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
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
"Carousel" by Morgan Cameron, Oil painting Featuring Carousel Horse
Located in Denver, CO
Morgan Cameron’s (US based) “Carousel” is an oil painting on panel that depicts a white carousel horse with bridle and saddle with gilded gold accents.
This painting is framed and ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
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 Art
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer in Paris, Seine Banks - Original Handsigned Etching
By Mily Possoz
Located in Paris, FR
Mily POSSOZ (1888-1967)
Summer in Paris, Seine Banks, 1930
Original etching
Handsigned in pencil by the artist
Numbered / 45 copies
Blind stamp of the editor Marcel Guiot (Paris)
On...
Category
1930s Realist Art
Materials
Etching
REFLECTIVE MOMENTS . Vicente Romero Redon Spanish contemporary artist
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
Vicente Romero Redondo was born in Madrid as the eldest of four sons. Due to the work of his father, he grew up in many different towns all over Spain. The family moved back to Madri...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Pastel
G. Teixidó. Costa Brava. Oil painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Gaieta TEIXIDO. 1930-2022. Realist landscape painter with an impressionist touch.
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Kenosha Colors", Plein Air Colorado Landscape by Tracy Wall
Located in Denver, CO
Tracy Wall's (Colorado, US based) "Kenosha Colors" is an original, handmade, mixed media painting that depicts Colorado aspen trees in autumn.
As an artist, Tracy Wall sheds new light on everyday life, inviting the viewer to see the familiar as if for the very first time. Working with a variety of subjects, Tracy paints interesting viewpoints with compelling value, color, and shapes. Appealing compositions are everywhere, and they make strong impressions from afar even before the subject matter is recognized. She loves to balance representational impressions with more abstracted compositions. Tracy has studied at the Art Students League of Denver under such influential artists as Michelle Torrez, Ken Velastro, Kevin Weckbach, John Lencicki, and Rob Gratiot while also participated in additional workshops from Sally Strand, Carol Marine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
Torii
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
Porter Creek Falls, 2, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In western Washington, between Mt. Rainier and the Pacific Ocean, Porter Creek flows under a high canopy of conifers, winding through hills and ferns. This quin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Sunny beach
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
"Sailing West, " Portugal Ocean Waves Oil Painting by Sparky LeBold
Located in Denver, CO
"Sailing West" by Sparky LeBold (US and Portugal based) is a handmade oil painting that depicts a moody ocean in Portugal.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Sparky LeBold has made a name for himse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
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 Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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 Art
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Carson Peak; Sierra Nevada
By Frank Serrano
Located in Pasadena, CA
2024 Consigned to American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasadena, California; 2005 Private Collector Encino, California; 2005 Ota House, Marina Del Rey;...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cabane Puerto Landscape . figurative. lake.mountains. blue
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
cabane. Landscape . figurative.
Original watercolor by the Spanish artist
Joaquin Cabane. 1922/1993
Painter and watercolorist, Joaquim Cabané traveled in search of inspiration diff...
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
"Spotlights", Original Oil Painting by Tracy Wall
Located in Denver, CO
Tracy Wall's (Colorado, US based) "Spotlights" is an original, handmade, oil painting that depicts white daisies with green foliage and teal light.
As an artist, Tracy Wall sheds new light on everyday life, inviting the viewer to see the familiar as if for the very first time. Working with a variety of subjects, Tracy paints interesting viewpoints with compelling value, color, and shapes. Appealing compositions are everywhere, and they make strong impressions from afar even before the subject matter is recognized. She loves to balance representational impressions with more abstracted compositions. Tracy has studied at the Art Students League of Denver under such influential artists as Michelle Torrez, Ken Velastro, Kevin Weckbach, John Lencicki, and Rob Gratiot while also participated in additional workshops from Sally Strand, Carol Marine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
"Spring Bouquet", Original Floral Mixed Media Painting by Tracy Wall
Located in Denver, CO
Tracy Wall's (Colorado, US based) "Spring Bouquet" is an original, handmade, mixed media painting that depicts pink and magenta flowers with green foliage.
