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
"Chaton 51" by Marina Dieul, Original Oil Painting, Kitten with Blue Eyes
By Marina Dieul
Located in Denver, CO
Marina Dieul's "Chaton 51, 2024" is an exquisite handmade original oil on panel artwork, measuring 4 x 4 x 1 inches, that comes directly from the artist's studio. This piece is a pri...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Mountain Lake Oil Painting of a Loch in the Scottish Highlands by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Mountain Lake Oil Painting of a Loch in the Scottish Highlands by British Artist, Andrew Grant Kurtis M.A.(Lon) B.Des.(Hons) L.S.I.A.D.
Art measures 16 x 12 inches
Frame measures ...
Category
20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Grapes and Plums, Oil on Board, 1866, Realist Art
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Still Life with Grapes and Plums" is a 10" x 12", oil on board still life by British painter Edward Ladell. The painting is framed and signed "EL 1866" in the lower left. Provenance...
Category
1860s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, 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 Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Lily, exquisite etching & intaglio, Signed/N Readers Digest Assoc Art Collection
Located in New York, NY
Arnold Iger
Lily (Readers Digest Association Art Collection), 1988
Intaglio (Hand Signed, Dated, Titled, Numbered & Framed)
Signed in pencil lower right recto Numbered "77/350" on lo...
Category
1980s Realist Art
Materials
Etching, Intaglio
"Dreams of Ecstasy", Martin Eichinger, Figurative, Bronze, Romance, 70x12x17 in.
Located in Dallas, TX
Immerse yourself in a world where emotions run high and desires are laid bare with our stunning Dreams of Ecstasy sculpture. Crafted with exquisite detail, this towering masterpiece ...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
Olde World Charm, Original Oil Painting
By Deb Komitor
Located in Denver, CO
"Olde World Charm" by Deb Komitor (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting that is ready to hang.
Deb Komitor was born and raised in Ohio and now resides in Colorado Sp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Atlas - Graphite Drawing on Paper of Impossible Body Pose, Original
Located in Chicago, IL
This study in human contortion represents and impossible pose. By capturing twists and poses of the figure which could not be performed in real life, the artists tests his knowledge ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Graphite
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
Sunset Surf Glow - Oil On Canvas - Landscape Painting By Dante Rondo
Located in Carmel, CA
Any novelist battling through writer’s block might be excited to encounter Dante Rondo, whose life has been a collage of free-spirited experiences that would satisfy the most vicario...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Changing Chapters-original modern seascape sunset oil painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Changing Chapters" by Eva Volf is a captivating seascape masterpiece rendered in oil on canvas, skillfully employing the realism style to evoke a profound sense of tranquility and t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Simon Pearce
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- Working with images he personally photographs, Magsig looks for crucial details in both the highlights and the shadows, in the brig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
"Back " Oil cm. 45 x 75
By Luisa Albert
Located in Torino, IT
Raffinato nudo di schiena
Splendida luce
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
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 Art
Materials
Oil
Lounging in Verbier, Swiss Alps, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Estate edition. Larger and smaller sizes available.
Holidaymakers in sun loungers on the slopes at Verbier, Switzerland, February 1964.
Visual Description: In one of Slim Aarons m...
Category
1960s Realist Art
Materials
Lambda
"Melancholy in Red" Oil Painting by Joseph Lorusso, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Joseph Lorusso's (US based) "Seeing Shadows" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a female figure at a table with a wine glass in the foreground. The painting is frame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Panel, Oil
High Line Reflections, Oil Painting
By Nick Savides
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
On a late October afternoon, a peaceful tableau of New York unfolds from the High Line. Looking west above 22nd Street, the light reflections form a distinct pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Almazan Realistic Still Life Acrylic Painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Almazan Realistic Still Life Acrylic Painting
MIQUEL was an artist focused on the art of realism. His structured works on his great mastery of drawing, are romantic and translates ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Jared Coffin House, Broad St.
By Li Xiao
Located in Greenwich, CT
Li Xiao was born in 1957 in Shanghai, China. Xiao commenced showing interest in the fine arts at a very young age and has been consistently developing his talent as a painter ever si...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Federal Street in Early Fall
By Li Xiao
Located in Greenwich, CT
Li Xiao was born in 1957 in Shanghai, China. Xiao commenced showing interest in the fine arts at a very young age and has been consistently developing his talent as a painter ever si...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Italian Signed Florence Architctural Cityscape Framed Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted 19th century Italian watercolor of a villa in Florence Italy. Watercolor on paper. Framed. Signed. Image size, 17H x 11L.
