Realist Paintings
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
Green Valley, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A gentle stream meanders through a valley, its calm water reflecting the sky and trees. The setting sun cast a soft glow in the distance, leaving the foreground...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"“Orientalist Scene"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Unidentified Artist
Orientalist Scene
Oil on canvas
Framed: 162 x 221 cm Canvas: 144 x 200 cm
This striking large-scale oil painting presents a dramatic Orientalist composition, ric...
Category
19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Landscape with the Baptism of Christ"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Attributed to Pietro Montanini (1626–1689, Perugia)
"Landscape with the Baptism of Christ"
Oil on canvas
Framed: 86 x 44 cm Canvas: 48 x 33 cm
This exquisite Baroque landscape, attr...
Category
16th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bumbling Bees
Located in Denver, CO
"Bumbling Bees" by Rita Spalding is a charming original oil created in 2010 depicting two bees with a poem in silver script in the background.
Rita Spalding was born in Beech Grove...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
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...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Cat Knows but Says Nothing
Located in Zofingen, AG
A woman sits in a sunlit room with soft geometric lines and a peaceful color palette of green, beige, and blue. A black cat rests on her lap, staring out the window at a calm, bl...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Snowdrops. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Snowdrops are the first flowers that appear in my garden. Their fragility and incredible tenderness are amazing. The various shades of white color of the flower, the reflections of t...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cat Therapy
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, we see a minimalist room with a huge window, beyond which stretches a sky filled with fluffy white clouds. Muted colors dominate—the blue of the sky contrasts beaut...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
David Smith (1939-) English Countryside large REALIST ORIGINAL Oil Painting
By David Smith
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: David Smith (1949-) British
TITLE: "The River Dove, Derbyshire"
SIGNED: lower right
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 102cm x 72cm framed
CONDITION: excellent
DETAIL: British ...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Let Them Eat Cake" (2014) by Suzy Smith, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
By Suzy Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Suzy Smith's "Let Them Eat Cake" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a female nude with a crown set against a backdrop inspired by a Wayne Thiebaud cake...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
"Last Light" - Oil on Canvas Winter Landscape with Sunset Mountains
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Harrison’s Last Light (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas that captures the fleeting beauty of twilight as it falls over a snow-covered plain and the rugged p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
In an embrace. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Japanese cherry“ is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of this flowering tree. My intention was to keep tenderness and fragility of flowers, a ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Meringues" (2015) by Suzy Smith, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
By Suzy Smith
Located in Denver, CO
Suzy Smith's "Meringues" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a portrait of a female nude set against a backdrop inspired by a Wayne Thiebaud pie painting...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
"Peach Communion" (2015) By Michael DeVore, Oil on Canvas Still Life Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Michael DeVore’s "Peach Communion" (2015) is a masterfully executed original oil on canvas painting that exemplifies the artist’s refined approach to classical still life. This conte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Field of Poppies - 2, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A field of red poppies bursts with vibrant color, illuminated by the golden hues of a setting sun. Bold strokes capture the depth and vitality of the scene. Pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
At work. 1950, oil on cardboard, 49x69 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At work. 1950, oil on cardboard, 49x69 cm
Socrealist artworks, women are sorting sprats
Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I)
His first professional education was at National Uni...
Category
1950s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Oil On Canvas " two ballerinas " By Maria Szantho with Frame
Located in Gavere, BE
"Two Ballerinas Oil On Canvas By Maria Szantho Frame"
Nice and large painting "two ballerinas", painted by the female artist Maria Szantho (1897 - 1998) Hungarian school.
Maria Szant...
