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
Entrée del la Cour 29 Rue Broca, 5ème arrondissement. Atget negative no. 1296
By Eugène Atget
Located in Middletown, NY
Albumen print on thin photographic paper (printed out from glass plate); 7 x 8 5/8 inches (178 x 219 mm). Marked by the photographer in pencil on verso "Entrance to the Courtyard at ...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
"A l'exactitude" boutique de cordonnerie, 93 rue Broca, 5ème arr. Neg. no. 1398
By Eugène Atget
Located in Middletown, NY
Albumen print on thin photographic paper (printed out from glass plate); 8 5/8 x 7 inches (219 x 178 mm). Marked by the photographer in pencil on verso "Vieille maison, 93 Rue Broca ...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
CONTEMPORARY Fine Art Landscape Jungle Spanish Artist Carol Moreno
Located in BARCELONA, ES
For artworks with dimensions, they will be shipped rolled in a tube. If you would like them to be strengthened, please contact us so that we can provide you with a shipping quotation...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Dubonnet Dinner, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A formal dinner organised by Dubonnet on the French Riviera, 1952. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity include...
Category
1950s Realist Art
Materials
Lambda
Pink and White Peonies, Original Floral Painting, Affordable Art, Contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pink and White Peonies by Tushar Sabale [2021]
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Spring Pink and White peon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Pocket Greenish Blackbird's Egg, Original Painting, Egg, Nature, Still life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Greenish Blackbird'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 bar...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Une cour de la rue Saint-Médard, 5ème Arrondissement. Atget negative no. 1486
By Eugène Atget
Located in Middletown, NY
Albumen print on thin photographic paper (printed out from glass plate); 7 x 8 1/2 inches (178 x 218 mm). Marked by the photographer in pencil on verso "Une cour del la rue St. Méda...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Sesachacha Afternoon
By Lori Zummo
Located in Greenwich, CT
Lori Zummo Biography
American, b. 1962
Contemporary artist Lori Zummo paints in a style evocative of the American Barbizon School. She received her BFA from Syracuse University in 1...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
North Conway, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included
Nu...
Category
1950s Realist Art
Materials
Lambda
Dubonnet Dinner, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A formal dinner organised by Dubonnet on the French Riviera, 1952. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity include...
Category
1950s Realist Art
Materials
Lambda
Cour 29 Rue Broca, 5ème arrondissement. Atget negative no. 1394
By Eugène Atget
Located in Middletown, NY
Albumen print on thin photographic paper (printed out from glass plate); 8 1/2 x 7 inches (217 x 178 mm). Marked by the photographer in pencil on verso "Courtyard 29 Rue Broca 1394."...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
"Au petit temple" / hôtel meublé des Bons Enfants, rue Saint-Médard, 5ème Arr.
By Eugène Atget
Located in Middletown, NY
Albumen print on thin photographic paper (printed out from glass plate); 7 x 8 1/2 inches (178 x 217 mm). Marked by the photographer in pencil on verso "Rue St. Medard 442." Deckled ...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
"Barn and Wagonwheel" by the artist Jowis
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Barns are very suitable for decorating in almost every room. An option for this small limited edition lithograph: it can be matted to fit a larger space.
We offer many different fra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Marian Anderson, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American contralto Marian Anderson during the filming for 'The Ford 50th Anniversary Show' (also known as 'The American Road') television special, 1953. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton ...
Category
1950s Realist Art
Materials
Lambda
Quadtych of Pocket Selection: 2 Tulips, Strawberry and Bumble bee, Floral Nature
Located in Deddington, GB
A quadtych of 4 original paintings all created in 2024 by Dani Humberstone.
£199 each.
When placed directly beside one another in square formation: 30 H x 30 W x 3 D cm (11.81 x 11....
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Feather Jewel V
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Edition #1/1- Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
North Conway, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included
Nu...
Category
1950s Realist Art
Materials
Lambda
Life-Mates
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Edition #3/27 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
North Conway, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman holding her skis in North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Slim Aarons Estate Edition, Certificate of Authenticity included
Nu...
