. Paper, watercolor, 42x29.5 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In ...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Signed Unknown Vintage Fruit Still Life of Oranges, Lemon, and Nuts
Located in Buffalo, NY
Signed vintage fruit still life of oranges, lemon, and nuts. Mystery artist, signed illegibly lower right. Oil on board, framed.
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1940s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Scarlet sunset. Bilateral. Paper, watercolor, 26.5x35 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Scarlet sunset. Bilateral. 1966. Paper, watercolor, 26.5x35 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she be...
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1960s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Soup Terrine and Apples" Large Realistic Still Life Painting
By Joan Farish Quillen
Located in Houston, TX
Large scale still life painting with wine, apples, and a soup terrine. The work is signed by the artist, Joan Farish Quillen a Houston, Texas artist, in ...
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20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Linen

Portrait of a Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Francisco Vazquez Diaz, known as Compostela (1898-1988). Portrait of a Man, 1949. Carved mahogany, measuring 18.75 inches h, 8.5 inches w, 11 in...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Mahogany

European Home
Located in Raleigh, NC
Excellent condition and nicely framed
Category

1940s Realist Art

Materials

Etching

Quiet Contemplation: Rural Serenity in Hagborg's Watercolor
Located in Stockholm, SE
The artwork we present is a rare watercolor by the distinguished Swedish artist August Hagborg, painted in the later part of his career between 1910 and 1920. This watercolour is a departure from Hagborg's often-seen beach scenes with mussel pickers and instead offers a glimpse into a serene, pastoral moment. The scene is set against a timber house, with a man and a woman standing alongside, their gazes directed away from the viewer, which invites contemplation about the story behind their distant stares. Watercolors by Hagborg are rare, making this piece particularly special. Its fine details suggest a mastery of the medium, likely honed over the years of his extensive career. A written letter from Göteborgs Konstmuseum, dated to the 1940s, suggests a later date for this piece. August Hagborg, born on May 26, 1852, in Gothenburg and passed away on April 30, 1921, in Paris, was a renowned figure in the art world. His education at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm from 1871 to 1874 placed him among peers who would rise to prominence, such as Carl Larsson and Anders Zorn. Moving to Paris in the fall of 1875, Hagborg initially painted within the costume genre before finding his niche in coastal landscapes that garnered him accolades and recognition. Hagborg's success was punctuated by his 1879 painting...
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1910s Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Winter Village Landscape with Families & Children by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
A traditional original oil painting of a Winter Village Landscape with Families & Children by 20th Century British Artist. Art mea...
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Late 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Itzhak Holtz (Judaica Master) Oil Painting Portrait John Sloan Ashcan Artist WPA
By Itshak Holtz
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil Painting Portrait of Ashcan Artist John Sloan. Signed I. Holtz. The youngest of four children, Holtz was born and spent his early childhood in Skierniewice, Poland, a small town near Warsaw. His father was a hat maker and a furrier. In 1935, prior to World War II, when Holtz was ten years old, his family moved to Jerusalem, Israel, where they settled in the Geula neighborhood near Meah Shearim. Itzhak Holtz's passion for art began early. When he was five years old, in Poland, his father first drew a picture of a horse and sled in the snow for him. The young Holtz looked at the drawing and studied it in wonderment. From that moment on, Holtz remembers, he constantly begged his father to draw for him. His enthusiasm for art grew and Holtz longed to study art. In 1945, he enrolled at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, where he primarily studied lettering and poster work in a program geared toward commercial art Holtz became interested in painting, prompting him to move to New York City in 1950 to study at the Art Students League of New York under Robert Brackman and Harry Sternberg, and then at the National Academy of Design under Robert Philipp. Holtz has stated that his artwork, which primarily but not exclusively, depict scenes of Jewish spirituality and tradition, is driven by his Orthodox Jewish beliefs: "You have to live that religious life to fully capture it on canvas." He has been classified in the school of genre painting, often depicting street scenes of ordinary people in everyday Jewish life in the back alleys and markets of Jerusalem neighborhoods such as Me'ah Shearim and Geula; and in New York neighborhoods and hamlets such as Monsey, Boro Park and Williamsburg. Along with street scenes, his work includes portraits of scribes, tailors, cobblers and fishmongers, and images such as shtetls, lighthouses, and wedding scenes. He started out painting mostly portraits in order to support his family, before expanding to include street scenes. His beloved subject matter is painting scenes of Jewish life, his childhood memories when his mother took him along shopping for the Sabbath to the markets of Meah Shearim, has