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Lieu Commun Colosseo, Oil Pastel, Photorealistic Drawing, Colosseum in Rome
Lieu Commun Colosseo, Oil Pastel, Photorealistic Drawing, Colosseum in Rome

Lieu Commun Colosseo, Oil Pastel, Photorealistic Drawing, Colosseum in Rome

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel

Far from the Cities, Oil Pastel, Contemporary Coastal Landscape with Pine Trees
Far from the Cities, Oil Pastel, Contemporary Coastal Landscape with Pine Trees

Far from the Cities, Oil Pastel, Contemporary Coastal Landscape with Pine Trees

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Oil Pastel

Doux Horizon, Signed Pastel Drawing on Archival Paper, 50x40 cm
Doux Horizon, Signed Pastel Drawing on Archival Paper, 50x40 cm

Doux Horizon, Signed Pastel Drawing on Archival Paper, 50x40 cm

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Paper, Charcoal

Blooming Wisteria Study, Original Mixed-Media Floral Drawing in Soft Violet Tone
Blooming Wisteria Study, Original Mixed-Media Floral Drawing in Soft Violet Tone

Blooming Wisteria Study, Original Mixed-Media Floral Drawing in Soft Violet Tone

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil Crayon, Archival Paper, Oil Pastel

Window over the Lake, Contemporary Landscape Drawing, Modern Interior
Window over the Lake, Contemporary Landscape Drawing, Modern Interior

Window over the Lake, Contemporary Landscape Drawing, Modern Interior

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Oil Crayon, Pastel, Archival Paper, Color Pencil

En Paix - Contemporary Oil Painting on Wood, Signed, 24x18 cm
En Paix - Contemporary Oil Painting on Wood, Signed, 24x18 cm

En Paix - Contemporary Oil Painting on Wood, Signed, 24x18 cm

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Classic 1990's Yellow Taxi at Night & Grey Skyscrapers in New York City Street.
Classic 1990's Yellow Taxi at Night & Grey Skyscrapers in New York City Street.

Classic 1990's Yellow Taxi at Night & Grey Skyscrapers in New York City Street.

By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

Angela Wakefield is celebrated internationally for her urban realism, with works in private collections across Europe and the United States.

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Plage des Jaunais, Original Drawing Landscape, Sea Scape, French coast
Plage des Jaunais, Original Drawing Landscape, Sea Scape, French coast

Plage des Jaunais, Original Drawing Landscape, Sea Scape, French coast

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Water...

Materials

Oil Crayon, Archival Paper

Heather on Rock, Oil Pastel, French Landscape, Sky with Clouds
Heather on Rock, Oil Pastel, French Landscape, Sky with Clouds

Heather on Rock, Oil Pastel, French Landscape, Sky with Clouds

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Still Life with Red Cherries, Original Oil painting, Contemporary Art
Still Life with Red Cherries, Original Oil painting, Contemporary Art

Still Life with Red Cherries, Original Oil painting, Contemporary Art

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Garden Sounds Interior Oil Painting, 65x81 cm, 2026
Garden Sounds Interior Oil Painting, 65x81 cm, 2026

Garden Sounds Interior Oil Painting, 65x81 cm, 2026

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

Fenêtre Sur Mer, Framed Oil Painting on Linen, Signed, 2025, 37x45 cm
Fenêtre Sur Mer, Framed Oil Painting on Linen, Signed, 2025, 37x45 cm

Fenêtre Sur Mer, Framed Oil Painting on Linen, Signed, 2025, 37x45 cm

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

Lilac Bouquet Oil Painting on Linen, Contemporary Still Life, Signed
Lilac Bouquet Oil Painting on Linen, Contemporary Still Life, Signed

Lilac Bouquet Oil Painting on Linen, Contemporary Still Life, Signed

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil, Linen

May Green, Contemporary Impressionist-inspired Oil Pastel, Signed 30x42cm
May Green, Contemporary Impressionist-inspired Oil Pastel, Signed 30x42cm

May Green, Contemporary Impressionist-inspired Oil Pastel, Signed 30x42cm

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Après la Pluie, French Contemporary Seascape, Oil painting
Après la Pluie, French Contemporary Seascape, Oil painting

Après la Pluie, French Contemporary Seascape, Oil painting

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Light and Silence, Mixed Media, French Contemporary Art, Interior Scene
Light and Silence, Mixed Media, French Contemporary Art, Interior Scene

Light and Silence, Mixed Media, French Contemporary Art, Interior Scene

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Oil on Board Painting of a Casual Ball Game, attributed to Allan Rohan Crite
Oil on Board Painting of a Casual Ball Game, attributed to Allan Rohan Crite

Oil on Board Painting of a Casual Ball Game, attributed to Allan Rohan Crite

By Allan Rohan Crite

Located in San Francisco, CA

The background showcases industrial or school architecture, anchoring the scene firmly within an urban neighborhood setting. STYLE: Characterized by Crite's signature narrative urba...

