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Pail, Boulders, Stream -American Realism
By Gregory Sumida
Located in San Francisco, CA
this wonderful composition. The watercolor is by the American Realist master Gregory Sumida (1948-), a
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1970s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Autumn Mourning" - Contemporary American Realism - Figurative - Vermeer
By Richard Thomas Scott
Located in Atlanta, GA
The New Britain Museum of American Art, the Georgia Museum of Art, MEAM, MACS, former British Arts
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2010s American Realist Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

'California Redwoods' — 1940s American Realism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
James Hollins Patrick, 'California Redwoods', lithograph, edition not stated, c. 1940. Signed and titled in pencil, with the artist’s monogram in the image, upper left. A superb, ric...
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1940s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Tree, Manhattan' — Classic American Realism
By Martin Lewis
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
are in the permanent collections of the following institutions: Allentown Art Museum, Brooklyn Museum
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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Mousetrap - American classic realism retro romantic cityscape architecture art
By Todd Garner
Located in London, Chelsea
romantic ambience indicated by the artist’s approach to the realism style which conveys a sense of
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC
By Joseph Lambert Cain
Located in New York, NY
UNION SQUARE Depression Era Oil Painting WPA Realism American Scene Realism NYC Jo Cain (1904
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"New Amsterdam" - Contemporary History Painter - American Realism - Vermeer
By Richard Thomas Scott
Located in Atlanta, GA
The New Britain Museum of American Art, the Georgia Museum of Art, MEAM, MACS, former British Arts
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2010s American Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Twilight in the Wilderness, Urban Industrial Landscape, Contemporary Realism
By Art Chartow
Located in Chicago, IL
, MI 80th Annual Midyear Show, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH 2015 Michigan Fine Arts
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Harvest" - Contemporary American Realism - Still Life - Bouguereau
By Marc Chatov
Located in Atlanta, GA
art. Chatov attended Georgia State University as a Fine Art major under the late James Sitton, studied
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

"Veritas" - American Realism - Equine - Horse Painting - Rosa Bonheur
By Julie Ferris
Located in Atlanta, GA
, yellow, brown and white. Echoing the spirit of masters of Equestrian art like Stubbs, Gericault, Bonheur
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2010s American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Magnificat" - American Realism - Equine - Horse Painting - Rosa Bonheur
By Julie Ferris
Located in Atlanta, GA
textured hues of tan, yellow, brown and white. Echoing the spirit of masters of Equestrian art like Stubbs
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2010s American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marimekko Ducks, Oil Canvas, American Art, Realism, Tchotskes Quirky Objects
By MAUREEN O'CONNER
Located in Houston, TX
of her paintings. Randi Hopkins, former assistant curator at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art
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2010s Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Divina Domina" - American Realism - Equine - Horse Painting - Rosa Bonheur
By Julie Ferris
Located in Atlanta, GA
textured hues of tan, yellow, brown and white. Echoing the spirit of masters of Equestrian art like Stubbs
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2010s American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Equestrian Sheet Music" - American Realism - Horse Painting - Rosa Bonheur
By Julie Ferris
Located in Atlanta, GA
American sculptor, Alexander Calder, “Why must art be static? The next step is sculpture in motion
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2010s American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

WPA Period American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
By Samuel David Lev-Landau
Located in Surfside, FL
Reisman. Worked primarily in oil and casein. Collections: Butler Institute of American Art Norfolk Museum
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Painting. Fortune Mag Cover Proposal. American Scene Realism Industrial
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. Fortune Mag Cover Proposal. American Scene Realism Industrial Antonio
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA
Located in New York, NY
House Beautiful Cover Proposal. American Scene Social Realism Industrial WPA Antonio Petruccelli
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

The Island, DANIEL RIDGWAY KNIGHT - American Impressionist, Realism, Landscape,
By Daniel Ridgway Knight
Located in London, GB
American artist Daniel Ridgway Knight was born in Pennsylvania and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in
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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