left a deep impression on him and influenced many of his works. Holtz has experimented in the abstract, but then reverted to representational and figurative art to which he devoted himself exclusively. His Israeli street scenes are said to combine “an affectionate recollection of the past with the brilliance of the color of modern Israel.” Holtz has stated that he struggled at first when he arrived to the USA because of financial reasons and because he only knew Polish, Yiddish and Hebrew, but then made good ties with his instructor who greatly influenced him Robert Philipp who helped him make friends and referred him to paint portraits. Examples of Holtz's work throughout the years include: Yerusalem Wedding (2010), depicting a Chuppa in Jerusalem on early evening, oil on canvas; The Funeral(1966), depicting five stoic Hasidim carrying a body on a bier over to a gravesite, with the people behind them crying, in charcoal on paper and oil on canvas; Rejoicing (1974), an image of religious men dancing, in felt pen and marker on paper; and the oil painting Shamash Learning in Shul (2003), a portrait of a pious Jew studying the Talmud inside a claustrophobic synagogue scene. Throughout the years Holtz has created hundreds of works in many art mediums, including, genre scenes, portraits, still lifes and landscape scenery, his works are sought after by art collectors worldwide, and he has been called the greatest living Jewish artist. It is said that no artist ever explored the Jewish subject like Holtz. Today some of his oil paintings have been commanding over $100,000. Holtz creates his scenes after researching locations, and often uses locals as models. He paints slowly and with great care, but with a swift Impressionistic style. The people in his portraits and scenes are generally more cheerful and optimistic than standard portraits of Hassidic individuals. He paints oils and watercolors, and also does felt pen, pastel, marker, ink and charcoal drawings, as well as woodcuts. His oil paintings typically have a brown hue, while his work with felt pen is often in sepia tones, and on some of his works he used very bright colors, with a strong emphasis on the interplay of light and shadow. He is heavily influenced by the ancient staircases and alleyways of Jerusalem, with its modest religious population, which has made a strong impression on him in his youth, the streets of Tzfat, and the works of Rembrandt, Johannes Vermeer and Peter Bruegel, as well as Jewish artists Moritz Daniel Oppenheim...
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1940s Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Rural landscape. Paper, watercolor, 30 x 41. 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Rural landscape. Paper, watercolor, 30x41.5 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began her studies ...
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1970s Realist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Original English Realist Flower Oil Painting Still Life Roses Oil - A Pair
By James Noble
Located in Cirencester, GB
Artist: James Noble (1919-1989) British Title: "Specimen Roses" (a pair) Medium: oil on board with provenance from E Stacey Marks Gallery Price: £420 (THE PAIR) Comment: James Noble was born in Middlesex in 1919. He went to work in the family’s painting and decorating business but soon found that he had an aptitude for drawing and was encouraged to attend evening classes. Noble studied at both the Grosvenor School of Modern Art and the Regent Street Polytechnic. He had as his master the well-known Scottish landscape painter and engraver Iain MacNab (1890-1970) who himself had been a pupil of the fashionable Glasgow School of Art and Heatherleys, the oldest independent art school in London (founded in 1845, which focused on figurative painting) and eventually became its Principle. Noble soon found himself drawn to the flower paintings of the great 17th Century Dutch romantic artists such as Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, Roelandt Savery...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Art

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Oil

Landscape. Paper, watercolor, 42x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Landscape. Paper, watercolor, 42x30 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947...
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1970s Realist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Oriel Street, Oxford watercolour by Ken Messer
Located in London, GB
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1970s Realist Art

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Watercolor

Subway 30, Kids, 1980s, NYC, Black & White Photograph, Subway, Limited Ed.
Located in Riverdale, NY
John Conn New York City Subway photographs. These limited edition fine art photographs were originally taken between 1975 and 1982. Each black and white photograph is signed and nu...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

Magdalen Bridge, Oxford Magdalen College watercolour by Ken Messer
Located in London, GB
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1970s Realist Art

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Watercolor

Watercolor Called "A Värmland Landscape, 1941" Racksta Group Artist Ture Ander
Located in Stockholm, SE
"A Värmland Landscape" is a watercolor painting by Ture Ander, an artist who was a member of the Racken Group. This artwork, incorrectly titled "Vår i Värml...
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1940s Realist Art

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Watercolor

The County Hall, Abingdon watercolour by Ken Messer
Located in London, GB
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1970s Realist Art