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Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Respiration Original Oil Painting on Linen, Signed, Framed, 46 x 33 cm
Respiration Original Oil Painting on Linen, Signed, Framed, 46 x 33 cm

Respiration Original Oil Painting on Linen, Signed, Framed, 46 x 33 cm

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

Refugee from England ( Memories), 20th Century Contemporary Acrylic

Refugee from England ( Memories), 20th Century Contemporary Acrylic

By Graham Dean

Located in London, GB

His current works are more visceral, still depicting the presence of the human body in space although that space is now altogether less defined.  The urban realism of his early days ...

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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sunset, Rive secrète, Original Pastel Seascape, Luminous Coastal Landscape
Sunset, Rive secrète, Original Pastel Seascape, Luminous Coastal Landscape

Sunset, Rive secrète, Original Pastel Seascape, Luminous Coastal Landscape

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

Amaryllis. Oil on Linen. Colorful still-life : Flowers, Interior, Plant
Amaryllis. Oil on Linen. Colorful still-life : Flowers, Interior, Plant

Amaryllis. Oil on Linen. Colorful still-life : Flowers, Interior, Plant

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Paint, Oil

Escalier C, Original Mixed Media, Staircase, Contemporary Art, Framed
Escalier C, Original Mixed Media, Staircase, Contemporary Art, Framed

Escalier C, Original Mixed Media, Staircase, Contemporary Art, Framed

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

His works, imbued with poetry and sensitivity, oscillate between realism and fiction, a duality that nurtures a profound exploration of the beauty of plant forms and urban architectu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Parisian Street Scene Signed Limited Edition Lithograph, French Urban Landscape
Parisian Street Scene Signed Limited Edition Lithograph, French Urban Landscape

Parisian Street Scene Signed Limited Edition Lithograph, French Urban Landscape

By Josep Maria Vayreda Canadell

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Although closely connected with this artistic heritage, Vayreda Canadell developed a highly personal form of figurative realism. Urban landscapes became an important part of his work...

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1990s Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Large Contemporary Landscape Painting of New York City in Acrylic, 40 x 30 in
Large Contemporary Landscape Painting of New York City in Acrylic, 40 x 30 in

Large Contemporary Landscape Painting of New York City in Acrylic, 40 x 30 in

By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

Drawing upon the tradition of American urban realism while retaining a distinctly contemporary sensibility, Wakefield uses bold passages of turquoise, magenta, crimson and gold to cr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Acrylic, Oil, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Paint, Linen, Canvas

Ken Keeley, Times Square Day, 1995

Ken Keeley, Times Square Day, 1995

By Ken Keeley

Located in Fairfield, CT

From the Ashcan School and the urban realism of Edward Hopper to the Precisionist paintings of Charles Sheeler and the Photorealist cityscapes of Richard Estes, American artists have...

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1990s Photorealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Serigraph

Ken Keeley, 34th Street, 1995

Ken Keeley, 34th Street, 1995

By Ken Keeley

Located in Fairfield, CT

From the Ashcan School and the urban realism of Edward Hopper to the Precisionist paintings of Charles Sheeler and the Photorealist cityscapes of Richard Estes, American artists have...

Category

1990s Photorealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Serigraph

Fenêtre sur lac, Modern Interior with Lake View, Oil painting, Contemporary Art
Fenêtre sur lac, Modern Interior with Lake View, Oil painting, Contemporary Art

Fenêtre sur lac, Modern Interior with Lake View, Oil painting, Contemporary Art

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Playa Del Ray, Contemporary Realism Oil on Canvas, 80 x 80 Cityscape
Playa Del Ray, Contemporary Realism Oil on Canvas, 80 x 80 Cityscape

Playa Del Ray, Contemporary Realism Oil on Canvas, 80 x 80 Cityscape

By Nathan Neven

Located in London, Chelsea

Painted in rich oils on canvas, the work brings together the tranquil blues of the ocean and sky with the clean architectural lines of the surrounding buildings, creating a harmoniou...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism
Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism

Boys Swimming Industrial Landscape WPA Mid 20th Century Social Realism Modernism

By Henry Ernst Schnakenberg

Located in New York, NY

His teachers at the Art Students League probably played the most influential role in shaping his career with their emphasis on the urban scene and realism with more or less gritty de...

