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Realist Figurative 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
"Crimson Petals" (2024) By Robin Hextrum, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Robin Hextrum's (US based) "Crimson Petals" is an oil painting that depicts a vibrant red flower on a black background. This painting is sold unframed, but is ready to hang. Artist ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Fireflies II - contemporary, figurative, portrait, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This realistic oil portrait of a young man is by Daniel Hughes. In a field surrounded by the magical glow of dozens of fireflies, a young man stands alone, looking towards hills in ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Seated Man – An Intimate Glimpse into Daily Life
Located in Stockholm, SE
This masterfully executed painting by Emerik Stenberg (1873–1927) captures an intimate and atmospheric moment. The composition features a seated man, engrossed in his daily chores, b...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

British Chalk Sketch Man Leading The Horse Ready for the Kart
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 Figurative Paintings

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Chalk, Graphite

Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - On Pregnancy
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Beijing in China. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Pain...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lipstick Promises, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A woman applies red lipstick, its bold colors echoing her energy. The repetition of hands, mirrors, and lipstick creates a layered composition that plays with p...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

“Bruyères en fleurs” 1949, 20th Century oil on canvas by William Didier-Pouget
Located in Madrid, ES
WILLIAM DIDIER - POUGET French, 1864 - 1959 BRUYÈRES EN FLEURS signed and dated “Didier-Pouget / 1949” (lower right) inscribed, located and signed ““Le Malin dans la vallée du Lot.”...
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1940s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cottages by the Sea in Ireland Vintage Oil Painting by 20th Century Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Cottages by the Sea in Ireland Vintage Oil Painting by 20th Century Irish Artist, Louis Humphrey. Humphrey was born in 1955 in Belfast, Nort...
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1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Opera Arias, Original Figurative Oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Style: Classic Art, Title: Opera Arias, Size: 40 x 59 x1 ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Red Anjou Green Glass" (2025), Original Realist Still-Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Red Anjou & Green Glass" (2025) by Blair Atherholt is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts an arrangement of grapes, a pear, and a port wine bottle imagined in a...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Glen Retreat, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Glen Retreat," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a green grassy pasture where a herd of white sheep shuffle amid rocks and crags. About the Artist: Judd Mercer is a watercolor painter based in Denver, Colorado. After attending art school for industrial design, Judd pursued a career in digital design and user experience and is co-owner of Elevated Third, a Denver-based digital agency. After committing to writing and illustrating a full-length fantasy novel in his spare time, Judd began watercolor painting around 2014, studying with teachers such as Alvaro Castagnet, Joseph Zbukvic and Herman Pekel...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rhino - 21st Century Contemporary Acrylic Painting of a Rhino 2025
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Maikel van Emmerik Rhino 40 x 60 cm ( framed included in price 50 x 70 cm) Acrylic paint on canvas Maikel van Emmerik is a Dutch wildlife painter whose art reveals a profound fascin...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

BEAUTIFUL LARGE ENGLISH 1920 S OIL PAINTING - Portrait by Nicholas Hornyansky
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Nicholas Hornyansky (1896-1965) Hungarian / Canadian TITLE: "Portrait Of Baroness Miriam Rothschild" MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIGNED: lower left SIZE: 97cm x 78cm inclusive o...
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Early 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Departure Without Map
Located in Zofingen, AG
Beneath a crescent moon, two figures dressed in black stand beside a vivid red biplane, captured in the stillness before departure. One glances back toward us, bridging viewer and ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Audrey #1
Located in Denver, CO
Dave Seeley's "Audrey #1" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude female model reclining on blue velvet fabric as she turns her face away from the viewer. Dave S...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Audrey #1
Audrey #1
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Take Me Home Tonight - contemporary, figurative, portrait, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This oil portrait painting of a young woman in a summer dress is by Daniel Hughes. Celebrated internationally as a fine portrait artist, Daniel Hughes’ masterful, realistic work oft...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rough Sea in California Coast
By Lydia Vercinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Rough Sea" c.1980, is an oil painting on canvas by noted Chinese/American artist Lydia Vercinsky, 1918-2001. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The ar...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Card Players, Playing Five Card Stud
By Paul Valentine Lantz
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower right. Description A socio-political play on the smoky, masculine enclave scene of a card game, seven men from all walks of life appear in a dim room, the table beari...
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1930s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

