$1,358Sale Price|20% Off
Original Oil Painting of River Landscape in Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist
By Manson Blair
Located in Preston, GB
Original Oil Painting of a River Landscape in County Tyrone, Ireland, by Irish Artist, Manson Blair. Presented in the original ornate frame.
Canvas, Oil
Glendun River in Northern Ireland, Oil on Canvas by 20th Century Artist, 1985
By Manson Blair
Located in Preston, GB
Glendun River in Northern Ireland, Oil on Canvas, Circa 1985, by 20th Century Irish Artist, Manson Blair. Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame measures 20 x 16 inches A beautifully ob...
Canvas, Glass, Paint, Oil, Board
$2,010Sale Price|20% Off
Original Oil Painting Slemish Mountain County Antrim Ireland by Irish Artist
By Manson Blair
Located in Preston, GB
Original Oil Painting Slemish Mountain County Antrim Ireland by Irish Artist, Manson Blair Art measures 12 x 9 inches Frame measures 15 x 12 inches Born in 1947 near Ballyclare i...
Canvas, Oil
$1,358Sale Price|20% Off
Mother & Child at a Beach on West Coast of Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist
By Manson Blair
Located in Preston, GB
Mother & Child at a Beach on the West Coast of Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist, Manson Blair. Presented in a high quality vintage gold frame with green insert and cream moun...
Canvas, Oil, Glass, Paint, Board
Sold
H 11 in W 13 in D 2 in
Original Oil Painting of Snow Landscape in Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist
By Manson Blair
Located in Preston, GB
Original Oil Painting of Snow Landscape in Ireland, by Irish Artist, Manson Blair. This piece would be an ideal miniature Christmas gift, a truly beautiful artwork in the flesh.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 17 in W 21 in D 3 in
Original Oil Painting of the River Dun in County Antrim Ireland by Irish Artist
By Manson Blair
Located in Preston, GB
Original Oil Painting of the River Dun in County Antrim Ireland by Irish Artist, Manson Blair Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame measures 21 x 17 inches Born in 1947 near Ballyclar...
Canvas, Oil
$1,081Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 24 in D 1 in
Cottages by the Sea in Ireland Vintage Oil Painting by 20th Century Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Cottages by the Sea in Ireland Vintage Oil Painting by 20th Century Irish Artist, Louis Humphrey. Humphrey was born in 1955 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Cottage by the Sea in Irela...
Oil, Board
$1,969
H 17.5 in W 24.5 in D 2.5 in
Painting of Mountain Path by Lake in Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist
By Robert B Higgins
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of Mountain Path by Lake in Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist Art measures 16 x 9 inches Frame measures 24.5 x 17.5 inches A beautifully atmospheric mid 20th century Ir...
Oil, Board, Canvas, Wood
$950
H 19 in W 21 in D 2.5 in
Antique Impressionist English River Landscape - Original Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Soquel, CA
Antique Impressionist English River Landscape - Original Oil Painting, Signed Beautiful antique landscape by Christopher Mark Haskell (British, b. 1849 d. 1933.) A river sits in the...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$7,809
H 27.5 in W 37.5 in D 3 in
19th Century landscape oil painting of a river glen
By William Mellor
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
William Mellor British, (1851-1931) A River Glen Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 19 inches x 29 inches Size including frame: 27.5 inches x 37.5 inches A lovely landscape painting ...
Canvas, Oil
$3,071
H 17 in W 28.5 in D 3 in
Oil Painting of Snowdon Mountains & Lakes in Wales by Modern British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of Snowdon Mountains & Lakes in Wales by Modern British Artist Charles Wyatt Warren (1908-1983) Art measures 21.5 x 9.25 inches Frame measures 28.5 x 17 inches Charle...
Oil, Board, Mixed Media
$1,779
H 27.5 in W 35 in
Scottish Highlands Mountain & Coastal Far Reaching View Oil Painting Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Scottish Highland Coastal Landscape British School, 20th century indistinctly signed and dated '93 Oil on canvas, framed Framed: 27.5 x 35 inches Canvas: 25.5 x 32 inches Provenance:...
Oil
$1,544Sale Price|35% Off
H 25 in W 35 in D 3 in
Vintage Oil Painting of a Tree-Lined River Landscape in the Irish Countryside
By Allan Ardies
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage Oil Painting of a Tree-Lined River Landscape in the Irish Countryside by 20th Century Artist, Allan Ardies (1918 - 2014). An impressionist vintage original oil on canvas in g...
