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Realist Drawings and Watercolor 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
Falcon Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Falcon Size: 12 x 16 inch, (30x...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Goldfinch Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Goldfinch Size: 12 x 16 inch, (...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Great Tit Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Great Tit Size: 12 x 16 inch, (...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Robin Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Robin Size: 12 x 16 inch, (30x4...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Great Tit Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Great Tit Size: 12 x 16 inch, (...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Goldfinch Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Goldfinch Size: 12 x 16 inch, (...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Robin Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Robin Size: 12 x 16 inch, (30x4...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Gray Cat Animal Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Gray Cat Size: 9 x 12 inch, (23...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Esme" by Primary Hughes, Original Female Nude Portrait Charcoal Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
"Esme" by Primary Hughes (United States) is a handmade nude portrait of a woman, made with charcoal and pastel on paper. This piece of artwork is framed and ready to hang.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Sun Patterns in the Pool, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
bright spot of sunlight reflecting on swimming pool water :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Han...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Ernest Hemingway Magazine Illustration portrait Drawing
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Gerry Gersten (1927-2017). Ernest Hemingway, ca. 1980. Pencil on vellum sheets mounted to illustration board. Panel measures 16 x 20 inches. Gerry Gersten (October 17, 1927 – Janu...
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1980s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Portrait of a Young Handsome Man (Army GI)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful WWII era portrait of a young man by Louis Krupp (1888-1978). Charcoal on paper measures 16.5 x 22.5 inches, 25 X 30 IN MATTING. Signed and dated...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

TEXAS FRIO COUNTY MAP PEARSALL TEXAS AREA 1870S-1910 ORIGINAL HAND DRAWN
Located in San Antonio, TX
Texas County Maps 1870s-1910 Image Size: 37 x 40 Frame Size: 43 x 47 Medium: Original Hand Drawn Ink "Frio County" Texas County Map Early original hand drawn Texas County Maps (1870s...
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Early 1900s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Untitled (Standing Male Nude Facing Right)
Located in New York, NY
Ink on paper Signed and dated, l.c. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now...
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1970s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Winter Landscape with Jetty beside a Frozen Waterway
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ferdinand Boberg (1860–1946) Sweden Winter Landscape with Jetty beside a Frozen Waterway Ink and watercolor with black framing lines on cardboard 21.5 x 17.1 cm (8.5 x 6.7 in.) fra...
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1920s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Board, Pencil

"BABY DONKEY" GRAPHITE #2 PENCIL DRAWING STUNNING, HEHAW!
Located in San Antonio, TX
Howard Halbert (Born 1957) Texas Artist Image Size: 13 x 9 Frame Size: 23 x 19 Medium: Graphite Drawing #2 Lead Pencil "Baby Donkey" HALBERT - Biography Halbert was born and raised i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

"A Monument to Soap" Chicago Industrial Architecture Drawing
Located in Soquel, CA
"A Monument to Soap" Chicago Industrial Architecture Drawing Skillfully rendered architecture drawing by Frank Tim Beatty (American b. 1899 d. 1984.) The scene depicts two skyscrape...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Carbon Pencil

"Cathédrale Saint Pierre, Geneva" by Jacques Tornare - Watercolor 33x53 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Watercolor on paper sold with frame Total size with frame 69x88 cm Jacques Tornare is a contemporary artist born in Switzerland and watercolor specialist.
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1980s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Hollyhocks Rosa Rugosa, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Beautiful original botanical watercolour of a double plum coloured hollyhock and Rosa Rugosa hips. This watercolour was painted from live...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Sandy Shore with Foam, Nautical Cyanotype Print on Watercolor Paper, Beach Coast
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype of a Sandy Shore with Foam. Details: + Title: Sandy Shore with Foam + Edition Size: 100 + Stamped and Certificate of Aut...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Marble

Untitled (Man Undressing)
Located in New York, NY
Graphite on paper Signed, c.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now live...
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1970s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of Two Dapper Gentleman Fishing On The Riverbank
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 7 x 5.5 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk, Graphite