As an artist, Tracy Wall sheds new light on everyday life, inviting the viewer to see the familiar as if for the very first time. Working with a variety of subjects, Tracy paints interesting viewpoints with compelling value, color, and shapes. Appealing compositions are everywhere, and they make strong impressions from afar even before the subject matter is recognized. She loves to balance representational impressions with more abstracted compositions. Tracy has studied at the Art Students League of Denver under such influential artists as Michelle Torrez, Ken Velastro, Kevin Weckbach, John Lencicki, and Rob Gratiot while also participated in additional workshops from Sally Strand, Carol Marine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"The Front Range, " Colorado Sunset, Landscape Oil Painting by Sparky LeBold
Located in Denver, CO
"The Front Range" 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Hawke Bay
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
Cabane boats Landscape . figurative. lake.mountains. blue
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
cabane. Landscape . figurative.
Original watercolor by the Spanish artist
Joaquin Cabane. 1922/1993
Painter and watercolorist, Joaquim Cabané traveled in search of inspiration diff...
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
St John's College Cambridge Edwardian watercolour Wren Bridge River Cam c. 1900
Located in London, GB
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'ER' Monogrammist
St John's College Cambridge, the Wren Bridge from the River Cam...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
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
Giving Thanks to the Rain, the Grass, and a Way of Life
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #55/100.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Saint-Tropez Boucherie (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
A boucherie or butcher's shop on Rue des Commercants in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, 1971.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity f...
Category
1970s Realist Art
Materials
Lambda
"Ocean Reflections - Immerse Yourself", Oil Painting by Alexandra Telgmann
Located in Denver, CO
Alexandra Telgmann's "Ocean Reflection - Immerse Yourself" (2022) is an oil painting on aluminum, measuring 80 x 100 cm. The unframed artwork features a a female swimming with fish. ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Metal
"Chien" by Marina Dieul, Original Oil Painting, French Bulldog Trompe L'oeil
By Marina Dieul
Located in Denver, CO
Marina Dieul's "Chien," created in 2024, is a charming oil on panel painting measuring 6 x 6 x 1 inches (15.24 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm) with framed dimensions of 11 x 11 inches. This origi...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Scene of the Crime
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #4/100.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
When the Roundups Over
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #39/50.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Runt of the Litter
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #10/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Off to the Races
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #11/100.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Spun From The Fibers Of Earth
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #4/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
ABOVE THE CLOUDS
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 o...
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Branded - He's Mine Forever
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #2/50.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Trail of Dreams
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #24/50.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
When Horses Made Heroes
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #12/20.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Madonna
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
Biting Off More Than He Can Chew
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #97/100.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Closin Time
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #10/75.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Cold Hands Warm Heart
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #15/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Keeping the Faith
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #1/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
New Medicine Arrival of Black Robe
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #12/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Evening on the Trail
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #22/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
The Viking
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #19/100.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
"Shana in Blue" - Elegant Female Portrait by David Kassan
By David Kassan
Located in Denver, CO
"Shana in Blue" by David Kassan (2021) is a captivating oil on acrylic mirror painting that showcases the artist's exceptional skill in capturing human emotion and subtlety. The port...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Mirror, Oil
Chief Wereowance
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Jud Hartmann.
Edition #4/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
In His Space Oil on Canvas 48" x 48" Realism Nigerian Artist Figurative Art
Located in Houston, TX
In His Space will be shipped from the artist to the gallery in an insured protected tube . To save on shipping cost it will be 50" x 3" x 3". The size quoted above is the stretched ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Buffalo Horse
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #7/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Left Out
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #25/50.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Cabane Landscape . figurative. lake.mountains. blue
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
cabane. Landscape . figurative.
Original watercolor by the Spanish artist
Joaquin Cabane. 1922/1993
Painter and watercolorist, Joaquim Cabané traveled in search of inspiration diff...
Category
1990s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Oxford 1675 engraving by David Loggan Prospectus Oxoniae Orientalis
By David Loggan
Located in London, GB
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Category
1670s Realist Art
Materials
Engraving
At the Falls
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Jud Hartmann.
Edition #3/60.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
"Stay Wild" by Lindsey Kustusch, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch's "Stay Wild" is a compelling handmade original oil on wood panel artwork, measuring 24 x 20 inches. This 2021 piece is a primary market item, arriving framed and re...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Barry Goldwater Maquette
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Deborah Copenhaver-Fellows.
Edition #1/15.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
King of the Magua
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Jud Hartmann.
Edition #2/60.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Yachts on 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
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
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 Art
Materials
Oil, Board, Paper
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.