Category
1960s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Faithful dog Looks Up to Peasant Girl, Fine Figurative Painting in Landscape
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Fine figurative oil painting of a barefoot peasant girl with rustic clothing and cloth holding back her hair. She is standing on a rocky path with her faithful dog. The figure of th...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Coffee & Tea, Oil Painting
By Nick Savides
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman sits on a bench, sipping her drink, outside of St. Mark’s Coffee & Tea in the East Village. The cafe’s red facade contrasts with the subdued urban e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Golden Tranquility' Forest Lake Scene by American Postwar 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
'Golden Tranquility' Forest Lake Scene by American Postwar 20th Century Artist, Phillip Cantrell, born in 1922. Original, Signed, Landscape, Vintage Oil Painting.
Art measures 16 x...
Category
20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Scottish Girl - Scottish 1940's art oil painting Glengarry Hat
Located in London, GB
This impressive British 1940's portrait oil painting is by noted artist Arthur Royce Bradbury. Painted in 1949 it is a half-length portrait of a young Scottish girl in a mountainous ...
Category
1940s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Conrado Lopez "Bolonia III" – 2024 Acrylic and Gold Leaf Beach Figurative Painti
Located in Denver, CO
Conrado Lopez presents “Bolonia III,” a 2024 original, handmade piece created with acrylic, gold leaf, and oil on canvas. Measuring 39.37 x 25.59 x 1.18 inches (100 x 65 x 3 cm), thi...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"In Repose" (2025) By Matt Talbert, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
By Matt Talbert
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "In Repose" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a brunette seated at a table in deep contemplation.
Artist bio/statement...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Peach - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
In Peach, Dani Humberstone presents a fruit at the height of it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Impasto Oil Painting of River Tree Scene British Postwar & Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Impasto Oil Painting of River Tree Scene British Postwar & Contemporary Artist, Terry Evans
Terry Evans is a British Postwar & Contemporary Painte...
Category
1990s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Original English Antique 19th / 20th Century oil painting PORTRAIT OF A GIRL
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: George Henry Grenville Manton (1855-1932) English
TITLE: "A Sketch From Life"
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIZE: 86cm x 76cm inc frame
CONDITION: original condition, images taken i...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionistic Moonlight Seascape OilPainting Michael Budden Mystical Monlight
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Mystical Moonlight
oil/panel
8 x 10 unframed 13.25 x 15.25 framed.
An oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful moonlit ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Still-life of Fruits" by Maria Meriggi - Oil on Copper - 30x24 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Maria Meriggi, born in 1935, is an Italian painter known for her evocative depictions of urban landscapes and everyday scenes, particularly those of Venice. Her notable works include...
Category
1970s Realist Paintings
Materials
Metal, Copper
English Landscape of Church, Farmhouse & Lake District Mountains in Background
Located in Preston, GB
English Landscape of Church & Farmhouse with the Lake District Mountains in the Background, by 20th Century British Artist, Michael Dent
Art measures 20 x 16 inches
Frame measures 2...
Category
20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique Oil Painting of Soldiers and Woman on the Street
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique oil painting of soldiers and woman on the street. Oil on board. Framed.
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Up the stairs to the garden of the heart. 2019, oil on canvas, 70x50 cm
By Igor Maikov
Located in Riga, LV
Igor Maikov (1966)
Education:
1981 - 1984 The Art Academy of Latvia
1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School
Exhibitions:
1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia
...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still life with Sea Fish on Table - Isaac Van Duynen
By Isaac Van Duynen
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Isaac van Duynen was a 17th century painter, specialized in fish still lifes. Born in Dordrecht, he settled in The Hague around 1650. We know from 17th century sources that his paint...
Category
17th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Black Sea. Ukraine
Located in Zofingen, AG
Two figures stand, facing the horizon, their eyes fixed on a missile flying horizontally. Its fiery trail cuts through the calm sky, and the moment hangs between “there’s still time”...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Lemons - Abstracted" (2025) By Quang Ho, Original Oil Still Life Painting
By Quang Ho
Located in Denver, CO
Quang Ho's "Lemons - Abstracted" (2025) is an oil on board painting that depicts a vibrant lemon tree.