Category
1890s Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Garden Shadows" by Sheri Farabaugh, Original Painting, CO Governor's Mansion
Located in Denver, CO
"Garden Shadows" by Shari Farabaugh (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting that depicts an ornate window painted from the grounds of the Colorado Governor's Mansion in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
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 Art
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 Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
"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 Art
Materials
Oil
Caminante No Hay Camino (Framed hand-printed cyanotype: 23 x 29 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
Timothée Chalamet bought this same landscape at The Other Art Fair in Los Angeles in 2023.
One of 20 editions, all printed by hand outdoors in natural sunlight.
If you would like ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Photogram
The Journey's End (Framed hand-printed cyanotype: 24 x 36 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
FRAMED. Image itself measured 20 x 30 inch original photograph and is matted and framed in 24 x 36 inch (60 x 91cm) white metal gallery frame with a 1-inch profile.
This photograph ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Photogram
"Reclining Woman" Bronze Portrait, Reclining Woman with Reddish Patina
Located in New York, NY
Karl Bitter
Reclining Woman, 1897
Signed: Bitter 97
Stamped: GORHAM M F G CO.
Bronze
10.25 x 10.25 x 4 inches
Initially from Vienna, Karl Bitter first studied art at the city’s Kun...
Category
1890s Realist Art
Materials
Bronze
"Veduta Del Ponte Lugano su l'Avione" by Francesco Piranesi - Engraving
Located in Geneva, CH
Francesco Piranesi was born in Rome, the eldest son of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and his wife, Angela Pasquini. He was educated in printmaking by his father, along with his older sister Laura (1755–1785), also a noted printmaker at the time of his untimely death. He both engraved his own works of art and assisted his father's work in 1775. He then began to study with other experts: engraving with Giovanni Volpato, landscape painting under the German Jacob Philipp Hackert and his brother Georg and architecture under Pierre-Adrien Pâris.
Piranesi accompanied his father on two trips to the ancient Roman ruins of Paestum, Pompei and Ercolano, first in 1770 and then again in 1778. In this he was part of a group of engravers who collaborated with Benedetto Mori and the architect Augusto Rosa, considered the inventor of felloplastica, the art of building models of ancient monuments in cork. Giovanni Battista created a series of preparatory drawings on Paestum, which were completed by Francesco. Upon his father's death, shortly after the second voyage, Francesco acquired his father's publishing house and was responsible for printing most subsequent editions of his prints.
Piranesi collaborated with French artist Louis Jean Desprez...
Category
Late 18th Century Realist Art
Materials
Engraving
Always in my Dream-original abstract landscape oil painting- modern Artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
Step into the enchanting world of "Always in my Dream" by the talented artist Faryal Ahmad. This captivating original landscape painting, executed with finesse in oil on canvas, tran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Early Mornin Snow" COWBOY, HORSES, CABIN, LIGHT AFTER G. HARVEY WESTERN
By Arturo Mercado
Located in San Antonio, TX
Arturo Mercado
(1938 -2016)
Austin Artist
Image Size: 20 x 14.5
Frame Size: 30 x 25
Medium: Oil ON CANVAS
"Early Mornin Snow"
Biography
Arturo Mercado (1938 -2016)
Arturo Mercado w...
Category
1970s Realist Art
Materials
Oil
The Journey's End II ( Framed hand-printed cyanotype, 36 x 24 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
Unframed. 2023. Signed on the back. Narrower than "The Journey's End."
This photograph was taken a year after the artist's husband died, revisiting the same path but photographing ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Photogram
Victorian Oil Cavalier Sword Fencer between bouts of duel in Oak Panelled Hall
Located in ludlow, GB
Victorian Oil Painting of a Cavalier Sword Fencer who has been fighting a duel, he has escaped to an adjoining room, trying to close the door behind him. However, his opponent has m...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Art
Materials
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Chaton 52" by Marina Dieul, Original Oil Painting, Cat with Hazel Eyes
By Marina Dieul
Located in Denver, CO
Marina Dieul's "Chaton 52, 2024" is an exquisite handmade original oil on panel artwork, measuring 4 x 4 x 1 inches, that comes directly from the artist's studio. This piece is a pri...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Mary Adshead - The Royal Procession - 20th Century British Illustration
By Mary Adshead
Located in London, GB
MARY ADSHEAD
(1904-1995)
The Royal Procession
Signed and inscribed with title
Pen and ink and watercolour
Unframed
15 by 14.5 cm., 6 by 5 ¾ in.
