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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
La Fille du Régiment
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
WILLIAM WEGMAN (b. 1943) 'La Fille du Régiment', 2007 SIGNED Vintage Oversized Artist's Photography Poster Commissioned for the Metropolitan Opera's 2007-2008 season, renowned arti...
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Early 2000s Realist Art

Materials

Offset

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper Signed and dated, recto This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt ...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Charcoal, Wax Crayon, Rag Paper

Harriet At Mougins, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Viscountess Harriet de Rosiere at Mougins, near Cannes in France, 1957. Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) portrayed high society, aristocra...
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1950s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

"Colombo"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Ludwig Hans Fischer (1848–1915) – "Colombo" (1889) An exceptional original watercolor by Austrian artist Ludwig Hans Fischer (1848–1915), titled "Colombo" (1889). This vibrant and m...
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19th Century Realist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

OIL PAINTING By MAJOR John E . Bale OLD FINE MASTER 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING SIGNED OLD FINE MASTER PAINTER 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL Fine Original Antique 19th Century British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING GOLD GILT FRAME NEW COLLECTION Of RARE PIECES OF ENGLISH HISTORY By Major John Edward Bale Similar $5,000 Premier Collection Excellent Condition Panel, Professional Cleaned & re-varnished Ready to hang. frame is in wonderful condition . ( note all this would cost £600 alone) John Edward Bale, was born at Low Farm House, Pattesley-cum-Oxwick, South Creake, Norfolk on 27 July and baptised at South Creake on 1 August 1834, eldest child of John Edward Bale (1803-27 April 1862), a farmer of 620 acres, and his wife Mary née Branford, who married at Horningtoft, Norfolk on 27 November 1833. In 1841, a 6 year old, living at Low Farm with his parents, 35 year old John and 28 year old Mary, and his two sisters, Mary 3 and Esther 1. In 1861, a 26 year old 'artist architecture' boarding at 11 Bulstrode Street, Marylebone, London but in October 1863, he was an Ensign by purchase in the 1st West Indian Regiment. As a lieutenant, whilst on a tour of duty in West Africa, Surgeon Major Augustus Frederick Elliott (born 1834), kept a diary (now at Duke University Library) which is embellished with calligraphy and watercolour titles by Bale. During this tour, Bale was promoted to Captain and retired from the army in 1881 with the rank of major. Bale married at Christ Church, Ealing on 10 November 1868, Charlotte Gordon Lee née Johnson (c1847-1910). A painter in oil and watercolour and a member of the Ipswich Fine Art Club 1886-1890 and as Major Bale exhibited from 9 Creffield Terrace, Colchester, Essex in 1888, 'View from Museum...
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Late 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

"Remember When" (2024) By Matt Talbert, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "Remember When" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a seated brunette in deep contemplation. Artist bio/statement: Matt ...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Act. Oil on canvas, 58x69 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Act. Oil on canvas, 58x69 cm Victor Karnaukh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monument designer, graduate of Latvia...
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1990s Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"The Lily Pond" by Sheri Farabaugh– Painting, Serene Pondscape
Located in Denver, CO
"The Lily Pond" by Sheri Farabaugh is an oil painting on canvas, measuring 24 x 36 x 2.50 inches, presented in an elegant frame sized at 25.50 x 37.50 x 3 inches. Ready to hang, this...
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2010s Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Pair Antique Oil Paintings Scottish Highland Loch Scenes G. F. Buchanan 1872
Located in Portland, OR
A fine pair of antique oil paintings Scottish Highland Scenes by George Frederick Buchanan (1800-1874) Landscapist George Frederick Bucha...
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1870s Realist Art

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Oil, Panel

Museum Quality American School School Young Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible quality American school portrait painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
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1880s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young Nude Female Boudoir Scene Erotic Painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful nude female portrait boudoir scene by Cynthia Kleinmeyer. Watercolor on paper measures 8 x 12 inches. Framed measurement: 12 x 16 inches. Signed and dated 1932 by artist...
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1930s Realist Art

