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
Joseph Powell - Bosham - Early 20th Century British Landscape watercolour
Located in London, GB
JOSEPH ARTHUR POWELL
(1876-1961)
Bosham
Signed l.r.
Watercolour
Unframed
37 by 53.5 cm., 14 ½ by 21 in.
(mount size 54 by 70 cm., 21 ¼ by 27 ½ in.)
B...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
"Delirium" - Original Acrylic Painting of Woman with White Dogs
By Mary Carroll
Located in Denver, CO
Presenting Mary Carroll's "Delirium," a 2024 original that showcases a masterful use of acrylic on a 30 x 24-inch panel. This artwork captures a deeply personal moment—a woman adorni...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Jack Levine American Modernist Social Realist WPA Artist Lithograph Dinner Party
By Jack Levine
Located in Surfside, FL
This is being sold unframed. Reception in Miami.
Born to Lithuanian Jewish parents, Levine grew up in the South End of Boston, where he observed a street life composed of European i...
Category
20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Paper, Color, Lithograph
"Fire Starter" Oil Painting by Karen Offut, Male Portrait
By Karen Offutt
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offut's (US based) "Fire Starter" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a male portrait with his face in profile wearing a fur coat in a cold winter landscape. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Seeing Shadows" Oil Painting by Karen Offut, Female Portrait
By Karen Offutt
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offut's (US based) "Seeing Shadows" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female portrait with her face in profile wearing a fur coat with a blue background. The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Slim Aarons 'Cavallo Bathers, Corsica' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1984, The island of Cavallo, off the coast of Corsica. This image sets a tone of subtle adventure and glamour.
Cavallo Bathers
Slim Aarons Estate Edition
Estate stamped and hand n...
Category
1980s Realist Art
Materials
Lambda
Woman with Arrow
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Woman with Arrow" 1661 is an etching on paper After Rembrandt Van Rijn, 1606-1669, plate engraved By French renown engraver Charles Armand Durand, 1831-1905. The...
Category
17th Century Realist Art
Materials
Etching
"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 Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Dover Promenade - 20th Century British Landscape Watercolour by John Sergeant
Located in London, GB
JOHN SERGEANT
(1937-2010)
Dover Promenade
Watercolour and pen and ink, unframed, in conservation mount only
26.5 by 37 cm., 10 ½ by 14 ½ in.
(mount size 43 by 52 cm., 17 by 20 ½ ...
Category
1960s Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
The Windmill
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "The Windmill" 1641 is an etching on paper After Rembrandt Van Rijn, 1606-1669, plate engraved By French renown engraver Charles Armand Durand, 1831-1905. Signatu...
Category
17th Century Realist Art
Materials
Etching
Cherokee Ballgame
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Jud Hartmann.
Edition #5/25.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
"Delft Toad" by Nana Williams, Original Resin Cast Sculpture Acrylic Gouache
Located in Denver, CO
Nana Williams' "Delft Toad," created in 2024, is an exquisite resin cast sculpture painted with acrylic gouache, measuring 2.15 x 2 x 2.25 inches (5.46 x 5.08 x 5.72 cm). This unique...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Resin, Acrylic, Gouache
St John's College, Oxford 1675 engraving by David Loggan
By David Loggan
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the ...
Category
1670s Realist Art
Materials
Engraving
Garakontie
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Jud Hartmann.
Edition #16/20.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Entrance to the house
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
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
"Hello Dolly" by Tracy Wall, Original Mixed Media Painting, Horse Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Tracy Wall's (Colorado, US based) "Hello Dolly" is an original, handmade, mixed media painting that portrays a white horse in beautiful light with contrasting green foliage. The piece is unframed yet ready to hang with gallery-wrapped canvas.
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
Christmas tree
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
Children Playing in a Farmhouse Flower Garden in the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Children Playing in a Farmhouse Flower Garden in the English Countryside by British Artist, Les Parson
Art measures 30 x 20 inches
Frame measures 36 x 26 inches
This image depicts a picturesque and idyllic garden scene with several children engaged in various activities. The garden is lush with greenery and vibrant flowers, creating a serene and charming atmosphere.
On the left side of the image, a boy is playing with a toy sailboat at a birdbath. In the center, a group of children, including a girl in a white dress and hat, are having a tea party on the grass. Another boy is kneeling on the ground playing with a toy train set...
Category
1980s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"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 Art
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Peaceful tram
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
Tail Tied
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #1/1.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Circle of Friends
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #10/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
"Above Clear Creek" by Tracy Wall, Original Mixed Media Painting of CO forest
Located in Denver, CO
Tracy Wall's (Colorado, US based) "Above Clear Creek" is an original, handmade, mixed media painting that depicts a small Colorado country road, lined with trees.
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
Tender Moments
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #Artist's Proof.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Aerie, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The artwork offers a perspective from the eagle's nest perched high above, situated among the towering pines that cling to rocky outcroppings and overlook the v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Color Me Wild
Located in Colorado Springs, US
One of a kind, original oil painting on board by Sarah Woods.
Signed lower left.
Framed Dimensions: 12.5 X 14.5
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
COOPER'S RAINBOW Signed Lithograph, Farm Landscape, Horses, Golden Field, Barn
By Wayne Cooper
Located in Union City, NJ
COOPER'S RAINBOW is an original, hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American painter Wayne Cooper printed in NYC using traditional hand lithogr...
Category
1970s Realist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Support System
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #6/12.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Modular Movement
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #1/1.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Posture
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #4/10.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Power II
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #6/30.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Buckaroo Ball II
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #9/30.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Laurels
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #2/12.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
High Ball
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #12/30.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
The Space In Between II
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #1/1.
Top two horses have magnetic bases so that they can be moved around
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Manhattan Study
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #8/12.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Hula Hoop Too
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #4/20.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Bear Creek
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Open Edition.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Straight and Narrow
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #6/12.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Apex IV
By Lisa Gordon
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Lisa Gordon.
Edition #5/12.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Morning Melody
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #7/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Mister Personality
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #10/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Shar Pei
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Mark Dziewior.
Edition #3/20.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Scottie
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Mark Dziewior.
Edition #3/10.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Joyful Harvest
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #14/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Tanager
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #15/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Out on a Limb
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #14/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Meadowlark
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #8/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Winter Berries
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #22/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Branching Out
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #15/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
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
Friendly Chat
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #14/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Buttercup
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #19/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Feather the Nest
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #8/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Barnyard Game - Chess
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Edition #6/32 - Original bronze sculpture by Dan Chen.
Signed on bronze sculpture.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Scout
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #19/50.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Plentiful
Located in Colorado Springs, US
Original bronze sculpture by Melissa Cooper.
Edition #3/35.
Signed on base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
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