"Western Panorama" (2023) Original Western Landscape Watercolor Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Western Panorama" is a fine watercolor painting on paper, created in 2023 by American watercolor artist William Matthews. This beautifully textured piece rests at 38 x 60 inches, a...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Rheims Cathedral
By Henri Schäfer
Located in Middletown, NY
Watercolor and gouache on cream wove paper. Signed and titled in watercolor in the lower right image area. Small circular pea-sized damp stain in the top center image area (visible in the are of the sky), and some additional small spots of unobtrusive foxing in the upper left sheet area. Otherwise in very good condition with fresh colors and intricate brushwork. Henri Schäfer...
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1870s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Gentle Thaw, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Soft winter light settles over a frozen marsh, where ice and water merge in subtle harmony. Muted grasses and distant trees dissolve into mist, creating a hus...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Marx. Dog portraits
Located in Oslo, NO
This small but elegant work is a black-and-white portrait of a dog. It is painted using the signature technique of oil on photographic paper (reverse side). Thick, plasticized photog...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Rino Animal Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Rino Size: 12 x 16 inch, (30x40...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Sparrow hawk, Bird, Watercolor Handmade Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
42 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Year: 2022 Style: Realism, Subject: Sparrow hawk...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Magazine Illustration portrait Drawing
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Gerry Gersten (1927-2017). Sylvester Stallone (as Rocky), ca. 1970's. Pencil on vellum paper, image measures 15 x 20 inches. Gerry Gersten (October 17, 1927 – January 12, 2017) wa...
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1970s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

"BLAZE" HORSE GRAPHITE #2 PENCIL DRAWING INCREDIBLE
Located in San Antonio, TX
Howard Halbert (Born 1957) Texas Artist Image Size: 12 x 9 Frame Size: 21 x 18 Medium: Graphite Drawing #2 Lead Pencil on paper "Blaze" Horse HALBERT - Biography Halbert was born an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Graphite

Distant Echoes, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Bathed in quiet light, a weathered farmhouse radiates a sense of history and solitude. The faded clapboard siding, rusted tin roof, and simple lines stand resil...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Mick Jagger 1977 Magazine Illustration portrait Drawing
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Gerry Gersten (1927-2017). Mick Jagger, 1977. Pencil on vellum paper. Sheet measures 10.25 x 13.75 inches, Vellum sheet glued down to backing board measuring 10.75 x 16 inches. M...
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1970s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Baghdad Military Mystery Espionage Illustration Colliers , Saturday Evening Post
By John Pike
Located in Miami, FL
21.25 x 28 in. (54 x 71.1 cm.) Magazine illustration most likely for Colliers or The Saturday Evening Post Title : The One Behind Him, by Charles B . Child Work is unframed
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1950s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Snowy evening Watercolor painting Winter landscape
Located in Zofingen, AG
Watercolor painting depicting a sunny winter sunset sky and a snow-covered forest. A light painting filled with light and air, made in delicate winter tones.The painting of a winter ...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Charles Jouas (1866-1942) A Suburban landscape, color pencil drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Charles Jouas (1866-1942) A Suburban landscape, color pencil on paper 24.5 x 38.5 cm Bears the stamp of Ullmann collection (Lugt 3533) and a mention handwritten "offert par madame ...
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Early 1900s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Color Pencil