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Watercolor

"Adoration of the Magi"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Attributed to Francesco Mazza, called "Il Parmigianino" (1503-1540) – "Adoration of the Magi" Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 88 x 134 cm (unframed), 205 x 149 cm (framed) Proven...
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16th Century Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Oysters and lemon
Located in Zofingen, AG
The bird’s eye view, strong light on the mother-of-pearl of oysters and folds create this image. The medium used is oil on canvas, which allows to capture the vibrant color, delicate texture, and the play of light on the subject matter. The iridescent oysters contrast on a black plate focusing the viewer's eye towards the center of the composition. Color palette in “Oysters and lemon...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Thermopylae Clipper Sailing Ship at Sea - Vintage 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Preston, GB
Thermopylae Clipper Sailing Ship at Sea - Vintage 20th Century Oil Painting by J Bishop. Art measures 25 x 30 inches Frame measures 28 x 33 inches A portrait of the famous tea clip...
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20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

LARGE OIL PAINTING OLD MASTER ARTHUR MEADOWS (1843 - 1907) FINE 19th CENTURY
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING OLD MASTER ARTHUR MEADOWS (1843 - 1907) FINE 19th CENTURY BRITISH Original Antique Large late 19th/early 20th Century British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING Romantic Sea Scene...
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19th Century Realist Art

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Oil

1920's Historical Fashion Illustration of Lady in 17th Century Dress
Located in Soquel, CA
Finely detailed historical figurative fashion illustration painted in watercolor in 1921, of a lady in 17th century dress; complete with a full blac...
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1920s Realist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Hana
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Hana" 1982 Is an original lithograph by renown Navajo artist Rudolph Carl Gorman, 1932-2005. It is signed, dated and numbered 199/250 in pencil by the artist. With the blind stamp of the artist and printer. The image size is 19.5 x 26 inches, the sheet size is 22 x 30 inches, framed size is 33 x 41 inches. Custom framed in a dark wood frame, with fabric matting. the artwork is in excellent condition, the frame is in very good condition, it has minor restorations, barely visible. About the artist: Born in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona and raised in a hogan on the Navajo Reservation, R.C. Gorman became one of the Southwest's best known late 20th-century artists. His signature works were Navajo women in a variety of poses. Many persons have been fascinated by the fact that he, an Indian artist, became famous in the white man's world with some calling him the "Picasso of Indian artists". Of this kind of attention, he said: "I wish people would quit pushing my being Indian. The only time I was interviewed as If I were a normal person was by the Jewish Press in Tucson. It was the first time I felt international and almost white". (Samuels 222) His parents were Carl Nelson...
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Late 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Together. Without words Original painting by Nataliya Bagatskaya
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is a finalist of the international art contest organised by Artbox project and was exhibited as finalists in Basel International airport during Art Basel week in 2024. ...
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2010s Realist Art

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Acrylic

CRYSTAL SILENCE
Located in Zofingen, AG
shipped in roll A moment of pure stillness beneath the shimmering surface. This painting captures the meditative beauty of crystal-clear water, where light dances across smooth ston...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sailors at Cafe du Globe
By Charles Rocher
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Charles Rocher (1890-1962. Sailors, ca. 1920s. Gouache on paper. Sheet measures 19 x 25 inches. Considerable damage and loss as depicted. Signed lower left.
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1920s Realist Art

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Gouache

Spanish Religious Oil Painting – Virgin Mary with Two Saints
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
19th Century Spanish Religious Oil Painting – Virgin Mary with Two Saints Exceptional 19th-century religious oil on canvas by Spanish painter Francisco Javier Mendiguchía y Núñez (M...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Art

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Oil

Three Cocker Spaniels original signed etching by Leon Danchin
Located in Paonia, CO
Three Cocker Spaniels is an original color etching by well known French sports artist Leon Danchin. The three Spaniels are in waiting mode with two lying down and one sitting ...
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1930s Realist Art