About the artist:
Quang Ho was born on April 30, 1963, in Hue, Vietnam. He Imm...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Japanese cherry. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Japanese cherry“ is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of this flowering tree. My intention was to keep tenderness and fragility of flowers, a ...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Circa 1870s Dog Painting of a Terrier, by Jules Chardigny (1849-1892)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Dog Painting of a Terrier Jules Chardigny (1849-1892)
Circa 1870
Oil on wood panel.
8 1/8 x 5 5/8 (13 1/4 x 10 3/4 frame) inches
This is one of several examples of dogs bein...
Category
1880s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
White lilies" floral still life realism of the Volskya Liliyaily.
Located in Zofingen, AG
"White lilies" floral still life realism of the Volsky Lily. The painting is done in oil on canvas. It is written in 3 layers.
Flowers look very impressive on a dark background. Lil...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
Fig Fruit
Located in Oslo, NO
This small Still Life is horizontally composed with dark juicy fig fruits delicately contrasting to the white drapery they are resting on. Light shadow covers one half of fruit, lett...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Table top bottles still life painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Italian Still Life painting by unknown artist in the style of Giorgio Morandi.
Oil on panel, measuring 16 1/8 x 22 inches. ca. 1960s
Artist board and fixtures are Italian.
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Signed Antique American Realist Nude Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 26 by 34 inches overall and 20 by 28 painting alone. In excellent condition. Handsomely framed in a period ar...
Category
1930s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
River Dart in Devon in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
River Dart in Devon in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Victor Elford (1911 - 2003)
Art measures 36 x 24 inches
Frame measures 42 x 31 inches
Oil on canvas, ...
Category
20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique French Large Finely Framed 19th C Realist Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French realist flower still life painting by Jules Edouard Diart (1840 - 1890) . Oil on canvas. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a period go...
Category
1860s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"English Setter Puppies" Late 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of Two Dogs
Located in New York, NY
This work by Harry B. Tallman is a pertinent example of his vividly alive works portraying two English Setter Puppies with in a barn filled with hay. The details are truly exquisite,...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"LAKOTA SIOUX BRAVE" DEPICTED IN 1840s 60 X 36 CANVAS SIZE 67 x 43 FRAME SIZE!
Located in San Antonio, TX
E. Salazar
Texas Artist
Image Size: 60 x 36
Frame Size: 67 x 43
Medium: Oil
Painted 2025
"Lakota Sioux Brave" depicted 1840s
The Lakota; Lakota: Lakȟóta or Lakhóta) are a Native Ame...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Seascape Venice Oil Painting by Michael Budden Romantic Couple in a Gondola
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Reflections Of Venice is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a romantic canal ride for a couple created in an impressionistic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue Damson - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
In Grape, Dani Humberstone reduces the still life tradition to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
"Venetian Harbor Scene"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Venetian Harbor Scene
Artist: Karl Kaufmann (Austrian, 1843–1902)
Date: Late 19th century
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Framed: 40 × 72 cm
Unframed (sight): 34 × 63 cm
Signature:...
Category
Early 19th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
shellfish harvesters women on the beach Spain spanish seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
**Title**: Fisherwomen on the Beach
**Author**: Rafael Mumpao Hinojosa
**Technique**: Oil on canvas
**Canvas dimensions**: 25.6 x 31.9 in
**Framed dimensions**: 37.8 x 44.1 in
This artwork captures a beautiful costumbrist scene, focusing on traditions and everyday life. **Rafael Mumpao Hinojosa**, with his detailed and realistic style, draws inspiration from renowned painters such as **Joaquín Sorolla**, a master of light and movement, and **Julio Romero de Torres...
Category
1980s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Fisherman's Fight" oil painting, narrative realism, figures hauling boat in
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"The Fisherman Fight" is a realist oil on linen painting. It depicts five figures heaving a rope towards the right end of the painting. A sixth man, the left-most figure, has lost his grip and fallen into the water, onto a rock in the waves, as the men behind him braces to pick up the slack, their muscles strained against the weight. The man behind him, centered in the painting an wearing a yellow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Oranges #1" realistic still life painting, orange fruit with leaves
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Oranges #1" is a realistic oil painting on panel, depicting 3 ripe oranges and their branches resting on a rustic blue wall. Details in the light blue table background reveal nails ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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...