The Tent By Charles Walter Simpson
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charles Walter Simpson, RBA, RI, ROI 1885-1971 British The Tent Signed "Charles Simpson" (lower right) Oil on canvas The sunny warmth of a leisurely day on the beach radiates fro...
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20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Red Headscarf, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This classical realist portrait presents a young woman wearing traditional clothing and a vivid red scarf. A golden glow surrounds her figure, echoing the warmt...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Alberich s Vision (Rhine Maidens)
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist FRAMED: 82" x 58" x 2.25" UNFRAMED: 72" x 48" Artist's Statement: Alberich’s Vision is inspired by Richard Wagner’s fou...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Retro Funicular in Kyiv. Ukraine"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
"Retro Funicular in Kyiv. Ukraine" is part of a series where I reimagine my hometown, Kyiv, as it was 100 years ago. This particular piece showcases the historic funicular, aiming to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Free from religion"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
One of the most fascinating topics in religion for me remains the theme of the Last Supper. What did Jesus say to his disciples? This is not the first interpretation I have made on t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Rural Field Landscape Oil Painting of an Idyllic English Countryside Scene
Located in Preston, GB
Rural Field Landscape Oil Painting of an Idyllic English Countryside Scene, by British Artist Dennis Harper, ( b. 1940) Harper is best known for his Rea...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Mediterranean girl III
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this artwork, I envisioned a serene moment captured under the Mediterranean sun. The young woman, clothed in traditional attire, symbolizes timeless grace and the profoun...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Edgar Robinson, Physical Culturalist, c. 1931
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas Signed in black, u.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes framing. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art move...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Domingo. 8 naked woman back.original pastel painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Domingo Álvarez was born on June 29 in 1942, in Barcelona. Signature si- com with its name of background and as Domingo has to be. Since childhood shows his interest in drawing and p...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Pastel

Venezia Italy oil on canvas seascape urbanscape seascape
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Josep Maria Vayreda Canadell (1932-2001) - Venice Italy - Oil canvas Oil measures 55x46 cm. Frameless. Josep Maria Vayreda Canadell Year of birth: 1932 Biography: Member of a family spanish saga of artists, which highlighted Joaquim Vayreda...
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1990s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Serenity", An He, Realistic Portrait, Original Oil on Canvas, 40x30 in.
Located in Dallas, TX
"Serenity" by An He is a realistic original oil on canvas portrait painting measuring 40x30 in. A mysterious woman in a white dress takes a seat on a white bench in the park surrounded by green foliage during her busy day to write in her journal as she takes off her bonnet. Chinese-American artist An He, also known as Hans Amis, is known for his magnificent portrait paintings of women...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tomatoes” Contemporary Fine Realist Still-Life Painting of Red Tomatoes
Located in Utrecht, NL
During his successful career as a goldsmith the desire to paint grew on Dutch artist René Smoorenburg (1954). The attention to detail, which was of gr...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Alaskan Yup ik Girl with Traditional Headdress" Original Oil Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Michelle Dunaway's "Alaskan Yup'ik Girl with Traditional Headdress" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting depicting a young Native American girl looking upwards while in tradi...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Saddled, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A cowboy rides a horse, his posture steady and composed. The close-up view conveys powerful emotion through its focus on the hands performing a deliberate task....

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Barn in the Rain" (2025), Original Midwestern Farm Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Miller’s "Barn in the Rain" is a captivating oil painting on linen panel that embodies the quiet stillness of rural landscapes, in the calm before a storm. Measuring 10 x 10 ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Panel

Landscape with river oil on canvas painting Spain spanish
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Josep Colomer Valls (1970) - Landscape - Oil on canvas Oil size 38x46 cm. Frameless.
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun 6 - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Sea View
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Loch Side, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Loch Side," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a wide expanse of water meeting the grassy shore of land as cumulus clouds swirl in the sky. About the Artist: Judd Mercer is a watercolor painter based in Denver, Colorado. After attending art school for industrial design, Judd pursued a career in digital design and user experience and is co-owner of Elevated Third, a Denver-based digital agency. After committing to writing and illustrating a full-length fantasy novel in his spare time, Judd began watercolor painting around 2014, studying with teachers such as Alvaro Castagnet, Joseph Zbukvic...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sumatran Tiger - 21st Century Contemporary Acrylic Painting of a Tiger 2025
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Maikel van Emmerik Sumatran Tiger 70 x 60 cm ( framed included in price 80 x 70 cm) Acrylic paint on canvas Maikel van Emmerik is a Dutch wildlife painter whose art reveals a profou...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Roztocze - Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting, Realism, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Janusz Szpyt was born in 1960, he is a Polish painter. He graduated from the Graphic design faculty and painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Keeping an Eye on You" (2024) - Original Still-Life Painting by Elena Burykina
Located in Denver, CO
Elena Burykina's "Keeping an Eye on You" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Helmet of the Italo-Chalcidian Type Etruscan, probably Vulci Late 5...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