Canvas, Oil
$2,648
H 18.9 in W 24.41 in
Lake Landscape - Fine English Dartmoor Devon Antique Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very beautiful early 20th century oil on canvas landscape depicting a lake with hills beyond, by Frederick John Widgery. The location is likely to be Dartmoor National Park in De...
Canvas, Oil
$1,663Sale Price|30% Off
H 20 in W 24 in D 2 in
Painting of Mountain Cottages by River in Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist
By Robert B Higgins
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of Mountain Cottages by River in Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 24 x 20 inches This captivating oil painting portrays a ...
Oil, Board
$2,241
H 18 in W 24 in D 3 in
Oil Painting by Charles Leader "North Wales Landscape"
By Charles Leader
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Charles Leader "North Wales Landscape" flourished 1890-1910 Painter of atmospheric landscapes in his soft impressionistic manner reminiscent of Benjamin Williams's Le...
Oil
$1,272Sale Price|25% Off
H 17.5 in W 21.5 in D 2.5 in
Sheep by an Idyllic Tree Lined River Landscape in Ireland by Modern Irish Artist
By Frank Fitzsimons
Located in Preston, GB
Sheep by an Idyllic Tree Lined River Landscape in Ireland by Modern 20th Century Irish Artist, Frank Fitzsimons Art measures 18 x 14 inches Frame measure 21.5 x 17.5 inches Frank...
Canvas, Oil
$760Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.6 in W 18.12 in D 1.97 in
Leslie Campbell Mourne Mountains Landscape Slieve Bearnagh Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title Leslie Campbell Mourne Mountains Landscape Slieve Bearnagh Oil Painting Key Details Artist: Leslie Campbell (Irish, contemporary) Medium: Oil on board Size: 32 x 46 cm (framed...
Oil
$943
H 15.5 in W 17.5 in D 2 in
Oil Painting of River Scene in Northern Ireland, Oil on Canvas, by Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of River Scene in Northern Ireland, Oil on Canvas, by Irish Artist, Jean Harrison. Art measures 12 x 10 inches Frame measures 17.5 x 15.5 inches Oil on Canvas, Frame...
Canvas, Oil, Paint
$1,426Sale Price|40% Off
H 25 in W 35 in D 3 in
Oil Painting of a Tree-Lined River Lake Landscape in the Irish Countryside
By Allan Ardies
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of a Tree-Lined River Lake Landscape in the Irish Countryside by 20th Century Artist, Allan Ardies (1918 - 2014). An impressionist vintage original oil on canvas in good...
Canvas, Oil
$1,629Sale Price|22% Off
H 29 in W 41 in D 3 in
Oil Painting by "A Stream near Buxton"
By Henry William Henley
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Henry William Henley "A Stream near Buxton" 1877 -1892 Henry William Henley was a Birmingham painter of Midlands and North Wales views. Oil on canvas signed and in o...
Oil
$461
H 14.18 in W 18.51 in D 1.58 in
Original Scottish Realist late 20thC oil painting of a wooded burn / stream
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Peter Barker RSMA (1954-) British TITLE: "Low Autumn Light On The Dall Burn, Rannoch, Perthshire Scotland" SIGNED: lower right MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: 47cm x 36cm inclus...
Oil
$1,495
H 25 in W 21 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Landscape Signed Giltwood Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist winter landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 25 by 21 inches overall, and 16 by 13 painting alone. Handsomely framed in wi...
Oil, Board
$4,291Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 17 in D 2 in
Early 20th Century Oil of French Stone Building entitled Interieur et Exteriuer
By Charles Perron
Located in Preston, GB
Early 20th Century Oil of French Stone Building entitled 'Interieur et Exteriuer' by the Award-Winning French Artist, Charles Perron (1893 – 1958). Presented in a beautiful ornate p...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$2,500
H 14 in W 17 in D 1.25 in
"Bush Lupine" Colorful Impressionistic Spring Time Landscape Oil Painting Framed
By David Chapple
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist pastoral landscape with beautiful color tones throughout. David Chapple has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed much ...
Oil, Board, Canvas
$1,102Sale Price|35% Off
H 12.5 in W 14.5 in D 2.2 in
Horse next to River in the Woods of the English Countryside by British Artist
By Michael Morris
Located in Preston, GB
Horse next to River in the Woods of the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Michael Morris (1938-2010) Art measures 10 x 8 inches Frame measures 13 x 11 inches T...