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Watercolor

Orchard in Bloom, Mid Century Spring Blossoms Landscape Watercolor by Jay Simm
Located in Soquel, CA
Lovely pastoral landscape of beautiful spring blossoms lining a quiet country lane by Jay Simm (American, 20th Century), c. 1960s. The delicate light pink flowers of the orchard in b...
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1960s Realist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Oil on canvas still life painting of 'Blue Table' with flowers
Located in Oostende, BE
Luc Vanmaldeghem (Drongen, 1935- ) painted 'Blue Table' in 1997. This large oil on canvas painting is in excellent condition. The signed and numbered monograph is included in the p...
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1990s Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Colorful Kitschy Realist Painting Women at the Beach with Boat
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American colorful kitschy realist painting of women at the beach with a boat by well listed artist Phillip R. Perkins. Framed, oil on board. Born in a small town in Illinois...
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1960s Realist Art

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Oil, Board

Keep Your Cool (Backgammon in Acapulco) (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank 'Brandy' Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco, 1978. Slim Aarons Keep Your Cool (Backgammon in Acapulco) 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. 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 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 Glamour Photography, Vintage Backgammon, Vintage Sport, Acapulco, Vintage Pools, Vintage Games...
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1970s Realist Art

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Lambda

The North Cliffs, Cornwall.Cornish Coast.Seascape.Atlantic Ocean. Natural Beauty
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Robert Jones. English ( b.1943 ). The North Cliffs, Cornwall. 1995 Oil on Board. Signed & Dated Lower Right. Image size 20.7 inches x 27.4 inches ( 52.5cm x 69.5cm ). Frame size 32....
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Late 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Vibrant Spring Bulb Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant mixed spring bulb flower still life oil painting by an unknown artist. Present in a giltwood frame. Unsigned. Image size, 24"H x 18"L.
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1970s Realist Art

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Oil, Canvas

The Flower Seller - French Realist Figurative Watercolor by Victor Gilbert
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figurative watercolour on board by French realist painter Victor Gabriel Gilbert. The work depicts a flower seller at her market stall selling beautifully coloured bouquets of...
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Early 1900s Realist Art

Materials

Board, Watercolor

Antique American School Impressionist Artist Studio Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvasboard. Framed. No signature found.
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Early 1900s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Vintage Oil Painting of River Sunset in the Woods of the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Oil Painting of River Sunset in the Woods of the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist. Painted using warm orange and green colours creating a unique atmosphere....
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20th Century Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Giant Refreshed, 1953. BOAC Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Canopus.Aircraft Aviation.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
David Shepherd. English ( b.1931 – d.2017 ). Giant Refreshed, 1953. BOAC Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Canopus Oil on Canvas. Signed & dated 1953 lower right. Image size 19.7 inches x 29.5 inches ( 50cm x 75cm ). Frame size 24.2 inches x 34.3 inches ( 61.5cm x 87cm ). Available for sale; this original oil painting is by David Shepherd and is dated 1953. The painting is presented and supplied in its original frame (which is shown in these photographs). The painted surfaces, the canvas and the frame are entirely in their original untouched condition. No restoration, cleaning or conservation has been performed on the piece. This vintage painting is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. The painting is signed and dated 1953 lower right. The reverse carries the title and the address of David Shepherd’s parents’ house at Frimley Hall, Camberley, Surrey which was his home in his early twenties. Provenance: The artist’s estate. One of Britain’s best known and loved artists, David Shepherd CBE was a passionate advocate for engineering achievements and conservation, both of which are widely represented in his wonderful works. This respected artist and author was hugely successful, earning an enduring international reputation and wide collector base. Richard David Shepherd was born in Hendon, London on 25th April 1931. He showed early artistic talent and attended Stowe School in Buckinghamshire. After leaving school he travelled to Kenya in the hope of becoming a game warden but was rejected. He returned to the UK with the hope of studying art at the Slade School but was rejected there too. He was considering becoming a bus driver when, following a chance encounter, he was taken on by the artist Robin Goodwin, who trained him in Chelsea for three gruelling years. Shepherd began his artistic career as an aviation artist, prompted by his early boyhood experience in London during the Blitz. He was well suited to painting aircraft because he had been taught to be accurate, while avoiding the pitfalls of making a painting look like a photograph. His passion for aircraft endured and he was a founder-member of the Society of Aviation Artists. Shepherd’s talents were recognised and he was commissioned to paint many military works by the Royal Navy, the Parachute Regiment, the Green Howards and the Special Air Service...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape With Mill at Sunset by Swedish Artist Mauritz Lindström
Located in Stockholm, SE
The small yet stirring painting "Landscape With Mill at Sunset" showcases the remarkable talent of Swedish painter Mauritz Lindström. He was a resp...
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Early 1900s Realist Art

