Realist Still-life 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
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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Pocket Pink Rose with Leaf, Original Painting, Pink, Flower, Black, Single rose
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Pink Rose with Leaf 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 ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Hurry up" Blue teapot Oil cm. 90 x 55
By Luisa Albert
Located in Torino, IT
Bright work with blue teapot, egg, white and blue
Luisa Albert was born in Turin, Italy where she currently lives and works.
In 1989 she enrolled at the Istituto Europeo di Design i...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Erabadu Flower" Oil Painting D 39" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Erabadu Flower" Oil Painting D 39" inch by Sasha Sokolova
Bio
Born in Moscow into a family of artists, Sasha Sokolova is an award winning contemporary realist painter, working acr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pocket Ripe Red Pomegranate, Baroque Still Life, fruit
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Ripe Red Pomegranate 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...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Aqua Bailer Shell - Single Bailer Sea Shell on Brown Table w/ Watered Backdrop
By Helen Oh
Located in Chicago, IL
The simplicity of "Aqua Bailer Shell" is deceptive. The upturned pale yellow shell has a beautiful light emanating from its center revealing the delicacy of the shell. It sits upon a deep, rich brown table with its reflection seen in the highly polished surface. The background is delicate aqua colored moiré pattern to give an even more opulent feel while adding to the meditative quality of the painting. The bailer shell can be found in Southeast Asia, from Burma, Thailand and Malaysia, to the South China Sea and the Philippines. This large, prehistoric sea snail shell could traditionally be used by native fishermen to bail out their leaking fishing vessels. This artwork is framed in a simple walnut frame measuring 25 x 25 inches.
Helen Oh...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Romanee Conti - rustic, vivid detail, realist, food, still-life oil on canvas
By Ciba Karisik
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Wine connoisseurs treasure this wine - a 1960 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti La Tache Grand Cru Monopole, cote de Nuits, France. This still life of the bottle celebrates a wine that is ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Pocket Autumn Collection Autumn leaf #3 [2024], Baroque Still Life, Small art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Autumn Leaf Collection (Pinky Ochre) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![Pocket Autumn Collection Autumn leaf #3 [2024], Baroque Still Life, Small art](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/dani-humberstone-paintings-pocket-autumn-collection-autumn-leaf-3-2024-baroque-still-life-small-art-for-sale/a_6323/a_138501721706352583092/b7a5276f4faa1c0e2af42ba27b6a9f96_1_master.jpg?width=240 "Dani Humberstone - Pocket Autumn Collection Autumn leaf #3 [2024], Baroque Still Life, Small art")
Pocket Blackbird's Egg (c), Original Painting, Bird, Nature, Egg, Blue
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Blackbird's 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 ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Pocket Very Ripe Strawberry, Original Painting, Baroque still life, Fruit, Food
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Very Ripe Strawberry 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...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
pocket dark blue sloes, Baroque Still Life Painting, Small Art, Fruit Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Dark Blue Sloes is an original still-life painting by artist Dani Humberstone. This painting is a small scale renaissance inspired still life in a photorealistic style and sol...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Mountain Road, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Samantha Buller's (US based) "Mountain Road" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a red roof of a building and the road that runs alongsi...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Pocket White Anemone, Original Painting, Baroque style, Realism, Floral, Flowers
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket White Anemone 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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Painting Realistic French school Still life fruits and vegetables 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Hippolyte MICHAUD
Beaune, 1823 – Beaune, 1886
Oil on canvas
60 x 73 cm (x cm with frame)
Signed and dated lower left “hM / 1852”
Hippolyte Michaud studied from 1840 at the Dijon sch...
Category
1850s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pocket Bluer Blackbird's Egg (c), Original Painting, Bird, Nature, Egg, Blue
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Bluer Blackbird's 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 ba...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Self-Portrait
By Enzo Russo
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Self-Portrait by Enzo Russo a.k.a. Germano Russo (b.1936).
Self-portrait, 1961. Oil on linen canvas, 24 x 30 inches. Framed measurement: 32 x 38 inches.