Untitled (Coastal Scene)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled (Coastal Scene)" c.1990, is a watercolor on paper by noted Canadian/Japanese artist Suezan Aikins, b.1952. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The artwork (image) size is 10 x 28 inches, framed size is 17.25 x 35.25 inches. Custom framed in a silver metal frame, with double off white matting. It is in excellent condition, the frame have some minor rubs and scratches. About the artist: Born in Montreal in 1952, Suezan was influenced early in her life by the works of modern Japanese woodblock printmakers which hung throughout her parents’ home. She attended the Fine Arts programme at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick (1969 - 1971), The Ontario College of Art (1971-73), L’ ecole du Musee des Beaux Arts (1974), Nova Scotia College of Art and Design -BFA (1975) as well as a very intensive year of study with Toshi Yoshida in Tokyo (1984-85). She has exhibited extensively in both public and private galleries throughout North America and Japan. Recent exhibitions include solo shows in Tokyo, Osaka, Okinawa, and Boston with group exhibitions at the Wenniger Gallery, Boston, Royal Canadian Academy in Toronto and the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa. Her paintings and woodblock prints are found in many collections such as The Canada Council Art Bank, The Nickle Art Museum, The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, The Royal Bank of Canada, Prince Takamanonamiya Norihito, the Embassy of Canada in Tokyo, The Thomas Moore Institute as well as private collections. Suezan Aikins was awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant in 1983, Nova Scotia Department of Culture - Development Grants in 1980, 1987 and 1988. She was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Art in 1990 and received the Canadian Progress Club- Women of Excellence Award for Culture in 1993. Her work has been featured in a number of television documentaries as well as many Canadian magazines. STUDIES: Yoshida Woodblock Print Studio Tokyo, 84-85 Nova Scotia College of Art & Design, Halifax, 74-75 BFA Ecole du Musee des Beaux Arts, Montreal, 74 Ontario College of Art, Toronto, 71-73 Mt. Allison University, 69-72 SELECTED SOLO SHOWS: 25 Year Retrospective of Woodblock Prints traveled to three Public Galleries in Germany: Dornum Castle; Tollhousverein, Leer; Rastede Palace, Oldenberg 2000-2001 color catalog and reviews. Private Exhibitions, Falmouth, Mass., July 1996; Montreal, November 1996; Gibson Island, Md., April 1999. Gold Paintings and Woodblock Retrospective, travelling: Kabutoya Gallery, Tokyo; Genkan Gallery, Tokyo American Club; Blue Nile Gallery, Osaka; Kanda's Gallery BOQ, Okinawa; May 1994 (color catalogue) Edo Gallery, Boston, November 1992, Private Exhibitions, Chatham, Mass, July 1992, Toronto, Oct. 1991 New Paintings and Woodblocks Kabutoya Gallery, Tokyo, May 1991, and also in 1987. Japanese Garden and Pavilion Foundation, Montreal, September 1990, Ownens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University 1988 Zwickers Gallery, Halifax, NS, 1979; Gallery 78; Fredericton, November, 1983; Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, November, 1982 SELECTED GROUP SHOWS: "A New Leaf" 30 foot instalation of mixed media/ goldleaf reliefs, Artsplace, Annapolis Royal, N.S., 2000 color catalog "Far and Wide" Juried Bienials, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; 1996 to '99, travelling, catalogs "Moku Hanga Travelling Exhibition: Contemporary Japanese...
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Late 20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Maltese dog. Dog portraits
Located in Oslo, NO
This small but elegant work is a black-and-white portrait of a dog. It is painted using the signature technique of oil on photographic paper (reverse side). Thick, plasticized photog...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Woman with Harbor View
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Woman with Harbor View" c.2010, is a watercolor on paper by noted Israeli artist Patricia Govezensky, b.1961. It is signed at the low...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Studies of Sheep and Goat Heads, Cairo (c. 1871)
Located in Stockholm, SE
This sheet features four close-up studies focusing on the heads of goats or sheep. Each animal’s head is drawn from a different angle: one profile highlights a pair of curved horns, ...
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1870s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Cecil Beaton - Watercolour Ballet Costume Design for Le Pavillon - 1936
Located in London, GB
SIR CECIL BEATON, CBE (1904-1980) Ballet Costume Design for Le Pavillon - 1936 Signed and bears wardrobe mark l.r.: Beaton Watercolour and ink on paper 49 by 39 cm., 19 ¼ by 15 ½ ...
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1930s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

“The Old Horse Cart”
By Ogden Pleissner
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper attributed to the very well known American realist artist Ogden Pleissner. Signed bottom right on unfinished watercolor verso. Unfinished wat...
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1960s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