River Bridge with Figures in English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
River Bridge with Figures in English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Spencer Coleman. Unique Vintage Original, Oil on Canvas, Signed. Art measures 12 x 16 inches Frame m...
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1990s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Desire 5, 2011
Located in Atlanta, GA
Marshall Jones is a realist painter born in Atlanta Georgia, and presently working and living in New York City. From 2008 to 2015 Marshall was the recip...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Below Deck
Located in Miami, FL
Charles Martignette Heritage Auctions, This is a Wonderfully rendered work with high level of detail and color saturation. Norman Rockwellesqu...
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1950s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Gouache

19th Century Oil, Study for a Portrait of Emile Baron
Located in Cotignac, FR
A late 19th century oil sketch of a society figure. Though not signed the work is by repute and very much in the style of Charles Auguste Émile Durand. Presented in modern gilt and p...
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Mammal - Original oil painting - Zack Zdrale
Located in Chicago, IL
In contrast to the clenched aggression of earlier works, this nude figure bends low, arm extended and relaxed. The brushwork grows looser, the body more vulnerable. The work conveys ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

West Wind, Nantucket
Located in Greenwich, CT
Louis Guarnaccia Biography American, b. 1958 Louis was born in Omaha, NE in 1958. At the age of nine he began painting in oil, and at 14, he began studying painting, drawing, and ar...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Western Light-original modern landscape abstract oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Enter the enchanting realm of "Western Light" by the gifted ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Golden Aspens, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Golden Aspens" by Jane Hunt (United States) is a handmade landscape oil painting that is framed and ready to hang.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Venice, 1906, " Italy, Warren W. Sheppard, Realist, Oil, Gondola, Canal
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Marine painter Warren W. Sheppard was born in Greenwich, New Jersey, to a ship captain father who instilled in his son a love and respect for the sea. He studied privately with Mauritz F. H. De Haas and took courses in drawing at Cooper Union in New York City. He traveled along the Mediterranean coast in 1879, sketching the ports of Naples, Gibraltar, Genoa and Messina. Sheppard’s foreign tours continued between 1888 and 1893, with stays in Paris and Venice, where he captured the architecture and busy canals of the Floating City. This fondness for travel also translated to his home country. He sailed along the East Coast from New Jersey to Maine in search of subjects and was an expert navigator, eventually writing the book Practical Navigation. Yacht design became a second career for Sheppard and he participated in a number of sailing competitions himself, most notably winning the New York-to-Bermuda race twice while skipper of the Tamerlane. Sheppard exhibited at the Denver Exposition, Chicago Exposition...
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Early 1900s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Garlic - realistic painting
Located in New York, NY
This hyperrealistic painting by Roni Yoffe is from her latest body of works. It is oil on wood and comes not framed, but framing options are available. "My paintings in recent years ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Leprechaun Irish Greeting Card painting (Children s room decor)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Ferd Sondern (b.1923) Legend of Leprechaun, 1980. Ink and watercolor on illustration board. Complete panel measures 10.5 x 18 inches. Signed in rock at right side of stream. Cred...
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1970s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Illustration Board, Ink

Market at the Tour de l île in Geneva, circa 1890, signed
Located in Genève, GE
Oil on canvas signed lower right Oil dimension : 39,5 x 58,5 cm With Frame : 52,5 x 71 cm This painting by Gustave Castan, depicting a market on Geneva's Place de l'Île around 1890...
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"After Hours" by Lindsey Kustusch, Realist Modern Cityscape, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch's "After Hours" is a compelling handmade original oil on wood panel artwork, measuring 16 x 16 inches. This 2025 piece is a primary market item, arriving for Kustusc...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Riposa" by Lindsey Kustusch, Realist Italian Cityscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch's "Riposa" is a compelling handmade original oil on wood panel artwork, measuring 12 x 12 inches. This 2025 piece is a primary market item, arriving for Kustusch's "...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