Materials

Etching

Hyperreal Bright Yellow Glass Balloon Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal bright yellow glass water balloon sculpture by Dylan Martinez. Dylan Martinez’s hyperrealistic water balloons are made of solid sculpted glass sandblasted and acid-etche...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Daffodils in a milk jug
Located in Zofingen, AG
These daffodils picked in my garden set in a milk jug. The various shades of yellow-white color and the choice of details made it possible to convey the beauty of flowers. The blue p...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Black Dancer Darryl Robinson (male nude)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roy Blakey (1930-2024). Portrait of Darryl Robinson, ca. 1972. Original photographic print on paper, image measures 11 x 14 inches. Framed measurement 12 x 15 inches. Studio stam...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Dead tree
Located in Zofingen, AG
An old tree already dead overgrown with moss in the forest thicket. The tree trunk has already been eaten by a bug, and its picturesque texture with a variety of tonal nuances attracted me as a researcher. I watch...
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Early 2000s Realist Art

Materials

Charcoal, Magazine Paper

Dead tree
Dead tree
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"Trees 3" (2024) By Brian Sostrom, Original Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Trees 3" (2024) by Brian Sostrom is an original handmade acrylic painting that depicts a pine trees in front of a colorful sunset with flowing clouds above. Brian Sostrom grew up ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

20th Century Solid Bronze Nude Ballet Dancer 'Preparation' by Benson Landes
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Preparation' is a 20th Century Solid Bronze ballet Dancer by Benson Landes. For Benson Landes, sculpture was most definitely a passion. His oeuvre of cast bronzes is populated wit...
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Late 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Bronze

"Orange Wrapped in Plastic" Oil Painting by Kelly Birkenruth
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Orange Wrapped in Plastic" (2023) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 5 x 5 x 1 inches. This captivating still life features an orange wrapped in a tr...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Recomposed No. 2" (2019) By Jon Doran, Original Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jon Doran's (UK based) "Recomposed No. 2" is an oil painting created in 2019 and it depicts white and pink roses on a white background. Artist statement: "I am interested in taking...
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2010s Realist Art

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Oil, Panel

Still life with milk jug and lemon
Located in Zofingen, AG
A dark background helps to reveal the shape of jug. The strong light vibrates on lemon and glass. The blue pattern on the jug and multiple reflections from objects make the work more...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Still life - Italian oil on canvas painting, Francesca Strino, 2006
Located in Napoli, IT
Still life - Oil on canvas painting cm.25x35, Francesca Strino, Italy., 2005 Beautilful and realistic still life, authenticated and dated on the back by the artist..
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Early 2000s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Poppies; Tejon Ranch, California
Located in Pasadena, CA
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "Ray Roberts" on lower right UNFRAMED: 18" x 24" FRAMED: 24.5" x 30.5" x 1" Artist Statement "...
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2010s Realist Art

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Linen, Oil, Panel

Farmhouse by a River in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Farmhouse by a River in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Peter J Greenhill Art measures 30 x 20 inches Frame measures 35 x 2...
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20th Century Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Purple Iris Still Life
By (after) Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Houston, TX
Gorgeous still life lithograph of a a vibrant purple Iris made in the 1930's by artist unknown in the style of Georgia O'Keeffe.
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1930s Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - This Dream will Continue
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas, Diptych Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Beijing in China. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Da...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Impressionistic Moonlight Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Jetty People Star
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Magical Moonlight oil/canvas 8 x 10 image unframed, 11.75 x 13.75 framed signed LR Magical Moonlight is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Hide n seek Home Scene w Grandma Russian early 20th Century Oil Genre Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed on the bottom right is "J. Braze", Osip Emmanuilovich Braz (1873 - 1936), renowned as a Russian-Jewish realist painter. As the scene unfolds on the canvas, we witness the gran...
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Art

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Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Jules Pages 1867 - 1946 American Impressionist, California, France Marine Scene
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Jules Pages, American Impressionist Marine, La Rochelle, France oil/canvas signed LL 13 x 16 unframed, 18 x 21 framed. An oil painting on canvas by Jules Pages showing a French scen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Daffodils in the Italian Fields Florence Floral Still-life on Copper
Located in Houston, TX
Daffodils oil on copper Florence Academy Floral Still-life An oil painting by Melissa Franklin Sanchez. A luminous close-up of blooming daffodils at the artist's home in Fiesole,...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Copper