Canvas, Oil
$1,142Sale Price|35% Off
H 15 in W 19 in D 2 in
Lush Green English Countryside with Cottage & River by British Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Lush Green English Countryside with Cottage & River by British Landscape Artist, Lesley Hammett (Born 1955) Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame measures 19 x 15 inches This pai...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$1,781Sale Price|25% Off
H 25 in W 35 in D 2 in
Mountain View of a Lush Green Valley in the English Lake District Vintage Oil
By Arthur Terry Blamires
Located in Preston, GB
Mountain View of a Lush Green Valley in the English Lake District - Vintage Oil Painting by 20th Century Modern British Landscape Artist, Arthur Terry Blamires (b. 1930) Art measure...
Oil, Board
$864Sale Price|20% Off
H 19 in W 23 in D 3 in
Rowing on a Lake in the Irish Mountain Landscape with Lush Green Trees Ireland
By William Yeaman
Located in Preston, GB
Rowing on a Lake in the Irish Mountain Landscape with Lush Green Trees in Ireland, by 20th Century Artist, William Yeaman. Original, Oil on Canvas presented in an ornate frame. Art ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,102Sale Price|35% Off
H 22 in W 28 in D 2 in
Vintage 20th Century Painting of Lush Green Ireland Village by Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage 20th Century Painting of Lush Green Ireland Village by Irish Artist, Liam Reilly Art measures 24 x 18 inches Frame measures 28 x 22 inches This stunning painting captures t...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$3,221Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 30 in D 2.992 in
Horse Drawn Plough with Two Horses Ploughman and Dog by British Landscape Artist
By James Wright
Located in Preston, GB
Horse Drawn Plough with Two Horses, Ploughman and his Dog. Signed, Oil on Canvas, housed in a gilt frame, by British Landscape Artist, James Wright. Art measures 24 x 16 inches Fram...
Canvas, Oil
$2,444
H 22.05 in W 33.86 in
Sunset on the Cheshire Plain - Large Impressionist Horses in Landscape Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large signed and dated 1943 English impressionsit oil on board depicting horses in a landscape at sunset, by William Ongley Miller. Excellent quality and condition atmos...
Oil
$1,629Sale Price|20% Off
H 22 in W 26 in D 3 in
Oil Painting of a Trout Run in a Woodland River in the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of a Trout Run in a Woodland River in the English Countryside by 20th Century Artist, John Caesar Smith (British, Born 1930) Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measure...
Canvas, Oil
$1,358Sale Price|20% Off
H 10 in W 12 in D 2.5 in
Painting of a Mountain in Lake District England by 20th Century British Artist
By James Wright
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of a Mountain in Lake District England by 20th Century British Landscape Artist, James Wright. Signed, Original, Oil on Canvas, housed in a beautiful ornate gold frame. Prov...
Canvas, Oil
$916Sale Price|25% Off
H 10 in W 13 in D 1.5 in
Vintage River Landscape Oil in English Countryside - 20th Century British Art
By Don Micklethwaite
Located in Preston, GB
Vintage River Landscape Oil in English Countryside - 20th Century British Art Art measures 11 x 7.5 inches Frame measures 13 x 10 inches Don Micklethwaite is a British Postwar &a...
Oil, Board
$1,544Sale Price|35% Off
H 20 in W 30 in D 2.5 in
River Landscape with Highland Cows & Sheep in the Scottish Mountains
By Wendy Reeves
Located in Preston, GB
River Landscape with Highland Cows & Sheep in the Scottish Mountains by 20th Century British Artist, Wendy Reeves. Original, Oil on canvas, Signed Art measures 24 x 14 inches Fr...
Canvas, Oil
$1,738Sale Price|20% Off
H 11 in W 18 in
The Mourne Mountains County Down Ireland Signed Original Irish Oil Painting
By Irish artist
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
$1,985Sale Price|25% Off
H 17 in W 21 in D 2 in
Painting of a Beautiful Rural Countryside River Scene with Birds in Ireland
By Spencer Coleman
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.
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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Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
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A hyperrealist canvas by Heinz Schönhammer transforms a café classic into an unforgettable still life.
With a solo show at the Denver Art Museum and a commission from the Met, the Cree Canadian painter has become an international sensation.