Category
1870s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Young Man in a Yellow Brocade Waistcoat', Paris, Munich, Danish Royal Academy
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Monogrammed lower right, 'DM' for David Monies (Danish, 1812-1894) and dated 1849.
Provenance: By descent in the family of the sitter, Peter Andreas Löser (1834–1857).
Framed in a su...
Category
1940s Realist Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Canvas, Oil
Marine Melody
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I depicted a young woman wading through shallow waters, her movements smooth and graceful. I focused on capturing the interaction of light with water and fabric, hi...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Portrait of a Handsome Beatnik
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mary Kiisel Greenwood (b.1924)
Studied: PAFA
Exhibited: Gross McCLeaf Gallery, Philadelphia
Portrait of a Beatnik, ca. 1955-60.
Oil on canvas measuring 12 x 16 inches.
Some w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Instruments"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
I bought this beautiful instrument. Tuner told me that the instrument was in perfect working order and sounded great. But the black lacquer on the piano looked old and worn from tim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Poor Girl – An Early Genre Scene by Julius Kronberg, 1873
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small, tenderly rendered painting— titled The Poor Girl (Den fattiga flickan)—offers a rare glimpse into Julius Kronberg’s early period, when he w...
Category
1870s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Birds of a Feather - original realism still life oil painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
Natalie Toplass’s Birds of a Feather is a sumptuous, baroque-inspired celebration of life, nature, and intricate beauty. Against a deep black background, an opulent arrangement of tu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Miniature Painting of Cattle Grazing in Ireland Countryside 20th Century Vintage
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Painting of Cattle Grazing in Ireland Countryside by 20th Century Irish Artist - Presented in an ornate vintage gold frame
Art measures 7 x 5 inches
Frame measures 11 x ...
Category
20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Wild Strawberry - original still life impressionism painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This elegantly framed artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
A quiet yet poignant study of nature’s simple beauty, Wil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Classical Horse Painting of a Grand Andalusia Evoking Strength and Warmth
Located in Charleston, US
Renowned equine artist Valarie Wolf presents "Trusted Friend," a stunning classical horse painting that captures the beauty, strength, and loyalty of the majestic Andalusian horse. C...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Oranges #1" realistic still life painting, orange fruit with leaves
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Oranges #1" is a realistic oil painting on panel, depicting 3 ripe oranges and their branches resting on a rustic blue wall. Details in the light blue table background reveal nails ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Afternoon. Workers with tractor by the river. Oil on canvas, 60, 5x78, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Afternoon. Oil on canvas, 60,5x78,5 cm
Work in the socialist realist manner. People workers and tractor by the river
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Soldier on horseback"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Attributed to Antonio Calza (1653–1725, Verona)
"Soldier on Horseback"
Oil on panel
Diameter: 26 cm
This striking oil painting on panel, attributed to the renowned Italian Baroque pa...
Category
16th Century Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Magnolia. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
These stunning magnolia placed in a transparent vase. A dark background helps to reveal delicate forms of flowers and capture the reactions of light with glass. The medium used is oi...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Marine Seascape Oil Painting Crashing Surf Atlantic Coast Maine
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique seascape oil painting on panel by the celebrated marine artist, Frederick Judd Waugh (1861-1940), depicting the Atlantic of the coast of Maine, circa 1910.
The painting is finely executed with bold and decisive brush strokes with crisp edges, one can almost hear the roar of the ocean as the surf crashes upon the rocks. The painting is signed lower right "Waugh" and is housed in the original carved & gilded frame.