Else FÜRST (1873-1943), Fasane Foundry stamp of the Berlin foundry Kraas
Located in Berlin, DE
Else Fürst was a German sculptor and medalist who was murdered by the Nazis. Biographical data: Bronze signed Foundry stamp of the Berlin foundry Kraas. 25 x 73 cm Born: June 25,...
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1930s Realist Art

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Bronze

"Adoration of the Magi"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Attributed to Frans Francken II (1581-1642) – "Adoration of the Magi" Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 136 x 162 cm (unframed), 141 x 166 cm (framed) Provenance: Private collectio...
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17th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Adoration of the Magi"
"Adoration of the Magi"
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[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Ropes and Rings
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite Signed in red, u.r. $7000.00 + $350.00 framing This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Masonite

Large Dog Portrait: Grand Griffon Vendéen Hunting Dogs Jules Chardigny
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Double Portrait: Grand Griffon Vendéen Hunting Dogs Jules Chardigny (France, 1842-1892) circa 1870 Oil on canvas, signed 21 3/4 x 18 1/4 (29 1/8 x 25 frame) inches Though pairs of G...
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1870s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Still Life with Fruit" - Large Contemporary Framed Painting
By Clinton Hobart
Located in New Orleans, LA
Clinton Hobart paints in a painstaking Renaissance style, and you can see his breathtaking skill clearly in this still life. I bought six paintings similar to this from him in one ba...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

"Untitled" (2014) - Oil Painting of Nude Reclining Female Figure
By Rebecca Venn
Located in Denver, CO
Rebecca Venn's (US based) "Untitled" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas paper that depicts a nude female model laying on her back. This pai...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

1991 Gretchen Dow Simpson 'Westport, Massachusetts' USA HAND SIGNED
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This limited edition serigraph titled Westport, Massachusetts by renowned artist Gretchen Dow Simpson is a meticulously crafted piece that captures the serene and picturesque landsca...
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1990s Realist Art

Materials

Screen

Garden Scene Called Pergola Noor by Female Artist Clara Löfgren
Located in Stockholm, SE
Clara Löfgren (1843–1923) Sweden Pergola Noor, c.1890 oil on canvas laid down on board no signature unframed: 27.7 x 26.7 cm (10.9 x 10.5 in) framed: 35 x 34 cm (13.8 x 13.4 in) P...
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1890s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Cistern Fragment
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Artist Statement “Ray Bradbury never ceases to inspire me. While working with him, I saw his ...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Cast Stone

Ride By North Philly Rows: Black African American urban cowboy in Philadelphia
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This photograph of a Black African American cowboy in the urban city of Philadelphia pictured against the city's iconic row homes is part of artist Ron Tarver's long-term, ongoing project, "The Long Ride Home: The Black Cowboy...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pocket Persimmon Fruit by Dani Humberstone, Still life, Small Scale Oil Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Persimmon Fruit by Dani Humberstone [2022] original and hand signed by artist Oil paint on canvas Image size: H:5 cm x W:5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:5 cm x W:5 cm x D:3cm Frame Size: H:16 cm x W:16 cm x D:3.5cm Sold Framed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look. Pocket Persimmon Fruit is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her pocket fruit series.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Let Go 3, Male Nude, Original Oil Painting on Panel, Realist Style, 21st Century
Located in Chicago, IL
Let Go 1, 2, 3 (Series) In these paintings, Zdrale depicts multiple figures—often iterations of the same man—locked in a cycle of struggle. The ropes that coil around or extend from ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Portrait of Ron Dennis (male nude dancer) original A Chorus Line cast member
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roy Blakey (b.1930). Portrait of Ron Dennis, ca. 1972. Mr. Dennis was immortalized in 1975 as the original Richie "Gimme The Ball" Walters in A Chorus Line, after making his Broadw...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Academy, Oil painting still-life by Igor Sventitski
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work is dedicated to all artists who are studying their craft thoroughly. Original oil painting on canvas, still life painting made under natural light. This artwork is painted ...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