WPA Scene American Modernism 20th Century Workers Strike Realism Industrial
Located in New York, NY
WPA Scene American Modernism 20th Century Workers Strike Realism Industrial "Pawns" 16 x 20 inches
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century
By William Zorach
Located in New York, NY
Zorach” Our gallery, Helicline Fine Art, just launched our new digital exhibition: American Art: The
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1920s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism
By Dale Nichols
Located in New York, NY
"Winter" American Modernism WPA Regionalism Landscape Mid-Century Magic Realism. 30 x 40 inches
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1960s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Portrait of a Woman, " Leon Kroll, Mid-Century American Realism
By Leon Kroll
Located in Larchmont, NY
remained a painter of realism at a time when the American art world was moving rapidly into abstraction and
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1950s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit
By Max Arthur Cohn
Located in New York, NY
"NYC Subway" American Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Realism Cityscape Transit. 26 x 28 inches
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism
By Louis Bosa
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Railroad WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Rural Modern Realism Large oil on canvas
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Philip Evergood American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Still Life Interior
By Philip Evergood
Located in New York, NY
Interior with Man at Table American Modernism WPA Social Realism Modern Painting Philip Evergood
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

FLIGHT American Futurism Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Oil Painting Realism
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
FLIGHT American Futurism Modernism Scene WPA Mid-Century Oil Painting Realism Daniel Celentano
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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism industrial Colorful
Located in New York, NY
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism industrial Colorful "New York Subway
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

'Negro' — California WPA, 1930s Social Realism – African American Subject
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
278 mm). Created for the California Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project (WPA). Scarce
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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Swimming Hole" WPA 20th Century American Scene Realism Modernism Gay Figurative
By Kenneth Hayes Miller
Located in New York, NY
"Swimming Hole" WPA 20th Century American Scene Realism Modernism Gay Figurative. Signed lower
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Farm Buildings" Rural Modern WPA American Scene 20th Century Realism 1930
By Konrad Cramer
Located in New York, NY
"Farm Buildings" Rural Modern WPA American Scene 20th Century Realism 1930 20 x 24 inches, Oil on
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Crossroads - NYC America cityscape realism oil painting Contemporary
By Michael Steinbrick
Located in London, Chelsea
Contemporary realist artists Michael Steinbrick conveys the vibrant, stylish energy of a busy street scene through a depiction of neon vibrancy. The wind screen perspective is highly...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Television #2, WPA Figurative American Modernism Realism Mid-Century Color Field
By Harry Sternberg
Located in New York, NY
Television #2, WPA Figurative American Modernism Realism Mid-Century Color Field Harry Sternberg
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism
Located in New York, NY
Industrial Mid-20th Century WPA Modern Men Working American Scene Social Realism George Pearse
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1910s American Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Matinees Daily - American classic realism retro romantic cityscape architecture
By Todd Garner
Located in London, Chelsea
This original realism artwork by Todd Garner presents an urban Californian scene imbued with 1930’s
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan
By Daniel Ralph Celentano
Located in New York, NY
"A Marro" WPA Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism Modernism Ashcan. Signed lower right
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan
Located in New York, NY
Bathers 1940s Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism WPA Modern Ashcan Marion Gilmore
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1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Royal Street - American classic realism retro romantic cityscape architecture
By Todd Garner
Located in London, Chelsea
retro romantic realism, harking back to a time of the 30’s American detective novel. That doesn’t do
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

'Psychopathic Ward' — American Socially-Conscious Realism, 1940s
By Robert Riggs
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
', Stephen Coppel, The British Museum, 2008. 'American Graphics 1860-1940', The Philadelphia Museum of Art
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1940s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
Chess Players WPA Depression Era Mid-20th Century American Scene Realism Modern. Signed upper right
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism
By Kyra Markham
Located in New York, NY
"Sock Hop" Mid-Century American Modernism WPA Female Artist 20th Century Realism. 30 x 24 inches
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1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Nude Musicians" WPA Mid 20th Century American Modernism LGBT Social Realism Gay
Located in New York, NY
Carl Gustaf Simon Nelson, American (1898-1988) "Nude Musicians," 30 x 35 inches, oil on canvas
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Three Engineers, " Albert Pels, Men at Table with Compass, WPA, American Realism
By Albert Pels
Located in Larchmont, NY
the American School. At the Art Students League, Pels studied under Thomas Hart Benton, Kenneth Hayes
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1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