Signed lower le...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bird's Nest, 1 Egg" by Thane Gorek, Original, Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thane Gorek's (US based) "Bird's Nest, 1 Egg" is an original, handmade mixed media painting that depicts one baby blue egg tucked in together in a bird's nest of twigs that resides o...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
"Bird's Nest, 2 Eggs" by Thane Gorek, Original, Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thane Gorek's (US based) "Bird's Nest, 2 Eggs" is an original, handmade mixed media painting that depicts two baby blue eggs tucked in together in a bird's nest of twigs that resides...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
"Bird's Nest, 3 Eggs" by Thane Gorek, Original, Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thane Gorek's (US based) "Bird's Nest, 3 Eggs" is an original, handmade mixed media painting that depicts three baby blue eggs tucked in together in a bird's nest of twigs that resid...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
"Bouees Bleues" a photorealist close up view of bouees in tones of blue
Located in Edgartown, MA
Michel Brosseau was born in Nantes and has lived in Bordeaux for many years. Both cities are on the Atlantic coast of France and have rich maritime histories, highlighted by prospero...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Lara 33 FLOWER VASE Original- realist oil canvas--still life painting
By Juan Lara
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
" FLOWER VASE"- Original- realist oil canvas--still life painting
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fall Arrangement -original impressionism still life floral oil painting-Art
By James Zamora
Located in London, Chelsea
"Fall Arrangement" by James Zamora invites viewers into a world of autumnal splendor, where the artist's adept use of impressionism transforms a simple still life into a celebration ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani" Olio su tela cm. 90 x 80
By Luisa Albert
Located in Torino, IT
Meravigliosa Natura morta realista ,quasi fiamminga di Luisa Albert ,La tovaglia i panneggi realizzati con grande maestria .,notare la brocca in vetro in cui si specchia l'uovo e il ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Walnuts in white bowl, Original painting, Still life art, Real art
By Kate Verrion
Located in Deddington, GB
Walnuts in a whiter bowl, oil on paper on board
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Kate Verrion [2024]
Original painting
Oil Paint on paper on board
Complete size of framed work: 23.5 H x 28.5...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Board
"White and red" Oil cm. 100 x 50
By Luisa Albert
Located in Torino, IT
Luminosa opera di Luisa Albert ,Bianco e rossi, minimalista
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"And still" Natura morta con zucca e melograno Olio cm. 100 x 100
By Luisa Albert
Located in Torino, IT
Minimale natura morta sul fondo bianco ,tocchi di colore arancioni e rosso
Luce eccezionale
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lara 12 FLOWER VASE Original- realist oil canvas--still life painting
By Juan Lara
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
" FLOWER VASE"- Original- realist oil canvas--still life painting
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Collection: Pocket Blackbird's Egg (c), Original Painting, Egg, Realism
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Crimson Strawberry (c) 2024 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 ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Billie Waters - Still Life, October - Early 20th Century British oil on paper
By Billie Waters
Located in London, GB
BILLIE WATERS (1896-1979)
Still Life - October
Signed l.r.: Billie Waters; signed and inscribed with title and the artist’s address on a label on the b...
Category
1930s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Black Grapes, Original painting, Still life art, Real art
By Kate Verrion
Located in Deddington, GB
Black Grapes, oil on paper on board
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Kate Verrion [2024]
Original painting
Oil Paint on paper on board
Complete size of framed work: 23.5 H x 28.5 W x 2 D cm ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Paper
Contemporary Realist Still-Life of Lemons. Acrylic on Board.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Contemporary realist still-life of lemons in a ceramic bowl. Acrylic on board by Dutch artist Bernadette Van Baarsen. Signed and dated 21 to the bottom right and presented in a deco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Still Life painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 19th century still life painting.
Oil on canvas measuring 19.5 x 25.75 inches; 25 x 32.5 inches framed.
Very good condition. Antique Italian frame...
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Still-life 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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Teapot" contemporary realist still life in bright yellow, silver and peach
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Teapot" is a contemporary realist still life in bright yellow, silver and peach.
Daniela Astone was born in Pisa, Italy, in 1980 and raised in Porto Santo Stefano, a costal town so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting, Large Still Life Oil Circle of Emillio Greco
By Emilio Greco
Located in Uppingham, GB
Large 20th Century Still Life Oil Painting (unsigned) circle of Emilio Greco (Italian, born 1932)
Very nice gilded frame with Arched panels.
72" x 40".
Very attractive wall filler.
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Artichokes Original painting, Still life art, Real art
By Kate Verrion
Located in Deddington, GB
Artichokes, oil paint on paper on board
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Kate Verrion [2024]
Original painting
Oil Paint on paper on board
Complete size of framed work: 23.5 H x 28.5 W x 2 D...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Board
"Lemons" contemporary realist interior yellow green and blue still life
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Lemons" is a contemporary realist interior yellow green and blue still life of fresh cut produce from the Italian countryside.
Frame Dimensions 24.19 x 20.25in
Daniela Astone was...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Still Life of Martini glass with grapes - oil/panel - Spanish Realist Artist
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Marisa Mallol was born in Alcoy, Alicante, Spain in 1942. At the age of thirteen, Mallol began her first studies of painting at La Escuela de Artes y Oficios in Alcoy. After completi...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Martini of the Day - Still Life - Martini glass with olive & lime - Realist o/c
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Marisa Mallol was born in Alcoy, Alicante, Spain in 1942. At the age of thirteen, Mallol began her first studies of painting at La Escuela de Artes y Oficios in Alcoy. After completi...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Fig and Marmalade Orange, Original painting, Still life art, Fruit
By Kate Verrion
Located in Deddington, GB
Fig and Marmalade Orange, Oil on Paper on board
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Fig and Marmalade Orange, Oil on Paper on board Kate Verrion [2024]
Original painting
Oil Paint on paper on b...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, 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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Oranges" classical still life, fresh-cut branch of oranges hanging on blue wall
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Oranges" is a classical stye still life of a fresh-cut branch of oranges hanging on blue wall.
Frame Dimensions 19.75 x 19.75in
Daniela Astone was born in Pisa, Italy, in 1980 a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
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 Still-life Paintings
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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"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 Still-life Paintings
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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"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 Still-life Paintings
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 Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"A Silly Citrus" Oil Painting of a Lemon by Kelly Birkenruth
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "A Silly Citrus" (2023) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 8 x 8 x 2 inches. This playful still life features a lemon wrapped in a colorful comic stri...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Realist still-life paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Realist still-life 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 still-life 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, green, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Olga Antonova, Susan Jane Belton, Douglas Newton, and Claudine Picard. 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 still-life paintings, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $167 and tops out at $150,000, while the average work sells for $2,649.