“The Old Horse Cart”
“The Old Horse Cart”
$2,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Cat Animal Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
479 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Cat Size: 12 x 16 inch, (30...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Chickadee Birds Watercolor Artwork Handmade Painting
Located in Granada Hills, CA
13 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Year: 2022 Style: Realism, Subject: Chickadee, Size: 12 x 16 ...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Henry Moore - Late 19th Century British Marine Watercolour
By Henry Moore 1831-1895
Located in London, GB
HENRY MOORE, RA, RWS (1831-1895) Evening, East Coast Signed and dated 1892; signed and inscribed with title and the artist’s address on a label attached to the backboard Watercolou...
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Late 19th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Hawk bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
476 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Hawk Size: 12 x 16 inch, (3...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Buffalo Animal Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
468 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Buffalo Size: 12 x 16 inch, ...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Stone Barn on the Hilltop, 1970 s Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid-1970's landscape watercolor of a stately stone barn on a hilltop surrounded by trees by Gretchen Guard (American, 20th Century). The artist uses clean lines and decisive areas of color to render the barn in crisp detail and make it pop from the soft landscape around it. Signed "Gretchen Guard" and dated "76" lower left. Displayed in a new off white mat and rustic wood frame. Image size: 13"H x 18.5"W. *Please note: The signature and date on the lower right are partially obscured by the mat. The last photo shows the full signature and date with the mat removed. Gretchen Guard lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Cape Cod, Mass. She majored in studio art at Stanford University under Nathan Oliveira, Frank Lobdell and Mat Kahn. And at Santa Fe Art Institute with Wolf Khan...
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1970s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Kingfisher Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
372 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Classic Art Title: Kingfisher Size: 12 x 16 in...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Mountain Landscape Painting, winter, snow, white, blue, horizontal, alps
Located in Oslo, NO
This watercolor painting beautifully presents a snow-covered mountain range under a soft, pale blue sky. The composition emphasizes the jagged peaks and ridges, some sharply defined ...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Ready Horse Tacked Ready To Mount
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Chalk, Graphite

English Landscape with Figures , Royal Academy, London, RBA, Hibernian, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left "John Faulkner, RHA" (Anglo-Irish, 1835-1894), titled, 'Return from the Meadows' and painted circa 1880. A substantial nineteenth century watercolor and gouache s...
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Late 19th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Postcard

Violinist (Portrait of Young Man with Violin)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Outstanding male portrait by 20th-century American artist, Vito Tomasello. Portrait of a Violinist, 1950. Charcoal on paper, sheet measures 13 x 19 inches. Signed lower left. A ...
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1950s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal

Ravine. Figurative drawing, Landscape, Realistic, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary ink drawing by Polish artist Elżbieta Siegoczyńska. ELŻBIETA SIEGOCZYŃSKA is a Polish painter who studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (from 1964 to 1...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Capercaillie, Bird, Watercolor on Paper, Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
276 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2024 Style: Classic Art Title: Capercaillie Size: 12 x 16 ...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Untitled
By Bo Bartlett
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Bo Bartlett (b.1955). Untitlrd, 1991. Charcoal and pencil on paper, 18 x 18.5 inches, 28.5 x 28.5 inches framed. Non-reflective museum glass. Signed and dated lower right. Artist seal in red ink lower left. Excellent condition. While Bo Bartlett’s paintings pay homage to an art historical tradition that has long been rooted in Philadelphia, Boston, and New York, his work highlights the American South—a place he refers to as both the “center of the art world” and the “center of the real world.” After graduating from high school in Columbus, Georgia, Bartlett traveled to Florence, Italy, to pursue an artistic career. There, he studied under North Carolina painter Ben Long...
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1990s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Pencil

Untitled
Untitled
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Banana Trees, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Bright green banana trees swaying in the breeze :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: S...
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2010s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"Amber" by Primary Hughes, Original Female Nude Portrait Charcoal Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
"Amber" by Primary Hughes (United States) is a handmade nude portrait of a woman, made with charcoal and pastel on paper. This piece of artwork is framed and ready to hang.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

Water Sports - Nude Swimmers and Bathers at Coney Island
Located in Miami, FL
Historically, academic artists have always featured the central figures in their composition in a prominent light with the background figures being darker. In water sports...
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1940s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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India Ink, Watercolor

Studies of Goat Heads and Figures, Cairo (c. 1871)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Here Lundgren concentrates on individual studies of goats, especially their heads and expressions. In one sketch, a goat faces forward, its distinctive long ears and gentle features ...
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1870s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Last Light On, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Evening shadows deepen around a quiet rural home. Surrounding trees and overgrown grass soften the stark outlines of the house. A single pale window holds the d...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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