WPA Period "Coastal Village" American Modernist Realism Oil Painting
By Samuel David Lev-Landau
Located in Surfside, FL
Institute of American Art Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences (VA) Tel Aviv Museum of Art Exhibitions
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Green Fields / American realism, Dixon, green hills and sky
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Green and glowing 'Green Field' oil painting by Willard Dixon, who is one of our finest American
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Original Contemporary Academic Realism Dog Portrait Landscape American Female
By Jacqueline Welch
Located in Buffalo, NY
background and my interest in medieval painting and celtic art. The landscapes I create reflect hikes in
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Contemporary Academic Realism Dog Portrait Landscape American Female
By Jacqueline Welch
Located in Buffalo, NY
background and my interest in medieval painting and celtic art. The landscapes I create reflect hikes in
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Contemporary Academic Realism Dog Portrait Landscape American Female
By Jacqueline Welch
Located in Buffalo, NY
background and my interest in medieval painting and celtic art. The landscapes I create reflect hikes in
Category

2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF
By Anton Refregier
Located in New York, NY
"Hop Scotch" Mid 20th Century Social Realism WPA Modern American Scene 1950s SF, .30 1/4 x 22 1/4
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1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"Factory Town" Contemporary American Industrial Oil Painting Maine 1987 Realism
By Linden Frederick
Located in New York, NY
"Factory Town" Contemporary American Industrial Oil Painting Maine Realism. 20 1/2 x 29 inches
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1980s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Macintosh - Realism original modern technology Apple oil painting portrait art
By James Zamora
Located in London, Chelsea
several publications including New American Paintings West #114 and New American Paintings West #126
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Daffodils, Realism, Oil Painting, Realism, Floral Paintings , Gary Hernandez
Located in Houston, TX
specializing in Realism and Figurative Art. He specializes in representational art as seen in Venetian Holiday
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Streams of Serendipity - NYC America cityscape realism oil painting Contemporary
By Michael Steinbrick
Located in London, Chelsea
Contemporary realist artists Michael Steinbrick conveys the vibrant, stylish energy of a busy street scene through a depiction of neon vibrancy. The wind screen perspective is highly...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Animated Discourse" WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Realism Figurative
Located in New York, NY
"Animated Discourse" WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Realism Figurative. Chris Ritter
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1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

CATHERINE 6 - Contemporary Realism / Figurative Art / Blonde
By Stephen Wright
Located in New York, NY
Jenny Saville, his work also has a psychological presence not commonly found in American painting.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Waiting for the Bus in a Blizzard- WPA American Scene 1938 NYC Modernism Realism
By Maurice Kish
Located in New York, NY
Waiting for the Bus in a Blizzard- WPA American Scene 1938 NYC Modernism Realism. 16 x 16 inches
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Shimmering Realism, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thane Gorek's (US based) "Shimmering Realism" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a
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2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Manhattan Bridge" NYC American Scene Modernism Watercolor WPA Urban Realism
By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
Reginald Marsh "Manhattan Bridge" NYC American Scene Modernism Watercolor WPA Urban Realism, 20 x
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1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Guy Pene du Bois WPA American Modernism Realism NYC Scene Oil Lawyers in Court
By Guy Pène Du Bois
Located in New York, NY
Guy Pene du Bois' "Two Figures in Courtroom" is a WPA era American scene oil painting created in a
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1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Paper, Oil

Landscape American Hungarian European Modernism 1938 Realism Long Island WPA era
By Stephen Csoka
Located in New York, NY
Landscape American Hungarian European Modernism 1938 Realism Long Island WPA era. The canvas
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1930s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

WWI American Scene Ashcan Modern 20th Century Historical Realism Industrial WPA
By Gerrit Beneker
Located in New York, NY
WWI American Scene Ashcan Modern 20th Century Historical Realism Industrial WPA "Constant Driving
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1910s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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