Realist Art
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
Skiing Waiters Estate Edition Photograph (Vintage Winter Snowscape)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three skiing waiters on a ski slope, circa 1960. In the foreground, a white-clad chef skis towards the viewer, offering a beautifully prepared bird on a tray. Behind him, a man in a ...
Category
1960s Realist Art
Materials
Lambda
Pocket Quail Egg (c), Original Painting, Egg, Nature
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Quail Egg (c) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Idyllic Moon Night Landscape Scandinavian Lakeland 19th century Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Nocturnal landscape exudes a sense of calm and serenity, drawing you in with its Naïve Romanticism manner, captured in oils by an unknown artist in the late 19th century. In the fore...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Quiet sea
Located in Vienna, AT
Was born in 1993 in the city of Marganets, Ukraine.
Artist Gorbachenko Multiple participants of group and solo exhibitions and Art Fair Vilnius.
The artist's works are in private col...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and Sidney Street engraving by Challis
Located in London, GB
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Ebenezer Challis (1806 - 1881)
Sidney Sussex College...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Art
Materials
Engraving
HARDWOOD TRAIL
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph on paper. Hand signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Edition of 350.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity is included. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the artist: As a self taught artist, Jake's style has developed over many years, evolving since childhood. Early in life he nurtured a bond with nature and wildlife that eventually became the basis for his artistic endeavors. Jake captures the landscape with striking compositions emphasizing light and color. Among the artist\'s favorite subjects are serene lakes, forests, and mountains of North America. Jake has enjoyed a popular following throughout the past 23 years that he has been showing, and his art continues to attract collectors throughout Canada and beyond. His art has found homes...
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Blue Jay, Bird, Watercolor Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
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Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper,
Year: 2023
Style: Classic Art,
Subject: Blue Jay,
Size: 12 x 1...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Pocket Full Moon 6 Original Painting, Moon, Nature, Still life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Full Moon 6 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still li...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White Horses Running Free Large Russian Signed Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Running Wild"
by Lubov Bazanova (Russian b.1957)
signed to the front, inscribed verso
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 24 x 34 inches
Beautiful quality contemporary oil painting on canvas, by the well listed Russian artist, Lubov Bazanova (born 1957). The work is signed to the front as well as inscribed verso in Cyrillic. It is a stunning image and superbly painted, capturing these wild horses...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Kerr Eby Shepherd and His Flock
By Kerr Eby
Located in San Francisco, CA
Kerr Eby: 1889-1946. Very well listed Canadian American artist. He is best known as a printmaker for his fabulous etchings. He has auction results over $6300 for a single print. This...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Etching
Pocket Blue Tit's Egg, Original Painting, Egg , Nature, Still life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Blue Tit's Egg is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The fall
Located in Vienna, AT
Was born in 1993 in the city of Marganets, Ukraine.
Artist Gorbachenko Multiple participants of group and solo exhibitions and Art Fair Vilnius.
The artist's works are in private col...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
Solitary, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
An interesting lone prominent dead tree dramatically present in the foreground of a country feild setting. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
"Rocky River 8" Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 30" x 60"
Located in Westport, CT
This limited edition print by John Harris captures a close up view of river rocks beneath lightly-rippling water in a horizontal format. It features a cool blue and earth-toned palet...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Digital, Giclée
Beverly Hills Hotel, Estate Edition Photograph, Classic Mint Green on Blue
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1957—Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California.
Beverly Hills Hotel
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
40x40 inches
Numbered and stamped by the Slim Aar...