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 Figurative Paintings

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Chalk, Graphite

"Migration, " Oil painting Featuring migrating geese
Located in Denver, CO
Morgan Cameron's "Migration" is a dynamic and vibrant handmade original oil on panel artwork, capturing the essence of movement and freedom. Created in 2022, this piece measures 18 x...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

A cup of coffee for a good start II
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I captured a quiet moment of reflection, merging realism with impressionistic light to evoke calm and contemplation. The warm glow on her face and the urban backdrop t...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Three Children and Dog in a Rowing Boat at a Farmhouse Flower Garden in England
Located in Preston, GB
Three Children and Dog in a Rowing Boat at a Farmhouse Flower Garden in England by British Artist, Les Parson entitled "Going Home". Art measures 30 x 20 ...
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1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Wa Market
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance On consignment to the gallery from a private collector in Newport Beach, California. Signed "Mian Situ" on lower right Artist Statement "The location is in a small town ...
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Paternity oil acrylic on canvas painting realism Spain Sitges 70s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Frameless. Is born in Madrid on the 21st july 1951. After attending primary school, he starts to grow an enormous tendency for drawing. At the age of 14 he begins to work in advertising and attends to the Vallecas school of arts. At the age of 14 he travels to Switzerland and in Geneve he gets intensly into painting and decides to dedicate himself only to it. When he returns to Spain he enrolls Arts Studies, and at the begining of summer '66, he visits Sitges, where he'll come back year after year and where ultimately he'll set his home. At this time he starts selling his painting in the flea market in Madrid and later in Sitges, setting himself on the street, thus completing his studies and making it economically. While he's in Madrid he recives lessons by Pedro Mozas at Bellas Artes and starts to learn profoundly about painting. In 1969 he starts painting portraits in the streets. In Sitges he creates, with other friends, a great artistic atmosphere in the Paseo de la Ribera, by the sea, that today still exists. He starts travelling through Europe, visiting and painting in Paris, London and Amsterdam. In the middle of this bohemian epoque, he moves to the Cannary Islands during the winters for 5 years in a row, he moves in the Parque de Santa Catalina "Las Palmas de Gran Canaria" where he works and meet all sorts of people in the streets, which later would mark his pictoric line. He becomes friend with Sidney Nagley in 1969, who organizes his first exhibition in Toronto, Canada. Afterwards he'll leave his studies and start painting exclusively in his studio. He gathers his first exhibition in the Ateneu of Barcelona in 1970. He befriends with the art critic of La Vanguardia, Fernando Gutierrez and the Count of Caralt orders him a set of illustration for a new edition of Garcia Lorcas Romancero Gitano. His first exhibition in a commercial gallery is done in the Majestic Gallery in Barcelona with a gorgeous collection of nudity drawings. He achieves huge success and for some years he affords his painting thanks to those drawings. During a period in Madrid, Mr Ponce de León, a consul in the Ministry of Exterior Affairs grants him with bachelor degree to study in the prestigious Academia de España in Rome. However, he can't accept it due to militar service obligations. Some days later, before joining the ranks he opens in the Cuatre Gats (Palma de Mallorca) with hiperrealist pieces that already then he presented as the first painter in that city, that later would become a fashion in 1973. After this period he meets José Maria Gudiol who advises positively. Since then, the intense work and the fight for daily improvement that has become the trademark of his life. The seek of styles and situations, the journeys through Europe always aware of all the tendencies that have in the art line that we can see nowadays. At his more than fifty years given to paint, his individual exhibitions beat the 100, his artwork is highly appreciated and valued in the complex market of art. In October 1982 hi makes his first exhibition in Tarragona. In the catalogue, writing of the unforgettable Fernando Gutierrez, he says "Fuentetaja is an artist of character and exceptional upbringing with a masterly knowledge of technique and resourses, and personality completely uncommon to the dimension of his sensitivity, as the richness of his deep and bloomed liricism. A judgement as accurate as foreseeing for the future outstanding of the artist, in where his paint soared through different phases mantaining an unquestionable quality. Lines, cubist, expressionist and hiperrealist till his current realism, in the middle of his creative maturity. Jose Luis Fuentetaja...
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1980s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Conversation by the Fence
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are offering a painting for sale by the Swedish artist Nils Andersson (1817–1865). This beautiful landscape showcases Andersson’s characteristic style of capturing Swedish nature ...
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1840s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Realist figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Realist figurative paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Su Yu, Janusz Szpyt, JC Spock, and Matt Talbert. 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 figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available.

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