Condition is very good indeed, this fine seascape by one of America's most acclaimed late 19th early 20th century marine artists is ready to grace your wall. The painting will be accompanied with a certicificate of authenticity & provenance.
Frederick Judd Waugh was an American artist, primarily known as a marine artist. During World War I, he designed ship camouflage for the U.S. Navy, under the direction of Everett L. Warner.
Waugh was the son of a well-known Philadelphia portrait painter, Samuel Waugh. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts with Thomas Eakins, and at the Académie Julian in Paris with Adolphe-William Bouguereau. After leaving Paris, he moved to England, residing on the island of Sark in the English Channel, where he made his living as a seascape painter. In 1898 he was recorded as living in Heath and Reach, Bedfordshire.
In 1908, Waugh returned to the U.S., settling in Montclair Heights, New Jersey. He had no studio until art collector William T. Evans (a railroad financier and President of the dry goods firm, Mills Gibbs Corporation) offered him one in exchange for one painting a year. In later years, he lived on Bailey Island, Maine, and in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Waugh’s marinescapes were highly acclaimed, garnering him the Popular Prize at the Carnegie International Exhibition for five years in a row, a feat accomplished by no other artist. In 1914, he was a judge of the art exhibit on Monhegan Island, Maine during the 1914 Ter-Centenary celebration of the Voyage of Captain John Smith.
In addition to his marinescapes, Waugh sometimes published work in periodicals, such as The Green Sheaf, to which he contributed at least one illustration. He also produced paintings and sketches on legendary and mythological themes; see, for instance, his 1921 sketch “Levitation in Dream No. 3”, and his c. 1912 painting “The Knight of the Holy Grail”.
In 1918, Waugh was recommended to serve as a camouflage artist (or camoufleur) for the U.S. Navy, as a member of the Design Section of its marine camouflage unit. That section was located in Washington, D.C., and was headed by American painter Everett L. Warner.
According to a biography of Waugh, “Many large ships, including the Leviathan, were painted according to his designs. Though the enterprise was of course a team effort in which no man played a solo part, he had every reason to be proud of his record. Only one ship with his system of camouflage was lost during the war”.
Waugh was known to produce literary work, publishing a short poem in Pamela Colman Smith’s short-lived periodical The Green Sheaf; a fairy tale in The English Illustrated Magazine; and, in 1916, the book The Clan of Munes...
Category
1910s Realist Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Pocket Red Pomegranate - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
Rich, vibrant, and bursting with life, this striking still lif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
shellfish harvesters women on the beach Spain spanish seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
**Title**: Fisherwomen on the Beach
**Author**: Rafael Mumpao Hinojosa
**Technique**: Oil on canvas
**Canvas dimensions**: 25.6 x 31.9 in
**Framed dimensions**: 37.8 x 44.1 in
This artwork captures a beautiful costumbrist scene, focusing on traditions and everyday life. **Rafael Mumpao Hinojosa**, with his detailed and realistic style, draws inspiration from renowned painters such as **Joaquín Sorolla**, a master of light and movement, and **Julio Romero de Torres...
Category
1980s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Oracle" (2024) By Allen Williams, Original Oil Nude Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Oracle" (2024) by Allen Williams is an original oil painting on a sealed illustration board that depicts an eerie portrait of a nude female figure. Thi...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Preparing for ballet classes
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've captured the quiet intensity and discipline of ballet practice. The focus and dedication of the dancers are rendered through soft, precise strokes, reflect...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lemons. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Lemons” is an ode to the simple pleasures of life, inviting viewers to appreciate the inherent beauty in everyday objects. The central place is occupied by a plate of lemons with le...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"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...
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"The Bather" (2024) Oil Painting by Karen Offutt, Female Portrait, Nude
By Karen Offutt
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offutt's (US based) "The Bather" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female in a landscape, bathed in light, with a towel draped around her. The painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Realist paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Realist paintings 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 paintings 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 Michael Budden, Su Yu, Olga Antonova, and Mark Hunter. 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available.