Category
1950s Realist Art
Materials
Lambda
Brotherhood
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Edition #1/27 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Lovers
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Edition #12/26 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Oak Rock - Container
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Edition #1/1 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Joy I
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Edition #9/28 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Crazy Crab Ball
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Edition #3/27 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Chipmunk Plays
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Edition #12/150 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Midair Twist
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Edition #1/23 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
"Colorado Skies, " Colorado Landscape Oil Painting by Sparky LeBold
Located in Denver, CO
"Colorado Skies" by Sparky LeBold (US and Portugal based) is a handmade oil painting that depicts a moody Colorado cloud landscape.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Sparky LeBold has made a name ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Wild Run
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Edition #A/P - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Joy II
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Edition #3/15 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Spring Pastures
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original oil painting on linen by Bruce Cheever.
Signature on lower left.
Framed Size: 13.5" X 15.5"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Navajo Crimson
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original oil painting on linen by Bruce Cheever.
Signature on lower left.
Framed Size: 14.5" X 17.5"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Marian Anderson, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American contralto Marian Anderson during the filming for 'The Ford 50th Anniversary Show' (also known as 'The American Road') television special, 1953. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton ...
Category
1950s Realist Art
Materials
Lambda
Misty Morning, Herefordshire
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original oil painting on linen by Bruce Cheever.
Signature on lower left.
Framed Size: 19.5" X 23.5"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Mist of the Yellowstone
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original oil painting on linen by Bruce Cheever.
Signature on lower right.
Framed Size: 23.25" X 31.25"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
A Dirty Price to Pay
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original oil painting on linen by Bruce Cheever.
Signature on lower left.
Framed Size: 43.5" X 44.5"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Traditions
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original oil painting on linen by Bruce Cheever.
Signature on lower left.
Framed Size:29" X 28"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Blessing of the Sun
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original oil painting on linen by Bruce Cheever.
Signature on lower left.
Framed Size: 49" X 36"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Maroon Creek Valley
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original oil painting on linen by Bruce Cheever.
Signature on lower left.
Framed Size: 23.25" X 27"
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
'Sister, A portrait of the Moon' , Signed Etching c2021
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Sister' , by contemporary printmaker and artist Rosie McLay (British)
Edition 59 of 75 in total, handmade etching by the artist.
Ink on paper layed on Dutch gold leaf.
Hand etched ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Engraving
Grapes, wine with blood orange and white bowl, Original painting, Still life art
By Kate Verrion
Located in Deddington, GB
Grapes, wine with blood orange and white bowl is an original oil painting by Kate Verrion. Kate’s photographic style gives her work an intricacy rarely found.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Board, Paper, Oil
"Letters to the Universe."
Located in Zofingen, AG
"We know that everything around us is energy, the energy of the universe. When an artist paints, images sometimes suddenly appear in her mind. This only means that she is conducting ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sesimbra, " Portugal Ocean Waves upon Rocks Oil Painting by Sparky LeBold
Located in Denver, CO
"Sesimbra" by Sparky LeBold (US and Portugal based) is a handmade oil painting that depicts waves crashing in Portugal.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Sparky LeBold has made a name for himself ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Puesta De Sol Espanola, " Colorado Sunset, Oil Painting by Sparky LeBold
Located in Denver, CO
"Puesta De Sol Espanola" by Sparky LeBold (US and Portugal based) is a handmade oil painting that depicts a brilliant Colorado sunset.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Sparky LeBold has made a na...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Marsh Lands, " Colorado Sunset, Landscape Oil Painting by Sparky LeBold
Located in Denver, CO
"Marsh Lands" by Sparky LeBold (US and Portugal based) is a handmade oil painting that depicts a brilliant Colorado sunset.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Sparky LeBold has made a name for hims...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Gun from Clue
By A.J. Fries
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original mixed media drawing by American artist A.J. Fries.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Graphite, Paper, Gouache
"Inner space 2."
Located in Zofingen, AG
"This series of works is based on the artist's impressions, communication with old and new friends. Our future is impossible without the past. We all appreciate old stories about our...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The evening light.