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vue sur le Jardin, Mixed Media, Mid-Century Inspired Interior Scene, Garden View
Vue sur le Jardin, Mixed Media, Mid-Century Inspired Interior Scene, Garden View

Vue sur le Jardin, Mixed Media, Mid-Century Inspired Interior Scene, Garden View

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Since his early age Gabriel Riesnert has been fascinated by the beauty of plant forms and urban architectural lines. His passion pushes him to a practice of painting and drawing betw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Paper, Mixed Media

American depiction of the artist's family, Ashcan, 1916
American depiction of the artist's family, Ashcan, 1916

American depiction of the artist's family, Ashcan, 1916

By George Wesley Bellows

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Following the birth of his daughters Anne (1910) and Jean (1915), domestic subjects increasingly complemented the urban realism for which he had become famous. Rather than depicting ...

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1910s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Ola Night Magic : Pandasan's Tokyo Serenade
Ola Night Magic : Pandasan's Tokyo Serenade

Ola Night Magic : Pandasan's Tokyo Serenade

By Hiro Ando

Located in PARIS, FR

The artist juxtaposes photographic urban realism with graphic intervention, blurring the boundary between documentary observation and poetic fiction.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Geoirge Bellows, Emma, Elsie and Gene, 1921, White Gold Leaf frame, Family Portr
Geoirge Bellows, Emma, Elsie and Gene, 1921, White Gold Leaf frame, Family Portr

Geoirge Bellows, Emma, Elsie and Gene, 1921, White Gold Leaf frame, Family Portr

By George Wesley Bellows

Located in Fairlawn, OH

After 1910 Bellows gradually abandoned the stark urban realism and dark palette characteristic of his early work and gravitated toward painting landscapes, seascapes, and portraits.

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1920s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Flowers in Light' — WPA Era American Modernism, Signed Lithograph
'Flowers in Light' — WPA Era American Modernism, Signed Lithograph

'Flowers in Light' — WPA Era American Modernism, Signed Lithograph

By Beulah Stevenson

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

These varied influences contributed to an artistic vision that combined the directness of American urban realism with an increasingly modernist concern for structure, pattern, and ab...

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1930s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pandasan's Nocturnal Journey in Kotsu Taxi : Midnight Sakura Ride
Pandasan's Nocturnal Journey in Kotsu Taxi : Midnight Sakura Ride

Pandasan's Nocturnal Journey in Kotsu Taxi : Midnight Sakura Ride

By Hiro Ando

Located in PARIS, FR

The painting reveals Ando’s capacity to synthesize sculpture, manga aesthetics, and urban realism into a coherent Neo Pop language. Pandasan functions as both ironic mascot and prote...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

New York - Chrysler building, Original oil painting, Abstract Cityscape-Artwork
New York - Chrysler building, Original oil painting, Abstract Cityscape-Artwork

New York - Chrysler building, Original oil painting, Abstract Cityscape-Artwork

Located in London, Chelsea

This interplay between structure and spontaneity allows his paintings to move naturally between urban realism and atmospheric abstraction. Light plays a particularly important role ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

New York, Downtown Night II, Original oil painting, Abstract Cityscape-Artwork
New York, Downtown Night II, Original oil painting, Abstract Cityscape-Artwork

New York, Downtown Night II, Original oil painting, Abstract Cityscape-Artwork

Located in London, Chelsea

The artwork is particularly appealing to collectors of original New York paintings, contemporary cityscapes, urban art, abstract realism and atmospheric cityscape paintings.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Alone I Rise, Original oil painting, Abstract Cityscape-figurative Artwork
Alone I Rise, Original oil painting, Abstract Cityscape-figurative Artwork

Alone I Rise, Original oil painting, Abstract Cityscape-figurative Artwork

Located in London, Chelsea

This interplay between structure and spontaneity allows his paintings to move naturally between urban realism and atmospheric abstraction. Light plays a particularly important role ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Into the Void XVI, Contemporary Abstract Female Portrait painting, Oil on canvas
Into the Void XVI, Contemporary Abstract Female Portrait painting, Oil on canvas

Into the Void XVI, Contemporary Abstract Female Portrait painting, Oil on canvas

Located in London, Chelsea

This interplay between structure and spontaneity allows his paintings to move naturally between urban realism and atmospheric abstraction. Light plays a particularly important role ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Into the Void XXI, Contemporary Abstract Female Portrait painting, Oil on canvas
Into the Void XXI, Contemporary Abstract Female Portrait painting, Oil on canvas

Into the Void XXI, Contemporary Abstract Female Portrait painting, Oil on canvas

Located in London, Chelsea

This interplay between structure and spontaneity allows his paintings to move naturally between urban realism and atmospheric abstraction. Light plays a particularly important role ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

A Post-War, Modern Southwestern Realist Landscape Oil, Studio Window, New Mexico
A Post-War, Modern Southwestern Realist Landscape Oil, Studio Window, New Mexico

A Post-War, Modern Southwestern Realist Landscape Oil, Studio Window, New Mexico

By Walter Burt Adams

Located in Chicago, IL

A wonderful Post-War example of the colorful Urban Realism practiced by the artist, a distinct style developed in the late 1920s and painted throughout his life, highly inspired by t...