(mount size 29.5 by 28.5 cm., 11 ½ ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Foggy Morning Pines (Framed hand-printed cyanotype: 23 x 29 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
Timothée Chalamet bought this same landscape at The Other Art Fair in Los Angeles in 2023.
One of 20 editions, all printed by hand outdoors in natural sunlight.
If you would like ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Photogram
"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 Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Sir Run Run Shaw, Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Philanthropist and entertainment mogul Sir Run Run Shaw surrounded by the stars of Hong Kong cinema, 1979.
Slim Aarons
Sir Run Run Shaw
Chromogenic Lambda print
1979, Printed Later
...
Category
1970s Realist Art
Materials
Lambda
The Bend (Framed hand-printed cyanotype: 23 x 29 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
FRAMED in a 1/2 inch slim white wood frame with exterior dimensions of 23 x 29".
(Plexiglass dimensions are 22 x 28" and the mat is 2 inches wide all around).
All of my hand-printed...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Photogram
Morning Valley Light (Framed hand-printed cyanotype: 23 x 29 inches)
Located in Oakland, CA
FRAMED in a 1/2 inch slim white wood frame with exterior dimensions of 23 x 29".
(Plexiglass dimensions are 22 x 28" and the mat is 2 inches wide all around).
All of my hand-printed...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Photogram
"Little Branch, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 24" x 18"
Located in Westport, CT
This realistic limited edition print captures a highly detailed, cropped, close-up view of water lightly rippling over rocks. The water reflects light above it to add dimension and d...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Giclée, Digital
"Mini Vache 4" by Marina Dieul, Original Oil Painting, Cow
By Marina Dieul
Located in Denver, CO
Marina Dieul's "Mini Vache 4, 2024" is an exquisite handmade original oil on panel artwork, measuring 4 x 4 x 1 inches, that comes directly from the artist's studio. This piece is a ...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Panel, 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
Vanguard III-original abstract impressionism landscape painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Step into the evocative world of "Vanguard III (No Player Territory)" by Joachim van der Vlugt, a Dutch painter who masterfully blends the timeless influence of classical Dutch maste...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunset Dream-original figurative seascape oil painting- sunset modern Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"In the enchanting masterpiece 'Sunset Dreaming' by Nikki Baxendale, the canvas becomes a portal to a realm where imagination and nature intertwine. Crafted with meticulous strokes o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Walking on By-original impressionism NYC Cityscape painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Embark on a visual journey through the bustling cityscape with "Walking on By," a mesmerizing acrylic painting by the accomplished artist David Wilson. This original work, immersed i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Corpus Christi 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
Girl with Roses
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Girl with Roses" c.1990 is an oil painting on canvas by noted British artist Brenda Burke, b.1957. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The canvas size...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Art
Materials
Oil
Wadham 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
"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 Art
Materials
Oil
Toby Rosenthal (German Jewish painter) - 19th century figure painting - Portrait
Located in Varmo, IT
Tobias Edward Rosenthal, known as Toby (Strasbourg 1848 - Munich 1917) - Portrait of a gentleman from San Francisco.
123 x 92 cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame.
- ...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
On the Other Side-original modern impressionism cityscape London painting-Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Enter the evocative world of urban enchantment with "On the Other Side," a stunning cityscape painting by the talented artist David Wilson. Executed in vibrant acrylic on canvas, thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hyperreal Lemonade Yellow Glass Balloon Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal lemonade yellow glass water balloon sculpture by Dylan Martinez.
Dylan Martinez’s hyperrealistic water balloons are made of solid sculpted glass sandblasted and acid-etc...
Category
2010s Realist Art
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Kelp Web-original modern abstract seascape-ocean oil painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This mesmerizing seascape, titled "Kelp Web" by the talented artist Nikki Baxendale, invites viewers into the depths of an abstract oceanic world. The canvas, painted with rich oils,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Kelp Web II-original modern abstract ocean-seascape painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
Nikki Baxendale's "Kelp Web II" stands as a testament to the artist's ability to transform the canvas into a captivating realm of abstract beauty. This original seascape painting, cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Brilliance-original modern Ocean-seascape oil painting-Contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
In the dynamic and compelling masterpiece "Brilliance" by Nikki Baxendale, the canvas becomes a stage for the powerful performance of the ocean's forces. This original seascape paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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.