Located in Zofingen, AG
"The plot speaks for itself. It's already evening. The dog is lying on the couch. The floor lamp is on. Comfort and warmth. The atmosphere of the house speaks volumes. Very nice and ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
YOUNG WOMAN COMBING HER HAIR Hand Drawn Signed Lithograph, Interior Portrait
Located in Union City, NJ
YOUNG WOMAN COMBING HER HAIR is an original hand drawn (not digitally or photo reproduced) limited edition lithograph by the artist Raphael Soyer - Russian/American Social Realism Painter, 1899-1987. Printed using traditional hand lithography techniques from a hand drawn and etched lithographic stone in black ink on archival Rives BFK printmaking paper 100% acid-free rag.
YOUNG WOMAN COMBING HER HAIR is a sensitive, realistically drawn portrait of a young woman combing her long dark hair while seated on a bed, her facial expression appearing somewhat melancholic and pensive, a glimpse of her reflection appearing in the wall mirror behind her.
Print size - 14.75 x 11 inches
Image size - 10.5 x 8 inches
Year printed c.1976 by Master printer Joseph Kleineman in NYC
Print is in excellent condition, deckled paper edges, hand signed in pencil and signed in the printing stone on lower right corner, printers chop mark embossed on lower left. From the master printers private collection.
Raphael Soyer was a Russian-born painter. He was the twin to the artist Moses Soyer (1899-1974) and the older brother of the painter Isaac...
Category
1970s Realist Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Key to all doors."
Located in Zofingen, AG
"A painting is a symbol, a painting is a metaphor. This is a new work of the artist ""Reflections on Life"" to choose from. The key is a symbol, every door is a secret. Whoever choos...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cap'n Crunch Pop
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Cap'n Crunch Pop', oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches, proudly presented by Andra Norris Gallery in California. Terry Thompson looks for beauty in the often overlooked, painting in a pho...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Pocket Blackbird's Egg 3 (c), Original Painting, Egg, Realism
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Blackbird's Egg 3 (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 baroqu...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Watercolor: Golden in the Sand by Philadelphia Artist George Lambdin
By George Cochran Lambdin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
George Cochran Lambdin
(American, 1830–1896)
Goldenrod in the Sand
Watercolor on paper, 19 x 12 inches
Framed: 27 x 20 inches (approx.)
A son of the portraitist James Reid Lambdin, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Landscape near Rye - Early 20th Cent British Watercolour by Joseph A Powell
Located in London, GB
JOSEPH ARTHUR POWELL
(1876-1961)
Oast Houses and Windmill, Rye
Signed l.l.
Watercolour
Unframed
38 by 55 cm., 15 by 21 ¾ in.
(mount size 54 by 70 cm., 21 ¼ by 27 ½ in.)
Born in L...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Marie Louise Bion (1858-1939) – Portrait of a Young Woman – 19thC Oil Painting
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Marie Louise Bion
(Swiss, *1858 ; † 1939)
• Portrait of a young Woman
• Oil on canvas
• Stretcher ca. 56 x 46 cm
• Original 19thC frame ca. 68 x 59 cm
• Signed and dated ‘ 7/85 ’ ...
Category
1880s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Teenagers, Coney Island" Outdoor Scene, Figures in Landscape, Beach, New York
Located in New York, NY
Philip Reisman
Teenagers, Coney Island
Signed lower left
Watercolor on paper
12 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches
When he was four years old, Reisman fled Polish pogroms with his mother and thre...
Category
20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Barack Obama White House portrait print
Located in New York, NY
Kehinde Wiley
Portrait of Barack Obama
Color offset lithograph
Based upon the original painting the artist did of President Obama, the official presidential portrait in the permanent...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Pocket Full Moon 5, Original Painting, Moon, Astronomy, Nature, Night
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Full Moon 5 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
Swanson Crush on Rooti
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Swanson Crush on Rooti', oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches, proudly presented by Andra Norris Gallery in California. Terry Thompson looks for beauty in the often overlooked, painting in...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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.