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20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Adolf Dehn, Minnesota, S.P.23., from School Prints Ltd., 1947 (after)
Adolf Dehn, Minnesota, S.P.23., from School Prints Ltd., 1947 (after)

Adolf Dehn, Minnesota, S.P.23., from School Prints Ltd., 1947 (after)

By Adolf Dehn

Located in Southampton, NY

The composition reflects Dehn’s luminous realism and atmospheric clarity, translating regional American landscape into a structurally balanced and visually accessible modernist image...

Category

1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Cape Elizabeth - Maine - American Realist Seascape Oil Painting by George Luks
Cape Elizabeth - Maine - American Realist Seascape Oil Painting by George Luks

Cape Elizabeth - Maine - American Realist Seascape Oil Painting by George Luks

By George Luks

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Group Exhibitions: 1965, Robert Henri and his Circle, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York 2003, Edward Hopper and Urban Realism, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia Solo Exh...

Category

1920s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"View of New York Harbor, Staten Island Ferry, " Gustave Wolff, Impressionism
"View of New York Harbor, Staten Island Ferry, " Gustave Wolff, Impressionism

"View of New York Harbor, Staten Island Ferry, " Gustave Wolff, Impressionism

By Gustave Wolff

Located in New York, NY

American Impressionism, which began as a rebellion against conservative academic artistic standards, was now endorsed by the National Academy of Design, while urban realism and abstr...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Three Wived of Great Painters, 1921, American Ashcan, George Bellows
Three Wived of Great Painters, 1921, American Ashcan, George Bellows

Three Wived of Great Painters, 1921, American Ashcan, George Bellows

By George Wesley Bellows

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Unlike the dramatic boxing scenes, urban realism, and social commentary that established his reputation as one of the leading painters of the Ashcan School, this lithograph reveals B...

Category

1920s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rialto Bridge, John Taylor Arms, etching, 1930, American Artist
Rialto Bridge, John Taylor Arms, etching, 1930, American Artist

Rialto Bridge, John Taylor Arms, etching, 1930, American Artist

By John Taylor Arms

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Venice, tradition, and modern printmaking Arms worked at a time when many American artists were turning toward urban realism, abstraction, and European modernism.

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1930s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

The Bustling of Time, Oil on Canvas Painting, Old Masters Style, 2026

The Bustling of Time, Oil on Canvas Painting, Old Masters Style, 2026

By Bruno Surdo

Located in Chicago, IL

The painting recalls modern urban realism, but it also carries the compositional intelligence of older figure painting, where even a fragment of daily life can be arranged with elega...

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2010s Old Masters Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ralph Goings, Sweet and Low, 1990

Ralph Goings, Sweet and Low, 1990

By Ralph Goings

Located in Fairfield, CT

Later artists associated with Hyperrealism, including painters working in highly detailed still life, urban realism, and contemporary representational painting, continue to engage wi...

Category

1990s Photorealist Still-life Prints

Materials

Paper, Serigraph

Ralph Goings, Blue Diner, 1995

Ralph Goings, Blue Diner, 1995

By Ralph Goings

Located in Fairfield, CT

Later artists associated with Hyperrealism, including painters working in highly detailed still life, urban realism, and contemporary representational painting, continue to engage wi...

Category

1990s Photorealist Interior Prints

Materials

Paper, Serigraph

Upper East Side, Oil Painting
Upper East Side, Oil Painting

Upper East Side, Oil Painting

By Keith Thomson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Words that describe this painting: cityscape, NYC, Manhattan, New York, night, man, police, street lamp, street, patrolman, sidewalk, facade, buildings, road, urban, city, architectu...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Raining Empire, Oil on Canvas Cityscape Painting, Contemporary Art
The Raining Empire, Oil on Canvas Cityscape Painting, Contemporary Art

The Raining Empire, Oil on Canvas Cityscape Painting, Contemporary Art

By Michael Steinbrick

Located in London, Chelsea

Signed and ready to display, this original artwork is ideal for collectors of contemporary cityscapes, urban art, realism, atmospheric paintings and abstracted landscapes.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard

By Maurice Becker

Located in Los Angeles, CA

In 1908, he studied at the Art Students League and with Robert Henri, one of the leading figures of the Ashcan School, whose emphasis on realism and everyday urban life profoundly in...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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Questions About Urban Realism

  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
    The artist associated with Urban Realism and American Scene painting is Edward Hopper. Throughout the early 20th century, he created paintings of New York City that captured the feelings of isolation associated with urban life. His best-known works include Nighthawks, Automat, Chop Suey and Office at Night. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Edward Hopper art.