$6,786
H 27.56 in W 36.03 in D 1.28 in
The Maamturk Mountains From Recess Connemara Ireland Framed Irish Watercolor
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Frank J. Egginton. British ( b.1908 - d.1990 ). The Maamturk Mountains From Recess, Connemara
Watercolor
$3,057Sale Price|35% Off
H 28 in W 36 in D 2 in
River Landscape of Glenfinnan in the Scottish Highlands by 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
of Frank Egginton (1908-1990), whose oeuvre Robert's style is very close to. Robert paints in
Oil, Canvas, Cotton, Cotton Canvas, Board
$6,221 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$228,912Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Other
$1,200Sale Price|25% Off
H 18 in W 30 in D 0.75 in
Maxfield Parrish Iconic Art Deco Original 1923 Print "Daybreak"
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Miami, FL
Maxfield Parrish Iconic Art Deco Original 1923 Print "Daybreak" Offered for sale in an original Maxfield Parrish iconic American art deco framed 1923 print. This print is framed wi...
Wire
$7,711Sale Price|40% Off
H 21.66 in W 26.78 in
Ruins Landscape Codazzi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Roma Italy
By Niccolò Codazzi (Naples, 1642 - Genoa, 1693)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Roman school late 17th - early 18th century - Follower of Niccolò Codazzi (Naples, 1642 - Genoa, 1693) Pair of fantastic architectural whims with classical ruins and figures Oils on...
Oil
$5,167Sale Price|35% Off
H 8 in W 10 in
Antique English 19th century marine scene
By William Anderson
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding English late 18th / early 19th century marine scene by one of Britain's best known and sought after painters. William (or Wiliam) Anderson (1757 – 27 May 1837) was a Scot...
Oil, Wood Panel
$7,419Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 36 in D 2 in
Seascape with Boats Storm Coming - Scottish 19thC exh impressionist oil painting
By Joseph Henderson
Located in Hagley, England
This dramatic Scottish Impressionist 19th century oil painting is by noted Scottish artist Joseph Henderson. Painted in 1876 it was exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy the same y...
Oil
$1,973Sale Price|40% Off
H 29 in W 41 in D 2.5 in
Loch Katrine in the Scottish Highlands Realist Landscape Vintage Oil Painting
By William McGregor
Located in Preston, GB
Loch Katrine in the Scottish Highlands Landscape Vintage Painting. A beautiful realist oil painting of the Scottish Highlands from a highly respected British Artist. Art measures 36...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$13,912Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 28.75 in D 1 in
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Panel Angelic Visitation to Figures
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Angelic Visitation Dutch School, mid 17th century circle of Rembrandt (Dutch 1606-1669) oil on wooden panel, framed in faux tortoiseshell style frame. framed: 25 x 28.75 painting...
Oil, Wood Panel
$6,000
H 21.5 in W 25.25 in D 1.7 in
Late Summer's Day, impressionist, early 20th century, Scottish oil on canvas
By William Miller Frazer
Located in Hillsborough, NC
A Summer’s Day by William Miller Frazer (1864-1961) impressionist Scottish artist whose work was widely appreciated, collected and exhibited in major venues throughout the UK. The ta...
Oil
$2,123Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 38 in
Huge Antique British Signed Oil Extensive River Landscape Hilly Views, framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Winding River Valley by George Mulready Freezor (British, 1865-1962) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 32 x 38 inches canvas: 29 x 33 inches provenance: private UK collection...
Canvas, Oil
$1,592Sale Price|40% Off
H 20 in W 34 in D 2 in
Seascape Painting of the Devon Coastline at Sunrise on South Coast of England
Located in Preston, GB
Seascape Painting of the Devon Coastline at Sunrise on the South Coast of England, by 20th Century British Artist, Bob Tucker. Art measures 30 x 16 inches Frame measures 34 x 20 i...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$6,261
H 26.75 in W 22.75 in D 2.5 in
19th Century landscape oil painting of cattle & sheep in the Highlands
By Charles Jones (b.1836)
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Charles Jones British, (1836-1892) Cattle & Sheep in the Scottish Highlands Oil on panel, signed with monogram & dated (18)75, further inscribed verso Image size: 19.75 inches x 15.7...
Oil, Panel
$1,742Sale Price|20% Off
H 11 in W 18 in
The Mourne Mountains County Down Ireland Signed Original Irish Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Irish School, second half 20th century, signed H.J Foy Mourne Mountains (County Down, Ireland) between Hilltown & Newcastle - inscribed verso oil on board, framed 11 x 18 inches 9.5...
Oil
$6,738
H 24.25 in W 32.5 in D 3 in
19th Century landscape oil painting of cattle by a Kent stream
By William Sidney Cooper
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
William Sidney Cooper British, (1854-1927) At Marshside, Kent Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1920, inscribed in pencil verso Image size: 15.5 inches x 23.5 inches Size including fram...
Canvas, Oil
$2,127Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in W 21 in D 2 in
Painting of a Beautiful Rural Countryside River Scene with Birds in Ireland
Located in Preston, GB
Unique Original Painting of a Beautiful Rural Countryside River Scene with Birds in Ireland. Oil on canvas, signed. Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame measures 21 x 17 inches Spe...
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
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.
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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.
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