Category
1950s Realist Art
Materials
Lambda
"Stillness" - Oil Painting of Nude Female Figure by Matt Talbert
By Matt Talbert
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "Stillness" (2024) is an oil painting on linen, measuring 21 x 14 inches (53.34 x 35.56 cm). The unframed artwork features a nude female figure seated beside a window,...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Panel, Oil
Pocket Gooseberry (Hairy) 2, Orig. Oil Painting, Still Life, Gooseberry, Frui
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Green Gooseberry (Hairy) 2 is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to b...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique Male Academic Nude Painting Henri Brugnot Exposition Label 1st Prize
By Henri Brugnot
Located in New York, NY
Antique Male Academic nude painting Henri Brugnot with exposition label (1st prize).
by Henri Brugnot (1874-1940)
Oil on canvas board
15" x 30"
The lab...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Portrait of a Man - 19th Century Spanish Antique Oil on Panel Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A fine signed and dated 1880 Spanish oil on panel portrait of a man wearing a white shirt and waistcoat by Manuel Pla y Valor. The work is superbly painted in the realist style and i...
Category
1880s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Lemons" Dutch Fine Realist Oil Painting Still-Life with Fruit on a Tin Plate
Located in Utrecht, NL
During his successful career as a goldsmith the desire to paint grew on Dutch artist René Smoorenburg (1954). The attention to detail, which was of great importance in his work as a ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Panel, Oil
White sailboat. Paper, pastel 27x33 cm
Located in Riga, LV
White sailboat. Paper, pastel 27x33 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monument designer, graduate ...
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"The Sunset Morpho on Shades of Slate & Umber" Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch's "The Sunset Morpho on Shades of Slate & Umber" is an original oil on wood panel artwork, sized at 12 x 12 x 1.50 inches. This 2023 piece, crafted by the artist's h...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"The Necklace" Oil on board by Telopa
Located in Carmel, CA
Telopa, the father and son of artists, paints women in an elegant Mannerist style that combines classic beauty and mythological, symbolic allegory.
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Board, Oil
Heritage Hotel, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
A young woman stands outside the Heritage Hotel in Germany. Perhaps she is mesmerized by the holiday décor as she stands outside in the rain. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece c...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Lauren in Portugal, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
A young woman in a gorgeous red orange dress celebrates life as she stands on a cliff and takes in the beautiful Portuguese coastline. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes wit...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Lauren in the Public Garden, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
A young woman sits under the weeping willows in the beautiful Public Garden in downtown Boston. She's all set with her basket, flowers, and refreshments to have a peaceful afternoon...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Fantasy Flowers, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
Gorgeous blooms in pink, magenta,, orange, yellow, and blue are perfect in any room and for all who love flowers and nature. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an offi...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Flower Jumble, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
A wild jumble of beautiful flowers just as they would grow in a natural garden. Roses, sunflowers, lilies, and a luxurious variety of greens all harmonize. :: Painting :: Realism ::...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Moonlight Sonata
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on canvas by Zhaoming Wu.
Signed lower left.
Framed Dimensions: 32.5 X 38.5
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
The Moment
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on canvas by Zhaoming Wu.
Signed lower left.
Framed Dimensions: 41.5 X 17.5
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Nocturne
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on linen by Zhaoming Wu.
Signed lower right.
Framed Dimensions: 20.5 X 24.5
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Moderato Cantabile
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on linen by Zhaoming Wu.
Signed lower right.
Framed Dimensions: 17.75 X 21.75
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
"Wildwood Regional Parks, Thousand Oaks", Plein Air Oil Painting
By Alexander Chistov
Located in Denver, CO
Alexander Chistov's "Wildwood Regional Parks, Thousand Oaks" is an original, handmade, plein air oil painting depicting the landscape in southern California, located in Ventura Count...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Duck Family, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
A mama duck and her three ducklings float among the water plants on a gorgeous sunny day. The coloring of the ducks and the greens and yellows of the pond harmonize to make a beautif...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Message
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on panel by Zhaoming Wu.
Signed lower right.
Framed Dimensions: 15.5 X 13.5
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Unconditional Love
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #26/50.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Romantic Ribbits
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #36/50.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Pinewood Passion
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #25/125.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
In the Rough
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #109/125.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Higher Ground
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #4/50.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Garden Glove
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #46/125.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Built to Last
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by E.C. Wynne.