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Bird cherry. Oil on cardboard, 40x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Bird cherry. Oil on cardboard, 40x50 cm Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I) His first professional education was at National University at studies to R.Suta, J. Bine and G. Ski...
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1980s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

"Knight Horrors" Aaron Bohrod, Realism, Surrealism, Dream, Nightmare Monsters
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod Knight Horrors, 1985 Signed lower left Oil on gesso panel 12 x 16 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

"Nodders" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Magic Realism, Surrealism, Dreaming
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod Nodders, 1986 Signed upper left Oil on gesso panel 12 x 16 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

"Gallimaufry" Aaron Bohrod, Realism, Surrealism, Charlie Brown, Buddha, Gnome
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod Gallimaufry, 1989 Signed on the right Oil on gesso panel 14 x 11 inches Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a regio...
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1980s Realist Art

Materials

Board, Oil

Barcelona view urbanscape oil painting Spain spanish
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed Llado 1997 - View of Barcelona - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 65x81 cm. Frame measurements 83x99 cm.
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1990s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Magnificent Seven" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Magic Realism, Numbers, Text
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod The Magnificent Seven, 1990 Signed lower right Oil on gesso panel 11 x 14 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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1990s Realist Art

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Oil, Board

"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

PORTRAIT OF "SAM HOUSTON" LARGE 55 X 44 FRAMED. DATED 1918 NICE LARGE TEXAS
Located in San Antonio, TX
Emil Hermann (1871 - 1966) Austria, Ohio, Wichita Falls (Texas) Artist Image Size: 47.5 x 36 Frame Size: 54.5 x 44 Medium: Oil Dated 1918 "Sam Houston" Emil Hermann (1871 - 1966) Emil Hermann (Am.1871-1966) Emil Hermann was born in Vienna of French and Austrian parents. His father was an engineer who did not consider art a proper profession for a young man. But so obvious was Hermann's talent, that his father let him enter the Royal Academy in Vienna. He went on to study at the National Art Institute at Budapest and the Rembrandt Art Institute in Amsterdam. In 1889, Hermann came to the United States to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts at the age of nineteen. Hermann was the organizer and first president of the Ohio Brush and Pencil Club and president of the Dayton, Ohio Art Club. As a result of his work in the latter city, a two-million-dollar art center was later founded there. After enrolling in the Academy, he opened his first studio in Philadelphia. In 1890, he received his citizenship papers. His first break came when a Dayton art dealer invited Hermann to hold a one-man art show. From this show, he obtained a position as a muralist with the great Schachne Studios. Soon, he became one of the best-known portrait artists in the area, drawing the leading citizens of Dayton to his studio. The upcoming artist was such a success that, soon, he was traveling throughout the country to execute portrait commissions and hold exhibitions. On one such trip, he was in Tulsa. After viewing his exhibition, a group of Missouri attorneys, some of whom were living in Oklahoma, commissioned Hermann to paint a portrait of General John H. Pershing from an only existing photograph that had been made in France. This work, when completed, was presented to the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis, and he was later commissioned to duplicate the portrait for the city of Loclede, Missouri, the birthplace of General Pershing. At a suggestion from his Tulsa friends, Hermann opened an exhibit on the balcony of the Freer Furniture Company, at Ninth and Scott in Wichita Falls, in 1919, in the midst of the great Burkburnett oil boom. Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Kemp commissioned him to do a portrait, which now hangs in the Kemp Public Library. As a result of this show his fame spread and he was soon flooded with offers from all parts of the southwest. The Fort Worth citizens club gave him a commission to do a portrait of Teddy Roosevelt...
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1910s Realist Art

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Oil

“Through the Barn Window”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully executed super realistic watercolor on archival paper of an open barn window and the outdoor view beyond. Done in a trompe L’oeil style. Signe...
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1960s Realist Art

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

"Complementary Angels" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Magic Realism, Putti
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod Complementary Angels, 1977 Signed lower center Oil on gesso panel 16 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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1970s Realist Art

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Oil, Board

"Baa-Relief" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Magic Realism, Sheep, Lamb
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod Baa-Relief, 1986 Signed lower left Oil on gesso panel 8 x 10 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

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