"Below the Noise" by Lindsey Kustusch, Realist Cityscape, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch's "Below the Noise" is a compelling handmade original oil on wood panel artwork, measuring 10 x 20 inches. This 2025 piece is a primary market item, arriving for Kus...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

American Indian Navajo
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "American Indian, Navajo" is a offset lithograph on paper by noted Brazilan artist Ozz Franca, 1928-1991. The image size is 21 x 14.75 inches, framed size is 31.25 x 27 inches. Custom framed in a wooden brown/grey frame, with lith purple matting. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Born October 2, 1928, França (pronounced FRON-suh) grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and from an early age showed talent as an artist, as well as exceptional prowess as a competitive swimmer. At 14 he won first prize at the annual Spring Salon Art Competition. At 15, he qualified for the Brazilian Olympic Swimming Team. With two amazing talents, França was unsure what he should do with his life. Fate stepped in, and the Olympic Games were canceled the year França was to compete due to the outbreak of World War II. At that point, he decided to devote his life to art. He held his first one-man show at the age of 18. Following what he would later say was the best advice anyone ever gave him, França came to the U.S, to accept a scholarship in Utah. A year later, he moved to Hollywood and began doing movie illustration for Walt Disney. His projects included Lady and the Tramp and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. He moonlighted as a swimmer when movie parts were available. França painted many subjects, but he is best known for his esoteric images of Native American women. França's art enters the world of fantasy and dreams, where the spiritual meets the sensual. His works, with their floating imagery and airy, muted colors, evoke an aura of mystery. França said he always painted his subjects, which primarily were women, either in profile, looking toward the edge of the painting, or looking over her shoulder, "so that anyone could walk into it." Joan Lee, print marketing professional, said that Ozz saw the spirituality and quiet dignity of Native American men and women. "there's a romance surrounding Native Americans that people appreciate seeing," said Lee. Ozz França died in 1991. Ozz Franca’s work is held in the collections of numerous celebrity, including: Jacqueline Onassis Lyndon B. Johnson Patty Duke Jerry Lewis Kim Novak Burt Lancaster Gig Young Tom Bradley Sammy Davis, Jr. Ronald Reagan Red Skelton...
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Late 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

“Botany 3” Original botanical painting. Circular canvas. Gift. Home decor
Located in Oslo, NO
his artwork is a distinctive circular painting that presents a vibrant floral composition, emphasizing the fascinating beauty of nature. Central to the piece are lush, yellow blossom...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Coherence" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Austin Howlett's "Coherence" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a close up view of an female model overlaid with the patterning of branc...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Slim Aarons 'Desert House Party' (Poolside Series, Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Discover this stunning photograph from Slim Aarons sought-after Palm Springs 'Poolside' series. 'Desert House Party' encapsulates the essence of vintage 1970s glamour, captured with vibrant color palette of bold yellow, crisp white, and vibrant turquoise, synonymous with the classic Palm Beach aesthetic. This coveted photograph, taken in 1970, presents an intimate glimpse into a poolside party at a desert house, a Palm Springs masterpiece by famed architect Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann. This is not just a photograph, but an entry into the world of luxury, architecture, and the golden era of Palm Springs. Highlighted in the image are industrial designer Raymond Loewy, known for his unparalleled design philosophy, central and standing, and Nelda Linsk, elegantly dressed in a radiant yellow, an iconic cultural patron and the wife of prominent art dealer Joseph Linsk. Also captured in the frame is Helen Dzo Dzo, the former fashion model, gracefully adorned in white lace, adding a touch of timeless elegance to the vibrant gathering. The photograph artistically integrates the natural beauty of the Palm Springs landscape...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Cat Animal Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
472 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Cat Size: 12 x 16 inch, (30...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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.