Edition #2/50.
Signed on bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
A still life of flowers in a vase
Located in Jacksonville, FL
A still life of flowers in a vase
Category
1750s Realist Art
Materials
Lacquer, Color
Masai Women, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
A group of young Masai women are having fun while waiting to do a ceremonial dance to welcome visitors to their village of Masai Mara. My daughter in law snapped this picture while...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Nervous Mama Gorilla, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
My daughter in law snapped this picture while on a Silverback Gorilla photo shoot in Rwanda, Africa. I call the painting "Nervous Mama Gorilla" because right near her, the baby is t...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
The Three-masted Ship
Located in Jacksonville, FL
"The Three-Masted Ship" by John Tudgay stands out as a remarkable piece of marine art for several compelling reasons. At first glance, the painting captures the viewer with its intri...
Category
1860s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
European Port At Sunrise
Located in Jacksonville, FL
"European Port at Sunrise" by Charles Kuwasseg is a painting that immediately draws you into its serene and enchanting world. As the first light of dawn breaks over a tranquil Europe...
Category
1860s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Swan and Cygnets, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
A mother swan takes her babies for a ride on her floating stroller. Those who don't fit in the stroller dutifully follow their mom. I played the somber gray tones again the bright ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
"With Tomorrow's Sun" Oil Painting by Japanese Artist Kazuya Ushioda
Located in Denver, CO
Kazuya Ushioda's (Japan) "With Tomorrow's Sun" is an original, handmade oil painting that comes framed, with the framed dimensions being approximately 15.35 x 12.44 inches.
About ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Waterlilies, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Lynne Atwood
Located in Yardley, PA
On a recent trip to Florida, these beautiful lilies caught my eye. The brilliant blue against the green leaves and pink flowers were irresistible. :: Painting :: Realism :: This p...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
The Chorister and the Roisterers
Located in Madrid, ES
VICENTE MARCH
Spanish, 1859 - 1927
THE CHORISTER AND THE ROISTERERS
signed and located "V. MARCH / Roma." (lower right)
oil on canvas
21 x 30-1/2 inches (53 x 77.5 cm.)
framed: 26-3/...
Category
1890s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring at My Place
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Christopher Pratt (1935–2022) is one of Canada’s most beloved and recognizable Maritime artists. Born in St. John’s, he dedicated the majority of his artistic practice to depicting s...
Category
1980s Realist Art
Materials
Screen
Table Top Debris II : Oil painting on canvas
Located in New York, NY
"Table Top Debris II" by Iona Fromboluti depicting flowers scattered on a table with a broken vase on the right.
Fromboluti is a New York artist, whose works are often composed of u...
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Eyes: Laugh, Be amazed, Be wary " 3 works oil cm. 10 x 10
By Luisa Albert
Located in Torino, IT
three separate works sold together
Funny composition with eye expression,laughing,amazing,distrust
Luisa Albert was born in Turin, Italy where she currently lives and works.
In 1989...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Sea. Paper, pastel 21x29.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Sea. Paper, pastel 21x29.5 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monument designer, graduate of Latvia...
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Flowers study. Paper, pastel 30x20 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flowers study. Paper, pastel 30x20 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monument designer, graduate o...
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Feeling of spring. Paper, pastel 21x23 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Feeling of spring. Paper, pastel 21x23 cm
Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monument designer, gradua...
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Dust Storm" by Morgan Cameron, Oil painting Featuring Galloping Horse
Located in Denver, CO
Morgan Cameron’s (US based) “Dust Storm” is an oil painting on panel that depicts a red and white horse galloping with it's mane flowing.
This painting is framed and ready to hang. ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Realist art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Realist art 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 art 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 Slim Aarons, Michael Budden, Daniel Pollera, and Su Yu. 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 art, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.